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155 reportsMileage unknown · Apr 15, 2002
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND THE WARRENT I BOUGHT FOR IT HASN'T DONE ME ANY GOOD. I KNOW THATS NOT YOUR FAULT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY SPARK PLUG SEALS TWICE AND NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE MY CAM SHAFT SEAL. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OF THESE TYPES OF CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE MACHANIC SAID THAT HE T…
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I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND THE WARRENT I BOUGHT FOR IT HASN'T DONE ME ANY GOOD. I KNOW THATS NOT YOUR FAULT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY SPARK PLUG SEALS TWICE AND NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE MY CAM SHAFT SEAL. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OF THESE TYPES OF CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE MACHANIC SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A RE-CALL ON THE CAM SHAFT SEALS SO THAT IS WHY I AM MAKING THIS COPLAINT. I REALLY LIKE THE CAR IT JUST LEAKS OIL ALL OVER THE GROWN. I HEARD THAT PLYMOUTH IS NO LONGER MAKING CARS BUT I REALLY THINK THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS TO GET FIXED AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ME BACK. MY CAR ISN'T THAT OLD TO HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH IT. PLUS I ALSO THINK THAT THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM SELLS CRAP CARS. EVERYONE THAT I KNOW OF THAT BOUGHT A CAR FROM THERE HAS HAD TO PAY TO HAVE SOME MAJOR THINGS FIXED ONE EVEN HAD TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW ENGINE IN HER DODGE STATUS. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS AND I HOPE TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE. DARA MEYER
NHTSA ODI #760713
Mileage unknown · Mar 4, 2002
Air BagsCrash
VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8004932
Mileage unknown · Feb 21, 2002
Fuel System, GasolineSeats
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE AND THE FILTER SEPARATED FROM TANK, WHICH STOPPED CAR AND LEAKED GAS. *YD
NHTSA ODI #785887
Mileage unknown · Jan 28, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING OIL IS LEAKING FROM HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER GOES THROUGH THREE QUARTS OF OIL IN ONE WEEK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #8003013
Mileage unknown · Jan 17, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
DRIVER SAYS THERE IS A CONSTANT OIL LEAK. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A HORRIBLE NOISE THEN A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLES SPEED DECREASED, AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 35 MPH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #8002413
Mileage unknown · Jan 17, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30MPH HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, AND OIL SPILLED OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT STILL DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR CONSUMER.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8002359
Mileage unknown · Dec 28, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
LEEKING OIL, HAD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AT COST OF $650, FOUND NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITE, AGREE THIS SHOULD BE FACTORY RECALL. AUTO REPAIR SHOP REPLACES NUMEROUS GASKETS ON SAME MODEL AND ALSO AGREES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #756119
Mileage unknown · Nov 15, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
VEHICLE LEAKS OIL. HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THEY FIXED PROBLEM, AND IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #899159
Mileage unknown · Nov 15, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING AN OIL LEAK. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 1996 DODGE STRATUS WE OWN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. REPAIR COST IS > $700. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTUERS DEFECT GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS DEFECT AND THE LOW NUMBER OF MILES THIS FAILURE HAPPENS AT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #754575
Mileage unknown · Nov 9, 2001
Steering
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A HIGHYWAY, STEERING LOCKED UP, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT FROM VEHICLE, BUT FLOORMAT GOT TANGLED UP IN STEERING COLUMN. IT TOOK HER TEN MINUTES TO WORK IT OUT, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
NHTSA ODI #898996
NHTSA investigations
3EA03011 · 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.
EA99028 · Steering Shaft Binding
Opened Sep 10, 1999 · Closed Jul 26, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
There is no summary currently available
PE99030 · Steering Shaft Binding
Opened May 3, 1999 · Closed Sep 10, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
There is no summary currently available
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