Chrysler Corporation: Electrical System › Wiring
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 8, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 110,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE RIGHT STEERING TIE ROD CAN RUB THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH RESULTS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDING ENGINE STALLING AND AN INOPERATIVE PARK/STARTER INTERLOCK SYSTEM.
The risk
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSING STALLING WHILE IN MOTION OR AN INOPERATIVE PARK/STARTER INTERLOCK SYSTEM, WHICH ALLOWS ENGINE START WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN THE PARK POSITION, MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A REVISED WIRING HARNESS BRACKET AND A PLASTIC CONVOLUTED SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Chrysler Concorde | 348 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 1994 Chrysler LHS | 324 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 Chrysler New Yorker | 215 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 1994 Dodge Intrepid | 718 | 4 | 23 | 47 |
| 1994 Eagle Vision | 148 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 94V024000.
Full record for the 1994 Chrysler Concorde → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →