![]() How could vehicle owners wait so long to get their vehicles repaired? Ford has a free rental deal and generously offered to enroll me in it. Eventually, Ford told me it could not get me a module off the waiting list. And it had been much longer than that since, he added, he had seen a new or approved alternative module. He said that if he got a module it would go into one of those cars. ![]() My local dealer said he had customer cars parked at his lot for over a year due to the shortage. And I’m among the 11,000 vehicle owners who reportedly are waiting for a module. Ford agreed to cover my car and once the dealer formally verified the issue, Ford would put me on the waiting list for the needed module.īecause of the worldwide chip shortage and overall supply-chain mess, the modules are backordered. TCM, a refurbished original Ford TCM, or an aftermarket TCM that will successfully complete the required Ford software updates.” There is a $400 limit on any of these alternatives.Īlthough my Fiesta was just past the 10-year extended warranty, the odometer reading was well below the 150,000-mile limit on mileage. In a rare move, for cars beyond 8/80, Ford also is authorizing “a used Ford Motor Co. The TCM is part of the vehicle emissions control system, so Ford specifies a new OE module for cars less than eight years old or with under 80,000 miles on the odometer (the emissions control parts warranty). All signs pointed to the need for a new TCM.įord technical service bulletins noted the company is covering installation of a replacement TCM along with a software update for cars up to 10 years old and 150,000 miles showing on the odometer. The car’s electrical connections were found to be intact and the harness was in good condition. A check using a scan tool showed a P0606 code (internal failure of the transmission control module (TCM). A Check Engine light and a wrench symbol, indicating need for service, appeared on the instrument cluster display. The car’s on-board diagnostics (OBD) had posted a transmission malfunction notice on the SYNC digital display. In my case, it began with the DPS6 dual-clutch transmission of my 2011 Ford Fiesta failing to execute a shift. ![]() The author is among the many thousands of vehicle owners left stranded “without wheels” by this situation. Scores of cars and trucks have been rendered inoperable because the OE replacement electronic modules they need are not available. But an even more significant effect of the “chip” shortage has been going on under the media radar: the shortage of electronic service parts for vehicles already in use. The effects of the global semiconductor shortage on new-vehicle availability, and industry profits, are well known. module were over $1000 - word obviously had gotten around about the waiting list for TCMs!”
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