i have an 05 dakota 3.7 liter and had a check engine light for a while im going to get fixed

the guy at auto zone read the cel and said it was the transmission control module so i call dodge to get a quote n they say the dakotas dont have a tcm only a powertrain control module and only they can fix it because the powertrain control module needs to be programed and they said itd be 530 dollars


any input on this would be great

 

no i dont have the code but dodge is going to do a diagnostic to figure out what the problem is

cause i took it to a few shops as well and noone can seem to fix it

 

whats the truck doing besides throwing the code?

 

nothing at all

actually it was my dads truck and hes giving it to me

but the lights been on for 2 years

i talked to one of my buddies thats a bmw tech and he thinks its nothing to even worry about since its been on that long but i dont want it to ruin something just in case

 

alright back from the dodge dealership today

its the torque converter in the transmission

dodge said the whole transmission is needs rebuilt (truck still drives perfect) but they quoted me 2400 to fix it so i picked it up today n figured itd prolly be better to have a transmission shop work on it.

anyone ever have this happen or know anything about this

 

well im in the process of getting mine rebuild and its giving the shop a headache lol and im still with no truck i miss my truck

 

next time you need the code try cyclinhg your key ffrom of to on three times itll display a code for most CEL"s itll save you the hassle of having to get the dealer to do it i know the one i tend to deal with is a royal screw if it werent for my roommates