If you go back to the original video from this women, Parker ASKED her if anyone has been messing around in here BEFORE he got there. She said that "someone might have been playing" around the connections at the battery. Parker noticed that too and that's why he asked her about it. Then he shows up and someone's playing around in the same location again??? This is exactly why he shouldn't be offering to fix people's vehicles for free. People are going to take advantage of his kindness and now i wouldn't even touch that car after this BS. She's not being upfront with Parker and she's making the car worse at each attempt.
Bitter much? The joy of giving comes from giving without expectation. Parker is a great example of this. You don't take things personally and you'll be just fine. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO, PARKER! BE THE EXAMPLE AND SHUT DOWN THESE HATERS
@@block4565 if you are a liar you are not worth the time. There are good honest people that need help. I will help them. Some people are just scammers and expect everything for free.
Matthew, free repairs should be for good people who are down on their luck. Not for people that just don't have money, not all people that are broke are good people.
He did something super nice and sweet and of course there’s always the skeptics “they aren’t good people” how in the world do you know that. Just let a wholesome moment happen
@@maxleung2762 So a "Wholesome" moment is when someone lies to you??? Go back and watch the first video and maybe you'll learn a thing or too. This woman is not HONEST and deserves ZERO kindness.
I wouldn’t have touched it tbh, you never know if that dude fuck something up taking that starter off, then customer blames you if something needs to be replaced.
But if you're careful and know what you're doing, you can replace a starter without disconnecting the battery. Obviously it's strongly recommended to disconnect the battery. But people have done it. But you're wrong on that, if you'd like to refer to 0:18 in. You can clearly see that he disconnected the negative lead. With no ground to the battery, how would it be possible to short something out? It wouldn't.
The associate at auto zone did t strap my starter in the test machine and it jumped around inside the test box when it started up and filled the chamber with smoke 😂🎉❤ they fried it. Had one at another store nearby had them write it on company letterhead I was owed a new one at their cost 😮
@@randyedelen5770right, there’s plenty of people like single mothers, old widowed women/men, etc. that deserve the help, this lady definitely not… didn’t have the money to pay Matt cuz she paid the other guy I’d bet
i was a mechanic 44 years, retired now, im the only to touch my 03 3rd gen cummins, i did the road mechanic crap 2 years , seeing & listening to customers no money to pay so id pull parts and leave, to much on nerves, do my own & screw others
This is the exact reason I stopped doing work for neighbors and people looking for handouts. You’re grinding bro and I hope your mobile business keeps going up but the clients you’re starting with are at the bottom of the barrel. Let people know your work is A+ and they have to pay the premium to get you out there or don’t show.
She wasn't looking for a handout.....the last vid she said she'd have him do it when she got paid.....you should probably stop judging what you don't know and people you don't know....common sense
Matthew, you're clearly a good person, putting good energy out there. I similarly donate to people that are down on their luck. But you must remember there are Bad, misguided people out there and they will take everything they can,from you.
As a master tech at a ford dealer for over 12 years, i have no idea what they did to test that BCM and tell you it was bad, the BCM holds the pats system, the key programming , all of it, they would of had to install that BCM on a car, program module, go through security, program 2 keys to it, initialize the tpms system, then parameter reset the bcm/pcm….. all to say if that module was good or bad, then put the original bcm back in said car and go through all of that again…i have never done this for anyone, i dont know anyone who has, could they have done it sure , but my guess is they did not, my guess is they are hoping you buy a bcm from them, put it in the car find out its not the problem and bring car to them….. could it be the BCM? Sure …..but in my experience bro these problems 99% of the time end up having a power/ground problem somewhere , i would be checking all the power/ground circuits and communication lines going to the bcm , then making sure the output if the bcm is there for said “ system” …..before you go through all of that, just my take on it……. I can save you some time though, the Transmission control module on that car holds strategy for the starting system, including the PRNDL, these are known to go bad and cause no starts. I would peak at that
I feel the same way, if someone else gets hire to work on something you were already commissioned to work on, that tells me that they don't trust you or they are impatient as can be. Neither scenerio works. Don't get blamed for someone else's screwup. I get that you want to finish the job, but watch your back...
