My wife and I just bought a 2007 Element SC with 9,500 miles. After driving it for a few days we noticed that the car would some times lose power momentarily while accelerating. This culminated in the car stalling out while pulling onto a major highway in town, which while exciting was less than desired behavior. The car also had difficulty starting at times, battery seemed strong, but engine would just crank and crank. Eventually, the engine would start, but it would take about 45 secs to a minute.
So, we took the car into the local dealer. They thought that both of the above problems were connected and diagnosed the problem to be the computer, which they then replaced. Here is the exact wording on the work order: Retrieved DTC code PO 685 internal fault in PCM replaced ECM.
Well, today the problem has come back. I sat in the driveway cranking the car for over a minute until it finally started. Then later in the day as we pulled into traffic the engine seemed to lose power for half a second. The RPMs dropped and an audible click could be heard from the gear selector (sounded like a relay). This repeated multiple times throughout the day. It happens only when accelerating and it seems to occur at about the time when the transmission shifts from second to third, but I am not sure.
Initially I thought the problem was water in the gas, so I put some Dry Gas in the tank. Unfortunately, this did nothing.
I have already made an appointment with dealer for tomorrow, but what do you guys think? I have not been able to find another problem like this on here. Any suggestions? Anyone had to deal with this before?
Thanks.
So, we took the car into the local dealer. They thought that both of the above problems were connected and diagnosed the problem to be the computer, which they then replaced. Here is the exact wording on the work order: Retrieved DTC code PO 685 internal fault in PCM replaced ECM.
Well, today the problem has come back. I sat in the driveway cranking the car for over a minute until it finally started. Then later in the day as we pulled into traffic the engine seemed to lose power for half a second. The RPMs dropped and an audible click could be heard from the gear selector (sounded like a relay). This repeated multiple times throughout the day. It happens only when accelerating and it seems to occur at about the time when the transmission shifts from second to third, but I am not sure.
Initially I thought the problem was water in the gas, so I put some Dry Gas in the tank. Unfortunately, this did nothing.
I have already made an appointment with dealer for tomorrow, but what do you guys think? I have not been able to find another problem like this on here. Any suggestions? Anyone had to deal with this before?
Thanks.