Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 01/30/2004 | 44000 | 1 | 11/19/2001 |
| While driving at night time with headlights on vehicle cut off without any prior warning, leaving consumer without a vision of the road. dealer inspected vehicle several times and could not duplicate or correct the problem.*ak *mr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 04/29/2005 | 56100 | 1 | 03/15/2002 |
| Consumers states: light fixture in the back on driver's side has been on, however,both back tail lights keep falling out, have to keep pushing back in.*ak | |||