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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | ||||||||||||||||
| 92V128000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 06/01/1992 to 08/01/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 3000 | 08/21/1992 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 09/15/1992 | 09/29/1992 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The front suspension lower control arm tension strut washers can crack and fall off due to hydrogen embrittlement. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Loss of a washer will cause a clunking sound, heardduring braking. if left unattended, the loss of the washer will eventuallyresult in tension strut attachment failure that can result in loss of steeringcontrol and an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace the front and rear strut bar washers and nuts. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: suspension: front lower control arm.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V215000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 06/01/1992 to 10/31/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 402830 | 02/07/2000 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 08/09/1999 | 08/17/1999 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the lower control arm attaching brackets can crack due to fatigue and separate from the engine cradle. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this occurs, the transmission half-shaft could pull out of the transaxle and result in loss of power. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will reinforce the engine cradle at the point where the lower control arm attaches to it. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began february 7, 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 daimlerchrysler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 021699 | 12/31/1999 | 030298 | 609986 | Some vehicles may exhibit a constant lead or pull on a flat non-crowned road. *tt | 04/12/2000 |
| 020398 | 05/29/1998 | 601681 | Vehicle leads or pulls on flat non-crowned road. *yc | 11/10/1999 | |
| 020897 | 10/03/1997 | 54120 | Conditions with vehicle leads or pulls on a flat non-crowned road. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 022394 | 12/01/1994 | 39004 | Vehicle drifts or leads consistently in the same direction regardless of road conditions. *tw | 02/28/1995 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||||
| 021195 | 10/01/1995 | 46370 | Squawk from front stabilizer bar isolator in cold weather (less than 20 degress f). bulletin involves replacing the stabilizer bar isolators with revised parts. | 04/25/1996 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| 020395 | 02/01/1995 | 02-05-94 | 39251 | Rear spring rattle. *tw | 03/31/1995 |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | ||||||
| PE98022 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 04/14/1998 | 08/31/1998 | REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM/BOLT | ||
| Alleged that the rear suspension trailing and/or its attachment bolt may fail, posing a risk of loss of vehicle control and loss of rear service brake operation | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 06/12/2003 | 115000 | 1 | 04/01/1999 |
| Rear control arm sapped while driving. the consumer replaced the part himself. *ak *cb *nlm | |||
| 05/04/1995 | 4 | ||
| Strut link failed, causing front end to rattle. *aw | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 07/03/2003 | 1 | 07/03/2003 | |
| I have had nothing but problems with this car since it was purchased.the transmission slips and shudders i feel the dodge corp should take care of the ultradrive transmission as it is a {lemon} .*ak i now need to purchase a rebuilt transmission and catalytic converter and are now experiencing problems with the exterior paint coroding, the constant smell of gasoline inside the car, the passenger side air-bag is buckling, and the list goes on! | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 2 | ||
| Consumer was backing out of garage slowly when suddenly vehicle accelerated in reverse gear at high rate of speed with foot still on brakes which almost caused consumer to run into a house. consumer had to put gear into park, and take out key in order to stop vehicle. a repair shop claimed that front suspension was faulty and could not drive vehicle to inspect it. *ak | |||
| 01/05/2000 | |||
| Consumer received recall notice 92v128000, and called to make an appointment. dealer stated that the part was not in, and rescheduled appointment for march 16, 2000. also, when at a light vehicle jumps when trying to take off. sounds and feels like transmission is slipping. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1999 | |||
| Looking to find out about why the manufacturer bought back this car and to find out if the fuel o rings are bad and need replaced as well as the front end suspension | |||
| 03/01/1998 | |||
| No summary | |||
| 07/28/1997 | |||
| When driving on uneven pavement the car bounces and makes a knocking noise on the front end. has had fixed it twice. *ak | |||
| 05/05/1995 | 5 | ||
| Front end misalignment. *ak | |||
| 09/15/1995 | 4 | 05/29/1993 | |
| Replaced four tires at 19k miles, possible front end problem. tt at approximately 10000 miles, vehicle began pulling to the right, had 2 alignments and a trip to dealer that did not solve problem, consumer states there is also a noise in the front, tires have been replaced, tires are goodyear, p225/60r16, dot number 0289955. *slc | |||
| 05/24/1995 | 4 | ||
| Four rear suspension carriage bolts were loose. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 10/06/2000 | |||
| There was smell of gas in vehicle indicating a problem with a fuel system. also right lower control arm seemed to be malfunction. there was a recall. but this vehicle was not included in the recall although it seemed to be having the same problem. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 10/28/1999 | 2 | 07/01/1997 | |
| Recal 99v215000/engine cradle: prior to receiving this recall notice vehicle experienced problem with repairs done on transaxle hub/welded chassis, and control arm. dealer notified of engine cradle recall, and repairs were done. but dealer wanted to charge consumer for work done on suspension due to control arm breakage before this recall notice was received. *ak | |||
| Not yet notified about recall of suspensioin:independent front control arm: lower nhtsa campaign # 99v215000. *ak | |||
| 07/12/1995 | 2 | ||
| Replaced front control arm. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | |||
| 1 | |||
| After the lower control arm recall was performed, there was a popping noise from the cv joint that wasn't occurring prior to recall repairs. *ak | |||
| 03/20/2002 | 1 | ||
| Dealer informed consumer that both right and left lower control arms needed to be replaced. *ak *yh | |||
