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Incredible that Jeep did not think to have updates only go out to cars which are stationary with engine off.


They did.

> The buggy update doesn't appear to brick the car immediately. Instead, the failure appears to occur while driving—a far more serious problem.


Top post in this thread says;

> My 4xe died in my driveway on Saturday after the update.

It seems not driving bricks as well.


It’s a possibility that the engine was running and the transmission was in the R or D position when it happened. The OP can clarify.




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