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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

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50,000 miles · Jun 20, 2006

Engine And Engine Cooling

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ON 6/14/2006, WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2003 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN WE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE KNOCK AND LOSS OF POWER. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. UPON CHECKING THE OIL, IT WAS FOUND TO BE "FULL" AND TRANSPARENT ON THE DIPSTICK. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHRYSLER 5 STAR DEALER WHERE DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND IS COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURERS 7 YEAR, 70000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED "DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE", WITH A BUILDUP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. WE WERE BEWILDERED BY THIS PRONOUNCEMENT, AS WE HAD ALWAYS DONE ALL SCHEDULED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE. WE ASKED THAT THE OIL PAN NOT BE DUMPED AND THAT A SAMPLE OF OIL BE TESTED, AS THE LAST OIL CHANGE WAS WITHIN THE LAST 250 MILES AND THEY WERE CLAIMING THAT THE "OIL WAS FILTHY". WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE THE DEALER WITH 5 DOCUMENTED OIL CHANGES, AND WE TOLD THEM THAT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. WE WERE ABLE TO FAX TO THEM WITHIN 28 HOURS, THE 5 DOCUMENTED OIL CHANGES THEY REQUESTED, AND ALSO LET THEM KNOW THAT MORE WOULD BE FORTHCOMING. BEFORE THE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION WAS PROVIDED TO THE DEALER, OUR WARRANTY CLAIM WAS DENIED ON 6/16/2006. WE AGAIN EXPLAINED THAT MORE DOCUMENTATION OF FURTHER OIL CHANGES WAS FORTHCOMING AND WE WERE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS CLAIM WAS BEING DENIED. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION WAS FAXED TO THE DEALER VERIFYING OIL CHANGES ROUGHLY EVERY 3000 MILES. WE HAVE PROOF OF 17 DOCUMENTED OIL CHANGES IN 50,000 MILES - MORE THAN REQUIRED. AGAIN, OUR WARRANTY CLAIM HAS BEEN DENIED. CHRYSLER HAS A HISTORY OF ENGINES FAILING AT ROUGHLY THE SAME MILEAGE, BLAMING THE CONSUMER FOR "LACK OF MAINTENANCE" AND THEN DENYING THE WARRANTY CLAIMS DESPITE PROOF OF MAINTENANCE. SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENED TO THIS ENGINE, AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MAINTENANCE. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10160303

40,000 miles · Jun 9, 2006

Engine And Engine Cooling

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE COMPUTER WAS DIRTY. AFTER THE COMPUTER WAS CLEANED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO AWAI…

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NHTSA ODI #10159407

14,000 miles · Mar 4, 2005

Engine And Engine Cooling

VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, BATTERY DRAWN DOWN TO 8.6 VOLTS WITH IGNITION ENGAGED. TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER FOUND ENGINE SEIZED. DEALER FOUND BEARING SPINNING ON #2 CYLINDER WHEN THE ENGINE FINALLY DID TURN OVER. METAL SHARDS THROUGHOUT ENGINE WARRANTED A NEW ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED SINCE IT OCCURRED AT 14000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10112539

49,725 miles · Aug 28, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

DROVE FOR TWO HOURS IN RAIN, PARKED CAR. SEVEN HOURS LATER, STARTED CAR AND IT STALLED...DID THAT TWICE. STARTED THIRD TIME BUT I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SHUT MOTOR OFF. TURNS OUT A/C COMPRESSOR FROZE UP, SNAPPING THE SERPENTINE BELT. CAR TOWED, DEALERSHIP FIXED FOR NO CHARGE..."SPECIAL" WARRA…

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NHTSA ODI #10088724

25 miles · Apr 2, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

2003 TOWN & COUNTRY WITH LESS THAN 15000 MILES HAS LOST IT'S COMPRESSION, OR PEPPY PASSING. WENT TO DEALER AND TEST DROVE SIMILAR CAR WITH OVER 30,000 MILES AND TEST CAR INCREASES SPEED DRAMATICALLY LIKE OURS USE TO. GOING UP BRIDGES ON HIGHWAY CAR LOSES SPEED AND NEEDS FULL ACCLERATION TO MAINTAIN 50-60 MPH. CAR AT PURCHASE WIT…

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NHTSA ODI #10064375

27,188 miles · Mar 1, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE NOICE FROM ROCKER ARM EXCESSIVE . DEALER WOULD NOT FIX . STILL UNDER NEW CAR UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10060113

147,000 miles · Sep 22, 2003

Engine And Engine Cooling

VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 25 MPH, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP MECHANIC, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10040286

Official recalls

05V134000 · Latches/locks/linkages:hatchback/liftgate:lock

Apr 6, 2005

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE POWER LIFTGATE (PLG) LATCH MAY NOT ENGAGE THE STRIKER ALLOWING THE LIFTGATE TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, AN UNBELTED PASSENGER COULD BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER LIFTGATE CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN APRIL 26, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

04V386000 · Steering:hydraulic Power Assist:hose, Piping, And Connections

Aug 5, 2004

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH 3.3 OR 3.8L V-6 ENGINE, THE UPPER POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE MAY SPLIT AND CAUSE A FLUID LEAK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN AN UNDER HOOD FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE UPPER POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

