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Seats complaints
15 reportsClear category filter99,000 miles · Sep 2, 2017
SeatsSteering
CHRYSLER CORP. RECALL FOR POWER SEAT ADJUSTER IN 2012 , TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES AND NEVER GOT THIS REPLACED AS I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO MOVE THE POWER SEAT,ON MY LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY 2013 I FOUND THAT THE WHEELS KEPT TRYING TO GO THEIR OWN WAY SO I WEN…
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CHRYSLER CORP. RECALL FOR POWER SEAT ADJUSTER IN 2012 , TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES AND NEVER GOT THIS REPLACED AS I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO MOVE THE POWER SEAT,ON MY LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY 2013 I FOUND THAT THE WHEELS KEPT TRYING TO GO THEIR OWN WAY SO I WENT FOR A WHEEL ALINEMENT THE SHOP SHOWED ME THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS IN FACT CRACKED IN HALF, DON'T KNOW HOW THAT CAME ABOUT BUT I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT BUT STILL NEVER HEARD FROM THEM ABOUT THE ADJUSTER, I STILL OWN THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS BUT I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE POWER SEAT ADJUSTER.
NHTSA ODI #11021201
100,000 miles · Oct 26, 2009
Seats
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. T…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
NHTSA ODI #10289876
Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 2002
Seats
CONSUMER NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT IS NOT WORKING. RECALL FAILED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLMCONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN AND THE POWER SEAT MECHANISM WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS THE PROBLEM, AND THAT NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GIVEN TOWARDS THE REPAIR. *JG
NHTSA ODI #8019994
Mileage unknown · Oct 5, 2000
Seat BeltsSeats
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INSERTED SO MUCH THAT IT IS UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. PASSENGER'S SEAT MOVES FROM FLOOR WHERE SEAT NOT IN PLACE. *AK THE BUCKLES WERE FIXED AS A RESULT OF A RCALL BUT THE PROBLEM STILL GOES ON. THE PASSENGER SEAT TRACKS WERE CHANGED BUT THE SEAT DOES NOT MOVE PROPERLY ON THE TRACKS.
NHTSA ODI #872365
Mileage unknown · Sep 25, 2000
EquipmentSeats
CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR COIL PROBLEM, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM THE DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM FIXED, THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND RAN HOT. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #555384
Mileage unknown · Sep 21, 2000
Seats
ON 18 SEP 2000, TOOK MY CAR DOWN TO THE DEALER UPON RECEIPT OF RECALL # 883, "DRIVERS POWER SEAT". THE DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT GO BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT PIVOTING SIDEWAYS WITH THE SWITCH. THE BACK OF THE SEAT UPON LEANING BACK GOES TOWARDS THE REAR. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY STATED THE SEAT TRACK WAS NOT…
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ON 18 SEP 2000, TOOK MY CAR DOWN TO THE DEALER UPON RECEIPT OF RECALL # 883, "DRIVERS POWER SEAT". THE DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT GO BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT PIVOTING SIDEWAYS WITH THE SWITCH. THE BACK OF THE SEAT UPON LEANING BACK GOES TOWARDS THE REAR. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, THEY STATED THE SEAT TRACK WAS NOT COVERED UN DER THE RECALL AND THEY WROTE THE PART UP FOR $500.00 AND LABOR $110.00. HOWEVER, THE RECALL NOTICE STATES IF THE SEAT ADJUSTER PIVOT BRACKETS AND SEAT TRACKS IS THE PROBLEM, THEN THE DEALER WILL REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE (PARTS AND LABOR). I AM VERY UPSET THAT I HAVE RECEIVED LESS THAN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND MYSELF AND FAMILY COULD BE IN DANGER WITH THE SEAT NOT BEING STABLE. DEALER NEEDS TO BE CONTACTED TO COMPLY WITH RECALL #883.
