Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FLUID | ||||||
| DP04007 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 10/13/2004 | 10/27/2004 | FUEL RAIL, BRAKE FLUID, CHASSIS | ||
| On september 5, 2004, mr. robert galenty of iselin, nj, petitioned the agency to conduct defect investigations of certain model year (my) 1993-1997 vehicles produced by daimlerchrysler corporation.his petition identified three issues of concern: 1) fuel leaking from the fuel injector rails; 2) brake fluid contamination resulting in brake failure; and 3) susceptibility of the vehicle frame to damage while the vehicle is being towed.mr. galanty alleged that his 1996 dodge intrepid had each of these three problems.concerning fuel rail leakage, daimlerchrysler commenced a recall (98v-184) of approximately 722,600 vehicles to address engine fuel rail leaks that could lead to a fire, including those vehicles cited in the petition and the petitioner's 1996 dodge intrepid.on october 7, 1998, nhtsa opened a recall query investigation (rq98-018) to evaluate the adequacy of the recall remedy.that investigation was closed on july 8, 2002 without requiring further action by daimlerchrysler.very recently, on june 9, 2004, nhtsa denied a petition (rp04-001) to reopen rq98-018 after finding that there was no new information that would indicate any basis for reopening it.this is still the current position of nhtsa on this issue.concerning brake fluid contamination and frame alignment, a review of nhtsa's database shows no other complaints on either one of these issues on the vehicles cited in the petition. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| 01/01/1994 | |||
| Seats- automatic seats. where anchored to the floor, plastic pieces have been noticed laying in the seat tracks on both driver and passenger sides, worried about seats leaving tracks if there happens to be an accident. head lights- way to dim for driving, especially if raining, also looks like the plastic cover is melting from lights being too hot also causing dimness. air bag cover on passenger side dash board is warping, affraid it may explode for no reason causing a fatality. abs - the light comes on for days then goes out for maybe a day then comes on again. had them checked out and they say its fine but light continutes to come on. | |||
| 06/30/1998 | 07/01/1994 | ||
| No summary | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 09/09/1998 | 1 | ||
| Transmission jerked and fire started under the hood. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| Anti lock warning lamp comes on and brakes feel vibration and not stopping, replace front brake rotors. | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 2 | 03/26/1994 | |
| Rotors warp causing extreme steering wheel shimmy and poor braking. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 09/09/1995 | 9 | ||
| Antilock brakes intermittently fail. *aw | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 12/15/2002 | 0 | ||
| I was in parking garage at jfk airport. when i started car and put it into gear, the car shot forward and crashed into concrete barrier and pillar. the airbags never deployed and the braking did not slow it down. the car was totalled and the travelers insurance has offered $2275 less the $500 deductible. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 01/02/2000 | 05/01/1997 | ||
| This auto has had major issue ex;abs system fails similar to the 1990-1993 minivans that were reca lled transmission failure at 25000 miles is ridiculous tie rods prematrurely wearing out ect.. | |||
| 01/01/2001 | 1 | 05/01/1997 | |
| Abs light is on constantly. vehicle has not been examined by dealer.*ak *tt | |||
| 01/22/2002 | 0 | ||
| While reversing could step on brake pedal and brakes will make noises, and will not operate. dealer was contacted about it. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| 01/28/2000 | 01/01/1998 | ||
| Transmission froze at 55 mph 1998 replaced still problems???, electronic control module went while in drive at 35mph, front tie rods replaced 2 times within a year, airconditioner went within 4 years, cooling system replaced within 4 years from manufactured date, abs module failed during driving on highway and again in city limits after dealer stressed that nothing was wrong with anti lock brakes i have had this car in the shop for major not minor repairs since the manufactured date at least 15 times and can prove each time. i am appauled that america can manufactur such a vehicle with all the major issues at hand, transmission, suspension,electrical,braking systems,fuel,airbags,structural, i wish there was someone who could address these issues with the manufacturer and get us all restitution. if it means legally or consumer agencies i am interested. i drive with 2 children and during the transmission, electrical and the abs failures they were in the car. i would like some type of a reply from them if at all possible. thank you for the website and the opportunity to be heard. | |||
| 02/02/1998 | 0 | ||
| When consumer applied brakes there was air inside of the pedal. pedal went all the way down to the floor, and vehicle vibrated. *ak | |||
| 02/15/2000 | 2 | ||
| Abs module failed at 48,000 miles. also, transmission was unable to shift into 1st. & 2nd. gears, and intermittently would stick in 2nd gar. if this occurred, would have to stop vehicle, and turn engine off to relief. dealer/manufacturer were not contacted at this time. *ak | |||
