New PCM Recal. 11B23
#91
03-21-2011, 03:39 PM
No letter here (yet). It sounds like there are some good features in the new firmware, but there are also some bad features.
In particular, I take my truck off road into fields regularly and not having a continuous regen message is a serious fire hazard driving / parking over dry grass. On a couple occasions the truck has been in regen as I approached the field so I took a small detour to allow it to complete and temperatures to return to normal before I drove in the field.
Certainly there has been enough negative commentary on these forums about the later firmware not giving continuous regen notification. I find it distrubing the Ford has apparently not paid attention to those complaints.
In particular, I take my truck off road into fields regularly and not having a continuous regen message is a serious fire hazard driving / parking over dry grass. On a couple occasions the truck has been in regen as I approached the field so I took a small detour to allow it to complete and temperatures to return to normal before I drove in the field.
Certainly there has been enough negative commentary on these forums about the later firmware not giving continuous regen notification. I find it distrubing the Ford has apparently not paid attention to those complaints.
#94
03-21-2011, 06:35 PM
#97
03-22-2011, 07:34 AM
my letter came yesterday. i wasnt going to have it reflashed but with the warnoing on the letter about ford can deny coverage for not doing it..... dealer said when you come in for service the vin is flagged for the update if you get a letter- if you refuse the re flash then they are required to flag vin for refusal in case future repair for denial..........
#98
03-22-2011, 09:22 AM
my letter came yesterday. i wasnt going to have it reflashed but with the warnoing on the letter about ford can deny coverage for not doing it..... dealer said when you come in for service the vin is flagged for the update if you get a letter- if you refuse the re flash then they are required to flag vin for refusal in case future repair for denial..........
#101
03-22-2011, 08:58 PM
Read the wording of the letter carefully. It doesn't say that they will void your warranty if you don't have it flashed. It says that they can (not will) deny warranty coverage for damage that could have been prevented by the new flash. If your brake booster or your HVAC goes out they aren't going to deny coverage since that has nothing to do with the firmware update.
#102
03-22-2011, 10:39 PM
Its funny because I bought a used car from a dealer a year ago. The dealer was talking to me about extended warranties and made the comment "its never the drivetrain that goes bad, its the power window motor or something like that". Ironically I dont think anyone here is worried about power window motors but EVERYONE is worried about the engine.
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03-23-2011, 01:24 PM
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#104
03-23-2011, 02:08 PM
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#105
03-23-2011, 02:40 PM
they were busy today, and I asked them to look over a low coolant level as well. so far no word they AREN'T going to apply the flash..(well,no word AT ALL!.. said they might need til thur am.. I am in no hurry)
Sam