'95 Cirrus here we go again!

[sub006]

Please see "Fixed at last" and my other threads.

It's acting just as it did three months ago. Turn the key, it starts normally then dies after a couple of seconds!

If it runs at all, the distributor/coil must be functioning. Last time, these symptoms were relieved by an exchange/rebuilt Mopar computer; thank goodness I've got nine months of warranty on the replacement unit now in the car!

No sense towing it in on Christmas Eve. I did talk to the service writer. He suggested an intermittent short that is damaging the computer. Once every 90 days is VERY intermittent!

I said Im concerned they can't find it unless it happens to short out a good computer while they have the car hooked up, and he sadly agreed. I asked him to contact the Zone and Detroit to see if there are records of solutions to these symptoms.

Meanwhile, anyone have suggestions where to check?

[sub006]

Turned out to be an idle speed sensor. Only $260 at the dealer. Running great again and my fingers are crossed!

[KENNETH HUBBARD46]

Originally Posted by sub006

Turned out to be an idle speed sensor. Only $260 at the dealer. Running great again and my fingers are crossed!

That's great, problem solved.
Happy motoring !

[sub006]

Update: Still running strong and economical for my 18 year old son!

[sub006]

Update: Now 19-year-old son totaled it into a dead-end road on a very foggy prom night! Not a hard enough hit to trigger the airbags, but he ran over a 3" cement-filled pipe that ended up stuck vertically in the engine compartment.

Dumb%$#*&^ tow truck driver pulled and pulled 'til he ripped the engine and trans up pretty good, oil and trans fluid everywhere. Insurance paid over $4000 for the 30,000-mile '95, but where can I find so much car for so little money?

Kid is off to his freshman year at UC Berkeley, where he doesn't need a car anyway.