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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
26 reportsClear category filter48,000 miles · Apr 15, 2010
Engine And Engine CoolingInjury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, ENGINE COOLANT, WATER AND STEAM POURED FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND INTO THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH FEET. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, ENGINE COOLANT, WATER AND STEAM POURED FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND INTO THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH FEET. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED THE RESULTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 05/19/10. *LJ
NHTSA ODI #10325804
83,000 miles · Jul 11, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
OWN 1997 CHRYSLER CONDORDE. AC/EVAPORATOR ODOR. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN STATES GOING ON SINCE 1992 WITH CHRYSLER CARS. CAUSING AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS MIXED WITH BACTERIA AND FUNGI GROWTH. I HAVE ASTHMA, THIS IS A HEALTH ISSUE. CHRYSLER REGRETS THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS SINCE WART. UP . ISSUE IS THIS IS GOING ON SINC…
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OWN 1997 CHRYSLER CONDORDE. AC/EVAPORATOR ODOR. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN STATES GOING ON SINCE 1992 WITH CHRYSLER CARS. CAUSING AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS MIXED WITH BACTERIA AND FUNGI GROWTH. I HAVE ASTHMA, THIS IS A HEALTH ISSUE. CHRYSLER REGRETS THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS SINCE WART. UP . ISSUE IS THIS IS GOING ON SINCE 1992 WHY WAS THIS NOT ADDRESSED FOR SAFETY OF RESPIRATORY CONSUMERS. HEALTH HAZARD TO ALL WHO HAVE IMMUNE PROBLEMS. THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN IN WART TIME PERIOD. THIS TAKES TIME TO FORM..END RESULTS MICROBIAL GROWTH ON EVAPORATOR CORE DURING NORMAL OPERATION, CONDENSATION FORMS IN AND AROUND AC EVAPORATOR. WHEN AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS MIX WITH CONDENSATION, BACTERIA AND FUNGI GROWTH BEGINS AND ODOR RESULTS. THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHRYSLER TO FIX AND MAKE CONSUMER SAFE AND NOT ENDANGERING THEIR HEALTH. WHY WAS THIS ISSUE NOT ADDRESSED IN 1992 ON WITH ALL THE REPORTS SHOWING THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER..CIRRUS,CONCORDE, NEW YORKER, IMPERIAL, LABARON COUPE,TOWN AND COUNTRY SEBRING VOYAGER ...SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. WHO FAILED TO PICK UP ON THIS AND WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1992 .JUST PURCHASED A 300C SPENDING $4,0000.00. NOW I WON'T KNOW IF THIS CAR WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN FUTURE AND ENDANGER MY LIFE AS I HAVE ASTHMA AND THIS IS A RESPIRATORY PROBLEM. DISAPPOINTED CONSUMER WORRYING ABOUT MY HEALTH WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.*TR
NHTSA ODI #10233859
30,000 miles · Aug 5, 2006
Engine And Engine Cooling
SAME SAD STORY AS THE OTHERS ON YOUR WEBSITE. I HAD A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. ON NEW YEAR'S DAY 2005 I WAS DRIVING TO MY DAUGHTER'S WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. SUDDENLY, IT DIED. I HAD TOWED INTO MY DEALER, CLIFFORD CHRYSLER OF BUFFALO GROVE. THEY SAID THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP DUE TO SLUDGE.…
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SAME SAD STORY AS THE OTHERS ON YOUR WEBSITE. I HAD A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. ON NEW YEAR'S DAY 2005 I WAS DRIVING TO MY DAUGHTER'S WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. SUDDENLY, IT DIED. I HAD TOWED INTO MY DEALER, CLIFFORD CHRYSLER OF BUFFALO GROVE. THEY SAID THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP DUE TO SLUDGE. SINCE THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY INSISTED THEY TALK TO CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE OIL CHANGES EVEN WHEN I SENT THEM A RECORD OF MY OIL CHANGES, THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPLACING THE ENGINE. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10164599
Mileage unknown · Jun 9, 2006
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEquipment
AUTO-THEFT MECHANISM KICKED IN WHEN NOT NEEDED, RADIATOR AND AIR/CONDITIONER WENT OUT BEFORE 70,000 MILES AND NOW THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACING...AT 67,000 MILES. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10159411
97,000 miles · Dec 30, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
ON CHRISTMAS DAY DRIVING WITH MY SON TO MY MOTHERS HOME ABOUT ONE HOUR AWAY, I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL. WHEN THE SIGNAL TURNED GREEN, I PUSHED THE GAS, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. I CHECKED TO VERIFY THAT THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND…
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ON CHRISTMAS DAY DRIVING WITH MY SON TO MY MOTHERS HOME ABOUT ONE HOUR AWAY, I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL. WHEN THE SIGNAL TURNED GREEN, I PUSHED THE GAS, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. I CHECKED TO VERIFY THAT THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO A PARK AND RIDE, THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTS THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED, AND IS DESTROYED BEYOND REPAIR OF THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ZERO WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE ANY FLUID. THERE WERE NOT ANY WARNING LIGHTS REGISTERING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MAKE IS A CHRYSLER CONCORDE. IT IS A 1997, WITH 97,000 MILES. UP UNTIL THAT MOMENT THE VEHICLE WAS IDEAL. THEN WITHIN TEN FEET IT IS DESTROYED BEYOND REPAIR, WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10146574
105,000 miles · Jul 12, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
DT: THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE ENGINE ALWAYS GETS REAL HOT AND STALLS. SHE FORCED TO PULL…
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DT: THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE ENGINE ALWAYS GETS REAL HOT AND STALLS. SHE FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN A DANGEROUS PLACES. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10128432
140,000 miles · May 2, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING, THE TEMP INDICATOR WENT FROM COLD TO HOT.
