04 Columbia ecu 128

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  1. stlwaco

    stlwaco Light Load Member

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    I just got in a 04 Columbia today. On the first trip I am broke down. It has a Detroit with a Lightning 10 speed. Pulling out of a rest area, the rpm would not go past 1500 and the light on the side of the shifter came on. Display reads ecu 128. I'm currently on the side of the road posting from my iPhone. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Edit: another code just popped up- Pld 084
    Edit #2: pld 084 just went away and was replaced by sld 216
     
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  3. Sparkz

    Sparkz Light Load Member

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    128 is engine.
    PID84 is vehicle overspeed. Flash code 72.
    SID216 ???

    What are the flash codes and which lights are they on? Red =active. Amber = historic.
     
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  4. Sparkz

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    Just had a look in another manual. PID84 is also faulty Vehicle Speed Sensor, Code 54.
    When this code is active on a truck with Road Speed Limiting turned on, your engine revs will be limited to what they would be in top gear at the speed limit. This is to prevent drivers disconnecting the VSS to go faster than the RSL.

    SID216 is code 55, missing J1939 data from another ECM. Is the gearbox a straight manual or has it got electronics?
     
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  5. stlwaco

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    Ok the speed sensor makes sense. I noticed the speedo dropping a couple times on the trip up. The trans is a lightning series 10 speed.
     
  6. stlwaco

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    Think I traced it down to loose battery connections. Got her moved down the road to the dealer. Cleared codes and test drove. No more codes.
     
  7. PackRatTDI

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    I had the exact same problem in the 04 Columbia I drive. Since my truck isn't governed I didnt run into the RPM limit but I'd lose cruise control, no speedometer and sometimes wouldn't shift from 6th to 7th or from 9th to 10th since it has the top 2 auto shift. The lightning transmission computer had to be replaced, for some reason it was not getting the speed sensor reading consistently. Later on I lost all power and it was due to a defective battery cable connected to the starter. I have a feeling the voltage fluctuation probably fried the computer. Since the battery cable was fixed I've had none of the electrical gremlins that had popped up from time to time.

    If the problem comes back it may be the transmission computer is defective. The one in my truck was a recent replacement that was swapped under warranty.
     
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  8. PackRatTDI

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    FWIW, when my problem came up I got ECU 128 and ECU 130, which means an engine AND transmission code.
     
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  9. Pablo-UA

    Pablo-UA Road Train Member

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    Plz full codes MID 128 SID PID PSID PPID FMI
     
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  10. stlwaco

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    well it didnt last long. problems came back with a solid service light on the shifter. Got it towed in to the dealer. Lightning ECU is getting replaced.
     
  11. trucker45mtl

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    ECU 128 try to check fault codes on this pdf(internet downloaded)
     

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