My safety recall mistake!

Originally Posted by galaxie428

I guess that will teach me not to do that again without knowing exactly what is involved in the flash. I can back up ok with slight pressure on the brakes and everything is ok. It just scares the crap out of me the first time before I remeber I have to do that. Thanks for your help.

Hopefully someone sues DCX for causing them to have an accident (I could see someone gassing it into a parked car or something because they were startled by the horn)...

What irritates me the most is ALL the manufactures put bandaids on MAJOR problems instead of fixing the underlying cause...sorry, but if the gear shift doesn't fully engage park when you stick it in that notch, then that is a problem in the linkage, not operator error...

steved

[maz]

Oh my god thank God I read this!!! I just bought a 2003 Dodge 2500 a couple weeks ago, first diesel I have ever owned. When I first brought it home I wasn't really used to backing up the truck so I opened the door to see how much farther I could go back and I got the beepbeepbeepbeep scared out of me!!! I thought something was wrong with the truck!!!! Good thing it is normal because I thought there was an electrical short or something.

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[dieseljunkie]

does this recall need to be done on an 06 CTD with a 6 speed manual tranny?

[Towtug]

Originally Posted by dieseljunkie

does this recall need to be done on an 06 CTD with a 6 speed manual tranny?

No Sir. The 2006 trucks come with it already!!! Its the only thing I dont like about my truck!!!

JOSH

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[Guthrie&Co]

my fathers 06 does not have this on it. nor did the 07 dually i test drove tonight did. i tested for it and it never happened. so what cause it not to go off?

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[Towtug]

Originally Posted by Guthrie&Co

my fathers 06 does not have this on it. nor did the 07 dually i test drove tonight did. i tested for it and it never happened. so what cause it not to go off?

Well I cant entirely answer that question!!! An out of aligned shifter could cause that and that has been a common problem too!
Just a guess.

JOSH

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[dieseljunkie]

Originally Posted by Guthrie&Co

my fathers 06 does not have this on it. nor did the 07 dually i test drove tonight did. i tested for it and it never happened. so what cause it not to go off?

does your fathers truck have a manual or auto tranny?

[Towtug]

Originally Posted by dieseljunkie

does your fathers truck have a manual or auto tranny?

I should have thought about that!!! Thats an excelant point to ask!! GOod job!

JOSH

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[Guthrie&Co]

Originally Posted by dieseljunkie

does your fathers truck have a manual or auto tranny?

auto tranny

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[Towtug]

Originally Posted by Guthrie&Co

auto tranny

Then I dont know. Are you sure it you were rolling backwards without the brake applied??? Very strange!

JOSH

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[Guthrie&Co]

i am quite sure. i was sitting in the passenger seat when he did it.

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Originally Posted by Guthrie&Co

i am quite sure. i was sitting in the passenger seat when he did it.

I would leave good enough alone!!! I dont like the alarm on my truck. I remember its there most of the time except when I am hooking up the trailer real early in the mornings!!! LOL

JOSH

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