Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. It has been recalled 2 times.
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
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Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
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2 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Floor Shift02V053000
Filed Feb 15, 20021,620,000 vehiclesDaimlerchrysler Corporation
Defect. ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF A DRIVER HAS NOT PLACED THE SHIFTER LEVER FULLY INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AFTER SEEMING TO BE STABLE.
Risk. INADVERTENT MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SECONDARY DETENT SYSTEM TO THE FLOOR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. DAIMLERCHRYSLER SENT INTERIM NOTICES TO OWNERS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM ON MARCH 22, 2002. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 23, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor99V340000
Filed Dec 13, 1999334,047 vehiclesDaimlerchrysler Corporation
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, OR WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS CAN EXPERIENCE SEVERE CORROSION IF OPERATED FOR AN EXTENSIVE PERIOD IN THE "SALT BELT." IF THE ROTORS ARE NOT REPLACED, THE CORROSION CAN EVENTUALLY COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER HUB SECTION OF THE ROTOR.
Risk. THE REDUCED STRENGTH CAN ALLOW THE CAST IRON WEAR SURFACE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HUB, REDUCING THE BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VEHICLE.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE ROTORS WITH ROTORS THAT ARE COATED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 8, 1999MO
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO A LIGHT AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THEN THE BRAKES RELEASED, AND THE STARTWD TO WORK AGAIN. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 29, 1999GA
BOLTS WITHIN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET ARE LOOSENED, AND THERE IS KNOCKING NOISE. DEBRIS FOUND WITHIN THE ENGINE, AND IT HAD TO BE REBUILT. *AK *ML
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Feb 15, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.