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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
| 06E024000 | K&N ENGINEERING, INC. | E (Equipment) | 44386 | 04/20/2006 | MFR | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 03/15/2006 | 03/17/2006 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain replacement k&n fuel performance kits, p/nos. 57-1509, 57-1511, 57-1511-1, 57-1517, 57-1517-1, 57-1527, and 57-1530. also, a small percentage of these kits were sold under the mopar performance parts brand name (p/nos. p5007069 and p5007070). all kits were manufactured from april 20, 1999, through september 23, 2004. these assemblies were manufactured as replacement equipment for certain dodge pickup trucks and suvs. a small piece of material from the tube wall could be sucked into the engine throttle body, which could cause the throttle to become jammed in the open position. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A jammed open throttle could cause unintended acceleration of the vehicle, possibly resulting in a crash or increased stoping distances when braking. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | K&n will provide owners with a free repair kit along with repair instructions. the recall began on april 20, 2006. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to replacement k&n fuel performance kits and has no relation to any original equipment installed on dodge vehicles manufactured by daimlerchrysler.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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/25/2003 | |||
| While driving the vehicle stalled without warning. *nlm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 01/13/2004 | 75000 | 2 | 01/23/2000 |
| Unexpected engine stall on highway while pulling trailer. lead to loss of power steering, brakes, etc. narrowly avoided major accident on highway. found out later there is a seriously high failure rate of diesel injection pumps due to poor design. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||
| 02/01/2005 | 114000 | 1 | 10/16/2002 |
| 2000 dodge ram 2500 has a cummins 5.9 liter diesel engine. the engine block has crack in the water jacket and is leaking coolant. cummins engine manufacture has admitted to this as being a problem and has not corrected the problem.*ak | |||
| Consumer notice engine leaking oil from under engine. dealer has been contacted technician notice vacuum pump need to be replace. please provide further information. ts | |||
| 06/19/2001 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle experienced fire in the engine compartment, the entire cab was burned, claim 36-a186-713. *slc | |||
| 09/22/2001 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle caught on fire in the engine compartment, consumer had it towed to dealer, claim 37-3254-339. *slc | |||
| 06/19/2001 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle experienced fire in the engine compartment, the entire cab was burned, claim 36-a186-713. *slc | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 09/22/2001 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle experienced an engine fire, claim 37-3254-339. *slc | |||
| 06/19/2001 | 1 | ||
| Fire in engine compartment, entire cab was burned, claim 36-a186-713. *slc | |||
| 09/22/2001 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle experienced an engine fire, claim 37-3254-339. *slc | |||
| 06/19/2001 | 1 | ||
| Fire in engine compartment, entire cab was burned, claim 36-a186-713. *slc | |||