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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
698 reportsClear category filter98,892 miles · Jul 14, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. ENGINE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND IT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DODGE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IT WAS A FLAWED ENGINE BUT DODGE WOULD NOT WARRANTY ENGINE. ENGINE MANUFACTURERS AND CONSUMER REPORTS(AUGUST 2005) ADVISE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND DODGE REFUSES TO FIX OR REPLACE THE EN…
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ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. ENGINE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND IT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DODGE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IT WAS A FLAWED ENGINE BUT DODGE WOULD NOT WARRANTY ENGINE. ENGINE MANUFACTURERS AND CONSUMER REPORTS(AUGUST 2005) ADVISE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND DODGE REFUSES TO FIX OR REPLACE THE ENGINE.
NHTSA ODI #10128697
103,675 miles · Jul 8, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CONSUMER PROCEED TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR A MILE IN DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO AN INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE DIED. THE TAPPING NOISE STOPPED AFTER A LOUD NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HE HAD TO PUSH THE VE…
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DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CONSUMER PROCEED TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR A MILE IN DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO AN INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE DIED. THE TAPPING NOISE STOPPED AFTER A LOUD NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF WAY AND CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. A MECHANIC CAME BY TO CHECK THE VEHICLE AND HE SUGGESTED THE BEARING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR BROKE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS OF YET. SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT FOR AN ENGINE COSTS $3,500.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10128143
68,000 miles · Jul 1, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
I HAVE 68,000 MILES ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE AND AFTER ONE MONTH SINCE THE LAST SERVICE AND AFTER BEING SERVICED RELIGIOUSLY EVERY 3,000 MILES I AM NOW BEING GIVEN AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 TO $7,000. I DON'T EVEN THINK THE BLUE BOOK ON THE CAR IS EVEN THAT HIGH NOW. BASICALLY,…
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I HAVE 68,000 MILES ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE AND AFTER ONE MONTH SINCE THE LAST SERVICE AND AFTER BEING SERVICED RELIGIOUSLY EVERY 3,000 MILES I AM NOW BEING GIVEN AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 TO $7,000. I DON'T EVEN THINK THE BLUE BOOK ON THE CAR IS EVEN THAT HIGH NOW. BASICALLY, THE MECHANIC SAID THE COOLANT AND OIL IN THE CAR WERE COMPLETELY GONE AND WITH IT NOW HAVING THE KNOCKING NOISE NEEDS AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WENT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP LOCALLY AND THEY ADMITTED IT WAS NOT THE BEST OF THEIR ENGINES, BUT NEVERTHELESS THEY INDICATED SINCE IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF 36,000 THERE WASN'T MUCH THEY COULD DO. THEY TRIED TO SUGGEST THAT THE SERVICING I RECEIVED MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY AND I POINTED OUT THAT WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO THINK THAT, BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SERVICED ONE MONTH PRIOR AND TO HAVE ALL COOLANT AND 5 QUARTS OF OIL DISAPPEAR WITHOUT ANY OF THE OBVIOUS SIGNS COULD NOT WARRANT THAT SUGGESTION. I EXPLAINED THAT REGARDLESS OF THE SERVICING THAT IN ONE MONTH THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOME INDICATION, SUCH AS OIL SERVICE LIGHT INDICATOR, ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT, SMELLS, OIL LEAKS ON DRIVEWAY, BLUE SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE, ETC. TO AT LEAST INDICATE A PROBLEM THAT MAY NEED CORRECTION, BUT THERE WAS NEVER AN INDICATION. I EXPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP, IF I WEREN'T SERVICING MY CAR THAT I COULD SORT OF SIDE WITH THEM, BUT THE POINT IS I DID WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO PROLONG THE USEFUL LIFE OF THIS CAR AND AT NO FAULT OF MINE THE ENGINE HAS FAILED MUCH SOONER THAN IT SHOULD AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING.
NHTSA ODI #10127311
131,000 miles · Jun 29, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
I AM THE OWNER OF 1999 DODGE INTREPID WHICH HAS A 2.7L V6 WHICH RECENTLY BLEW UP DUE TO OIL PROBLEMS.....
