ECM or electrical

62,000 MILES • 2.5L • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JAKEWOODY3
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I was installing an external speaker and running the wires through the firewall but I forgot to disconnect the positive wire from the battery and when running them the wire grounded to the frame touched the positive wire and sparked. Now my car is saying it is running like twelve mpg AVG when it used to always stay at around twenty two mpg AVG. I am guessing I messed up the computer?
Jun 19, 2017 at 1:24 AM
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Hello,

It sounds like the computer just needs to relearn. Just keep driving it and it should resolve.

Please let us know what happens, we are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
Jun 21, 2017 at 10:18 AM
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