Chrysler Repair: Chrysler LHS Problems with stalling, 1994 chrysler lhs, chrysler lhs


Question
stalling out just like u cut the key off...happened while going down the road the other night...waited about 45 mins and it started back up. then it would go about 10 miles and do the same thing...waited 45 mins. started back up ...continued on till i was home 5 hrs. later only 40 miles from home
1994 Chrysler LHS

Answer
Hi Thelma,
What you experienced is a "dead ringer" for one of the two sensors that control the spark timing and the fuel injection pulsing to be in the process of breaking down. When they do begin to "go", they get too warm when running and then stop working, but return to normal as they cool down.
Fortunately there is an on-board system to detect problems with the sensors and list them specifically as a two-digit trouble code. To find out which is giving you trouble just take your ignition key and turn the ignition switch 'on-off-on-off-on' within a period of 5 seconds. Then watch the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL, or Check Engine" light located on the dash) to begin to flash and pause. Count the number of flashes between the pauses. There is a short pause between the flash groups that are the first and second digits of a code number, and a longer pause between the second digit of a code and the first digit of the next code number. Repeat the readout again to make sure have the counts and therefor the code numbers correct. The last two groups of flashes will always be 5 flashes each, which is the number 55 which means "end of readout". Then send a 'follow-up' to your question back to me with the results of the readout and we will take it from there.
The fault codes for the two sensors in question (in my mind) are 11 and 54, but anyother other numbers may also be relevant.
Roland