REC"D RECALL, DEALER HAS NO PARTS TO REPAIR. DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. *BF RECALL NUMBER: 03V455000 CONSUMER STATED THAT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS. CONSEQUENCE: THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TC
- NHTSA ID
- 10103324
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2004