# Dashboard

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard/82635>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge, grandcaravan\
**Created:** [December 12, 2013, 7:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard/82635 "2013-12-12T07:37:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Curious\_Grand\_Carava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@Curious\_Grand\_Carava](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Curious_Grand_Carava)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 7:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard/82635/1 "2013-12-12T07:37:13Z")

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while driving my 1999 dodge grand caravan w/ 133,500+ miles on it the dashboard lit brighter and the seat belt reminder light came on then went off and the dashboard returned to its usual glow. What could this be?

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 7:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard/82635/2 "2013-12-12T07:40:46Z")

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That generation of Chrysler/Dodge minivan sometimes had problems with cold solder joints in the instrument cluster.

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**Author:** ![Curious\_Grand\_Carava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@Curious\_Grand\_Carava](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Curious_Grand_Carava)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 7:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard/82635/3 "2013-12-12T07:47:30Z")

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to NYBo: is what you stated anything serious?

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard/82635/4 "2013-12-12T07:50:35Z")

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If a connection goes totally bad in the cluster, the vehicle can be rendered unable to start.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 9:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard/82635/5 "2013-12-12T09:29:33Z")

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I concur w/NYBo that this could well be caused by a problem w/the instrument cluster. Probably best to just keep an eye on it for a while. Hopefully it was a fluke. It could be other things too, like the alternator. But more likely is the cluster or associated connector in on the fritz.