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Mileage at the reported incident
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Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 95 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
16 crash reports2 fire reports9 injury reports
What owners actually said
182 reports
Mileage unknown · Oct 5, 1999
Power Train
TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING A LOUD RATTLE WHEN CHECKED OUT CAR IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WILL NEED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT IN 59,000 MILES. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE FOUND THAT THE CAR WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE 2 TIMES THAT I HAD THE VEHIC…
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TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING A LOUD RATTLE WHEN CHECKED OUT CAR IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WILL NEED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT IN 59,000 MILES. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE FOUND THAT THE CAR WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE 2 TIMES THAT I HAD THE VEHICLE IN, THIS WAS VERY OBVIOUS PROBLEM IF THEY HAD CHECKED IT OUT PROPERLY.
NHTSA ODI #712863
Mileage unknown · Sep 29, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolinePower Train
VEHICLE LUNGES/SURGES AT IDLE. ACTS LIKE IT DOESN;T GO OUT OF GEAR. MUST PRESS FIRMLY ON BRAKE TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM LUNGING AHEAD. VERY ROUGH IDLE. SHAKES STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY. MUST PLACE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AT STOP TO CONTROL VEHICLE. WHEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ENGINE RACES MOMENTARILY AND THEN SLOWS DOWN. VEHICLE IS HARD …
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VEHICLE LUNGES/SURGES AT IDLE. ACTS LIKE IT DOESN;T GO OUT OF GEAR. MUST PRESS FIRMLY ON BRAKE TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM LUNGING AHEAD. VERY ROUGH IDLE. SHAKES STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY. MUST PLACE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AT STOP TO CONTROL VEHICLE. WHEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ENGINE RACES MOMENTARILY AND THEN SLOWS DOWN. VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL WHEN STOPPED, PERFORMANCE UNPREDICTIBLE, UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS TO OTHER PERSONS AND VEHICLES.
NHTSA ODI #712489
Mileage unknown · Aug 31, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
BACKED VEHICLE OUT OF GARAGE AND NOTICED SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL ON THE GROUND. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, AND DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. CAN'T TELL WHERE THE OIL IS COMING FROM. SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #846186
Mileage unknown · Aug 18, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL AND BLOWING BY SPARK PLUGS. OUR REGULAR, TRUSTED MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH PLYMOUTH BREEZE AND SHOLD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM. SINCE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $600, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS ITEM IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR RECALL SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY VEHICLES AND THERE ARE TECHNICAL…
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HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL AND BLOWING BY SPARK PLUGS. OUR REGULAR, TRUSTED MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH PLYMOUTH BREEZE AND SHOLD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM. SINCE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS $600, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS ITEM IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR RECALL SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY VEHICLES AND THERE ARE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA ODI #710155
Mileage unknown · Aug 16, 1999
Seat BeltsCrashInjury
THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. THE DRIVER SUDSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
NHTSA ODI #845083
Mileage unknown · Aug 9, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 60-65 MPH WHEN ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW, AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID ON THE ROADWAY. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE LEAKAGE WAS COMING FROM THE HEAD GASKETS & NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #844710
Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 1999
Air BagsEngine And Engine CoolingCrashInjury
OIL PAN DESIGN DEFECT CAUSED INITIAL REPORT ..SEE ODI 701385..REPORTED NOV 1998 WHEN OIL PAN WORE THRU AND DEVELOPED SLOW OIL LEAK AND OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE SEIZINGNECESITATING REBUILD AT APRX $3700.. AT 5114 MILES LATER(52900) WHILE ON HOIST, OWNER CHECKED PAN AND FOUND THAT THE PAN HAS AGAIN WOR…
