# PCM hell

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/pcm-hell/74226>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 22, 2012, 7:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pcm-hell/74226 "2012-08-22T07:33:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pcm-hell/74226/21 "2012-08-26T07:30:46Z")

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Twice I have been told by a “mechanic” that my PCM was bad and needed replacing. The first time I owned 2 crs with the same PCM so I just swapped them and the stalling problem stayed with the car not the PCM. The second time I called the local Chrysler dealer and they said they had a refurbished PCM in stock and if that didn’t fix the the problem they would just swap the old one back and charge me 1/2 hour labor. Again not the PCM.

" It’s got to be the computer" seems to be the refuge of “mechanics” who don’t know how to follow the diagnostic tree in the Mitchell’s Guide or don;t have the equipment to, or are too lazy.

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