I have a 2003 Dodge Caravan SE (3.3L v6) with a little under 50,000 miles on it. Last night I was driving it and it was fine. After parking the car, the car wouldn't start again. Had it towed to the shop, and this morning the shop tells me that the PCM has gone out on the car, and they need to replace the PCM. $1,000.

They said they were able to start the car after trying it for 5 minutes with the key; but then it died when they went around the block. They said there's no power coming out of the PCM, and they checked everything else (starter, fuel line, etc.).

My question is: is there anything else that might be causing the PCM to act this way? It just seems strange that the car only has 50,000 miles on it, and the PCM just "died." Does anyone have any ideas about what might be going on besides just that "the PCM is dead"?

Thanks for any assistance!

Neil

 

Your PCM may still be cover under your emmission warranty. Beside if you had the shop put PCM you need to tow the van to the dealer to have it program, thats because a new PCM is blank. no program is stored in it.

 

yep your lucky day the pcm is 8 year 80k take it to the dealer and if the pcm is bad u will get a new one if not then the shop u took it to is just hacking away.