EPA: Fiat Chrysler software enabled emissions cheating

[Wingnut]

The Environmental Protection Agency accused Fiat Chrysler Thursday of installing software that appeared to enable certain diesel trucks to emit lower emissions during pollution tests. The company denied those accusations, saying its software meets regulatory requirements.

The vehicles involved were the 2014 to 2016 model year Dodge Ram 1500 pickup trucks and Jeep Grand Cherokees with 3.0-liter diesel engines. The allegations affect roughly 104,000 vehicles, EPA officials said.

Janet McCabe, head of EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, said “no immediate actions are necessary” for owners because their vehicles are still safe and legal to drive.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/01/12/epa-fiat-chrysler-used-software-to-cheat-on-emissions-tests/

Sergio Marchionne, the ol' carpetbagging mercenary, has really stepped in it this time. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles of using cheater software that allowed its diesel vehicles to pass emissions tests, in a story first reported by Reuters. Just over 100,000 U.S. trucks and SUVs sold since 2014 are said to be equipped with the rogue software. The EPA has officially notified the automaker that it believes its use of the undeclared emissions control software has allowed its vehicles to generate excess pollution, which is in clear violation of the law. Fiat Chrysler declined to comment, but the stock market has already weighed-in, with FCA's U.S.-listed shares plunging over 13 percent upon release of the news. The EPA, which is led by Administrator Gina McCarthy, has refused to certify Fiat Chrysler's 2017 diesel vehicles for sale in the U.S. for months. Now we know why. That's okay, Sergio, I'm sure you can get allowances to have your handmade Italian sweaters made with a striped pattern.
http://www.autoextremist.com/on-the-table1/

[Frank Cannon]

Companies have been doing this forever. 80's full size Fords had a dealer bulletin that emission tests needed to be done in the first minute of starting a cold engine to pass. 90's Rover 4.3's put air pumps that run on a cold start for a minute to get it to pass. The whole system is bullshit.

[truth_seeker]

VW Group is buying back many diesels. Cost $20 billion. Seven arrested in recent days.

They had a prize winning Super Bowl ad a few years ago, about their "Clean Diesel."

It was done by tricking the engine control software.

The vehicle I purchased just 11 days before the VW scandal broke, is not a liquid asset. Been waiting 16 months for the result.