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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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425–50K
650–75K
675–100K
9100–150K
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27 reports with mileage · 41 unknown
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Electrical System. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Structure. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
6 crash reports3 fire reports7 injury reports
What owners actually said
68 reports
Mileage unknown · Dec 2, 2003
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THE BRAKE PADS WOULD STICK TO THE ROTORS CAUSING THE PADS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED APPROXIMATELY, EVERY 5,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK THE BRAKE PADS WORE ON ONE SIDE AND NOT THE OTHER. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON THE HIGHWAY THEY WOULD GO SIDEWAYS. TH…
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THE BRAKE PADS WOULD STICK TO THE ROTORS CAUSING THE PADS TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED APPROXIMATELY, EVERY 5,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK THE BRAKE PADS WORE ON ONE SIDE AND NOT THE OTHER. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON THE HIGHWAY THEY WOULD GO SIDEWAYS. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD A CONCERN ABOUT AN "M 1999," IN WHICH THE ENGINE WOULD SMOKE WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. OIL LEAKED OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT BY THE DEALER. *SCC *JB
NHTSA ODI #10044523
Mileage unknown · Oct 23, 2003
Power TrainCrash
VEHICLE ROLL BACK OCCURRED WHEN GEAR SHIFT WAS KNOCKED OUT OF PARK.*MR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE CONSUMER'S GRANDDAUGHTER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GEAR SHIFT STICK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS.*TS (THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE) *JB
NHTSA ODI #10044611
Mileage unknown · Oct 7, 2003
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed Control
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS IS DESIGNED POORLY. WHEN TRANSFERRING FOOT FROM ONE PEDAL TO ANOTHER IT WILL GET STUCK BETWEEN THE PEDALS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10042488
Mileage unknown · Sep 4, 2003
SteeringSuspension
LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED, CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10038218
Mileage unknown · Sep 3, 2003
Structure
WATER LEAKAGE , THERE IS PERIODICALLY A FOOT OF WATER IN THE CAR. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10037142
101,000 miles · Jul 2, 2003
Fuel System, Gasoline
FUEL VALVE HAS FAILED WHICH UNABLES THE CONSUMER TO PUT FUEL INTO THE CAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10026404
Mileage unknown · Apr 23, 2003
Air BagsCrashInjury
AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN PERU, INDIANA, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY BUT THE PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AIRBAG DID. DRIVER WAS KILLED. *JB*CW
NHTSA ODI #10016428
84,638 miles · Mar 27, 2003
Electrical SystemStructure
WHEN IT RAINED, WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB DEALER REPAIRED DRAIN HOSES AT REAR. BURNING WIRE SMELL WITH HEATER ON. LACK OF POWER. RADIO INOPERATIVE. ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE DASH LIGHTS. MIRROR LIGHTS STAYED ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DEALER INSPECTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO HEATER. CHECKED WIRING UNDER DA…
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WHEN IT RAINED, WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB DEALER REPAIRED DRAIN HOSES AT REAR. BURNING WIRE SMELL WITH HEATER ON. LACK OF POWER. RADIO INOPERATIVE. ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE DASH LIGHTS. MIRROR LIGHTS STAYED ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DEALER INSPECTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO HEATER. CHECKED WIRING UNDER DASH AND FOUND OK. DISCONNECTED STERIO POWER AMP AND RESET BODY CONTROL MODULE. *TT
NHTSA ODI #10014596
Mileage unknown · Mar 27, 2003
Structure
WATER LEAKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT RAINED. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10014593
25,000 miles · Mar 7, 2003
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEquipmentCrash
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, ABS, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER 4 TIMES. STILL NOT FIXED, LEAKS WATER, ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH DOOR LOCKS AND LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF, AND LIGHTER ALSO PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED, STILL A PROBLEM, BRAKES AND ROTORS MUST BE CHANGED ONCE A YEAR, LEAKS OIL. MINOR ACCIDENT A FEW…
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DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, ABS, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER 4 TIMES. STILL NOT FIXED, LEAKS WATER, ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH DOOR LOCKS AND LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF, AND LIGHTER ALSO PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED, STILL A PROBLEM, BRAKES AND ROTORS MUST BE CHANGED ONCE A YEAR, LEAKS OIL. MINOR ACCIDENT A FEW YEARS AGO DUE TO SUSPECTED BRAKE ISSUES HOWEVER, THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND TOO LATE TO PROVE WHAT I KNOW.*JB
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.
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NHTSA investigations
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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.
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.
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