Reputable digital climate control rebuilders?

[DrGonzo]

There is a long thread about the DCC only lasting a little while after they have been repaired.

Auto climate control, the ticking time bomb... - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

The Infamous Digital Climate Control - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center


At this point I don't know if anyone knows the causes of them blowing after being repaired. Mine started acting really weird on me. First off it would always turn on when I turned the car on and never saved any of the previous settings. Next, when driving for some time the display would randomly flicker different items on the display, Likw a disco light or something... I pulled it apart and none of the caps were leaking or anything. I am replacing them all anyways. I should have my parts in the next day or so,

[stealthee]

Gonzo I have a question for you regarding yours.

When you said it would always turn on, was it turning on to 69* and AC on?

If that is the case then that issue is likely unrelated to the repair. That's a memory issue. I had a similar issue to this on the 92 RT I 2g converted all those years ago and it was related to the IOD.

[DrGonzo]

On mine it would always turn on at i think 72 with the AC on. Yeah it si a memory issue almost like the unit is not getting constant power after I turn off the car. I have to look at the wiring to see what is going on with it also.

[stealthee]

Yeah 72 that's right. That constant issue could also be causing the flicker issue.

You are not experiencing ECU resets or radio preset resets are you?

[DrGonzo]

nope, Just issues with the DCC. I am in the process if finishing up the rebuild right now. Hope to have it back in the car tomorrow.

[stealthee]

Good luck. Maybe you will fall into something that helps others.

[DrGonzo]

Well, I'm just following the rebuild instructions. i did notice that none of the caps in mine were leaking so I may have lucked out. Then again, it may be something else I missed.

[tconrad]

I received my re-repaired climate control unit back from Galaxy last week and installed it before the Polar Express pulled in and the temperatures plummeted. I have run the car for a total of 30-40 minutes so far and the display is still working. I have to say they do a good job of turning the part around quickly once they receive it. They were also quick to say they would fix it when it failed again the first time. It's a bummer I had to pay for shipping twice because that ran up the cost of the repair; however, I will be happy if it continues to work properly. It looks like the frigid weather is going to be hanging around for the indefinite future, so I don't know when I will be able to take the car for a long test drive. Keeping my fingers crossed that it will last almost as long as the original unit did...

[tconrad]

Just wanted everyone to know the second repair is still holding up nine months later.

[reses]

I replaced almost every cap, diode, the two transistors, the voltage regulator... and, the 1 Ohm resistor still heats like crazy, so I just put junk yard DCC