Spare FPCM (Fuel Pump Control Module) WISE IDEA!!!!

[jfoj]

Ok so what happens if this thing fails? No start? Engine dies? First time hearing about this.

You walk and have to find a way to have the truck towed. If the engine does not start, you cannot get the transmission out of park. The park control in the transmission is hydraulic. If you find a knowledgable tow company they can override the park problem, but they also need to disable the parking brake. Some may take the time, others may not want to deal wit the problem.

If you have a spare module, 5 minutes, no tools and you are back in business.

Some of the 2021 trucks had a recall for this part. I belive the part number has been superceded a few times.

Either way, I would not trust the FCPM to last the life of the vehicle, much less 5-6 years.

But again, if I buy a new snowblower, I would probably not have any or enough snow for 5-7 years to need to use it!!!

Cheap insurance, even if you do not need it, you could help a stranded friend, family member or complete stranger. I have 2 in my truck!

 

[DontTaseMeBro]

You walk and have to find a way to have the truck towed. If the engine does not start, you cannot get the transmission out of park. The park control in the transmission is hydraulic. If you find a knowledgable tow company they can override the park problem, but they also need to disable the parking brake. Some may take the time, others may not want to deal wit the problem.

If you have a spare module, 5 minutes, no tools and you are back in business.

Some of the 2021 trucks had a recall for this part. I belive the part number has been superceded a few times.

Either way, I would not trust the FCPM to last the life of the vehicle, much less 5-6 years.

But again, if I buy a new snowblower, I would probably not have any or enough snow for 5-7 years to need to use it!!!

Cheap insurance, even if you do not need it, you could help a stranded friend, family member or complete stranger. I have 2 in my truck!

Holy cow, that's crazy. I'm surprised there isn't more discussion on this issue. I'll be on the lookout for a new spare.

 

[DontTaseMeBro]

Thank you. Used code "MINUS10" for 10% off. Ordered, $55.16 to the house! I will advise when I have it. Thanks again!

Just ordered mine from the same source w/10% off coupon - $53 was the total. Thank you.

 

[KMeloney]

Holy cow, that's crazy. I'm surprised there isn't more discussion on this issue. I'll be on the lookout for a new spare.

Actually, there IS a decent amount of discussion about this here, since a number of the crap-outs some folks have reported experiencing and believed to be total engine failures were actually the failure of this part. But, yeah, there weren't too many threads started specifically about this subject.

My mother's '09 Caddy DTS with less than 50K miles on it had this fail on it last summer. Luckily, the car was in the driveway and wouldn't start (vs leaving her stranded on the road somewhere).

I just ordered one of these. Thank you for this thread, all!

 

[jfoj]

Along with keeping an OBDII interface in the vehicle for use with the OBDFusion App on my phone, I have and will be installing and hopefully be posting a thread on adding the Park Override cable for being able to put the transmission in Neutral when the engine will not start/run or there could be a problem with the transmission generating fluid pressure to release the Parking pawl. You also need to bypass the electric parking brake in this situation as well unless the battery is dead or disconnected. Oh the fun Easter Eggs the design engineers leave for us to find!

Sure you can climb under the truck to bypass/release the Parking pawl, but this can be unsafe and could also get messy depending on the weather. I look at this as adding the Park bypass that should have been included when the vehicle was built. Other brands have ways Park can be bypassed from inside the drivers compartment.

Forgot to add that you may want to keep a few contractor trash bags in the rear storage compartment if you need to lay in the mud, snow or on wet pavement to replace the fuel pump relay. Or if you have a rear cargo mat, you can pull this out and lay on it when you crawl under the truck.

 

[PPV_2018]

Yea, there actually is a decent amount of discussion regarding FPCM failures on the newest gen of our trucks. So is this really only any issue on 21+ or… what..?

Do i need this spare part for my K2 or not really ..?

 

[KMeloney]

Do i need this spare part for my K2 or not really ..?

Again, my mom's '09 DTS's crapped out without warning last year. My mechanic told me that these units have been notoriously prone to failure for years now. So... Maybe probably?

 

[jfoj]

I am not really familiar with the K2 platform. I know some of the prior generations did have issues, some with water intrusion into the connector especially if they trucks were used at boat ramps. Some did have FPCM failures.

I also believe this generation required the module to be programmed, so if you do get a spare, test it and if it does not work, get is programmed so you have a functional spare.

I look at anything that typically would leave you stranded and you cannot buy parts within an hour at an auto parts store or Walmart (Battery as example), then having a spare that has questionable history is a wise idea.

 

[KMeloney]

Just received an email notice that my order had been cancelled, that the item is on backorder. Dangit.

 

[jfoj]

Some dealers will allow an item to stay on open back order status. Some dealers cancel the order if the part is on back order. I have a different part on backorder via a different dealer source and they emailed me and I had to decide if I wanted to cancel the order or leave it in back order status. In this case, I left the part in back order status as the part should hopefuly be available in late January??

I put an order in for a 2nd FPCM via a different dealer, they came back and indicated if was out of stock, but then a 10 days later I received shipping notification.

Again, search around, you may have to pay slightly more for the part and/or shipping, but some online dealers have the part in stock.