PCM Died after reprogramming - help.....

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Aug 7, 2007 | 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by HSH

Okay, so long story short; Friday morning I re-set my truck back to "stock" with my EDGE programmer. I did this as I was worried about the way my trans. was shifting, and the fact that it had slipped between 2 and 3 on two occasions. I was about to schedule with my local tranny shop for a look-see and figured that in the meantime a little less hp and torque would give the slushbox a break and maybe save me some $$. The programmer did it's thing and I got a "burnout" on the LCD telling me I was good to go. It never started again. Coincidenteally after I got it I programmed it to the 2nd setting(80hp) and haven't touched it til Friday. Yeah, well I just got a call from the dealer and the PCM is completely cooked.

$900 bucks later I'll have a new one installed.

SO, my questions to all you experts out there(I'm decidely not and need all of your help).
1) I love the extra power and mpg from the chip, but not at the tune of $900 each time. Should I just stay with stock? Is this common?
2)Is this a repair I could take care of, and where does one aquire a PCM.
3)Should I try to chase down EDGE for some of this bill?

Any thought about others similar experiences would be helpful.

97 250 7.3 crewcab 4x4 offroad.

This is the number ONE reason I would not do it. I have heard this story many times over from owners, to mechanics that work on these trucks and many have the same opinion I do. Why mess with a great design to start with.