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FCA is recalling a small number of 2005 Dodge Dakota pickups , because their optional heated seats can develop dangerous hot spots. The fix is to swap in a new heating control, for free. The recall (Chrysler #T80, NHTSA #17V-820) starts on February 8, 2018. Just 16,900 Dakotas were built...

Doug D said: ↑ Fiat Chrysler recalls nearly 1.8M trucks for shifter problem (at https://wtop.com/recalls/2017/12/fiat-chrysler-recalls-nearly-1-8m-trucks-for-shifter-problem/ )Click to expand...Looks like my 2014 Ram 2500 Outdoorsman will prob fall under this recall. It has a...

Durango, Pacifica recalls (at https://www.allpar.com/news/2017/09/durango-pacifica-recalls-38467 )

Ram is recalling around half a million 2013-17 pickups and chassis cabs with Cummins diesels, after discovering that trucks built with a certain water pump could, due to a bad bearing, cause an engine bay fire. FCA US is not aware of any related injuries or accidents, and no longer uses that...

The 2017 Hellcat Dodge Challenger and Charger are being recalled to prevent engine oil cooler hoses from failing. The free line replacement is expected to start around September 22; customers can call Chrysler at 800-853-1403 and ask about recall T48. The recall only affects certain 2017...

Fiat Chrysler is recalling their 2017 Jeep Compass — the newer version, coded “MP” and launched this year, but not the old version (“MK”).  Under 1,200 Compasses are affected in the US, others are likely affected outside the US. In February, a half-shaft — part of the front suspension —...

Yesterday I bought a 2001 PT Cruiser Limited with 40k miles. It appears to be in good shape (exterior/interior) and the engine doesn't have any strange sounds. The seller was quite old and hadn't driven it much. He only had the oil change paper (Aug 2016) to give me. So I don't have any...

Owners of cars with “spring-back” electronic shifters will get their recalls months sooner than expected, according to a company spokesman. Last week, FCA US began to provide 2,427 dealers with software to update vehicles with the shifters (certain Chrysler 300s, Dodge Chargers, and Jeep Grand...

On Sunday, actor Anton Yelchin left is 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and was pinned against a fence by it. The news media generally reported the story with a focus on the “recalled” Jeep. It had indeed been recalled, and not yet fixed, because the “fix” was not yet ready.  What is the fix? Making...

Cars and SUVs with the ZF “Curse-O-Matic” shifter — the electronic shifter that first shipped with eight-speed automatics, which springs back to the center after each shift — are being recalled, to the tune of well over one million vehicles. The voluntary recall will not change the behavior...