Just for the heck of it, I emailed this guy, and here is what I got...
Marv Ray wrote:
>
> In some cases a BCM (Body Control Module) is the heart of the vehicles
> computer network. And on some models the display does show a day, month and
> year. Ve-tronics the maker of test equipment tools for GM (Tech 1 Tech 2)
> has said some BCMs will in fact have to be reprogrammed through the PCM. GM
> has stated that some of the Voice Recognition BCMs may also have a problem.
>
> Marv
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Furgalus <mowog@usa.net>
> To: BigM@ADIauto.com <BigM@ADIauto.com>
> Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 11:58 AM
> Subject: Y2K Compliance
>
> >I must say, how could a car NOT be Y2K compliant? Last I checked, there
> >are NO computerized calendars on my "computer-controlled" honda! Even if
> >there were, I don't see how you could say it's not compliant. The car
> >doesn't have to talk to other cars, so who cares if it thinks it's 1900 ot
> >2000! And anyways, this socalled "probmem" really only affects the IBM PC
> >market, and not necessarily ALL omputers. Only if the computer has a
> >calendar in it to keep track of the date will there be preblems, and even
> >then, only if it has to communicate with another computer, and has to
> >commmunicate the DATE. Otherwise, there would be no effect. I'd like to
> >see an example of a car that will NOT function when the year changes!
> >Besides, the computer in a car only manages fuel mapping, spark, etc.., and
> >why doul it need to know what year it is to do that????
> >
> >Brian Furgalus
> >
> >"A Gentleman does not motor about after dark." - Joseph Lucas
> >
> >
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