| 03/15/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Transmission needed to be completely replaced; power steering pump has been replaced twice, steering column has been replaced as well as chips in computer system that relate to steering, abs light will not turn off even though equipment has been thoroughly inspected; when car is started, a buzz comes from passenger area that lasts for 10 seconds; if vent is truned completely off, the buzzing returns; air conditioner compressor failed and all the hoses and vlaves need replaced; | |||
| 08/14/1999 | |||
| While driving on highway abs light came on and stayed on. abs light stays on everytime when starting vehicle up. contacted a local mechanic. mechanic ran an analysis, and determined that the main computer was bad. freon leaked out of air conditioner at 92,000 miles. *ak | |||
| 01/14/2000 | |||
| Airbag delay in deployment aprox 5 mins. abs system failed, and all tires locked up. *ak | |||
| When applying brakes the abs light would come on, and vehicle would take longer to slow down. dealer had to replace abs. *ak | |||
| 06/24/1998 | 2 | 04/01/1994 | |
| Car has a rough downshift at a stop light. when the light turns green a slight touch on the gas pedal causes first a 2-3 second race of the engine then a sudden 10 foot lurch. i must stay a car length behind the car in front of me and keep my foot on the brake to avoid a crash . dodge says i need a new transmission | |||
| 02/18/1999 | 2 | 02/01/1997 | |
| Abs brakes and traction control went out. had to pay for repair. is there a recall. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Anti lock brakes fail intermittently. | |||
| 2 | |||
| The antilock brake system failed, and the a/c did not blow out cold air due to a defective evaporator. the evaporator was replaced. scc | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 1 | 01/22/1994 | |
| Abs brakes failed, abs light/traction control light come on/off. *ak | |||
| 11/11/1993 | |||
| The whole anti-lock braking system has been rebuild. the anti-lock warning light comes on and you hear a click and the vehicle rolls forward a bit and the pedal goes down to the floor. *ak | |||
| 02/22/1996 | 1 | ||
| Driving car, applied brakes, cruise control didn't disengage, hit brakes to miss a car, went into skid, hit brakes harder, lost control, went into ditch. *ak | |||
| The abs light comes on and the abs system was totally replaced at 4300 miles. please descrbie. *ak | |||
| 03/09/1996 | |||
| Abs brake system failed during an accident. *ak | |||
| 12/11/1995 | |||
| Abs braking problems. please describe. tt | |||
| 08/14/1995 | |||
| Abs, brake failure on wet surface while driving causing loss control hitting a curb causing under the body damages. tt | |||
| 07/26/1995 | |||
| The control unit had to be replaced on the abs system on the car. please describe. tt | |||
| 02/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Abs system failure, abs indicator light comes on, abs module replaced. tt | |||
| 10/14/1994 | 1 | ||
| Abs wheel sensor failed, also abs light comes on. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||
| 05/07/1999 | |||
| Vehicle has been experiencing following problems: abs sensor light would come on and go out intermittently/cruise control would not work or engage properly/ check engine light would come on intermittently/brakes would lock up intermittently when applied/ faulty rotors causing excessive wear of brake pads, and vehicle would jerk into gear when applying accelerator pedal. dealer notiied. feel free to provide any other details. *ak | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1994 | ||
| Anti lock warning lamp comes on. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 06/09/1997 | 1 | 07/14/1994 | |
| Anti lock brake controller failed. | |||
| 11/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Anti-lock brake control module failed. *skd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 1 | 05/01/1997 | |
| While driving 15 mph, consumer applied the brakes and experienced complete brake failure, mechanic replaced the pads, and front and rear rotors. mileage at the time was 64000.*ak. mechanic stated the rotors were worn. *jb | |||
| 03/15/2000 | |||
| Consumer pulled up to the light to make a right turn, and vehicle lost power. brakes were not working. driver shifted to right where another vehicle was present, and she hit the other vehicle. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Brakes squeal. | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1994 | ||
| Brakes failed, causing vibration and not stopping. | |||
| 11/25/1996 | 2 | 11/25/1994 | |
| Brakes repaired twice. | |||
| While driving, the vehicle brakes failed. please describe. *ak | |||
| 08/22/1994 | 2 | ||
| Brakes squealed. | |||
| 08/17/1995 | 7 | ||
| Vehicle vibrates when brakes applied, also brake pedal goes to floor. *skd | |||
| When brake applied, the wheel shimmies back and fourth, replaced rotor 3 times, replacement solved the problem 15,000 miles. tt | |||
| 10/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Brakes failed. *skd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 07/13/1995 | 06/01/1994 | ||
| Front end of vehicle would shake when applying brakes, rattling noise under hood, all four door hinges would sqeak and drop when opening the doors this was returned several times to dealer,and still back doors do not work properly. engine mounts went out, rubber moulding around inside of drivers door fell off 3 times finally they glued it on again. engine check light kept coming on they replaced the sensor even though they didn't know what was wrong, the brakes and rotors gave out chrysler was contacted and they refused to replace rotors because it was not covered under warranty. transmission still slips when applying gas to pedal.vehicle sits and then surges.vehicle is in shop again for loud thumping noise in front end of vehicle possibly engine cradle . contacted chrysler about lemmon law at beginning of ownership of veh and they said it did not apply. | |||
