After A Year, Got Another Out-Of-Park Recall Notice!

Nearly a year ago, I went to my dealer with a recall in hand from D.C. saying that my 2005 Dodge Ram Cummins, needed that infamous "fix" for slipping out of Park into Reverse, computer "flash".

I bowed out volunteerly, and the dealer said, "ok". They didn't flash my ECU during a routine oil change......and that was fine.

Now I have just received another Safety recall yesterday from D.C. called, "Safety Recall to Install An Out-Of-Park Alarm System. It's referred to as "E17". If I'm not mistaken that's what the earlier recall code was, "E17".

I was hoping this recall was a fix for the last fix........so that my 05 was alarmed like the 06 models, and not going to go, "honk honk honk" when I'm backing up with my door open to look back with a trailer in tow.

What's your take on this, Dodge Cummins owners? Is this a different "fix" or the same old annoying, and poorly engineered one?

I talked to D.C. this morning using the 1-800 number they said to use to ask about this recall. The D.C. person didn't know anything about whether it was an upgrade to the old messed-up "fix" recall.

They did however tell me that I still could refuse the "flash" and to tell my dealer each time I go in for maintenance or warranty work.

I talked to my dealer later today, and the service manager at South County Chrysler in Gilroy, Ca. didn't know "from Adam" about this recall being different or the same.

What Say you........folks?

 

The recall has not been changed since launched. According to the engineers it is not going to be.
Federal Law requires DC to send you notices for quite some time until they are performed. If i'm not mistaken it is 3 years from launch date.
I don't have one here to try right now, but if I recall correctly if you put the truck in Park first, take your foot off the brake, then press the brake and shift to Reverse and open the door the horn will not beep. It will only beep when going from D to Reverse because they feel that you may have meant to put the truck in park and just didn't push the lever enough and inadvertintly put it in R.

 

[quote='05 2500HD]The recall has not been changed since launched. According to the engineers it is not going to be.
Federal Law requires DC to send you notices for quite some time until they are performed. If i'm not mistaken it is 3 years from launch date.
I don't have one here to try right now, but if I recall correctly if you put the truck in Park first, take your foot off the brake, then press the brake and shift to Reverse and open the door the horn will not beep. It will only beep when going from D to Reverse because they feel that you may have meant to put the truck in park and just didn't push the lever enough and inadvertintly put it in R.[/quote]

I hope you're right about that. I'm still leary of ok'ing the flash. Once it's done, you can't remove it.

 

If it were mine I would just not have the recall performed. I'm sure you know when you are in P or R.

 

the same thing is happening to me. when i first got the recal, i told the dealer not to do it because i think its dumb... if you just use you parking brake like you are supposed to then it eliminates the problem. anyways they keep sending me notices as well just because i haven't gotten it done.