I have two vehicles from Chrysler that are listed as "buy backs." However to be eligible you must not have responded to any recalls. I think Chrysler is being punished for not notifying the customer of recalls, a different situation.

I would think performance would be impacted by any fix. If a fix was easily the VW staff would not have cooked up this "trick" and risked their jobs and the company's reputation. I would be reluctant to get the "fix." However it will probably be the most looked at car code ever created