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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 05/17/2004 | 93915 | 1 | |
| Engine overheated. as a result, the engine cylinder head cracked. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The engine consumed anitfreeze at a rate of 1.5 gallons per 3000 miles. *slc | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 02/19/2001 | 1 | 02/01/2001 | |
| Bad oil leak at upper part of engine,missfire and blue smoke from exhaust. *ak | |||
| 04/03/2000 | 1 | ||
| While vehicle was being driven to detect a possible transmission problem the driver noticed smoke, consumer got out of the vehicle and found a puddle of fluid on fire under the vehicle, he backed away from the fire but it was already in the engine, vehicle was destroyed. nlm | |||
| 06/01/1999 | 10/01/1998 | ||
| The engine started with the transmission in gear and no one in the vehicle, starter would not disengage and the heating element on the intake exploded and caught fire. this is unbelievable with all the safety equipment today. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 1 | |||
| The serpentine belt failed. *yh | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 02/19/2001 | 1 | 02/01/2001 | |
| Bad oil leak at upper part of engine,missfire and blue smoke from exhaust. *ak | |||