My truck started surging yesterday, got it back home and checked for codes. Pulled a 0123, 0343, 1475, 0606, 1286. Checked battery voltage and cleaned all the grounds. Both batts. checked @ 12.48 volts also checked the voltage from batts. to ground connections. All checks out good , the 0606 code says ecm failure. If thats the case do these things just die with no warning? Truck ran fine before I parked it for the holiday. Any one have a preferred place to get a replacement ecm if needed?

 

Just went through this with mine. Took it to the dealer for a reflash and he said the ECM/pcm died. He gave me the parts numbers as I wasn't buying his 1700 dollar unit and he wouldn't stand good for it. Ordered one from Autocomputerexchange.com got here and installed it and still no start. Dealer says , oh no ,it is the engine ecm! Needless to say I took it to a diesel repair shop and they put in an engine ecm off ebay and the old ecm/pcm and it runs fine now. Sent the new one back and they gave me a decent refund. So they have one in stock if it is the ecm/pcm on the firewall. But lesson learned , dealer techy is full of ****. Find a decent tech and have him run it with an ODB reader.

 

Anyone care to recommend a place to get a remanufactured ecm. Seems all of the ones that I have checked online have a long list of complaints about faulty products or lousy service if you have any problems with their products

 

These guys are in the Dallas area. They were recommended to me but I had already bought mine. http://goecmdiesel.com/

 

Thanks for your reply, the company you mentioned is one that I have looked into. Have not decided who I will use, or if I will trade the truck in as is. Have a policy with vehicles that if they leave me stranded 3 times it's time to be replaced. Appears that the ecm problems are rare, a least on this site.
Thanks again

 

My son is a certified dodge diesel mechanic. he says the computer issues are rare for sure. They usually are killed by human error. he was livid when the local dealer killed mine. I told him if he lived closer I would not have had that problem. But luckily he has a access to a roll back wrecker and came and got it from my dip **** dealer and fixed it for me. Don't take anything to Athens , TX!