Need help identifying a black box.

I stated that I would start a new thread about the 95 GC SE that I bought
and here goes. While inspecting the speakers in the liftgate (passenger
rear was dead, broken wire) I noticed a black box/module of some sort
mounted near the bottom passenger corner (back passenger corner with the
liftgate open) with a melted spot on it. The interior lights don't turn on
when the liftgate is open and the rear washer/wiper is dead so I assume it
has something to do with either of those 2 functions. Upon removing the PCB
from said module I noticed that a transistor has had a very bad day and
completely disintegrated taking a section of the PCB with it. The module
has 6 connector pins and the numbers on it are as follows (a google search
on them turned up nothing). Thanks

Front:

Chrysler pentastar logo
4661297
93596 A
Made in Canada
1

Rear:

34 34

 

I Believe what you are referring to is the rear wiper motor module, list for
70$ at the dealer. Has nothing to do with the lifgate lites. The ground tag
on the rear latch is more then likely rotted off causing the lites not to
work. if this vehicle hasn't had the latch replaced under the latch recall
you get the new switch on the latch.
give me the last 8 of the vin# and I can check this out for you.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

 

....it turns out that the severe hesitation and erratic acceleration was due
to a shorting out of a spark plug. $40.00 repair and he is back on the
road. I dodged a bullet this time!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Putney" <>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.makers.Chrysler
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: 2001 Chrysler Sebring

 

You left my post in there out of context after your snipping of that
other thread. For the record, that response of mine was to a different
subject that you introduced later in that same thread (where you said:
"I've seen internet posts that say the Sebring transmission is prone to
an electrical problem and some transmission control problems."). I was
not addressing what your original post in that thread was about. That
was a response to that quoted comment.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')

 

for
70$ at the dealer. Has nothing to do with the lifgate lites. The ground tag
on the rear latch is more then likely rotted off causing the lites not to
work. if this vehicle hasn't had the latch replaced under the latch recall
you get the new switch on the latch.
give me the last 8 of the vin# and I can check this out for you.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

 

I already know that the latch recall isn't done as I checked it already on
the Chrysler website and it was listed as "Incomplete" but the last 8 are
SX625902. Thanks for the info on the module. So far other than this small
issue the van is running great and got 22-24 MPG per the mini trip computer
on an 86 mile round trip with the cruise set for 54 MPH and a 2-3° degree
Fahrenheit outside temp. So far I have changed the engine oil and filter
(Mobil 1 5W30 non-EP oil and Wix 51773 filter), spark plugs, wires, and coil
pack as the previous owner let the rear 3 plugs get so bad that the firing
voltage climbed higher than the coil could handle and it arced over
internally. I have also ordered a Denso O2 sensor off of Ebay as the
current one is a Bosch and was unplugged when I got the van because the
connector on it broke. So far I have managed to get the current one plugged
back in which cleared the 32 and 21 trouble codes and the resulting CEL/MIL
for the 86 mile trip but the light came back on today with the same 2 codes
during a trip to the grocery store. I also need to replace the radiator
before summer as it does have a small hole in it and I think they tried stop
leak at one point as the front heat barely blows luke warm while the rear
heat works normally which tells me the heater core is partially plugged. I
don't think the coolant level is too low as the temp gage rises normally
during warm-up and stays rock solid at mid scale after that.

 

I dont need the number if you already checked on the website