Chrysler Repair: 1997 T&C LXI Starting problem, amp fuse, haynes manual

Question
My van has done this 2 times since I purchased it in march of 2005.
It will start and quit about 5 seconds later, I have noticed that the 2 times it has done this it is wet and slushy on the roads, But to look at my engine it is not wet where I can see the spark plugs.
And also all the dash board components, like the tachometer,gas gauge,engine temp, etc are not moving at all when you start engine.

Answer
Hi Angela,
While I am a bit limited in wiring diagram details for your van, not having the full set of diagrams from an official Chrysler shop manual, I can refer to partial diagrams in the Haynes manual that covers the '96-99 years. I notice that the power for the dash gauges and for the vehicle theft system is supplied from the same fuse. My thought is that the engine is shutting down when that power source goes bad, which kills the gauges and possibly the theft system is interpreting the loss of power as if someone is tampering with the battery which my alarm the system and kills the engine. It is worth a look.
Under the hood, next to the battery, you will find a long thin box with a lid. Remove the lid of this "power distribution center" and find fuse #10 which is a 10 amp size fuse. Remove the fuse and examine the wire inside the plastic body of the fuse to see if it might have a very fine, subtle crack in it and also check when you take it out and put it back in that it is being retained tightly by the clips in the socket, and also look at those clips and the contacts of the fuse that mate with the clips for any signs of corrosion. If the fuse wire were cracked it would then have a tendency to open up after a short amount of time when current is flowing thru it and then as it cools down the break might heal itself and everything would be back to normal. So you might want to buy a 10 amp fuse of the same type that you find in the socket and replace the present one even if it looks o.k.
I don't see any connection with wet weather but if you drive thru some large puddles and one of the splash shields, I think the one on the right side, were missing it might short something out. So notice if the shutdown seems to occur when you drive thru a puddle. Then ask a dealer to show you where the right wheel splash shield should be and see if it is missing. That is another possible explanation, at least of the engine shut down.
Let me know if the fuse or the splash shield theory works or not to alleviate this problem.
Roland