IllustrationWHILE DRIVING 36 MPH ENGINE FAILED. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK
1998 Chrysler Concorde
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1998 Chrysler Concorde do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 168.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
40–25K
725–50K
2450–75K
1575–100K
15100–150K
4150K+
69 reports with mileage · 106 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 66 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
9 crash reports1 fire reports6 injury reports
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
66 reportsTHE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE OIL CHANGE. ONCE THE CONSUMER LEFT THE JIFFY LUBE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A FLAT BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP.…
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THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE OIL CHANGE. ONCE THE CONSUMER LEFT THE JIFFY LUBE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A FLAT BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR , HOWEVER IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, AS SOON AS THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS T…
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WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR , HOWEVER IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, AS SOON AS THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY GONE, ALSO, THERE WAS A SLUDGE BUILD UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 60,000 MILES.TOOK IT INTO CHRYSLER NUMBEROUS TIMES FOR A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, THEY SIAD THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THEN MY ENGINE TOTALLY DIED.CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO COME BACK WITH THERE IS SLUDGE IN MY ENGIN…
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I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 60,000 MILES.TOOK IT INTO CHRYSLER NUMBEROUS TIMES FOR A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, THEY SIAD THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THEN MY ENGINE TOTALLY DIED.CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO COME BACK WITH THERE IS SLUDGE IN MY ENGINE FROM NOT PROPER OIL CHANGES. NOT FROM ME BUT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER,(WHICH I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 23,000 MILES ON IT WITH AN EXTENDED WARR.)SO CHRYSLER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO FOR ME,AND CHARGED ME 268.00 TO TEAR MY ENGINE APART AND THROW IT IN THE TRUNK IN PIECES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED FROM THE LOT AND IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY. BUT I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN MY CAR FOR 5,000.00 . WHAT A JOKE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING (AT THE END OF MY COMMUTE TO WORK) I LOST COMPLETE ENGINE CONTROL THREE TIMES. THE RPMS EACH TIME WENT DOWN TO ZERO, PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL REPETEDLY SEEMED TO BRING THEM UP EACH TIME. UNTIL FINALLY THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN (THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST AT THIS POINT). THE CAR ENDED DEAD ON THE OFF…
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WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING (AT THE END OF MY COMMUTE TO WORK) I LOST COMPLETE ENGINE CONTROL THREE TIMES. THE RPMS EACH TIME WENT DOWN TO ZERO, PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL REPETEDLY SEEMED TO BRING THEM UP EACH TIME. UNTIL FINALLY THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN (THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST AT THIS POINT). THE CAR ENDED DEAD ON THE OFF-RAMP NEAR WORK. MY CAR IS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD WITH A 2.7 L ENGINE. MY DEALER (JOE JACOBBY'S OUT OF WARRENTON, VA) TOLD ME: "IT IS THE BEST ENGINE CHRYSLER MAKES", BEFORE I BOUGHT IT! WHAT A LAUGH! BILL WALKER. *AK
MY CONCORDE BROKE DOWN WHILE ON VACATION, WAS TOWED IT TO A NEARBY CHRYSLER DEALER/SERVICE CENTER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 7/70 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (BY ABOUT 400 MILES), IT WAS COVERED COMPLETELY AND A BRAND NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. LESS THAN 10 MONTHS LATER, THAT ENGINE HAS EXPERI…
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MY CONCORDE BROKE DOWN WHILE ON VACATION, WAS TOWED IT TO A NEARBY CHRYSLER DEALER/SERVICE CENTER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 7/70 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (BY ABOUT 400 MILES), IT WAS COVERED COMPLETELY AND A BRAND NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. LESS THAN 10 MONTHS LATER, THAT ENGINE HAS EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF 6K. I WAS TOLD THE "NEW" ENGINE THAT HAD JUST EXPLODED WAS ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 1 YEAR OR 12K MILES. I HAD EXCEEDED THE MILAGE BY ABOUT 6K. THEY HAVE FINALLY AGREED TO COVER THE THING WITH ME "ONLY" BEING CHARGED $500.*AK
