The car started sputtering and stalling with rpms going from 1000 to 5000 all over the place and the tranny wouldn't engage.This was after 10 minutes of driving. Had roadside assistance tow me to the dealer. After 2 hrs (only CEL code was engine stalled)they told me my PCM is fried and they will overnite a new one from Reno. I was having quirky problems before with the stalling issue and the auto headlamps not working properly about a month ago. The did a reflash on the PCM and that seemed to fix the problem. Now the PCM is gone so lets see if a new one fixes the problem. It made it worse because I was on my way to Sinister's house to change my oil and everyone else was doing pulley swaps. I was upset when there were 4 LSJ's driving around together and I had to ride with Swizz instead of being the 5th to help represent our cars.

 

that sucks man, keep us updated

 

So the dealer called me last night and said yes they got the new PCM and replaced the leaky gasket so the car is running great and would be ready to pick up. BUT then they went to roll it off of the lift and had the wheel cut all the way ,for god knows what reason, and they hit my right front tire on the lift. They must have hit it HARD because he said it took a chunk out of the wheel AND the tire, flattening the tire. They are now overnighting a new wheel and tire and will hopefully have the car ready tommorrow. I told him the car is pulling to the left(not really) so it needs an alignment under warranty anyways. This is because I know they won't do an alignment just because, but I'm cautios of the alignment whenever the wheel takes a direct hit. I think my car has bad luck, as I was 100miles away when the wheel was hit. I know accidents happen and the dealer is doing his best to fix it, but it still sucks. He was also complaining that the wheel and tire would cost him $600 and I said I was glad he did it and not me! So does anybody know of any good deals on an Evo? I promised myself I would not drive a four door, but the new Eclipse is slow and ugly and I've never been a big fan of the Subie STI's. Maybe I can get a good deal on a used 350z and twin turbo it. This cobalt just seems like it has bad luck, I have a clean record, keep my car immaculate, and don't hot rod it but a few times and it seems like its falling apart on me like no car I've ever owned before!

 

^^i feel you on that last part

 

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