Help please - Failing BCMs

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Help please - Failing BCMs

Post by texanbrit » Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:56 pm

Since FIAT Cares joined the forum I wondered if this was a good place to ask for help with an issue that seems to keep cropping up.

There seems to be a recurring issue where the relay for the headlights fail on the 500 model. The problem being that the relay is part of the BCM and is not user serviceable.

Charging $1000+ for what is essentially a failed relay seems unreasonable, for what is at heart an economy car.

Is there a different solution that FIAT would recommend?
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Re: Help please - Failing BCMs

Post by MadFiat » Thu Nov 21, 2019 7:09 pm

Definitely a concern! Especially since a used BCM is not reprogrammable.
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