caravan body computer ? HELP

["Top Fuel" Bender]

O.k.
finally got the wife a ' 96 caravan sport 3.3 auto
needed a trans. did that
found a butchered wire
if you follow the battery cable + from the battery to the fuse box
another wire comes off that stud and goes under the battery box
in a bigger harness (the wires were twisted together and taped)
fixed that

air bag light is on and horn and cruise don't work
while getting the trans. computer reflashed
found out the clock spring was covered under recall still
dealer's doing that later this week with 2 other recalls

when I picked the car up the wipers were parked incorrectly
wipers switch wouldn't work unless you pushed in the washers
then it would work on high/intermittent
swapped mulitfunction switch since it was easy to do
swapped wiper motors since I heard the park was in the motor
did check both fuses and both relays for the wipers
still nothing different

I was told it maybe a body computer

Is this the computer on the back of the fuse block?
can I swap in a used one?
does it need to be flashed for my vin/options ect...?

also on the way home from work the t-signals stopped working
the rear power vent windows work when they want (usually not back in)
and when I first put it together (before fixing said wire above)
the van stalled a few times with the check engine light on for loss of power
to the fuel pump and asd relay but no problem today

more and more sounding like a body computer huh?

thanks

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[WVRampage]

The body computer does need flashed,Im not real sure on the price but Im thinking its around 500 for the one I priced the other day.

[shadow88]

As for the wiper problems, I've seen BCM's do it, and I've found corroded wires near the underhood fuse box, either one is possible.

Airbag/horn/cruise all sounds like the clockspring will fix that.

Yes, the BCM is on the back of the inside fuse box, but I'd swap back in the multi-function switch and chase wires before trying a BCM ($$$$)

What was the code when the engine light came on?

[Big_P]

Check underneath the battery for corroded wires due to battery acid. I had a Caravan come into our shop with some weird---- problems that were caused from that. I think there's a TSB out there for that somewhere.

["Top Fuel" Bender]

already changed the mutifunction switch
all the wires I could see looked good

["Top Fuel" Bender]

how'd this get moved?

it is a I NEED HELP NOW QUESTION

[shadow88]

All the wires you can see are probebly not enough of them. Wiring problems exist in the left front wheel well, the turn up into the engine compartment, under the power distribution center (underhood fuse panel), within the PDC, the list can go on and on.

If you have a body computer you can swap in to try to see if some of the problems go away, I say try it. The VIN specific stuff does NOT include the wipers, turn signals, rear vent windows.

Again, the body computer is on the back of the interior fuse panel.

["Top Fuel" Bender]

well swapped out the bcm
it was under the dash connected to the back of the fuse box
odm. is off but everything seems to be working good
t-signals gave me a problem for a sec.
but I swapped the relay and everythings been fine
rear vent windows must not have been used much
I've been cycling them for a while and they too seem to be back to normal
van goes in friday for the recall updates
hopefully my friend can sneak the reflash in for me

thanks for everyone's help
front bumper painted and install the remote start
and MAYBE just MAYBE I can get the wife off my back long enough
to get the omni together for Cecil
31 days and counting !!