It's a difficult game Matt, but don't lose that unshakably positive attitude. It's a huge generalization, but some of your customers are probably struggling to make ends meet and they've been screwed over enough times that they have difficulty trusting folks that have the ability to extract sums of money from them because of an informational advantage. Naturally they're going to have their guard up or listen to their brother-in-law who once fixed a 92 Impala by hitting the starter with a hammer. Maybe the way to go here is to charge your customers upfront for your time/services and then put them in a prize pool for a refund at the end of the month. I don't want to get too 'corporate' on your 'brand' because truly the best thing about watching your channel is watching you tackle people and problems with kindness, positivity and professionalism. Never change pal, you really are one of the good ones!
He wasn't starting anything. This "Other guys" was so hack that was destroying the car further. If Parker wouldn't have drove by at the time he did, he would have NEVER noticed it. The woman wouldn't have told him about it. She keeps lying.
I applaud you on your customer service my man. I'm all about being polite to the customer but IDK how you are able to let them stand over you while working. I have a home shop and just did a head and head gasket job for a guy and he would randomly just show up every other hour or so wanting to drink his crappy natty lites and watch everything I was doing and ask 100 questions. I finally had to tell him if he can't leave my shop until the job was done then he was gonna have to get his truck towed to another shop. I was never more excited to get that truck done and out of my shop.
I help those in need,I have a Garage and all my tools I paid for.SO if some one cant afford a Regular garage @ $70 per hour, I tell them to bring their own mechanic or Do it them selves for little to nothing in cost.
Today's society makes you question other people theses day. I can still remember leaving doors unlocked at my grandparents incase some needed help at night. Not any more . Hats of to you wrench.
Something about the way she says "really" when you are telling her the lights aren't illuminated for gear position rubs me the wrong way. She was doing that shit in the first video as eell
I feel like you went into an all around a sketchy situation. I would save the free work for simple jobs like brakes or a loose connection. And if it involves deep diag and running to dealers save that for your repeat customers who you’ve gotten to know. You’re a good dude, just hate to see people taken for a ride.
He is going to get taken advantage of. How many videos have we watched on this channel and seen customers lie and not be upfront about their vehicles. The shady customers are going to be much higher than most people think.
@@klwthe3rd I advise caution too just because he is getting well known. People will learn to call in advance, play dumb, act poor and broke. I was in renovation work where clients would pull so many tricks to get out of a bill or get discounts. I am no longer independent because of how draining the average person is and how they have no care that you too need to make a living. Matt can do great work independent and get better paid than what autotechs make, he has the knowledge.
@@madjackgamingandfitness498 That is an excellent point. I never thought about that since he is getting more popular online and they know in his videos that he is "giving away" free services - all the rats will come out of the holes to get free services.
Been there! Or show up and they say ohh well we already got it fixed and then they don't think they owe you any money for travel time. Been there done that lol
You are 'big time' CORRECT HiFiinsider !! People want to watch me fix their hot tubs all the time, and i tell them exactly that! And it is NOT shady JustAName !! People whom watch slow you down and talk about all their drama filled lives thinking i am some sort of on site therapist whom has an ear for such time consuming retardedness!
@@Just_A_Name14sometimes I'd have to agree just because I have nothing to hide, but unfortunately sometimes when something stupid happens that could be so little like dropping a spark plug and you gotta go get a new one, they don't care about the free labour or the fuel you used to go get a new part all they see is the clumsy mechanic that drops your parts. Sometimes it's just easier to not have eyes on you when you're working, not because you're being shady but Because they don't understand
@@Just_A_Name14 nowhere did I say they had to pay, I'm saying by breaking something unintended breaks a trust with the customer and they are eerie of the situation now, not saying all customers are that way but by them not understanding stuff breaks out of our control then they are going to get mad or upset, I'm not trying to hide anything but by not understanding causes unwanted confliction
You caused this when disconnected the (-) pole of the battery. You should disconnect (+) pole. Because when you reconnect the negative pole it will/could damage the module. Since, there’s power in the circuit it will spark/create a surge within the cpu board, effectively frying the cpu.
There were strike marks on the starter id look around to see if anything else is damaged wires etc that could've bin struck by accident when freeing the starter.
Tech here Also and I saying TCM. I have replaced hundreds of them for this reason. Also wonder how the dealer tested the PCM unless they installed it on a car to test.
You leave yourself open to lawsuits like this. Never be too trusting of anyone and if you’re running a business and not a charity don’t ever sell yourself so short as to work for free. People never appreciate that. Make them pay for your skills and talents. Like the Joker said if you’re good at something never do it for free.
