Got a letter from Chrysler today telling me my 10 year old 300,000 mile Jeep is being recalled because of an emissions problem.
Apparently the computer doesn't sense a failing catalytic converter like it's supposed to, so what they want to do is reprogram the computer and replace the converter IF it's rattling.
The converter DID rattle, a LOT, but it quit about 200,000 miles ago. The service manager at a dealership told me they would only replace the cat if it was actually rattling.
I suspect that the stuff inside the cat blew out years ago, and that's why it stopped rattling.
So currently I probably have a bad catalytic converter and a computer that doesn't know it, so the car passes inspection.
If I take it in for the recall they probably won't replace the cat, so now I'll have a Jeep with a bad cat, a computer that knows it, and it won't pass inspection.
Why on Earth should I take it in?
Jeff DeWitt