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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
698 reportsClear category filter73,389 miles · Jul 22, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
AT JUST OVER 73000 MILES KNOCKING SOUND BEGAN FROM ENGINE. I STOPPED DRIVING AND TOOK TO MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED MOTOR WAS SHOT AND WOULD NEED COMPLETE REBUILD. CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED SINCE PURCHASE ACCORDING TO CHRYLSER RECOMMENDATIONS. AS I CONTACTED SERVICE & SALVAGE SHOPS TO EXPLAIN MY NEED, THEY (5 DIFFERENT SHOPS) STA…
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AT JUST OVER 73000 MILES KNOCKING SOUND BEGAN FROM ENGINE. I STOPPED DRIVING AND TOOK TO MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED MOTOR WAS SHOT AND WOULD NEED COMPLETE REBUILD. CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED SINCE PURCHASE ACCORDING TO CHRYLSER RECOMMENDATIONS. AS I CONTACTED SERVICE & SALVAGE SHOPS TO EXPLAIN MY NEED, THEY (5 DIFFERENT SHOPS) STARTED TELLING ME THE PROBLEM BEFORE I COULD FINISH. SAID 2.7 MOTOR WAS DEFECT FROM FACTORY. I HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD AT COST OF $3000 AS I COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER MOTOR. I CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS. SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK WITH ME AND NEVER DID. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF IT BUT CHRYLSER.
NHTSA ODI #10028900
65,077 miles · Jul 14, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP AT 65,077 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER MADE DETERMINATION THAT PROBLEM WAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP DUE TO POOR MAINTAINENCE. OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED 6 WEEKS BEFORE FAILURE AT 63,163; NO MENTION TO OWNER OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH OIL OR ENGINE. WE HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND MANY, MANY…
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ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP AT 65,077 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER MADE DETERMINATION THAT PROBLEM WAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP DUE TO POOR MAINTAINENCE. OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED 6 WEEKS BEFORE FAILURE AT 63,163; NO MENTION TO OWNER OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH OIL OR ENGINE. WE HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND MANY, MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10026075
109,754 miles · Jun 25, 2003
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingPower Train
1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 VIN#[XXX], 43,913 MILES, TRANSMISSION SENSOR WENT OUT, $132.84. 9/14/00 75,085 MILES, WATER OUTLET AND TRANSMISSION LINES NEEDED REPLACED. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION LINES WERE FACTORY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE. $582.24. 12/14/01 86,992 MILES, TIMING CHAIN BROKE, REPLACED WATER PUMP. $1,188…
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1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 VIN#[XXX], 43,913 MILES, TRANSMISSION SENSOR WENT OUT, $132.84. 9/14/00 75,085 MILES, WATER OUTLET AND TRANSMISSION LINES NEEDED REPLACED. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION LINES WERE FACTORY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE. $582.24. 12/14/01 86,992 MILES, TIMING CHAIN BROKE, REPLACED WATER PUMP. $1,188.79. 6/14/02. 91,324 MILES, TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR BROKE. $350.60. 8/2/02 96,828 MILES, DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE DASH LIGHTS WERE AN INTERNAL WIRING DEFECT. $223.30. 10/2/02 98,003 MILES, COOLING FAN WENT OUT. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. CHRYSLER HAD CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE FANS SO I COULD NOT JUST REPAIR ONE SIDE OF THE FAN SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. $680.35. 10/24/02. 109,754 MILES, ENGINE BLEW, TAKING STARTER WITH IT. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE 2.7 ENGINE TO BE A DISPOSABLE ENGINE (COMPARED TO THE 3.2 THAT YEAR). REPLACED WITH USED ENGINE. $4174.49. 5/21/03 I HAD OVER $7000 IN REPAIRS IN UNDER A YEAR AND A HALF. WHILE IM GRAVELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MECHANICS OF THIS VEHICLE, I FEEL THAT THE FAN ASSEMBLY, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING ARE THINGS THAT WERE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FROM THE START AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR GOING OUT AT ONLY 43,913 MILES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FREE AS WELL. WHILE IT IS DIFFICULT TO PROVE THAT I TOOK CARE OF THE ENGINE, I HAVE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ODI #10023730
99,500 miles · Jun 11, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
AT 99,500 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW, OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED THE DAY BEFORE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOW TICKING NOISE WHICH QUICKLY TURNED INTO A LOUD KNOCKING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT FOR SOME REASON THE CAR HAD LOST OIL PRESSURE AND NO OIL WAS GETTING TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE…
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AT 99,500 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW, OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED THE DAY BEFORE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOW TICKING NOISE WHICH QUICKLY TURNED INTO A LOUD KNOCKING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT FOR SOME REASON THE CAR HAD LOST OIL PRESSURE AND NO OIL WAS GETTING TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF AT LEAST 6000 DOLLARS. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10021446
88,500 miles · Jun 5, 2003
Engine And Engine CoolingPower Train
