Dash Lights and Gauges

Just replaced ignition switch with lock cylinder on my 1998 dodge caravan no more problem with dashboard lights

1998 Dodge Caravan

I have a 98 Dodge Grand Caravan and the parking lights and dash lights come on by themsleves and that causes the battery to go dead. How can I fix this?

My Dodge minivan has had a tollerable intermittent electrical problem for a few months now. After having driven the car for some time, parking and turning off the engine and then powering on after 15-30 minutes, the engine would start. But the dashboard lights would be out and the other instruments such as gas-guage and speedometer would not function. Powering off/on the car again may or may not return to full operation. Sometimes, banging on the dashboard would fix the problem. During a recent long 150 mile drive, the van shutoff while braking in - bumper to bumper traffice. When I attempted to turn the ignition - nothing! No power, no hazzard lights, no turn-over. After trying all of the former remedies and failing, I called AAA who put the van on a flatbed. As soon as the the van was in an upright position to move up the ramp, the tow-driver turned the ignition and the van started right up!

Electrical problem
1998 Dodge Caravan 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

I own a 98 Dodge Caravan Sport edition and something weird happened the other day. The car was working fine when I got home from work, but when I turned it on again to go out at night, the dashboard wasn't working at all. Also, the little gizmo I have (which comes stock) that shows which direction i'm going, avg mpg, etc wasn't working either. Then as I was driving for a little while, maybe about 2-3 miles, my headlights turned off and the lights in the car turned on for a split second, then everything was back to normal (dashboard and the gizmo were all working). I thought it was just a one time thing, but about a week after the incident, same thing happened, so I was wondering if anyone can tell me what could possibly be worng with the car, or take a wild guess? Thanks for the help