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    Chrysler Recalls Almost 470,000 Jeep SUVs

    Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on startup.

    The recall affects 2005 to 2010 Grand Cherokees and 2006 to 2010 Commanders.

    U.S. safety regulators say cracks in a circuit board can cause a faulty signal as the SUVs are being started. If the vehicles shift into neutral they can roll away.

    Chrysler says the problem has caused 26 crashes and two injuries.

    Chrysler will notify owners and dealers will update software to take care of the problem. Chrysler found cracks in a circuit board that turns the four-wheel-drive system on and off.

    Repairs will be made at no cost to owners.

    The recall covers 295,000 vehicles in the U.S., 28,500 in Canada, and 4,200 in Mexico. The remaining 141,000 are outside North America.

    The company says in documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Administration that it began looking into the problem after a customer complained that an SUV rolled away in January of 2012 after being started remotely.
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    Glad I don't have remote start. And my foot is always on the brake when I start my jeep
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    You have the same circuit board though.

    Something doesn't seem right.... cracks in a circuit board are the root cause to the transfer case shifting into neutral, but ONLY when remote starting? I'm trying to wrap my head around why cracks would cause that under just one special condition. Other than the crack miraculously bridges a circuit that changes the control logic for that one special case, but that seems like a stretch.

    Also begs the question how they know the crack won't propagate any further to cause any other problems.

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    "Cracks in the circuit board" sounds like the simplified cover story for the layman. It has to be a lot more complicated than that. The article says only that the NHTA investigation began when a customer remote started his vehicle--not that it only happens on remote starts. I'll try to learn more when I take mine in.

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    Interesting.. Like Adam said I always have my foot on the brake when starting but as Matt mentioned what other problems can occur because of this "crack"? Also if it is a crack how is an update going to solve the issue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TrialByFire View Post
    "Cracks in the circuit board" sounds like the simplified cover story for the layman. It has to be a lot more complicated than that. ......
    Quote Originally Posted by 06JeepXKHEMI View Post
    ........ Also if it is a crack how is an update going to solve the issue?

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    I was wondering the same thing. I know computer technology is always evolving, but a software fix for a cracked circuit board ? Mmmm perhaps all functions around the cracked area are electronically isolated and another part of the board is assigned to take over the isolated areas duties and functions ?

    Science fiction or do we have that technology in our vehicles now ? I know what I think ....but I'm always open minded.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1USMC View Post

    Science fiction or do we have that technology in our vehicles now ?
    Phasers set for... BS? Are we running plasma circuitry in the XKs? Let's see the Romulans top that! LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by lekmedm View Post
    Phasers set for... BS? Are we running plasma circuitry in the XKs? Let's see the Romulans top that! LOL
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    I did find a couple of official documents with more details.

    > http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs...3V175-1433.pdf



    > http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs...3V175-8078.PDF

    Looks like a June start date for the recall.

    But still .. flash update for a crack .... I'm with lekmedm ....
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    Quote Originally Posted by lekmedm View Post
    Phasers set for... BS? Are we running plasma circuitry in the XKs? Let's see the Romulans top that! LOL

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    Now if they could JUST tie it to leaky transmissions lines, we'd ALL have it made!
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    Cool, another recall to get taken care of along with the other two I've been putting off.
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