Body Control Module 98 Caravan-problem?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by geo.nova, Nov 28, 2006.

  1. geo.nova

    Bill Putney Guest

    And there's only so much a computer can tell you in a real-world
    troubleshooting situation. But I guess we're into "replace this-or-that
    black box" situation with these systems anyway. But still won't be a
    whole lot of help in broken or intemittent wiring situations.

    Bill Putney
    (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
    address with the letter 'x')
     
    Bill Putney, Dec 2, 2006
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  2. geo.nova

    Bill Putney Guest

    Bill Putney wrote:

    intermittent

    Bill Putney
    (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
    address with the letter 'x')
     
    Bill Putney, Dec 2, 2006
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  3. geo.nova

    aarcuda69062 Guest

    qaftermarket is already there and if someone wants to spend 400 grand they
    can access everything with a laptop losing the scantool[/QUOTE]

    400 grand?? What are you talking about?
     
    aarcuda69062, Dec 2, 2006
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    philthy Guest

    that's not really true! a scantool can watch a sensor or function that occurs
    and you can watch voltage ramp up higher than expected with a broken wire /open
    circuit for that circuit or watch amperage ramp up with a corroded wire and
    voltage drop or a outright failure of a blown fuse and record a fault code such
    as can c and b do now and obd2
    alot of times a failure in one black box will set a fault in another black box
    but you need to be able to access them all to see that as in door modules and
    instrument panels and abs and srs and tire pressure monitoring systems such a
    way to see this is with the software i mentioned
     
    philthy, Dec 3, 2006
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  5. geo.nova

    philthy Guest

    oops 4k is that better
    400 grand?? What are you talking about?[/QUOTE]
     
    philthy, Dec 3, 2006
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  6. Your entire argument is based on the idea that changing the mileage
    constitutes fraud because it affects the value of the vehicle.

    You don't seem to understand that changing the mileage of a 250,000
    mile car to 200,000 miles does not affect it's value because to Kelly
    Blue Book, the warranty companies, and everyone else, a vehicle
    is used up at 150K miles. (or 170K miles or whatever arbitrary
    mileage cutoff they determine)

    In other words, beyond a certain mileage it makes no difference
    what the vehicle mileage is in terms of valuation of the vehicle. Thus,
    you cannot committ fraud if you were to change the mileage of a
    280K mile vehicle to 200K miles because it won't affect the value.

    In any case, if you want to talk about fraud let's talk about who the
    largest committers of vehicle resale fraud are. Vehicle dealers,
    that's who:

    http://info.insure.com/auto/Flood-damagedcars.htm

    "...An estimated 500,000 cars were damaged by hurricanes last year.
    Unfortunately, many of these vehicles have been purchased by
    dishonest AUTO DEALERS, cleaned up and then sold, with their flood
    damage history illegally hidden, according to the
    Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.)...."

    Seems to me that unless Chrysler requires the BCM to be returned
    and they plug it in and obtain the mileage from it, (in which case there's
    no need for mileage figures to be written down on the paperwork
    that is sent with it) before programming the new one, and they program
    the new one ONLY to the mileage the pulled out of the old BCM, that
    this is like having the fox in charge of the henhouse.

    I don't see that changing the mileage on a high mileage car to another
    high mileage figure is of any consequence or is fraudulent.

    Ted
     
    Ted Mittelstaedt, Dec 4, 2006
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  7. That's always your answer. In other words if you don't like abortion
    since it's currently the rule to allow it, you would not consider any
    discussion
    to change it and would tell people arguing to change it to shut up and go
    away.

    Ted
     
    Ted Mittelstaedt, Dec 4, 2006
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  8. Your assuming the operator of the software is a diagnostician and not a
    parts-changer.

    I've watched this kind of thing happen in my business, computer networks,
    and there's so many parallels to the auto industry it's like the are the
    same
    industry. Every year the diagnostic software to find problems gets more and
    more advanced, has more and more features, and in the hands of a competent
    tech, can find problems faster and faster. However every year, the numbers
    of competent techs shrink. The techs get lazy and figure that the software
    is
    so smart that they don't have to learn how the systems work anymore since
    the
    software will do it for them. And
    the software gets so much more complex to use that it takes a lot longer to
    learn how to use all the features, and so the techs once again get lazy and
    just
    learn to use a couple of features of the software and don't really take
    advantage
    of it.

    In any case I really don't understand why the $4K software is required.
    There's plenty of horsepower available in even the cheap embedded computers
    today that the automakers should be able to put all the diagnostic stuff
    right
    in the car computer, and an Ethernet jack under the dash, and you plug
    in your laptop, fire up a web browser, and access the car computer and
    you have all the same stuff as you get from the $4K scanner.

    Ted
     
    Ted Mittelstaedt, Dec 4, 2006
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    damnnickname Guest

    First of all I'm not arguing. And this is my last reply on this. I simply
    replied to the OP how the mileage has to be set into the BCM and stated
    that was a guideline that we had to follow, you are the one that twisted
    it into a "value of the vehicle" Once again, a little common sense is
    needed on your last post about the dealers buying and selling used
    vehicles.

    Unscrupulous salvage operators and dealers often try to conceal the fact
    that the vehicles they are selling have been damaged by a natural
    disaster,

    The word dealer...... Means just that:Dealer
    Noun
    1. Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold.

    2. A firm engaged in trading.

    I cant find anywhere where it says NEW CAR DEALER?

    Have a nice Christmas

    Glenn
     
    damnnickname, Dec 4, 2006
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    tgriffin1 Guest


    I just had the BCM replaced in a 1996 Granbd Voyager, and when I went
    to pick it up, I noticed some different behavior and I was wondering if
    you could give me some advice.

    When I open the door the "dinging" goes off like I have my lights on
    even though they are off.

    When I start the car, turn the lights on then turn the car off--- I
    turn off the lights and the parking lights stay on for a number of
    minutes--- It used to be the head lights.


    There are a couple of other things that are quirky, My question is
    could the part be

    installed incorrectly?
    Programmed incorrectly?

    I have more problems caused by the BCM going out

    Thanks

    Tom
     
    tgriffin1, Dec 19, 2006
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    maxpower Guest

    I don't have the original thread but do see my last post stating that your
    lucky that's the only problem you got. Did you swap out a BCM with another
    vehicle or get this one thru Chrysler?

    Glenn
     
    maxpower, Dec 19, 2006
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  12. geo.nova

    tgriffin1 Guest

    I swapped it out with a new chrysler parg
     
    tgriffin1, Dec 19, 2006
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    maxpower Guest

    well I didn't learn Parg in school , I have no idea what that means. If it
    is from another vehicle that was swapped you may have caused more problems
    then you had to begin with as I said before. And before you can continue to
    repair the problem you will need to install the correct BCM and may also
    have to replace any other module that has learned what the BCM requested.

    Glenn
     
    maxpower, Dec 19, 2006
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    Simon Guest

    are there not laws that say that a vehicle's odometer actually has to be
    accurate rather than some made-up number?....not arguing, just asking as i
    don't live in usa.
     
    Simon, Mar 1, 2009
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    Bill Putney Guest

    My understanding is that the law recognizes that it is not always
    technically practical to correct an odometer or computer that stores the
    mileage (in fact you it makes it illegal to turn an odometer back) - so
    rather than force you to scrap the car or put you in jail, it allows you
    to sell it with the error as long as you disclose the error and the true
    mileage to a potential buyer. I think most states (in the U.S.) allow
    you to report the error on the title - in fact it may be required that
    you do so.
     
    Bill Putney, Mar 1, 2009
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