Electronic Control Module Repair
If you’ve got an automotive control module fault, we can help. We test and remanufacture a huge range of electronic control modules, from engine ECUs to ABS units, for most makes and models. Find your unit below or fill out our test form to get started.
Whether your faulty electronic control module is causing running issues, warning lights or preventing the vehicle from starting at all, we’ll test it and let you know if it can be repaired or not.
We go a step further than ordinary repair services by remanufacturing electronic control modules with higher-than-standard components and providing a lifetime warranty. Our process takes just 2-3 working days and you won’t even need to recode your ECU when you receive it back from us.
Browse our product catalogue for our full range, but don’t worry if you can’t find your specific unit or model, you can send your unit to us anyway by completing our test form.
Which electronic control modules fail?
As you’ll be well aware, vehicle manufacturers are constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation by introducing advanced safety, performance, and driver comfort features. Today's vehicles are now packed with an ever-increasing range of electronic control modules responsible for engine management, stability control, infotainment systems and everything in between.
Inevitably though, additional functionality brings with it an increased risk of failure, and this is the case for thousands of vehicles every year. Thankfully though, we remanufacture most types of automotive electronic control modules. Thanks to our ever-expanding R&D department we’re constantly developing new remanufacturing solutions for the very latest electronic control modules – so don’t put off filling out our test form if you can’t find the unit you need a repair of in our product catalogue.
Commonly failing control modules:
You might find the acronym ‘ECU’ being referred to as an electronic control unit or an engine control unit – the same can be said for ‘ECM’ with the ‘M’ representing ‘module’. While both are technically correct, it can be quite confusing when attempting to source an electronic control module repair.
Before vehicles came loaded with an abundance of cutting-edge tech, the engine ECU was one of very few control modules – therefore it’s more common for ‘ECU’ to mean engine control unit in older documentation.
In more recent times, people are well aware of the vast array of control modules now included in vehicles – so ‘ECU’ is now often used as a general term for an electronic control module.
I’m sure we don’t need to explain the importance of an engine ECU to you, but if you think you’ve suffered a fault with this type of electronic control module and you’re looking to have it repaired, send it to us for testing. Find some commonly affected models below:
It’s not always considered that the ABS control unit relies on its own electronic module to function correctly – this is contained within the black plastic shell mounted to the base of most ABS units.
When these electronic control modules malfunction, it’ll typically cause an ABS warning light, various fault codes and reduced braking performance unless professionally repaired. Here are some popular vehicles that experience these issues surprisingly often:
Your vehicle’s instrument cluster, or dashboard, is in fact a fully-fledged electronic control module of its own, but when internal malfunctions manifest themselves it causes chaos unless repaired.
Dashboard failure can happen suddenly, and when it does you’ll no doubt be shown inaccurate gauge readings and misleading warning lights. This of course makes driving much more difficult and much more dangerous. Watch out for this in the vehicles below, but bear in mind that dashboard failure is widespread and affects hundreds of different models.
Transmission control modules, or TCUs, are fundamental to the smooth performance of your vehicle. Unfortunately though, they’re just as susceptible to failure as any other control module – this includes DSG mechatronic units too.
When your transmission control module or DSG mechatronic has malfunctioned, it’ll restrict gear selection and trigger warning lights, it may even prevent the vehicle from going into drive at all. As you can imagine, these electronic control modules are highly sophisticated and are very expensive to replace – so make use of our testing service to avoid misdiagnosis and reduce unnecessary repair costs.
Here are some vehicles that frequently experience TCU or DSG mechatronic failure:
One of the most safety-critical electronic control modules on your vehicle is the airbag ECU – when in need of a repair it’s important to resolve this promptly. We always remanufacture airbag control modules with higher-than-OEM-standard components so you can rest assured that functionality has been restored for good.
The main sign that this control module has malfunctioned is the illumination of the airbag warning light. If you’ve got any suspicion that your airbag control module is defective, send it to us and we’ll test it for you. Here are some commonly affected vehicles:
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If your vehicle’s lost electric power steering assistance, then there’s a good chance the EPS control module has failed and needs to be repaired. When this happens, steering will of course become heavy in one or both directions, and the EPS light will illuminate.
These vehicles in particular experience EPS module issues:
Can a faulty electronic control module be repaired?
Depending on the extent to which your electronic control module has been damaged, in most cases it can be repaired.
To better understand whether a repair of your electronic control module is still viable, you can send it to us for comprehensive testing. We’ll analyse your unit on state-of-the-art hardware-in-the-loop testing rigs to uncover the root cause of failure.
This way you’ll know for sure whether your electronic control module was the source of your problems so that you can reduce repair costs by preventing misdiagnosis – fill out our test form to begin.
Electronic control module fault: repair or replace?
Having traced their symptoms back to a control module issue, most owners choose to simply replace it with a brand-new one. However, this is not a long-lasting solution as it risks repeat malfunction.
Most ECUs are caused to fail due to containing poor-quality internal components or fault-inducing design flaws. So if you simply replace your faulty unit with a like-for-like replacement, you’re just reinstalling the same components or design flaw, inevitably leading to the very same fault reoccurring in a few years’ time.
Instead, we’ve developed a much more cost-effective and long-lasting solution.
Our solution
Rather than replacing with new, we propose having your control module remanufactured by us in just 2-3 working days. This is a process that involves renewing all underperforming aspects of your control module, whether it was the root cause of failure or not. By completely overhauling your ECU, it ensures functionality is not only restored today, but it’s restored for the foreseeable future too.
Better still, you won’t have to recode the rebuilt module, it’ll cost much less than a brand-new replacement and we’ll cover you with a lifetime warranty (much longer than most electronic control module repair services). Complete our quick-and-easy test form to get started.