IllustrationTHE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. *JB
1997 Dodge Intrepid
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1997 Dodge Intrepid do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 377.
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Owner complaints by model year
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 79 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 61 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 53 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
25 crash reports26 fire reports13 injury reports
What owners actually said
344 reportsVEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY, AND THIS INCIDENT OCCURED ONLY TWO WEEKS AFTER THE LAST SERVICE DATE.*AK *JB
WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL INTO A SHORT POST DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
IN MAY OF 2004, I PURCHASED A 1997 DODGE INTREPID ES. I LATER FOUND OUT ON JUNE 6, 2004 THAT THERE WAS RECALL ON A PART IN MY CAR. THE RECALL WAS FOR A NEW FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NORTHWESTERN DODGE DEALERSHIP IN FERNDALE, MI TO HAVE THIS MANNER HANDLED. ON THAT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE ONLY A…
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IN MAY OF 2004, I PURCHASED A 1997 DODGE INTREPID ES. I LATER FOUND OUT ON JUNE 6, 2004 THAT THERE WAS RECALL ON A PART IN MY CAR. THE RECALL WAS FOR A NEW FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NORTHWESTERN DODGE DEALERSHIP IN FERNDALE, MI TO HAVE THIS MANNER HANDLED. ON THAT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE ONLY A FEW WEEKS FOR MY PART TO COME IN FOR MY RECALL TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. TO THIS DAY, OCTOBER 3, MY CAR HAS STILL NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I CALLED THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES TO SEE WHAT THE SITUATION IS AND THEY WOULD GIVE THE RUNAROUND. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND I AM VERY FEARFUL FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY AUTOMOBILE IF THE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. THIS IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION THAT I HAVE AND I PRAY THAT I DON'T LOSE MY CAR BECAUSE ITS' MAKERS WON'T DO WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. I HOPE THAT THIS WILL MAKE SOME TYPE OF INFLUENCE SO SOMETHING CAN BE DONE SO I CAN DRIVE MY CAR. THANK YOU. *AK
THE RECALL WORK COULD NOT BE DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *NM RECALL# 04V021000 & 98V184000. THE TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER MOVED WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. *SC *JB
CONSUMER SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND NOTICE FUEL SPRAYING ONTO THE MANIFOLD FROM THE PLASTICS FUEL RAIL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORME CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE4 RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
SAFETY RECALL TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/ PARK INTERLOCK.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FRO RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER REQUESTED THAT HE CONSUMER LEAVE THE VEHICLE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS SO THEY COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE HIM WITH A LOANER…
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SAFETY RECALL TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/ PARK INTERLOCK.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FRO RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER REQUESTED THAT HE CONSUMER LEAVE THE VEHICLE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS SO THEY COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE HIM WITH A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. *NM
THIS CAR BELONGED ORIGINALLY TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AS HIS COMPANY CAR. HE SOLD IT TO HIS MOTHER, WHO, FOR 2 YEARS, DROVE IT ONLY 1000 MILES. SHE HAD TOLD ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT SHE KEPT SMELLING FUEL. AND, HER AIR CONDITIONER LEAKED AND HAD TO BE RECHARGED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD. UPON HER DEATH IN MARCH, I ACQUIRED T…
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THIS CAR BELONGED ORIGINALLY TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AS HIS COMPANY CAR. HE SOLD IT TO HIS MOTHER, WHO, FOR 2 YEARS, DROVE IT ONLY 1000 MILES. SHE HAD TOLD ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT SHE KEPT SMELLING FUEL. AND, HER AIR CONDITIONER LEAKED AND HAD TO BE RECHARGED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD. UPON HER DEATH IN MARCH, I ACQUIRED THE CAR. ON 7/09/04 I TOOK THE 1997 DODGE INTREPID TO DODGELAND OF COLUMBIA TO CHECK FOR A FUEL LEAK. AT THE TIME OF CHECK-IN FOR THE VEHICLE I SITED THE RECALL 98V-184 AND THE ODI RESUME SUMMARY FOR INVESTIGATION RQ98-018. THIS CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE ODI RESUME STATES THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT FOR SUBSEQUENT FAILURES. DODGELAND CHECKED THE CAR AND STATED THAT THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT DUE TO THE FUEL RAIL OR THE O-RINGS, THEY SAID I HAD A BAD FUEL INJECTOR. I TOLD THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THAT TIME THAT IF THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS BAD, I SHOULD BE HAVING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS, AND I WAS NOT. HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUED TO DENY THIS FUEL LEAK HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. THEY QUOTED A $425.00 ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR, AND STATED I SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THIS SHOP FOUND JUST WHAT I EXPECTED THAT THEY WOULD FIND: THE O-RING WAS LEAKING, THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS NOT FAULTY. I WOULD LIKE THE $40 AMOUNT I PAID DODGE TO DIAGNOSIS THIS PROBLEM REFUNDED, AS WELL AS THE 375.00 REPAIR BILL I PAID TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK
I AM UNABLE TO GET A RECALL DEFECT FIXED.*AK
MY 1997 DODGE INTREPID HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS STARTING WITH POWER STEERING ASSIST LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN TWO REPLACEMENTS. BUT NOW THE STEERING RACK HAS FALLEN APART RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I KNOW THIS CAR HAS SIGN…
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MY 1997 DODGE INTREPID HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS STARTING WITH POWER STEERING ASSIST LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN TWO REPLACEMENTS. BUT NOW THE STEERING RACK HAS FALLEN APART RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I KNOW THIS CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT DEFECTS WHICH CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACCEPT. I WILL NOT REPAIR UNTIL CHRYSLER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE REPAIR.*AK
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.
