The recall includes 1.4 million vehicles equipped with 8.4-inch touchscreens including:
■2013-15 Dodge Vipers
■2013-15 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups
■2013-15 Ram 3500, 4500, 5500 chassis cabs
■2014-15 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Cherokees
■2014-15 Dodge Durangos
■2015 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger sedans
■2015 Dodge Challengers
Owners can visitwww.driveuconnect.com/software-update/to input their vehicle identification numbers (VINs) and determine if their vehicles are included in the recall.
PIEERE said
09:30 AM Jul 25, 2015
I thought this would happen sooner than later as many computers get hacked. They really need to have a better way of getting patches that could be downloaded to your home computer and downloaded through a USB port or on a USB stick that can be inserted into the vehicle by the customers. Wow i can just imagine how long this is going to take to get them to the dealers for the reprogramming.
I just can't imagine run away vehicles when the driver is not behind the wheel. What was wrong with the conventional power steering! And manually controlling the transmission. Makes me wonder when Toyota was having run away acceleration.
Welcome to the world of high Technologies!
Trabuco said
10:05 AM Jul 25, 2015
I need one of these self driving units for my MH so I can take nap for a couple of hours while traveling. After the bug fixes of course. Maybe one that self parks in a campsite and does all the hookups as well😁
bjoyce said
11:13 AM Jul 25, 2015
I am sure that a Chrysler engineer brought up the vulnerability and realized from a manager's reaction to shut up. In large corporations you learn to say, "Yes, Boss" and not rock the boat.
Ckerr said
09:01 AM Jul 29, 2015
Just bought a new Jeep Cheerokee in anticipation of needing a vehicle we can tow 4 down eventually. Waiting on our recall notice
PIEERE said
09:07 AM Jul 29, 2015
I heard they do have a USB stick or will have soon. Easiest method using the code scanner port and just let it automatically install the software.
Ckerr said
04:55 PM Jul 29, 2015
PIEERE wrote:
I heard they do have a USB stick or will have soon. Easiest method using the code scanner port and just let it automatically install the software.
That's what we heard to Pierre. Just waiting for it to arrive in the mail.
The news story: Fiat Chrysler Will Recall Vehicles Over Hacking Worries
Unfortunately, this includes the following:
The recall includes 1.4 million vehicles equipped with 8.4-inch touchscreens including:
■2013-15 Dodge Vipers
■2013-15 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups
■2013-15 Ram 3500, 4500, 5500 chassis cabs
■2014-15 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Cherokees
■2014-15 Dodge Durangos
■2015 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger sedans
■2015 Dodge Challengers
Owners can visit www.driveuconnect.com/software-update/ to input their vehicle identification numbers (VINs) and determine if their vehicles are included in the recall.
I just can't imagine run away vehicles when the driver is not behind the wheel. What was wrong with the conventional power steering! And manually controlling the transmission. Makes me wonder when Toyota was having run away acceleration.
Welcome to the world of high Technologies!
That's what we heard to Pierre. Just waiting for it to arrive in the mail.