2002 Chrysler Concorde Problems

2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2.7L ENGINE. ENGINE NOISE DUE TO EXCESS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE EVEN THOUGH SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE ROUTINE WAS FOLLOWED PERFORMING OIL CHANGES AT PROPER INTERVALS. CLIO MICHIGAN CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED A TOTAL ENGINE REBUILD OR A USED ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF MORE THAN 3000.00 DOLLARS EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE HAS ONLY 73774 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING USE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND SUBSEQUENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORPORATION AS A RESULT OF PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE 2.7L ENGINE MANUFACTURED BY THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. I THEN FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION IN REGARD TO THE ENGINE NOISE AND POSSIBLE PREMATURE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED REPAIR COST AND AS OF HIS DATE HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE SAID CORPORATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND BEGAN SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH HE DROVE OVER BLACK ICE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS UNDAMAGED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE WE NOTICED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING. THIS COULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED, AND EVEN WHILE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AT NIGHT. THE CAR'S ALARM WOULD ALSO CHIRP WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF. THIS HAS CONTINUED, AND PROGRESSED TO THE BATTERY DRAINING IF UN-DRIVEN FOR OVER 12 HOURS. WE COULDN'T GET ANY OF OUR MECHANICS TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN THE ISSUE. THEY COULDN'T OFFER ANY SUGGESTIONS. WHEN HAVING A MINOR ACCIDENT REPAIRED, A MECHANIC SUGGESTED A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

1. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ALL LIGHTING, INTERIOR DASH, HEADLAMPS, ETC. HAVE A "FLICKERING" OR "PULSING" EFFECT. OVER TIME, THIS HAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE, AN 02 CHRYS CONCORDE, HAS ONLY 26K MI AND WAS PURCHASED NEW. THIS FLICKERING OF LIGHTING HAS WORSENED TO THE POINT THAT IT BOTHERS OTHER MOTORISTS. 2. THIS CONDITION IS CONSTANT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START WHEN LEFT 24 HRS WITHOUT RUNNING. VEHICLE STALLED ON AN INTERSTATE, IMMEDIATELY PUT IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO START, NEGATIVE. ALL LIGHTING CEASED TO FUNCTION PRIOR TO BEING ABLE TO FULLY STOP THE VEHICLE. 4-WAY-FLASHERS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE ON SHOULDER AND MY VEHICLE WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY ANOTHER MOTORIST. 3. THIS IS CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. DIAGNOSIS OF THE ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF "EXCESSIVE RIPPLE" NOTED FOR THE RECHARGING SYSTEM. PERSONS TESTING VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE EXPLANATION FOR THIS "EXCESSIVE RIPPLE" BUT WERE WILLING TO SELL ME A NEW ALTERNATOR THAT MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BATTERY (ORIGINAL) WAS REPORTEDLY STILL GOOD BUT NEEDED RECHARGING. I FOUND THE GROUND FROM ENGINE TO REMOTE NEGATIVE TERMINAL SEVERED IN HALF--IT RUNS RIGHT OVER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I THINK ORIGINALLY, IT MAY HAVE BEEN TOUCHING THE CONVERTER. IT WAS BRITTLE AND GREENISH OXIDIZED COLOR (I STILL HAVE A PIECE OF IT). I AM PLANNING TO TRY A NEW ALTERNATOR IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE AND I WILL HANG ONTO THE OLD ONE. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF -TWO FLUID CHANGES; WHEN I WENT TO GET IT REPAIRED AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP I WAS ADVISED THERE WERE SO MANY PARTS ON BACK ORDER FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT IT WOULD BE A MONTH OR BETTER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. TOTAL REPLACEMENT BECAME NECESSARY. MY OPINION IS -IF THERE ARE SO MANY ON "BACK ORDERED " THAT IT WILL TAKE A MONTH OR MORE TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ACROSS THE FLEET...ONE I SHOULD NOT COMPLETELY PAY FOR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AT 40MPH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND OPERATE AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON THE DASH PANEL ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLEARED THE FAILURE CODE AND THE LIGHT NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. AFTERWARDS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED REPLACING THE VALVE PAN OR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LOCK UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND RELINQUISHED ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE.

