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My 2006 has a malfunctioning ECBM. Dealer told me there are none to be had and I looked for one too. He was right. If I remove it the car is undriveable while I send it out to California to be repaired. Not crazy about that. Repair on the C5 module is different and easier but they changed it for the C6. Much more difficult. I would like to know if there is anyone else with this problem and what you have done about it.
Thanks.
Need more details, since problem could just be a corroded EBCM connector the problem alone.
If sticking valve, not hard to pull the control box off the unit to get to the valves and control solenoids to clean then up, as well correct a cold solder joint or two as well.
Really, the problem is that you have the car at a dealer, instead of indy shop, since the dealers are just parts changes, while indy shop will go the extra mile to clean up the connector, and maybe even repair the module in house as well.
Hence here we have a valve body that the valve stems need to be clean up,
As well as the solenoid bodies clean up, and a couple of solder joints on the board that need to be re-flowed to correct the control side of the module.
The car is in storage for the winter and will deal with it come spring. I was just hoping to get some ideas to solve my problem and if anyone else had the same problem and what they did about it. Thanks for the info so far.
Short version, easy to pull the control side off the EBCM, while leaving the body side still in the car with the brake lines connected.
If see that the piston valve stems needed cleaning, such can be done in place, and regarding the control side, solenoid bodies easy to clean up with a touch of dielectric grease in the end, and since you can see the solder joints on the board, easy to re-flow any in question too.
If such is beyond your skill level, go find a Indy shop that is able to do such in house, isntead of the car sitting at dealer for weeks as they pull and farm out the corrections on the EBCM instead.
Bluntly, dealer should only be used for warrenty work, and once the car gets to the point that is not longer under warrenty/parts are hard to find like in the case of the C7's back, it's indy shop time, with some work on your part if something does need to be replaced, sourcing the needed part before the car does go into the shop so it not sitting there for weeks waiting on the new or rebuilt part.
My 2006 has a malfunctioning ECBM. Dealer told me there are none to be had and I looked for one too. He was right. If I remove it the car is undriveable while I send it out to California to be repaired. Not crazy about that. Repair on the C5 module is different and easier but they changed it for the C6. Much more difficult. I would like to know if there is anyone else with this problem and what you have done about it.
Thanks.
buy a low mileage used one on ebay, or a refurb. Or clean the current unit. Sometimes all you have to do is disconnect, clean contacts, and reconnect. Make SURE the battery is 100% excellent. Low battery can cause all sorts of electrical issues and or codes.
ECBM Malfunction
