Intermittent trans failsafe message

[LeiZ]

You probably got intermittent elec shortage somewhere in the engine bay & underneath the car. A nice dry-out in the sun is the least you can do since you're in FL.

Let's imagine what happened when you hit the 1-foot puddle at 50MPH, First the water will gush into the grille, through radiator & fan, into engine bay. The first impact to the electric connectors would probably be CPS, VANOS solenoid and MAF, etc. I will check on every connector to see if there's any water residue. Going further back, O2 sensors, Throttle connector, DISA connector, etc.

If you let me guess, I'd say MAF, but that's just shooting from my hip.

Good luck!

[Jroc]

Originally Posted by LeiZ

You probably got intermittent elec shortage somewhere in the engine bay & underneath the car. A nice dry-out in the sun is the least you can do since you're in FL.

Let's imagine what happened when you hit the 1-foot puddle at 50MPH, First the water will gush into the grille, through radiator & fan, into engine bay. The first impact to the electric connectors would probably be CPS, VANOS solenoid and MAF, etc. I will check on every connector to see if there's any water residue. Going further back, O2 sensors, Throttle connector, DISA connector, etc.

If you let me guess, I'd say MAF, but that's just shooting from my hip.

Good luck!

Thanks! Yeah, I had a similar train of thought. Not sure if you read the first post, but I spent a day disconnecting every electrical connector in the engine bay and spraying connecter cleaner through both sides of them. Next step I think, is to pull the tcm and clean both sides, of the harness/connecter.