TPMS failure, loss of cruise control, ABS and Stabilitrak lights on and key fob failure?

2017 CHEVROLET 1500
130,000 MILES • 5.3L • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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Last December RF TPMS failure indicated on dash display. Purchased Relearn Tool and went through relearn process. LF tire acknowledged learn. Got to RF and no response. Dash display then showed all four TPMS failures. Still in that condition today.
Mid-January upon starting truck, ABS and Stabilitrak lights came on and cruise control no longer functioned. This would happen more often than not. Tried hard reboot by disconnecting battery overnight. Warning lights/cruise symptoms went away for about a week, then came back. Seemed to occur more often the colder outside temp was. these symptoms went away mid-April.
Truck sat for the month of February. Went to start truck and both key fobs no longer worked, also auto door unlock in park no longer worked. Unlock truck with key and alarm goes off.
Replaced key fob batteries and RCDLM. Checked power and ground at RCDLM also for shorts on Rx & Tx lines to BCM. Checked BCM P218 ground post. Am I looking at possible BCM failure? Thanks.
Jun 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Yep, the first thing to do is do a CAN scan, this video will show you how.

CAN SCAN - https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

My gut on this one is the RCDLR programming/setup or module mismatch first, low voltage, ground, network second and BCM last. The cold-weather clue is important, but both fobs dying after the truck sat also makes me want to see whether the replacement RCDLR was properly learned or configured but the scan will help us see what is going on. Please get back to me with the codes.
Jun 6, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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I did find the fob problem yesterday. It was an open RCDLM Tx line somewhere under the front seats/center console. Well, not quite open. I was reading about 2 megohms between the RCDLM plug and the X2 plug on the BCM. I ran a new Cat6 pair from the RCDLM to the driver's side wiring channel alongside the front seat, bypassing the Rx line as well. I didn't want to pull the seats and mess with the air bags. The other symptom(s) may rear its ugly head when it gets cold again. Possibly this somewhat open transmit line was somehow disrupting the CAN communication and causing all the issues?
BTW, I've read the RCDLM is plug and play. I had purchased a new one a while back to see if that was the problem. When I was all done yesterday, I plugged in the new one to verify and it worked just fine out of the box without any programming.
I had the truck into a Chev dealer and also a local GM Certified repair shop but they weren't able to find the fob problem.
The codes they pulled off were: C0750/55/60/65-03 &-29. These are TPMS codes. The rest are B316B, B3600-03, BR7E, B1325-03, C0110-61, C0159, C0775, U0073, U0077, U0126, U0140, U0422-71 and U0415.
Jun 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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If the RCDLR transmit circuit had around 2 megohms resistance between the module and the BCM, that circuit was basically unusable. The ABS/Stabilitrak/cruise issue is a little more separate, but the code list gives us clues. Codes like U0073, U0077, U0126, U0140, U0415, and U0422 point to communication/data problems between modules. At this point, I would do this:

1. Clear all codes from every module now that the RCDLR wiring has been repaired.
2. Drive the truck and see what codes return first.
3. Confirm all four TPMS sensors relearn correctly.
4. Verify both key fobs work consistently from normal distance.
5. Load-test the battery and check charging voltage.
6. Voltage-drop test BCM, RCDLR, and ABS grounds/power feeds, especially when cold if possible.
7. If ABS/Stabilitrak returns, focus on the ABS/EBCM/steering angle/yaw/brake pressure 8. data instead of the BCM first.

Please let me know how it goes.

Jun 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Thanks for your input. Hopefully the other issue will not reappear come cold weather.
Jun 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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Yep, let me know if it does.
Jun 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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