1995 Eagle Vision

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2004, MR. ROBERT GALENTY OF ISELIN, NJ, PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1993-1997 VEHICLES PRODUCED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.HIS PETITION IDENTIFIED THREE ISSUES OF CONCERN: 1) FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR RAILS; 2) BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE; AND 3) SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE FRAME TO DAMAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED.MR. GALANTY ALLEGED THAT HIS 1996 DODGE INTREPID HAD EACH OF THESE THREE PROBLEMS.CONCERNING FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER COMMENCED A RECALL (98V-184) OF APPROXIMATELY 722,600 VEHICLES TO ADDRESS ENGINE FUEL RAIL LEAKS THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, INCLUDING THOSE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION AND THE PETITIONER'S 1996 DODGE INTREPID.ON OCTOBER 7, 1998, NHTSA OPENED A RECALL QUERY INVESTIGATION (RQ98-018) TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF THE RECALL REMEDY.THAT INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED ON JULY 8, 2002 WITHOUT REQUIRING FURTHER ACTION BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER.VERY RECENTLY, ON JUNE 9, 2004, NHTSA DENIED A PETITION (RP04-001) TO REOPEN RQ98-018 AFTER FINDING THAT THERE WAS NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY BASIS FOR REOPENING IT.THIS IS STILL THE CURRENT POSITION OF NHTSA ON THIS ISSUE.CONCERNING BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND FRAME ALIGNMENT, A REVIEW OF NHTSA'S DATABASE SHOWS NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES ON THE VEHICLES CITED IN THE PETITION.

THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS ABOVE ARE BASED ON DAIMLERCHRYSLER?S (DC) ANALYSIS OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 (POPULATION = 356,384) AND 1999 (POPULATION = 486,948) JA, JX AND LH FAMILY SUBJECT VEHICLE DATA (EARLIER MYS EXCLUDED).THE POPULATION NUMBER INCLUDES ALL MYS.THE PRECISE NUMBER OF DUPLICATES BETWEEN ODI AND DC REPORTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO MISSING OR INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.THE FATALITY INCIDENT INVOLVED AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO ATTEMPTED TO STOP A ROLL AWAY VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.ODI ALSO GATHERED INFORMATION ON MY 1997-99 PROWLER VEHICLES IN THIS INVESTIGATION. THE PROWLER VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN SHIFTER MECHANISM (THE SHIFT LEVER IS SHORTER).THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OF PROWLER INTERLOCK FAILURE IN ODI?S DATABASE, AND DC HAS RECEIVED NO REPORTS EITHER.THE PROWLER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL SCOPE.THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED A CONDITION WHERE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM COULD FAIL (OR BE MADE INOPERATIVE BY THE OPERATOR) DURING VEHICLE USE, POSSIBLY INADVERTENTLY.THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS REQUIRED UNDER FMVSS 114.WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE IGNITION KEY OFF, THE COMBINED ACTION OF PRESSING THE SHIFT BUTTON AND PULLING THE SHIFT LEVER REARWARD MAY RESULT IN THE OPERATOR OVERCOMING THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND CAUSE THE MECHANICAL LINKAGE OF THE SYSTEM TO DISCONNECT.WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO OVERT INDICATION TO AN OPERATOR THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFEATED, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF VEHICLE ROLL-AWAY EXISTS.UNDER RECALL 04V021, DC WILL REPLACE DAMAGED SHIFT MECHANISMS, AND WILL INSTALL ON ALL VEHICLES A DEVICE WHICH INHIBITS THE OPERATOR?S ABILITY TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK AND DEFEAT THE SYSTEM.BEGINNING WITH MY 2000, DC INCORPORATED A BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM INTO THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.INTRODUCTION OF BTSI INVOLVED DESIGN CHANGES TO THE SHIFT MECHANISM, ONE OF WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE (RMA) OF THE SHIFT BUTTON.THE RMA SHIFTER REQUIRES INCREASED FORCES TO OVERCOME THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, MAKING THE SHIFTER LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE.

