Thread: battery, alternator or other???

quote: Originally posted by northfire Yup not plugged in behind the dash cover. Thanks all Yay. What did I win?

Well the $800 is for the timing belt replacement, new water pump etc. And a coolant flush and oil change (which they did not do because there was no compression after they replaced the timing belt) These costs were costs that I was going to incur as normal maintenance. However failure happened first. These costs will get transferred to the new (used) engine with just a bit of additional labor for doing it twice. I went this route because if...

quote: Originally posted by Greg Stoddard This is a key question. Have you added any aftermarket stereo equipment or other products to the car? No.

Drive a few cycles and report back if the P1491 returns...

I would suspect the plug on the back of the switch if none of the lights are coming on. Do they come on with the doors open?

Your description is a little cryptic, but it seems that sometimes you shift to Drive but the van doesn't move. So you shift to Neutral then back to Drive and then the van moves normally. Next time it happens, note if the transmission indicator light on the dash shows D. If not, your shift cable may need an adjustment or the transmission range switch may be failing.

Did you notice the 10% drop just from one fill up? If so I would do a couple more fill up before looking fo problems.

I'll ck next time, I don't think they were.

automatic sliding door Sooo, what do the gold contacts do? Or just for the lights to be on or off? Thanks to all that replied with suggestions. LOVE THIS SITE!!

It's possible that if the switch has plastic snaps/locks around the switch (looks like it would be easy to take apart), you may try removing the back cover of the switch and see if the bulb is internal. I know some of the Odyssey switches are made that way...but have never taken any of them apart. Although...I've done that on other vehicles with similar desiged switched.