Chrysler Repair: Intermittent non-strart for Chrysler T&C, chrysler town and country, soldering pencil

Question
We have a 1999 Chrysler town and country all wheel drive with the 3.8 liter engine.  We have two issues that seems to have stumped our local mechanics.  the first has to to with starting the car.  In the past month, when we drive about 5-10 miles and then stop the car for a short time, when we try to start the car it stalls.  It will turnover and runs for about 3-5 seconds then quit.  After doing this several times, it will then not turnover all together.  We have checked the battery and that is fine.  Once the car is able to sit overnight, it then starts just fine in the morning.  So, by the time we tow the car to the mechanic, he can't find an issue.  This doesn't happen everytime but far too often.  The other issue is the dashboard display.  We can be driving along and all of the indicators on the dashboard will stop working and all of the indicator lights will come on (ABS, check engine, parking brake, etc) also, the rear windshield wiper will not work.  All of the lights (front and brake lights) still continue to operate normally so all of the electronics do not shut down.  I have checked the fuses and found no issues.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer
Hi Brian,
Have they checked for fault codes stored in the engine controller? That sort of behavior is usually associated with a failing cam or crank position sensor. When they begin to fail they often do so when heated up, then recover upon cooldown. So see if you get a code for either.
If you are loosing the readings on the display, the chances are that one of the two solder joints that carry digital data to operate the cluster has become flaky. If you remove the cluster and unplug it, the connections between the plug socket and the circuit board are all solder joints (pin 9 and 10). You could remove the cluster and touch the tip of a  hot soldering pencil to the joint and fix it. Let me know and I can give you the step to remove the cluster.
Roland