guess what. it was 80 degrees here today, and sure enough, it did it again driving home. temp on the gauge was around 200, and it seems to do it every time it's hot outside and the car is hot as well. but not when the car is hot and it is cold outside. I think I should just try the new computer as long as I already have it. and see what happens. the worst case scenario I can just sell the new one I bought if there is nothing wrong with the old one.
I am looking into actually buying scanning software for my laptop that will give me a live feed and I can actually see what is going on as it happens not just when I get a freeze frame. this problem has NOT thrown a code that any scanner including the one at the transmission shop has been able to find. this was another reason I was leaning toward just replacing the PCM and seeing if it cured it as this problem seems very much heat related and when the board heats up that could definitely cause a short and freak out the computer AND I know for a fact that this car has been in a serious collision on the drivers side, and that the trans. was replaced because of it, along with the drivers fender and headlight. now if the computer sits just below the airbox isn't it very possible that it was also damaged in the collision?
