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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Child Seat complaints

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140,907 miles · Jun 23, 2011

Child SeatEngine And Engine Cooling

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BOUGHT A USED CAR.ENGINE WOULD NOT START NEXT DAY. 8 DAYS LATERENGINE BLEW. BOUGHT CAR AS IS, BUT FINANCED CAR THREW DEALER.DEALER SAPOSE TO HAVE PUT USED EGINE IN CAR. CHARGED ME 1722.33. CAR STILL OVER HEATED, SAME PROBLEM. COULDNOT REGISTER CAR WITH DMV BECOUSE IT WAS A RECALL AND HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. MANUFACTOR CLAIMED CAR WAS UNSAFE,2 HOLLOWED OUT CATALYST CONVERTERS, FUEL EVAP SYS DISCONECTED, SWAYBAR LINKS DISCONECTED MUSHROOMED FROM BANGING ON AXLE. DEALER DID CHARGE ME FOR SMOG. ON 1-10-2011 CAR STALLS ON FREEWAY ,TOWED CAR TO LOT,DEALER SAID NOW THIS ENGINE IS BLOWN. CAR SITS ON DEALERS LOT FOR NINE WEEKS DEALER WILL NOT ANSWER MY CALLS .I AM STILL MAKEING PAYMENTS. DEALER LOANS ME A 1994 FORD TRUCK I WORK AND HAVE CHILDREN TO GET TO SCHOOL. NEXT DAY DEALER PUTS ENGINE IN MY CHYSLER PUTS ON LOT TO SELL,THEN REPOS THE TRUCK BECOUSE HE WANTS TO CHARGE ME 3173.71 MORE DOLLARS FOR TRUCK. NOW TRUCK IS ON LOT FOR SALE. I HAVE O CAR FOR ALL THE MONEY I HAVE PAID. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10408599

Official recalls

03V332000 · Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch

Sep 8, 2003

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INTERNAL HOOD LATCH COMPONENT MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A CRACK, WHICH COULD PROPAGATE AND BREAK, ALLOWING THE PRIMARY/SECONDARY LATCH SPRING TO DISENGAGE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FUNCTION, ALLOWING THE HOOD TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.

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NHTSA investigations

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