Check Engine Light came on - code 1188?

[stupidtech]

the p0234 code is TC engine over boost condition

[garner49]

You can buy your own code reader, some will even tell you what is wrong. Walmart even carries them, $65 or so... Sometimes Advanced Auto will do it too for free.

[stupidtech]

don't need a reader have spent the last 16 yr's working on cars even worked on electric car's . the problem with the PT GT is a little thing called planed failures and I HAVE SPENT the last 6 mths working on the problem and have hacked the pcm found all the codes - but their are programe glites

[CREWZIN]

Originally Posted by stupidtech

- but their are programe glites

Did you mean: glitches

[stupidtech]

yeh, long days working on pt cruiser gt, a turbo si ,and a pontiac sunfire piranha sometimes can't think

[onefastcruiser]

This is in reply to Strangeloves post:

"To retrieve OBDII Error codes from your Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge vehicle, do the following sequence with the key: ON-ACC-ON-ACC-ON and look at the odometer, that is where codes will be displayed. Here are the codes that you may/can get."

I tried do this as my check engine light came on Saturday and does this work with manuals? When I turn it to the "ON" do I actually start the car?

Thanks!

[CREWZIN]

It works with manuals or automatics. No you don't actually turn the starter on and you must turn the key 3 times within 5 seconds, the last turn leaving the key pointing towards the windshield.

[onefastcruiser]

Crewzin,

Good news/bad news.

Good news is that it worked. Bad news is code P0340. Also the oil light and the engine light remains on. Coupled with the bad bog/backfire/engine lurching issue that the dealer cant seem to diganose so several months now....

I am going to drive it back there tomorrow morning and hope whatever it is - is covered by the Chrylser extended warranty?

Thanks for your help!

[CREWZIN]

Good Luck. The P0340 code, of course, is the Camshaft Position Sensor. I guess it would be too easy to just replace that for about $45 and hope it all goes good.

[onefastcruiser]

Thanks for your help. Yes, I would be happy if I can get away with just that and hope that it was also the cause the bad bog that the dealer acknowledged but could not find which still baffles me to this day. The bog occurs under moderate to hard acceleration and there is like a shotgun blast - the car lurches forward. It's terrible. I scare my wife when it happens when she is in the car. I have been using the 'Search' functionality on this site to track that many other owers of turbos have also experienced something similar although we all call it something different. I have not seen a definitive fix yet for it. I'll let the forum know my outcome. I only take it back to the dealer bc I have an ext warranty that takes me to 100K.

I saw your post with your '87 vette) I have also had several Corvettes (91 ZR1 and 96 LT1 (with mods) in addition to many other cars such as Chevy Avalanche Z71, RX-7 Turbo Cab (turbo was aftermarket) etc and no car has come close to this GT Cruiser. With almost 70K miles on it I have been completely impressed.

To bad Chrysler has ended the Cruiser. They should have offered an AWD version with the Caliber SRT-4 285 HP engine in the cruiser with slightly revised styling. 6 spd auto or 6 spd manual would have provided for better fuel economy?? Oh well.