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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

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Mileage unknown · Oct 17, 2002

Engine And Engine CoolingFire

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE SOON AFTER THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA ODI #8020993

Mileage unknown · Jun 27, 2002

Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN BECOMING INOPERABLE.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8012830

Mileage unknown · Aug 7, 2001

Engine And Engine Cooling

CAR STALLS AT ALL SPEEDS. NO ACCIDENT YET. DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT FOR 9 MONTHS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #749995

Mileage unknown · Jul 16, 2001

Engine And Engine Cooling

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I NOTICED AFTER MY VEHICLE WARMED UP A SMELL OF BURNING OIL FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP. SOME TIMES SMOKE WOULD BELLOW OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR AT A STOP. ON 7/14/2001 IT DID IT AGAIN, SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER SINCE THE OIL LEAK COULD POTENTALLY START A FIRE SINCE IT WAS OBVIOUSLY DRIPPING ON TO MY EXHAUST SYSTEM. ON 7/16/2001 I WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP(I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AN INDIVIDUAL) AND TOLD THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN OUT AND PUMPING OIL DOWN ON MY EXHAUST. I WAS THEN TOLD BY THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT DODGE KNEW ABOUT IT, BUT DIDN'T REALLY CARE. HE ALSO TOLD THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PRODUCTION RUN AND WOULD (AT ONE TIME) REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AT THERE COST , BUT SINCE MY CAR HAS 100000 MILES ON IT THEN IT IS MY PROBLEM. I AM A REASONABLE PERSON AND REALIZE THAT SOME MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS SHOULD PAID FOR BY THE OWNER, BUT A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD SUCH AS DEFECTIVE/ LEAKING HEAD GASKET(OIL) SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFATURER AND A SOLUTION SHOULD BE FOUND, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BURNED TO DEATH BECAUSE THE OIL LEAK CATCHES FIRE OR THE CAR IS LOST . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

NHTSA ODI #748553

Mileage unknown · Jun 5, 2001

Engine And Engine Cooling

OIL LEAKS $947.56 TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET @ 13K MILES??????. *AK

NHTSA ODI #746472

Mileage unknown · Apr 21, 2001

Engine And Engine Cooling

BAD OIL LEAK FROM MOTOR. IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES & NOW IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN, IN LESS THEN 1 YEAR OF OWNERSHIP OF CAR.*AK

NHTSA ODI #744347

Mileage unknown · Sep 17, 2000

Engine And Engine Cooling

4MTHS AFTER PURCHASE, THE CAR STALLED (WITHOUT WARNING) I REPLACED THE COMPUTER, & DISTRIBUTOR. THE CAR STILL STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, ALSO WON'T START FOR A DAY OR TWO, THEN STARTS AND RUNS OK. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHTS DON'T COME ON TO WARN OF A PROBLEM. WHEN IT RAINS, THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. WILL NOT START W…

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NHTSA ODI #731702

Mileage unknown · May 10, 2000

Engine And Engine Cooling

THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET THAT LEAKS OIL INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE SENSORS TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL!

NHTSA ODI #722501

Mileage unknown · May 19, 1999

Engine And Engine Cooling

ONGOING/ INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING AND UNABLE TO START. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #838173

Mileage unknown · Mar 5, 1999

Engine And Engine Cooling

WARPED HEAD CAUSED OIL TO LEAK AND BURN OFF. NEEDED TO REPLACE HEAD AT A COST OF OVER $1,200.

NHTSA ODI #704066

Official recalls

00V421002 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Ball Joint

Dec 18, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE RUBBER BOOTS ON THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY, DIRT AND WATER CAN INTRUDE. ALSO, MMC HAS ADDED THE POTENTIAL OF LEAKING MOISTURE, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE BALL STUD TO CORRODE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS CAMPAIGN SUPERCEDES MMC'S PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN, SEE 99V-066.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT FOR WEAR. BALL JOINTS THAT EXHIBIT WEAR BEYOND THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEWLY DESIGNED LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS. BALL JOINTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED TOLERANCE WILL BE CLEANED AND A SPECIAL SEALANT WILL BE APPLIED TO PREVENT INTRUSION OF MOISTURE.

99V066003 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Ball Joint

Apr 5, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE RUBBER BOOTS ON THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WERE DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY, DIRT AND WATER CAN INTRUDE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RUBBER BOOTS, AND IF THE BOOT IS DAMAGED, THEY WILL REPLACE THE LOWER LATERAL ARM AND BALL JOINT ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.

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NHTSA investigations

DP03002 · Steering Column Separation

Opened May 7, 2003 · Closed Jul 22, 2003

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering:column

MR. LARRY A. SACKEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) BY LETTER DATED APRIL 18, 2003, REQUESTING THAT NHTSAFURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING SHAFT SYSTEM ON 1987-1995 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.IN PART BECAUSE OF 49 CFR ? 30120(G), NHTSA HAS DECIDED TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF THE PETITION VEHICLES TO 1993-1995 MODELS, EXCLUDING THE 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND 1994-1995 DODGE RAM SERIES TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED (93V210 & 96V230) FOR STEERING COLUMN FAILURE.IF THE ANALYSIS OF THESE VEHICLES HAD IDENTIFIED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, THE SCOPE COULD HAVE BEEN EXPANDED IN AN INVESTIGATION.A REVIEW OF ODI'S DATA BASE SHOWS NO RECENT COMPLAINTS AND A LACK OF A COMPLAINT TREND CONCERNING THE SUBJECT ISSUE ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AS A WHOLE OR BY INDIVIDUAL MODELS.THEREFORE, THE PETITION IS DENIED.FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE VOLUME 68, NO. 130, JULY 8, 2003.

RQ00015 · Lower Contrtol Arm Ball Joint

Opened Aug 2, 2000 · Closed Apr 20, 2001

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension

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