Hey ya'll. Many of you are aware of my truck woes these past few weeks. The dealer is saying I need a new PCM as something is shorting internally.

They also say the part is on back-order (wtg dodge), but can be received in 10 business days.

My question: Can I get a PCM elsewhere? Is this doable myself? The tech said its like $600 for the part and a 1/2 hour of labor.

I don't think that's too bad, but IDK.

Thoughts?

 

ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DODGE...Q5fAccessories

 

for the love of god dont get it from the dealer, they wanted over 1k dollars for a new pcm!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i told them to sit and spin and walked out. bought one on ebay for 200$ and had it overnighted for 50$. works just as good as a dealer part.

 

Junkyard? Should just plug and play.

 

I agree try a salvage yard for what its worth...

 

Dodge ecm/pcm are not interchangeable as they are programed with your vin and mileage.

Auto comp out of Houston Texas remanufactures them for a good price.
1800-217-4072, Talk to Greg, Have the part number off of your pcm ready along with your vin and current mileage if you decide to purchase.

 

my pcm **** the bed and it was only 92.00 for dodge to reprogram it,

 

Thanks for the responses guys.

I too have learned that the PCM needs to be VIN and mileage specified. I have found some places who re-manufacture these PCM's ranging from $150-$300 depending on place. The dealer wants $600 for it.

My real concern is I already paid another shop $600 to buy and replace a solenoid pack that didn't seem to fix the issue. The shop said they would take the new part out and put the old part back in and give me a refund, but I'm not sure if that would be negative progress once I put in the PCM.

I read somewhere that a PCM can be burned because of a bad solenoid pack or similar. My fear is if I were to put in the "bad" (old/stock) solenoid pack, and it was to burn the new PCM I just bought.

Anybody have thoughts on this?

Thanks!

 

On my 98 they threw solonoid packs, PCM, pressure regulators, etc at it over a half a year. Problem ended up being that my K&N wore through my wiring harness, grounding. PCM was actually fine, but the ABS computer was toast. $75 on ebay.

 

Problems like this are a nightmare. I wish you lots of luck.

BTW Popsnbeer, was looking at your sig - whats a guy in AZ doing with a 20' boat? Got a snowmobile to go with that?