1998 Dodge Neon

JEFFREY NICHOLS

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1998 DODGE NEON

I have a 1998 Dodge Neon, 132000 miles, 2.0sohc. After I drive it for about 15 minutes and it gets up to about the middle of the temp gauge it starts cutting out and eventually stalls. After I let it set for a little while it will restart but still run rough and stall again after a few minutes. I have replaced the thermostat and have run injector cleaner through the last 500 miles worth of gas.

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AACPLUS

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The Chryslers have built in code retrieval. Do this:
turn the ignition switch on and off (without engaging the starter) three times and leave ignition on, on the third ignition on. This will engage the Chrysler trouble code sequences. Watch the engine light, and count the flashes. It will flash and the there will be a pause and flash again.

Example: Flash Flash pause, flash flash flash -
this value would be code 23. (Chrysler code - not OBDII generic code)

Use a pad to keep track of the flashes. It will flash as many codes as are set, and then, do it again to insure you have counted the code flashes correctly. Then you can find the code definitions online or other. It may point to the component(s) or circuit(s) that is/are causing the problem.