Does your Plymouth/Chrysler transmission shudder?

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From: Patrick Coghlan
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 00:00

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I recently had to fork out almost $600 to replace a transmission
controller module which from what I understand was working fine
from a hardware point of view but had a software bug and the
read-only memory (PROM) could not be reprogrammed.  The switchover
to programmable modules started around 1993 so vehicles bought
after that time can probably be fixed for very little cost.

The transmission in question involves the 4-speed automatic installed
on Plymouth Voyageurs, Eagle Vision, and possibly others.

Does anyone have more information on this problem such as when was it
discovered and which model years are affected?  Are there thousands of
vehicles out there whose owners will have to shell out $600 to fix
this software bug?  Shouldn't Chrysler provide a rebate to customers
whose controllers aren't software upgradeable?
--

-Pat  

bn207@freenet.carleton.ca

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From: bn207@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Patrick Coghlan)
Subject: Does your Plymouth/Chrysler transmission shudder?
Date: 1996/12/24
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