2-1/2min in I've seen this before on dash, it can be computers but also caused by bad ground, it can make the electronics wig out from transmission to ECM to BCM I know you're a good tech Matt. Just suggesting to look at the grounds and definitely the body ground to battery and engine block ground. I'm still in engine performance electrical communication and automotive electrical diagnostics training currently but many roll ins was having ground issues causing all sorts of no starts, to no cranks, to no transmission function to many symptoms with wigging out cluster gauges. It usually shows up as a starter problem and a battery problem. Maybe could be the BCM signal to ignition control wire simply not sending the control signal to start and if the ignition switch doesn't have a proper signal it could of locked the trans into limp mode (2nd gear only) where you can't start it or change gears. But I'd be doing a bunch of tests with scope, voltmeter and test light to work my way through the wiring diagram on that ignition circuit and find any commonalities between ignition, BCM ignition control and transmission. I know there's at least two conditions required for ignition to start and one of them is park/neutral and the other is BCM control signal. If you confirm the cause and eliminate all other possibilities I am extremely interested to hear the cause. Id very much like to hear what the problem was and the fix. Hope it's not something standard like the internal chip of BCM not functioning properly being unable to perform it's other function like a 5V square wave. On one diag on a Cadillac it had a bad BCM signal that didn't show up because it's square wave was 20mV square wave but couldn't register on my scope on the normal scale. He said a new BCM would make it work for a while but the cause was corrosion under the block ground the BCM control was tied to. It had a junkyard engine put in it before and nobody cleaned the grounds. Another GM had same kind of BCM problem where it could do everything but that control signal and it was a ground that just corroded over time. I was gonna put a BCM in it and was informed that what was done before and it dries the BCM. It was only $80 for that vehicles module but in some newer vehicles it's $2000 so my mistake could have cost a customer 2 grand.
Matthew, we're having a tough time and need our car fixed for free, cuz we can't pay. Would you come out to Catoosa and help us out? Jesus will reward you many times over. God bless.
One time my sisters friend car was dead I figured it needed an alternator changed, bought the part and fixed it in her work parking lot before she got off. Another one of her friends dad wanted to me to work on his daughters car but he thought he knew what the issue was. After the battery, starter, and alternator (keep in mind I’m a part changer who’s had tons of vehicles so I work on my own stuff but I’m no pro) after an all day event of replacing his parts, him going to the store, replacing the next, going fo the store replacing the next him and the daughter both come out and tell me a story about how the ran it low on oil, started making a sound then accidentally over filled it and the next time she drove it it stopped turning over. I said after the starter that it’s getting power something is just binding (was the first part he asked me to do) I popped the plugs out and turned it at the crank by hand. Engine was completely seized after moving about 1 quarter turn. I felt bad and did it all for the price of changing a starter but I was happy but also sad to inform them that the engine is seized, that’s when they tried to sell it to me lol
Dude this same issue happened to my sister 2013 Taurus after changing the starter. Turns out the mechanic moved the shift linkage to get to the starter and that threw everything off
When i was a kid i smoked a PCM ..ya ya ya Lesseon learned from there on out in life 😂... I was trying to work on my car without the battery Disconnected. It doesn't take much .. just one small exposed wire or turning the ratchet too far.. All I did was turn a ratchet alittle to far and hit an exposed wire and it basically fried everything 😂
The other mechanic fried or either removed the ECU fuse/relay. Had that happen to me and my car wouldn’t read what gear it was in nor would my reverse camera come on when I shift to reverse. Spent hundreds on transmission work but ended up being a $4 fuse🤦🏾♂️🤣 boy do we live and learn
She inferred that the 'connections' were backwards. So I would agree on that. Also not disconnecting battery before working/removing starter will short all your computers. Wouldn't be surprised if the TCM goes bad and she takes Matt to court. She that type.
If you see someone at a job you know you had, pull up, pull over, walk up and shake their hand, introduce and tell them your business, and scope it. I've been booked on repair jobs before, pull up and there's a guy there looking at the exact same thing I'm there for. She waves at me and he waves at me, and I just pull off. Not getting in the middle of it.
Also just want to point out that my truck is my baby, a restore job since day one of me buying it used. The only person who touches it is me, and occasionally my dad. I've had to lock it because he will go and try to tinker. I've had the alternator burn up from him washing the engine with it running with a garden hose. I've had him cut my radiator in half with garden shears and then cut it jagged because the shroud wasn't mounting. I've had him jump wires, beat on parts with a hammer....etc etc. Don't. Trust. Anyone.
