Chevrolet Repair: COST TO REPLACE PCM, chevy uplander, wiggle test


Question
MY CHEVY UPLANDER 2005- KEEPS STALLING WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS UP WITH ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND STARTER DISABLED AFTER I WAIT A MINUTE IT STARTS RIGHT UP..FINALLY GOT CODES P0606, P0601 AND U0107.. THEY CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT THAT..DO YOU THINK THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE PCM AND WHAT WOULD BE THE ESTIMATE TO DO THAT??

Answer
I JODI,EST TO REPLACE AND REFALSH PCM ABOUT $475-$525.00. THE CODES 601 606 ARE RELATED TO THE PCM ,SUCH AS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH LIVE DATA,BAD CONNECTIONS TO THE PCM,GROUND FAULTS AND SO ON..DID THE CHEVY DEALER TELL YOU THIS.IF SO THEY ARE MORE THEN LIKELY CORRECT. IF THIS WAS DONE WITH A SCAN TOOL THAT IS [GENERIC] [NON GM] BECAREFULL,THESE CODE READERS MAY SEND OUT THE WRONG CODE NUMBERS...I HAVE SEEN THIS MANY TIMES.  THE UO107 CODE IS USUALLY A WIRING PROBLEM AT THE THROTTLE BODY OR AT THE MAIN BULK HEAD HARNESS. BEFORE REPLACING THE PCM MAKE SURE ALL THE WIRING ON THIS CAR LOOKS GOOD,CLEAN AND TIGHT. DO THE WIGGLE TEST ON THE WIRES !!! I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU IF NOT GET BACK TO ME. TOM...