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 | |||||
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| 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 | |||
| Side cargo door does not latch properly, and pops open while driving. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| 07/29/1998 | |||
| Sliding door has recently became difficult to open or close. consumer must use great amount of force in order to open it. consumer has added oil to hinges, but it only made it harder. grease on the door hinges did not correct the problem either. *ak *ml | |||
| 11/25/1998 | 1 | 11/25/1998 | |
| Rear latch assembly failed. | |||
| 3 | |||
| The sliding door has been serviced 3 times in the last year. first time being in july of 97. on october of 97, the rear latch was replaced. as of tuesday may 12th, 1998 the stricker was adjusted. when closing the door it would bounce up against the latch and not close properly. *ak | |||
| 07/05/1996 | 100 | ||
| During operation the door locks on all the doors, also lock and unlock on their own. during the past month this occurred over one hundred times.*ak | |||
| 01/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Rear door latch fails. *dh | |||
| The locks on the car do not work, when you lock the car it will still be open. tt | |||
| 03/14/1995 | 4 | ||
| Rear door opened 4 times without assistance. *skd | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | |||
| 04/01/1999 | 08/01/1994 | ||
| Recall 95i001005, liftgate bolt sheared off of the latch mechanism. had recall repairs done, but the problem is reoccurring. *ak | |||
| 05/29/1999 | 1 | 10/01/1993 | |
| The bolt that connects the right gas prop (that supports the rear liftgate) snapped on the top. the bolt was completely sheared. the liftgate dropped pulling my arm and shoulder with it. this could have been a fatal situation if someone was standing in its path. *ak | |||
| 06/05/1998 | 04/12/1994 | ||
| Rear hatchback latch failed prior to recall, recall repairs completed (95i-001-005). also, transmission failure. | |||
| 06/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Rear hatch latch failed, causing vehicle to rattle when going over bumps, also ceiling lightcomes on. | |||
| 11/06/1995 | 1 | 03/01/1993 | |
| The owner received a letter to get latch replaced and dealer did not have it and didn't know what was going on.tt *jb | |||
| 04/10/1995 | 0 | ||
| Rear hatch comes unlatched/open when driving. | |||
| 05/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Rear latch came open, releasing a wheel chair out of the rear of the van. tt | |||
| 12/10/1994 | 1 | ||
| Rear hatchlatch failed, causing liftgate to pop open during side impact accident at 25mph. tt | |||
| Experiences intermittent difficulty opening rear liftgate with key or by remote. tt | |||
| 12/15/1994 | 2 | ||
| Rear liftgate latch failed, causing liftgate to open while driving, no accident; smooth surface; seems to be problem with remote control lock release. tt | |||
| 04/07/1995 | 1 | ||
| Latch on rear gate spontaneously pops open while driving. tt | |||
| 12/04/1994 | 1 | ||
| Rear hatch latch came open during accident. tt | |||
| 03/27/1995 | |||
| The rear hatch latch keep on coming open no accident no one hurt. tt | |||
| Rear latch failed allowing rear door to open when backed up into grocery cart. tt | |||
| 02/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Reardoor opens while driving. tt | |||
| While driving, on three occasions experienced rear liftgate failure, when latch disengaged, allowing liftgate to fly up. tt | |||
| 03/10/1994 | 1 | ||
| Rear tailgate latch released in traffic, causing rear door to fly up . tt | |||
| 01/23/1995 | |||
| Vehicle hit on right rear quarter panel and tailgate latch disengaged. tt | |||
| 12/05/1994 | |||
| Warning light keep coming on, indicating that rear door is open, upon closing it light goes off, never comes completly open,dealer tighten something to no avail | |||
| 02/26/1995 | 1 | ||
| While driving the rear hatch latch came open. tt | |||
| 12/06/1994 | |||
| Was driving at stop light start to go the rear hatch latch came open. tt | |||
| 02/03/1995 | 1 | ||
| Rear liftgate opened by itself while driving. tt | |||
| 09/02/1994 | |||
| Was driving the van and the rear hatch latch came open. tt | |||
| 12/12/1994 | 4 | ||
| Back hatch has opened several times and contents of van spilled onto highway. tt | |||
| 10/30/1994 | |||
| Rear door latch pops open while drive on regular road condition. tt | |||
| In stopped position, was rear ended at impact speed of 55mph, the liftgate then popped open. tt | |||
| 01/14/1995 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was hit 9:00 position, speed 35 mph, rear latch gate opened, strolee was thrown from vehicle, resulting in injuries, ea94-005 active. tt | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||
| 12/21/1997 | 1 | ||
| Hood latches failed causing the hood of the car to to open while driving causing damage to vehicle. | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH | |||
| 07/12/1997 | |||
| The rear liftgate latch failed again. the van hit a bump and the rear gate opened. *ak | |||