Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
STEERING - COLUMN
DP03002CHRYSLER GROUP LLC05/07/200307/22/2003STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION
 Mr. larry a. sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
STEERING - LINKAGES - ARM - IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
03/12/19971
 Rear hatch leaks water, noisy rt front susp. constantly having problems . have complained to dealer said they could find nothing wrong. water leaks not covered under warranty, trailing axle not covered under warranty, air cond. idler not covered under warranty. windows will not roll up or down. there have been forty nine instances of trailing axle failure reported to nhtsa. local mechanics have told me of five failures they have found in my area. it seems to be a pattern of triailing axle failures. must be the reason they are not covered under. i would suggest that a possible recall be looked into. also the engine has started to use a quart of oil ever one thousand miles since approximately fifty thousand miles. my thoughts are that when you pay $14,000. 00 for a vehicle that you should expect to get better service from it. *ak( dot number: tire size: p205-60x14 )
STEERING - RACK AND PINION
11/01/2000205/01/1998
 No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
04/07/19957
 Parts loose in steering wheel, causing noise when turning wheel. *skd
02/08/19951
 Noisy when turning steerin g wheel. *ak