MR. LARRY A. SACKEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) BY LETTER DATED APRIL 18, 2003, REQUESTING THAT NHTSAFURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING SHAFT SYSTEM ON 1987-1995 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.IN PART BECAUSE OF 49 CFR ? 30120(G), NHTSA HAS DECIDED TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF THE PETITION VEHICLES TO 1993-1995 MODELS, EXCLUDING THE 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND 1994-1995 DODGE RAM SERIES TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED (93V210 & 96V230) FOR STEERING COLUMN FAILURE.IF THE ANALYSIS OF THESE VEHICLES HAD IDENTIFIED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, THE SCOPE COULD HAVE BEEN EXPANDED IN AN INVESTIGATION.A REVIEW OF ODI'S DATA BASE SHOWS NO RECENT COMPLAINTS AND A LACK OF A COMPLAINT TREND CONCERNING THE SUBJECT ISSUE ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AS A WHOLE OR BY INDIVIDUAL MODELS.THEREFORE, THE PETITION IS DENIED.FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE VOLUME 68, NO. 130, JULY 8, 2003.

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WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CONNECTING ARM DISCONNECTED WHILE DRIVING. WIPER FAILURE RESULTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10249880

Incident

Nov 22, 2008

Mileage

80 mi

IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY DRIVERS SEAT BACK FELL BACK. I HAD TO CLUTCH THE STEERING WHEEL TO STAY UPRIGHT AND TRAVELED TO ANOTHER LANE BUT LUCKILY DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND REFERENCE ON THE INTERNET TO A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM ON OTHER 1995 EAGLE VISIONS, BUT OUR DEALER STATES THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED ON THIS RECALL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10179236

Incident

Jan 19, 2007

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFTER ARM WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM THE PARK POSITION TO DRIVE OR REVERSE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ADDED EVERY WEEK OR TWO, WHICH SEEMED TO MAKE SHIFTING EASIER. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THE COIL WAS FLAT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

NHTSA ID

10168873

Incident

Sep 14, 2006

Mileage

148,000 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE BOLTS IN RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD TO BE TIGHTENED CONSTANTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR TWO YEARS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. WHEN THE BOLTS BECAME LOOSE THE WHEEL LOCKED. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS, BUT IT ONLY LASTED FOR NO MORE THAN A WEEK. *AK

NHTSA ID

10130409

Incident

Sep 2, 2004

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V215000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN ENGINE CRADLE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN BUT HAD THE CONTROL ARM BRACKET COME OFF THE ENGINE CRADLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10117294

Incident

Mar 31, 2005

DEALER WILL NOT PERFORM REPAIRS FOR NHTSA RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFTER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE VIN FELL INTO A LEMON BUY BACK.*AK

NHTSA ID

10115708

Incident

Mar 1, 1995

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' RECEIVED AFTER 7 TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN 1995 EAGLE VISION. *BF THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SHIFTING BUT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT MOVEMENT/NON MOVEMENT AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE WITH NO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE GEAR INDICATOR REMAINED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL COST OF THE VEHICLE. *SC ON ONE OF THE SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE GARAGE DOOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE WITH NO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS STILL IN PARK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10113768

Incident

Jun 4, 1997

Mileage

232 mi

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM FOURTH GEAR TO SECOND ON ITS ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INSISTED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ON ITS OWN FROM 4TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR WHILE IN MOTION. *TC

NHTSA ID

10099623

Incident

Nov 8, 2004

Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.

Child Seat Tether Anchor Installation This bulletin describes procedures to install Child Seat Tether Anchors based on Customer Request. Retrofits are subject to part availability. Vehicles in the following list that are marked **** for the model year are no longer supported with OEM retrofit kits. NOTE: Dealers are encouraged to honor any customers? request for the installation of the Child Seat Tether Anchors and Dealer reimbursement will be made by FCA US LLC regardless of vehicle age or mileage. See the Warranty Policy and Procedure Manual and/or Warranty Bulletin D-08-33 for reimbursement detail.

FLASH PROGRAMMING FAILURE RECOVERY. *SLC

SUBJECT REGARDING LOW OR NO CABIN HEAD, ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM SYSTEM FILL PROCEDURE. *TT

SUBJECT REGARDING CAMSHAFT / BEARING SERVICE. *TT

SUBJECT REGARDING AIRBAG / CLOCK SPRING SERVICE FOR VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2002 MODEL YEAR JEEP LIBERTY. *TT