I took mine in last Friday for what they said was the necessary inspection before the HPFP replacement. Maybe that's not what the recall letter says but that's what my dealership does. If I thought they would listen to me, a non-mechanic and non-CDJR dealer, I would have asked to just have the pump replaced right there. But not wanting to get sideways with the surgeons operating on my truck I decided to just let it go. Inspection went fine and the pump is on order and they'll call me...
Once again I ask
@RamCares to wade in here!
I wonder if the thing with dealer's requiring 2 visits is for the real purpose of limiting the repairs they do for out-of-towners? I.e. limiting things to doing the repairs more for their local clientele?
I mean, if the dealer can only get a limited supply of the replacement parts, it seems like they'd rather use them to do the repairs for people local to them. Getting locals in as customers has the potential benefit of getting them back when they are ready to buy a new car.
Parts being hard to get means I can imagine people calling around to dealers further away, that they would not normally go to. If those people can make one appointment, go there, hang out for a day while the repair is done, then go home, they are probably not increasing the chance they'll come back to that dealer later to buy a new car. But, if those people know they have to make two trips to the dealer just to get the repair done, then they are proably less likely to do it.
On reflection, I'm somewhat okay with the dealer requiring two visits. Especially if that gets me done sooner, as I am waiting for my dealer to call and let me know they have parts and are ready for me.