Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | ||||||||||||||||
| 03E053000 | WIX FILTERATION PRODUCTS DIVISION | E (Equipment) | 68563 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 10/24/2003 | 10/31/2003 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain aftermarket replacement fuel filters, models wix filter part numbers 33576, 33577, 33734; napa filter part numbers 3576, 3577, 3734; and carquest filter part numbers 86576, 86577, 86734 used on 1996-2000 daimlerchrysler town & country, dodge caravan, and plymouth voyager vehicles, can cause the fuel lines to leak. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A possible fire can occur in the presence of an ignition source. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Wix will notify its customers and replace the fuel filters free of charge. note: this does not involve any products manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corp. nor any dailmerchrysler dealers. owner notification is expected to begin during november 2003. owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact wix at 704-864-6711. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement fuel filters and has no relation to any original equipment installed on chrysler town & country, plymouth voyager, and dodge caravan minivansor any other products manufactured by daimlerchrysler corporation.customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||
| 04/03/2003 | 1734 | 16 | 01/31/2003 |
| How a vehicle that only has approximately 22,900 miles on it and was bought new can be taken to the shop over 16 times already with major issues. at 1,734 miles the radiator hose/outlets/injector fuel had to be replaced, at 7,749 miles and several trips replaced pads, disc brakes, rotors (both sides) after finding break line off from factory, at 12,275 miles replaced prime pump/gasket/spacer, at 12,913 miles replaced both sway bars and bushings/glass & regulator on passenger front door, at 17,163 miles replaced power steering hose, at 17,812 miles had to replace rotors & brakes both sides (3rd set on vehicle), at 20,662 replaced cowl clip/sealed up front windshield/replaced sway bar(3rd set on vehicle), at 20,900 replaced hose/vapor canister. at 22,422 replaced sop/cowl panel. the above issues have all been done during the dates 04-07-03 to 07-20-05. our concern is if any other complaints have come in on the same issue or is it possible this is just a bad vehicle. it seems to be in the shop every 2 to 3 months. also, since the brakes/rotors/sway bar continue to be replaced our concern it that sometime it may fail and result in injury or death. seems the pieces that are being replaced have had to be replaced several times, making us question if something on the vehicle is off in the building of this vehicle to cause such wear and tear on main items that you use to steer and move the vehicle with. the old parts are not available, we did try to ask the dealer for the old brakes but was advised they could not give as they need to have a evidence to get the 1st set paid for and the 2nd set was set up for us to pay a portion of the bill. *nm | |||