How to tell if BCM replacement?

Thank you both for your replies. Answer KHLow2008, yes, I have the print out from the GM Dealer this is what it says verbatim:

A C/S Cluster Inop at time, found updated bulletin online
86001 Multiple failures BCM B1000 ECU Malfunction.
Security Light On, Air Bag Light On, Service Vehicle Soon &
Check Engine Light On. P0171, P0174, P0421, P1632.
Can you decipher them for me please?

Sauturntech9,
They didn't really have an answer as to why the car functions correctly
with the lights on and said it may be fine like that for
a very long time or it can stop working tomorrow.

For some reason, it drives excellent and hate to spend money on a new BCM if
it can be fixed another way or if it stays running ok, but since it wouldnt start yesterday until I disconected the battery, I don't want to be stranded somewhere. Can you recommend a place to get a new BCM other than the dealer that is reasonably priced?

Thank you both for your help, I appreciate it :)

Thank you KHLow, I unscrewed the glove box to get to the BCM and when I took
it out I noticed it was marked with blue dots with a felt tip marker, doesn't
that signify it's from a junk yard? & If that's the case then it's not the original bcm
and this one came from another saturn. Is it then possible that maybe all it needs is to
have the updated software installed like the recall on the bcm's state because
it incorrectly registers the mileage? (Bulletin 02-C-02 and 02-C-07 both issued in Aug 2004)

My VIN# is listed in the recall but Saturn says the car was serviced under that recall already butprobably when the original bcm was in it, now that there is another one in it could it also need the software upgrade? Because the recall states that cars that are serviced with a replacement bcm will exhibit the same behavior and will also need the software update.

Another thing I find odd is Saturn said the car was already serviced under the recall back in 2003, but the recalls didn't come out until August 2004, so how can that be?

Thank you saturntech9
can I get that discount code from you please? That would be awesome, thank you :)

I found the P1632 code, it says theft deterent fuel disabled. My car is getting fuel so why the code?

I know someone who works at a GM dealer (thats how I got the diagnostics done but they really didnt explain much and i'm a girl so I just try to learn as much as I can on my own, hence, my reason for posting here (thank you guys for helping me) the dealer will install & program, upgrade software, etc for $100. As for the rest of the problems the codes signify having, is it worth it to fix the car? Is it gonna be expensive?

Hi saturntech9,

sorry it took so long to get back to you. I got injured and was in the hospital for quite some time. My saturn ended up being towed and I just got it back. I am still at the point where I left off, needing a BCM. I uploaded images of my BCM and I believe you are right, that the blue markings could be from the factory, never replaced BCM because if you'll notice, besides the blue paint (after closer observation, it IS paint and not a marker) on the BCM itself, it is also on the interior framework of the vehicle behind and on the side of the glove box indicating it was marked this way while IN the vehicle. If the BCM were from a junkyard, those markings wouldn't be in MY car correct? So is it safe to say that this is the factory installed, original BCM that came with the car?

Thanks again for all your help and expertise, it is greatly appreciated!

Ok thank you! I'm glad to hear that because I have to have the correct part number when ordering the new BCM and from what I understand, you get that off the old BCM so if my BCM had come from another Saturn at a junkyard I couldn't be sure that it's the correct one or part number, so thank you for clarifying that for me :)

I was looking on ebay to find a NEW OEM BCM and I came across this listing, could you check this out real quick and tell me if this would be feasible?
They actually have a brick and mortar business in New Jersey and so I called and spoke with the guy, Theo, and he said that in these particular Saturn models, 99.99% of the time the BCM's in these cars are 100% repairable and to ship my old one to him and the day he gets it, he repairs it THAT day and ships it back on that same day as well, for a fraction of the price. They guarantee the work and it comes with a warranty as well. He said he replaces the microchip processor or something like that, to where it is blank like the new ones so they can be programmed. He does the programming if you are local and able to bring him the vehicle, otherwise I would take it to the local Chevrolet dealer where my friend works (I guess they are the substitute for the closed down Saturn dealerships, but he said it will work just as good as a new BCM, what do you think? Is that possible?

