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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

13 crash reports20 fire reports9 injury reports

What owners actually said

276 reports

Mileage unknown · Aug 7, 2001

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

TO START VEHICLE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT FOOT ON BRAKE, AND PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. TRIED TO DRIVE VEHICLE DOWN THE STREET, AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD HEAVY SMOKE AND VIBRATION FROM BRAKES.*AK

NHTSA ODI #893685

Mileage unknown · Jul 24, 2001

Air Bags

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM I ASKED IF THEY DID THE REPLACEMENT, AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS IT…

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NHTSA ODI #749066

Mileage unknown · Jun 28, 2001

Tires

PE00 020 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND BRING TO A HALT. LEFT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. ATP233575R14.*AK CONSUMER STATES APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS LATER, A VIBRATION COULD BE FELT WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER GOODYEAR TIRE HAD A BULGE AND WAS REP…

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NHTSA ODI #891631

Mileage unknown · Jun 20, 2001

Vehicle Speed Control

DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AND AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN SET, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AFTER I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY VAN UNEXPECTEDLY AND REPEATEDLY WOULD QUICKLY ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL.*AK

NHTSA ODI #747138

Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 2001

Power Train

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TRANSMISSION MADE A VERY LOUD BANG AND BEGAN LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A QUARTER SIZE HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACED, UPON REMOVAL OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 7- 8 INCHES LONG BY 6 INCHES WIDE WAS FOUND IN THE CASE WALL BETWEEN THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE BELL HOUSING, THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT A PERMANENT RETAINING PIN WHICH HELD A LARGER PIN IN PLACE HAD SHEARED OFF AND SENT THE LARGER ONE THROUGH THE CASE WALL, THIS PIN IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE SERVICED AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO ADJUST OR EVEN DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO ITS FAILURE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND IS FURIOUS THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT PROVIDE HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #561117

Mileage unknown · Jun 1, 2001

Engine And Engine Cooling

THERE'S A LOT HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #889548

Mileage unknown · May 8, 2001

Power Train

VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK , NO EMERGENCY BRAKE IN USE. DRIVEWAY HAD A SLIGHT INCLINE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 FEET BEFORE HE COULD STOP IT. ALSO, THERE WAS NO SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM PRESENT IN VEHICLE. DANGEROUS IF A CHILD WERE TO PLAY IN VEHICLE. PLE…

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NHTSA ODI #887665

Mileage unknown · Apr 16, 2001

Power Train

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING DURING NORMAL OPERATION AT APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES. AT 49,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND REVERSE WILL NOT ENGAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #885998

Mileage unknown · Apr 16, 2001

Air BagsVehicle Speed Control

EA01-007; AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #885926

Mileage unknown · Apr 9, 2001

Engine And Engine Cooling

ON 2 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER THE VEHICLE HIT A PUDDLE AND THE SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF, THE CONSUMER LOST TEMPORARY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NLM

NHTSA ODI #560695

Official recalls

04V480000 · Air Bags

Oct 6, 2004

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY BECOME DISABLED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE CLOCKSPRING, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HUB OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL COVERED VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. FOR THOSE VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 70,000 MILES, DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY UNDER WHICH IT WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING AT NO CHARGE IF IT FAILS. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

02V293000 · Air Bags:frontal

Nov 7, 2002

ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN WOUND INCORRECTLY DURING THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.

Consequence & remedy

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON THIS COMPONENT FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 18, 2002. 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.

00V268000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System

Sep 13, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS BUILT WITH 3.3L AND 3.8L ENGINES HAVE FUEL RAILS WITH NITROLE RUBBER O-RING SEALS THAT CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME. FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE UNDERHOOD FUEL INJECTION FUEL RAIL COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A VEHICLE FIRE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SEAL ON THE VEHICLE FUEL RAILS TO PREVENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE, SHOULD THE EXISTING O-RINGS CONTINUE TO DEGRADE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2002. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE PHASED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 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.

97V231000 · Child Seat

Dec 15, 1997

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS. THE SHOULDER HARNESS RESTRAINT WEBBING WAS INCORRECTLY ROUTED AROUND THE METAL REINFORCEMENT BAR ON THESE SEATS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE CHILD SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ROUTING OF THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING AND ANY FOUND INCORRECT WILL BE PROPERLY ROUTED.

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

EA04013 · Driver Air Bag Clockspring Failure

Opened Jun 4, 2004 · Closed May 25, 2005

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal

THE DRIVER AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING CAN DEVELOP AN OPEN-CIRCUIT CONDITION RESULTING IN NONFUNCTIONAL DRIVER-SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED), AND/OR STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED).IN ITS OCTOBER 5, 2004 LETTER TO NHTSA, DAIMLERCHRYSLER STATED THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL AND REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL MY 1998.5-2000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER MINIVANS, BUILT BETWEEN MARCH 1998 AND AUGUST 2000, WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS.IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THIS COMPONENT ON MY 1998.5-2000 MINIVANS, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE.THE DETAILS OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION ARE DESCRIBED IN DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S LETTER (SEE RECALL NO. 04V-480).THE AGENCY BELIEVES THAT FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS WITH RESPECT TO THOSE VEHICLES COVERED ONLY BY THE LIFETIME WARRANTY.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.SEE PAGE 2 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

RQ04001 · Driver Air Bag Clockspring Failure

Opened Jan 28, 2004 · Closed Jun 4, 2004

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal

COMPLAINTS REPORT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND THIS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING HORN AND/OR CRUISE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED).THIS IS INDICATIVE OF AN OPEN-CIRCUIT CLOCKSPRING FAILURE (RESULTS IN NON-FUNCTIONING DRIVER'S AIR BAG), SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE CONDITION THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S RECALL OF MODEL YEAR 1996-1998.5 MINIVANS (RECALL NO. 02V-293).THIS RECALL QUERY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA04-013).

EA01007 · Air Bag Clockspring

Opened Feb 21, 2001 · Closed Nov 22, 2002

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System

There is no summary currently available

RQ00008 · Dc Minivan Fuel Injector Rail Leak

Opened Mar 9, 2000 · Closed Mar 18, 2002

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

There is no summary currently available

EA99013 · Post Collision Fuel System

Opened Jun 11, 1999 · Closed Aug 10, 2001

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap

No summary supplied.

PE99010 · POST-COLLISION Fuel System Integrity

Opened Feb 3, 1999 · Closed Jun 11, 1999

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap

There is no summary currently available