Chrysler Corporation: Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 6, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 722,600. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS OR FROM HAIR LINE CRACKS IN THE THERMOSET FUEL INJECTION RAIL.
The risk
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET (PASSENGER) SIDE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLES SHOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL MUST HAVE THE OUTLET RAIL REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS OR FROM A CRACKED FUEL LINE, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
26 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Chrysler Concorde | 134 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 1997 Chrysler LHS | 79 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 Chrysler New Yorker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Dodge Intrepid | 344 | 2 | 26 | 25 |
| 1997 Eagle Vision | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 Plymouth Prowler | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Chrysler Concorde | 161 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1996 Chrysler LHS | 135 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 1996 Chrysler New Yorker | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Dodge Intrepid | 505 | 2 | 22 | 32 |
| 1996 Eagle Vision | 46 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 Chrysler Concorde | 219 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 1995 Chrysler LHS | 148 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 1995 Chrysler New Yorker | 59 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1995 Dodge Intrepid | 589 | 3 | 27 | 48 |
| 1995 Eagle Vision | 97 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 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 |
| 1993 Chrysler Concorde | 302 | 4 | 15 | 17 |
| 1993 Chrysler LHS | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 Chrysler New Yorker | 73 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 Dodge Intrepid | 408 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 1993 Eagle Vision | 163 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
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 98V184000.
Full record for the 1997 Chrysler Concorde → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →