You Won't BELIEVE Why this Dodge Doesn't Start...

We got called in to diagnose a 2005 Dodge Durango crank no-start.
Some parts were already replaced:
-Fuel Pump
-PCM
-2 TPS sensors...

It cranks really fast, and setting P0068 and P0123 trouble codes.

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Ivan

[stevewhite]

Just wanted to give props to Good Karma Garage and what they are doing to help the less fortunate!!!

[carlm]

I've been in a position when I had no money to fix my car. God bless those who help the people that cannot afford to pay!

[KarateSensei]

"If you are going to load up the parts cannon, use good ammo!". Truer words have never been spoken, also if you are doing the work yourself why cheap out on the parts! I wonder if that is another old Russian saying?

[NoWrRun]

I tried to tell my Dad this about cheaper sensors at NAPA about a year ago for his Hemi Ram. He didn't listen & it DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM & I TOLD HIM CHEAP AZZ JUNK SENSOR, BUY NTK OR NGK. I had to buy him the DARN THING & IT RAN BETTER THAN IT HAS IN A YEAR, PLUS MUCH BETTER GAS MILEAGE. He is a believer now AT 80 YEARS OLD BUT STILL DRIVES IT LIKE HE STOLE IT, KRAZY OLE MAN. THANKS, SIR IVAN.

[linuspoindexter]

I suspect that in a lot of cases, when something gets returned as defective, it goes right back on the shelf to be sold again. Eventually, someone will just not bother bringing it back and there's another successful sale. I think this happens in all retail, not just auto parts.

[WatchWesWork]

That was fun! Chrysler can't make a good TPS, but they apparently make a hell of a starter!

[johnshellenberg]

Hats off to Jeff and Good Karma! In many places in the US and Canada, it's nearly impossible to live without a car and for many low income families, they can't work or even exist without wheels. While we need to solve the issue of poverty and people earning so little they can't look after themselves, people like this help bridge the gap until things can change.

[SteveB]

What a great garage, helping out the community like that. With regards to aftermarket sensors, I won't touch them, not these days anyway. If I can't afford a new OEM sensor, or the OEM one is no longer available, I would rather go pick an OEM part from a salvaged car.

[mikechiodetti]

Very good diagnostics! New does not mean good! Obviously this time proved that statement.
A shout out to that guy for helping other people that need help!

[jiujitsuforall]

For us cheap B-stards, this is a hard lesson to learn!!! But I'm convinced OEM is the way to go. I've been burned so many times replacing coils, fuel pumps, O2 and AF sensors, etc., you'd think I'd have learned this lesson years earlier!!! Thanks, Ivan, for reinforcing a good habit!

[thejoneseys]

I've been burnt with cheap garbage sensors before, it's an incredibly painful lesson. It's factory OEM or nothing. If you're hell bent on throwing your money away better to waste it on a used OEM part! Fantastic diagnosis as always 👌🏻

[jdtractorman]

The crap quality of aftermarket parts never ceases to amaze me. This is a real and serious problem too. I don't know if you saw Scanner Danner's video earlier this spring Ivan but he went round and round with a car he was working on. He had a bad evap purge valve on a Hyundai I believe. He had to get OEM after trying at least two aftermarket ones that kept setting false codes. I think the conclusion for Paul and his brother was the aftermarket didn't have enough wire windings in it to allow the valve to work correctly. The crap quality of these aftermarket parts is inexcusable.
So basically the wide open throttle value with the crap sensor was shutting down the fuel injectors causing the no start. OEM all the way for electronic parts.

[rogermacdearmid]

I wonder what Eric O would say about this? Shout out to Good Karma Garage. You’re doing good in this world. Well done good sir. Another example of sticking to the basics, and understanding that new doesn’t mean good.

[timlawrence]

Please keep the videos coming. You are a great teacher, a brilliant diagnostics guy and you seem like a super nice guy. We appreciate you.

[additudeobx]

Bro !!! WOW, best advice I've heard in a long time. For car electronic parts DO NOT, I REPEAT - DO NOT Replace with aftermarket parts. OEM Parts Only.
I found this out the hard way with the coolant temperature sensor on a LEXUS LS400 and a secondary repair that ended up in a coolant leak caused by a stainless-steel screw hose clamp causing a leak in the coolant, then overheating and never once did the After-Market temp sensor register my over temp. At one point I literally had frozen new spark plugs in the cylinders. I was cracking the ceramics on the plugs removing them.... It was only then that I realized I had no coolant. GOD BLESS LEXUS and that 1UZ-FE
I still own that car

[kellyx]

It's disappointing to think about how many people buy these substandard aftermarket parts, then when it doesn't fix the problem, they buy other parts thinking that the problem lies somewhere else.

[kastooMcFry]

Good fix, Ivan. That truck probably was in deflood more, thinking the pedal was floored, so the injectors weren't firing. That's probably why they replaced the fuel pump. Nice that those guys take care of people that can't afford it. Life is difficult without a safe, reliable car. Thanks!

[mmichaeldonavon]

You are the magic man. I used the decade boxes when working on airplanes. That was a long time ago. Great piece of test equipment.

[bergtechautomotive]

Been burned way too many times by bad after-market electronic parts. I will only install OEM now. The only exceptions are Denso or Delphi coils/components (not branded with the the oem name like AC Delco) as they are the OEM mfg for those parts anyway. Always grateful for taking us along.

[brianw]

In this totally upside down world, it is such a pleasure to witness the diagsmith ply His trade and share with us. Thank You once again Ivan and hats off to Good Karma! 👍