BCM Programming 2013 Ram 1500

[SitKneelBend]

Yeah the scanner can do that. But nothing in the driver's door. Can get the passenger to work but no driver again. Seriously running out of ideas.

Have you looked at any diagrams to see if the door itself has a ground? I've never looked but it's possible?

 

[Quick_Shifter]

Tipm can cause similar issues with one thing then all the sudden you’re in a no start situation. It will come down to testing every circuit and tracing wires. A lot of the time it’s one wire broke at a connector

 

[Swims43]

Yeah, it seems like it's isolated to the driver door harness somehow. Everything else connected to the BCM works. So either a wire or a connector is messed up. Now I'm just trying to find the harness for sale. Dealer wants like 500 for it.

 

[Quick_Shifter]

Yeah, it seems like it's isolated to the driver door harness somehow. Everything else connected to the BCM works. So either a wire or a connector is messed up. Now I'm just trying to find the harness for sale. Dealer wants like 500 for it.

Harness may not fix it. Throwing parts at it is not diagnosing. Getting a wiring diagram and back probes is a lot less expensive. Can bus errors could be in a tail light causing weird stuff. I had one last week that was giving transmission errors and glow plug errors. It turned out to be a corroded connector at the rear of the truck

 

[NitroHvy]

Have you tried replacing the door module? I’m telling you, I have a 2013 1500 4WD 5.7. A cpl of my wireless modules failed then the main WIM failed.

You stated in your OP that a diagnostic showed ’loss of communication to module A’. That is the door wireless door module. It costs $150.00 genuine Mopar. Super easy to replace. Your tech should test it. There is a test built-in from the WIM that will ping each module to test for reception.
Sounds like a wireless module issue to me.

 

[DutchRamRepair]

Plug in the replacement bcm.

You car wont start, but you might be able to do some tests.

Worry about programming later.
You could disconnect the abs and pcm, if you are worried about vin changing issuess.

There is a reset function, in Alfaobd, to renew the replacement bcm.
You might need that, before you are able to change the bcm vin.

 

[jdasilva]

Thank you guys for this info. I have to replace my 2013 1500 bcm with a used one with Alfa OBD. Going to let you know if I get it to work

 

[jdasilva]

Success! Used BCM installed and programmed!

 

[jdasilva]

Also in case anyone has multiple faults at the same time like: no radio, rear left taillight short, no ambient temp, front windows not working.. Check that all the modules in the vehicle are working before changing out the BCM. Like drivers door module, trailer brake module, e.t.c. Hopefully this helps someone out.

 

[nickwille99]

Success! Used BCM installed and programmed!

I am having issues with a BCM replacement on a 2013. How did you get yours programmed to work? I installed one out of a 2016 Ram and one out of a 2017 Ram (trying to add features from later years). Both times I couldn't get my key to work or get the truck to do anything when pressing the push to start button. Also having issues getting the VIN to write and the passenger tail light is stuck on. When I put the original BCM in the truck, everything works as it should. Any ideas?