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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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
06E024000 | K&N ENGINEERING, INC. | E (Equipment) | 44386 | 04/20/2006 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 03/15/2006 | 03/17/2006 | ||||||||
Defect Summary | Certain replacement k&n fuel performance kits, p/nos. 57-1509, 57-1511, 57-1511-1, 57-1517, 57-1517-1, 57-1527, and 57-1530. also, a small percentage of these kits were sold under the mopar performance parts brand name (p/nos. p5007069 and p5007070). all kits were manufactured from april 20, 1999, through september 23, 2004. these assemblies were manufactured as replacement equipment for certain dodge pickup trucks and suvs. a small piece of material from the tube wall could be sucked into the engine throttle body, which could cause the throttle to become jammed in the open position. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | A jammed open throttle could cause unintended acceleration of the vehicle, possibly resulting in a crash or increased stoping distances when braking. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | K&n will provide owners with a free repair kit along with repair instructions. the recall began on april 20, 2006. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | This recall only pertains to replacement k&n fuel performance kits and has no relation to any original equipment installed on dodge vehicles manufactured by daimlerchrysler.customers may 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 |
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
07/01/2006 | 11200 | 3 | 12/24/2004 |
Seats will not recline nor flip forward. this has caused a back seat passenger to fall getting out of the 1997 dodge ram becoming injured. vehicle misses, stutters and engine pulses at 50 mph. has been doing this since first onwer. transmission rebuilt and still does it. dealer can not find problem after spending $900.00 on a tune-ep and diagnostics. check engine light stays on. doing since first owner. dealer checks, charged hundreds of dollars and within 8 hours of use light comes back on and stays light. occasionally it will blink then remain on. taken to dealer again and they stated this vehicle is sensitive even a gas cap not tight will trigger the check engine light. this light remains on, what is wrong with my engine - nothing! *nm | |||
31000 | 1 | ||
While driving, the vehicle would stall. the consumer managed to pull over, but was unable to restart the vehicle and had it towed. the dealership mechanic informed the consumer that the problem was due to the fuel pump module. he tried to repair the vehicle 3 times, but was unable to resolve the problem. *ph | |||
12/01/2003 | 31000 | 3 | |
While driving, the vehicle would stall. the consumer managed to pull over, but was unable to restart the vehicle and had it towed. the dealership stated the problem was due to the fuel pump module. he tried to repair 3 times,but was unable to resolved the problem. *ph | |||
12/20/1999 | 10/01/1996 | ||
The automobile shop that repaired my truck said that when the dealer replaced my rear main seal the job was done improperly. that was most likely the reason the engine failed. the also noticed that when the new parts came in the new oil pick up tube screan was a lot larger than the old one. *ak | |||
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
1 | |||
Consumer states engine chugs during low idle. *slc | |||
12/01/1997 | 07/01/1997 | ||
Engine has always pinged on regular gas - 5+ trips to dodge for service and they never fixed the problem. at one point, they poured fuel injector cleaner in the engine which is something they tell you not to do when you purchase the vehicle. air conditioning system completely shot at 50,000 miles in october, 2001. a month later, my rear-end went up at a cost of $1345. two weeks later, my transmission went up at a cost of $1700. in june of 2001, my fuel pump went up at a cost of $216. i did not have any of these repairs done at dodge although i purchased dodge parts because they have never fixed anything without either screwing up something else or just not properly repairing the problems. i called their service department for repair prices and they were much higher than independent service shops. i wrote them for assistance with these repair costs but they would not assist me because repairs were not done at dodge. they said i should have asked them for help first but i could not wait for a response from them because i needed my vehicle right away. i also did not trust them to properly repair my vehicle. of course, my truck was out of warranty for all of the problems. i even took them to small claims court for the engine ping they could not correct and they brought in 4 high dollar lawyers, so, of course, iost the case. i have not yet had my air conditioner repaired. i am going to contact them to see if they will repair it with some financial assistance although i am not sure if i should trust them at this point. i have spent a total of $3,331 in repairs over the past 3 months and am not finished yet. what a lemon! they also could not perform a simple oil change properly-they did not replace the oil plug and the oil was leaking.*ak | |||
01/22/2000 | 1 | ||
After replacing transmission, transmission failed again. consumer was driving approximately 65mph and vehicle just gradually started slowing down. consumer coasted to side of road with engine still running, but not able to go in any gears. transmission was replaced 1-22-00. *ak vehicle experiences several transmission problems, there have been recalls amongst the repairs, driveshaft broke while driving, consumer states that chrysler corp has no records of a transmission being sent to new country dodge where the replacement took place, transfer case was retorqued, consumer had taken vehicle to dealer many times prior to complete transmission failure and dealer could not remedy problems. clunking noise under vehicle, dealer replaced front swaybar links. o2 sensor replaced. consumer stated at times he hadto hit the starter with a hammer to get it to work, ignition coil failed, and battery failed. vehicle stalls when coming to a stop, check engine light illuminated. excessive amounts of fuel used, distributor cap was replaced, vehicle also backfiring. brakes grinding, front brake pads were metal to metal, rotor was scored badly, dealer replaced front pads and both rotors. *slc | |||
01/12/2001 | |||
Engine check engine light comes on, and oil pressure drops. a minor clacking or taping noise comes and goes away. dealer has no remedy and no idea what it is.*ak | |||
09/25/1998 | 2 | 03/14/1997 | |
Engine overheating. | |||
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
09/22/1998 | 3 | 07/01/1997 | |
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
11/08/1997 | |||
While driving between 25 to 45 mph there is a vibration in exhuast system. owner to vehicle to dodge and dodge replaced catalytic converter 5 times. please provide any further information. ts |