Jeep Compass:  Bad ECM → Symptoms + Diagnosis

Your Jeep Compass’s ECM (Engine Control Module) is its brain.  Just like a human’s brain, your Compass can’t function without it. It is sometimes referred to as the ECU or PCM.  It’s all the same thing. The ECM controls and directs your entire drivetrain (unless there is a serrate transmission controller). When an ECM starts … Read more

Jeep Patriot:  Bad ECM → Symptoms + Diagnosis

Your Jeep Patriot’s ECM (Engine Control Module) is its brain.  Just like a human’s brain, your Patriot can’t function without it. It is sometimes referred to as the ECU or PCM.  It’s all the same thing. The ECM controls and directs your entire drivetrain (unless there is a serrate transmission controller). When an ECM starts … Read more

Jeep Cherokee:  Bad ECM → Symptoms + Diagnosis

Your Jeep Cherokee’s ECM (Engine Control Module) is its brain.  Just like a human’s brain, your Cherokee can’t function without it. It is sometimes referred to as the ECU or PCM.  It’s all the same thing. The ECM controls and directs your entire drivetrain (unless there is a serrate transmission controller). When an ECM starts … Read more

Pontiac Solstice:  Bad ECM → Symptoms + Diagnosis

Your Pontiac Solstice’s ECM (Engine Control Module) is its brain.  Just like a human’s brain, your Solstice can’t function without it. It is sometimes referred to as the ECU or PCM.  It’s all the same thing. The ECM controls and directs your entire drivetrain (unless there is a serrate transmission controller). When an ECM starts … Read more

Pontiac Bonneville:  Bad ECM → Symptoms + Diagnosis

Your Pontiac Bonneville’s ECM (Engine Control Module) is its brain.  Just like a human’s brain, your Bonneville can’t function without it. It is sometimes referred to as the ECU or PCM.  It’s all the same thing. The ECM controls and directs your entire drivetrain (unless there is a serrate transmission controller). When an ECM starts … Read more

Pontiac G6:  Bad ECM → Symptoms + Diagnosis

Your Pontiac G6’s ECM (Engine Control Module) is its brain.  Just like a human’s brain, your G6 can’t function without it. It is sometimes referred to as the ECU or PCM.  It’s all the same thing. The ECM controls and directs your entire drivetrain (unless there is a serrate transmission controller). When an ECM starts … Read more

Pontiac G5:  Bad ECM → Symptoms + Diagnosis

Your Pontiac G5’s ECM (Engine Control Module) is its brain.  Just like a human’s brain, your G5 can’t function without it. It is sometimes referred to as the ECU or PCM.  It’s all the same thing. The ECM controls and directs your entire drivetrain (unless there is a serrate transmission controller). When an ECM starts … Read more

Pontiac GTO:  Bad ECM → Symptoms + Diagnosis

Your Pontiac GTO’s ECM (Engine Control Module) is its brain.  Just like a human’s brain, your GTO can’t function without it. It is sometimes referred to as the ECU or PCM.  It’s all the same thing. The ECM controls and directs your entire drivetrain (unless there is a serrate transmission controller). When an ECM starts … Read more

Pontiac Montana:  Bad ECM → Symptoms + Diagnosis

Your Pontiac Montana’s ECM (Engine Control Module) is its brain.  Just like a human’s brain, your Montana can’t function without it. It is sometimes referred to as the ECU or PCM.  It’s all the same thing. The ECM controls and directs your entire drivetrain (unless there is a serrate transmission controller). When an ECM starts … Read more

What to do if You Accidentally Put Premium Gas in your Car

If you accidentally put premium fuel in your car, it’ll be ok.  Your car run with it just fine.  The real problem occurs when you put regular into a car that requires premium. If you did put premium gas in your car, the only detrimental thing that happened was the lost money spent on fuel … Read more