NHTSA ODI #732142
Mileage unknown · Nov 12, 1998
Seats
THE FRONT SEAT TRACKS HAVE PLASTIC INSERTS IN THEM. THEY HAVE BROKEN OUT OF THE TRACKS AND HAVE BEEN FOUND ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. I STARTED FINDING THESE BLACK PLASTIC INSERTS WHEN THE CAR WAS IN ITS SECOND YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY …
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THE FRONT SEAT TRACKS HAVE PLASTIC INSERTS IN THEM. THEY HAVE BROKEN OUT OF THE TRACKS AND HAVE BEEN FOUND ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. I STARTED FINDING THESE BLACK PLASTIC INSERTS WHEN THE CAR WAS IN ITS SECOND YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY REPORTS OF THIS TYPE, AND WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY REPAIRS. THE SEATS HAVE BECOME UNSTABLE ON THE TRACKS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE INSERTS TOOK UP SLACK BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER HALF OF THE SEAT TRACKS. THE SEATS WILL ACTUALLY ROCK ON THEIR TRACKS. I QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THESE SEATS WITHOUT THE INSERTS IN THEM!
NHTSA ODI #700559
Mileage unknown · Mar 31, 1998
Seats
CONSUMER HAD TRACK GUIDES OF RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT SEATS REPAIRED 6-21-95 AT 14,000 MILES. AT 32,000 MILES THE SEAT TRACK GUIDES BROKE AGAIN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #821805
Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 1998
Seats
SLIDING TRACKS FOR FRONT SEATS FAILURE. PLASTIC INSERTS BREAKING, CAUSING SEATS TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE.
NHTSA ODI #529684
Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 1998
Seats
SLIDING TRACKS FOR FRONT SEATS FAILURE. PLASTIC INSERTS BREAKING OUT OF TRACKS CAUSING SEATS TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE AND ROCK.
NHTSA ODI #529682
NHTSA investigations
7DP04007 · 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.
DP03002 · Steering Column Separation
Opened May 7, 2003 · Closed Jul 22, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering:column
MR. LARRY A. SACKEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) BY LETTER DATED APRIL 18, 2003, REQUESTING THAT NHTSAFURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING SHAFT SYSTEM ON 1987-1995 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.IN PART BECAUSE OF 49 CFR ? 30120(G), NHTSA HAS DECIDED TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF THE PETITION VEHICLES TO 1993-1995 MODELS, EXCLUDING THE 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND 1994-1995 DODGE RAM SERIES TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED (93V210 & 96V230) FOR STEERING COLUMN FAILURE.IF THE ANALYSIS OF THESE VEHICLES HAD IDENTIFIED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, THE SCOPE COULD HAVE BEEN EXPANDED IN AN INVESTIGATION.A REVIEW OF ODI'S DATA BASE SHOWS NO RECENT COMPLAINTS AND A LACK OF A COMPLAINT TREND CONCERNING THE SUBJECT ISSUE ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AS A WHOLE OR BY INDIVIDUAL MODELS.THEREFORE, THE PETITION IS DENIED.FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE VOLUME 68, NO. 130, JULY 8, 2003.
EA99031 · Steering System Rack And Pinion
Opened Oct 29, 1999 · Closed Sep 13, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
There is no summary currently available
PE99044 · Steering System Rack And Pinion
Opened Jun 28, 1999 · Closed Oct 29, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
SINCE OPENING THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE), ODI HAS RECEIVED 6 ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS.DURING THE PE IT WAS DETERMINED MULTIPLE FAILURE MODES ARE INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER.THE WARRANTY CLAIM RATE IS HIGH FOR A STEERING SYSTEM CONCERN.THE ISSUES REPORTED INVOLVE PREMATURE WEAR OUT AT THE RACK AND PINION INTERFACE WITH THE INNER TIE ROD END(S), BINDING AND STICKING OF THE STEERING GEAR, CRACKED OR BROKEN TIE ROD ENDS, SHEARED RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY BOLTS, AND WEAR OUT OF THE RACK AND PINION MOUNT BUSHINGS.MANY OF THE COMPLAINANTS MENTION STEERING WONDER AND LOOSE STEERING.THREE OF THE MOST RECENT COMPLAINTS ALLEGE A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO SHEARED BOLTS.ODI IS UPGRADING THIS PE IN ORDER TO PERFORM A THOROUGH TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF THE VARIOUS SYSTEM FAILURE ALLEGATIONS AND TO QUANTIFY THE EFFECT THAT THESE FAILURES HAVE ON VEHICLE CONTROL.
