MY MINIVAN HAD A SLIGHT JERK AND THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND ALL LIGHTS WERE ON SO I CONTINUED, WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE GUAGES REGISTERED CORRECTLY. 10 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON ACCELERATION. THEN THE GUAGES ALL PEGGED AT HIGH END AND BLUE SMOKE POURED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE RESULTING FIRE BURNED OUT MY STARTED, BATTERY AND WIRING HARNESS. A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IS REPAIRING THE PROBLEM, BUT UNDER MY AUTO INSURANCE INSTEAD OF VEHICLE WARRENTY. THIS SAME SYMPTOM OF THE GUAGES GOING TO ZERO WAS REPORTED TO MY BY A FRIEND WHO OWNS OF A 1997 DODGE CARAVAN. THIS FIRE WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND I WANTED A RECORD OF IT IN CASE OF REPORTS BY OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS THANK YOU. *AK