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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V168003 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 07/01/1991 to 06/30/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 6198 | 12/21/1998 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 10/05/1998 | 10/07/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: all wheel drive passenger vehicles. lockup of the transfer case can occur due to insufficient lubrication. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the vehicles for adequacy of the transfer case oil volume, transfer case oil leakage, and operational degradation of the transfer case mechanism. if oil volume is insufficient, the appropriate amount of oil will be added. if there is transfer case oil leakage, affected components will be replaced. if the transfer case shows operational degradation, the transfer case will be replaced. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began december 21, 1998. 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 1-800-992-1997. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/25/1996 | |||
| Key sticking into the ignition swich, and transmission not shifting properly. it will not shift into overdrive unless the overdrive button is pushed intermittently. dealer notifed, and informed consumer nothing could be done because vehicle was out of warranty. please feel free to provide any further detail. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 2 | 01/20/1993 | |
| Transmission failed twice. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| The right front wheel makes a clicking like sound when driving. this is because of a bad transfer case. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 12/14/1995 | 4 | ||
| Interlock system failed, causing key to stick in ignition. *dsh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/23/1997 | 4 | 01/31/1997 | |
| Five speed transmission failed. | |||