My 2002 dodge caravan lurches forward when sitting at a stop light when the heat blower fan is on high. My mechanic says he never heard of such a thing.

Asked by djbabycakes Feb 12, 2013 at 11:42 AM about the 2002 Dodge Caravan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

when the car is stopped and the blower on the van is on third high to high the van will try and lurch forward...I t feels like someone is hitting me from behind.  I will be stopped and the speedometer sudden goes up and down.

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Interesting. Does it do it when the blower is off? The speedometer needle goes up when the van is stopped? - That has to be part of the puzzle. --- What would make both the motor rev and make the needle jump?

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playing with the heater controls!, on defrost and the one next to it , the air compresser kicks in,the pcm sees this and kicks up idle, pull the air cond. relay if it is troublesome

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Just fixed mine with same thing. It was the alternator. If you want to do a quick check, disconnect the leads from the alternator and start the engine. everything should clear up. the reason is a failed diode in the alternator causing feed back into the electrical system. Replace the alternator

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just a post to those with the same trouble, better late than never

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I'm having same problem on 2002 Grand Caravan...speedo jumps around, tach and motor surge, have stalled a few times but starts back up...tried turning AC off and now it runs fine. Haven't had alternator tested but seems to be a power issue...will have alternator checked tomorrow. Thank you!

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