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NHTSA investigations

DP14002 · Engine Stall After Refueling

Opened Sep 5, 2014 · Closed Apr 6, 2015

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly

This defect petition evaluates July 7, 2014 allegations from an owner of a model year (MY) 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan minivan that engine stall occurs in these vehicles without warning after refueling.The petitioner's vehicle is a Chrysler RS platform minivan.The RS platform includes MY 2003 through 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country and Chrysler Voyager minivans.NHTSA evaluated the petition by analyzing consumer complaints submitted to the Agency, analyzing field data, reviewing technical information provided in Chrysler's response to an Agency information request and testing an RS minivan identified by its owner as experiencing post-refuel engine stalls.After completing this evaluation, NHTSA has concluded that further investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists.The stalls occurring in these vehicles only occur immediately after filling up the fuel tank and happen at low engine speeds. The failure rate is low, even after 8 to 13 years of the vehicles being in service, and there are no reports of crashes or injuries resulting from the stall condition.In the Agency's view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in finding the existence of a safety-related defect in the subject vehicles.Given the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the Agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.This action does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist. The Agency will take further action if warranted by future circumstances. More details concerning our review can be found in the Federal Register Notice for this action.The following 161 VOQs are included in the petition evaluation: 10209242, 10229468, 10240708, 10260923, 10275939, 10276532, 10296487, 10298175, 10328669, 10330144, 10346517, 10349789, 10354758, 10363689, 10372112, 10372368, 10372514, 10378031, 10379764, 10382938, 10387448, 10394063, 10398877, 10413918, 10418652, 10420924, 10427063, 10437525, 10445392, 10446902, 10470028, 10471249, 10473733, 10502231, 10503114, 10504260, 10509862, 10511988, 10512120, 10512385, 10512650, 10513147, 10538154, 10549841, 10551763, 10555188, 10555418, 10556754, 10565367, 10574012, 10574398, 10586555, 10587212, 10587559, 10593433, 10607841, 10607913, 10608922, 10615810, 10622468, 10628141, 10632112, 10632128, 10632172, 10632175, 10632231, 10632262, 10632266, 10632270, 10632305, 10632316, 10632326, 10632370, 10632385, 10632399, 10632492, 10632542, 10632765, 10632833, 10632928, 10633197, 10633281, 10633409, 10633421, 10633483, 10633507, 10637752, 10637804, 10637950, 10637975, 10638032, 10638289, 10638290, 10638401, 10638968, 10639218, 10639623, 10641157, 10641603, 10641614, 10641836, 10644339, 10644705, 10649713, 10649895, 10649932, 10650313, 10652590, 10653147, 10653783, 10654533, 10655226, 10658900, 10659679, 10660320, 10662588, 10662645, 10662662, 10663473, 10667056, 10667437, 10668081, 10668094, 10668131, 10668612, 10668969, 10668970, 10669584, 10669678, 10669729, 10669775, 10669866, 10669895, 10669992, 10670422, 10670506, 10676348, 10676732, 10677120, 10679795, 10679934, 10680057, 10680290, 10680342, 10680714, 10681512, 10682584, 10682906, 10683022, 10683114, 10683549, 10683620, 10683697, 10683743, 10689898, 10690761, 10691284, 10691556, 10691751, 10693061, 10694300

EA04031 · Power Liftgate Latch

Opened Nov 22, 2004 · Closed Apr 7, 2005

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Latches/locks/linkages; Latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch

THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED AS PE04-054 REGARDING REPORTS OF ALLEGED POWER LIFTGATE (PLG) OPENING WHILE DRIVING.THE INVESTIGATION WAS UPGRADED ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004 BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC) IN ITS SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 RESPONSE TO PE04-054. BY LETTER OF APRIL 5, 2005, DCC HAS NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL OF 70,235 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2003 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PLG OPTION.DCC HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM IN EARLY PRODUCTION MY 2003 PLG CONTROL MODULES THAT CAN PREVENT THE PLG DOOR FROM LATCHING CLOSED IN A POWER OPEN/CLOSE CYCLE.IN THIS CONDITION THE PLG CAN RISE (NOT POWER OPEN) DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED PLG CONTROL MODULE TO REMEDY THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.SEE SAFETY RECALL 05V134 FOR DETAILS.

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Latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch

PE04054 · Power Liftgate Latch

Opened Jul 30, 2004 · Closed Nov 22, 2004

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Latches/locks/linkages; Latches/locks/linkages:hatchback/liftgate:lock

THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED ON JULY 30, 2004, BASED ON ODI CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGING UNWANTED OPENING OF THE VEHICLE'S POWER LIFTGATE (PLG) WHILE DRIVING.IN DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC)'S SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 RESPONSE TO ODI' S INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER, IT PROVIDED ADDITIONAL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND LAWSUITS.DCC STATES IN PART, ...THE PLG LATCH BECOMES STUCK IN A SEMI-CLOSED STATE NOT ALLOWING THE PLG LATCH TO ENGAGE THE STRIKER, THUS NOT CLOSING THE LIFTGATE COMPLETELY.IN THIS CONDITION THE PLG AJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT BE ILLUMINATED AND THE PLG CAN RISE (NOT A POWERED OPEN) WHILE DRIVING. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO EA04-031 FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.

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Latches/locks/linkages

Latches/locks/linkages:hatchback/liftgate:lock