hello my name is Sterling Grinnell I work at Pride Auto Works sutherlin OR.
ok here we go I'm working on a 2007 chrysler sebring with the 2.4L. it came
into my shop with a major problem but having a hard time tracking it down. I
either think it is the BCM or the ECM but with the price of both and how
much the customer has I would like to nail this in one shot rather then
replace the wrong part. here is what it is doing and then I will give you the
codes that it is throwing. I ran the codes and came up with 10 of them. I
erased the codes after writing them down and test drove the car. I drove
about 2 miles and came up to s stop light. felt the trans hard shift and after
that only had 1st gear. wouldnt go into 2nd. stopped the car and turned off
the key and removed it from the ignition car continued to run light the key
was still in it . about 1 min later the car shut off kind of stumbled. got back
into the car and tryed to start it nothing not even turning over. turned the key
back off and tryed again,4th time car started like it was the wrong key or
something. started driving and car just shut off, so I tryed starting it and fired
right up. drove back to my shop and half way hard shifter and boom only 1st
gear again. lights on dash flicker alittle and the lights for the PRND12 flash
back and forth. got to the shop and ran codes and same 10 codes. here is
the list. these problems dont happen all the time but it is strange.
2007 chrysler sebring 2.4L
p0325 Knock sensor 1 Circuit malfunction
p0456 EVAP System small leak
p0301 CYL 1 Misfire
p0882 Transmission Control Module Input Signal Low
p0081 Intake Valve Control Solenoid Circuit Bank 2
p0480 Cooling fan 1 control circuit
p0463 Fuel Level sensor Circuit High Input
p0700 Transaxel Control System Malfunction
u0141 Lost communication with BCM A
u1403 implausible fuel level signal received
What do you guys think

 

A weak battery can result in many strange and seemingly unrelated symptoms in a computer controlled car. Check the battery first.

 

well took it to autozone had them throw their battery tester on the car mine is not as nice as theirs. battery tested out fine. had them also check the charging system also checked out fine. so brought it back to my shop. started doing wiggle test. nothing out of the ordenary there. but here is what I found. banged on the fuse box and car stalled. so pulled the fuse box up attached to the box is the TIPM or "Totally Integrated Power Module" gave it a checked all the wiring and all look fine no breaks and all plugs are tight. started car and shook tipm and car died again. flipped tipm over and started car again now car running at 1200 1400 RPM. I'm guessing I have a TIPM falure which would be understandable when it controls the flow of power to all the other computers.

 

too many codes, I would say it's the ECM