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 - ENGINE | |||
| 01/15/2003 | 1 | 08/19/1997 | |
| 1997 dodge ram 2500 experiencing engine problems.*mr consumer backed out the driveway and as the vehicle reached the street, the engine died. consumer started the vehicle, at first it seemed to have choked then went on fine. the consumer decided to get another vehicle because it was acting sluggish. when the consumer arrived to the dip she smelled fumes. it wasn't gas but an oily smell, it lasted a few seconds. consumer wasn't sure if it was her vehicle because the vehicle in front of hers had a smoking tailpipe. the consumer decided to pulled over and phoned a wrecker. before she could pull over other drivers and by-standers were informing her of smoke. she didn't smell or see any smoke. within seconds the entire front of the vehicle caught fire. the consumer turned the vehicle off and opened the door. flames were coming from under the vehicle as well. she jumped and landed on the grass and that's when she heard a loud bang, looked back and the entire front and inside front of the vehicle was on fire. upon returning home she checked the driveway for any fuel leakage but there wasn't any. *ph *jb | |||
| 12/01/2002 | 2 | ||
| Intermittently, the accelerator pedal would stick when placed into gear and the consumer had to apply pressure to the accelerator to release it. subsequently, it releases suddenly in a way which caused sudden acceleration. *ak the dealer completed the recall work on the vehicle in fall 2002 after which the problem surfaced. the dealer refused to repair the problem. the vehicle stalled when the a/c was on. (stalled continually) *scc *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||
| 09/28/2005 | 62716 | 1 | 04/29/1997 |
| Vehicle engine compartment fire resulting in the destruction of vehicle. *nm | |||
| 07/06/2004 | 50284 | 1 | 06/01/1997 |
| 50,284 mileage with cracked block from one core plug to the other. *ak | |||
| 01/20/2003 | 92370 | 0 | 11/30/1996 |
| 1997 dodge 2500 4x4 pickup with cummins turbo diesel. purchased new nov 1996. owned 6 years with 92k miles on truck at time of incident. while driving on the highway, the upper timing case housing alignment dowel pin fell into the rotating timing gears. the pin jammed between the upper gear and the case causing a 1 by 3 hole in the case. oil splashed out of this hole (approx two quarts) until i completed my return from work. i noticed a big puddle of oil under the truck later that night and upon inspection found the hole in the timing case. after further investigation, this turns out to be a well known issue with these motors (model year 1997 until mid 1998 when the design was changed). in fact, the incidence of this failure is so widespread that owners of these model trucks have developed a kit to locate and drill a blocker bolt to keep the dowel pin from falling out! damiler/chrysler claims no knowledge of this issue (i opened ticket #10864363 with their customer service center). cummins is aware of the problem but says it's statistically insignificant and has not initiated any recall. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 01/01/1998 | |||
| Vacuum leak in engine/lost cruise control/engine was knocking at 30 mph or higher, and leaking gasoline on top of motor. also, when applying gas, air vents would go to defrost automaticaly. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||
| 10/19/1998 | 3 | 07/23/1997 | |
| Egr system is poorly designed resulting in multiple failures, fumes entered into engine compartment causing damage. mjs | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 07/15/1997 | |||
| While driving on highway owner began smelling unknown odor. pulled to gas station and found that the exhaust pipe had burned insulation within 3 to 4 inches of firewall. rug inside compartment retained heat. had wrong insulation on firewall. supposed to be aluminum insulation. instead, had soft black insulation. vehicle caught on fire. *ak | |||