# My van is possessed! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** caravan, dodge\ **Created:** [October 5, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-is-possessed/55986 "2010-10-05T13:49:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![karen78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@karen78](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karen78)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-is-possessed/55986/1 "2010-10-05T13:49:21Z")
I was driving home last night when my speedometer jumped from 35 mph to 110, down to 0, back up and down. Then the low gas light flashed on and off a few times, though I had half a tank of gas. Everything went back to normal and seems OK now, but I’m worried about this happening again. The van has over 120,000 miles on it. ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-is-possessed/55986/2 "2010-10-05T14:58:24Z")
The trouble may be due to voltage spikes coming from the alternator. ---
**Author:** ![DW1951](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@DW1951](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DW1951)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-is-possessed/55986/3 "2011-08-13T13:57:01Z")
I had that problem on my 02 Dodge Grand Caravan ,a new alternator and battery fixed it. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-van-is-possessed/55986/4 "2011-08-13T14:59:48Z")
Take it to most any major auto parts store where they will test your battery & alternator for free…since I’m also thinking alternator.