CONSUMER HAVE REMAINED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER THE RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING WAS PERFORMED. TS THE CONSUMER HAD CHANGED THE FUSE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAG(S) AND THE REAR WIPER SYSTEM. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE WIRING SYSTEM. SCC
NHTSA complaint #10004581 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Westchester, OH
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V189000; THE OWNER IS EXPERIENCING WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. HE WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURE THAT HIS VAN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE OWNER HAS ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS PART WAS NOT ONLY USED ON THE 1994 BUT THE 1995 AS WELL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS
NHTSA complaint #8023315 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbus, OH
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE REAR WIPER STOPPED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE WARNING LIGHT IS STAYS ON AND THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT WORK. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS ACTION #PE97-049. DT
NHTSA complaint #769837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Odessa, FL
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
SIDE DOOR COMES OPEN ON ITS OWN. WHILE DRIVING AND HITTING A BUMP DOOR COMES OPEN. ALSO, STATED WHILE JUST DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY DOOR WOULD COME OPEN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED DOOR HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT IT HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #899669 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Broken Arrow, OK
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THIS PROBLEM HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL ONCE. I HAD IT FIXED IN 01/2000 . THE SAME PROBLEM HAS COME BACK, TOOK IT DEALER IN TULSA OK. THEY SAW NO NEW RECALL'S . SO WHEN I TURN ON THE REAR WIPER IT BLOWS THE FUSE WHICH THE AIRBAG IS USING. EVERY TIME AND I AM USING THE RIGHT SIZE FUSE.
NHTSA complaint #754232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Harker Heights, TX
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN INTERMITENTLY GOING ON/THEN AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON.
NHTSA complaint #752063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Elcajon, CA
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH REAR MIDDLE WINDOW IN VERY BACK COMPLETELY SHATTERED. CONSUMER FEELS IT WAS HEAT COMBUSTION.
NHTSA complaint #894576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Manteno, IL
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE CLOSING SLIDING DOOR REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #884094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
N Logan, UT2 injured
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IMPLODED & HIT DRIVER IN THE FACE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. ALSO, THE MIDDLE PANELWINDOW IMPLODED INTO THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT & CUT THEIR FACES & LEGS UP. CONSUEMR WAS CURRENTLY DEALING WITH THE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #863338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Millstadt, IL
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 8MPH IT AND WAS RAINING LIGHTLY, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING. THEN, WHEN IT STARTED TO POUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING.
NHTSA complaint #861084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Casco, MI
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
AIRBAG FUSE HAS BLOWN OUT TWICE, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT TO WORK. CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT UPON STARTING THE CAR. RECALL 99V113000.
NHTSA complaint #857805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pardeeville, WI
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT OPERABLE. THEY WON'T MOVE.
NHTSA complaint #857807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN USING THE A/C OR HEATER AND COMING TO A STOP ENGINE STALLS OUT. DEALER CANT FIND SOLUTION.
NHTSA complaint #856829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Havre DE G, MD
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
REAR WIPER MOTOR FAILED CUNSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A CONNETION BRTWEEN THIS FAILURE AND THE RECALL (99V-113) OF THE AIR BAG WIRING. NLM
NHTSA complaint #548600 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Waxhaw, NC
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DEALER TOOK THE WIRE LOOSE FROM THE REAR WIPER MOTOR AND SAID IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. THEY NEVER CALL ABOUT THE REPAIR. RECALL REPAIR NOT COMPLETED PROPERLY DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. (99V-113) MJS
NHTSA complaint #549211 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Orem, UT
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #851772 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Aurora, CO
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BLEW SEVERAL FUSES AND BURNED OUT, REPLACEMENT MOTOR FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER, (DISCONNECTED MOTOR UNIT DUE TO FAILURES). MJS
NHTSA complaint #548373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Philadelphia, PA
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATE WHEN TURNING ON REAR WIPER , SHORT OCCURRED, ALSO ABS LIGHT STAY ON CONTINUALLY . DEALER REPAIRED ABS LIGHT, WIPERS STILL SHORT OUT. MJS
NHTSA complaint #848619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Detroit, MI
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN IT IS ACTIVATED IT MAKES A NOISE, BUT IT DOESN'T WIPE THE WINDOWS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. ALSO, AIR COMPRESSOR IS GIVING OUT, THE ANTI-FREEZE FERON COMPARTMENT STOPPED WORKING, AND THE REAR GATE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK
NHTSA complaint #845907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ST ANN, MO
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION, AFFECTING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE BEING USED . SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME BACK AFTER TURNING THEM OFF. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #845287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Latham, NY
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
WHILE PARKED WITH THE WINDOWS SLIGHTLY OPEN, THE REAR VIEW MIRROR GLUED TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FELL OFF DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE GLUE. THIS WAS REPAIRED AT A DEALER FOR ABOUT $27, BUT THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE UNTIL I COULD GET IT SERVICED.
NHTSA complaint #708519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Eden Prairie, MN
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DROVE ABOUT 4 MILES. PARKED VAN IN GARAGE. 2 MINUTES LATER, WINDOW EXPLODED.
