jwicz said:
2000 Durango 4WD 5.9 90K miles
Multiple problems occurring:
-will only start in neutral
-revs up to 3500 before shifting out of first
-surges at idle sporadically
all this started three days after changing cap/rotor/plugs/wires due to a slight miss. the miss went away but these showed up soon after.
any help would be appreciated.
Aloha jwicz,
I have a couple of questions and maybe a little help. Did this just start happening? Have you had this D for a while? When did these problems start happening?
- Will only start in N
This sounds like and adjustment in the shifter/cable. There's a switch in the transmission that senses whether the vehicle is in P or N. If the shifter/cable isn't adjusted right, it may not be sensing the P position.
-revs up to 3500 before shifting out of first
This could be an adjustment of the TV cable. Do a search in the forum of "TV cable". If this was working for you fine for a while and just started - perhaps fluid level? Slip of the bracket that holds the TV cable in place.
-surges at idle sporadically
This might be a few things including TP sensor as outlined above. This could also be a dirty IAC (Idle Air Control.) The D controls idle by driving a plunger in and out of a small hole in the throttle body. If this unit gets sticky (from carbon etc.), then it could have problems driving this in and out. Also, does this happen before, after (both?) warm up? This might help diagnose the problem. The D's computer runs open loop when it's cold. After warm up, the D uses the O2 sensor to adjust the fueld mixture.
Hope this helps you diagnose your problem a bit. Wtih a little more information might be able to diagnose what's going on here. Good luck.
aloha,
g
