4x4 control module

[blkranger]

So the dealership has confirmed my 4x4 control module is not working. So my question is, can I get one out of a junk yard and it work as long as the part number matches? Or will I have to have it programed by the dealership? Also when I'm installing it do I need to disconnect the battery?

 

[Joe in NY]

Good luck finding the right one. Many of us have had bad luck buying used and 3rd party. I bit the bullet and paid ford the $200 for the CM as I was leaving FL in 2 days. Ford delivery guy in person handed it to me. Put it in to find the $150 shift module didn't work also... $500 I wasn't expecting to spend...

I did pull one from a burnt down 2002 Explorer. That explorer did NOT get the brake harness recall. Therefore it caught fire. The CM looked fine. But as soon as I plugged it in the dash light up and started chiming. The radio clock came on also. I unplugged that thing so fast... Threw it away the moment the new came to verify different parts #'s...

 

[blkranger]

There is a salvage yard near me that is dirt cheap on everything. Guy told me he had a bunch to just bring my old one so we can match it up. All for $10. My main question is does a used one need to be programmed?

 

[rrgone]

No programming is required. Hope it works out for you but I would buy a new updated one personally. Let us know what you end up doing and how it works out.

 

[blkranger]

So if the used route doesn't work out. Anyone know the cheapest place to get one? And does the new ones need programmed?

 

[Joe in NY]

No programing required.

Just the correct updated part#.

Ford only.