I absolutely agree with you guys, let’s milk out as many warranty parts and replacements as possible. Since my wife and I love the CRD soooooooo much, last week we bought an extended bumper to bumper 7 year/100,000 mile warranty! We figured at this rate the extra cost $1,280 dollars will easily be worth the additional coverage. Concerning the F37 recall the service manager told me he couldn’t change out the pump unless if it failed the “test.” Either he was giving me bull, or there is actually a “test” performed to check the pump. Either way, the service manager said, “If you ever have problems with the Pump……then we’ll be glad to change it for you at no charge.” In my mind I was thinking, “I guess you’ll be seeing me soon to do it all over again, this time to change out the pump and seal like I told you to do the first time.” But I kept my thoughts to myself.

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2015 Ram Ecodiesel/Big Horn/4x4/Quad Cab
2016 Arctic Fox 22G/Onboard 2500 LP Cummins Onan Generator/160 Watt Solar Panel

I took the road less traveled. Now I'm LOST.

You raise an important point. If you are concerned about the pump, tell your service manager you have symptoms of a weak pump (erratic clutch lock-ups) and get your complaints noted on your warranty service records. I would bet that most service managers don't want to do this job twice and will do the pump the first time.

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2005 Liberty Sport CRD, Lt Khaki, sunroof

Thankful to now be an EX-CRD owner.

The only problem is they have to make sure they do the replacement by the F37 instructions, that calls for rattles or matelic sounds from the tranny or a code. If they replace the pump too soon before damage is done to the pump D/C will not pay the repair bill, the dealers are really in a catch 22 gray area. Just like my tranny, it sometimes shifts bad and clangs bad when stopped and shifting to park. However it is sporatic and is not making any of the rattling noise as required by F37 so my dealer is screwed, so we do the smart thing and put he complaint in the computer for documentation for future problems or failure.

The D/C bean counters seems to have this recall planned as a delaying action thinking that most will be out of warranty, or in the hands of second owner w/o warranty by the time the tranny suffers a total failure and/or they do a recall. If they do this "properly" they will not get the government involved and only have to do recalls on vehicles that fail while under warranty which with 06 models is only half the time for 05 models. I would say that 06 CRD owners are on thin ice when it comes to the repairs being done proper and under warranty before they run out the miles covered under warranty.

This is just my opinions, but I could be way off base and wrong.

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91 MB 300D 2.5L Turbo. Her's

05 MB E320 CDI. Mine

Heres an update. The dealer couldnt get Chrysler to replace the tranny. I am getting a new TC and pump only. I still have to think driving 25K with 2 bad TCs and pump hasnt helped the tranny at all.

WOW....this should demonstrate to all that DCX will NOT FIX the problem.....only leave us dangeling and try to get us thru the warranty period. can you imagine all the forign peices floating around inside this transmission.

BK

and let me guess....they won't even replace the filters and fluid ... right ?