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997 reports117,521 miles · Dec 29, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE INTREPID HOME THE ENGINE QUIT CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO STEERING AND VERY LITTLE BRAKING. I WAS ABLE TO JUMP START THE ENGINE AND BEGIN MY TRIP HOME AGAIN. THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN AND HAD TROUBLE STEERING CAR OFF THE ROAD WITH ALSO NO BRAKES. NOW THE ENGINE WILL NOT START DUE TO…
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WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE INTREPID HOME THE ENGINE QUIT CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO STEERING AND VERY LITTLE BRAKING. I WAS ABLE TO JUMP START THE ENGINE AND BEGIN MY TRIP HOME AGAIN. THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN AND HAD TROUBLE STEERING CAR OFF THE ROAD WITH ALSO NO BRAKES. NOW THE ENGINE WILL NOT START DUE TO BEING LOCKED UP. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY AND MAINTAINED THE CAR IN GOOD CONDITION. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS AT 50,000 MILES DUE TO FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE MECHANICS KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN DESCRIBED OVER THE PHONE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A FAILURE AGAIN AT 100,000 MILES. THIS IS TERRIBLE FOR A 99 MODEL CAR THAT HAS ONLY A 100,000 MILES. THE ENGINE IS LOCKED UP AND NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I HAVE MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10104702
82,000 miles · Dec 28, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A CLICKING/TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STARTING TO LOSE POWER. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE ENGINE BLEW BECAUSE IT THREW A ROD BEARING. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10105401
Mileage unknown · Dec 28, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
1.) THERE WERE NO REAL "EVENTS" THAT HAPPENED. THE ENGINE ON MY WIFE'S DODGE INTREPID SIMPLY SEIZED (AFTER AN OIL CHANGE). 2.) ENGINE SEIZURE ON A DODGE INTREPID...MOTOR LOCKED UP. 3.) CHRYSLER BLAMED IT ON US NOT CHANGING THE OIL REGULARLY AND WE HAD TO ROLL THE BALANCE OF THE CAR INTO A NEW CAR. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10104647
93,000 miles · Dec 26, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
2.7 LITER ENGINE IN DODGE INTREPID, FAILING. HAVE MAINTAINED VEHICLE, VEHICLE PRESENTLY IN GARAGE AWAITING SERVICE. I AM EXPECTING THE DEALERSHIP TO DENY WARRANTY CLAIM DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE WHICH IS COMMON WITH THIS ENGINE. WILL NO LONGER ALLOW WIFE AND KIDS TO BE IN VEHICLE, FEAR OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO PREMATURE ENGINE FAIL…
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2.7 LITER ENGINE IN DODGE INTREPID, FAILING. HAVE MAINTAINED VEHICLE, VEHICLE PRESENTLY IN GARAGE AWAITING SERVICE. I AM EXPECTING THE DEALERSHIP TO DENY WARRANTY CLAIM DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE WHICH IS COMMON WITH THIS ENGINE. WILL NO LONGER ALLOW WIFE AND KIDS TO BE IN VEHICLE, FEAR OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE.CAR TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR OCT. 2004, DEALER REPLACED ROD BEARINGS. KNOCKING NOISE STILL PRESENT, CAR CURRENTLY AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10104506
91,022 miles · Dec 23, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
I WAS DRIVING ON AN ERRAND TO TUCSON ARIZONA WHICH IS 65 MILES FROM MY HOME. I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR ENGINE DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITHOUT EVEN A WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. I DO REGULAR MAINTANENCE ON THE VEHICLE, AND DO PREDRIVE CHECKS ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE I GO ON LONG DISTANCE TRIPS. TH…
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I WAS DRIVING ON AN ERRAND TO TUCSON ARIZONA WHICH IS 65 MILES FROM MY HOME. I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR ENGINE DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITHOUT EVEN A WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. I DO REGULAR MAINTANENCE ON THE VEHICLE, AND DO PREDRIVE CHECKS ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE I GO ON LONG DISTANCE TRIPS. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED FROM TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $6300 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I DO NOT HAVE $6300 TO REPLACE AN ENGINE IN A VEHICLE WORTH ABOUT $7000. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10104426
