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505 reports112,000 miles · Aug 19, 2005
Steering
MY SON WAS TRAVELING TO WORK ON AUGUST 10 2005. HE WAS DRIVING A 1996 DODGE INTREPID. HE WAS TURNING A CORNER WHEN HIS STEERING CONTROL WAS SUDDENDLY AND COMPLETELY LOST. HIS CAR WENT OVER A CURB AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO STOP. NO ONE WAS HURT. INSPECTION OF THE CAR SHOWED THAT 2 BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE TIE…
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MY SON WAS TRAVELING TO WORK ON AUGUST 10 2005. HE WAS DRIVING A 1996 DODGE INTREPID. HE WAS TURNING A CORNER WHEN HIS STEERING CONTROL WAS SUDDENDLY AND COMPLETELY LOST. HIS CAR WENT OVER A CURB AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO STOP. NO ONE WAS HURT. INSPECTION OF THE CAR SHOWED THAT 2 BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE TIE RODS TO THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WERE COMPLETELY SEVERED. A PICTURE HERE IS WORTH 1000 WORDS. IF YOU GO TO THIS SITE : HTTP://WWW.ALLPAR.COM/FIX/INTREPID-STEERING.HTML YOU WILL SEE A CLEAR PICTURE OF 2 CENTER BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE INNER TIE RODS TO THE RACK AND PINION STEEING. THESE WERE THE 2 BOLTS THAT SUDDENLY BROKE LEAVING THE CAR WITH NO STEERING CONTROL. IF THAT HAD HAPPENED A WEEK EARLIER WHEN I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY SON ON A SUPER HIGHWAY I AM QUITE SURE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE WOULD BE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL OR WORSE. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I FOULD ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I FEEL THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE TO REPLACE THESE BOLTS. HIS CAR HAD 112,000 MILES ON WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED. YOU'RE RECALL OF THESE CARS I FEEL WOULD SAVE OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES. THANK YOU!
NHTSA ODI #10133598
85,000 miles · Jul 30, 2005
Structure
RECENTLY I TOOK MY 1996 DODGE INTREPID INTO A COLLISION REPAIR SPECIALIST DUE TO SEVERE PAINT CHIPPING ON MY HOOD. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH DODGE VEHICLES - THAT THE HOODS AND TRUNKS ARE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT DUE TO THE SEAMS BEING PINCHED WELDED WHICH IS ALLOWING MOISTURE TO GET INSIDE. ALSO FOUND THAT TH…
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RECENTLY I TOOK MY 1996 DODGE INTREPID INTO A COLLISION REPAIR SPECIALIST DUE TO SEVERE PAINT CHIPPING ON MY HOOD. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH DODGE VEHICLES - THAT THE HOODS AND TRUNKS ARE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT DUE TO THE SEAMS BEING PINCHED WELDED WHICH IS ALLOWING MOISTURE TO GET INSIDE. ALSO FOUND THAT THE TRUNK IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT, BUT DIDN'T KNOW THIS UNTIL WE WERE INFORMED OF THE HOOD. THE CAR ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF VERY WELL. OTHER THAN THAT - IT IS IN TOP CONDITION. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10130665
100,000 miles · Jul 27, 2005
StructureInjury
DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT 1996 , DODGE, INTREPID HAD A BOLT STICKING OUT ON BOTH BACK DOORS. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING SAFETY DEVICE TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED IN CASE OF A COLLISION. CONSUMER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT GETTING GROCERIES OUT WHEN HER SHOE STRING BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND THE BOLT AND CONSUMER FELL ON CONCRETE AND BROKE…
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DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT 1996 , DODGE, INTREPID HAD A BOLT STICKING OUT ON BOTH BACK DOORS. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING SAFETY DEVICE TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED IN CASE OF A COLLISION. CONSUMER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT GETTING GROCERIES OUT WHEN HER SHOE STRING BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND THE BOLT AND CONSUMER FELL ON CONCRETE AND BROKE HER HIP. CONSUMER DID NOT REALIZE THAT STRING WAS ENTANGLED AROUND THE BOLT. CONSUMER WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL, THEN SHE TAKEN INTO SURGERY, SHE HAD TO HAVE 3 SCREWS PLACED INTO HER HIP. CONSUMER WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 5 DAYS . THEN, CONSUMER WAS CONFINED TO A WALKER FOR SEVERAL WEEKS UNTIL THE BONE HEALED. CONSUMER CONTINUED WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 18, 2005. CONSUMER HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY SOMEONE ELSE FOR QUITE A WHILE. CONSUMER WAS IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER IN JUNE 2005. THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND TAKE PICTURES. CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER ON JULY 5, 2005 STATING THAT HER CLAIM WAS DENIED. CONSUMER HAD NOT FILED ANY CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER. ALL CONSUMER WANTED WAS THE VEHICLE TO BE RECALLED SO THAT THE BOLT COULD BE REMOVED. CONSUMER HAD NOT TAKEN ANYONE TO CHRYSLER. SHE JUST WANTED TO INFORM OTHER PEOPLE THAT THE BOLT WAS DANGEROUS AND COULD INJURE OTHERS MORE SEVERELY. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WAS STILL BEING DRIVEN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10130337
