I was hoping I would not be posting on this forum, just lurking and learning. Unfortunately, yesterday, after owning my '06 CRD for 6 days the CEL came on. First warning was intermittant chimes and various warning lights. This went on for about 2 or three minutes. Finnally, the CEL came on and stayed on. On the 30 minute drive to the dealer the chime and all warning lights would come on and go off, or just the speed needle would begin to go toward zero and then recover. Also, the radio would lose power along with the warning lights comming on.
I got to the dealership and diagnostics found a turbo underboost code and another code in the 400's that was for a faulty glow indicator. They reset and cleared the faults and we went for a 10 mile test drive. No problems.
As I was driving out of the dealership parking lot a single chime and no lights came on. About 1 mile later at 50 mph the eninge shut off and threw me into the seatbelt. It came back on in about 1 second. I went right back to the dealership and told them about this. While the vehicle was idling and they were checking it out the CEL light came back on with the same 4?? code, faulty glow indicator. As this was late on Saturday and the rental companies were closed I agreed to drive the vehicle the 10 blocks home and wait until Monday morning.
I traded in an '04 Ram turbo deisel that never had a single warranty item in 41,000 miles for the CRD. Did I make a big mistake. I bought the CRD so that I would have a reliable, econimcal, vehicle to drive around town and to tow my skiff to the local ramp and back and forth to the Florida Keys. I make this 500 mi round trip to the Keys about once or twice a month.
I do not want to be one of those lonely people I see waiting on the side of the isolated highway for help, especially with my $40, 000 boat behind me.
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