ShadowsPapa
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I took my JT to a dealer for the Wave oil change and tire rotation. I mentioned that there's been a lot of talk about PCM flash/update/upgrade, etc. - mostly engine related, but others have said "while I had the steering TSB resolved they also flashed the PCM" (at least a couple of forum members have said as much)
I said I wasn't having engine troubles but was concerned about the transmission "hunting" and towing troubles.
As I was talking he pulled my truck up on his tablet and said "yes, you have a PCM flash we can do".
He asked "anything else"? and I said - do anything it needs, just do it, you can have it longer than the oil change if you need. (we were heading up on a 8 hour round trip to get my wife's new GC)
They called 3 hours later - JUST before we left for Spirit Lake and I swung by to sign the paperwork and get my fob so I could pick it up on the way back from Spirit Lake with my wife's new Jeep (she's thrilled with it)
So here's the part of the service paperwork that actually APPEARS TO call it an "open recall".
What's up with this?
On picking it up - holy XXXX!!
This thing winds up tight before shifting, holds gears a lot longer, rarely gets to 8th and on the last stretch stayed in 6th with 7th about 2/3 of the time, never hitting 8th at under 45-50 where it used to get into 8th a lot, then back out, then in, then out............ you've heard me complain about it.
Wow, it winds up, holds gears, about half as many shifts! Granted, that was only about 20 miles - hope it stays that way.
If it acts like this towing, I'd be a lot happier.
Anyway, can anyone tell me what this was all for?
Is it a RECALL?
And if so, what was the issue it's fixing?
Thanks in advance.
I said I wasn't having engine troubles but was concerned about the transmission "hunting" and towing troubles.
As I was talking he pulled my truck up on his tablet and said "yes, you have a PCM flash we can do".
He asked "anything else"? and I said - do anything it needs, just do it, you can have it longer than the oil change if you need. (we were heading up on a 8 hour round trip to get my wife's new GC)
They called 3 hours later - JUST before we left for Spirit Lake and I swung by to sign the paperwork and get my fob so I could pick it up on the way back from Spirit Lake with my wife's new Jeep (she's thrilled with it)
So here's the part of the service paperwork that actually APPEARS TO call it an "open recall".
What's up with this?
On picking it up - holy XXXX!!
This thing winds up tight before shifting, holds gears a lot longer, rarely gets to 8th and on the last stretch stayed in 6th with 7th about 2/3 of the time, never hitting 8th at under 45-50 where it used to get into 8th a lot, then back out, then in, then out............ you've heard me complain about it.
Wow, it winds up, holds gears, about half as many shifts! Granted, that was only about 20 miles - hope it stays that way.
If it acts like this towing, I'd be a lot happier.
Anyway, can anyone tell me what this was all for?
Is it a RECALL?
And if so, what was the issue it's fixing?
Thanks in advance.
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