This is why you're supposed to plug in an extra battery just for safety measures inside the vehicle. That's another reason why they have a plug like a cigarette lighter goes into. I have never changed anything electrical without doing that because it keeps the computer programming the way it's supposed to be so you don't have any issues after changing starters and things that go directly to the battery. That's also why I don't like computerized vehicles
you can test a starter yourself by hooking jumpers to it, positive (red) on the wire/bolt lead then ground it out to the side with the negative just hold it with your foot, if she spins your good to go
Sometimes they know they had an original problem then play dumb when it happens again, so you feel confused or compelled to fix it. (Not enough money makes people do stupid things)
It’s no ones business on who Parker helps so mind your own business and let the man do him he doesn’t need approval before doing charity work god bless
if the other guy disconnects the battery with the ignition in run position it will fry the ecm, according to my gm shop manual from 1986, so not sure if this is the case with new cars or other makes, but i wouldn't try an experiment with it, car owners like this should just get a scooter
If you go back to the original video from this women, Parker ASKED her if anyone has been messing around in here BEFORE he got there. She said that "someone might have been playing" around the connections at the battery. Parker noticed that too and that's why he asked her about it. Then he shows up and someone's playing around in the same location again??? This is exactly why he shouldn't be offering to fix people's vehicles for free. People are going to take advantage of his kindness and now i wouldn't even touch that car after this BS. She's not being upfront with Parker and she's making the car worse at each attempt.
Let her pay for the work like everyone else. You want to be a liar you ain’t getting g nothing from me
Bitter much? The joy of giving comes from giving without expectation. Parker is a great example of this. You don't take things personally and you'll be just fine. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO, PARKER! BE THE EXAMPLE AND SHUT DOWN THESE HATERS
@@block4565 if you are a liar you are not worth the time. There are good honest people that need help. I will help them. Some people are just scammers and expect everything for free.
I totally agree with you, i have been through this also so often.
Don't do it Parker they are know honest Customers..... Only Customer....I learned all this the hard way....
Matthew, free repairs should be for good people who are down on their luck. Not for people that just don't have money, not all people that are broke are good people.
He did something super nice and sweet and of course there’s always the skeptics “they aren’t good people” how in the world do you know that. Just let a wholesome moment happen
Totally agreed! Your comments are spot on.
@@maxleung2762 So a "Wholesome" moment is when someone lies to you??? Go back and watch the first video and maybe you'll learn a thing or too. This woman is not HONEST and deserves ZERO kindness.
@@klwthe3rdExactly
Reddit brains are taking over
Ya that lady’s trouble leave it alone
I wouldn’t have touched it tbh, you never know if that dude fuck something up taking that starter off, then customer blames you if something needs to be replaced.
Good thing no one asked you to work on it!!
@@Klownguy22 🤡
@@Klownguy22Was that supposed to be a dig? I’m sure he’s glad nobody asked him to work on it. He’s not wrong. That’s a major liability.
@@GMbowtie350 not a dig, just stating that ‘no one asked him to work on the vehicle’.
No good deed goes unpunished
Story of my Life
Dude didn’t disconnect the battery before working on the starter. He shorted something.
exactly
the battery was bad though
But if you're careful and know what you're doing, you can replace a starter without disconnecting the battery. Obviously it's strongly recommended to disconnect the battery. But people have done it. But you're wrong on that, if you'd like to refer to 0:18 in. You can clearly see that he disconnected the negative lead. With no ground to the battery, how would it be possible to short something out? It wouldn't.
@@jonnywilson9117OP is saying the other guy didn’t disconnect the battery and shorted somthing not Matt
The associate at auto zone did t strap my starter in the test machine and it jumped around inside the test box when it started up and filled the chamber with smoke 😂🎉❤ they fried it. Had one at another store nearby had them write it on company letterhead I was owed a new one at their cost 😮
I know you want to help people but you gotta stop giving shit away for free.
I think the compensation he makes from his videos allows him to be more generous. On the other hand, this lady doesn't deserve to catch a break.
@@randyedelen5770right, there’s plenty of people like single mothers, old widowed women/men, etc. that deserve the help, this lady definitely not… didn’t have the money to pay Matt cuz she paid the other guy I’d bet
I’d charge her. Having someone else come out. It would be her karma
i was a mechanic 44 years, retired now, im the only to touch my 03 3rd gen cummins, i did the road mechanic crap 2 years , seeing & listening to customers no money to pay so id pull parts and leave, to much on nerves, do my own & screw others
That other dude fried computer.