THIS CAR HAS AN ONGOING RECALL FOR SEAT RECLINER BOLTS. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SEAT BACK WENT FLAT AND I FELL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME THE SEAT BELT RECLINER BOLT BROKE. I BELIEVE I AM DUE FINANCIAL RESTITUTION EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT GET INJURED OR WORSE I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS ON A CITY STREET AT 40MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK SUDDENLY RECLINED. THE SEAT BACK WILL NOT STAY UP. CHRYSLER RECALL C04 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V035000 HAD ALLEGEDLY BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE BY THE SELLING DEALER, LAFLAM CHRYLER IN RUNNEMEDE, NJ, ON FEB 20, 2007. THIS RECALL IS SUPPOSED TO ENTAIL REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BOLT ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

AFTER BACKING OUR CAR OUT OF THE CARPORT, WE NOTICED A LONG THIN PIECE OF CORRODED METAL LAYING ON THE GROUND. I GOT UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, THE ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR HAD HOLES COMPLETELY CORRODED THROUGH. THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE HEAVY SURFACE CORROSION AS WELL. I FEEL THAT IF THE AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURES CONTINUE TO USE METAL FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS THEY SHOULD ENCASE THEM IN A NON CORROSIVE MATERIAL. THIS WOULD REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF CORROSION AND CHAFING OF THE FUEL TANK, THIS IS A HIGH VIBRATION AREA. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER VIA E-MAIL, THEIR RESPONSE WAS,( UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE SITUATIONS YOU HAVE OUTLINED IN YOUR E-MAIL). I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER BY PHONE AND TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT MY SITUATION. HE TOLD ME DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR AND THE MILEAGE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AT THAT POINT I ASKED HIM IF I COULD SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR, HE TOLD ME AT THAT TIME THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK. I NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK, HOWEVER I DID RECEIVE A CUSTOMER SURVEY ON MY E-MAIL ACCOUNT. WITH THIS BEING A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE I COULD NOT WAIT FOR CHRYSLER'S RESPONSE. I REPLACE THE FUEL TANK STRAPS MYSELF, I FOUND REPLACEMENT STRAPS AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. I HAVE REVIEWED THIS DOT WEB SITE ON PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR AUTOMOBILE. FOUND NOTHING IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL TANK STRAPS. I DID FIND A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY CHRYSLER ON THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WHICH WE HAD REPLACED A FEW YEARS AGO. THIS WAS AN VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN. ANOTHER COMPLAINT FROM A CUSTOMER ABOUT LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. WE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS, THE TIRES HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE RIM AND THE MATING SURFACE OF THE RIM TO TIRE CLEANED. *TR

STRUT STRIKER CAP (FRONT) IS SQUEAKING WHEN THERE IS A JOUNCE AT 5-8 MPH. THIS IS EXACTLY LIKE THE NHTSA ITEM # 10000901 WHICH IS A REAR STRUT STIKER CAP PROBLEM.*AK

REAR SEAT BELTS (3) DO NOT CATCH WHEN I PULL ON THEM SUDDENLY. I DID NOT HAVE ANY INCIDENT THAT CAUSED ME TO CHECK THEM. I UNDERSTAND SEAT BELTS ARE WARRANTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR SO THAT THEY CAN BE REPAIRED WITHOUT COST. THE CAR IS 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. IT HAS APPROX. 64,000 MILES AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

LETTER FROM CHRIS YAYAS (FL) CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF SEAT BELTS IN CHRYSLERS AND REQUEST THAT CHRYSLER RETRO-FIT ALL AUTOMOBILES WITH DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS. REPLY TO CHRIS YAYAS AND SEND A COPY TO WASH OFC, DOT/1#2003-4279. *AK *CB *JB

BRAKE SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND ,WHEN STOPPING. THEY WOULD GO BUMP, BUMP UNTIL CAR STOPPED. THEY CALLED IT PULSATING BRAKES. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND "SEVERELY RUSTED ROTORS". MILEAGE: 23616. I KEPT BRAKE PARTS. MI LICENSE 568RWVJEEP CHEROKEE HAD SAME PROBLEM. *JB

BRAKE SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND ,WHEN STOPPING. THEY WOULD GO BUMP, BUMP UNTIL CAR STOPPED. THEY CALLED IT PULSATING BRAKES. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND "SEVERELY RUSTED ROTORS". MILEAGE: 23616. I KEPT BRAKE PARTS. MI LICENSE 58RWVJEEP CHEROKEE HAD SAME PROBLEM. *JB

I GOT TO WORK THIS MORNING 4/18/2008 8:15 AND TURNED IN THE PARKING LOT AND COULDN'T STEER THE ...WHEEL. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THIS IS MY 3RD CAR I HAVE BOUGHT FROM CHRYSLER AND I AM FED UP. THE THIRD TIME HAS NOT BEEN THE CHARM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE BACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT FAILED. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V035000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE SEAT AGAIN FOR FREE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,000. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE SEAT TRACK AND TIE ROD END. UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL FAILED . AS A RESULT, THE DEFROSTER FAILED, AND VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED. *AK

