Brand: Two choices for addressing Caravan's starting woes - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Attempts have varied from one, two ir five attempts to 20-25 most recently. First, insist that the dealer check Chrysler service bulletins for information covering this symptom. My ALLDATA database pulled up a series of reprogramming bulletins to address a number of driveability issues with this drivetrain. One in particular, TSB 18-006-11 REV A, dated February 2011, suggests reprogramming the PCM to address DTC fault code P0128 — long crank times due to predicted coolant temperatures at start-up differing from actual coolant temperature. I just spoke with the tire shop where we bought the tires. They were not familiar with the phrase “run-out” or “road force balance. Also, I question whether the “rolling diameter” is the same on all four tires when the front and back are different-sized. “Road force balance” is a tire balancing system that duplicates real-world driving. The tire/wheel is mounted on an arm/hub assembly that “loads” the tire as it spins against a rotating drum. Sensors accurately identify any significant “out-of-round,” run-out and imbalance conditions and suggest corrective measures, including very accurate balance weight amounts and positions. Source: www.startribune.com
