99 T&C limited

I test drove one and loved it but it had no owners manual and the "L" shaped
series of buttons in the center of the dash kept blinking. I think they
were the buttons for the rear wiper and washer etc. Whatever buttons are
just to the left and below the sliding dual temperature indicators. They
blinked throughout the test drive - any clue as to what that means? I loved
it otherwise and the price was right. HELP!

 

There is a problem with the HVAC system. possibly a leak in the system

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

 

Is that enough to kill the deal? I like it otherwise - how much could it
possibly cost to fix? AC blows cold.

 

Grind them down further on price, if you really like it...and don't
let them KNOW you like it. If there's 134 in the system making it
"blow cold" now, it might be gone in short order. This may or may not
be a hose or gasket. Tell them you know what "das blinken lights"
mean and either that they dump the car on a "skinny" deal, or you
walk. Don't fall for pleasantries and sad stories from the salesman
or the closer. If they need to move a car that day, they'll drop the
price further. If they don't, just leave it for a sucker. Bear in
mind that this might have a leaky evaporator or condenser, too, the
former of which isn't going to be a cheap fix. Do you smell the
etherial odor of PAG oil in the interior? If so, I'd probably pass,
unless they came down below low book on an otherwise nice wagon.

Remember, all car dealers, with very few exceptions these days, are
thieves. Your job is to be smarter than they are, which certainly
isn't hard!

 

The air cond control head may need recalibrated.
Has the battery been changed or was battery low or dead or jumped.
Try a recalbration procedure on it.
If the recalbration does not work it will give codes to point to the
problem.
They have a lot of HAVC module problems.
MT

 

I can get it for $5600 and it's beautiful in and out with 93K miles; jet
black no rust, heated seats, nice leather and all the Limited toys. Rides
beautifully; I guess I can take my chances with the HVAC - that's pretty
cheap from a dealer no less.

 

As MT stated it could just be a calibration problem but don't let them tell
you that's all it is. That van is prone to have a faulty evaporator or even
a bad condenser. If the evap is bad that's gonna cost about a $1000.00 to
$1500.00 to fix. The condenser would be half that.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

 

at the dealer !!!it will be that much

 

I don't really see that as being cheap for a 99 with that many miles.
If it is a dealer you can bet that they know what the flashing light
means and are hoping a sucker comes along and buys it so they have to
fix the problem. If it was my $5600 I would keep shopping.

Steve B.

 

If it were a only calibration problem, you can bet the dealer would
have pushed the magic buttons and fixed it.

 

A person never knows untill it is checked out.
But I have saw some that the calibration was lost from a weak battery
or changing batttery.
Which happens a lot on a used car lot.
I bought one one time that the battery had ben replaced.
Test drove it and all was OK.
Bought it and started home and light started flashing.
Recalibrated it and worked for 6 mo. then the module went out.
MT