Just had water pump changed, now having problems keeping the car running ( battery and alternator are good)

Asked by Gemzstarr Jan 22, 2019 at 01:46 PM about the 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Turbo Convertible FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Starts but won't stay running

Gemzstarr answered 5 years ago

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Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago

When a car is being serviced, the mechanic will sometimes disconnect the battery for safety reasons. This may cause the engine computer to lose it's memory on functions like idle speed, shift points, etcetera. Maybe after several drive cycles the computer will "relearn" these setting and it will start to run better. If not, call your mechanic and see what he recommends. Tell him it wasn't doing that when it arrived and should not be doing that when it left.

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