Posted on December 13th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed its preliminary investigation PE11019 into possible airbag system problems on 2007-2008 Jeep Wranglers. The investigation was opened in May following reports of the air bag warning light being displayed with a higher incidence of problems being reported on right-hand-drive Wranglers. The problem was traced to a faulty [...]
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Posted on November 3rd, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler is recalling approximately 5,334 right-hand-drive Jeep Wrangler vehicles to replace the airbag clockspring assembly that could turn on the airbag lamp, which indicates the airbag may not deploy in the event of a crash. The voluntary safety recall is limited to right-hand-drive 2008-2012 Model Year Jeep Wrangler vehicles sold in the U.S. Market. “The [...]
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Posted on September 30th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
Chrysler is conducting a voluntary safety recall of 657 Chrysler 200, Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Journey, Dodge Durango, Dodge Grand Caravan and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with a 3.6-liter V-6 engine. The affected vehicles may exhibit loss of engine power caused by debris from the manufacturing machining processes. “The condition was caught early [...]
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Posted on September 27th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) has opened a preliminary investigation into reported problems with accidental deployment of the driver’s airbag. ODI reports it has received seven consumer complaints about model year 2002-2003 Jeep Libertys including four that claimed the driver frontal air bag deployed without a crash and three [...]
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Posted on September 19th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has upgraded its probe into corrosion problems with about 200,000 2004-2005 Jeep Libertys. A preliminary evaluation was begun on April 25 of this year after the agency received complaints alleging that the rear lower control arms failed due to excessive corrosion. Two complaints said [...]
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Posted on July 13th, 2011 • by Bill Cawthon
The potential recall we reported in April is now official. Chrysler is recalling 242,780 2003-2011 Dodge and Ram pickups worldwide because a fracture of the left tie rod ball stud could occur. This could potentially cause a loss of directional stability. There have been what a Chrysler spokesman calls “a few minor accidents and one [...]
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