Chrysler Recalls Almost 470,000 Jeep SUVs

[The_War_Wagon]

Phasers set for... BS? Are we running plasma circuitry in the XKs? Let's see the Romulans top that! LOL

Sent from wherever my Jeep takes me.

Now if they could JUST tie it to leaky transmissions lines, we'd ALL have it made!

[JustinS]

Cool, another recall to get taken care of along with the other two I've been putting off.

[Matt]

What are the other two?

[1USMC]

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More tidbits on the> Final Drive Control Module ( FDCM) AKA (?) > Transfer Case Control Module . Located under the 2nd row seats on the drivers side, XK and WK.

New costs for mine $315, dealer was not sure if there was a need to "wake up " the module or if it could just be installed and go. (Recall repairs are free of course ). My local dealer , after showing them the recall info , was also wondering about the software fix for a hardware problem. We may not be getting all the info yet.

Also , food for thought ... I'm thinking for those of us that have aftermarket programmers should zero them out before taking it in for new programming from the dealer to be on the safe side ?????

[JustinS]

What are the other two?

G40 and H19...old ones that were never taken care of before I bought my XK.

[duneslider]

Anyone know if the recall letters find their way if you bought a used XK?

So, the commander has leaky transmission lines too? There was a recall for the JK lines but I had already replaced mine with better stuff so I didn't bother.

[JustinS]

Anyone know if the recall letters find their way if you bought a used XK?

So, the commander has leaky transmission lines too? There was a recall for the JK lines but I had already replaced mine with better stuff so I didn't bother.

I think they go out via current registration info...but I'm not sure.

[TrialByFire]

Ok. Here's how I interpret the recall description:

A sensor on the Actuator board sends the FDC the position of the transmission on vehicle start. Cracks on the Actuator board cause a voltage drop on the position sensor so that the position determined by the FDC is incorrect. The FDC then attempts to position the transmission actuator properly and it sounds like, depending on the voltage drop produced by the cracks, the transmission could be put into *any* gear! The new firmware will probably try to shift into Park first to see what voltage is returned, before determining that it is in the wrong position. Why it is not easier to replace the Actuator board is puzzling but I have done my fair share of fixing hardware problems in software.