when i turn the van on . the wipers, radio,powerwindows,and heater blower shut off

2002 DODGE CARAVAN
80,000 MILES
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TSCOZZ
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it only seems to happen when its rainy and damp out, everything works when the key is turned, but as soon as i engage the engine it blows the circut. i was told the ipm fuse & relay center box is bad...it was working fine then , this problem accures ...any ideas on what this could be?...bad box etc....
Jan 1, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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RASMATAZ
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What fuse is blowing? What you got here a direct short to ground could be a wire or component problem
Jan 1, 2012 at 4:52 PM
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TSCOZZ
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i dont think its a fuse...this problem happened 3 weeks ago and we took out the aircondioning fuse in the ipm...problem stoped . then today damp rainy and now , when i turn van on.. wipers radio , heat and windows dont work. where would i even start to look for short to ground or component...i bought the van 6 months ago..and evrything was fine up to 3 weeks ago..
Jan 1, 2012 at 5:03 PM
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If you're not that good on electrical best just get an auto electrical specialist to diagnose it-Doing a DIY something might go wrong and get things worst then it is-
Jan 1, 2012 at 5:21 PM
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ok thanks , do you think i should replace the ipm box and then if problem still there , go to specialist
Jan 1, 2012 at 5:26 PM
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If you're positively sure its coming from there.
Jan 1, 2012 at 7:06 PM
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TSCOZZ
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and now today whens its dry out, the problems gone, everything is working fine now
Jan 2, 2012 at 5:49 AM
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