Engine light and codes

Tiny
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I have an '05 PT Cruiser Limited. Around 3 months ago, I had problems with the check engine light, got a tune up, and the car was fine. Last week, my check engine light came on again and it was saying that my 3rd cylinder was misfiring. I took it to a mechanic and he put on brand new spark plugs, wires, and coil packs. The car has not been running rough. Every once in a while, the car putters (or shakes a little bit), but only when the car is in idle.

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Tiny
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Scan the computer for code/s and comeback with it if any present.
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It's much more likely there is an intermittent break in the wire, most commonly a stretched or corroded terminal in a connector. All it takes is a momentary break for the Engine Computer to detect it, like when bouncing over a pothole, or from the engine rocking when shifting into reverse.

The way a transmission specialist would approach this is to first erase the code, then go on a test-drive with a scanner so he can watch what happens and figure out if there is anything he can do to make the problem act up. If the code comes back right away, that is when there is a hard defect that you can find with an ohm meter or voltmeter.
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Tiny
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It is saying that there is a misfire in cylinder 3
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Tiny
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Yes the code come back after I drive the car for like a mile and the car goes to limp mode after that I will shift normally
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Tiny
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Check no.3 cyl -sparkplug, compression and injector
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Once in limp mode, it should stay there until you turn the ignition switch off and restart the engine. Is that what you mean? If it shifts properly without having to restart the engine, unless this is something new I haven't heard about, it never went into limp mode.
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Tiny
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I have brand new wires, plugs, and coil pack. In terms of the injector, should I take it to a mechanic, or try fuel eject cleaner?
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Tiny
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Sometimes it shifts normal after I turn the engine off and back up on. But sometimes it stays in limp mode even after I turn the engine off. The check light stays on even it shifts back to normal
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Try fuel injection cleaner and see what happens-don't work take it in and have it further checked-
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Tiny
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So what I understand there is like a relay(electronic one) in the Tipm responsible to send voltage to the transmission solenoid pack
today I checked the control side voltage going in the Tipm 13.5 volt and the load side coming out from the Tipm 14.5 volt. I checked those voltages at the
Tipm. Are these voltages in specs?
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Tiny
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You're in an area now that I've never worked on or learned about. My best recommendation is to get a copy of Chrysler's service manual. They do a real good job of explaining how circuits are supposed to work.
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Tiny
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I forgot to tell you the car sometimes does not start when I turn the key nothing happens not clicking sound nothing and a red dot on the dash board blinks. The car starts after the second try
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Sorry; I don't have an answer for that.
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