2002 Dodge Intrepid Headlight switch possibly?

Tiny
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Hi. My headlights work fine, brake lights work fine, left blinker works fine, but right blinker keeps blowing the fuse. If I hit a bump in the road all lights inside the car flash on and hitting another bump they go off. I've lost all lights on my digital a/c control panel. My cds play in my cd player but after a while they become super hot and eject. Could this be a headlight problem or a dimmer switch problem? Another issue I have that is not related (I don't think.) My a/c compressor works but only fan blows in cabin. I've been told there is a flap in the hose and it's probably stuck (broken) and not allowing the cold air to come into the car. The heater works sometimes meaning sometimes it heats up and others it just feels like fan air. I also have this HORRIBLE odor that comes through the vents when I turn anything on like fan, a/c, or heat. The best I can describe it is like a drive through a cattle field or peanut farm =/ believe me it's horrible. Another issue, driving around sometimes I lose power, it just dies out. Usually when I have the wheel turned or in a turning motion it just goes off without warning and starts right back up with no problems. One last issue I have is driving around it shifts beautifully, however when slowing down to a stop it will sometimes "bump" once as it slows down. It makes a shift noise and bumps (you can feel and hear it). Any and all ideas and help will be very much appreciated.
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Thursday, September 26th, 2013 AT 4:22 PM

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Tiny
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You have a few problems here. As far as the heater and AC, check the blend air door located near the heater core. If it is stuck, you will just get air from the fan.

As far as the turn signal, that is an odd one. My GUESS at this point is that there is a bad body ground.

Has the check engine light come on? There could be a trouble code stored for the transmission.
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Friday, September 27th, 2013 AT 6:11 PM
Tiny
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Hi thank you. Do I have to remove the entire dash to get to the actuator? Also, my engine light just came on and I went to AutoZone and the code is P0700 Transaxle control system fault. Any ideas where to go with this?
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 AT 8:09 AM
Tiny
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They also pulled code P1776
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 AT 8:22 AM
Tiny
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You shouldn't have to remove the entire dash. See if you can get away with just removing the glove box. That may give you access. As far as the trans code, are you having trouble with the transmission?

If you are now getting both a po1776 and a po700, my guess is the Solenoid Valve Switch is bad and setting both codes. The Transmission Solenoid Pack most likely needs to be replaced. This is on the top of the trans in the front, just below the lines & input speed sensor.
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 AT 5:20 PM

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