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1998 Caravan Speedometer not working.

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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 10:19 PM
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Question 1998 Caravan Speedometer not working.

I looked through the forum and found some posts that might help. But, my situation isn't exactly the same. Today I went to the store, and when I got home, I guess I didn't close the hatch all the way and my interior lights where on all day. I went to start it this evening and it wouldn't do anything. A neighbor helped me just start it. No problem. I went to the store this evening and when I turned the van off, it wouldn't start. Nothing at all happened. I opened the hood and found that the positive cable had been taken off the battery. Well, no wonder it wouldn't start. I put it back on and tried to start it, but because it hadn't been charging, it wouldn't start. My mom came and gave me another jump. Everything was fine until I noticed that my speedometer wasn't working. So I'm wondering what the problem could be. I haven't had any issues with this thus far. If anyone has any ideas as to why the speedometer isn't working now, I would love to hear them. Thanks so much for your time.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2013 | 12:45 AM
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Does the transmission shift thru all the gears? Because if the transmission is shifting thru the gears, i can run out the the output speed sensor. And that leave the cluster. Have you had the charging system checked? Also were about are you in california?
 
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