Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
On three occasions now I have had to remove my Smarty SW due to the truck stalling immediately after starting. The most recent was with S06V419AR17s. 7z which I had recently downloaded and installed in my Smarty. After driving for three days (500+ miles), the truck started, ran for about 2 seconds and then stall repeatedly until I removed the Catcher SW. Fortunately, I had the SMARTY with me so I was able to bring it back to stock (all three times I was far away from any assistance!). In the prior failures I had driven 10,000+ before having an issue.
Vehicle Description:
2006 Dodge 2500 Laramie Quad Cab 4X4 Turbo Diesel 5. 9 HO Cummins
The response I recieved from MADS is:
First Response-
The phenomena you describe seems to be related to the Skim code, a security code used in the ECM. Smarty handles the skim key at any CaTCHER level. During our test we have seen strange malfunctions when the ECM is programmed with a low battery level. I suggest to check the battery level and, eventually, program the truck after a short driving in order to be sure that the battery is ok.
When assurred it was not due to a low battery (newer batteries and first failures took months after programing) I was told:
Second Response-
It seems that the ECM looses the skim code for some reason. The truck starts after the reprogram. Probably it is not important if you reload a CaTCHER or the stock software. The important fact is to rewrite the skim code in memory. May be there is hardware fault in the memory of the ECM.
I have now removed the SMARTY SW and have no plans to reinstall it as it has become too unreliable.
Has anyone else had problems like this with the SMARTY?
Is the ECM an expensive/difficult repair?
Vehicle Description:
2006 Dodge 2500 Laramie Quad Cab 4X4 Turbo Diesel 5. 9 HO Cummins
The response I recieved from MADS is:
First Response-
The phenomena you describe seems to be related to the Skim code, a security code used in the ECM. Smarty handles the skim key at any CaTCHER level. During our test we have seen strange malfunctions when the ECM is programmed with a low battery level. I suggest to check the battery level and, eventually, program the truck after a short driving in order to be sure that the battery is ok.
When assurred it was not due to a low battery (newer batteries and first failures took months after programing) I was told:
Second Response-
It seems that the ECM looses the skim code for some reason. The truck starts after the reprogram. Probably it is not important if you reload a CaTCHER or the stock software. The important fact is to rewrite the skim code in memory. May be there is hardware fault in the memory of the ECM.
I have now removed the SMARTY SW and have no plans to reinstall it as it has become too unreliable.
Has anyone else had problems like this with the SMARTY?
Is the ECM an expensive/difficult repair?
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