Do you think I should go that route? Or am I better off just buying a new one?

Thank you so, So, SO much for all your time and effort. I appreciate the assistance very much!

Hope you are doing well :)

Ok, thank you! How is it remanufactured? Is that the same as repairing it? How reliable is a remanufactured one as opposed to a new one?

Thank you again, you are so very attentative, I greatly appreciate it :)

Ok, I trust your judgement so im gonna go with the reman from the link you posted. Wow, I am very impressed with the response & response time I received here. This site is awesome and so are you! I will come back here and let you know how everything went after I get the bcm put in and programmed. Thanks again. I appreciate you more than you know :)

Hi saturntech!

Ok, I bought a refurbished BCM and took it to a Chevrolet Dealer that has taken over servicing Saturns. One thing my car was doing before I removed the old BCM was adding random miles to my cars odometer. When the BCM first started failing, it had arbitrarily added 694,000 miles to it! When I took it to the dealer to find out what was wrong with it they said it was ghe BCM & I got those error codes I listed at the beginning of yhis thread. For some reason, the odometer reset itself at the dealer and was reading zero miles but as part of their diagnostics, they spin the tires in place which could trick the car/odometer into thinking its going a distance because while this was doing this, the cars odometer began tacking on miles again & just from the cars tires spinning in place, & tacked on 2,000 miles just during THAT portion of the diagnostics.
So this was behavior the car was exhibiting pre BCM
replacement. Yet, the dealer just called me & said the odometer is STILL arbitrarily tacking on miles even after the refurbished BCM was installed. The dealer doesn't really know why its doing this or how to fix it!

Since there is what is called a Special Policy (not a recall, but similar) that announced a campagne to resolve this very issue,
i'm inclined to think it's the refurbished BCM, do you think so too? Here is the campagne info: (my VIN# does fall within range of the VINS listed in the campagne and I pointed that out to the dealer and they are aware of this special policy. But do you think they arent using the upgraded software that is
supposed to remedy this problem? Since it is still tacking on milege? What should I do now?

SPECIAL POLICY CAMPAGNE INFO:

Campaign - Inaccurate Odometer Readings/Reprogram BCM Notes 2000 - 2002 Saturn L-Series Vehicles (All Models)
# 02-C-02 - (Aug 16, 2004)

INACCURATE ODOMETER READING AFTER LOSS OF BATTERY POWER (REPROGRAM BCM)

All Saturn Retailers & Service Providers;
Saturn has decided that certain 2001 and 2002 model year L-Series vehicles were produced with Body Control Module (BCM) software that has a potential to calculate odometer values inaccurately. This can occur only after the vehicle has accumulated approximately 20,000 miles and the battery is then disconnected or power is interrupted for other reasons. In addition, certain 2000, 2001 and 2002 L-Series vehicles serviced with a replacement Body Control Module may exhibit the same condition. To prevent the possibility of this condition occurring, retailers will upgrade the BCM software. Retailers are to service all vehicles subject to this campaign at no charge to owners, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time forward.Â

VEHICLES INVOLVED:

Only selected 2000 - 2002 mode/year L-Series Saturn vehicles within the following VIN ranges will require this campaign:2002 Model Year VIN Range (All Models) = 500037 - 5159222001 Model Year VIN Range (All Models) = 500033 - 5923012000 Model Year VIN Range (All Models) = A VIN listing of involved vehicles is shown for your reference.

There is also a 2nd recall/campaign for the same issue: (the campaign # is different than the one above) one is for the 1st set of VINS & the other one is for the 2nd set 02-C-07 AUG 04
Campaign - Reprogram BCM for Inaccurate Odometer

Since the dealer knows nothing & I know nothing, how should I address this issue?

Thank you again for your help!

So my daughters BCM is bad. I have come to this conclusion after talking to several shops, had it looked at fifty times, hours on line. Anyway, I wanted to know, if I buy a used BCM from same year/model car: A) Could it possibly work? B) does it have to be programmed by a dealer? C) Do I have to have car towed to dealer or can I just take BCM without the car?
Everyone I talk to gives me different stories on what to do and how to do it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.