NHTSA ODI #10118820
97,864 miles · Jul 24, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
FIRST, IT STARTED OUT WITH THE CRACKED FUEL RAIL PROBLEM WHICH COST US OVER 900.00 TO REMEDY AND EVER SINCE WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT NOT WANTING TO IDLE SO WE REPLACED THE IDLE CONTOL AT THE COST OF OVER 60.00 WHICH STILL HASN'T FIXED THE ISSUE. THE SCANS BEING DONE SHOW A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #5 BUT ALSO CAN'T BE…
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FIRST, IT STARTED OUT WITH THE CRACKED FUEL RAIL PROBLEM WHICH COST US OVER 900.00 TO REMEDY AND EVER SINCE WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT NOT WANTING TO IDLE SO WE REPLACED THE IDLE CONTOL AT THE COST OF OVER 60.00 WHICH STILL HASN'T FIXED THE ISSUE. THE SCANS BEING DONE SHOW A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #5 BUT ALSO CAN'T BE REMEDIED. YOU CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BUCKS WILDLY, THE TACHOMETER SWINGS WILDLY THEN IT JUST STALLS AND WON'T RESTART. THE EGR VALVE AT A COST OF OVER 114.00. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NOONE CAN SEEM TO FIND A RESOLVE TO THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS TURNED MY VEHICLE INTO A VERY UNRELIABLE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I WON'T PERMIT MY WIFE TO DRIVE IT ANY LONGER, YET WE ARE FORCED TO CONTINUE MAKING OUR PAYMENTS OR HAVE IT REPOSSESED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS WITH US NURSING THE VEHICLE JUST TO DRIVE THE TEN MILES TO WORK WITH SEVERAL STOPPAGES ALONG THE WAY.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10082570
Mileage unknown · Jun 3, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE A LITTLE WHILE, HALF OF THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE OTHER HALF WAS A NORMAL TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE LIFTER AND VALVE ON THE DRIVER'S HEAD AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10075599
80 miles · May 23, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
IN 2002 OUR CAR OVERHEATED WE TOOK IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP. SINCE THE IT IT WAS BOUGHT IN ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO REPAIR THE COOLING SYSTEM, OVER A SPAN OF LESS THAN A YEAR. THE ENTIRE COLLING SYSTEM, EXCEPT FOR THE HEATING COIL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS HAD A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #5…
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IN 2002 OUR CAR OVERHEATED WE TOOK IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP. SINCE THE IT IT WAS BOUGHT IN ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO REPAIR THE COOLING SYSTEM, OVER A SPAN OF LESS THAN A YEAR. THE ENTIRE COLLING SYSTEM, EXCEPT FOR THE HEATING COIL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAS HAD A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER #5 AND WE HAVE SUNK IN OVER A $1,000 AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. THE MECHANICS HAVE TOLD US THEY CAN'T FIND WHAT IS CAUSING IT. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER EIGHT MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN HOOKED UP TO COMPUTERS AND STILL IT IS A GUESSING GAME. WE HAVE HAD THE EGR VALVE REPLACED BECAUSE THIS WAS ANOTHER GUESS AS TO THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS, SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, COIL, OVERHEAD CAM SENSOR, IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND TIMING BELT. WE ARE SINKING MORE MONEY INTO THIS CAR THAN WE CAN AFFORD. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF IT BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND STILL NO-ONE CAN TELL US WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10073015
NHTSA investigations
3DP04007 · Fuel Rail, Brake Fluid, Chassis
Opened Oct 13, 2004 · Closed Oct 27, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:fluid; Structure:frame And Members
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MR. ROBERT GALENTY OF ISELIN, NJ, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1993-1997 VEHICLES PRODUCED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.HIS PETITION IDENTIFIED THREE ISSUES OF CONCERN: 1) FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAILS; 2) BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE; AND 3) SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE FRAME TO DAMAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED.MR. GALANTY ALLEGED THAT HIS 1996 DODGE INTREPID HAD EACH OF THESE THREE PROBLEMS.CONCERNING FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMENCED A RECALL (98V-184) OF APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES TO ADDRESS ENGINE FUEL RAIL LEAKS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, INCLUDING THOSE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION AND THE PETITIONER'S 1996 DODGE INTREPID.ON OCTOBER 7, 1998, NHTSA OPENED A RECALL QUERY INVESTIGATION (RQ98-018) TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF THE RECALL REMEDY.THAT INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED ON JULY 8, 2002 WITHOUT REQUIRING FURTHER ACTION BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.VERY RECENTLY, ON JUNE 9, 2004, NHTSA DENIED A PETITION (RP04-001) TO REOPEN RQ98-018 AFTER FINDING THAT THERE WAS NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR REOPENING IT.THIS IS STILL THE CURRENT POSITION OF NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE.CONCERNING BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND FRAME ALIGNMENT, A REVIEW OF NHTSA'S DATABASE SHOWS NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES ON THE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION.
