2006 Limited Electrical? issues again
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2006 Limited Electrical? issues again
Hello. I have a 2006 Durango Limited, 4x4, 5.7 Hemi, 130,XXX miles. Love the truck, but so sick of how many issues I've had. I've had it for almost a year and have put over 13,000 miles on it.
When I am driving, and have the truck up to operating temp, the truck will stutter and go into failsafe and shut off. I pull over, shut the ignition off, wait a second, and then start it back up and drive away without any problems. Sometimes it will do this again a few minutes latter, and sometimes it won't do it again for a while. The CEL is illuminated, and the only codes that I've ever had come up are P0340 (camshaft position sensor) and the code for the crankshaft position sensor. This originally started happening back in May. I changed out both the cam and crank position sensors, no change. Found that both sensors run off of a 5 volt reference, and if battery voltage drops, it can cause the sensors to give erratic readings. Checked the battery and it tested out fine. Tested the charging system, the alternator passed, then failed, then passed. I ran the truck and monitored the voltage, and saw it drop low a few times and go high a few times. So, I replaced it. I also went through and checked all of my connections under the hood and under the truck, cleaned them and applied dielectric grease. Inspected the wiring itself and found no issues. After all of that, the issue went away until recently when it started getting cold.
Tested the battery, it passed, but showed that it was at the low end of its lifecycle. So, I replaced it. Issues are still present. This is an annoying issue, and somewhat dangerous as this bastard gets hard to steer when the power steering goes out because the engine shuts off. I did find complaints from others with the same issues on the recall websites, but no fixes were presented, and Chrysler hasn't done **** about it.
Can anyone help or offer advice? I'm at the point where I want to get rid of the truck, but I owe more than it is worth, and I don't entirely feel comfortable selling it to private party right now.
When I am driving, and have the truck up to operating temp, the truck will stutter and go into failsafe and shut off. I pull over, shut the ignition off, wait a second, and then start it back up and drive away without any problems. Sometimes it will do this again a few minutes latter, and sometimes it won't do it again for a while. The CEL is illuminated, and the only codes that I've ever had come up are P0340 (camshaft position sensor) and the code for the crankshaft position sensor. This originally started happening back in May. I changed out both the cam and crank position sensors, no change. Found that both sensors run off of a 5 volt reference, and if battery voltage drops, it can cause the sensors to give erratic readings. Checked the battery and it tested out fine. Tested the charging system, the alternator passed, then failed, then passed. I ran the truck and monitored the voltage, and saw it drop low a few times and go high a few times. So, I replaced it. I also went through and checked all of my connections under the hood and under the truck, cleaned them and applied dielectric grease. Inspected the wiring itself and found no issues. After all of that, the issue went away until recently when it started getting cold.
Tested the battery, it passed, but showed that it was at the low end of its lifecycle. So, I replaced it. Issues are still present. This is an annoying issue, and somewhat dangerous as this bastard gets hard to steer when the power steering goes out because the engine shuts off. I did find complaints from others with the same issues on the recall websites, but no fixes were presented, and Chrysler hasn't done **** about it.
Can anyone help or offer advice? I'm at the point where I want to get rid of the truck, but I owe more than it is worth, and I don't entirely feel comfortable selling it to private party right now.