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xpanda305x · 05-26-2010, 02:13 PM

can adding foglights , footwells , led dome light bulb , led license plate light , and a subwoofer and hids to the headlight and fogs REALLY fry your PCM? seriously?!?

GM/Chevy is trying to blame my PCM fried on the fact that i had those things installed in the car..

The Stig · 05-26-2010, 02:22 PM

I'd have to say its a yes/no kind of answer. While your mods themselves wouldn't have fried your PCM the install for them could have. Not bashing your DIY talent or anything but if you missed a ground somewhere or two wires are crossed/touching it could lead to problems.

I'm curious to know why you're asking. Did the dealer tell you that the warranty was void because of the mods, or something similar?

xpanda305x · 05-26-2010, 02:25 PM

^ yes because they are saying that the battery wasnt install properly? funny enough before when i took it for the break. NOTHING was wrong. now i bring it back. and i have all shit loads of problems...now they want me to pay out of my !@#!@# pocket 1,000....yeah on a car thats !#!@#! 5,000 miles old...R U FU@!#!@ING Serious....

guyjusthere · 05-26-2010, 02:36 PM

This happend on my Audi... Take off mods and take it to a different dealership!!! Easy fix

ron10 · 05-26-2010, 02:42 PM

you could be overloading a circuit.

2010 SSRS · 05-26-2010, 02:43 PM

Boom

xpanda305x · 05-26-2010, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guyjusthere

This happend on my Audi... Take off mods and take it to a different dealership!!! Easy fix

you sure that would work?

and okay they said because the battery was installed incorrectly! that it cause the PCM to fry...

jrpimp00 · 05-26-2010, 04:03 PM

How was the battery installed? Were the black and red wires crossed?

camarowa · 05-26-2010, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ron10

you could be overloading a circuit.

This sounds most plausible

The Stig · 05-26-2010, 08:09 PM

If they are saying that the battery was installed wrong and that is the source of all of your problems then I would argue the bill is on there dime. Last time I checked the car's battery is installed by the Chevrolet factory, so I guess it's the robots fault? Really we can't blame them though, they are color blind.

Serious note though. Take the mods off and go to a different dealer. They will never know and never think to ask about it.

mrray13 · 05-27-2010, 08:26 AM

This battery that was installed wrong, was it installed in the factory location, or is it a secondary battery installed for the mods?

FC_GIBB · 05-27-2010, 10:43 AM

yikes PCM fried, not good. all your grounds were good? Anything live touching ground?

How is your battery installed wrong? if it was obvious that you took it out and reinstalled it wrong i can see why they would deny you.

that sucks man. I would uninstall all aftermarket electronics and take it to another dealership.

05-26-2010, 02:13 PM	#1
xpanda305x Banned Drives: Dark Knight Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Gunshine State Posts: 3,150 View My Garage	Serious Question can adding foglights , footwells , led dome light bulb , led license plate light , and a subwoofer and hids to the headlight and fogs REALLY fry your PCM? seriously?!? GM/Chevy is trying to blame my PCM fried on the fact that i had those things installed in the car..

05-26-2010, 02:22 PM	#2
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	I'd have to say its a yes/no kind of answer. While your mods themselves wouldn't have fried your PCM the install for them could have. Not bashing your DIY talent or anything but if you missed a ground somewhere or two wires are crossed/touching it could lead to problems. I'm curious to know why you're asking. Did the dealer tell you that the warranty was void because of the mods, or something similar? __________________

05-26-2010, 02:43 PM	#6
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	Boom __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

05-26-2010, 04:03 PM	#8
jrpimp00 Drives: '10 Black/IOM Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 530	How was the battery installed? Were the black and red wires crossed? __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Black/IOM //// 1998 Pontiac Trans AM 819 RWHP @ 12 PSI (Turbo)

05-26-2010, 08:09 PM	#10
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	If they are saying that the battery was installed wrong and that is the source of all of your problems then I would argue the bill is on there dime. Last time I checked the car's battery is installed by the Chevrolet factory, so I guess it's the robots fault? Really we can't blame them though, they are color blind. Serious note though. Take the mods off and go to a different dealer. They will never know and never think to ask about it. __________________

05-26-2010, 02:25 PM	#3
xpanda305x Banned Drives: Dark Knight Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Gunshine State Posts: 3,150 View My Garage	^ yes because they are saying that the battery wasnt install properly? funny enough before when i took it for the break. NOTHING was wrong. now i bring it back. and i have all shit loads of problems...now they want me to pay out of my !@#!@# pocket 1,000....yeah on a car thats !#!@#! 5,000 miles old...R U FU@!#!@ING Serious....

05-26-2010, 02:36 PM	#4
guyjusthere Drives: 2016 2SS Camaro Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 246	This happend on my Audi... Take off mods and take it to a different dealership!!! Easy fix

05-26-2010, 02:42 PM	#5
ron10 Drives: 2010 2SS IOM L99 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: LOUISVILLE,KY.. Posts: 7,545	you could be overloading a circuit.

05-27-2010, 08:26 AM	#11
mrray13 Drives: 2010 1LT RS Rally Yellow Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: southern Illinois Posts: 2,973	This battery that was installed wrong, was it installed in the factory location, or is it a secondary battery installed for the mods? __________________ *PacMan*

05-27-2010, 10:43 AM	#12
FC_GIBB Drives: 2012 Impala LTZ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greenbackville, VA Posts: 346 View My Garage	yikes PCM fried, not good. all your grounds were good? Anything live touching ground? How is your battery installed wrong? if it was obvious that you took it out and reinstalled it wrong i can see why they would deny you. that sucks man. I would uninstall all aftermarket electronics and take it to another dealership. __________________ A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "'The United States of America", for an amount "up to, and including my life". That is honor, and there are way to many people in this country who no longer understand it.

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