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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E104000 | SAFELITE FULFILLMENT, INC. | E (Equipment) | 1657 | 01/15/2008 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 12/11/2007 | 12/11/2007 | 571 | 205 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain curved tempered replacement glass manufactured by hangzhou safety glass ltd and supplied to safelite by auto temp inc., identified as dot-430, and sold for use on certain domestic and foreign vehicles may not break into small pieces as expected of tempered glass and fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 205, glazing materials. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant(s) may be seriously injured by shattered glass. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Safelite will notify its retail customers and replace the glass free of charge. retail customers can contact safelite toll free at 1-888-843-2906. safelite will notify its wholesale customers and reimburse wholesale customers for current inventory and at a specified rate for replacing their customer's glass. wholesale customers can contact safelite's wholesale division, service autoglass toll free at 1-888-246-6298. the recall began on january 15, 2008. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to certain curved tempered replacement glass manufactured by hangzhou safety glass, ltd. (dot-430) and supplied to safelite by auto temp inc., and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the vehicles listed above. 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. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||||
| 241797 | 12/31/1997 | 600490 | A revised cowl plenum screen has been released which contains a fine mesh screen to minimize debris from entering the heater a/c housing. *yc | 05/18/1998 | |
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - BLOWER | |||||
| 241994 | 12/01/1994 | 37981 | Whistle coming from the heater, a/c housing with the blower fan on high. *tw | 02/10/1995 | |
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||||
| CH232295 | 06/01/1995 | 43053 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 04/29/2009 | |||
| Windshield wiper mechanism design defect: in rain and slushy snow my passenger side (ps) window consistently remains clearer than the driver's side (ds). there is a water streak (or ice streak) following the ds wiper at eye level that changing wipers or wiper pressure (bending the arm) won't fix. i've determined this is because the wipers start down to the right and swing up to the left. the ds wiper picks up water and leaves it vertically to the left where it can blow away. the ps wiper leaves a vertical deposit in the ds. the ds wiper than sweeps that down where it cannot be blown off readily. in rain, this puddle gets sucked up behind the ds wiper leaving a trail of water at eye level. now think snowballs: in snow, the ds wiper compacts this deposit into a pile of ice at the ds windshield bottom. this buildup lifts the wiper and also leaves a clump of ice on it that then leaves a streak of un-wiped snow, again at eye level. eventually in snow this buildup will spread and cover the whole ds tempting the driver to drive while looking through the ps, until a safe place can be found to exit and manually scrape the windshield. in a recent blizzard on a lonely rural interstate i was in, all drivers had this problem and stopping in whiteout conditions was very dangerous with many vehicles spun out or jackknifed or stuck in the ditch or colliding. this problem can be greatly improved if not completely eliminated by reversing the swing of the wipers. i can't see why this wouldn't work as the only difference seems to be cleaning the upper left of the ds which isn't needed for proper driving and usually has an oil change sticker anyway. this seems to be a problem with all american cars. do british cars reverse the direction? i file this complaint and form this conclusion from my extensive experience as a forensic engineer. | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 11/01/1998 | |||
| When turning off heater or air conditioner intermittently alarm will go off/ interior lights will flash, and horn will go off. vehicle taken to dealer 8-9 times in past 3 years, could not remedy. recently dealer replaced alarm module. however, it did not remedy problem.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer has an odor comng from the ducts when the a/c and heater are turned on, unsumer has been able to find different service bulletins related to this condition. nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer notices odor coming from the ducts when the a/c or heater are turned on. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - BLOWER | |||
| 02/05/1996 | 1 | 04/15/1995 | |
| Blower motor replaced. mjs | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - HEATER CORE | |||
| 09/15/2004 | 104888 | 4 | 01/08/2002 |
| Evaporator leaks into car. mechanic says its a bad design and i need to bring it in every 6 months or so which is what i have done the past two years i've owned this car. despite repalcing evaporator core three times, mechanic says design of drain into the vehicle frame cause it to continuously block up. there is nothing that can be done to permanently fix this issue. the smell from the water that leaks into the car, passenger rear seat floor board, is horrendous. my daughter sits here, and is having allergic reactions to it. i use this car for business and cannot seat my passengers in it when it is leaking. it is extremely expesive and time-consuming to have the dash taken apart every 6 months to clean the evaporator case or replace the core.*ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | |||
| 10/05/2001 | 1 | ||
| While driving approximately 35mph when rear window exploded. glass had shattered. nothing had hit it.*ak | |||
| 06/30/1997 | |||
| Mis installation of factory install eurothanethat bones with the paint cause pane to become loose. metal not strong enough to pass 600lbs test. | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 06/21/2002 | |||
| All power windows have stopped working in vehicle, not taken to dealer yet.*ak | |||
| Wiring harness under the dashboard has shorted out, causing many components, such as door locks, and windows, to short out. dealer has been notified.*ak | |||
| 01/27/1999 | 1 | ||
| Power windows failed due to power wiring harness. *mjs | |||
| 1 | 02/01/1999 | ||
| Wire harness in the right drivers door failed causing the window to not roll down. nlm | |||
| 05/21/1999 | 2 | 05/01/1999 | |
| When i test drove the vehicle, the electric windows did not work. the dealer had their mechanic look at it and pronounced that the fuse was loose. i subsequently purchased the vehicle and have driven approximately 1,000 miles and the windows did not work today. i checked the fuse and it was very hot. after it cooled down, i started the car and checked to see if the windows would work. they did, but very very slowly for about 1/2 inch. i turned off the vehicle and started it up again to try to roll up the window. i got the window up and checked the fuse again. it was very hot. i suspect there is an electrical wiring problem the dealer did not disclose to me. what should i do? *ak | |||
| 04/01/1998 | 10/01/1997 | ||
| No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak | |||
| 8 | 03/05/1995 | ||
| Power windows failed due to electrical problems, also interior lights/air conditioning/abs/driver information center/air bag failed. *ak | |||
| 08/29/1995 | 9 | ||
| Power window actuator failed. *ak | |||
| 12/18/1995 | 8 | ||
| Right front power window misaligned, causing wind/rain to enter vehicle. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - INTERIOR | |||
| 08/21/1995 | 1 | ||
| Inside rearview mirror failed. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| Vehicles side window on rear door,rear big window shattered for no apparent reason. tt | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 2 | 12/23/1994 | ||
| Rear windshield wipers failed after replacement. | |||
| 01/10/1998 | 10 | 09/01/1997 | |
| Windshield wipers stop half way to quarter way from hood when shut off. | |||
| 08/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Windshield wiper fluid level sensor failed. *dh | |||
| 05/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Windshield wipers don't clear windows. *tt | |||
| 09/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Windshield washer sensor failed twice. *skd | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | |||
| 113000 | |||
| The vehicles windshield wiper motor caught fire during the night and extinguished itself. *nlm | |||
| 02/12/1998 | 1 | ||
| Rear windshield wiper motor failed due to short in system. *mjs | |||
| 09/01/1999 | 1 | ||
| The rear windshield wiper ceased operating dealer replaced motor with a used motor witout consumers permission. nlm | |||
| 03/16/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| In converstaions with other jeep owners and mechanics it is considered a common problem for the rear window wiper motor to not work. i would like to have this on record to see if there have been any complaints to the nhtsa, this is an expensive component and if not reparied could be considered a safety problem. *ak | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 10/01/1995 | ||
| Motor rear wiper. | |||