1991 DODGE DYNASTY Electrical System Problems

FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHIN A 3 YEAR PERIOD MY CAR WILL START AND RUN FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND TURN OFF, I HAD IT TOWED AND THE MECHANICS WOULD REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER, OR SAY THEY DID, AND CHARGE ME A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. I SEARCHED RECENTLY ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND I FOUND THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART PROBLEM FOUND AT THIS SITE---HTTP://AUTOREPAIR.ABOUT.COM/LIBRARY/A/1F/BL111F.HTM I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART WHICH IS TIED IN TO AN ANTI THEFT FEATURE. *JB

Mileage: 140,263

VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING, DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL MODULE, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE STARTER, FUEL INJECTOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER COIL PACK, MAP SENSOR, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED.*SLC

CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE COMPUTER WENT INTO SECURITY MODE (WHILE PARKED), SHUTTING OFF FUEL SUPPLY, ALTHOUGH CAR IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEM. COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH AN O.E.M. COMPUTER DESIGNED TO PREVENT SUCH RANDOM OCCURRANCES, AT MY EXPENSE OF OVER $500 PLUS TOWING CHARGE AND INCONVENIENCE. *AK

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL. POURED WATER INSIDE DOOR PANEL, AND PUT FLAMES OUT. IT WAS STATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK

COMPUTER FAILED.

WAS DRIVING AND MOVED VEHICLE THE STEERING COLUMN BURNED THE PLASTIC COVER UNDER THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH . *AK

DEFECT IN COMPUTER CAUSES COMPUTER TO SEND "TURN OFF ALARM " MESSAGE TO DRIVER; HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ALARM SYSTEM.

THE VEHICLE WILL START AND WHILE DRIVING IT WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP NUMBER OF TIMES AND VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HGHWAY, VEHICLE JUST STOPS. VEHICLE HAS TO SIT ABOUT (3) DAYS BEFORE IT WILL START UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES SINCE MAY OF 96. *AK

TRANSMISSION,STARTER AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED PURCHASE CAR USED . TT

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, PARKED, AND RIGHT AFTER START UP; EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT

ENGINE STALLS ON HIGHWAY. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT

STARTER FAILURE. *SD

COMPUTER COMPONENT MALFUNCTIONED. *SD

50 AMP FUSE BLEW THREE TIMES. *SD

VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT RANDOM DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. TT

ENTIRE IGNITION SYSTEM SEPARATED FROM STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

COMPUTER DESIGNED TO ALLOW INSTALLATION OF ANTI-THEFT ALARM, HOWEVER THIS FEATURE CAUSES PREMATURE FAILURE OF COMPUTER. *AW