I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTERPID ON APRIL 11, 2003, AFTER HAVING IT FOR 25 DAYS, THE TRANSMISSION WENT. WAS REPAIRED. IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS. AFTER HAVING IT FOR 9 DAYS, A LOUD NOISE IN ENGINE WAS NOTICED. IT WAS NOT DROVE, BUT WENT INTO THE SHOP AGAIN AND IS CURRENTLY THERE. THE ENGINE HAS GONE. REPAIR SHOP CALLED CHRYSLER C…
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I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE INTERPID ON APRIL 11, 2003, AFTER HAVING IT FOR 25 DAYS, THE TRANSMISSION WENT. WAS REPAIRED. IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS. AFTER HAVING IT FOR 9 DAYS, A LOUD NOISE IN ENGINE WAS NOTICED. IT WAS NOT DROVE, BUT WENT INTO THE SHOP AGAIN AND IS CURRENTLY THERE. THE ENGINE HAS GONE. REPAIR SHOP CALLED CHRYSLER COMPANY AND THEY SAID TO REPLACE IT. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WANTS ME TO AUTHORIZE REPAIRS AND WILL DECIDE WHAT PERCENTAGE THEY WILL PAY FOR IT. BUT THE POLICY WE HAVE STATES ENGINE REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT., ACCORDING TO THEIR BOOKLET. THE COST TO REPLACE IT, $8,300.00! THAT IS MORE THAN WHAT WE PAID FOR THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEABLE FOR 25 DAYS BEFORE FIRST BREAKDOWN WITH TRANSMISSION JOB, UNDRIVEABLE AND IN THE SHOP FOR 14 DAYS, OUT FOR 9 DAYS AND IS NOW IN THE SHOP AWAITING A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT OTHER 1999 DODGE INTERPID OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLES AS I AM WITH THEIR CARS. PLEASE HELP THIS ENGINE IS RUINNED! NEEDS TO BE REPLACES, 2.7L, V-6.. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10021086
61,000 miles · Jun 5, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 6 CYLINDER ENGINE FAILURE AT 61000 MILES. NO WARNING OF APPROACHING ENGINE FAILURE. OIL CHANGED 1200 MILES PRIOR TO INCIDENT. CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE OIL IN PAN WITH "SLUDGE" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN UPON INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE NEVER RAN "HOT." UPON CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL MECHANICS AND…
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1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 6 CYLINDER ENGINE FAILURE AT 61000 MILES. NO WARNING OF APPROACHING ENGINE FAILURE. OIL CHANGED 1200 MILES PRIOR TO INCIDENT. CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE OIL IN PAN WITH "SLUDGE" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN UPON INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE NEVER RAN "HOT." UPON CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL MECHANICS AND THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINES IN THIS SERIES OF DODGE INTREPID. MECHANICS AND ENGINE BUILDERS HAVE BOTH ADVISED THAT THIS ENGINE HAS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW IN THE OIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO ENGINE WEAR AND EVENTUAL FAILURE. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP (THOUGH UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT NO COST) OPENLY ADMITS THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS ENGINE. CHRYSLER MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE THAT IS DOOMED FOR PREMATURE FAILURE.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10021069
67,257 miles · Jun 3, 2003
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEquipment
AC FANS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, REAR WINDOWS WON'T GO DOWN, DEALER REPLACED LIGHT SWITCH, BRAKES WEAR UNEVENLY AND SHUDDERS WHEN PRESSED, ALIGNMENT GOES EASILY, OIL DISAPPEARS WITH NO LEAKS OR NO SMOKE, BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSES UNEXPECTEDLY. *NLM
NHTSA ODI #10020963
Mileage unknown · May 27, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10021531
Mileage unknown · May 23, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AND WE TOOK INTO DEALER TO SERVICE AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE A/C FAN AND THE RADIATOR FAN WERE SEIZED. THEY CANNOT TELL US WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE ONLY 4 YEARS OLD BUT COULD ONLY SAY THEY "SELL A LOT OF THESE FANS ON THESE VEHICLES AND THE…
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THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AND WE TOOK INTO DEALER TO SERVICE AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE A/C FAN AND THE RADIATOR FAN WERE SEIZED. THEY CANNOT TELL US WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE ONLY 4 YEARS OLD BUT COULD ONLY SAY THEY "SELL A LOT OF THESE FANS ON THESE VEHICLES AND THE STRATUS VEHICLES." THIS SOUNDS LIKE TO ME THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE PART RATHER THAN SOMETHING THE CUSTOMERS SHOULD HAVE TO BUY "A LOT OF" ...
NHTSA ODI #10019171
74,850 miles · May 19, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE 74960 MILES, OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES, AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. FOUND WEBSITES WITH A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $9000.00 TO REPLACE AND INSTALL NEW ENGINE, WHICH IS WORTH MORE THAN THE CAR. NEED MONEY T…
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1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 2.7L ENGINE 74960 MILES, OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES, AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. FOUND WEBSITES WITH A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $9000.00 TO REPLACE AND INSTALL NEW ENGINE, WHICH IS WORTH MORE THAN THE CAR. NEED MONEY TO FIX. CAR IS GOING TO SIT UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. JUST SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FIND HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE IS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10018931
NHTSA investigations
2EA03011 · 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.
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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.
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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.
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