Good evening everyone, so I decided to go on a trip to the boardwalk today but turned into a disaster.. (note my Durango had no buildup to this whatsoever and no small symptoms) was driving when suddenly the truck made a weird jolt and almost died when i came to a stop, turned it on and off and went right back to working fine. So I tried making my way back home when it did the same thing but this time wouldn’t turn over and threw the P0443 code. I did some research and found it could be a couple things but none of them sound like my situation, most are still able to drive. I haven’t looked at it yet but did get it towed to my mechanic. Any suggestions what it could be?? Ill also add when it did first die made a very weird burning smell almost like power steering fluid or oil, when the check engine light is not cleared it takes a good hold of the key to turn over, i know there’s alot of you guys with knowledge on here so shoot away with what could be going on
Dannyy
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Good evening everyone, so I decided to go on a trip to the boardwalk today but turned into a disaster.. (note my Durango had no buildup to this whatsoever and no small symptoms) was driving when suddenly the truck made a weird jolt and almost died when i came to a stop, turned it on and off and went right back to working fine. So I tried making my way back home when it did the same thing but this time wouldn’t turn over and threw the P0443 code. I did some research and found it could be a couple things but none of them sound like my situation, most are still able to drive. I haven’t looked at it yet but did get it towed to my mechanic. Any suggestions what it could be?? Ill also add when it did first die made a very weird burning smell almost like power steering fluid or oil, when the check engine light is not cleared it takes a good hold of the key to turn over, i know there’s alot of you guys with knowledge on here so shoot away with what could be going on
Hi Dannyy this is a lot of back and forth but maybe you can sort through it. P0443 BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read my response!!!!!!!. The smell could be venting ie back pressure to the tank.
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Ill give it a look, mechanic isn't open till Monday so doing my research at the moment. Thank you
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ended up being my PCM fried, what a hassle its been trying to find one especially being in Canada. Thank you for the forum!
This is where I got mine a year or so ago. 2000 Dodge Durango 5.2L & 5.9L PCM ECM ECU Engine Computer "LIFETIME WARRANTY"
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I just got a remanufactured from Flashmasters in CIncinnati for $249 with no exchange and preprogrammed plug and play. I installed a 1 gallon Zip Lock freezer bag over the ECM and its connections.
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I ended up getting mine from a company called flagship, also has lifetime warranty. Only thing now is the Durango is just a big paperweight while i wait for it to come in
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I looked for someone local to rebuild mine and there was nothing available so i just went new for the warranty, found one at a scrapyard through dodge and they wanted almost 600 bucks for no warranty whatsoever
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