CloverHillCrawler
Well-known member
I got the dreaded paddle shifter failure on the left hand multi-function switch, I went out on 340 the other day and went to shift from 3rd to 4th and no joy.
I jiggled the paddle shifter by tapping it from the bottom with my finger and was able to get it working again to get back home. I inspected underneath the engine and there was no damage or any sign of scraping around the shifting solenoid. When I operate the shifter it sounds like a rusted spring inside and the shifter has play in it. So I think it's a safe bet to go ahead and order the LH multi-function switch.
I guess even though I have a 2020 they used the bad ones that were covered in previous years Technical Bulletins for earlier models.
I am looking at the parts page and on both the F3 and F3S, it looks they replaced part # 710006968 with # 710008091.
Absolute horse pucky that I have to spend $500 just to fix the shifter when the rest of the switch is good.
At least I have some practice with getting to those connectors and taking the panels off from the cruise control install when I did the RH switch; plus, I need to change the fuel filter, which I forgot to do the last time I had all the panels off.
I jiggled the paddle shifter by tapping it from the bottom with my finger and was able to get it working again to get back home. I inspected underneath the engine and there was no damage or any sign of scraping around the shifting solenoid. When I operate the shifter it sounds like a rusted spring inside and the shifter has play in it. So I think it's a safe bet to go ahead and order the LH multi-function switch.
I guess even though I have a 2020 they used the bad ones that were covered in previous years Technical Bulletins for earlier models.
I am looking at the parts page and on both the F3 and F3S, it looks they replaced part # 710006968 with # 710008091.
Absolute horse pucky that I have to spend $500 just to fix the shifter when the rest of the switch is good.
At least I have some practice with getting to those connectors and taking the panels off from the cruise control install when I did the RH switch; plus, I need to change the fuel filter, which I forgot to do the last time I had all the panels off.
