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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
67 reportsClear category filter65,000 miles · Jan 15, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
AROUND OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER 2002, AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES OR 98 PLYMOUTH BREEZE STARTED LEAKING OIL, SMALL SPOTS OR DROPS, THEN GRADUALLY MORE, TOOK IT IN TO GET IT CHECKED, THE MECHANIC LOOKED FOR THE ORIGINATION OF THE OIL LEAK AND FOUND IT TO BE LEAKING FROM A HEAD GASKET AND RECOMMENDED WE NOT DRIVE OUR CAR ONLY WHEN NECESSARY …
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AROUND OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER 2002, AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES OR 98 PLYMOUTH BREEZE STARTED LEAKING OIL, SMALL SPOTS OR DROPS, THEN GRADUALLY MORE, TOOK IT IN TO GET IT CHECKED, THE MECHANIC LOOKED FOR THE ORIGINATION OF THE OIL LEAK AND FOUND IT TO BE LEAKING FROM A HEAD GASKET AND RECOMMENDED WE NOT DRIVE OUR CAR ONLY WHEN NECESSARY AND VERY SHORT TRIPS, CONSTANTLY CHECK TE OIL LEVEL EVERY DAY, AND GET REPARIED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE , COULD ALSO BE A FIRE HAZARD IF OIL BUILDS UP ON ENGINE FROM THE LEAKING. HE ALSO METNIONED HE HAS SEEN ALOT OF OTHER BREEZES, NEONS, STRATUS, VOYAGERS, WITH THE SAME ENGINE AS OURS AND THE NEONS, AND STRATUS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND TOLD US THAT THE MANUFACTUER STOP USING THE GASKET THAT WAS ON THE 98 MODELS AND REPLACED IT IT THE NEW MULTI-LAYER STEEL HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE BACK N 97-98 WHEN THEY BEGIN USING IT ON THE CAR MADE AT THAT TIME. I GUESS IT SAVED THEM A COUPLE OF BUCKS ON THE CARS. I THINK THERE WILL BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE NEONS, BREEZES ETC. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. WE STOPPED DRIVING OUR CAR AND HAVE WAITED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT COST SO MUCH.
NHTSA ODI #10070031
86,958 miles · Jan 7, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
AT 87XXX MILES THE CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. AFTER SPEAKING TO DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE GASKET BEING A PROBLEM ON THIS AND SIMILAR VEHICLES. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS COMTACTED DIRECTLY MY WIFE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE SITUATION, THEY WOULD DO NOTHING…
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AT 87XXX MILES THE CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. AFTER SPEAKING TO DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE GASKET BEING A PROBLEM ON THIS AND SIMILAR VEHICLES. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS COMTACTED DIRECTLY MY WIFE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE SITUATION, THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THEN HUNG UP ON HER WHEN SHE ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP'S SUPERVISOR.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10052627
95,935 miles · Jan 7, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET. OIL MIXING WITH COOLANT CAUSING ENGINE KNOCKING AND A CRACKED HEAD. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10052593
44,000 miles · Nov 6, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
OIL GASKET LEAK. I DRIVE APPROX. 100 MILES A DAY AND MY CAR HAS 174,000 MILES AND I AM GETT READY TO REPLACE MY 4TH HEAD GASKET AND 3RD. MANIFOLD GASKET. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE BEEN TO SAID IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. CHRYSLER KNOWS IT A PROBLEM (THEY DESIGNED A NEW HEAD GASKET) BUT WILL NOT RECALL THE THOUSANDS OF US OUT TH…
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OIL GASKET LEAK. I DRIVE APPROX. 100 MILES A DAY AND MY CAR HAS 174,000 MILES AND I AM GETT READY TO REPLACE MY 4TH HEAD GASKET AND 3RD. MANIFOLD GASKET. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE BEEN TO SAID IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. CHRYSLER KNOWS IT A PROBLEM (THEY DESIGNED A NEW HEAD GASKET) BUT WILL NOT RECALL THE THOUSANDS OF US OUT THERE THAT HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I'M NOT REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET THIS TIME, I'M REPLACING MY CAR.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10045573
36,000 miles · Sep 26, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
ROUGH IDLE WITH HIGHER TEMP/AC LOAD 2 SHOPS COULD NOT FIX HAS STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES LED TO O2 SENSOR FAILURE DUE TO HIGH CARBON
NHTSA ODI #10039568
149,995 miles · Aug 21, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
FAULTY HEAD GASKET AND CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10033287
Mileage unknown · Jun 10, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. HAD IT REPAIRED AND 2 MONTHS LATER IT STARTED TO LEAK AGAIN. TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP THIS WA A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10021373
Mileage unknown · Jun 3, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
HEAD GASKET IS CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10022180
Mileage unknown · Jun 3, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT HEAD GASKET CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10022173
62,980 miles · Apr 18, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE FAULTY HEAD GASKET CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LEAK OIL CONTINUOUSLY. *NLM
NHTSA ODI #10017141
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.
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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
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