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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V487000 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | V (Vehicle) | 667 | 12/28/2011 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 09/29/2011 | 09/29/2011 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2012 chrysler vehicles, including 200 and town and country models, dodge vehicles, including charger, durango, grand caravan and journey models and jeep grand cherokee vehicles manufactured from august 31, 2011, through september 13, 2011, that are equipped with 3.6l engines. these engines may experience connecting rod bearing failure due to debris inside the engine block. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Connecting rod failure may lead to engine seizure which may increase the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Chrysler will notify owners and replace the engine free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or about november 18, 2011. owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This is chrysler safety recall number l33.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 04/12/2012 | 14096 | 1 | |
| Check engine light on. loss of engine power. after two time to the same dealer, same problem. took car to another dealer, finally the correct repair. defective cylinder head. *tr | |||
| 04/12/2012 | 14096 | ||
| Check engine light on. loss of engine power. after two time to the same dealer, same problem. took car to another dealer, finally the correct repair. defective cylinder head. | |||