[Dalewyn]

>couldn't always be solved by power cycling the vehicle.

From experience, I've found that turning a car off is akin to putting a computer to sleep. If the state is fubar, no amount of turning the car on and off will fix it.

The only proper way to "power cycle" a car is to momentarily disconnect the car battery (remember to turn the car off first) so all power to the computers are physically cut off and they /have/ to start from a cold boot next time you turn the car on.

[slrainka]

Disconnecting the battery can have other consequences. Easier to reset the fuse

[b112]

A good idea, put a fuse + switch there, and add it to the dash. 1/2 an hour of work.

Better yet, do so, then demand part costs + time + debug + this is the only way to fix it. A $1000 seems abiut right. Having the dealer fail to fix it (all those reflashes) helps, for the small claims court case, as surely they will refuse to pay.

Then post the court case win online.

This seems to be the only way to get big anything to do right by the consumer, these days.