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Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MR. ROBERT GALENTY OF ISELIN, NJ, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1993-1997 VEHICLES PRODUCED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.HIS PETITION IDENTIFIED THREE ISSUES OF CONCERN: 1) FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAILS; 2) BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE; AND 3) SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE FRAME TO DAMAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED.MR. GALANTY ALLEGED THAT HIS 1996 DODGE INTREPID HAD EACH OF THESE THREE PROBLEMS.CONCERNING FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMENCED A RECALL (98V-184) OF APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES TO ADDRESS ENGINE FUEL RAIL LEAKS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, INCLUDING THOSE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION AND THE PETITIONER'S 1996 DODGE INTREPID.ON OCTOBER 7, 1998, NHTSA OPENED A RECALL QUERY INVESTIGATION (RQ98-018) TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF THE RECALL REMEDY.THAT INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED ON JULY 8, 2002 WITHOUT REQUIRING FURTHER ACTION BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.VERY RECENTLY, ON JUNE 9, 2004, NHTSA DENIED A PETITION (RP04-001) TO REOPEN RQ98-018 AFTER FINDING THAT THERE WAS NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR REOPENING IT.THIS IS STILL THE CURRENT POSITION OF NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE.CONCERNING BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND FRAME ALIGNMENT, A REVIEW OF NHTSA'S DATABASE SHOWS NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES ON THE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:fluid
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MR. ROBERT GALENTY OF ISELIN, NJ, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1993-1997 VEHICLES PRODUCED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.HIS PETITION IDENTIFIED THREE ISSUES OF CONCERN: 1) FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAILS; 2) BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE; AND 3) SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE FRAME TO DAMAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED.MR. GALANTY ALLEGED THAT HIS 1996 DODGE INTREPID HAD EACH OF THESE THREE PROBLEMS.CONCERNING FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMENCED A RECALL (98V-184) OF APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES TO ADDRESS ENGINE FUEL RAIL LEAKS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, INCLUDING THOSE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION AND THE PETITIONER'S 1996 DODGE INTREPID.ON OCTOBER 7, 1998, NHTSA OPENED A RECALL QUERY INVESTIGATION (RQ98-018) TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF THE RECALL REMEDY.THAT INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED ON JULY 8, 2002 WITHOUT REQUIRING FURTHER ACTION BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.VERY RECENTLY, ON JUNE 9, 2004, NHTSA DENIED A PETITION (RP04-001) TO REOPEN RQ98-018 AFTER FINDING THAT THERE WAS NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR REOPENING IT.THIS IS STILL THE CURRENT POSITION OF NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE.CONCERNING BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND FRAME ALIGNMENT, A REVIEW OF NHTSA'S DATABASE SHOWS NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES ON THE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION.
Structure:frame And Members
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MR. ROBERT GALENTY OF ISELIN, NJ, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1993-1997 VEHICLES PRODUCED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.HIS PETITION IDENTIFIED THREE ISSUES OF CONCERN: 1) FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAILS; 2) BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE; AND 3) SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE FRAME TO DAMAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED.MR. GALANTY ALLEGED THAT HIS 1996 DODGE INTREPID HAD EACH OF THESE THREE PROBLEMS.CONCERNING FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMENCED A RECALL (98V-184) OF APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES TO ADDRESS ENGINE FUEL RAIL LEAKS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, INCLUDING THOSE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION AND THE PETITIONER'S 1996 DODGE INTREPID.ON OCTOBER 7, 1998, NHTSA OPENED A RECALL QUERY INVESTIGATION (RQ98-018) TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF THE RECALL REMEDY.THAT INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED ON JULY 8, 2002 WITHOUT REQUIRING FURTHER ACTION BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.VERY RECENTLY, ON JUNE 9, 2004, NHTSA DENIED A PETITION (RP04-001) TO REOPEN RQ98-018 AFTER FINDING THAT THERE WAS NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR REOPENING IT.THIS IS STILL THE CURRENT POSITION OF NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE.CONCERNING BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND FRAME ALIGNMENT, A REVIEW OF NHTSA'S DATABASE SHOWS NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES ON THE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION.
EA03011 · Auto Trans IGNITION-PARK Interlock
Opened Jul 17, 2003 · Closed Jan 30, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:automatic Transmission; Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
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Power Train:automatic Transmission
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift
THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.
RQ98018 · Fuel Injection Delivery System Fuel Leak
Opened Oct 7, 1998 · Closed Jul 8, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System
No summary supplied.
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