Who has the had "VIN Mismatch" when switching programmers?

[Morse]

Hopefully someone has been through this before. I bought a couple other programs to compare on the drag strip with the Smarty. I returned the Smarty to stock, yet when I plug in another Program (bullydog or diablo), they say "VIN Mismatch". This has happened with two triple dog downloaders, and one diablo. It will reload the Smarty, yet it won't let me use any other programmer. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how did you correct it? Bob called me today as I was having the computer reflashed with the stock tune at the dealership. That didn't work either. He's trying to help, though I was just wondering if anyone else had been through this. . Any info would be great. . Thanks. .

 

[sag2]

Once you get the VIN mismatch there is nothing that can be done at the dealer level short of replacing the WCM, ECM, and TIPM at the same time. I ran into one a couple of months that would not start. Got it running by re-registering the SKIM key, but then trans would not shift. Turns out the guy put in the ECM or downloader from his buddy's manual trans truck, and when they switched it back, the ECM thought it was a manual trans truck and would not shift the auto. Lets just say it was a very expensive lesson he learned.

Hopefully someone has been through this before. I bought a couple other programs to compare on the drag strip with the Smarty. I returned the Smarty to stock, yet when I plug in another Program (bullydog or diablo), they say "VIN Mismatch". This has happened with two triple dog downloaders, and one diablo. It will reload the Smarty, yet it won't let me use any other programmer. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how did you correct it? Bob called me today as I was having the computer reflashed with the stock tune at the dealership. That didn't work either. He's trying to help, though I was just wondering if anyone else had been through this. . Any info would be great. . Thanks. .

 

[Morse]

I bought the Smarty from Bob, and I bought the truck new. . It has less than 6,000 miles on it, and the Smarty has been on it for all but about 500 of those miles.

 

[RankRam]

Shoot Bob a PM!

 

[Morse]

I've already spoke to Bob today. . Hopefully I'll be able to talk to him tomorrow as well. I was just hoping someone here may have a simple cure for the problem. .

 

[ColemanR]

The problem I had was with a motor swap 6spd motor in a auto truck dealer tried to sell me a ecm said it was that or swap the motor out again!!!!! Bob and Marco will be able to fix it. I dont think theres a ez fix these vin locks suck!!!!! Randy

 

[Morse]

I just want to be clear that Bob is being very willing to help. .

 

[lmills]

Hey Man, I got the PM, I wish I could help, but there is nothing I can really say to help. I have never heard of something happening like this before.

 

[Bob Wagner]

I SPOKE TO brad. It was bullydog screwing the pooch.



all fixed with a call to bully for a fix

 

[Morse]

Yep. . Thanks for trying to help me Bob. . Tim at Bully Dog said on some of the 06's, the triple dog has been holding the vin from the previous truck. This is even if it is off loaded from the previous truck correctly. That was the problem. . Now the Diablo says I need an update. . About the time I get the numbers from these, hopefully Bob will have some new stuff to try. . haha. .