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F1 2012 GEARBOX FAILURE UPDATE
FCA dealers-as well as Honda and Land Rover dealers-have continued to update the transmission software and replace entire transmissions to no avail, according to complaints.įCA is only recalling models up to the 2015 model year (412,855 in total), despite at least 16 more owner complaints on 2016 models. Of the 10 total injuries reported to NHTSA related to this transmission, nine injuries have occurred in FCA models. To date, there are at least 661 complaints regarding the Cherokee’s transmission problems and more than 130 complaints on the Chrysler 200. Nearly 4000 warranty claims have been submitted to FCA through June 30 of this year, according to the automaker. A second recall involving the Chrysler 200 this past May cited faulty parking pawls and rods within the transmission for causing rollaways. By February 2015-when FCA recalled nearly 78,000 Chrysler 200 sedans for apparently unrelated electrical problems that caused the same transmission to shift into neutral- more than 120 transmission complaints were registered with NHTSA on the 2014 Cherokee. At that time, a dozen owners reported vehicles shifting into neutral and poor shift quality. Problems with the ZF transmission surfaced first on the redesigned Jeep Cherokee in May 2014, months after FCA delayed the new vehicle’s launch by several weeks to recalibrate the transmission software. Other than FCA, no other automakers have issued a recall, and FCA is not recalling the 2016 models, at least not yet. It is ZF’s policy to refrain from speaking on their behalf.”Ĭurrent vehicles equipped with the ZF 9HP transmission include the 2014–2016 Jeep Cherokee, 2015–2016 Jeep Renegade, Chrysler 200, and Ram ProMaster City 2016 Fiat 500X 2014–2017 Range Rover Evoque and 2015–2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport upper trims of the 2015–2016 Honda Pilot, and six-cylinder versions of the 2015–2017 Acura TLX. “All other concerns and filings need to be addressed by our customers. “In this instance, ZF provided the necessary documentation to NHTSA to address a specific issue,” company spokesman Bryan Johnson said.
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When asked if it would fix these other reported problems, ZF deferred to the automakers.
F1 2012 GEARBOX FAILURE DRIVERS
At least 10 related injuries have been reported to NHTSA, three of which involved drivers who claimed they were run over as they got out of their cars after selecting park. Reviewing the database on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, we found at least 895 owners complaining not just of sudden shifts to neutral but acceleration surges, rough shifts, hesitation to downshift, and even vehicles that rolled away in neutral or engaged drive after the owners claimed they had selected park. ZF is not recommending automakers make any physical repairs to the affected cars despite making a crimping change to its production line starting in July 2014.