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OIL PAN DESIGN DEFECT CAUSED INITIAL REPORT ..SEE ODI 701385..REPORTED NOV 1998 WHEN OIL PAN WORE THRU AND DEVELOPED SLOW OIL LEAK AND OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE SEIZINGNECESITATING REBUILD AT APRX $3700.. AT 5114 MILES LATER(52900) WHILE ON HOIST, OWNER CHECKED PAN AND FOUND THAT THE PAN HAS AGAIN WORN ALMOST THROUGH FROM ROAD ABRASIONS DURING JUST NORMAL OPERATION WITH OCCASIONAL DRAGGING ON SPEED BUMBS ,DRIVEWAY INCLINES ,ROAD GUTTERS ON DRIVE IN ETC. IF CONTINUES TO WEAR AT CURRENT RATE EXPECT FAILURE ON THE NEW REPLACEMENT PAN IN 2500-5000 MILES.THIS PAN AREA IMMEDIATELY BELOW OIL DRAIN PLUG IS TOTALLY UNPROTECTED AND IS 1ST AREA OF IMPACT WHEN CAR DIPS FOR ANY REASON ENOUGH TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ROAD. IT ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT NORTHGLENN DODGE WHEN SHOWED TO HIM ON HOIST AND ASK..IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BREEZE AND SEEN ALOT. I INTEND TO PURSUE PROBLEM DIRECTLY WITH PLYMOUTH FACTORY. AIRBAGS FAILED @ 35MPH IN ACCIDENT WHEN BREEZE REARENDED A 1964 CHEV CARRALL FOLDI*AK
NHTSA ODI #708678
Mileage unknown · Jul 6, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
HEAD GASKET WAS POORLY DESIGN RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. *YC
NHTSA ODI #546545
Mileage unknown · Jun 23, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL ONTO SPARK PLUGS AND ANTI-FREEZE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GASKET AND THE BOLTS ON MAY 18 1999. *AK
NHTSA ODI #838143
Mileage unknown · Jun 23, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic
I PURCHASED A USED CAR, AND SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO FIX MINOR THINGS IF THE CAR IS OLD, BUT THIS CAR IS A 1996. ALMOST STILL NEW AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE TRANSMISSION COULD BAD THIS SOON. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS LEAKING OIL SO I FIGURED IT WAS JUST SOMETHING SIMPLE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO JIM EARP CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH…
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I PURCHASED A USED CAR, AND SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO FIX MINOR THINGS IF THE CAR IS OLD, BUT THIS CAR IS A 1996. ALMOST STILL NEW AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE TRANSMISSION COULD BAD THIS SOON. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS LEAKING OIL SO I FIGURED IT WAS JUST SOMETHING SIMPLE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO JIM EARP CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH ON 55TH AND L STREET THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY HEADGASKETS, AND BRAKES.I DID. THEY CAR WAS STILL LEAKING SO I TOOK IT BACK IN ON 6/10/99 BUT THEY COULD'T LOOK AT IT. I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION IS PROBALY CRACKED. I DO HAVE ANOTHER FRIEND WHO BOUGHT HIS CAR BRAND NEW AND THE SAME PROBLEM, HEADGASKETS WENT BAD, HIS ENGINE CRACKED, AND NOW HIS CAR IS IN THE SHOP FOR BAD TRANSMISSION. MY CAR MAKES MORE NOISE NOW AND IT DIDN'T BEFORE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT I KNOW 2 PEOPLE AND MYSELF ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE PLYMOUTH BREEZE. *AK
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.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE CABLE CONNECTING THE CONSOLE SHIFTER MECHANISM TO THE IGNITION KEY CAN CAUSE A TRAPPED KEY CONDITION WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOW FORCE REQUIRED TO DEPRESS THE SHIFT BUTTON. A COMBINATION OF APPLYING A MIS-ADJUSTED RELEASE BUTTON WITH A LOW FORCE ATTEMPT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITH THE KEY IN THE LOCKED POSITION, CAN BREAK THE CONNECTING PIN IN THE SHIFTER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS HAPPENS, THE "IGNITION-PARK" INTERLOCK SYSTEM WILL BE NONFUNCTIONAL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. ANY VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL AFTER THE INSPECTION WILL HAVE THE SHIFT MECHANISM AND CABLE REPLACED WITH A "SELF-ADJUSTING" DESIGN.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAN SEPARATE DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BALL JOINT END HOUSING COVER SEAL FOR LEAKAGE WITH A HIGH PRESSURE AIR TESTER AND THE RUBBER BOOT WILL BE VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. IF THE COVER SEAL LEAKS OR THE BOOT IS DAMAGED, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WILL BE REPLACED.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING CAN DISENGAGE FROM ITS RETENTION HOLE IF THE HOOD IS SLAMMED SHUT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT ENGAGING THE PRIMARY LATCH, THE HOOD WOULD NOT BE RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING WITH A LONGER END HOOK SPRING.
THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAN LEAK BRAKE FLUID DUE TO A DAMAGED DOUBLE LIP REAR PISTON SEAL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CAN RESULT IN DIMINISHED EFFECTIVENESS OF ONE HALF OF THE SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHT(S) WILL SIGNAL SYSTEM IMPAIRMENT PRIOR TO PARTIAL BRAKE SYSTEM LOSS.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDR PISTON ASSEMBLY.
CORROSION OF THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT CAN CAUSE THE SOLENOID VALVES TO STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF EITHER FRONT WHEEL VALVE STICKS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE FROM A STRAIGHT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PLATE AND SILICONE GREASE INJECTED INTO THE SOLENOID CAVITY TO ELIMINATE THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS CONDITION.
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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.
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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.
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