Own a 2005-2007 300C, Charger or Magnum? Recall

[glhs837]

Not a huge deal, but if you own one of the above listed vehicles you should get this taken care of before it leaves you stranded. The park interlock mechanism in the early year cars, the plastic wasnt the best stuff. So it can break, leaving you unable to move the shift lever out of park. Not a dangerous condition, unless you are leaving your crack dealers house in DC at 2am.

In any case, the repair with a new part is covered, parts and labor. You could wait for your letter to get to you, or PM me, and I'll send a copy of the official letter, that should let the folks at the dealership get you scheduled for it. I'll be swinging up there at lunch time and report back if they have any heartache with advance scheduling.

Oh, and this only applies to those vehicles with the WA580 5 speed transmission. Its found on all Hemi models, 5.7 and 6.4 liter, and quite a few of the 3.5 liter V6s. But none of the 2.7 fleet cars got it.

the official name of it is

"Customer Satisfaction Notification K39, Transmission Shifter Interlock Lever"

 

[bcp]

all you have to do is take it in for any service at all, as soon as they input it into the puter the recall pops up and they just take care of it. Providing that the parts have arrived at their shops.

 

[glhs837]

Should happen that way, but quite often, they don't look, and if you mention it, they will blow you off without the paper. since warranty work pays less than anything you are paying for, they are not motivated to much to hunt it down. Already one of our members at CF went and asked and was told, "Nope, nothing in the computer". Came back later with the bulletin number, then they found it. Parts shouldnt be too hard, the new part is the one that came stock on 2008 and subsequent LXs.