THE REFLECTION OF THE LIGHT COLORED DASH ON THE WINDSHIELD IS SO BAD THAT AT TIMES IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE ROAD SIGNS AND OTHER TRAFFIC. A DARK COLORED DASH ON THIS VEHICLE TYPE IS ESSENTIAL AND A MODIFICATION SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT RECEIVE THE BOLTS NEED FOR COMPLETION OF REPAIR. *MR *TT *JB

VEHICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN IT IS VERY WINDY OUTSIDE. THIS CAUSES BODY OF VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SWAYS BADLY IF THE ROAD IS A LITTLE ROUGH. *YH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (FREMONT AUTO MALL IN FREMONT, CA) AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED THROTTLE SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (FREMONT AUTO MALL IN FREMONT, CA) AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,000.

AFTER BACKING OUR CAR OUT OF THE CARPORT, WE NOTICED A LONG THIN PIECE OF CORRODED METAL LAYING ON THE GROUND. I GOT UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, THE ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR HAD HOLES COMPLETELY CORRODED THROUGH. THE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE HEAVY SURFACE CORROSION AS WELL. I FEEL THAT IF THE AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURES CONTINUE TO USE METAL FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS THEY SHOULD ENCASE THEM IN A NON CORROSIVE MATERIAL. THIS WOULD REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF CORROSION AND CHAFING OF THE FUEL TANK, THIS IS A HIGH VIBRATION AREA. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER VIA E-MAIL, THEIR RESPONSE WAS,( UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE SITUATIONS YOU HAVE OUTLINED IN YOUR E-MAIL). I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER BY PHONE AND TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT MY SITUATION. HE TOLD ME DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR AND THE MILEAGE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AT THAT POINT I ASKED HIM IF I COULD SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR, HE TOLD ME AT THAT TIME THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK. I NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK, HOWEVER I DID RECEIVE A CUSTOMER SURVEY ON MY E-MAIL ACCOUNT. WITH THIS BEING A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE I COULD NOT WAIT FOR CHRYSLER'S RESPONSE. I REPLACE THE FUEL TANK STRAPS MYSELF, I FOUND REPLACEMENT STRAPS AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. I HAVE REVIEWED THIS DOT WEB SITE ON PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR AUTOMOBILE. FOUND NOTHING IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL TANK STRAPS. I DID FIND A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY CHRYSLER ON THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WHICH WE HAD REPLACED A FEW YEARS AGO. THIS WAS AN VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN. ANOTHER COMPLAINT FROM A CUSTOMER ABOUT LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. WE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS, THE TIRES HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE RIM AND THE MATING SURFACE OF THE RIM TO TIRE CLEANED. *TR

ALUMINUM RIM TIRES ON 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE DEVELOP LEAKS ALONG SEAL WITH TIRE BEAD. LEADS TO SLOW LEAK AND RESULTING LOW PRESSURE TIRE. I WAS TOLD BY GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CHRYSLER ALUMINUM WHEELS. TO EXTENT THAT SOMEONE DOES NOT NOTICE TIRE LOSS OF PRESSURE, DRIVING WITH SEVERELY UNDERINFLATED TIRE COULD RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN TIRE IN FOR SERVICE - (REMOVE TIRE AND CLEAN RIM) BUT IT IS STILL LEAKING. I VIEW THIS AS A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT, THE RIM SHOULD NOT FAIL TO HOLD PRESSURE. *NM

CONSUMER HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO REMOVE THE WHEELS FROM VEHICLE, THE LUG NUTS UNSCREWED NORMALLY, HOWEVER A SLEDGE HAMMER HAD TO BE USED TO REMOVE THE WHEELS.*JB *TS

1. CAR OPERATED NORMALLY. AGE 2 YRS., 5 MONTHS; 21,460 MILEES. STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, THEN PROCEEDED FORWARD. 2. 50 TO 75 FT. BEYOND STOP, LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB & BEARING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. LEFT FRONT WHEEL TURNED IN, PERHAPS 40-60DEGREES FROM STRAIGHT TRACK. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL UNAFFECTED; REMAINED ON STRAIGHT TRACK. LEFT FRONT WHEEL DIDN'T RESPOND TO STEERING AFTER FAILURE. CAR CAME TO A STOP. 3. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. NEW ASSEMBLY WAS IN STOCK; REPAIRE MADE WITHIN ONE HOUR. OLD PART RETURNED TO MFR. AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. COMMENT: HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AS THE RPM READING INCREASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR