This does not mean that all interfaces made by Drew Technologies will work. For example, notice that the Drew Technologies listing specifically calls out the CarDAQ-M with Mega-CAN. The interfaces range in price from $500 to over $2000.

2) and, unlike some other manufacturers, attempting to program with an unvalidated device could quite likely result in failure. There are only a few interfaces that have been validated by FCA (Fig. In order to program, a subscription to wiTECH 2.0 J2534 and TechAuthority (Fig. The functionality of the old application has been added to the wiTECH 2.0 J2534 application. In addition, as of January 2020, the previous FCA J2534 programming application has been discontinued. Anti-theft functions are also not included in the J2534 application. Other modules, such as ABS or BCM, are not programmable without OE tooling. Using aftermarket J2534 tooling, FCA’s coverage includes only emissions-related controllers on some 1995 – present vehicles. OE tools will be covered later in this article. In all of these cases, an OE tool was used, the module was recovered and successfully programmed. I have personally had multiple reprogramming failures on both CAN and non-CAN equipped vehicles. Historically, Chrysler has had some issues with their J2534 application. Some options are better than others but we will cover them all. Just like other manufacturers, FCA allows a few different options for programming their vehicles. The basics covered in Programming Part I, such as doing all of the reading and connecting a battery maintainer, still apply. The FCA programming process is not as forgiving as Ford or GM as described in the articles leading up to this one. In this installment, Programming Part IV, we will take a stab at Chrysler vehicles.

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