MY ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AND I HAVE TO AD AT LEAST A OUART OF OIL OR MORE EACH MONTH 2.7L ENGINE ALL I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THESE ENGINES IS BAD THEY ALL BLOW UP AND ALSO THE COOLING SYSTEM WERE THE BLEEDER IS BLEW OFF AND THE GUY AT THE AUTO JUNK YARD SAYS ALL THE ENGINES THE GET IN HAVE THIS REPLACED OR ALREADY BLOWEN OFF AN…
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MY ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AND I HAVE TO AD AT LEAST A OUART OF OIL OR MORE EACH MONTH 2.7L ENGINE ALL I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THESE ENGINES IS BAD THEY ALL BLOW UP AND ALSO THE COOLING SYSTEM WERE THE BLEEDER IS BLEW OFF AND THE GUY AT THE AUTO JUNK YARD SAYS ALL THE ENGINES THE GET IN HAVE THIS REPLACED OR ALREADY BLOWEN OFF AND THEIR IS A WAITING LIST FOR THESE ENGINES DO TO A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM BLOWING UP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
THE #4 & # 6 ROD BARINGS FAILED. ENGINE SLUG DEVELOPED. *AK
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH OF 2001 AND HAD CAR MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SUGGESTED REPAIR SCHEDULE. IN JULY 2001 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER LATER THAT MONTH DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER REPAIR PERSON THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT HAD …
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PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH OF 2001 AND HAD CAR MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SUGGESTED REPAIR SCHEDULE. IN JULY 2001 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER LATER THAT MONTH DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER REPAIR PERSON THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS MAINTAINING THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE CAME OUT OF 'TIME' AND THE ENGINE MAY HAVE SLIPPED. REPAIRMAN COULD NOT GIVE ME A SUGGESTION ON HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IT COST ME OVER $3,000 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED WITH A USED ENGINE. THE REPAIRMAN AT THE TIME ALLOWED ME TO KEEP MY VEHICLE IN 'STORAGE' UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PAY THE REPAIR BILL. A YEAR LATER I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP (IN DEC 2003). I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I ASKED THE DEALER REPAIRMAN (NEW PERSON, OTHER REPAIRMAN LEFT COMPANY) WHY THAT WAS. REPAIRMAN CLAIMED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE CAR SAT FOR SO LONG. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WORK IT OUT WITH THE DEALER. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR I.E. ACCELERATION PROBLEMS (SLOW/ OR SOMETIMES RAPID), LEAKING FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ENGINE (I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP (NOT THE DEALER - MICHAEL CHRYSLER, I DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH THEM), THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I DON'T NOT DRIVE MY CAR AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS NOR DO I DO EXTENSIVE DRIVING, JUST LOCAL DRIVING. I THINK THIS CAR IS POORLY PUT TOGETHER. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN CHRYSLER AND ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ENGINE PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER SHOULD INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO KEEP PAYING FOR REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO THE FINANCING. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE FINANCING COMPANY (AMERICREDIT) ABOUT THE SITUATION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO GET THIS CAR IN AT LEAST DRIVABLE CONDITION. *JB
Official recalls
204V021000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift
Jan 13, 2004
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
03V035000 · Seats:front Assembly:recliner
Feb 5, 2003
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINES WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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NHTSA investigations
2EA03011 · 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.
Additional source detail variants (2)
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.
PE03010 · Throttle Control Failure
Opened Feb 27, 2003 · Closed Sep 2, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control; Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal; Vehicle Speed Control:cables; Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Additional source detail variants (4)
Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Vehicle Speed Control:cables
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Vehicle Speed Control
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
BASED ON THE LOW FAILURE RATE, THE ABSENCE OF FAILURES OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE ABSENCE OF INJURIES, AND ODI'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT VEHICLES, A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.