I made an earlier post about my durango having problems with the idle. I took it to a mechanic to check it out.
The mechanic said that there are like 12 sensors that are acting up, including the TPS, IAC, O2, and among many others he also said the engine temp. He showed me the screen and all of the sensors are either open and then a split second later they are closed. The temp sensor reads like 205, then drops to -41, then back up again. He also told me that it pulls an EVAP code and then it disappears and then comes up later again. The last two weeks have been frustrating trying to get this thing to work.
Today, it actually died at a stoplight and it took four tries just to get it started. I had to keep my foot on the pedal to keep it from dying. And to top it all off, I ran over a thick plastic bag, while trying to avoid it on the freeway, the bag got caught in my driveshaft (had to stop and cut it loose). A couple minutes later I notice the D smoking, only to find out I am leaking fluid where the driveshaft and axle connect. It's now in the shop being repaired and I have to wait another week for my appointment at the dealership to hopefully fix my other problems.
Anyway, is it possible that the reason why my sensors are all screwed is because the ecm is fried or needs to be replaced? That's what the mechanic believes to be the problem, but unfortunately he said that the dealer needs to take a look at it to confirm it's the ecm. Anyone know how much it might cost? These repairs are getting expensive.
The mechanic said that there are like 12 sensors that are acting up, including the TPS, IAC, O2, and among many others he also said the engine temp. He showed me the screen and all of the sensors are either open and then a split second later they are closed. The temp sensor reads like 205, then drops to -41, then back up again. He also told me that it pulls an EVAP code and then it disappears and then comes up later again. The last two weeks have been frustrating trying to get this thing to work.
Today, it actually died at a stoplight and it took four tries just to get it started. I had to keep my foot on the pedal to keep it from dying. And to top it all off, I ran over a thick plastic bag, while trying to avoid it on the freeway, the bag got caught in my driveshaft (had to stop and cut it loose). A couple minutes later I notice the D smoking, only to find out I am leaking fluid where the driveshaft and axle connect. It's now in the shop being repaired and I have to wait another week for my appointment at the dealership to hopefully fix my other problems.
Anyway, is it possible that the reason why my sensors are all screwed is because the ecm is fried or needs to be replaced? That's what the mechanic believes to be the problem, but unfortunately he said that the dealer needs to take a look at it to confirm it's the ecm. Anyone know how much it might cost? These repairs are getting expensive.