NHTSA complaint #706505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ORO Valley, AZ
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE MOLDING ON THE REAR WINDOW WOULD MELT AND DRIP ALL ALONG THE SIDES. THE VAN WOULD DIE WHEN WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ON. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN EVERYTHING OFF, PUT IN PARK AND TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. TOO MANY TIMES WE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT NOT TOO MENTION THE 100 + DEGREES WE HAVE HERE IN THE DESERT. THE FIRST TIME THE VAN STALLED OUT WE HAD JUST STARTED OUT FROM A RED LIGHT, THE VAN DIED AS WE WERE GOING THROUGHT THE INTERSECTION. ALL POWER DIED AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER SEVERAL LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC INTO A PARKING LOT TO TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. IT WOULD ALWAYS RESTART, HOWEVER ONLY WITH THE AIR TURNED OFF ALONG WITH THE RADIO. WE TOOK THE VAN TO OUR OWN MECHANIC HOPING THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE LOWER. HOWEVER AFTER REPEAT STALLING PROBLEMS AND FINALLY NO AIR CONDITIONING AT ALL WE BROUGHT THE VAN TO THE CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH DEALER WHO TOOK OVER FROM ED MOSES , JIM CLICK . THE $659.17 WE PAID THEM TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR COIL & RECHARGE THE AC SYSTEM IS ANOTHER YEARLY MAJOR DEFECT WE HAVE HAD TO REPAIR. NOVEMBER OF 1997 WE PAID $714.50 FOR THE DEALER TO OVERHAUL THE TRANSMISSION, FLASH THE CONTROLLER AND FLUSH THE COOLER. WE DID SEEK AND RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION FOR THAT REPAIR BUT FOR ONLY HALF OF THE TOTAL REPAIR COST. WE ALSO SEEKED ASSISTANCE FROM AGAIN REGARDING THE AC REPAIR BUT WERE TOLD THAT SINCE WE DIDN'T USE THE DEALER FOR REPAIRING THE ORIGINAL STALLING PROBLEM THAT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US. THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED REPAIR PROBLEMS AND WE THANK GOODNESS THAT NONE OF OUR CHILDREN, OURSELVES AND OTHERS HAVEN'T BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. THE REAR WINDOW THAT SHATTERED WAS KEPT INTACT ONLY BECAUSE WE HAD SUN PROTECTIVE FILM INSTALLED. WE THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN SHOT AT AS WE WERE DEPARTING AN AMUSEMENT PARK IN LOS ANGELES AT NIGHT AND WERE WAITING TO TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. OUR TWIN 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS WERE IN THE BACK
NHTSA complaint #704447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ORO Valley, AZ
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE MOLDING ON THE REAR WINDOW WOULD MELT AND DRIP ALL ALONG THE SIDES. THE VAN WOULD DIE WHEN WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS ON. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN EVERYTHING OFF, PUT IN PARK AND TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. TOO MANY TIMES WE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT NOT TOO MENTION THE 100 + DEGREES WE HAVE HERE IN THE DESERT. THE FIRST TIME THE VAN STALLED OUT WE HAD JUST STARTED OUT FROM A RED LIGHT, THE VAN DIED AS WE WERE GOING THROUGHT THE INTERSECTION. ALL POWER DIED AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER SEVERAL LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC INTO A PARKING LOT TO TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. IT WOULD ALWAYS RESTART, HOWEVER ONLY WITH THE AIR TURNED OFF ALONG WITH THE RADIO. WE TOOK THE VAN TO OUR OWN MECHANIC HOPING THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE LOWER. HOWEVER AFTER REPEAT STALLING PROBLEMS AND FINALLY NO AIR CONDITIONING AT ALL WE BROUGHT THE VAN TO THE CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH DEALER WHO TOOK OVER FROM ED MOSES , JIM CLICK . THE $659.17 WE PAID THEM TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR COIL & RECHARGE THE AC SYSTEM IS ANOTHER YEARLY MAJOR DEFECT WE HAVE HAD TO REPAIR. NOVEMBER OF 1997 WE PAID $714.50 FOR THE DEALER TO OVERHAUL THE TRANSMISSION, FLASH THE CONTROLLER AND FLUSH THE COOLER. WE DID SEEK AND RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION FOR THAT REPAIR BUT FOR ONLY HALF OF THE TOTAL REPAIR COST. WE ALSO SEEKED ASSISTANCE FROM AGAIN REGARDING THE AC REPAIR BUT WERE TOLD THAT SINCE WE DIDN'T USE THE DEALER FOR REPAIRING THE ORIGINAL STALLING PROBLEM THAT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US. THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED REPAIR PROBLEMS AND WE THANK GOODNESS THAT NONE OF OUR CHILDREN, OURSELVES AND OTHERS HAVEN'T BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. THE REAR WINDOW THAT SHATTERED WAS KEPT INTACT ONLY BECAUSE WE HAD SUN PROTECTIVE FILM INSTALLED. WE THOUGHT WE HAD BEEN SHOT AT AS WE WERE DEPARTING AN AMUSEMENT PARK IN LOS ANGELES AT NIGHT AND WERE WAITING TO TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. OUR TWIN 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS WERE IN THE BACK
NHTSA complaint #704447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Flowery BR, GA
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, AIRBAG FUSE FAILED(UNSPECIFIED).
NHTSA complaint #541822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Port Huene, CA
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELDS, FRONT AND BACK, IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AT FACTORY, SILICON CONTINUES TO SOFTEN AND RUN WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT.
NHTSA complaint #501785 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plant City, FL
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR: REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK. WIPER MOTOR IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG THEREFORE THE AIR BAGS DOES NOT WORK EITHER. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND SAID SHE SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED IT, BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT.
NHTSA complaint #812752 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
High Falls, NY
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER FUSE BLEW OUT.
NHTSA complaint #516157 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plymouth, NH
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE POORLY DESIGNED FRONT DEFROSTER VENTS CANNOT WARM THE WINDSHIELD ENOUGH , THEREFORE ICE BUILDS UP ON WINDSHIELD, PREVENTING WIPERS FROM OPERATING.
NHTSA complaint #514638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Plymouth, NH
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE POORLY DESIGNED FRONT DEFROSTER VENTS CANNOT WARM THE WINDSHIELD ENOUGH , THEREFORE ICE BUILDS UP ON WINDSHIELD, PREVENTING WIPERS FROM OPERATING.
NHTSA complaint #514638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.