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My 1993 dodge caravan is having a strange issue. One day when I was driving on the highway doing around 60 MPH i noticed that it was not accelerating and the more I pushed on the gas the more the speed decreased. I pulled over to the side and my car died completely. I tried turning the engine over and it shook extremely bad for a few seconds so I turned the engine off, waiting a few minutes and tried starting it again. This time the engine screached. I waiting about 30 minutes and started it again this time it started up shaking but would once again started moving slowly when I hit the gas and within 3 minutes started driving fine again. For two days after this the car stopped having issues and then started again but only getting worse this time. It started happening after just driving a few miles and eventually a short few minutes and the car would die or I would have to pull over for 20-30 minutes at a time. Could anyone tell me what the issue might be?
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Do a test with tranny in drive instead of OD/over-drive, does the problem go away? If so I think it is an OD issue.
Check motor mounts and suspension. In the past, I've seen bad shocks cause a noticeable vibration at a certain speed. Below or above that certain speed, no vibration.
I have 4 dodge caravans. Everyone one of them does this we take it on the freeway get up over 60 mph and it will kick back around. I'm serious it will work fine after. Everyone can do this. I run a small taxi business and we only use dodge caravans.
You should definitely replace the fuel filter though this probably won't fix your hesitation. It wouldn't hurt to replace the spark plugs this is usually the culprit on these engine. I have the same engine in a '99 caravan and found the for some reason the spark plugs on cylinder 3 and 4 loosen up after one year and cause a misfire between 45 and 50 mph under load (when mildly accelerating).
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