Last night I got onto the highway and my BAS ESP light goes on. Have no idea why so I continue driving and get off the highway. Next thing i lose all power...goes into limp mode and won't rev past 2000 rpms. Do these two problems have anything to do with each other? Taking it in on monday to see whats going on, could it be the transmission or the supercharger or the IC Pump?

I have no idea and it pisses me off because I already had my pump replaced about 2 months ago for what I thought was the same problem. Although it wasn't the same problem it was just how the car shifts, but supposedly it was a new pump that I got installed.

 

disconect the battery for about an hour and then reconnect. the bap/esp light should be on when the car is cracnked turn your whell all the way to the left and then all the way to the right, you might have to turn the wheel more than once. then go for a drive and and make sure you dont go back into limp mode or the bap/esp light comes back on.

good luck

 

So your saying it is going into limp mode because of the BAS/ESP? Ill give it a try and see what happnes

much appreciated!!

 

Just tried reseting the BAS/ESP with no luck. It was odd when i went for a drive i redlined the car and immediately the light came on. Lost all power and back to where i started

 

Took the car in just got off the phone with the Service Manager and it turns out my whole supercharger has failed. But suprisingly it should be up and running this friday . With a $100 deducable that is.

Now I ask what causes a supercharger to completely fail?

What can I do to prevent this from happening again?

Any input is appreciated!

 

It's most likely your supercharger clutch that has failed.

If your dealer has a supercharger assy on hand, and if he has a couple of real sharp Crossfire techs who have done the installation before, and if there is nothing else for them to do, then it's possible your car will be ready by Friday. Otherwise count on a week for a new supercharger assy to ship and another 4 or 5 days for installation.

$100 for a new supercharger is a bargain since they run $6000 or more plus installation costs.

 

I totally agree, getting my hopes up is probably not the best idea. I was thinking earlier and if it turns out I get my car back it and still acts the same. Most likely its the IC Pump or a Temperature sensor. I wonder if I can argue I spent $100 for a part that was probably fine IMO.

 

I would think that the first thing your dealer checked was the IC pump and sensor since they are so much cheaper but you never know with Chrysler dealers. My dealer told me that they applied voltage to the supercharger clutch but it would not engage, so that's how they determined it was bad. Didn't sound overly technical so perhaps your dealer did the same.

As for the $100, you paid that to have a problem fixed. The problem has not been fixed so you can argue that the $100 still applies to any further repairs and/or parts.