Weird ProMaster City recall

Kinja'd!!! "GreenN_Gold" (GreenN_Gold)
04/21/2016 at 17:11 • Filed to: None

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Moisture in the footwell can cause the transmission to shift to neutral? I think I’ve heard it all now as far as recalls go. But I know I haven’t.

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DISCUSSION (7)


Kinja'd!!! TheOnelectronic > GreenN_Gold
04/21/2016 at 17:15

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You cannot convince me that something named the “ProMaster City” is not some Chinese copy with a mangled english name.


Kinja'd!!! GreenN_Gold > TheOnelectronic
04/21/2016 at 17:19

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I assume you’re joking, but you’re right in so far as that sure is a weird name.

ProMaster I guess because it’s targeted towards professionals? (Mastering it, even!!) And City because it’s the smaller offering among ProMaster vans?


Kinja'd!!! V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > TheOnelectronic
04/21/2016 at 17:27

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I was gonna say a GTA V car, but yeah.


Kinja'd!!! Probenja > TheOnelectronic
04/21/2016 at 17:32

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Like the JAC Motors Sunray Euro 4 ABS+EBD?

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Which is a copy of a Sprinter.


Kinja'd!!! BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > GreenN_Gold
04/21/2016 at 17:33

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Well it is just a Fiat after all, so weird problems are to be expected.

Probably the water causes a short in the gearbox computer, thus leading the car to revert to neutral as a safe position, in order to prevent the gearbox from going crazy.


Kinja'd!!! GreenN_Gold > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
04/21/2016 at 17:45

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I realize it’s a Fiat. No further details in the link than this: “a connector can succumb to moisture and send odd signals to the transmission”


Kinja'd!!! Cé hé sin > GreenN_Gold
04/21/2016 at 17:53

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But it couldn’t be a proper Italian Fiat if the transmission relies on electrons....

Italians drive vans with three pedals.