Newby here but I have found all the real information is always found in the forums and with enthusiasts sooo....Here I am! I hope Y'all can help me!

Hello!
(I love V-bulletin btw, It feels like the snowmobile forums I hang out on!

Anyway....

My wife owns a '96 Sebring conv. with the 2.5 V-6.
She fires it up a few days back and as usual, puts it in gear before the starter even quits spinning!
Goes in reverse and backs out of the driveway.
She puts it in Drive and that was the last time the car has shown any life.

It's in the shop now but they can't seem to be able to figure it out either.

It DEFINITELY has spark and now also has a brand new fuel filter, spark plugs (that was fun) cap, rotor, wires and is also definitely getting fuel.

The crank and cams are all perfectly lined up as the back cam was 3 teeth off tdc on the belt when this work was started.

It will crank, spark, get fuel and then seem to try to run when you return the key to the run position (sometimes) but it never catches.

I'm old school...If it has spark and fuel it will at least backfire even if the timing is way off.

A buddy checked it with his code reader when this first happened and all it would read is something like "Unable to obtain TDC" or something similar...I never saw it.
Any suggestions or help would be welcomed and greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

(I also posted this in the Sebring section but I might get more help here?)