JeffEilenberger

I have done several vw module coding with the elite and has done a great job either extracting the coding or getting it off the server ( for that must be connected to wifi) mainly airbag coding that I have done fyi 

You sir are correct!
VIN says it’s an 04
Biuld date and current registration says 03! 
Check and recheck and check again is the lesson here.
Thank you all for pointing out what should’ve been obvious to me. It appears I was trying to make this more difficult than it needed to be. That’s not a first!
Have a great weekend everybody!

Vehicle year is always determined by the 10th character of the VIN, not the build date.

This is a little video I made this morning while programming a replacement PCM (used) into a 2013 Grand Caravan. Sorry I wasn't too chatty first thing this morning.

I did this using the Maxisys Mini. It showed a failure during the programming cycle, and for some reason it does that frequently since I last updated (it used to do it flawlessly). I find that when it says it failed, all you need to do is hit the "Reset ECU" function and you're good to go. After you finish the programming cycle, make use you run a scan and clear DTC (diagnostic trouble codes).
Now if the customer supplied a brand spanking new PCM, this will NOT work. You need to flash with via J2534.
Caravan PCM Replacement.mp4

Just did 2003 Impala using TIS . In Body under Radio ,Relearn.No need for Vin from donor car.Have done a few Cadillac.They removed the feature on some newer but if you go back a few years on veh selection it sometimes works.
Customer said old radio was draining battery so they disconnected it 10 years ago. Someone wrote no sound on old radio .Now selling car .buys radio from junkyard pays me to unlock it . Guess what radio on ,no sound.Look under rear deck at amplifier . All unplugged ! Plug in Radio works .Old guy happy can sell car now Can’t drive anymore !

If the PCM came from a donor vehicle that was immobilizer equipped, you will need all related immobilizer components from that donor vehicle to create a running vehicle on your end. Nothing you can do to that PCM will revert it to non-transponder. Add the cost of transponder keys, labor, and programming, of course.
As an aside, I've had a couple of shops call me that have installed boneyard columns on non-transponder Chrysler vehicles. The replacement columns they sourced, came with SKIM modules from transponder equipped vehicles. They unwittingly made all the available connections and attempted to start the vehicle.
At that point, what was once a non-transponder PCM, was instantly and irreversibly transformed into an immobilizer PCM.
To any naysayers who may question the validity of these statements, I realize this may sound preposterous. But yes, it's entirely possible and completely factual. If still in doubt, I implore you to conduct your own field tests and report back here with your results.
Edit: When I said, "you will need all related immobilizer components from that donor vehicle". I meant that you will need the remainder of the immobilizer system components. Not necessarily those components directly from the PCM donor vehicle...

I had one do about the same thing... I pulled the immobilizer/dash fuse out (which was actually labeled on the fuse door) and put it back in and that allowed the dash to power back up and program with no problems.

You need the micro pod 2 to do scan tool testing, bi directional controls, see live data, and other mechanical shop stuff.  The point of the video is that key programming can be done without the micro pod 2.

I'll bet there's a Micropod knockoff coming out soon ...

Stacy's next book....

Is this not a good tool to have to prevent scoring the face of the cluster?  I thought it was but not selling any.
594908aa6fac6_XKeySpindleRemover.mp4

I went by the stations that they used in the classes that I took ... I wound up with the Aoyue 868a
 

You can't go wrong with JBC.

I went by the stations that they used in the classes that I took ... I wound up with the Aoyue 868a