Chrysler Repair: DODGE DURANGO (RECALL G28), metal spring clip, negative battery cable


Question
HEMET DODGE DID THE SERVICE RECALL. AND WHEN WE DROVE OFF THE LOT THE TRANS SHIFT CABLE BROKE. THEY SAID  IT WAS OUR FALT ,I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS RECALL WOULD HAVE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CABLE BRAKING. DO TO THE REPAIR.

Answer
its possible  here is all what has to be done with that recall.

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the driver’s side knee blocker.
3. Vehicles equipped with a tilt steering column, place the column tilt in its full
down position.
4. Vehicles equipped with a tilt steering column, remove the tilt column lever
handle.
5. Loosen the four (4) steering column mounting nuts to partially lower the
steering column.
6. Remove the lower steering column cover retaining screws.
7. Separate and remove the upper and lower steering column covers.
Parts Information
Service Procedure
Safety Recall G28 – Ignition/Park Interlock Page 3
8. Remove the four (4) steering column
mounting nuts and lower the column.
9. Disconnect the white gear shift
handle overdrive switch connector.
10. Disconnect the transmission gear
shift cable from the steering column
gear shift housing ball stud.
11. Using a male 25T Torx® driver,
remove the three fasteners that retain
the gear shift module to the steering
column (Figure 1).
12. Rotate the gear shift module assembly towards the steering wheel and remove it
from the steering column assembly.
13. Unclip the overdrive shift switch wiring harness from the metal spring clip on
the gear shift blocker bracket.
14. Pull on the gear shift lever to compress
the gear shift lever spring and
temporarily insert a pencil (or
equivalent) between the gear shift
lever and gear shift housing to release
any spring tension on the gear shift
blocker bracket (Figure 2).
15. Using a male 25T Torx driver, remove
the gear shift lever pivot screw and
associated flat and wave washers.
CAUTION: Keep all of the washers
in the order they were removed.
16. Remove and discard the original gear
shift blocker bracket assembly from
the gear shift housing.
Service Procedure (Continued)
Figure 1
Figure 2
GEAR SHIFT
LEVER
GEAR SHIFT
MODULE
FASTENERS
Safety Recall G28 – Ignition/Park Interlock Page 4
17. Clean and lightly lubricate the white plastic bushing located under the gear shift
blocker bracket assembly with Lubriplate® white grease (Figure 3).
18. With the white plastic bushing in place on the gear shift lever housing, install
the new gear shift blocker assembly (Figure 3).
19. Clean and lightly lubricate the black plastic washer, wave washer and steel
washer with Lubriplate white grease (Figure 3).
20. Install the wave washer, black plastic washer and flat steel washer in the order
shown in Figure 3 while aligning the square holes in the steel washer with the
alignment tabs on the gear shift housing..
21. Install gear shift lever pivot screw and tighten to 105 in. lbs. (12 N·m) (Figure 3).
Service Procedure (Continued)
Figure 3
Safety Recall G28 – Ignition/Park Interlock Page 5
22. Pull on the gear shift lever to compress the gear shift lever spring and remove
the pencil.
23. Clip the overdrive gear shift switch wiring harness into the plastic clip located
on the gear shift blocker bracket.
24. Place the gear shift module assembly into position on the steering column.
CAUTION: Be sure that the gear shift blocker pin is inserted into the
steering column slide bracket hole (Figure 4).
25. Install the three (3) shift module assembly mounting screws and tighten them to
105 in. lbs. (12 N·m) (Figure 1).
26. Connect the transmission gear shift cable to the steering column gear shift
housing ball stud.
Service Procedure (Continued)
Figure 4
Safety Recall G28 – Ignition/Park Interlock Page 6
27. Connect the white gear shift handle overdrive switch connector to the instrument
panel wiring harness.
28. Install the upper and lower steering column covers.
29. Install the lower steering column cover retaining screws.
30. Install the gear shift lever boot.
31. Lift the steering column into position and install the four (4) steering column
mounting nuts. Tighten the nuts to 21 ft. lbs. (28 N·m).
32. Vehicles equipped with a tilt steering column, install the tilt column lever handle.
33. Install the driver’s side knee blocker.
34. Connect the negative battery cable.
35. Verify that the steering column and gear shift lever is functioning properly and that
the key cannot be removed if the gear shift lever is not in the “Park” position.