Ecu Unlock Fail Help! - SRT Forums

julius717 · 03-19-2009, 08:34 PM

got home plugged in my scanner to load my map and now my ecu is locked and my car wont start. how in the hell do i fix this? i have had nothing but problems witht his bullshit ass program since i started to use it. and now my car is fried/

nemiro · 03-19-2009, 10:32 PM

If you pulled the connector out, or turned the key off during programming, then the PCM is pretty much blank. Call SCT, and they can help you. Advantage is a buggy software suite, but I have been using it close to two years now with good results.

julius717 · 03-20-2009, 02:48 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by nemiro

If you pulled the connector out, or turned the key off during programming, then the PCM is pretty much blank. Call SCT, and they can help you. Advantage is a buggy software suite, but I have been using it close to two years now with good results.

none of that happend. all i did was hit load tune it was doing the powering down all was well then it just said ECU ERROR and stopped. hopefully they can fix it over the phone/computer i cant have my car down past the weekend

**04blusrt_4** · 03-20-2009, 08:20 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by julius717

none of that happend. all i did was hit load tune it was doing the powering down all was well then it just said ECU ERROR and stopped. hopefully they can fix it over the phone/computer i cant have my car down past the weekend

Didnt it ask to return to stock? You should have said "yes" and then let it reload the stock file, then you could have tried again to reupload the new tune.

julius717 · 03-20-2009, 10:57 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 04blusrt_4

Didnt it ask to return to stock? You should have said "yes" and then let it reload the stock file, then you could have tried again to reupload the new tune.

yes it does but since it failed out half way through the first time it didnt completly back up the stock file so now my ECU is blank. i have been on the phone with SCT for about 45mins they are trying to figure it out

vschaos · 03-21-2009, 11:42 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by julius717

yes it does but since it failed out half way through the first time it didnt completly back up the stock file so now my ECU is blank. i have been on the phone with SCT for about 45mins they are trying to figure it out

Hope you get it figured out. Any electrical work on the car? Had a friend that had some wiring that had a bad ground....ended up bricking 3 pcms before I brought over a volt meter and tested everything.

apexcrazy · 03-22-2009, 12:51 AM

about a year ago my Xcal developed a short where the cable enters the handheld . it gave up during a flash . since the obdII port was , at that moment , ready to download data into ecu . Dealer replaced XcalII But that didnt work . All I got was "error 11 non-autodetect obd port" or somting like that . In the end I had to send ECU to SCT and they fixed it ! Now I treat my handheld like a jewel .

nemiro · 03-22-2009, 01:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by apexcrazy

Now I treat my handheld like a jewel .

Very good advice.

**Mana4real** · 03-22-2009, 08:36 PM

I know it sucks dude. We talked about this. I told you I would help you once it's fixed. Can you take it to the dealer and have them flash a program on it? It might cost you a little bit, but you would have it faster. Anyone know if he can take it to the dealer to have it flashed, meaning just the PCM or send it to flight systems?

nemiro · 03-22-2009, 10:47 PM

Dealer will more than likely not know how to flash it. Three options. 1. SCT; 2. Flight Systems; 3. Get another S0 PCM, and have your VIN flashed into it.

**Mana4real** · 03-23-2009, 12:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by nemiro

Dealer will more than likely not know how to flash it. Three options. 1. SCT; 2. Flight Systems; 3. Get another S0 PCM, and have your VIN flashed into it.

Thanks for clearing that up.

91PumpKing. · 03-23-2009, 12:54 PM

someone is sellin an 04pcm for 25shipped in the FS section..

STUDLEE · 03-23-2009, 01:04 PM

http://www.srtforums.com/forums/f27/...-parts-482753/ <--- $75 for ECU

SRTie4k · 03-24-2009, 02:09 PM

It's entirely possible your ECU is just locked out. Similar thing happened to me except i got all the way through a flash, then my car wouldn't start, pump didn't prime, red alarm LED on dash stayed lit.

I finally had to send the whole ECU to SCT and they fixed it.

julius717 · 04-08-2009, 02:11 PM

So SCT just called me and is trying to charge me 65$ because my handheld is out of changes. which i find very interesting considering i had already been tunning my car with it hmmm..... WTF!!!!