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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | ||||||||||||||||
| 95I001001 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 08/01/1992 to 07/01/1995 | I | 66407 | 09/29/1995 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 03/27/1995 | 05/09/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: light duty passenger minivans without remote release. this is not a safety recall. there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches. chrysler is conducting a service campaign to replace the liftgate latch assembly of the affected minivans. in a collision, the rear liftgate latch assembly could open. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the liftgate latch opens, occupants can be ejected resulting in significantly increased risk of injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Chrysler dealers will replace the liftgate latch with a new stronger latch assembly without charge. chrysler began notifying owners of these vehicles beginning september 1995. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This is not a safety recall. there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches.however, chrysler has decided to provide a stronger latch without charge.owners can contact chrysler at 1-800-minivan (1-800-646-4826). | |||||||||||||||
| 95I001005 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION | from 08/01/1992 to 07/01/1995 | I | 1342202 | 12/22/1995 | ODI | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 03/27/1995 | 05/09/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: light duty passenger minivans with remote release. this is not a safety recall. there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches. chrysler is conducting a service campaign to replace the liftgate latch assembly of the affected minivans. in a collision, the rear liftgate latch assembly could open. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the liftgate latch opens, occupants can be ejected resulting in significantly increased risk of injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Chrysler will replace the liftgate latch with a new stronger latch assembly without charge. chrysler began notifying owners during december 1995. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This is not a safety recall.there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches.however, chrysler has decided to provide a stronger latch without charge.owners can contact chrysler at1-800-minivan (1-800-646-4826). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 1 | |||
| The sliding door does not latch properly or tighten enough. nlm | |||
| 06/10/2000 | |||
| Driver unable to open door after closing. repairs made at dealer's shop at consumer's cost. please feel free to provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 06/15/2000 | |||
| Doors do not lock properly. they lock up from the outside & inside when trying to get out of vehicle. dealer has not cooperated. has given consumer the run around to replace the part.*ak | |||
| 08/01/1999 | 3 | 10/20/1999 | |
| While driving abs brake light came on. went to apply brakes & had no brakes. vehicle failed to stop right away. took to dealer & mechanic replaced abs pump. later, brakes failed again & took vehicle back. brakes repaired once more. however, problem has reappeared. dealership has gone out of business. the am/fm cassette stereo system also malfunctioned. in addition, sliding door never closed appropriately. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1997 | |||
| Sliding door isn't locking properly, and the bell keeps ringing that the door is open dealer can't determine the cause of the problem. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1999 | |||
| Defective passenger door is stuck which wont allow anyone enter or exit the vehicle on the passenger's side. please provide further information. | |||
| Driver's and passenger's side doors have the rubber worn off which makes it hard to close. dealer has seen. *ak | |||
| 08/11/1995 | |||
| Went to the dealership to get the latch replaced after he recieved a letter from chrysler. please describe. tt | |||
| 01/12/1995 | |||
| Side door comes open while vehicle is in motion. please explain. tt | |||
| 01/05/1995 | 1 | ||
| Design of door locks not safe for passengers; can open door by pulling on handle without manually unlocking door. tt | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | |||
| 09/01/1998 | |||
| The defective liftgate bolts on the right cylinder sheared off, causing the liftgate to slam down and broke the back window. also, resulted in injuries. | |||
| 02/16/1996 | |||
| Structure,door assembly: recall #951001 .received recall notice in february for liftgate latch. called to make an appointment and has called several times and can't get his vehicle repaired. deal stated that he will call him when the parts are received. *ak | |||
| Structure, liftgate latch: received recall notice in feb. 1996, called to make an appointment for repairs, was told they would notify him when they could get to him. has called several times since and still has not gotten his vehicle repaired. *ak | |||
| 1 | 02/01/1993 | ||
| Received notice of recall on the rear lift gate latch, no repairs made due to inavailability of parts. | |||
| 08/26/1995 | |||
| When hit in the rear the rear latch broke and the tailgate flew up on impact. please describe. tt | |||
| 04/03/1995 | 3 | ||
| Liftgate latch recall repairs refused due to lack of dealer notification. *aw | |||
| 06/11/1995 | |||
| Owner has a complaint in reference the length of time chrysler has taken too long to repair the rear liftgate latch. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1995 | |||
| Rear hatchback latch come open while driving. tt | |||
| 03/21/1993 | 1 | ||
| Does not believe that putting a new improved latch is the solution. tt | |||
| 04/05/1994 | |||
| Sometime the rear hatch latch light come on it hard too close. tt | |||
| 04/06/1995 | 1 | ||
| Rear hatch latch hard to close. tt | |||
| 04/06/1995 | 4 | ||
| While driving rear door latch failed, allowing stroller and other articles to fall out. this has happened more than once. tt | |||
| 03/01/1995 | |||
| Ea94-005 active, rear liftgate latch failure, when closing liftgate becomes very hard to latch. tt | |||
| 04/06/1993 | 1 | ||
| Rental vehicle, lost control of vehicle rolled over, rear latch liftgate came open. tt | |||
| 03/06/1995 | 1 | ||
| While driving and attempting to slow down, rear door clicks with warning light possible illuminating. driver got out to reclose. tt | |||
| Had a rear end collision, rear door popped open. tt | |||
| 06/01/1993 | |||
| Rear liftgate opened up while driving. tt | |||
| 02/28/1995 | 1 | ||
| Rear hatch latch opened while driving, no impact involved, ea94-005 active. tt | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||
| 09/23/2001 | |||
| While traveling 65mph hood flew up and obstructed driver's view. hood/windshield waere damaged. parked vehicle in garage.*ak | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH | |||
| 11/01/1997 | 0 | ||
| Due to the deterioration of bolts attached to liftgate, latch was loose which caused the bracket to fall on top of consumer's child, causing bodily injury. *ak | |||