Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. It has been recalled 2 times.
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Suspension › Front
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Power Train › Automatic Transmission
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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
Suspension › Front
Filed Jan 14, 2006100,000 milesAZ
THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN IT REACHES A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR AND RUNS OVER A SLIGHT BUMP. THIS IS A REPEATABLE EVENT, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR FACILITY AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITIES SEEM TO BE UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. FROM MY SEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. REFER TO 723284 AND 862842. THOSE HAZARD DESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY DESCRIBE WHAT OUR VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING. *NM
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Aug 9, 1999FL
WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVERWAY WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A WALL. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 15, 1995CO
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM PARK TO REVERSE BY ITSELF. TT
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.