Turns out that STAR is like a help desk manned by engineers, who evidently have a database. So you have four ways to lose it. The tech who calls STAR, the engineer who inputs it, the tech who calls to find something, and the engineer who is looking it up.
Personally, I would prefer to see it manned by techs. Anyway, I took it in again this afternoon. Took the service guy for a ride so he could see it. They kept it, said STAR says to put a new TPS in. I'll get it back tommorow.
I'm doubtful, but we'll see.
If it happens again tommorow after I get it I'll send you the info Hemi, and thanks for your help.
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No offense intended, I had not seen your post when I posted that. As you see, I would prefer that techs man those lines. As an engineering tech, my job is to bring the reality of wrenching on the aircraft to the engineers who test them. I can't count the amount of time I've spent getting engineers to see how different things are at 2AM on a dark rainy night, trying to get that last bolt in place. You know that bolt, the one that requires hands like an octopus with the strength of a gorilla.
Well last Thursday I brought it in while it was happening. They kept it overnight to replace to TPS on STARs recommendation.
Since then I have not had the problem again. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
That's what I'm figuring also, but I figure, what the heck, they want to waste the man-hours, why not. And if it resurfaces, I have the lemon paperwork on file, and they cannot claim I did not let them attempt to fix the car.
The law is not real clear on if it's four repair attempts, or four times at the dealership, but it is quite clear on the 30 day window.
ok, i've read this entire thread and pretty much get what is going on. the one thing i don't get though is that my car just started doing this, at 7,100 miles, and about a day after i read this thread.
if there was a short you would think it would be evident from the day i got it. but then again i also installed a system in my car not too long ago, do you guys think that the power drain from the amp would have started this problem?
I did talk to Mike (service manager for Cal Worthington Dodge) and he laughed at how they treated you. He cannot believe they didn't use the Star Center Database for this problem.
However, I can be a sturborn person myself at times.
Originally posted by nhblacksrt4 ok, i've read this entire thread and pretty much get what is going on. the one thing i don't get though is that my car just started doing this, at 7,100 miles, and about a day after i read this thread.
Mine started about 6-7k.
if there was a short you would think it would be evident from the day i got it. but then again i also installed a system in my car not too long ago, do you guys think that the power drain from the amp would have started this problem?
According to the testing with the car, the wire harness is stretch tight on a few cars. Over a period of time based on your pedal-to-the-metal (), the harness will come loose to create this condition.
On the forward side of the throttle body, it is the lower of the two. The connector points down. I have not had any issues since my TPS was replaced two weeks ago. I have put about 1100 miles (900 mile one day trip in there) so far. I am not calling it fixed yet, but it looks good so far.
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), the harness will come loose to create this condition.
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