Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 180597 | 02/14/1997 | 51978 | Vehicles with 3.0l engines - intake valve deposits - driveway die out, rough idle, lack of power, sags or hesitation. *tw | 07/17/1997 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | ||||||
| PE89170 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 09/26/1989 | 02/23/1990 | UNDERDASH FIRES | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 01/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Engine burns oil, emitting fumes/blue smoke from tail pipe. *ak | |||
| Purchase truck used the v6 engine valve guide is bad . tt | |||
| 11/23/1994 | |||
| The engine gaskets are broken and causes the oil to leak onto the engine and could cause a fire. please describe. tt | |||
| 03/02/1995 | 2 | ||
| Engine valves fall down due to poor design. *skd | |||
| 08/16/1991 | 1 | ||
| Crankshaft failed, causing engine to overheat, also rsurfaced engine cylinder heads. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer states that this vehicle experienced major engine defects. *slc | |||
| 1 | 11/01/1987 | ||
| Engine runs rough and hesitates. | |||
| 03/17/1997 | |||
| While driving the vehicle caught on fire in the engine compartment, cause unknown. *ak | |||
| 01/17/1997 | 1 | ||
| Intermittent stalling. | |||
| 01/01/1996 | |||
| While vehicle was parked, the car caught on fire and and was a totaled. 8ak | |||
| 09/01/1987 | 1 | ||
| Engine fire. *dsh | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 07/20/1998 | 07/29/1987 | ||
| Engine has a defective exhaust valve guide, causing excessive oil consumption and smoke in exhaust in idle position. dealer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 01/20/1997 | 01/15/1997 | ||
| Air aspirator valve failed, releasing hot exhaust fumes into engine compartment. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||
| 01/20/1997 | 1 | 01/15/1997 | |
| Air aspirator valve failed, releasing hot exhaust gasses in the engine compartment melting a rubber hose and plastic box. a potential for under hood fire or exhaust gasses entering passenger compartment exists. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 11/09/1994 | 9 | ||
| Defective muffler. | |||