For sure he did.
Yep taking the starter out for sure
This is the exact reason I stopped doing work for neighbors and people looking for handouts. You’re grinding bro and I hope your mobile business keeps going up but the clients you’re starting with are at the bottom of the barrel. Let people know your work is A+ and they have to pay the premium to get you out there or don’t show.
These people will sink your ship along with theirs 💯
She wasn't looking for a handout.....the last vid she said she'd have him do it when she got paid.....you should probably stop judging what you don't know and people you don't know....common sense
@@richsweeney1115 ok 👍🏻
4:49 😂😂😂
The side eye😒😂
If someone else gets involved in my project, I get uninvolved from it.
You never know who was there before you that you didn't see.
Matthew, you're clearly a good person, putting good energy out there. I similarly donate to people that are down on their luck. But you must remember there are Bad, misguided people out there and they will take everything they can,from you.
As a master tech at a ford dealer for over 12 years, i have no idea what they did to test that BCM and tell you it was bad, the BCM holds the pats system, the key programming , all of it, they would of had to install that BCM on a car, program module, go through security, program 2 keys to it, initialize the tpms system, then parameter reset the bcm/pcm….. all to say if that module was good or bad, then put the original bcm back in said car and go through all of that again…i have never done this for anyone, i dont know anyone who has, could they have done it sure , but my guess is they did not, my guess is they are hoping you buy a bcm from them, put it in the car find out its not the problem and bring car to them….. could it be the BCM? Sure …..but in my experience bro these problems 99% of the time end up having a power/ground problem somewhere , i would be checking all the power/ground circuits and communication lines going to the bcm , then making sure the output if the bcm is there for said “ system” …..before you go through all of that, just my take on it……. I can save you some time though, the Transmission control module on that car holds strategy for the starting system, including the PRNDL, these are known to go bad and cause no starts. I would peak at that
Solid info bro 🫡 you’re one of the good ones
@@WestHaddnin thanks man, theres still some of us out here 🫡
I feel the same way, if someone else gets hire to work on something you were already commissioned to work on, that tells me that they don't trust you or they are impatient as can be. Neither scenerio works. Don't get blamed for someone else's screwup. I get that you want to finish the job, but watch your back...
100% she will blame him for whatever the other guy did
It's a difficult game Matt, but don't lose that unshakably positive attitude. It's a huge generalization, but some of your customers are probably struggling to make ends meet and they've been screwed over enough times that they have difficulty trusting folks that have the ability to extract sums of money from them because of an informational advantage. Naturally they're going to have their guard up or listen to their brother-in-law who once fixed a 92 Impala by hitting the starter with a hammer.
Maybe the way to go here is to charge your customers upfront for your time/services and then put them in a prize pool for a refund at the end of the month. I don't want to get too 'corporate' on your 'brand' because truly the best thing about watching your channel is watching you tackle people and problems with kindness, positivity and professionalism. Never change pal, you really are one of the good ones!
Thanks for letting us know about that computer. That can cause some stress for sure.
That was Funny dude u looked pissed good video
That’s crazy literally you’re gonna start the job just finish the job🤣 crazy man!
He wasn't starting anything. This "Other guys" was so hack that was destroying the car further. If Parker wouldn't have drove by at the time he did, he would have NEVER noticed it. The woman wouldn't have told him about it. She keeps lying.
Great lesson to know when to keep driving
I applaud you on your customer service my man. I'm all about being polite to the customer but IDK how you are able to let them stand over you while working.
I have a home shop and just did a head and head gasket job for a guy and he would randomly just show up every other hour or so wanting to drink his crappy natty lites and watch everything I was doing and ask 100 questions.
I finally had to tell him if he can't leave my shop until the job was done then he was gonna have to get his truck towed to another shop. I was never more excited to get that truck done and out of my shop.
I know your frustration lol
I’d rather be left alone when working
There’s a couple guys like that that come to my uncles shop. It’s super annoying to see.
I help those in need,I have a Garage and all my tools I paid for.SO if some one cant afford a Regular garage @ $70 per hour, I tell them to bring their own mechanic or Do it them selves for little to nothing in cost.
$70 per hour!? In 2024?!
@@christopherbowen Up in Small towns in Maine.
@@christopherbowen The rates here in Sweden are from 150$ to 250$ per hour....
