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1998 Dodge Intrepid

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1998 Dodge Intrepid do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 377.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

183 reports with mileage · 194 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 198 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 39 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 36 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

30 crash reports12 fire reports20 injury reports

What owners actually said

377 reports
80,000 miles · Jul 22, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling

DT: THE ENGINE FAILED TWICE, IT WAS AN OIL SLUDGE. HAS PAPER WORK FROM CHRYSLER STATING THEY WOULD PAY $850.00, AND BY SIGNING THIS CONSUMER WOULD GIVE UP ALL FUTURE RIGHTS. MECHANIC DETERMIN ED THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURRED AYEAR AGO AND MECHANIC REPLACED OIL PUMP, THE ROD BEARINGS, MAIN BEA…

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DT: THE ENGINE FAILED TWICE, IT WAS AN OIL SLUDGE. HAS PAPER WORK FROM CHRYSLER STATING THEY WOULD PAY $850.00, AND BY SIGNING THIS CONSUMER WOULD GIVE UP ALL FUTURE RIGHTS. MECHANIC DETERMIN ED THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURRED AYEAR AGO AND MECHANIC REPLACED OIL PUMP, THE ROD BEARINGS, MAIN BEARING , AND TIMING CHAIN. DID THE OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT RECOMMENDED EVERY 7,000. MILES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10129702

78,000 miles · Jul 12, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE HAD TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE ONLY WARNINGS BEING THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF ONCE OR TWICE. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF HIGHWAY…

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DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A DODGE INTREPID. THE VEHICLE HAD TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE ONLY WARNINGS BEING THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF ONCE OR TWICE. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED, A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO ALSO VERIFIED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REFERRED TO THE PROBLEM AS TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10128438

95,000 miles · Jul 11, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling

I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 INTREPID AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT JUST STOPPED ON THE ROAD(VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME). THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. THERE WAS ONLY 95000 MILLES ON THE CAR. I HAVE FOLLOWED EVERYTHING IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ON HOW TO MAINTAIN THE CAR, INCLUDING CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. I GOT AN ESTIM…

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I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 INTREPID AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT JUST STOPPED ON THE ROAD(VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME). THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. THERE WAS ONLY 95000 MILLES ON THE CAR. I HAVE FOLLOWED EVERYTHING IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ON HOW TO MAINTAIN THE CAR, INCLUDING CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. I GOT AN ESTIMATE FROM THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST AROUND $5000 TO REPAIR. I SEND A LETTER TO CHRYSLER AND AM WANTING FOR THEIR RESPONSE BEFORE I START ANY WORK ON THE CAR.

NHTSA ODI #10128301

Mileage unknown · Jun 22, 2005
Seats

DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BOLTS OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT; THIS HAD BEEN REPAIRED ON JUNE 4, 2003. SINCE THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE THERE WERE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT. THE SERVICE DEALER WILL PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND IF IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL THE CONTACT W…

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DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BOLTS OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT; THIS HAD BEEN REPAIRED ON JUNE 4, 2003. SINCE THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE THERE WERE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT. THE SERVICE DEALER WILL PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND IF IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS WORK.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10126244

78,000 miles · Jun 22, 2005
Electrical SystemPower Train

DT: CALLER GOT RECALL LETTER ON TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM #C45. CALLER TOOK IT TO DEALER, DEALER SAID THEY DID THE RECALL WORK, BUT THE CALLER SAID IT WAS NOT FIXED. SHE SAID SHE COUDN'T SHIFT IT WITHOUT A KEY AND SHE COULD TAKE THE KEY OUT WHILE IT IS IN GEAR. MANUFACTURER SAID THE WORK WAS DONE,…

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DT: CALLER GOT RECALL LETTER ON TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM #C45. CALLER TOOK IT TO DEALER, DEALER SAID THEY DID THE RECALL WORK, BUT THE CALLER SAID IT WAS NOT FIXED. SHE SAID SHE COUDN'T SHIFT IT WITHOUT A KEY AND SHE COULD TAKE THE KEY OUT WHILE IT IS IN GEAR. MANUFACTURER SAID THE WORK WAS DONE, AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOMETHING ELSE . THEY OFFERED NO HELP. CALLER SAID PROBLEM IS LISTED ON THE RECALL LETTER BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. CALLER SAID ONE TIME SHE FORGOT TO PUT IT IN PARK AND TOOK THE KEY OUT AND THE CAR ROLLED AWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10126185

Mileage unknown · Jun 17, 2005
Power Train

1998 DODGE INTREPID TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 58000 MILES.*MR *NM

NHTSA ODI #10128065

94,547 miles · May 21, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling

THE CAR ACCELERATED, THE RPM'S WENT THRU THE ROOF, WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE, AND SHOT FORWARD, MADE A LOUD THUMP SOUND, AND WAS NOT STOPPABLE, HAD TO BE PUT INTO PARK TO STOP. THE ENGINE HAD RIPPED OUT OF THE FRAME, WHICH HAD RIPPED OUT OF THE BODY.

