Gang,
Got what I think is a new one for you. This morning I had to go into work for a couple of hours before going to church. When I arrived at work I went to back into a parking space like I do every morning. I cranked the wheels hard right and placed the selector into “R” and the motor just up and died. There was no jerk or anything. It just died. It was almost like a manual transmission car that the clutch was released to quickly and no gas pedal was applied. Well I was surprised to say the least. I placed the selector up into “Park” and restarted the motor. No problem as it restarted just like it should have. The next problem occurred when I placed the selector back into “Reverse” again. No the motor didn’t die or anything like that, it just sat there and did not move. I gave it a little gas and still nothing. I moved it into “Drive” and still no movement?? I placed it back into “Reverse” and still nothing?? I then put it up into “Park” and waited a couple of seconds and then placed it back into “Reverse”?? Still no movement or nothing!! Now I was starting to get a little concerned. I placed the selector back into “Park” again and shut off the engine this time and waited for a second and then restarted it. This time when I placed the transmission into “Reverse” the car moved backward into the parking space like it was supposed to have done when I first arrived. Needless to say I was relieved to say the least. At 5:00am on a Sunday morning I was not going to be able to call the local Chrysler Dealers service department for help. I know that the 300C has an Electronic Transmission and it is controlled by the on board computer. But what caused it to die in the first place and then what caused the events that came next?? Any Ideas??
Thanks,
Got what I think is a new one for you. This morning I had to go into work for a couple of hours before going to church. When I arrived at work I went to back into a parking space like I do every morning. I cranked the wheels hard right and placed the selector into “R” and the motor just up and died. There was no jerk or anything. It just died. It was almost like a manual transmission car that the clutch was released to quickly and no gas pedal was applied. Well I was surprised to say the least. I placed the selector up into “Park” and restarted the motor. No problem as it restarted just like it should have. The next problem occurred when I placed the selector back into “Reverse” again. No the motor didn’t die or anything like that, it just sat there and did not move. I gave it a little gas and still nothing. I moved it into “Drive” and still no movement?? I placed it back into “Reverse” and still nothing?? I then put it up into “Park” and waited a couple of seconds and then placed it back into “Reverse”?? Still no movement or nothing!! Now I was starting to get a little concerned. I placed the selector back into “Park” again and shut off the engine this time and waited for a second and then restarted it. This time when I placed the transmission into “Reverse” the car moved backward into the parking space like it was supposed to have done when I first arrived. Needless to say I was relieved to say the least. At 5:00am on a Sunday morning I was not going to be able to call the local Chrysler Dealers service department for help. I know that the 300C has an Electronic Transmission and it is controlled by the on board computer. But what caused it to die in the first place and then what caused the events that came next?? Any Ideas??
Thanks,