Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 0805205 | 10/18/2005 | 0805205A | 10017640 | Oil pressure indicator illuminated and dtc p0522 stored in pcm. the consumer may describe that the oil pressure indicator is on while driving. *sc | 11/14/2005 |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| EA11010 | Chrysler Group LLC | 09/06/2011 | 11/29/2012 | Loss of headlight illumination | ||
| The subject vehicle (sv) population includes my 2005-2006 vehicles built between march 2004 and december 2005 manufactured with a trw supplied headlight switch assembly (hsa).the hsa was the primary focus of the investigation; earlier and later vehicles utilized different hsas.consumers complain that the headlights in the subject vehicles do not illuminate when the hsa is turned on, or that the headlights extinguish while on (subject failure).no other driving lights are affected.the front marker, tail, and instrument lamps operate.also, the high beams can be illuminated by holding the turn signal stalk in the up position.as reported by consumers, turning the hsa off and on typically corrects the failure.initially the failures occur infrequently but they become progressively more frequent with age.chrysler has indicated its intention to offer of an extended lifetime warranty on the hsa, so that consumers with this problem can have their hsa replaced at no charge when they begin experiencing the subject failure.commencing sometime in early 2013, chrysler will send letters to sv owners notifying them of the lifetime warranty.the sv headlight system design is essentially the same as that described in ea 05-009, which involved headlight anomalies in earlier model chrysler minivans; refer to it to for additional information.the subject failure is caused by friction between the plastic cam and metal surfaces of the electrical contacts in the hsa, which results in the production of plastic particles (debris).analysis shows that debris can collect on the electrical contact that controls the headlights, resulting in an open circuit and preventing the headlights from turning on.subsequent operation of the hsa may temporarily displace the debris, at which time the headlights operate correctly.lubricant was applied to the plastic cam beginning in december 2005, reducing debris production.consequently, subsequent failure levels were lower.the report counts shown above include only those that involve the subject failure.reports involving other failure modes which were identified have not been included either because they were not safety related, or if they were safety related, because there was no defect trend.the single crash event listed in the failure report summary table above involved a deer strike allegedly due to loss of headlights in february 2006.no injuries were reported in this crash.an april 2004 non-crash incident ( | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/10/2008 | 56000 | 1 | |
| Roof began to leak when car was about 1 year old. leaks passenger side mainly occ. drivers side. dealer replaced pass side moon roof drain tube - did not fix leak. rains seldom in so. cal. so problem not noticed during dry season. there is now intermittent electrical failures such as air-bag lights going on. unable to turn on headlamps at times. *tr | |||
| 10/03/2009 | 61104 | 1 | |
| The passenger side slider door gets requested to open from the overhead console switch by the driver to let out my 6 year old son for school who has his book bag with him. on multiple occasions this procedure results in that door return back forward toward my son prior to completely opening; it reaches about 75% of full open. because of cost, timing and hopes that the door would not crush him if he could not hop out quick enough, no repair has been made yet. however just last night while making a left turn through an intersection that same door opened slightly without warning but immediately closed making the common loud actuator noise. afterward to test the system we tried to drive with the door open and an alarm sounds and the cluster has the door ajar message so i am fairly confident that the door was initially closed during our trip where the slide door opened. i will try to adjust the door height soon because i know it is a little low due to an operable noise from the top track. i doubt this will fix the issue, but that is all i can find for service info through the bulletins and service manual i have access to. *tr | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 02/10/2008 | 23890 | 30 | |
| Whenever headlights are turned on, or the interior lights are turned on, the lights dim and the brighten repeatedly. *tr | |||