KEY FOB VSM ??

SamTruck said:

Following this post too. I am dealing with the same issues with mine and in the process of getting all of this figured out. My part number is 2C7T-15K602-AF. Truck is a 2002 F-250.

There's not a lot of info out there so I'm thinking of making a youtube video throughout this process to help others maybe... But, when you take your VSM out be sure to check the three always hot wires on the harnesses and the one ground wire. Ensure you've got power to it that seems normal.

Other than that, I am also well aware of the difficulty of finding a replacement part. I found this website called RepairLaboratory.com that repairs them for $180. I'm a little bit sketched out by them though. Maybe I'm being too critical but I want to know I'm not going to screwed...

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Update:
Also just talked to these guys on the phone: About Us
They were much more professional than any other people who have these modules in stock. They stock only new remanufactured modules and carry a 1 year warranty. They don't repair your part but you will have to send it back to them otherwise you'll pay a $100 core charge. $395 all said and done and you'll need the dealer to flash...ouch but this seems better than any option I've found.

2nd Update:
Spoke to the diesel shops around me. The only one that has the capability of doing work on modules and is very heavily invested in vehicle computer systems repair recommended the above company. Said he has great luck with them and they work well. Says they aren't 100% perfect but 9/10 he has no issues. When he identifies a problem with their supplied part they send him a new one right away.

Ah ok. Yes there is a lot of talk about how different P/Ns work with different trucks - though annoying when you don’t get exactly what you ordered. I am curious if I’ll have the same deal with the one I ordered.

That’s more like it! Unfortunately…. I was expecting something like a buck 70. With waiting, just be sure that your eBay dude doesn’t have a time period for a core return that you don’t miss. I saw some did and some didn’t when I was still looking on eBay.

Also you can plug that new one in to see if it already flashed to a truck of your body style. Before you go to the dealer. Unlikely but never know. If so you saved yourself $170.

Another thought I had…there’s a YouTube vid of a guy that runs a gauge cluster reman shop and shows how he fixes them. 9/10 it’s loose soldered connections on the circuit board. You know, the whole Windows/radio/cluster issues our trucks have when the cluster goes bad. I’m starting to wonder if this is a similar case with our VSMs and if we got one of those very small soldering irons along with the microscope, by resoldering all of our VSM board’s connections if it would work again…

Hey Bill. My VSM came in from Auto ECMs. I installed it as soon as it was delivered by UPS. Feels like the original part fit & finish wise. Original part number for replacement too. Disconnected batteries, plugged in module, reconnected batteries as to not arc connections on this apparently sensitive module. Everything works in the truck again and I have power locks, key fob, door ajar light is off when it should be, and radio off when it should be. I don’t even need to go to the dealer to flash since I guess they did it for me bc I did a replacement with exact match P/Ns. So all said and done I’m in about $450 after I pay for shipping to send my original back for the core charge return and have a 1 year warranty.

Let me know how yours goes once you test it out. Also don’t forget about the 8 times back and forth in ten seconds from OFF to RUN for your key fob programming. Mine instantly recognized my fob again once I programmed it like that, imagine you’ll have to do that too.