[AT] OT Right to repair

[James Peck]

On my first try, I did not find anything about "vehicle gateway module access" on the Actron site. Maybe they are still working on it. This feature may narrow the field.

https://actron.com/search?search_api_views_fulltext=vehicle+gateway+module+access

I trust Snap-On to be telling the truth when they advertise that their scan tool is approved by FCA for vehicle-gateway-module-access. I also trust them to offer their very good product at a very hefty price. That is how those things work. I will bet that sooner or later we will find someone promising more scanner than they deliver.

https://www.aftermarketnews.com/snap-on-approved-by-fiat-chrysler-automobiles-for-secure-vehicle-gateway-module-access/

Steve Offiler AT List member Mechanical Engineer (soffiler at gmail.com); Kind of a wide-open question, isn't it, James?  There are many players in the scan tool game.  Are you asking if every single one can be trusted?  And what exactly does "OEM Approved" mean?  Does every single OEM even have a specific process for granting formal approval?

James AT List Member (jamesgpeck at hotmail.com); Can you trust the makers of scan tools who say their scan tool is OEM approved?

Steve W. AT List Member and Sun machine owner (swilliams268 at frontier.com); <snip> It is a much better thing to use a scan tool and figure out what the issue is then go from there.

Another thing on any vehicle newer than 2017 is that they now have security gateways in most of them which will prevent access with scan tools that are not OEM approved. This can make it really hard to access them.

Oh and if you decide to add a programmer or power chip on many of the new vehicles, hope you are prepared to give up the warranty and likely end up with a dead vehicle as well. The gateway mentioned above can be set up to put the engine and transmission into limp mode if it detects tampering with the PCM programming. <snip>