posted 09-10-2011 09:25 PM                  

Ran fine for awhile, then dash lights started flickering.. Like an intermittent short. Shut it off and it would not start. there was no power from the battery. Cleaned battery terminals and retightened them. NOTHING. Kept trying the key and Magically it restarted. No engine light..

Headed for home and within a mile dash lights begin to flicker and engine light came back on. Drove it on home and now, I get no power when I turn the key on. HELP!!

posted 09-10-2011 09:59 PM                  

Mickey.. Yes I got the print out. It listed:
Idle speed lower/higher than expected.
Vacuum leak on engine
Dirty throttle body
IAC motor defective
Poor electrical connection to IAC valve.

posted 09-11-2011 08:37 AM                  

I looked up code P0505 and it says that it is time to sell the Black Tie to ALRTG for $5.00 including repairs and free delivery to Maryland.

Disclaimer: I could have misinterpreted the code.

posted 09-11-2011 09:52 AM                  

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Originally posted by phil2237:
Have a mechanic check the harness where the ignition switch is plugged in, sounds like a bad Ignition switch.

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posted 09-13-2011 08:36 AM                  

The Prowler sit all weekend while I was away. NOW.. I can't make the engine light come back on. I had an appointment this morning at the local dealer to check it out. My understanding is that without the engine light on, they can't diagnose it. Is this true??

posted 09-13-2011 10:33 AM                  

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Originally posted by BradleyG:
The story continues...

The Prowler sit all weekend while I was away. NOW.. I can't make the engine light come back on. I had an appointment this morning at the local dealer to check it out. My understanding is that without the engine light on, they can't diagnose it. Is this true??

I have never had an issue like this before in 86,000 miles. I plan to drive it every day this week (About 200 miles in Dallas traffic) to see if it comes back on. If not... Do I dare drive it on a 2000 mile road trip? I want to go to the NHN real bad. What do you think?

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Thank you for the input here and in PM's. Decided to take it to the dealer anyway. If you have anymore thoughts, I'm sharing this thread and PM's with the Technician at the dealership this afternoon..

posted 09-14-2011 10:11 AM                  

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Originally posted by TFischer:
Brad: I had close to the same thing with mine. Ended up being the positive battery cable rubbing on the frame back up under the foam behind the battery. Also had to replace the battery. Took care of it and I haven't had an issue since. I also found the wire loom was getting chafed (as Jan has talked about in the past) on the passenger side firewall behind the side panel. I pulled it out a little, reconfigured the hangers and retaped the wires. Just a thought. T

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I had the same experience as Tami,,,back in 2001, and reported the problem/situation on a post. Positive wire as it bends downward at battery, a wear hole developed on the underside of cable and corrosion within created a problem.
Chrysler would not replace positive wire loom cable,,,,seems a $800 cable plus labor was out of the question to replace. Patch job, shrink tube fix, and no problems since,,,,,,,,,,,but I still wonder.

posted 09-14-2011 03:46 PM                  

My car is at Dallas Dodge where the Viper/Prowler technician, the electrician and the shop foreman have come to the conclusion that we need to add an extra ground strap between the battery and the frame. The shop foreman had seen this same problem before and that fixed it. I'm not too sure this will fix it, but they are the experts and have all the books.

Tami and Larry, I moved the battery cable to assure it isn't rubbing on the frame a long time ago, but I will be checking the cable routing on the passenger side and also where Sheriff Tom had some problems a year or so ago. Jim, I just replaced my battery in April(My original lasted 10 years). Phil and Jim, They checked the ignition switch and it is OK.

This issue only happened one day for me and did not reoccur in the next 50 miles of driving, but while at the dealer, they had the problem of it not starting, but it did not throw a code or check engine light.

Thank you all for the suggestions. I really appreciate it.

posted 09-17-2011 09:30 PM                  

Thank you all for the suggestions and well wishes. I am very confident in the Prowler doing well on our road trip, so look out NHN because here we come.