NHTSA ODI #10127050
92,000 miles · Jun 28, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
DT: CALLER STATED TIMING CHAIN FAILED AFTER 2 MONTHS. DEALER SAID THERE WERE THREE TIMING CHAINS ON THE VEHICLE, AND THAT WHEN ONE FAILED THEY ALL MALFUNCTIONED. CALLER DID NOT FIX VEHICLE F YET. CALLER SAID THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10126785
105,000 miles · Jun 21, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH MY 3Y.O DAUGHTER. WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED, AND MY CAR BEGAN JERKING ROUGHLY, BUT THERE WERE NO INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS ON. I CONTINUED TO TRY TO ACCELERATE, AND EVENTUALLY MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED MY CAR INTO A GAS …
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I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH MY 3Y.O DAUGHTER. WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED, AND MY CAR BEGAN JERKING ROUGHLY, BUT THERE WERE NO INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS ON. I CONTINUED TO TRY TO ACCELERATE, AND EVENTUALLY MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED MY CAR INTO A GAS STATION WHERE IT DIED. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY DODGE DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD LOCKED UP. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS NEARLY $8000 TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH AND TELEPHONE RESEARCHING TO FIND CHEAPER ENGINES. FROM ALL OF THE PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO, AND FROM THE ON-LINE RESEARCH I'VE DONE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT IS FAILING ON THESE CARS. WE HAVE EVEN WEIGHED THE OPTION OF HAVING THE CAR SENT TO THE JUNKYARD FOR SCRAP, BUT OUR LOCAL JUNKYARD WON'T EVEN TAKE IT BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY HAVE TOO MANY OF THESE CARS ALREADY DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. SO FAR, THE CHEAPEST ESTIMAT WE'VE HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED IS APPROX $4000 (FOR A REBUILT ENGINE). THIS CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD, AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTENANCED. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NHTSA ODI #10126028
89,744 miles · Jun 19, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
AM WRITING ABOUT A COMPLAINT ABOUT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER'S 2.7L ENGINE IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE TIMING CHANGE BROKE AT 89,000 MILES AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THIS IS AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE - THERE ARE OVER 17,000 WEBSITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER IS COPPING OUT BY BLAMING THE CONSUMER FOR NOT CHA…
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AM WRITING ABOUT A COMPLAINT ABOUT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER'S 2.7L ENGINE IN MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID. THE TIMING CHANGE BROKE AT 89,000 MILES AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THIS IS AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE - THERE ARE OVER 17,000 WEBSITES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER IS COPPING OUT BY BLAMING THE CONSUMER FOR NOT CHANGING THE OIL REGULARLY AND REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ENGINE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER TOLD ME THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, EVEN 2 FORMER DAIMLER-CHRYSLER MECHANICS WHO ALL SAY IT IS DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ODI #10125736
68,000 miles · Jun 17, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I PULLED THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TIMING CHAIN HAD GONE OUT BECAUSE OF ENGINE SLUDGE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THESE 2.7 ENGINES WERE NOTHING BUT JUNK. THE MO…
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THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I PULLED THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TIMING CHAIN HAD GONE OUT BECAUSE OF ENGINE SLUDGE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THESE 2.7 ENGINES WERE NOTHING BUT JUNK. THE MOTOR BEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT SINCE I COULDN'T AFFORD THE $6,000 THAT WILL COST, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO MY HOME.
NHTSA ODI #10125690
Mileage unknown · Jun 14, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
DT: CONTACT STATES THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10125265
83,000 miles · Jun 10, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
VEHICLE, A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 83000 MILES DIED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. FIRST INCIDENT ON 12/25/04. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE MY MECHANIC SAID 3 OF THE PLUGS WERE FOULED DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BEING BAD. CATS WERE REPLACED IN LATE MAY AFTER VEHICLE WAS OFF THE ROAD FOR 5 MONTHS. SECOND INCIDENT HAP…
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VEHICLE, A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH 83000 MILES DIED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. FIRST INCIDENT ON 12/25/04. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE MY MECHANIC SAID 3 OF THE PLUGS WERE FOULED DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BEING BAD. CATS WERE REPLACED IN LATE MAY AFTER VEHICLE WAS OFF THE ROAD FOR 5 MONTHS. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 6/7/05. SAME PROBLEM, VEHILE JUST DIED ON HIGHWAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM DUE TO ENGIN OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP. IS THIS TRUE? IS IT ALSO TRUE THAT CHRYSTLER IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM?
NHTSA ODI #10124971
Official recalls
4Jan 13, 2004
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.
Feb 5, 2003
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINES WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Apr 11, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN VAN, WAGON, PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, IT WILL NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 20, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Feb 4, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE TURNING LOOP (ATL) TOP MOUNTING BOLT WAS INADEQUATELY MANUFACTURED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE AFFECTED MOUNTING BOLTS MAY NOT WITHSTAND SUFFICIENT FORCE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IN CERTAIN IMPACT SITUATIONS, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A BELTED OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SHOULDER BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTER MOUNTING BOLTS.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
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.
Additional source detail variants (2)
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.
Additional source detail variants (4)
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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