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 | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V505000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 07/01/2000 to 07/31/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 35692 | 03/01/2004 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 12/10/2003 | 12/11/2003 | 571 | 120 | |||||
| Defect Summary | On certain minivans and 4x2 pickup trucks, the vehicle certification label may have gross axle weight ratings (gawr) that exceed the maximum tire load capacity as defined in federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Improperly loading your vehicle can cause tire failure and result in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners will be provided with vehicle certification label overlays containing corrected information relative to vehicle gawr and tire size. owner notification began march 1, 2004. owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-992-1997. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimlerchrysler recall no. c41.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 1801201 | 05/25/2001 | 620066 | Subject regarding generic scan tool (gst), publication no. 81-170-00008 provided with this technical service bulletin to provide reference information when using generic scan tool on obdii vehicles. *tt | 07/11/2001 | |
| 00059 | 10/17/2000 | 618886 | Advance service information regarding the central timer module features which cannot be programemd with drbiii. *tt | 05/07/2001 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 2401305 | 08/04/2005 | 10016603 | Air conditioning (a/c) cooling coil odor. *tt | 09/26/2005 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||||
| 00056 | 10/12/2000 | 618882 | Owner's manual which failed to provide accurate instructions for customer programmable features. *tt | 05/03/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 12 | 06/13/2001 | ||
| The consumer experienced problems with (possibly)the ball joints. while he is driving there is a clunking sound that gets worse when turning on curves. the dealer has been contacted and stated that this is a common problem with this model and is unable to help. ts other problems are as followed: the vehicle will slide/skate over any bump/uneven surface and corner, noise in front end/passenger side front wheel/passenger side window, the engine light was on-found evap leak, bad gas cap, rear brake drums are hopping, abs light on, internal mail relay and valve plug shorted, and front inner brake pad spring clips bent out of shape. the consumer requests the following: refund of the purchase of the vehicle, lessen the bank payments for the time of use, and apply a refund towards the purchase of a new dodge ram. scc | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 08/15/2003 | 13500 | 1 | 06/15/2001 |
| Flooded floor boards, found out after inquire about new carpet(approximately $600.00) that the air conditioning (a/c) unit on my 2001 dakota, that on many of these vehicles the a/c drain hoses we either installed wrong or just not put on at the factory. at least they acknowledged this fact, even though i had to drive my brand new truck around for 2 1/2 weeks with no carpet in it. it was replaced for free. *la | |||
| 09/02/2003 | 24620 | 3 | |
| 2001 dodge dakota slipped out of park into reverse gear and was circling out of control.*mr the vehicle eventually struck a concrete median and stopped. the driveshaft and other parts under the vehicle were damaged. this wasn't the first time the gear selector jumped out of gear. this vehicle was previously taken to maroone/dodge service center to have the transmission checked where it sat to this day. consumer stated it was a mechanical problem since they complained about this. they haven't obtained no information on their vehicle since it was towed to the repair shop. the a/c only worked on high due to a faulty blower motor resistor. the power steering made noise intermittently. the gas cap was loose which caused the check engine light to illuminate. the driver seat handle came apart *ph *nlm | |||
| Consumer notice while traveling ac/heater would not blow heat out vent or lower duck heat would redirect not responding to controls. dealer and manufacture has been contacted. please provider further information. ts | |||
| 2 | |||
| The air conditioner is at times inoperative, there is also a foul smell in the air conditioning system, the dealer can not remedy the problem. *slc | |||
| 06/01/2002 | |||
| While traveling on highway consumer turns on air conditioner and it was blowing hot air. also, vehicle was leaking coolant. dealership is aware of problem.*ak | |||
| 01/11/2002 | 1 | 09/01/2001 | |
| 1-11-2002 oil pressure problems. i had the vehicle towed to the nearest dealer..donalson motor company in silsbee, texas. after 2 days they phoned me to tell me the engine had suffered a catastrophic engine failure. the cause was dirty oil. i run royal purple-a high dollar synthetic oil. the price tag for all of this was 5600.00. i took a oil sample to the maufacturer to have tested. both chemists that tested the oil reported the viscosity of the oil was intact. the oil was not the cause of the engine failure. i took this back to donalson and was told the oil was the cause. i found an mechanic who gave me an estimate of 3300.00 for the same engine. when i went to pick up my truck donalson informed me that they would do the work for 3000.00. they have had my truck for 1 month and 19 days, i went to pick it up and the airconditioner was no longer blowing cold air(i did not have this problem before). i took the truck back to them and was told that the ac had been contaminated while rebuilding the motor and it would cost several hundred dollars to fix!!!. *ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||
| 05/22/2001 | |||
| Lable located on driver's side door is improperly labled for a 16' tire, information on lable gives psi for 15 rim, not for 16' tire. dealer was notified and unwilling to assist in this matter. please feel free to provide us with any further details on this problem. | |||