I’ve had a code come up on the dash display and and have no idea how to clear it. I stopped by my mechanic and he put the diagnostic computer on and there are no codes from the computer so I thought I’d ask here if anyone knows if A)this code means anything and 2)how to clear it.
Here are the particulars.
2005 Dodge Magnum SXT with just the standard electronics.
I filled up at the gas station and was resetting the trip meter and started the car before I let go of the reset button. The display changed to read…
3-61
I have looked in the Owner’s Manual and can’t find anything about it. I have also tried pushing the Reset Button repeatedly, holding it down while I start the car with no changes. I figured one of our great mechanic type Dopers may have some idea as to what’s going on and how to fix it.
I haven’t found anything about it in my info. Have you tried turning the ignition on (not starting it, just turning it on), pressing then releasing the button, and then starting the engine, or pressing and releasing the button after the engine is running?
I have tried pressing then releasing the button while it was running and it hasn’t done anything. I just went out and tried turning the ingnition on, pressing then releasing the button, and then starting the engine. I also tried that with the ignition in the ACC location. Then I tried turning the ignition on, pressing the button, then starting the engine and releasing the button. None of those did anything.
Thanks for the suggestion though.
I think I need to call the Chrysler dealer although at this point I am really getting annoyed with this POS car. (<-referring to the buttload of money I just spent on suspension issues even though I had a crappy extended warranty that was not worth getting at all.)
On the two Chryslers I owned ('86 Aries, '95 Intrepid), you had to cycle the key 3 times from OFF to ON.
OFF-ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON.
Then you waited a couple seconds and some lights on the dash flashed a series of secret codes to you. The codes and display methods have probably changed, but the procedure is likely the same. Try it and see if that doesn’t reset the odometer message.
Anyone care to guess why I traded in my '95 Intrepid? After driving normally at highway speeds for a while, if you slowed down and then resumed, the car would sometimes fail to shift into a higher gear. If you threw it in neutral, turned the car off, and then restarted it, it would shift into higher gears. I did this at highway speeds. I also had other signs of a computer problem… namely, the buttons on the radio/CD player were screwy (not behaving correctly).
If I had seen that site back in 2001, I might still be driving that car. Actually, probably not. It had a nasty recurring alignment problem (probably due to previous owner frame damage, I’d imagine) that would cause the alignment to change relatively rapidly and freeze up some tie rods. I dragged more tires bald and wasted more gas than I care to remember.
Did you try that, Just Rob? Start the car like normal, wait, and just hold the trip reset button in for 10 or so seconds. If that doesn’t work, turn the key to the on position without starting the car and do the same thing.
When the ‘oil change’ light in my Pontiac comes on I can turn it off by holding the mileage trip reset button in until it goes out, or I can turn the key into the on position without starting the car and push the gas pedal down 3 times. I only say this as an example of the way a car’s PCM can reset certain settings by using steps that really don’t seem connected to what you are resetting.
You got into some sort of programing mode to change some of the settings on your car. Could be an anti-theft setting, door chimes, lockout prevention, or other. Most people just leave the car the way it came from the factory, but many of the settings can be changed by holding in certain buttons, turning the key off and on and various combinations that seem to have no connection to what you are resetting. You just entered a program mode of some sort, nothing is really wrong.
I went to the dealer last night after work. A service manager looked at it and said, “Odd, I haven’t seen that before.”, but he managed to get it reset. From the outside it looked like…
Press and hold the button.
Start the car.
Shut off the car.
Release the button.
Of course he could also have don the OFF-ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON that JerseyFrank described but I could be wrong.
I have a 2005 Dodge Magnum. The car was running and died as I backed out of my driveway. It sounded like I was ran out of gas, but I have over 1/4 tank. The battery cranks, but the car won’t start. I took it to a shop and they couldn’t get proper readings because they couldn’t completely communicate with the computer to get the answer. They suggested it was the chip in my key. (I had this problem about two years ago and that solved the problem.) I towed the car to a Chrysler / Dogde dealership and got a new key. When the mechanic programmed my key and car, he said he was getting all these readings across the board. Some kind of malfunction that isn’t solved by getting a new programmed key. Car still would not start, but battery was cranking. I ended up authorizing one hour for diagnostic. What is it?
All of what readings?
What does this mean?
Is he getting all normal readings?
All abnormal readings?
Can’t communicate with all the modules like the independent?
Throw us a bone here.
Rob i contacted a dodge dealer here in Canbridge Mass. and he advised that i disconnect the hot side of the battery for at least 15 seconds and then reconnect. Wa la it wotked milage back wher it belongs