Sometimes the TCM just needs to be flashed to clear codes.
I'd take it to an indy shop and see what they say.
I'm speaking as someone who works in the industry and had that happen with my Passat.
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Sometimes the TCM just needs to be flashed to clear codes.
I'd take it to an indy shop and see what they say.
I'm speaking as someone who works in the industry and had that happen with my Passat.
Seems like the options are (in no particular order):
1. Sell it -- no more worries
2. Drive it and replace the TCM with the aforementioned after-market parts when the OEM part fails
3. Pre-emptively replace the TCM no, as per #2
4. Try flashing the OEM part
Since we don't need two cars every day I'd probably go with #2. #1 has the advantage of getting out now of what may become a troublesome vehicle.
1. Sell it -- no more worries
2. Drive it and replace the TCM with the aforementioned after-market parts when the OEM part fails
3. Pre-emptively replace the TCM no, as per #2
4. Try flashing the OEM part
Since we don't need two cars every day I'd probably go with #2. #1 has the advantage of getting out now of what may become a troublesome vehicle.
If I'm not mistaken, I believe Ford has stopped making all cars except the Mustang...I think they're still making that. All other sedans and small cars have apparently been discontinued.
In 1969 I was hired on a Friday to be a trainee mechanic at a VW dealership and told I would be sent to a training center to learn to repair the cars. I showed up for work the next Monday and was told the service manager who hired me had been fired. They sent me to the repair department and told me to watch the mechanics and learn from them. All of the mechanics they had were from Brazil and only spoke Portugese. I don't know any Portugese, so this was a little limiting.
After a week or two, I was told to fill in for the service writer who was going on vacation. He was a tall, blond German with a thick accent who could tell a customer "I don't think that zis iz a problem" and people assumed he was an expert sent by the factory or something. In fact he was an exchange student working a part time job and he had no experience or connection with VW.
Among other things, I was supposed to write up estimates for collision repairs and we had a snowstorm so a lot of cars came in rather banged up. No one had taught me anything about body work or estimating, so I just had to wing it.
The day my German counterpart came back, I was told I was fired because I didn't say hello to the owner when he came in (driving his Cadillac).
What little I learned watching the mechanics work and test-driving cars after repair, convinced me that I never wanted a Beetle.
Probably made this cars Mexico or Germany. Here in Argentina only mado truck and SUVs
Beat me to it. Plenty available on eBay. I’d tell that dealer where to stick a TCM and move on.
That’s what has me scratching my head, too. The dealer telling him they can’t get them.
Again, eBay has plenty.
Yep l have been a Ford guy for 30 plus years. Went to trade cars last year and didnt want a Mustang. Came home with a Honda Accord.
Whole lot of parts are unavailable now days. My car's in the shop for last 3 weeks. They don't know when the parts will come in. Qas told when I took it in.
Chevy parts have been universal for different models for years. Whether thats still true, l dont know but it was a plus for the Chevy owners.
If it's running fine, you think it's awesome, and warning lights remain on constantly, I'd say it sounds as if you've actually gotten into a Jeep Wrangler by mistake. But as long as it runs fine, I'd keep driving.
You can also check online for a 2012 Ford Fiesta Transmission Control Module and find it for sale from third party sources for the $300 to $400 range. You'll likely need to find a willing mechanic to install it. Even so, I'd wait for it to fail first. But I'm a cheapskate.
BTW, I fixed my Jeep's check engine light with a small piece of black electrical tape. Best wishes.
I'd just like to address the suggestion to wait for it to fail. If you decide to wait until it fails, your repair cost can be a heck of a lot more than the module replacement and calibration. If you're really a cheapskate, you fix that one right away and get it done by a good, independent mechanic.
A lot of everything now is VIN specific and needs programming.