If you don't feel comfortable, walk and you don't have to explain yourself to anyone if no money was exchanged.
Today's society makes you question other people theses day. I can still remember leaving doors unlocked at my grandparents incase some needed help at night. Not any more . Hats of to you wrench.
Don't get taken advantage of 😢
Something about the way she says "really" when you are telling her the lights aren't illuminated for gear position rubs me the wrong way. She was doing that shit in the first video as eell
a great Worrier gives much. I would still tell her to take a hike
I feel like you went into an all around a sketchy situation. I would save the free work for simple jobs like brakes or a loose connection. And if it involves deep diag and running to dealers save that for your repeat customers who you’ve gotten to know. You’re a good dude, just hate to see people taken for a ride.
He is going to get taken advantage of. How many videos have we watched on this channel and seen customers lie and not be upfront about their vehicles. The shady customers are going to be much higher than most people think.
@@klwthe3rd I advise caution too just because he is getting well known. People will learn to call in advance, play dumb, act poor and broke. I was in renovation work where clients would pull so many tricks to get out of a bill or get discounts. I am no longer independent because of how draining the average person is and how they have no care that you too need to make a living. Matt can do great work independent and get better paid than what autotechs make, he has the knowledge.
@@madjackgamingandfitness498 That is an excellent point. I never thought about that since he is getting more popular online and they know in his videos that he is "giving away" free services - all the rats will come out of the holes to get free services.
At the end of the day you can’t trust nobody
Been there! Or show up and they say ohh well we already got it fixed and then they don't think they owe you any money for travel time. Been there done that lol
Probs to you, working in the public side of the field had to be a nightmare
Love your videos bro! Glad I found you on TH-cam cause way way too many ads on FB.
That other dude caused the issues...If someone is there before you got there, just leave
If the customer wants to watch, the cost is higher. :)
Words of a shady mechanic
You are 'big time' CORRECT HiFiinsider !!
People want to watch me fix their hot tubs all the time, and i tell them exactly that!
And it is NOT shady JustAName !!
People whom watch slow you down and talk about all their drama filled lives thinking i am some sort of on site therapist whom has an ear for such time consuming retardedness!
@@Just_A_Name14sometimes I'd have to agree just because I have nothing to hide, but unfortunately sometimes when something stupid happens that could be so little like dropping a spark plug and you gotta go get a new one, they don't care about the free labour or the fuel you used to go get a new part all they see is the clumsy mechanic that drops your parts. Sometimes it's just easier to not have eyes on you when you're working, not because you're being shady but Because they don't understand
@@grizzlytb that’s a messed up scenario to make a reason not to have someone watch you. Why would they have to pay for your mistake?
@@Just_A_Name14 nowhere did I say they had to pay, I'm saying by breaking something unintended breaks a trust with the customer and they are eerie of the situation now, not saying all customers are that way but by them not understanding stuff breaks out of our control then they are going to get mad or upset, I'm not trying to hide anything but by not understanding causes unwanted confliction
Good work
You caused this when disconnected the (-) pole of the battery. You should disconnect (+) pole. Because when you reconnect the negative pole it will/could damage the module. Since, there’s power in the circuit it will spark/create a surge within the cpu board, effectively frying the cpu.
There were strike marks on the starter id look around to see if anything else is damaged wires etc that could've bin struck by accident when freeing the starter.
Lave the content. Great vids man
All the way from germany🔥👍
What state are you located need a mobile mechanic
Ford tech here: Car most likely needs a TCM. Super super common, Car may be covered under an extended warranty.
I’m actually here to ask you about your cars extended warranty.
Tech here Also and I saying TCM. I have replaced hundreds of them for this reason. Also wonder how the dealer tested the PCM unless they installed it on a car to test.
Just a -possible scenario. Battery was dead and the other dude jumped it backwards....Goodbye ECM. Keep doing what you're doing brother!
That other guy that
That was cousin pookie. 😳🤪🇦🇺
You leave yourself open to lawsuits like this. Never be too trusting of anyone and if you’re running a business and not a charity don’t ever sell yourself so short as to work for free. People never appreciate that. Make them pay for your skills and talents. Like the Joker said if you’re good at something never do it for free.
Very true and love the joker reference
At least he has it all On film he'll get out of a lawsuit
Only one payment method, this DECK!
I said it before and ill say it again.... i pray that one day ill have your patience...
