Could Chrysler Be Killed This Friday?

Hellrats said
I can tell you. In ten years they won't be running. If you need a controller such as an PCM, TCM, TIPM, IPC, Central Gate Way (Radio) or most other modules you may be in trouble. They all come cleaned off and have to be programmed. You can't just take a TIPM and PCM from another car and stick it in there. It will not run. You have to download the vehicle configuration from the DCA website by the VIN. I have already sent cars to the scrap yard because Chrysler only has to keep software for 10 years. Then they purge the system. Some you can get some you can't.

All of the technical advances with electronics are great. However, when a car is on its 4th or 5th owner, the price point of the car is probably very affordable. But, the cost to repair/replace the high tech stuff like adaptive cruise control or collision avoidance sensors will most likely remain expensive. I imagine some person happy to buy a aging great car for a reasonable amount, and that equipment quits working, many owners will choose not to fix it. And like Hellrat posted, many of the modules may not be available to replace.