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Recall 15304 Transfer Case Reprogram and Set Up

ChipEric

By ChipEric
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RBSilvy85 Enthusiast

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I called today to see if my truck met the recall, and it did. Build date of January 2015. Taking it on Wednesday to have it taken care of, will let everyone know how mine drives after.

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Aussieshed Enthusiast

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I had the update done and transmission learning resent on 11/3 and it seemed to shift better at the beginning, but seems to be reverting back to previous behavior. The flaring/clunk around 2nd/3rd also seems to be worse. The issue the dealer said didn't exist and couldn't replicate in their 5-10 minute drive. The tech just talked about the electronic transmission and passed it off as normal. I'll be going back to the dealership because this is not normal. I had a friend in the truck the other day and they totally heard and felt it. BTW I've probably put at least 250 miles on the truck since the update.

RBSilvy85 Enthusiast

RBSilvy85

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Well I just had mine updated today and picked up. Still early but after 40 miles of driving it definitely seems to shift better and no clunking. We'll see how it does after driving a while.

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Coppertone

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I had the update done a couple weeks ago and it seems that my truck clunks now more than ever. Drive-ability still sucks.

glcbn Enthusiast

glcbn

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I had my truck inspected today, and they did the transfer case update. Right out of the dealership, I noticed it shifted different. A good different. My truck has 31,000 on it, and I am very "used" to the way it drives. It is definitely different.

 

About mid week, when I've put around 250 more miles on 'er, I'll post again.

 

 

No change in the way it shifts after update. Absolutely smoother upshifting. Especially going from 3rd to 4th in steady moderate acceleration. It used to hold onto 3rd (IMO) way too long. I've never had issues downshifting, and that has stayed the same. :thumbs:

Aussieshed Enthusiast

Aussieshed

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I don't want to hijack this thread but last night on the way home my truck downshifted so violently it felt like someone had run up the back of me. I've experienced this 3 or 4 times now since I bought the truck. This is beyond the standard clunking/flaring I experience. My question is, since it's not happening all the time, how do I go about proving this to the dealership as I'm presuming this is not a good thing? And to be honest, when it happens it scares the crap out of me since you're not expecting it. As mentioned above, the dealership said there was no issue last week when I had it in. I'm not very experienced when it comes to car/truck issues and how to handle dealerships, so any input is appreciated.

glcbn Enthusiast

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Does it happen at the same speed every time? Can you tell if it's downshifting straight into first gear? That is indeed a dangerous situation.

I feel for you as far as the dealer. Bad enough dealing with them when you have a confirmed issue, let alone something that is hit and miss.

Did they in fact check the parameters in your trucks computer?

brwk Enthusiast

brwk

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Done on 11/13/15 and it was wonderful until I drove it more and more. Now its not totally back to how it was but I still have that dreaded delay sometimes when accelerating.

Aussieshed Enthusiast

Aussieshed

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It does happen around the same speed. Generally coasting and then I reapply the accelerator. It's definitely changing down to a lower gear, I'd say first or second. This time I was in peak hour traffic so not able to travel fast, I'd say I was down to around 20 mph when I reapplied the accelerator.

 

BTW, thanks for the feedback.

 

Edit: Ok just saw a thread below discussing this issue. Some say it's normal, some say it's not. I'll bring it up with the dealership.

 

Does it happen at the same speed every time? Can you tell if it's downshifting straight into first gear? That is indeed a dangerous situation.

I feel for you as far as the dealer. Bad enough dealing with them when you have a confirmed issue, let alone something that is hit and miss.

Did they in fact check the parameters in your trucks computer?

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