Dodge Intrepid Code 41 ?

I was chatting with a gentleman in another group:

He said you can rebuild them all you want, but the firmware in the computer
must be updated, other wise the transmission will continue to self destruct.

I have heard of this before, but I am limited in Dodge/Chrysler experience,
I do mostly GM/

I hope this helps?

Refinish King

PS
Call a few transmission rebuilders, and ask about this, and tell the
rebuilder. He is ultimately responsible.


"johndoe" > wrote in message news:ARxPc.260$an.224@trndny08...
> The car slipped into a lower gear after getting warmed up driving around
for
> a couple of hours.
>
> Transmission rebuilt, $2G later, but still the same problem and the same
> code 41.
>
> Any ideas? Please, I could use some advice.
>
> Thank you.
>
>

"Refinish King" > wrote in message
...
> I was chatting with a gentleman in another group:
>
> He said you can rebuild them all you want, but the firmware in the
computer
> must be updated, other wise the transmission will continue to self
destruct.
>

This is the case for early models of these. The OP didn't say what year he
was using. If the trans computer has cooling fins it is a newer style. The
older non-finned styles cannot be flashed, and the early ones of those
have the bad firmware.

The fact the problem still exists after $2G spent is pretty indicitave the
original
mechanic didn't know what he was doing. If I was the OP I would have filed
a credit card chargeback quicker than ****. How is the mechanic going to
even
prove he put in a new trans if the problem is still there? For all the OP
knows, it
could be the same trans.

Ted

"Refinish King" > wrote in message
...
> I was chatting with a gentleman in another group:
>
> He said you can rebuild them all you want, but the firmware in the
computer
> must be updated, other wise the transmission will continue to self
destruct.
>

This is the case for early models of these. The OP didn't say what year he
was using. If the trans computer has cooling fins it is a newer style. The
older non-finned styles cannot be flashed, and the early ones of those
have the bad firmware.

The fact the problem still exists after $2G spent is pretty indicitave the
original
mechanic didn't know what he was doing. If I was the OP I would have filed
a credit card chargeback quicker than ****. How is the mechanic going to
even
prove he put in a new trans if the problem is still there? For all the OP
knows, it
could be the same trans.

Ted