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Originally Posted by t-bank
Sorry I don't know any diagnostics that you can pull on the PCM but based on my personal experience, that would be my guess. Mine went out on my 99 just a shade under the 70K mile mark so the powertrain warranty covered it. Symptoms were very much like what you describe, totally random but the beast would just die without warning and no amount of cranking would turn it over. You might wait 20 minutes or an hour later and bang, off she'd go like nothing happened. I went through a lot of the same parts replacements that you have, all to no avail. My dealer couldn't make a positive diagnosis on what was causing the problem but after they talked to the Chrysler tech rep, he told them to replace the module. My guess is the dealer will rake you over the coals for a new one. I'd certainly check out the salvage yards first.
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P.S. Sorry I forgot to mention, I have 140K on my D now with the 318
and narry a sludge problem. I always change the oil and filter religously every 3K miles and keep up with all the other maintenance. I'm hoping to hit 200K with a little luck!