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Originally Posted by mikesride View Post
A customer of mine told me a story about his brand new Chevy truck. Brake light / signal light bulb burns out, he replaces it but it still doesn't work. Takes to the dealer where they had to re-flash one of the onboard body computers in order to reactivate the circuit!!! $125.00 for a $2.00 solution... Is he just blowing smoke? anybody know?
Probably true. An amazing amount of stuff is computerized these days and is solved with software downloads or updates. If the truck is brand new, the warranty should have covered it.
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