Hola friends, I am back again with a new issue on my 06 that ive owned for 6 weeks now. My new PCM is supposed to arrive Monday; I hope / pray / optimistically wait for that to fix the cold transmission lurch issue.
I have not driven my car in about 6 days as I did not want the car to do too much jolting for 1st-2nd gear. However its been so hot, so I reset the battery to temporarily clear the issue and drove it a few times.
I noticed last night when walking by the car that my radio clock was on. The key has 4-5 positions, if 0 were car off and 3 were ignition, -1 for some reason is the battery remains on. I grabbed my keys and turned the car fully off right away. I turned the ignition on and drove it around for a few minutes, happy that it still turned on. I did not happen to look at the voltage on dash at time. It had a harder start this AM; it had a hard start again in PM and I drove it a few miles to the store when I realized the voltage on the dash was between the left/mid dot and 14, when in the past it was ALWAYS slightly above 14. When I pressed the gas, it would go back to 14.2, when i slowed down or idled, it would drop lower again.
When I tried to leave store, it wouldnt start. It cranked and cranked but just wouldnt start. I got a jump, and it started instantly.
Which leaves me at my issue / question. I drove it around for about 20 minutes to see if maybe the battery needed a charge. It continued to do the same fluctuation for a majority of the drive, except when i drove home and let it stall for another 5 mins, it finally remained on ~14.2; turned it off, and turned it on no issues and stayed at 14.2. I will check again later and am praying it just needed a charge after being depleted, but -
Do you think there is any correlation between the radio being on for 5-6 days and my car not drawing power to start (after already starting 4 other times)? Or do you think there is a new issue where there is a short somewhere in the system that arose from elsewhere?
sadly really regret this purchase, I had the car pre-inspected and STILL have put in over 25% of car's price into repairs, and issues remain.
I have not driven my car in about 6 days as I did not want the car to do too much jolting for 1st-2nd gear. However its been so hot, so I reset the battery to temporarily clear the issue and drove it a few times.
I noticed last night when walking by the car that my radio clock was on. The key has 4-5 positions, if 0 were car off and 3 were ignition, -1 for some reason is the battery remains on. I grabbed my keys and turned the car fully off right away. I turned the ignition on and drove it around for a few minutes, happy that it still turned on. I did not happen to look at the voltage on dash at time. It had a harder start this AM; it had a hard start again in PM and I drove it a few miles to the store when I realized the voltage on the dash was between the left/mid dot and 14, when in the past it was ALWAYS slightly above 14. When I pressed the gas, it would go back to 14.2, when i slowed down or idled, it would drop lower again.
When I tried to leave store, it wouldnt start. It cranked and cranked but just wouldnt start. I got a jump, and it started instantly.
Which leaves me at my issue / question. I drove it around for about 20 minutes to see if maybe the battery needed a charge. It continued to do the same fluctuation for a majority of the drive, except when i drove home and let it stall for another 5 mins, it finally remained on ~14.2; turned it off, and turned it on no issues and stayed at 14.2. I will check again later and am praying it just needed a charge after being depleted, but -
Do you think there is any correlation between the radio being on for 5-6 days and my car not drawing power to start (after already starting 4 other times)? Or do you think there is a new issue where there is a short somewhere in the system that arose from elsewhere?
sadly really regret this purchase, I had the car pre-inspected and STILL have put in over 25% of car's price into repairs, and issues remain.