| 05/07/1999 | |||
| Vehicle has been experiencing following problems: abs sensor light would come on and go out intermittently/cruise control would not work or engage properly/ check engine light would come on intermittently/brakes would lock up intermittently when applied/ faulty rotors causing excessive wear of brake pads, and vehicle would jerk into gear when applying accelerator pedal. dealer notiied. feel free to provide any other details. *ak | |||
| 03/01/1995 | 1 | 03/01/1994 | |
| No summary entered for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| 11/26/1996 | |||
| Transmission sifts roughly/ failed/leaked. in addition, vehicle died while driving. also replaced front brake rotors/pads/ water pump and electrical system. *ak | |||
| 05/09/1994 | 10 | 09/18/1993 | |
| Automatic transmission failure, vehicle stalls when shifting gears. tt consumer received recall 94v024, had to wait 2 months because dealer stated he was unaware of recall and did not know how to do repairs, after repair the transmission did not seem to to work correctly and finally it gave out completely, after repairs, transmission still did not seem right and vehicle experienced stalling, dealer reprogrammed transmission, but this did not help either. front brakes squeal after front brake pads replaced and front rotors were turned. right front stabilizer and left side sway bar link were replaced, noise in front end. *slc | |||
| 09/07/1995 | |||
| Failure of disc brakes, applied brakes extended stopping distance impact, 12:00 speed 15mph. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 2 | 12/31/1994 | |
| Brake pads failed. | |||
| 0 | |||
| Front brake pads failed. | |||
| 06/15/1996 | 1 | ||
| Premature wear of front brake pads, causing vibration while braking on a 6% mountain grade at 75 mph. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 02/15/2001 | 70000 | 12 | 02/13/2001 |
| Bought car in 2001, with 69,000 miles. 2 days after purchase, gauges stopped working, car ran fine, no noise, etc. intermittent problem. dealer could not duplicate. happened while driving past dealer, stopped and they checked for codes, none found. happened again, dealer had code for airbag module this time, replaced part. problem is still intermittent. 2003, driving at 75 mph on highway, car stalled, no restart. towed to dealer, they replaced timing belt and water pump. also had brake rotors and pads replaced at 72,000. they were done at 55,000 also. replaced tie rod ends 2004 at 97,000. they had been replaced a week before purchase at 68,500. passenger airbag cover warped, i fear it may fail in accident. *jb | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 1 | 05/01/1997 | |
| Consumer stted while the rotors were replaced, the mechanic noticed the tie rods needed to be replaced as well.*ak *yh | |||
| 7 | |||
| Upon depressing the brake pedal to make a normal stop there is heavy pulsating due to the front brake rotors which wear excessively. also, six set of rotors has been replaced. please provide any further details.*ak | |||
| 09/09/1996 | 1 | ||
| Rotors failed causing damage to pads. | |||
| 05/07/1997 | 2 | 01/06/1997 | |
| Fron tbrake rotors warped twice. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Warped front brake rotors. | |||
| 09/23/1997 | 06/27/1994 | ||
| Right front brake rotor cracked/shattered due to metal fatigue. *ak | |||
| 3 | |||
| Front brake rotors warped, causing vibration while braking. *ak | |||
| 08/27/1997 | 1 | ||
| Front brake rotors wearing down very fast on car. owner states that he had to take the car to the dealship to have the rotors changed at lease1 every other month. due to this problem the car is very hard to stop. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Brake rotors out of round. | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1994 | ||
| Front brake rotors failed and replaced. | |||
| Vehicle's front rotors are warping due to inferior materials used to make them.the dlr is aware of the problem.this problem does not extend to the other functioning brake components. *ak | |||
| 06/18/1996 | 1 | ||
| Front brake rotors out of specification, causing vehicle to vibrate excessively when brakes are applied at high speeds. | |||
| 04/20/1996 | 1 | 08/19/1994 | |
| Front brake rotors are rust-pitted. *ak | |||
| 06/15/1996 | 1 | ||
| Premature wear of front brake rotors, causing vibration while braking on a 6% mountain grade at 65 mph. *ak | |||
| 05/03/1996 | |||
| Disc rotor had to be replaced every 10k miles, please describe. *ak | |||
| 04/17/1996 | |||
| The front brake rotors are overheating and warping, dealer has replaced them three times, symptoms of problem include severe shaking when applying brakes. *ak | |||
| 03/22/1995 | |||
| Vehicle had premature rotor warp and brake failure. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM | |||
| 04/15/1994 | |||
| Back brakes do not work; vehicle stopped by front brakes; at times hard pedal; pedal travels to floor while stopping. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||
| 02/15/1995 | |||
| Trunk lid falls unexpectly on consumer. brake pedal sticks. please describe all other probelms. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||
| 02/14/1995 | 4 | ||
| Brake fluid leaks from fluid reservoir when brakes are applied, causing brake fluid level to drop. *skd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE WARNING | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1994 | ||
| Brake warning lamp is on. | |||