I have a 2005 Dodge Stratus and it cut off on me while I was driving twice over the weekend. Each time, I took it to my mechanic, and he said my electronic system (or something like that) needed to be reset. He also said to not let the car get low on gas. The car seems to be running fine today, but I noticed that when I turn the key to the on position, the engine light glows, flashes for about 5 seconds, then stops flashing but continues to glow. I know the the light is supposed to glow as long as it is in the on position, and should stay on for about 10 seconds after I turn the engine on, then go off. But is it supposed to flash in the on position? ( this is the first time I left the key in the on position for more than about 15 seconds). I‘m taking my car to Auto Zone for a diagnostic check today, but does anyone have any idea what‘s going on with my car? And does this sound like a problem that will be covered under a warranty?Thanks
I have a dodge too. The same happened. In my case it was the Throttle Position sensor. It should be covered under warantee but that is something you will have to find out from them. It was a half hour job on my car. He changed the TPS and reprogrammed the error message. All told $150. Good Luck.
it sounds like you have a bad sensor causing this to happen,and it will be covered under warranty,their suppose to cover all these parts,hopefully yours will be covered,but going by auto zone is a good idea,at least you,ll have some knowledge of whats going on with it,good luck hope this helps.
Stay far away from Auto Zone,pulling the code from the stored data in your car doesn't give a magical answer,only a place to start,once the code is determined then it is time to run the appropriate tests,they will want to sell you parts that may not be needed.If under warranty bypass auto zone and let the dealership perform the proper diagnostics.If not under warranty go to a qualified independant shop and let a certified mechanic take care of your problem.