Guarantee he didn't take the battery off and grounded the starter out boom blown ecu 😂
2-1/2min in I've seen this before on dash, it can be computers but also caused by bad ground, it can make the electronics wig out from transmission to ECM to BCM
I know you're a good tech Matt. Just suggesting to look at the grounds and definitely the body ground to battery and engine block ground.
I'm still in engine performance electrical communication and automotive electrical diagnostics training currently but many roll ins was having ground issues causing all sorts of no starts, to no cranks, to no transmission function to many symptoms with wigging out cluster gauges. It usually shows up as a starter problem and a battery problem.
Maybe could be the BCM signal to ignition control wire simply not sending the control signal to start and if the ignition switch doesn't have a proper signal it could of locked the trans into limp mode (2nd gear only) where you can't start it or change gears.
But I'd be doing a bunch of tests with scope, voltmeter and test light to work my way through the wiring diagram on that ignition circuit and find any commonalities between ignition, BCM ignition control and transmission. I know there's at least two conditions required for ignition to start and one of them is park/neutral and the other is BCM control signal.
If you confirm the cause and eliminate all other possibilities I am extremely interested to hear the cause. Id very much like to hear what the problem was and the fix. Hope it's not something standard like the internal chip of BCM not functioning properly being unable to perform it's other function like a 5V square wave.
On one diag on a Cadillac it had a bad BCM signal that didn't show up because it's square wave was 20mV square wave but couldn't register on my scope on the normal scale. He said a new BCM would make it work for a while but the cause was corrosion under the block ground the BCM control was tied to. It had a junkyard engine put in it before and nobody cleaned the grounds.
Another GM had same kind of BCM problem where it could do everything but that control signal and it was a ground that just corroded over time.
I was gonna put a BCM in it and was informed that what was done before and it dries the BCM.
It was only $80 for that vehicles module but in some newer vehicles it's $2000 so my mistake could have cost a customer 2 grand.
Matthew, we're having a tough time and need our car fixed for free, cuz we can't pay. Would you come out to Catoosa and help us out? Jesus will reward you many times over. God bless.
That fan is prime dude!!! Love it, I'll be doing that from now on. Ty
One time my sisters friend car was dead I figured it needed an alternator changed, bought the part and fixed it in her work parking lot before she got off. Another one of her friends dad wanted to me to work on his daughters car but he thought he knew what the issue was. After the battery, starter, and alternator (keep in mind I’m a part changer who’s had tons of vehicles so I work on my own stuff but I’m no pro) after an all day event of replacing his parts, him going to the store, replacing the next, going fo the store replacing the next him and the daughter both come out and tell me a story about how the ran it low on oil, started making a sound then accidentally over filled it and the next time she drove it it stopped turning over. I said after the starter that it’s getting power something is just binding (was the first part he asked me to do) I popped the plugs out and turned it at the crank by hand. Engine was completely seized after moving about 1 quarter turn. I felt bad and did it all for the price of changing a starter but I was happy but also sad to inform them that the engine is seized, that’s when they tried to sell it to me lol
He either jump started wrong terminals or sabotage fuse/ wire 💯 . I do similar work on refuse vehicles and cranes
Thought it was sean omalley on thumbnail. 😂😂
Often with Fords, if the brake light is out you can't shift from neutral to D
Do you do service calls outside of Tulsa? We live in Kiefer and would like to use you when we need a mechanic.
God bless you for helping people.
My guess is buddy didn’t disconnect the battery previous to removing starter, and fried the bcm’s communication wire, etc
Definitely looks like an ECM issue
Failure could have been caused by over charging the system or too much resistance. Good job at being persistent.
you are too good,for your own good..bless you,m.parker..
I've been owning vehicles since the 70s and never once had starter issues ever.
I just changed the one in our 03 Camry about a year ago. Haven’t had an issue since.
Dude this same issue happened to my sister 2013 Taurus after changing the starter. Turns out the mechanic moved the shift linkage to get to the starter and that threw everything off
When i was a kid i smoked a PCM ..ya ya ya Lesseon learned from there on out in life 😂... I was trying to work on my car without the battery Disconnected. It doesn't take much .. just one small exposed wire or turning the ratchet too far.. All I did was turn a ratchet alittle to far and hit an exposed wire and it basically fried everything 😂
0:51 first time seeing that fan I NEED IT!!!!!!!!!!! like sponge-bob needing water
The other mechanic fried or either removed the ECU fuse/relay. Had that happen to me and my car wouldn’t read what gear it was in nor would my reverse camera come on when I shift to reverse. Spent hundreds on transmission work but ended up being a $4 fuse🤦🏾♂️🤣 boy do we live and learn
trials and tribulations brother!