82,901 miles · Jul 22, 2005
Fuel System, Gasoline
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE INTREPID. THE THERMO PLASTIC RAIL FOR THE FUEL SPLIT AND LEAKED GAS ALL OVER THE MOTOR, ALMOST CAUSING VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK *JB
NHTSA ODI #10125903
77,000 miles · Jun 4, 2005
Service Brakes, HydraulicSteering
I WOULD FIRST AND FORMOST LIKE TO REPORT THE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE STEERING RACK ON MY 1996 DODGE INTREPID AT AROUND 77,000 MILES. THE RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A HEFTY PRICE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN ALARMINGLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER LH BODIED VEHICALS, ESPECIALLY DODGE INTREPIDS, AND HAS BEEN FOR MANY YE…
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I WOULD FIRST AND FORMOST LIKE TO REPORT THE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE STEERING RACK ON MY 1996 DODGE INTREPID AT AROUND 77,000 MILES. THE RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A HEFTY PRICE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN ALARMINGLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER LH BODIED VEHICALS, ESPECIALLY DODGE INTREPIDS, AND HAS BEEN FOR MANY YEARS. I HAD THE RACK REPLACED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND ALREADY MY CAR IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF MORE STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS. I DRIVE ONLY A MODERATE AMOUNT SO THIS COULD NOT BE JUST "USUAL WEAR AND TEAR". IN ADDITION TO THE STEERING RACK, WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE AN AXEL REPLACED, ALL OF THE BREAKS DUE TO PREMATURLY WARPED ROTORS (THE BREAKS ACTUALLY WENT OUT ONCE AND I ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE), THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND GETS STUCK IN GEAR FOR A MYSTEROUS REASON NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT, AND A LOOSE WIRE CAUSED THE CAR CAUSED MULTABLE DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS. (THE DATE BELOW IS NOT ACCURATE, THESE THINGS OCCURED BETWEEN 2003 AND PRESENT)
NHTSA ODI #10124178
Mileage unknown · Jun 3, 2005
Unknown Or OtherCrash
1996 DODGE INTREPID WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH LED TO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. *MR (TOTAL LOSS) *SC *JB
NHTSA ODI #10124721
Mileage unknown · May 31, 2005
Fuel System, Gasoline
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS HAVING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE 1996 DODGE INTREPID.*MR EACH TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED, HE/SHE WAS TOLD NOTHING NEEDED TO BE DONE WITH THE OBD CODES AND ONLY THE GAS CAP WERE BEING CHECKED FOR POLLUTION. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN SEVERAL EXCUS…
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CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS HAVING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE 1996 DODGE INTREPID.*MR EACH TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED, HE/SHE WAS TOLD NOTHING NEEDED TO BE DONE WITH THE OBD CODES AND ONLY THE GAS CAP WERE BEING CHECKED FOR POLLUTION. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN SEVERAL EXCUSES AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10124774
34,500 miles · May 20, 2005
Engine And Engine CoolingStructure
CONSUMER STATES: THE ENGINE CRADLE MOUNT ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS RUSTED IN THE BACK, AND THE ENGINE MOUNT ON THE LEFT IS STARTING TO RUST IN THE BACK. WAS MAKING NOISE, GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER, AND COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10121694
116,224 miles · May 1, 2005
Fuel System, GasolineFire
I HAD A 1996 DODGE INTREPID PURCHASED IN 3/04 FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. ON /1/99 HE HAD THE FUEL RAIL RECALL PERFORMED AT PALMER DODGE. IN FEBRUARY 25 2005 I SMELLED GAS FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO SHADELAND DODGE ON 2/18/05 AND THEY SAID THE FUEL RAIL AND O-RINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AGAIN AND DID SO UNDER THE …
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I HAD A 1996 DODGE INTREPID PURCHASED IN 3/04 FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. ON /1/99 HE HAD THE FUEL RAIL RECALL PERFORMED AT PALMER DODGE. IN FEBRUARY 25 2005 I SMELLED GAS FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO SHADELAND DODGE ON 2/18/05 AND THEY SAID THE FUEL RAIL AND O-RINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AGAIN AND DID SO UNDER THE RECALL. ON 4/21/05 I SMELLED GAS AGAIN AND WAS ON MY WAY TO SHADELAND DODGE, WHEN I HAD TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. THE CAR WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10118787
200,000 miles · Apr 20, 2005
Electrical SystemFire
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH, WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER , THEN, SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10118983
NHTSA investigations
5DP04007 · Fuel Rail, Brake Fluid, Chassis
Opened Oct 13, 2004 · Closed Oct 27, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:fluid; Structure:frame And Members
