Hey you're right, it worked! I've had problem #2 on our '97 Grand Caravan Sport off and on for the past year. When it wouldn't continue to run and the gauges stayed flat, the problem seemed to magically go away if it sat for a couple hours. It would happen once every 2 or 3 months. Recently, it started to occur more often and didn't rebound as quickly. Mileage is just over 100K. We had it to the dealer for the problem several months ago, but they couldn't find a problem or get it to repeat the flat gauge/quit-running syndrome. Yesterday afternoon, it happened again. After reading these threads I figured I'd give the dashboard pounding routine a shot. Not a real hi-tech procedure, but it worked. Just have to make sure you hit the dash hard enough. Although it sounds like no one has had any success with the dealers yet, we're going to give it one more try armed with this new "information".
Lee