I have a 1995 Dodge Dakota SLT 3.9 L V6 with 50,000 original miles. The BCM body control module has gone out. We can not find one new and are being told that buying a used one it would have to be reprogrammed. Dodge says they can no longer reprogram and can not anyone else that can either! Anyone else have experience with this? Am I just SOL?

 

Uuhhh ...

There's no programming to the ECU for these trucks; "it am what it am".

No VIN matching, nothing.

You should match cylinders, transmission, wheeledness, and Federal/California emissions.

You can also fine remanufactured ones; here's what RockAuto lists. Take the OEM numbers, match to yours, and Google for them.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...computer),2896

RwP

 

They're not touching a 23 year old truck. I don't blame them.

 

I know next to nothing about this subject, but can you use one of the knock off programmers? I have heard some GM people are using them for bcm programming etc. Here is a link to maybe get you started checking it out....
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ese-clone.html

 

95 is OBDI, and therefore, not flash programmable. By anyone. No matter what equipment you have.

There are aftermarket solutions available though. I know there is at least one company that will do tuning for the obdi trucks, but, it's 250 bucks a pop.

The GM folks yank the memcal (the chip that has all the engine specific programming on it), and replace it with a zif socket, so prom changes are quick and easy. The use electronically erasable/programmable chips, (and usually have several) so, they can edit their tune, burn it to a chip, and then swap the chip. In the thirdgen camaro/firebirds, people have been known to upgrade to an OBDII system from a newer camaro/firebird......

 

there is no BCM on these trucks like the newer vehicles which have several "CM's" on them. only an ECM. and no, no programming needed on any older than 96.