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MR. ROBERT GALENTY OF ISELIN, NJ, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1993-1997 VEHICLES PRODUCED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.HIS PETITION IDENTIFIED THREE ISSUES OF CONCERN: 1) FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAILS; 2) BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE; AND 3) SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE FRAME TO DAMAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED.MR. GALANTY ALLEGED THAT HIS 1996 DODGE INTREPID HAD EACH OF THESE THREE PROBLEMS.CONCERNING FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMENCED A RECALL (98V-184) OF APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES TO ADDRESS ENGINE FUEL RAIL LEAKS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, INCLUDING THOSE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION AND THE PETITIONER'S 1996 DODGE INTREPID.ON OCTOBER 7, 1998, NHTSA OPENED A RECALL QUERY INVESTIGATION (RQ98-018) TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF THE RECALL REMEDY.THAT INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED ON JULY 8, 2002 WITHOUT REQUIRING FURTHER ACTION BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.VERY RECENTLY, ON JUNE 9, 2004, NHTSA DENIED A PETITION (RP04-001) TO REOPEN RQ98-018 AFTER FINDING THAT THERE WAS NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR REOPENING IT.THIS IS STILL THE CURRENT POSITION OF NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE.CONCERNING BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND FRAME ALIGNMENT, A REVIEW OF NHTSA'S DATABASE SHOWS NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES ON THE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION.
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Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:fuel Rail
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MR. ROBERT GALENTY OF ISELIN, NJ, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1993-1997 VEHICLES PRODUCED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.HIS PETITION IDENTIFIED THREE ISSUES OF CONCERN: 1) FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAILS; 2) BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE; AND 3) SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE FRAME TO DAMAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED.MR. GALANTY ALLEGED THAT HIS 1996 DODGE INTREPID HAD EACH OF THESE THREE PROBLEMS.CONCERNING FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMENCED A RECALL (98V-184) OF APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES TO ADDRESS ENGINE FUEL RAIL LEAKS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, INCLUDING THOSE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION AND THE PETITIONER'S 1996 DODGE INTREPID.ON OCTOBER 7, 1998, NHTSA OPENED A RECALL QUERY INVESTIGATION (RQ98-018) TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF THE RECALL REMEDY.THAT INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED ON JULY 8, 2002 WITHOUT REQUIRING FURTHER ACTION BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.VERY RECENTLY, ON JUNE 9, 2004, NHTSA DENIED A PETITION (RP04-001) TO REOPEN RQ98-018 AFTER FINDING THAT THERE WAS NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR REOPENING IT.THIS IS STILL THE CURRENT POSITION OF NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE.CONCERNING BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND FRAME ALIGNMENT, A REVIEW OF NHTSA'S DATABASE SHOWS NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES ON THE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:fluid
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MR. ROBERT GALENTY OF ISELIN, NJ, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1993-1997 VEHICLES PRODUCED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.HIS PETITION IDENTIFIED THREE ISSUES OF CONCERN: 1) FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAILS; 2) BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE; AND 3) SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE FRAME TO DAMAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED.MR. GALANTY ALLEGED THAT HIS 1996 DODGE INTREPID HAD EACH OF THESE THREE PROBLEMS.CONCERNING FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMENCED A RECALL (98V-184) OF APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES TO ADDRESS ENGINE FUEL RAIL LEAKS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, INCLUDING THOSE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION AND THE PETITIONER'S 1996 DODGE INTREPID.ON OCTOBER 7, 1998, NHTSA OPENED A RECALL QUERY INVESTIGATION (RQ98-018) TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF THE RECALL REMEDY.THAT INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED ON JULY 8, 2002 WITHOUT REQUIRING FURTHER ACTION BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.VERY RECENTLY, ON JUNE 9, 2004, NHTSA DENIED A PETITION (RP04-001) TO REOPEN RQ98-018 AFTER FINDING THAT THERE WAS NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR REOPENING IT.THIS IS STILL THE CURRENT POSITION OF NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE.CONCERNING BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND FRAME ALIGNMENT, A REVIEW OF NHTSA'S DATABASE SHOWS NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES ON THE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION.