98V184000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System
Aug 6, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS OR FROM HAIR LINE CRACKS IN THE THERMOSET FUEL INJECTION RAIL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET (PASSENGER) SIDE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLES SHOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL MUST HAVE THE OUTLET RAIL REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS OR FROM A CRACKED FUEL LINE, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
4DP04007 · 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.
RP04001 · Remedy Failures Of Recall 98V-184
Opened Mar 1, 2004 · Closed Jun 22, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings; Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System; Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail; Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:injectors; Fuel System, Other:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings; Fuel System, Other:fuel Injection System
THE PETITIONER, PHILIP MCBROOM,ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL, AND OR FUEL O-RINGS, WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.THIS EVENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL (98V-184) REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE.HE HAS PETITIONED THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE REMEDY ADEQUACY OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-184.ON AUGUST 10, 1998, DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WOULD RECALL APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES BUILT WITH3.5L V6 ENGINES, INCLUDING THE 1997 INTREPID.DAIMLERCHRYSLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT FROM DETERIORATED O-RINGS OR HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL RAILS.FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATONS, RQ98-018 AND RP00-001, ESTABLISHED THAT POST REPAIR LEAKAGE COMPLAINTS WOULD LEVEL OFF TO APPROXIMATELY 20 PER YEAR AND MOST ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REMEDY.SINCE THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR INITIATING A NEW INVESTIGATION.FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY'S INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE PETITION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AND THE PETITION IS DENIED. FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 69, NO. 111 (JUNE 9, 2004).
Additional source detail variants (8)
Fuel System, Gasoline
THE PETITIONER, PHILIP MCBROOM,ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL, AND OR FUEL O-RINGS, WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.THIS EVENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL (98V-184) REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE.HE HAS PETITIONED THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE REMEDY ADEQUACY OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-184.ON AUGUST 10, 1998, DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WOULD RECALL APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES BUILT WITH3.5L V6 ENGINES, INCLUDING THE 1997 INTREPID.DAIMLERCHRYSLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT FROM DETERIORATED O-RINGS OR HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL RAILS.FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATONS, RQ98-018 AND RP00-001, ESTABLISHED THAT POST REPAIR LEAKAGE COMPLAINTS WOULD LEVEL OFF TO APPROXIMATELY 20 PER YEAR AND MOST ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REMEDY.SINCE THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR INITIATING A NEW INVESTIGATION.FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY'S INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE PETITION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AND THE PETITION IS DENIED. FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 69, NO. 111 (JUNE 9, 2004).
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery
THE PETITIONER, PHILIP MCBROOM,ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL, AND OR FUEL O-RINGS, WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.THIS EVENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL (98V-184) REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE.HE HAS PETITIONED THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE REMEDY ADEQUACY OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-184.ON AUGUST 10, 1998, DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WOULD RECALL APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES BUILT WITH3.5L V6 ENGINES, INCLUDING THE 1997 INTREPID.DAIMLERCHRYSLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT FROM DETERIORATED O-RINGS OR HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL RAILS.FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATONS, RQ98-018 AND RP00-001, ESTABLISHED THAT POST REPAIR LEAKAGE COMPLAINTS WOULD LEVEL OFF TO APPROXIMATELY 20 PER YEAR AND MOST ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REMEDY.SINCE THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR INITIATING A NEW INVESTIGATION.FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY'S INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE PETITION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AND THE PETITION IS DENIED. FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 69, NO. 111 (JUNE 9, 2004).
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
THE PETITIONER, PHILIP MCBROOM,ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL, AND OR FUEL O-RINGS, WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.THIS EVENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL (98V-184) REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE.HE HAS PETITIONED THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE REMEDY ADEQUACY OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-184.ON AUGUST 10, 1998, DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WOULD RECALL APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES BUILT WITH3.5L V6 ENGINES, INCLUDING THE 1997 INTREPID.DAIMLERCHRYSLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT FROM DETERIORATED O-RINGS OR HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL RAILS.FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATONS, RQ98-018 AND RP00-001, ESTABLISHED THAT POST REPAIR LEAKAGE COMPLAINTS WOULD LEVEL OFF TO APPROXIMATELY 20 PER YEAR AND MOST ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REMEDY.SINCE THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR INITIATING A NEW INVESTIGATION.FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY'S INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE PETITION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AND THE PETITION IS DENIED. FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 69, NO. 111 (JUNE 9, 2004).
Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System
THE PETITIONER, PHILIP MCBROOM,ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL, AND OR FUEL O-RINGS, WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.THIS EVENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL (98V-184) REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE.HE HAS PETITIONED THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE REMEDY ADEQUACY OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-184.ON AUGUST 10, 1998, DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WOULD RECALL APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES BUILT WITH3.5L V6 ENGINES, INCLUDING THE 1997 INTREPID.DAIMLERCHRYSLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT FROM DETERIORATED O-RINGS OR HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL RAILS.FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATONS, RQ98-018 AND RP00-001, ESTABLISHED THAT POST REPAIR LEAKAGE COMPLAINTS WOULD LEVEL OFF TO APPROXIMATELY 20 PER YEAR AND MOST ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REMEDY.SINCE THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR INITIATING A NEW INVESTIGATION.FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY'S INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE PETITION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AND THE PETITION IS DENIED. FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 69, NO. 111 (JUNE 9, 2004).
Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail
THE PETITIONER, PHILIP MCBROOM,ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL, AND OR FUEL O-RINGS, WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.THIS EVENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL (98V-184) REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE.HE HAS PETITIONED THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE REMEDY ADEQUACY OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-184.ON AUGUST 10, 1998, DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WOULD RECALL APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES BUILT WITH3.5L V6 ENGINES, INCLUDING THE 1997 INTREPID.DAIMLERCHRYSLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT FROM DETERIORATED O-RINGS OR HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL RAILS.FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATONS, RQ98-018 AND RP00-001, ESTABLISHED THAT POST REPAIR LEAKAGE COMPLAINTS WOULD LEVEL OFF TO APPROXIMATELY 20 PER YEAR AND MOST ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REMEDY.SINCE THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR INITIATING A NEW INVESTIGATION.FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY'S INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE PETITION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AND THE PETITION IS DENIED. FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 69, NO. 111 (JUNE 9, 2004).
Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:injectors
THE PETITIONER, PHILIP MCBROOM,ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL, AND OR FUEL O-RINGS, WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.THIS EVENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL (98V-184) REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE.HE HAS PETITIONED THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE REMEDY ADEQUACY OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-184.ON AUGUST 10, 1998, DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WOULD RECALL APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES BUILT WITH3.5L V6 ENGINES, INCLUDING THE 1997 INTREPID.DAIMLERCHRYSLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT FROM DETERIORATED O-RINGS OR HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL RAILS.FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATONS, RQ98-018 AND RP00-001, ESTABLISHED THAT POST REPAIR LEAKAGE COMPLAINTS WOULD LEVEL OFF TO APPROXIMATELY 20 PER YEAR AND MOST ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REMEDY.SINCE THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR INITIATING A NEW INVESTIGATION.FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY'S INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE PETITION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AND THE PETITION IS DENIED. FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 69, NO. 111 (JUNE 9, 2004).
Fuel System, Other:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
THE PETITIONER, PHILIP MCBROOM,ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL, AND OR FUEL O-RINGS, WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.THIS EVENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL (98V-184) REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE.HE HAS PETITIONED THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE REMEDY ADEQUACY OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-184.ON AUGUST 10, 1998, DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WOULD RECALL APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES BUILT WITH3.5L V6 ENGINES, INCLUDING THE 1997 INTREPID.DAIMLERCHRYSLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT FROM DETERIORATED O-RINGS OR HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL RAILS.FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATONS, RQ98-018 AND RP00-001, ESTABLISHED THAT POST REPAIR LEAKAGE COMPLAINTS WOULD LEVEL OFF TO APPROXIMATELY 20 PER YEAR AND MOST ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REMEDY.SINCE THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR INITIATING A NEW INVESTIGATION.FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY'S INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE PETITION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AND THE PETITION IS DENIED. FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 69, NO. 111 (JUNE 9, 2004).
Fuel System, Other:fuel Injection System
THE PETITIONER, PHILIP MCBROOM,ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL, AND OR FUEL O-RINGS, WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.THIS EVENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL (98V-184) REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE.HE HAS PETITIONED THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE REMEDY ADEQUACY OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-184.ON AUGUST 10, 1998, DAIMLERCHRYSLER NOTIFIED THE AGENCY THAT IT WOULD RECALL APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES BUILT WITH3.5L V6 ENGINES, INCLUDING THE 1997 INTREPID.DAIMLERCHRYSLER REPORTED THAT A FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT FROM DETERIORATED O-RINGS OR HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL RAILS.FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATONS, RQ98-018 AND RP00-001, ESTABLISHED THAT POST REPAIR LEAKAGE COMPLAINTS WOULD LEVEL OFF TO APPROXIMATELY 20 PER YEAR AND MOST ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REMEDY.SINCE THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR INITIATING A NEW INVESTIGATION.FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY'S INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES ON THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE PETITION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED AND THE PETITION IS DENIED. FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 69, NO. 111 (JUNE 9, 2004).
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.
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.