Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 181998 | 04/10/1998 | 600763 | Some vehicles may experience bucking during wide open throttle (wot) acceleration. *yc | 06/05/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| While driving cruise control unexpectedly activated without manual operation. driver applied brakes, and they failed to stop vehicle, driver also turned cruise control switch off and vehicle continued to accelerate. after inspection of vehicle it was determined that throttle was stuck in open postion. to gain temporary control of vehicle throttle was released, and cruise control system was disconnected. please give any further details. | |||
| While driving with cruise control activated when brakes were applied. cruise control deactivated, causing loss of control. please give any further details.*ak | |||
| 07/07/2000 | |||
| Consumer was driving at 50 mph when vehicle started to accelerate on its own ,hitting speeds of 80 mph. consumer applied brakes, but did not override the accelration. consumer then shifted into park ,lost control of vehicle, turned igntion to off positon and pulled it out , wheels was still spinning for about 2-3 seconds afterwards. *ak | |||
| 05/13/1998 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| The problems we had with the windows, going down by itself and then not being able to get them up was reported to the dealer (tomkinson dodge) twice. the first time , they said they fixed it, but it wasn't. the second time , the window went down by itself , we couldn't get it up. reported to dealer (tomkin dodge), they told us to take door panel off and pull window up until they could get to it. the inside window cable was so badless twisted and tangled, it was about to broke. they worked on it, again saying it was fixed. window again went down (i don't remember the time span after being fixed. so this time we took it to evans chrsler-plymouth-ddoge in kendallville to be fixed. they replaced all the window regulators, and have had no problems with the windows since. there was a object rattling around in the rear hatch when closing it that tomkin dodge could not seem to fix, but evans did. the vehicle also uses a lot of oil in between oil changes, we changethe oil every 2000 miles and would have to put 3 or 4 quarts in between changes. took it to evans for this problem on feb. 7, 2000, in which they replaced four gaskets; intake manifold pkg.,throttle body, thermostat, cleaned combustion chamber and also repaired the hood hinges. we will see if this takes care of the problem. i think for a $30,000.00 vechicle that it should hold up better than it has. there also seems to be a problem when driving on wet pavement. it sides around then stopping and taking off. have not had this checked out yet. *ak | |||
| 11/26/1999 | 1 | ||
| Cruise control failed to disengage resulting in damage to vehicle due to loss of control. yh | |||
| 05/11/1998 | 5 | 03/01/1998 | |
| 1. stops or misses gears on upshift when accelerating. this occurs frequently, and is most apparent when towing/merging into faster traffic, or traveling up an incline. this slip causes the engine to rev into the very high rpms. the last time this occurred, a belt broke and caused the loss of steering in the truck. 2. shift indicator on the dash does not display indicator when in d drive position. the indicator is lost between neutral and drive positions. 3. noticeable vibration in the gas pedal when driving in certain speed ranges. it is most noticeable when accelerating between 30 to 40 and 60 to 70. 4.vibration noise can be heard and can be felt in the gas pedal. this is a recent development ( since nov, 1998 ). *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 04/01/1998 | |||
| While on the highway, the gas pedal dropped to the floor and the car accelerated out of control. applying the brakes did not stop the vehicle. the car had accelerated to over 85 mph when i pulled to the shoulder lane. i then stood up on the brake pedal, slowed the car down to 35 mph and turned the car off. the car eventually came to a stop. an aaa tow truck came out to help. the tow truck operator confirms that when he towed the truck that the gas pedal was still on the floor. when the car was dropped off at the dealer, the pedal was back in a more normal position. the dealer was unable to find anything wrong with the vehicle. | |||
| 01/27/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1998 | |
| As my wife, starla lee citarella ,was pulling into a parking space the brake pedal pad slipped off as she applied the brakes. her foot then hit the gas pedal , causing vcehicle to accelerate. she was able to direct the car away from the parked cars around her and went up a small em bankement, striking a light post and a small tree. she proceded over the small hill and came to rest on the downward slope. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 04/06/2004 | 90000 | 2 | 05/01/2000 |
| While driving at any speed a squeaking sound was coming from the front end. dealer checked the vehicle, and found that the upper ball joints were severely worn out. *ak the cruise control never worked. (intermittent problem) *sc | |||
| 07/22/2003 | 47000 | 1 | 01/09/2002 |
| Accident, airbags did not deploy, seat belts didn't work proper. loss of of control from steering problems. steering problems on wet roads. transmission problems, doesn't shift proper, no air condition, can not drive with windows down in back, very hard to control. car is parked because i am afraid to drive it. been back to dealer with problem after problem. *ak | |||
| Idle spped control unit failure. *ak | |||
| While starting vehicle engine check light came on. noticed rough idle . dealer has repaired vehicle for this problem eight times. please provide further informaton. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 07/24/1999 | 2 | ||
| Started vehicle & shifted into reverse. took foot off brakes & vehicle suddenly accelerate, backwards. hit another vehicle. happened twice before, but weather was wet. pedal went to floor at time. *ak | |||