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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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V033000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 08/05/2002 to 12/24/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 19500 | 03/10/2003 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/05/2003 | 02/12/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain pickup trucks, equipped with cummins diesel engines and manual transmissions, may experience an elevated idle speed after extended cruise control use. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This can result in unintended acceleration and a reduction in braking effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will reprogram the software in the cummins engine controller. owner notification began on march 10, 2003. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimlerchrysler recall no. c02. customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/22/2010 | |||
| Traveling home from work on i-65 near elizabethtown, ky when all of a sudden my vehicle went to 90 mph within seconds. i first tried to hit the brake to take off the cruise, that did nothing, i then pushed in the clutch and the engine screamed and the speakers blew, still going 90 mph i manually turned off the cruise and that slowed it down. there is a recall, but dodge/chrysler will not honor because the ecm needs replaced not reprogrammed. dodge wants $3,473.00 from me to fix. my truck according to dodge had the recall done, but obviously the problem is not fixed. i don't want to die or kill someone if my truck goes out of control again. i don't think it should matter if it needs reprogrammed or replaced. a recall is a recall and admits to a problem. this recall refers to vehicle speed control recall#69118 called chrysler 18007638422 spoke to brian bo52 and local dealer swope dodge in e-town they ran a test to find the problem which is the ecm needed replaced. this would not need replaced if the speed control worked properly. thank you | |||
| 08/06/2003 | 10000 | 15 | 09/05/2002 |
| I've had this since the dodge c02 recall a while back. happens maybe once a week, maybe twice, but not often enough to reproduce at the dealer. here's the deal: you are accustomed to applying a certain amount of throttle to the vehicle during launch to maintain rpms. the engine runs up to 2000-3000 rpm when you expect it to be around 1200. the computer seems to be fueling up for launch, but does not when the rpms come up. after 5 seconds or so, it will suddenly realize that it made the mistake and starts to fuel, when you then have to push the pedal down quite a bit to maintain the rpms. i have had several close calls. chrysler tech group can not reproduce problem so they are refusing to fix it. this problem will eventually result in an injury, as it is getting more severe as time goes on. other users are reporting the same problem. for details please see the following thread http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84164. *jb | |||
| 1900 | 3 | ||
| When vehicle is in park and while idling it shifts into reverse. also, vehicle accelerates on high. then, it begins moving backwards and stops, once it comes into contact with an object.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 7000 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle will suddendly accelerate at high speeds without warning. this has occurred several times. the dealership/ service manager is unable to fix problem.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 08/22/2007 | 4 | 05/08/2003 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram 2500. while approaching a stop at 25 mph, the engine rpms increase. the contact must place the gear in neutral and turn off the vehicle. the dealer stated that they would change the cruise control servo and reprogram the computer. the current mileage was 54,000 and the failure mileage was unknown. | |||
| 01/21/2005 | 40129 | 1 | |
| Cruise control was on and vehicle accelerated. vehicle went to 80 mph in a matter of moments. consumer pressed the emergency brake on and the vehicle kept going. consumer had to turn the ignition key to off in order stop the vehicle.*ak | |||