Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||
| PE03010 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/27/2003 | 09/02/2003 | THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE | ||
| 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 - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||
| PE03010 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/27/2003 | 09/02/2003 | THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE | ||
| 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 | ||||||
| PE03010 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/27/2003 | 09/02/2003 | THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE | ||
| 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 | ||||||
| PE03010 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/27/2003 | 09/02/2003 | THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE | ||
| 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. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 06/15/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that the vehicle would accelerate without warning. dealer notified.*ak | |||
| 08/01/1998 | 2 | 06/01/1998 | |
| While backing out of drive, vehicle started to rev,and then to accelerate in reverse. vehicle was doing a 360 degree, consumer had to stop vehicle by shutting it off. brakes were not working.*ak engineer inspected vehicle and could not find anything wrong. during inspection of vehicle mechanic found problem with courtesty lights. *tt | |||
| 06/20/2000 | 1 | ||
| While in traffic took foot off of brake to proceed and car accelerated very fast into traffic. *ak dealer could not find anything wrong. problem found on the internet. *yh | |||
| Driver turned on the ignition , with foot on brakes shifted to reverse, slowly released brakes, when it shot backwards in extreme high speed ,hitting a rear parking cement wall. *ak | |||
| 07/24/1999 | |||
| Vehicle parked 1 hour. started vehicle & it accelerated at wild rate of speed. had no control. applied brakes which failed to stop vehicle & went into 6 feet of water. taking vehicle to dealer. *ak | |||
| 11/05/1998 | 2 | 02/01/1998 | |
| When putting transmission lever into reverse vehicle will shoot back at a high rate speed, causing a loss of vehicle control. dealer was unable to duplicate condition. *ak | |||
| 11/27/1998 | 1 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in collision with no deployment of air bag. | |||
| 09/16/1998 | 1 | 07/27/1998 | |
| Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration resulting in collision. | |||
| 07/01/1998 | 3 | ||
| In the process of taking off with vehicle in reverse the vehicle took off forward. on another occasion while the vehicle was in reverse the vehicle took off backwards on its own without any warning. dealer and manufacturer have been notified, and the source of the problem could not be found. *ak *ml | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 05/13/2004 | 65000 | 2 | 03/23/1998 |
| While accelerating the vehicle the pedal went to the floor. the dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak *sc | |||