Originally Posted by Candyman
Hey Dirk_Gently,
My first question is, since they cleared the computer, have you driven it, or idled it for a length of time, and then rechecked for codes?
A while back, I had my battery completely die on me while in storage. It had a reading of like 4 volts, and wouldn't even turn on the interior lights! Since it is a deep cycle Optima Battery, I quick charged it for a couple hours till it had enough juice, and then ran it around for a bit. I got on it a little to let the engine breathe a little, and apparently a combination of the battery not being fully charged, and my getting on the gas a couple times, it tripped 5 codes by the time I got home, including the Oil Pressure switch, TPS Senser, Air Bag Light, ABS Failure, and so on. I was pretty sure it was a voltage issue, but to be safe, since my mechanic was booked fpr three weeks at the time, I decided to take it to Chrysler to run a computer diagnostic. They immediately said everything was bad and gave me a $870.00 quote to fix it! Out of curiosity, I swung by my mechanic, and asked him real quickly about it. He hooked his laptop up, checked the engine which was fine, cleared the codes, and never had a problem of any kind since!
So you may have had some false codes due to a low battery, and nothing more! If you can recreate the systems again after the codes were cleared, then you know you have a problem! If the codes do not come back, you should most likely be ok!
Anyways, it might give you something to look for! Best of luck!
Candyman
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