93,000 miles · Dec 21, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING TO THE HOSPITAL THE ENGINE (2.7)OF MY DODGE INTREPID SEIZED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS, THIS CAR WAS ALWAYS IN FOR OIL CHANGES. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK REPLACING THE ENGINE SINCE THE COST IS JUST REDICULOUS FOR WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. I STILL HAVE THE CAR WHICH HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR THE PAST YEAR.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10104222
76,000 miles · Dec 17, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
I ALSO OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE NOTORIOUS 2.7 ALMOST BLOWN ENGINE, DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THE WAS WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE CAR HAS ONLY 76K MILES. FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE CAR WOULD SOUND LIKE A DIESEL FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND DISAPPEAR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND INQUIRED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY SIMILAR…
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I ALSO OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH THE NOTORIOUS 2.7 ALMOST BLOWN ENGINE, DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THE WAS WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE CAR HAS ONLY 76K MILES. FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE CAR WOULD SOUND LIKE A DIESEL FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND DISAPPEAR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND INQUIRED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OR PROBLEMS. THEY REPLIED THEY KNEW OF NONE. I EVEN HAD THE CAR IN ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP ONE DAY AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE SOUND I COMPLAINED ABOUT, BECAUSE IT DISAPPEARED BEFORE I GOT THERE. JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE SOUND REAPPEARED SUDDENLY AFTER 4 MONTHS OF NOTHING. THE SHOP OWNER COULD NOT BELIEVE HIS EARS WHEN I DROVE UP LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND WENT IN TO GET HIM. HE FOUND THAT THE HYDRAULIC TENSIONER THAT HOLDS THE TIMING CHAINS IN PLACE NEEDED REPLACED, BUT WHEN HE TOOK THE FRONT COVER OFF THE MOTOR HE FOUND IT FILLED WITH SLUDGE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE MOTOR HAD NOT BLOWN YET, BUT I FACE THE EXPENSE OF HAVING IT REBUILT OR REPLACED. I STILL HAVE THE CAR, BUT I HAD TO GO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER CAR. THIS WAS AN ADDED EXPENSE I WAS NOT PLANNING ON. R MILLER, DELAWARE. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10103997
93,000 miles · Dec 15, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10103847
116,285 miles · Dec 15, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE ENGINE IN MY CAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CYLINDER 3 AND 6 HAVE RODS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY GO THROUGH THE ENGINE. IT IS A 2.7 LITER 6 CYLINDER DODGE INTREPID. I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY AND THEY WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY INQUIRIES. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ENGINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW OWNERS WHO HAVE THE …
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THE ENGINE IN MY CAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CYLINDER 3 AND 6 HAVE RODS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY GO THROUGH THE ENGINE. IT IS A 2.7 LITER 6 CYLINDER DODGE INTREPID. I HAVE CONTACTED THE COMPANY AND THEY WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY INQUIRIES. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ENGINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY'S AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD US THAT THOSE ENGINES ARE NOTORIOUS FOR DOING THAT. HE EXPLAINED THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BECAUSE THE HOLE THAT ALLOWS THE OIL TO FLOW THROUGH TO THE CYLINDERS IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH SO THE ENGINE STARVES FOR OIL WHICH CAUSES ROD BEARINGS TO GO BAD. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE BECAUSE IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT THEY CONTINUE TO LET THEM STAY ON THE ROAD WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD TO TAKE CARE OF AND I STILL OWE ALMOST 4000$ FOR THE CAR AND TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT WILL COST 4700$. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10103044
104,000 miles · Dec 14, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE ENGINE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES ON MY 1999 DODGE INTREPID (2.7L) AND I HAD A COMPLETE OVERHAUL DONE AT A COST OF $4,300. I'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. NOW I EXPECT THAT MY ENGINE IS FAILING AGAIN AFTER BEING REPLACED ABOUT 14 MONTHS AND 13,000 MILES AGO.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10102966
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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