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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 95V172000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 10/01/1994 to 02/01/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 135000 | 12/11/1995 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 09/12/1995 | 09/12/1995 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The parking brake handle release button can separate from the parking brake handle assembly, causing the parking brake to be inoperative. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The parking brake may not hold causing the vehicle to roll inadvertently. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the parking brake handle assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: emergency parking brake; mechanical; release.vehicle description: multi-purpose passenger vehicles.note: 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 chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 11/10/1998 | 1 | 06/28/1996 | |
| Consumer experienced problems with engine mount bolts. while driving engine dropped due to engine mount failure. three of the bolts were missing. the manufacturer has been contacted in accordance with investigation number 1e96100. *akthe three bolts holding the engine to the right motor mount broke off allowing the engine to twist and drop. consumer was not notified of the parking brake recall #95v-172. *et | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL | |||
| While vehicle was parked on a slight hill with the gear in the park position and the emergecny parking brake on, vehicle rolled forward. after vehicle came to a stop after hitting a parked car, parking brake was still on and the gear was still in park. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 09/01/1998 | |||
| Springs popped out from the emergency parking brake, causing emergency parking brake to become inoperable. also, when consumer applied the brakes vehicle won't slow down, and consumer had to keep pushing hard on the brakes. in addition, the fuel injection o-rings leaked. consumer kept having different problems with vehicle, and the dealer couldn't determine the problem. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Emergency brake failure. *aw | |||
| 03/10/1995 | |||
| The parking brake failed three times in one year. tt | |||
| 02/09/1995 | 1 | ||
| With engine off, in 1st gear, vehicle wa sparked with emergency brake on, emergency brake failed, vehicle rolled backwards, resulting in an accident. *ak | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL | |||
| 1 | |||
| Recall repair on parking brake lever not done due to lack of dealerships in consumer's area. | |||
| 11/02/1995 | 2 | ||
| Emergency parking brake failed to engage, vehicle rolled and caused an accident prior to recall (95v-172). *ak *jb | |||
| Dealership does not have parts available after 3 months and 3 visits. mfr recall 657 and nhtsa 95v172000. *ak | |||
| 04/10/1995 | |||
| Knob on emergency parking brake flew off while engaging in park position, need to be replace. tt | |||