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What is the ECM flash recall about?

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Old 03-08-2007, 03:21 PM
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Default What is the ECM flash recall about?

What is the ECM flash recall about?

I just took my car (2.0T A3) in for the 40 000kms service and they flashed an ECM because of some recall. Anyone know anything about it?
Old 03-08-2007, 05:10 PM
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Default To prevent spurrious ECLs:

"This RVU has been proactively released to prevent and correct the following condition from occurring in the
vehicle:
MIL ON and DTC P0601 (ECM malfunction) stored in the Engine Control Module data memory. No
driveability concern."
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so basically to save them money on warrantee work ha-ha...
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they wanted me to get that update as well. anyone do it yet?
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Default I was having random misfires

on cylinder #2 which was cause the CEL to come on. I took it in twice and they couldn't find the problem, other than it was a random misfire on cylinder #2, but the car was fine to drive. They scheduled me for an appointment so I could leave it with them and get a loaner. I took it back to them this last Tuesday and they called me and let me know about this recent recall. They went ahead and flashed the ECM and said that it could have been the cause of the misfires.
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Default Re: so basically to save them money on warrantee work ha-ha...

there is no way to fix the fault. It was a software issue at simos. There really is no problem.
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