Cobra Jet
Well-Known Member
Battery aside (yes I know the Dealer and others on here are recommending replacement)....So they said the main fuse along with fusebox need to be changed. There is no power going to PCM (or part of PCM). Also battery needs to be changed.
They are saying $590 or so to change the battery, reprogram it, change the fuse box as well.
What are your thoughts?
i told them i could change the battery myself but the foreman said batteries in these cars need to be reprogrammed and unless i have the computer they do, i cant do that
The battery does NOT need to be âprogrammedâ... thatâs a new one (laughing).
The bigger questions should be:
1) Why did the fuse short?
2) Why are they recommending that the entire fuse box be replaced (unless Iâm not reading the replies correctly)...
So if the fuse popped - then somehow the system was shorted. Was the car incorrectly jumped after it sat on the side of the road? That could cause a blown fuse.
Did a harness or fusible link fail - causing the short? Does that explain replacement of the fuse box itself? Not sure on this one, because Iâve never heard of a fuse that canât be changed unless the entire fuse box is replaced... can you imagine people all over the world going into a parts store needing to buy an entire fuse box to replace a single fuse?
BTW, whatâs your Service Writer smoking, because itâs some good shit (for him) that makes for some wild repair explanations.
I do know that the main terminals for the battery and other cables are on the side of the fuse box under the hood... IF the car was improperly jumped or jumper cables left on improperly, my guess is it would be entirely possible that due to the improper connection, the terminal block surrounding plastic could have melted causing the block to come in contact with other metal, thus causing a major fault. Itâs also possible that the terminal block fused metal together IF again the car was improperly jumped....
What your Service Center is telling you isnât making sense (at least not how itâs being relayed back on here).
I also donât think replacement of the fuse box would be under $600 including parts and R&R labor hours - when most dealerships are charging $90+ an hour for labor alone. Add in say $120-$140 for the battery cost... itâs not adding up when theyâre saying they are replacing the entire fuse box. Maybe it could add up, but just quick estimate and location of the part and howâs its interconnected - seems to be more involved.
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