Chrysler may be in deep s**t over this . . . .

[Mike DC]

http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/20/anton-yelchin-recall-repair-not-done/

Seen any of the recent Star Trek movies?  
The young guy who plays Chekov just got killed by his Jeep Cherokee.  It rolled into him in his driveway & pinned him between a brick pillar.  

The actor also played young teenage Kyle Reese in the 4th Terminator flick (the one taking place in the future war, with Christian Bale, without Arnold).




Fiat/Chrysler has been recalling these Jeeps for the shifter failing be fully into park when the person thinks it is.  

Is this an electronic issue?  All these modern trannys are electronically controlled. 

         

[68X426]

GM may own FC sooner than they think. 

Oh, sorry to hear about Kyle. RIP.

[hemi-hampton]

Bummer, He was in a good Movie called Alpha Dog. If you didn't see it, Check it out. LEON.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omJr4tx0QI0

[myk]

If Ford was able to recover from the Pinto stuff then FC will shrug this off also...

[1974dodgecharger]

happened to my friend in her charger....the good thing was the dealership did it.  They had it on a hill and they put it in park....he got out and it went into the ditch behind their dealership.....after some slight humming and hauling dealership agreed to pay for it and more. 

It was due a fualty electronic shifting they have on modern cars is the story.....not just jeep is susceptible, but the whole lineup the jeep has the most stories though.

[odcics2]

http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/20/anton-yelchin-recall-repair-not-done/

Seen any of the recent Star Trek movies?  
The young guy who plays Chekov just got killed by his Jeep Cherokee.  It rolled into him in his driveway & pinned him between a brick pillar.  

The actor also played young teenage Kyle Reese in the 4th Terminator flick (the one taking place in the future war, with Christian Bale, without Arnold).




Fiat/Chrysler has been recalling these Jeeps for the shifter failing be fully into park when the person thinks it is.  

Is this an electronic issue?  All these modern trannys are electronically controlled. 

         

Some news outlets didn't report the entire story.

Driver error.  He left the Jeep running and it wasn't even in park!     Sad.

[1974dodgecharger]

http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/20/anton-yelchin-recall-repair-not-done/

Seen any of the recent Star Trek movies?  
The young guy who plays Chekov just got killed by his Jeep Cherokee.  It rolled into him in his driveway & pinned him between a brick pillar.  

The actor also played young teenage Kyle Reese in the 4th Terminator flick (the one taking place in the future war, with Christian Bale, without Arnold).




Fiat/Chrysler has been recalling these Jeeps for the shifter failing be fully into park when the person thinks it is.  

Is this an electronic issue?  All these modern trannys are electronically controlled. 

         

Some news outlets didn't report the entire story.

Driver error.  He left the Jeep running and it wasn't even in park!     Sad.

now that's sad....

[RallyeMike]

Don't they teach people to set the parking brake anymore? I'd bet that the operator's manual says to do it. 

[Nwcharger]

Don't they teach people to set the parking brake anymore? I'd bet that the operator's manual says to do it. 

Sadly barely anyone reads there owners manual. I can't tell you how many time a customer has came to the shop complaining about something that is noted clear as day in the owners manual. Then when you tell them they get all pissy, I've actually had a customer ask me if I really think they read that thing.

[funknut]

Some news outlets didn't report the entire story.

Driver error.  He left the Jeep running and it wasn't even in park!     Sad.

I believe the point of the recall is that they are difficult to get into park because of how the shifter works (or doesn't).  He could have reasonably thought it was in park and the shifter failed.

Parking brake could have helped.  After 14 years I have finally trained my wife to apply the parking brake every time.

[Mike DC]

        

Sadly barely anyone reads there owners manual. I can't tell you how many time a customer has came to the shop complaining about something that is noted clear as day in the owners manual. Then when you tell them they get all pissy, I've actually had a customer ask me if I really think they read that thing.

Lots of modern cars have owners' manuals with more text than a King James Bible.  That doesn't help.  
       

[Derwud]

Those shifters are a pile of crap.

[PlainfieldCharger]

Don't they teach people to set the parking brake anymore? I'd bet that the operator's manual says to do it. 

Sadly barely anyone reads there owners manual. I can't tell you how many time a customer has came to the shop complaining about something that is noted clear as day in the owners manual. Then when you tell them they get all pissy, I've actually had a customer ask me if I really think they read that thing.

Whats odd is I find myself having to read the manual now just to drive and understand what these new cars are telling what going on. For example,reseting the service light....where's that owners manual...What's that light on the dash board telling me know, where that manual...

[6spd68]

Don't they teach people to set the parking brake anymore? I'd bet that the operator's manual says to do it. 

Every time, just like driving school should have taught 

[Ponch ®]

Those shifters are a pile of crap.

my wife's '14 charger has that shifter and I absolutely hate it whenever i drive that car. I mess up all the time...if im backing out of a parking spot and try to put the car back in drive, half the time I actually have it in neutral.

It has no sensory feedback whatsoever. You basically have to look at either the shifter or the instrument panel to know what gear its in. I know, that sounds simple in theory, but its a lot more distracting in practice....

My 15' Challenger has the same shifter, but with the more traditional mechanism where you feel it "lock in" and it stays where you put it and its so much better.  I don't know what the deal is with this guy's GC...if its a '15, it is my understanding that all FCA cars of that yer already have the new shifter.

[Mike DC]

                   
We're lucky we aren't driving these modern cars with mouse clicks. 

[davidcam69]

I don't like it either. It is dangerous and you have to look at the dash to make sure it is in park. Chrysler sent us a recall notice a couple of weeks ago warning us about it. Said they would send out another recall when they figured out how to fix it. This is on a 2013 Chrysler 300.