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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - LINKAGES | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V189000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 07/01/1990 to 05/15/1993 | V (Vehicle) | 828559 | 03/27/2000 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 07/16/1999 | 07/19/1999 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: minivans. the left hand windshield wiper pivot drive arm was not mechanically staked to the pivot shaft. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could allow the drive arm to disengage from the shaft leading to a loss of wiper function. the driver's visibility would be impaired, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the left hand side windshield wiper pivot assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began march 27, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chrysler at 1-800-992-1997.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||||
| 240594A | 12/01/1994 | 24-05-94 | 37982 | Low heater performance. *tw | 02/10/1995 |
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - LINKAGES | |||||
| #9851 | 09/21/1998 | 603856 | A 30 day windshield wiper pivot survey. *ak | 03/08/1999 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | ||||||
| PE92053 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 06/08/1992 | 10/09/1992 | WINDOW SHATTERING | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 12/07/1998 | 1 | ||
| While driving at 45 mph the vehicle had a loud clicking sound coming from the steering wheel and started to shake. the vehicle sounded like the gears were jumping and it was trying to catch itself. the clockwork spring was replaced to fix the problem. also, the heating/cooling system does not work properly. *ak *ml | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - CONTROLS/WIRING | |||
| 09/10/1996 | 4 | 04/24/1994 | |
| The a/c blower fan switch gets extremely hot when the a/c and fan are in use, the ignition has burned out four times and has been replaced four times, each time taking with it the a/c fan and power windows, on the last two occasions it as also burnt out fusable links in the wiring harness located behind the brake booster, consumer feels that the extreme heat from the fan switch module backs up through the wiring and burns out the ignition and fusable links, possible electrical problem. *slc | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - HEATER CORE | |||
| 3 | 06/10/2001 | ||
| While driving, ventilation system blows out cold air, and heat gets luke warm. heater core and thermostat have been replaced. *ak consumer states that the pins on the driver door hinges keep falling off. *jb | |||
| 02/01/1996 | 10 | ||
| Abs brakes failed twice with pedal going all the way to the floor; also replaced transmission/heater core/exhaust system/struts/front motor mount/cv joint. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | |||
| While driving 30 mph rear window shattered without reason, cause unknown. please give any futher details.*ak | |||
| 01/06/1998 | 1 | 10/01/1990 | |
| Back window shattered. | |||
| 01/05/1997 | |||
| Vehicle was parked in garage, rear window exploded. ak | |||
| 10/09/1996 | 07/06/1996 | ||
| The driver's side rear window shattered while driving the vehicle. *ak | |||
| While closing driver's side door rear liftgate window shattered. *ak | |||
| 1) rear glass shattered w/middle pieces falling inside. 2) belt tensioner failed and replaced. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 06/18/1995 | |||
| Rear glass window exploded while driving; made loud popping sound; no apparent reason; driving in high desert of utah, 50 miles from no where;no apparent reason | |||
| 05/19/1995 | |||
| Consumer was driving the rear window was open a rock hit the window glass cracked and came up the front seat and went down consumer back. tt | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 03/13/1996 | |||
| Power windows; failure on the passenger side power window, could not get the child's hand out of the window, would not go down, child hand was trapped. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | |||
| 04/01/1999 | |||
| Rear wiper stuck in up position, took to dealer who informed her only front wiper on recall, said wiper motor needs to be replaced.*ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 07/01/1998 | 2 | 07/15/1993 | |
| Driver side middle window exploded for no apparent reason, shattering glass on child in car seat. the vehicle was stopped and temp. was 70 degrees. passenger side front window exploded for no apparent reason while traveling at 65 mph. | |||
| 12/03/1997 | 1 | ||
| Rear windshield shattered. | |||
| 05/19/1995 | |||
| While driving, driver's side rear side window exploded; cause unknown. tt | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 06/07/2002 | |||
| Windshield wipers do not work any more at all. contacted dealer, and dealer noted that vehicle was not included in recall. 99-v-189-000. *ak | |||
| 1 | 12/01/1990 | ||
| Both windshield arm blades lifted from the rest of the windshield wipers. nlm | |||
| 12/24/1998 | 1 | ||
| Windshield wiper swing off windshield, could not see. | |||
| 06/24/2000 | 0 | ||
| While driving home in the rain windshield wipers completely stopped working. consumer could hear motor running, but wipers were not on.*ak | |||
| 03/23/1997 | 0 | ||
| When consumer tries to turn off rear windshield wiper, it won't turn off. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - LINKAGES | |||
| 04/27/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumers were told by the dealer that the recall 99v-189 repair of the wiper pivot drive arm would only take 1/2 hour but the repair took 3 hours. nlm | |||