Structure:frame And Members
ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MR. ROBERT GALENTY OF ISELIN, NJ, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1993-1997 VEHICLES PRODUCED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.HIS PETITION IDENTIFIED THREE ISSUES OF CONCERN: 1) FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAILS; 2) BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE; AND 3) SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE FRAME TO DAMAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED.MR. GALANTY ALLEGED THAT HIS 1996 DODGE INTREPID HAD EACH OF THESE THREE PROBLEMS.CONCERNING FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMENCED A RECALL (98V-184) OF APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES TO ADDRESS ENGINE FUEL RAIL LEAKS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, INCLUDING THOSE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION AND THE PETITIONER'S 1996 DODGE INTREPID.ON OCTOBER 7, 1998, NHTSA OPENED A RECALL QUERY INVESTIGATION (RQ98-018) TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF THE RECALL REMEDY.THAT INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED ON JULY 8, 2002 WITHOUT REQUIRING FURTHER ACTION BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.VERY RECENTLY, ON JUNE 9, 2004, NHTSA DENIED A PETITION (RP04-001) TO REOPEN RQ98-018 AFTER FINDING THAT THERE WAS NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR REOPENING IT.THIS IS STILL THE CURRENT POSITION OF NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE.CONCERNING BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND FRAME ALIGNMENT, A REVIEW OF NHTSA'S DATABASE SHOWS NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES ON THE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION.
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.
EA99031 · Steering System Rack And Pinion
Opened Oct 29, 1999 · Closed Sep 13, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
There is no summary currently available
PE99044 · Steering System Rack And Pinion
Opened Jun 28, 1999 · Closed Oct 29, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
SINCE OPENING THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE), ODI HAS RECEIVED 6 ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS.DURING THE PE IT WAS DETERMINED MULTIPLE FAILURE MODES ARE INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER.THE WARRANTY CLAIM RATE IS HIGH FOR A STEERING SYSTEM CONCERN.THE ISSUES REPORTED INVOLVE PREMATURE WEAR OUT AT THE RACK AND PINION INTERFACE WITH THE INNER TIE ROD END(S), BINDING AND STICKING OF THE STEERING GEAR, CRACKED OR BROKEN TIE ROD ENDS, SHEARED RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY BOLTS, AND WEAR OUT OF THE RACK AND PINION MOUNT BUSHINGS.MANY OF THE COMPLAINANTS MENTION STEERING WONDER AND LOOSE STEERING.THREE OF THE MOST RECENT COMPLAINTS ALLEGE A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO SHEARED BOLTS.ODI IS UPGRADING THIS PE IN ORDER TO PERFORM A THOROUGH TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF THE VARIOUS SYSTEM FAILURE ALLEGATIONS AND TO QUANTIFY THE EFFECT THAT THESE FAILURES HAVE ON VEHICLE CONTROL.
RQ98018 · Fuel Injection Delivery System Fuel Leak
Opened Oct 7, 1998 · Closed Jul 8, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System
No summary supplied.
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