This is usually caused by connecting battery terminals backwards
She inferred that the 'connections' were backwards. So I would agree on that. Also not disconnecting battery before working/removing starter will short all your computers. Wouldn't be surprised if the TCM goes bad and she takes Matt to court. She that type.
Whoever was screwing around before you got there fried that computer
TCM are super common for those exact symptoms. The tcm supplies ecm with gear position, and that design tcm is garbage. Easy to program tho
you poor guy. your young, i cant help you.
Bush mechanics we call them in Australia 🇦🇺
Ford can bench test modules? Did you get a look at the hardware they use?
If you see someone at a job you know you had, pull up, pull over, walk up and shake their hand, introduce and tell them your business, and scope it.
I've been booked on repair jobs before, pull up and there's a guy there looking at the exact same thing I'm there for. She waves at me and he waves at me, and I just pull off. Not getting in the middle of it.
Also just want to point out that my truck is my baby, a restore job since day one of me buying it used. The only person who touches it is me, and occasionally my dad.
I've had to lock it because he will go and try to tinker. I've had the alternator burn up from him washing the engine with it running with a garden hose. I've had him cut my radiator in half with garden shears and then cut it jagged because the shroud wasn't mounting. I've had him jump wires, beat on parts with a hammer....etc etc.
Don't. Trust. Anyone.
The tcm are also know to go bad and cause a no start and can be intermittent
This is why you're supposed to plug in an extra battery just for safety measures inside the vehicle. That's another reason why they have a plug like a cigarette lighter goes into. I have never changed anything electrical without doing that because it keeps the computer programming the way it's supposed to be so you don't have any issues after changing starters and things that go directly to the battery. That's also why I don't like computerized vehicles
Brakes switch on that ford
Bud. Charge a little more for your services. Free starter. How much is a control module not cheap I’ll bet.
This is why I do the work on all my vehicles always have and always will
😂 that's probably why all your vehicles are junk
@@Jimmy59479 not hardly 300.000 miles and still going
Very small spot..covered.....on console.shifter.......remove cover...insert key..press down....shifter should unlock
I know exactly what you are talking about,,,it happens alot
you can test a starter yourself by hooking jumpers to it, positive (red) on the wire/bolt lead then ground it out to the side with the negative just hold it with your foot, if she spins your good to go
Haha it’s the alternator
wow nice and easy unlike the 1st gen tundras with it inside the motor under the intake manifolds
Did watch yet but about too lol I can imagine it's a good one with that title
I just went back to the first video with this car, and the PRNDL lights weren't on that's time either, so the tcm was prob bad the whole time
Just had this same issue and it was the shifter cable and linkage on the transmission that it hooks too
I had same issue with my Focus it was issue with mega fuse near the battery. I ended up replacing all the fuses and resolved it.
I knew he was legit when I saw the Snap On Scan Tool. For those who know 😂
Sometimes they know they had an original problem then play dumb when it happens again, so you feel confused or compelled to fix it. (Not enough money makes people do stupid things)
She needed a park neutral switch and nobody checked to see if the solenoid was getting power before diagnosing the starter?
Nice Ray Bans Man
It’s no ones business on who Parker helps so mind your own business and let the man do him he doesn’t need approval before doing charity work god bless
It's at his discretion everyone sends him money do some good with it.
This coming from a guy with the ID "Jack me off". Sure we'll listen to your advice. 🤣🤣
if the other guy disconnects the battery with the ignition in run position it will fry the ecm, according to my gm shop manual from 1986, so not sure if this is the case with new cars or other makes, but i wouldn't try an experiment with it, car owners like this should just get a scooter
He swapped it with a bad one
Good point ten four over and out
@@regconrad7783 not the battery tie down was lose why
he either didn't disconnect the battery when doing the starter change or connected the battery in the wrong order forsure
Someone tried jumpstart reversing battery polarity..?
Thinkin its a bad battery..🤔
When’s the truck tour coming brother :)
This story is too complicated for me...
If you're good at what you do, never do it for free. And if you're bad at what you do, definitely never do it for free
Safety natural switch?
You know what they say when you assume.
Check 50 amp mega fuse just had one last week same symptoms