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Well it almost made it to 5 weeks, and bing! All symptoms exactly the same as mention in 1st post. I stopped the car turned it off, hooked my tech 2 to it, all the modules were present BUT the EMCM. Most of the codes in the ECM,TCM,BCM were lost communication with EBCM. I was able to get into every module the car has. but EBCM. I will start with the Connector and wire harness, if ok I will order a ABS module.
Am I on the right track??
Thought?
Thanks
Lane
Start with the ECBM connnector/its wires with a good cleaning,
and if it does look like the problem is with the ECBM itself, you can remove the brain box from the side of the unit, and give the connector header pins a quick check for a cold solder joint if needed.
Note, with the tech II, check the voltage of the ECBM so make sure that the problem is not a low voltage one back up line~or at the ground point, with it voltage dipping to time out, and loosing communication that way isntead.
I have a 09 base automatic 19k miles. known the car its whole life, no accidents or issues, It is my wife's 2nd car and she does not drive it much but it gets started and moved around the shop weekly to move cars around make some room or to get another car out. I started having the no start situation where you push start and the gauges sweep then blank with only the check engine light symbol showing and no start. I googled and learned a lot, I found and cleaned all the grounds, battery checked and replaced checked all the connection while battery out and eve took the tray out to check cables, blue connectors at BCM, all the easy free things to check, I came to my opinion of replacing the BCM, I went to the dealership and bought a brand new BCM. I have a Tech 2 and a membership at tis web and also have Tech 2 Win using my MDI 2 as pass through. Got it home installed set up BCM, Crank relearn, unlocked radio ect. started great. All went great except I could not calibrate the brake switch, I tried everything, the brake lights were on all the time as well, It also said the service warnings on dash for suspension and traction systems, I have read tons of forum threads about this issue and had a good feeling it was a connector somewhere, cleaned and checked all connectors or connections that are usually the culprit, no change. I then ordered a brake switch off ebay even tho I had a feeling it was not the issue from all the information from all the threads I have read. I installed the brake switch from ebay turned ignition on fired up the tech 2 went to calibrate and no deal, same as before. I went another month or so reading and learning and nothing changed the situation, I even tried through tis web with the mdi 2 an no dice. One day I went to advance auto parts to get something for another car and thought what the heck ordered another brake switch for her vette. It was the BWD brand, unhooked the negative side of the battery installed that brake switch I powered up turned key on, perfect, showed hit brake to start on dash, pushed the brake started the car, have brake light working correctly no service on dash, was able to turn traction control on and off it was perfect, I was so happy, I went through with the tech 2 and every module was 0 codes! I started putting everything back together and left it running while doing so and after 10 minutes BING traction control light came on and 2 seconds later the check engine light came up and the service stability reading on the dash, the brake lights still worked perfect. I fired up the tech 2 right then and I had 5 codes in the ecm, had 3 in the BCM, had 3 in the EBCM and 1 in the TCM. I cleared everything thinking it may been a clitch or something from monkeying around with things. They all cleared and started the car back and same issues they all came back rather quickly this time like in 5 seconds. I cleared one more time, I was going to right everything down from each module to make this post, and the codes came back as before the same exact codes in each module as before, I will list them bellow any help would be appreciated I have a connector or module dead somewhere IMO I would like and need some guidance any way thanks in advance. The brake lights are still working correctly as well.
Lane
ECM
P150C TCM engine speed request circuit
P0700 TCM request mil illumination
U0121 lost comm. with ABS
U0101 lost comm. with TCM
P2544 Transmission torque request circuit
BCM
U2108 lost comm. with ABS and traction control
U2106 lost comm. with TCM (I Think)?
EBCM
U0100 lost comm. with ECM/PCM
U0101 lost comm. with TCM
U0073 control module comm. bus off
TCM
U0073 lost comm. bus A off
Driver Door Module
U1017 lost comm. with ECM
ESCM No comm. ? suspension control may be in EBCM ??
EFCM No comm. ????
Thanks again
Lane
Lane, I jumped on CF to check on my electrical problems and come to find our your post is also my problem with my 2009 Auto with 13K. It happened to me twice where it would not start fortunately it was in the garage. It would just click like a dead batt, headlights and tail lights on with engine light on dash. I disconnected the batt to check its charge and it had a full charge cleaned the posts put charge on for boost and it started. I know I haven't solved anything so now I just carry battery cables and keep fingers crossed. By the way great post on this subject.
Since last post, I unplugged the connector at the EBCM or abs module for us oldtimers, cleaned the female plug side with contact cleaner and air from my air compressor, then i took a old tooth brush and sprayed it down with the contact cleaner and very, very gently cleaned the pin on the module
,Then i was able to get my air hose up to it to blow it out. So all good for now, we will see,
BTW be careful plugging it back up with the swing lock, its easy to not have it seated right.
Let you know!
Lane