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To: DUMBGRUNT

never heard of this, none of my GM trucks have it


3 posted on 07/10/2026 1:12:13 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: eyeamok

—”none of my GM trucks have it”

As noted, only trucks with stop/start.

IIRC half tons.


28 posted on 07/10/2026 1:58:57 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messag)
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To: eyeamok

I had heard something about this the other day. Is it just certain states or is it universal? It certainly is a scam. The article mentions P/U trucks....is it cars, too? I had a battery exchanged on my car awhile back & there wasn’t any real programmiming to do that couldn’t be done by the owner. The car is an older one & has some electronics, but not the latest stuff. Either way, it sounds like SCAM all the way. Who is responsible for this?


52 posted on 07/10/2026 3:40:11 PM PDT by oldtech (oltech)
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To: eyeamok

I had a 2007 Mercedes, only the dealer could change the battery because of programming the cars electronics. $$$$$$$


54 posted on 07/10/2026 3:48:48 PM PDT by Ronald77 ( )
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To: eyeamok

My 2007 Jag had it and my 2016 Mercedes has it. What they don’t tell you is there is usually a way around it. I put a new battery in my Jag and drove it 30 miles because apparently that will reset the system. Put a new battery in my Mercedes and everything inside quit working. No tilt on the steering wheel, no cold air from ac, etc. I drove it about 30 miles and everything started working again.


78 posted on 07/11/2026 5:09:07 AM PDT by sheana
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