Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 210699 | 04/02/1999 | 605014 | Conditions with intermittent loss of speed control. *tt | 05/24/1999 | |
| 081695REVA | 10/01/1995 | 08-16-95 | 46371 | Bulletin supersedes technical service bulletin 08-16-95, dated apr. 14, 1995. if the vehicle operator **repeatedly** presses and releases the set button with their foot off of the accelerator (a 'lift foot set' to begin speed control oper | 04/25/1996 |
| CH081695 | 04/01/1995 | 41049 | Cruise control overshoot/undershoot during initial set speed selection. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| PE96036 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 05/14/1996 | 10/31/1996 | THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE POSITION | ||
| Uncontrolled engine speed condition results fro throttle shaft binding | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/06/1999 | 2 | 04/29/1991 | |
| While driving vehicle just stopped. transmission failure, won't go forward and the engine raced. towed to the dealer. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1996 | 1 | 05/14/1996 | |
| On one occasion vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, clipping side of house, causing damage to the passenger side due to loss of control. *yc | |||
| 05/03/1999 | 1 | ||
| When consumer puts foot on the brakes the motor races, no problems found. mjs | |||
| 04/16/1999 | 7 | 09/01/1990 | |
| I need to get this component cleaned every 10k miles. this is a design defect. i show 7 failures (it continues to fail until the throttle body is cleaned). since all the do at the shop is clean the throttle body, i felt why bother. this is a safty issue. i should have complained sooner. i had just found out about this service. *ak | |||
| While driving car acelerated, driver cut another car off, took to dealer replaced the throttle body 4 cylinders . *ak | |||
| 12/15/1995 | |||
| Intermittent sudden unexpected acceleration of the vehicle. tt | |||
| While driving, made attempt to slow down, suddenly surged then raced over powering brake, result hit another vehicle. tt | |||
| 05/01/1991 | 20 | ||
| Cruise control disconnects and causes vehicle to loose power. tt | |||
| 12/29/1992 | 1 | ||
| Having problems with vehicle surging. tt | |||
| 02/24/1995 | 3 | ||
| While driving engine surges, also at stop sign races 2-300 rpm's almost over powering brakes, dealer can't reproduce. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 06/28/1995 | |||
| When stopping at a light the car accelerates . *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 09/15/1999 | 2 | 02/01/1999 | |
| While driving the vehicle to school vehicle suddenly accelerated. shifted into second gear and it locked up. contacted dealer and had the transmission replaced. drove the vehicle about 6 blocks and had the same problem. the dealer replaced an electronic automatic transaxle controller. the original controller was not reprogrammable. this fixed the problem of locking in 2nd gear. *ak | |||