NHTSA ODI #10121773

90,000 miles · May 16, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1998 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAD A NEW RADIATOR PUT IN AND ON THE WAY HOME THE ENGINE SEIZED AND IT NEVER STARTED AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE PUT IN THE VEHICLE. *TT *EH

NHTSA ODI #10121038

80,000 miles · May 15, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling

DRIVING IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN THE DODGE INTREPID I WAS DRIVING DIED. THE 2.7 ENGINE APPEARS TO BE GARBAGE. I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP..

NHTSA ODI #10120961

12,200 miles · Apr 29, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE INTREPID IN ORDER TO GO TO MEDIC SCHOOL IN 2004 FROM JD BYRIDER IN CLEVELAND,OHIO ON DECEMBER 3,2003. IN JANUARY THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE A ROUGH IDLE AFTER I WOULD DRIVE IT AROUND THE CITY TO DO THINGS. (E.G. BANKING PICK UP CHILDREN AND OTHER STUFF.) I TOOK THE CAR BACK THEN AND KEPT TO RUN SOME TEST BU…

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I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE INTREPID IN ORDER TO GO TO MEDIC SCHOOL IN 2004 FROM JD BYRIDER IN CLEVELAND,OHIO ON DECEMBER 3,2003. IN JANUARY THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE A ROUGH IDLE AFTER I WOULD DRIVE IT AROUND THE CITY TO DO THINGS. (E.G. BANKING PICK UP CHILDREN AND OTHER STUFF.) I TOOK THE CAR BACK THEN AND KEPT TO RUN SOME TEST BUT THEY SAID IT WOULD NOT DO WHAT I SAID IT WOULD. SO AFTER THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES THE SERVICE MANAGER SENT THE CAR TO DEACON'S CHRYSLER TO HAVE THEM WORK ON IT. DEACONS DID ABOUT $1000 WORTH OF WORK ON IT AND I GOT THE CAR BACK. ONCE SPRING ARRIVED IN CLEVELAND I BEGAN TO NOTICE WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY TAIL PIPE WHENEVER I WOULD DRIVE OFF FROM A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR ANYTHING ELSE AFTER SITTING THERE IDLE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. AROUND MY TAIL PIPE WAS BLACK OIL SLUDGE BUILDING UP, AND THE CAR WAS BURNING UP 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 5000 MILES. BY NOW THERE IS A NEW SERVICE MANAGER AT JD BYRIDER AND HE PUT ME ON A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH OIL IT WOULD BURN OVER 3000 MILES. MEANWHILE I WAS HEAVY INTO SCHOOL I WORKED FULL TIME FOR CLEVELAND EMS ON A 12 HOUR SHIFT, HAD SCHOOL 2 DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK AND MAKE ALL MY CLINICAL TIME. FROM JANUARY TO NOVEMBER I PUT IN OVER 18,000 MILES, SO IN OCTOBER WHEN I HAD MY THIRD OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND THE MILEAGE WAS TO HIGH I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT JD BYRIDER OR BEST EXTENDED COULD DO FOR THE CAR. (I RECORDED THE CONVERSATION ALSO) I ASKED FOR THE RECORDS OF MY VEHICLE FOR WHEN IT WAS SERVICED BY JD BYRIDER AND THEY "LOST, MISPLACED THE FILE. SO I WENT TO CHRYSLER AND HAD THEM PRINT ME A COPY OF THE WORK AND THEY STILL WOULD NOT DO THE WORK ON THE CAR. IN FEBRUARY OF 2005 AFTER LEAVING A MEDICAL SEMINAR ON STROKES MY 1998 DODGE HAD A MAJOR BREAKDOWN. I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN I LOST POWER AND A LARGE RATTLING NOISE STARTED BANGING UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEACONS THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD AND IT WOULD COST ME $6500 . *AK

NHTSA ODI #10118727

Official recalls

3

04V021000 · 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.

98V049000 · Air Bags:frontal

Mar 9, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLE. SOME PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING SOME REQUIRED COMPONENTS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULE IN THESE VEHICLES.

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

2

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.

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.