overheat dummy light and related problems

bigfunny66 · 01-22-2006, 11:34 AM

hey guys- had my temp light come on due to faulty hose in my '05 R/T.
did'nt loose much water, as a matter of fact the light did not come on until after i topped off coolant level. when the light came on I shut the car off and let it cool down (about 3 min) then, when i started it again it coughed and sputtered and acted like the timing was retarded or as if it shut down a couple of cylinders. Question is this: is the timing retarded of just the owner?

JamminWagon · 01-22-2006, 04:31 PM

Did you repair the hose yourself?

Did you add just water? If so the coolant balance is thrown off. They even had a TSB where the coolant had the wrong mix from the factory.

As for the stuttering, I think that a trip to the dealer is in store to have them check everything out.

bigfunny66 · 01-22-2006, 11:58 PM

semi hemi- thanks for the help. Do you know if the computer tells the car to shut down cylinders or retard the timing so the operator cannot to any further damage to motor.

JamminWagon · 01-23-2006, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by bigfunny66

semi hemi- thanks for the help. Do you know if the computer tells the car to shut down cylinders or retard the timing so the operator cannot to any further damage to motor.

wow I hate cars that are smarter than me haha.

SoCalRT · 01-25-2006, 01:40 PM

It may have put the car into limp home mode after the light was activated. I'd definatively take to the dealer to get it checked out.

01-22-2006, 11:34 AM	#1
bigfunny66 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3 iTrader: (0)	overheat dummy light and related problems hey guys- had my temp light come on due to faulty hose in my '05 R/T. did'nt loose much water, as a matter of fact the light did not come on until after i topped off coolant level. when the light came on I shut the car off and let it cool down (about 3 min) then, when i started it again it coughed and sputtered and acted like the timing was retarded or as if it shut down a couple of cylinders. Question is this: is the timing retarded of just the owner?

01-22-2006, 04:31 PM	#2
JamminWagon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cheyenne, WY Posts: 971 iTrader: (0)	Did you repair the hose yourself? Did you add just water? If so the coolant balance is thrown off. They even had a TSB where the coolant had the wrong mix from the factory. As for the stuttering, I think that a trip to the dealer is in store to have them check everything out.
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01-25-2006, 01:40 PM	#5
SoCalRT Major Mag Nut Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lake Elsinore, CA Posts: 3,239 iTrader: (0)	It may have put the car into limp home mode after the light was activated. I'd definatively take to the dealer to get it checked out.
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01-22-2006, 11:58 PM	#3
bigfunny66 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3 iTrader: (0)	semi hemi- thanks for the help. Do you know if the computer tells the car to shut down cylinders or retard the timing so the operator cannot to any further damage to motor.