Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||
| PE05004 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/02/2005 | 06/01/2005 | HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION | ||
| The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this investigation after receiving reports from consumers that their headlights would malfunction in various ways from flickering to complete non-illumination.headlight operation is monitored by the vehicle's body control module (bcm) and front control module (fcm).odi is upgrading this preliminary evaluation to an engineering analysis (ea05-009) to further examine the issue. | ||||||
| EA05009 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/01/2005 | 05/02/2006 | HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION | ||
| Owner reports indicate allegations of improper headlight operation of one or both headlights.some report intermittent outage or dimming.many report that the condition is random; it sometimes does not repeat and lasts for a very short duration. a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see summary report for additional information. | ||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | ||||||
| PE05004 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/02/2005 | 06/01/2005 | HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION | ||
| The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this investigation after receiving reports from consumers that their headlights would malfunction in various ways from flickering to complete non-illumination.headlight operation is monitored by the vehicle's body control module (bcm) and front control module (fcm).odi is upgrading this preliminary evaluation to an engineering analysis (ea05-009) to further examine the issue. | ||||||
| EA05009 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/01/2005 | 05/02/2006 | HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION | ||
| Owner reports indicate allegations of improper headlight operation of one or both headlights.some report intermittent outage or dimming.many report that the condition is random; it sometimes does not repeat and lasts for a very short duration. a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see summary report for additional information. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 03/04/2009 | 1 | ||
| Headlight failure: have one low beam and one high beam. replace bulbs and fuses. *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 12/10/2007 | 107363 | 20 | 12/08/2004 |
| When i turn on the car, one of the daytime running lights comes on. when i click on the low beams, one low beam comes on, then, when i click the high beams, only one comes on, but it's the opposite side!!! this happens frequently and at any time, and is very dangerous. *tr | |||
| 09/20/2004 | 2 | 11/19/2001 | |
| While driving at night headlights intermittently failed. this caused poor visibility to the driver. consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. mechanic determined that the control module needed to be replaced. *ak dash lights tail lights parking light all stay on when headlights go out. *tc | |||
| Consumer called complaining about having problems with the head lights and the panel lights on the vehicle. consumer also stated that the lights will go off at any time and will leave him with no lights. mr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 12/16/2002 | 1 | 07/20/2001 | |
| Consumer called complaining about having problems with back tail light. also stated that while driving the vehicle the back cover for the tail light pop off which cause damage to the vehicle. dealer was contacted and stated that they never heard of that problem and that the vehicle warranty won't cover it. ph *dt | |||