Fried ECU

[HenryD]

• Research and purchase M series Kubota in September of 2017.
• Works great. Love it.
• Off brand, “Made in Korea” battery installed at factory goes bad in 3.5 years.
• In response, alternator output goes sky high. No overcharge protection in unit.
• Error codes P0605, P0606, P0627, P0629 and others appear.
• Purchase and install new, high quality battery ($150) and fully charge it.
• Same error codes appear. Won’t start.
• ECU is fried.
• Replace ECU at cost of $2757.29 (invoice attached, if possible).
• NOT covered under warrantee.
• No aftermarket fix available, according to dealer.
• No recall done by Kubota, according to dealer.
• Learn of this happening to at least one other person locally.

Questions:

• Do you know of this happening to anyone else? How far back?
• Are you aware of any aftermarket fix, so this does not happen again?
• How do we get Kubota to pay for it, assuming they should?
• Is there a basis for a class action lawsuit here?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Doc]

All new to me. My Kubota batteries last and last. One lasted 13 years, others are all going strong. All are more than 3.5 years old though.

 

[bordercollie]

For reference, this is how we killed the computer panel in our Miller Trailblazer welder... Just a simple matter of boosting off the battery is a big mistake !!! . We keep it charged up with a trickle charger now . No more booster cables near it ever again !!!!!!!!!!! bordercollie

 

[HenryD]

Yes, I've been told to keep the tractor on a trickle charger from now on...