| 12/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Recall (99v-215) was completed by the dealership on (oct.6th,2000), however shortly after during a state inspection it was found that the lower control arm required replacement to pass, consumer is requesting reimbursement for the repair which should have been fixed during recall repair and was related to the recall defect. *mjs | |||
| 11/08/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1999 | |
| Vehicle experienced failure of the recall (99v-215) component prior to recall notification, causing several other components to fail, consumer is requesting reimbursement for prior repairs. *slc | |||
| Dealer didn't have tools available to perform recall 99v-215 of lower control ar attaching bracket, dealer also lost consumers recall card. nlm | |||
| 02/20/2000 | 4 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Recall notice issued 2/2000 from d-c corp. reads: lower control arm attaching brackets on vehicle may crack & separate from engine cradle. if this occurs, transmission half-shaft may pull out of transaxle & cause loss of power. this will increase a risk of accident. tried to schedule repair with three different local dealers & right tool to perform repair is not available. chrysler claims mechanics don't apply correct torque, mechanics claim tool breaks after two usages. more tools sent to dealers on 04/03/00 in massachusetts. no loaners available, no. *ak | |||
| Recall 99v215000/ lower control arm. consumer has been waiting for 2 weeks for dealer to perform recall repairs. dealer claims cannot do recall repairs for another 3 weeks because special tool is not available nation wide. *ak | |||
| 01/22/2000 | 1 | ||
| Right axle disconnected from transaxle, damaging axle stub. vehicle repaired at owner expense. vehicle recalled 10 days later for defect to lower control arm brackets that cause exact same problem. *ak | |||
| Upon moving backward to leave a parking lot, vehicle lost control; its front right wheel moved in unusual position. this was a result of the control arm attaching bracket separating from the engine cradle. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1999 | |||
| Lowr control arm broke, causing knocking noise and clicking noise within vehicle. *ak | |||
| 01/22/1998 | 11/17/1998 | ||
| Suspension collapsed after weld of lower control arm to engine cradle cracked. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 05/06/2002 | |||
| After recall repairs on lower control arm brackets was done front tire came off while driving.*ak | |||
| 05/26/1999 | 10/01/1998 | ||
| Water pump leaking into oil pan, lower front ball joints bad possibly causing unusual tire wear, weather stripping on drivers door won't stay on, serpentine belt cracked. this is just a few of the problems since i bought the car 6 months ago. many major problems. *ak | |||
| 04/18/1996 | 8 | ||
| Lower ball joints loose. *dsh | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| 03/01/1998 | |||
| Ea98007, ea98014; the fuel injection rail malfuctioned. dealer said it can blow up the vehicle. also, 2 mcperson struts failed. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||
| 09/17/1994 | 2 | 11/02/1992 | |
| Front end stablizer links failed. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 07/23/1993 | 1 | 11/01/1992 | |
| Front wheel bearings failed and were replaced. | |||
| 02/05/1993 | 2 | 11/01/1992 | |
| Both front rotors were replaced on two separate occasions. | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 01/05/2009 | 130000 | 1 | |
| Nothing led up to the failure, it happened while i was driving on the freeway. i noticed my car started swaying and floating i got off the freeway and looked under the left rear to see that the sway bar snapped at the joint, and the sway bar link had disconnected. the rubber bushing is still in the arm, but not the bolt. can't find a new sway bar, but i have a repair kit for the link. this incident doesn't allow me to drive over 20 mph with wheel shaking. cannot reverse as well. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 56000 | 1 | 06/18/1993 |
| Dt: the contact stated there was a radical change in the steering. the steering went from ordinary to more complex. while holding the steering wheel the vehicle would wonder. he would have to over compensate to get back on course. the contact took the vehicle to a local service station ,and the mechanic stated the rear end almost separated from the vehicle. the rear end was rusted. the mechanic had to get a rear end assembly from a junk vehicle and replaced the entire rear end. he spoke with chrysler , they said there was nothing to be done, and referred him to the insurance company. *ak | |||
| While driving rear tire started to vibrate. dealer stated age of vehicle and bushings caused rear control arm to deteorate and break. *ak | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| The rear lateral arm had snapped causing severe wheel vibration while driving. nlm | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| The rear lateral arm had snapped causing severe wheel vibration while driving. nlmjg | |||
| 05/31/2001 | 1 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Control arm round end cracked and started opening, causing the car to vibrate, and the left wheel to turn inward at least 10 degrees. car was driven to nearest service station (~0.5m) at speed ~5 mph. failed part was saved and it's vailable for inspection | |||
| 01/21/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1993 | |
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| 09/01/1997 | |||
| Pe98022; the driver's side rear suspension control arm bolt broke off, almost causing an accident. dealer cannot determine problem. cause unknown. please provide details. *ak | |||
| 10/08/1998 | 3 | ||
| While driving vehicle & hit a bump, the rear suspension shook. also, tire blew out at 25mph & vehicle went into tail spin & hit guardrail. when the brakes were applied, the vehicle shifted left. will be taking vehicle to dealer. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Rear suspension trailing arm bolts failed. | |||
| 06/01/1998 | |||
| Pe98022; rear suspension bolt broke off, almost resulting an accident. cause unknown. please provide details. *ak | |||
| 08/15/1997 | 07/01/1993 | ||
| Trailing arm bolt and bracket failed, leaving the trailing arm dangling, attached only to the rear upright. *ak | |||
| 05/05/1995 | 5 | ||
| Replaced sway bar link. | |||
| 10/30/1995 | |||
| Piece of the frame broke off, causing rear suspension to come loose. tt | |||
| While driving right rear suspension trailing arm broke off rear weld. tt | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - AXLE - SPINDLE | |||
| 520-647-7164(h): while driving, rear wheel linkage came apart/broke; wheel started wobbling; driver pulled over to avoid wheel from completely falling off. tt | |||