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.
EA98007 · Fuel Injector Assembly Leakage
Opened Mar 10, 1998 · Closed Feb 1, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings; Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System; Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail
NITRILE RUBBER SEALS USED IN THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AT THE SUPPLY, RETURN, AND CROSSOVER TUBE FITTINGS, AND AT THE PRESSURE REGULATOR FAIL, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.ALSO, THE OUTLET (RIGHT) FUEL RAIL MAY LEAK FROM CRACKS AT CERTAIN MOLD GATES IN THE THERMOSET RAIL MATERIAL.CHRYSLER WILL RECALL THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND STATED THAT IT INTENDS TO REPLACE THE O-RINGS WITH FLUOROCARBON O-RING HAVING GREATER HEAT RESISTANCE CAPABILITY AND ATTACH REINFORCEMENTS TO THE RAIL IN THE AREAS WHERE THE CRACKING CONCERN HAS BEEN KNOWN TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY.RAILS THAT ARE ALREADY CRACKED WILL BE REPLACED BY NEW, REINFORCED RAILS.
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Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
NITRILE RUBBER SEALS USED IN THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AT THE SUPPLY, RETURN, AND CROSSOVER TUBE FITTINGS, AND AT THE PRESSURE REGULATOR FAIL, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.ALSO, THE OUTLET (RIGHT) FUEL RAIL MAY LEAK FROM CRACKS AT CERTAIN MOLD GATES IN THE THERMOSET RAIL MATERIAL.CHRYSLER WILL RECALL THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND STATED THAT IT INTENDS TO REPLACE THE O-RINGS WITH FLUOROCARBON O-RING HAVING GREATER HEAT RESISTANCE CAPABILITY AND ATTACH REINFORCEMENTS TO THE RAIL IN THE AREAS WHERE THE CRACKING CONCERN HAS BEEN KNOWN TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY.RAILS THAT ARE ALREADY CRACKED WILL BE REPLACED BY NEW, REINFORCED RAILS.
Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System
NITRILE RUBBER SEALS USED IN THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AT THE SUPPLY, RETURN, AND CROSSOVER TUBE FITTINGS, AND AT THE PRESSURE REGULATOR FAIL, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.ALSO, THE OUTLET (RIGHT) FUEL RAIL MAY LEAK FROM CRACKS AT CERTAIN MOLD GATES IN THE THERMOSET RAIL MATERIAL.CHRYSLER WILL RECALL THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND STATED THAT IT INTENDS TO REPLACE THE O-RINGS WITH FLUOROCARBON O-RING HAVING GREATER HEAT RESISTANCE CAPABILITY AND ATTACH REINFORCEMENTS TO THE RAIL IN THE AREAS WHERE THE CRACKING CONCERN HAS BEEN KNOWN TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY.RAILS THAT ARE ALREADY CRACKED WILL BE REPLACED BY NEW, REINFORCED RAILS.
Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail
NITRILE RUBBER SEALS USED IN THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AT THE SUPPLY, RETURN, AND CROSSOVER TUBE FITTINGS, AND AT THE PRESSURE REGULATOR FAIL, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.ALSO, THE OUTLET (RIGHT) FUEL RAIL MAY LEAK FROM CRACKS AT CERTAIN MOLD GATES IN THE THERMOSET RAIL MATERIAL.CHRYSLER WILL RECALL THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND STATED THAT IT INTENDS TO REPLACE THE O-RINGS WITH FLUOROCARBON O-RING HAVING GREATER HEAT RESISTANCE CAPABILITY AND ATTACH REINFORCEMENTS TO THE RAIL IN THE AREAS WHERE THE CRACKING CONCERN HAS BEEN KNOWN TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY.RAILS THAT ARE ALREADY CRACKED WILL BE REPLACED BY NEW, REINFORCED RAILS.
EA95028 · Underhood Fuel Leaks
Opened Sep 22, 1995 · Closed Feb 24, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WAARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS CLOSSING REPORT IS INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC FILE.
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