Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →
SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE LOCK UP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. OCCUPANTS ARE UNABLE TO UNLATCH OR RELATCH THE SEAT BELT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES. AK
VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE ROAD WANDER; ALSO NOTED BY OTHER ROADTREK OWNERS. CHRYSLER IS REPORTED TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT OFFERS NO REMEDY TO MODELS AFTER 1997 ON SERVICE BULLETIN #021197, DATED 11/28/1997, SERVICE GROUP 02. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE WILL GO INTO CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT CONSUMER EVEN TOUCHING THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. CONSUMER SAYS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, CAR TAKES OFF LIKE A JET GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF SO MANY CURVES IN THE ROAD. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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