I was driving in front of walmart and my car just turned off, i got it checked out and somehow the ECU blew becuase of a short and no one can find the short, they want me to pay 1000 for the ECU and another 1000 for the main wiring harness which connects everything in your car.... this is insane, car is totally dead and will not run...


2001 Max
17" enkei zenkei rims
stillen rear section
cat converter
stillen intake system
fstb
rstb
krazee audio system

 

DaMMMMMMM

 

go to car-part.com

ECU's for way less than that hopefully.

That sucks :C

 

Try some junk yards. A few years ago I picked up an additional 4th gen ECU for 100 bucks. Not to say you'll find one thta cheap, but you should be able to do better than any other source

 

the federal emmission warranty requirements? It seems to me it does and if that's the case it should be warranted up to at least 5 years and 50k miles....

 

...good point, check into that, maybe even get an attorney, even that would be cheaper than $2000 for parts...

 

Isn't the ECU part of the "Powertrain" warranty for 5yr/60K? If not, that's BS, since it's an integral part of the engine.

I doubt it's the ECU anyways. Good luck!

 

I already tried to get my own ecu for 225 but since they ordered one and that is not a part they stock i cannot return it but i cannot find a Main Wiring Harness on the net so if anyone knows where i can find that for cheaper that would help since i have not ordered that and also i checked the Federal emission and it is tru it is covered but they are saying cause i have a aftermarket alarm they cannot say it is a factory problem until they check it out so until next week i dont know what is going on.... thanks for all the help though

 

I already tried to get my own ecu for 225 but since they ordered one and that is not a part they stock i cannot return it but i cannot find a Main Wiring Harness on the net so if anyone knows where i can find that for cheaper that would help since i have not ordered that and also i checked the Federal emission and it is tru it is covered but they are saying cause i have a aftermarket alarm they cannot say it is a factory problem until they check it out and it is not a part of powertrain so until next week i dont know what is going on.... thanks for all the help though

 

...Dude, you are getting robbed. Don't buy that $1000 ECU because 'they ordered it and can't return it...' that is CRAP. They need to cover it under warranty RIGHT NOW or else PROVE that your alarm caused the short, thats the law. Don't let yourself get taken for a ride!

 

I tried gettin the ECU for 225 but since the dealer ordered it i cannot return it casue it is not a part they stock normally... also it is not under PT warranty but it is under Federal emission standard but they say its not a factory problem because i have an aftermarket crimestopper alarm so they want to blame the alarm but they alarm still works so i dont know how the alarm shorted and jacked the ECU but still works so i want them to show me so until next week i dont know what the problem is... also i need a main wiring harness if mine is jacked so if anyone knows where i can find that for cheaper than 1000 it be most appreciated.... thanks

 

Try Dave Burnette 800-251-7278 for the wiring harness. Also, you'll need to get your keys/ECU reprogrammed or the car won't start.

Good luck!

 

does your car alarm have autostart? if not, that makes no sense...

 

Another option is to try and buy extra warranty from your insurance company. I bought the warranty from AAA for my Camry after I busted the rack pinion steering. They only asked for the mileage of the car and the type of warranty that I wanted. But I have to wait for a month and 1000 miles later to make a claim. But you can always tell them a lower figure for the mileage and make a claim later. Study their policy carefully before you make the purchase. Good luck.

 

take out alarm, and TRY To take it to another dealer, if u can't

 

I am contacting consumer affairs tommorrow because too many people have said the dealer is taking advantage of me and also i have heard some stories about my local dealer so lets hope it works out for me.....

 

Get the car towed to another dealer for a second opinion. Don't tell them ANYTHING about the first dealer, and see what they tell you. I sincerely doubt that BOTH the ECM and the harness blew out all at once while you were driving the car . . .

 

after talkin to consumer affairs they have said they will pay half of the damage and possibly all if everything checks out on the car... they want to know about major repairs or wrecks and i dont have any of those so hopefully i get the a OK and then i will be home free and the dealer can charge whatever he wants....