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Chrysler News
Federal safety regulators asked DaimlerChrysler to recalled 600,000 vehicles
December 10, 2004
Federal safety regulators have asked DaimlerChrysler AG to recall 600,000 Dodge Durango and Dakota trucks because their wheels could fall off. The investigation includes vehicles from the 2000 to 2003 model years.
Chrysler spokesman Max Gates noted the Durango SUVs and Dakota pickups have not yet been recalled, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the recommendation after investigating reports of upper ball joint separation on dozens of vehicles.
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Chrystler Whistleblower Continues His Work
July 14, 2003
Paul Sheridan is a former Chrysler chair of the safety team on the new minivan at the time. For ten years Sheridan worked at Chrysler but was fired after Chrysler said Sheridan was leading documents. When Sheridan was the head of the safety leadership team for Chryslers new minivan in 1993, his team pointed out several safety components that Ford Motor Co.s Windstar van utilized and was frustrated when Chrysler would not budge on the liftgate latches despite the NHTSA launching an investigation in early 1994 regarding them.
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Daimler Chrysler Minivan Recall
November 30, 2000
Daimler Chrysler recalled 1993-1994 Dodge Caravan and Grand Caravan, Plymouth Caravan and Grand Caravan, and Chrysler town and Country minivans because of a defective steering wheel. Chrysler had reports of 70 steering wheel failure.
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Goodyear tread separations used on Daimler Chrysler AGs are being investigated.
November 21, 2000
Federal safety regulators opened an investigation on Tuesday after Goodyear light-truck tires were linked to at least 15 traffic fatalities following the Firestone recall due to tread separations. The NHTSA had received 37 complaints regarding tread separations on Goodyear's Load Range E tires, reports of 31 crashes that involved the deaths of 15 people and injured 129. The Goodyear tires have been used on the Daimler Chrysler AG.
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Daimler Chrysler recalls 216,000 U.S. pickups.
August 21, 2001
Dodge pickup trucks were recalled by Daimler Chrysler due to problems with the driver's side airbag. Some of the vehicles had sound muffling material inside the steering wheel that could become detached and wind up disabling the driver's side air bag system according to the NHTSA.
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Daimler Chrysler recalls light trucks.
June 29, 2001
Daimler Chrysler recalled 161,682 light trucks because they do not comply with federal seat belt standards. The vehicles front seat belt retractor does not comply with federal standards and vehicle occupants could be injured if it doesn't properly work in a crash according to the NHTSA.
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Chrysler recalls 515,000 vehicles.
May 25, 2001
Daimler Chrysler recalled 2000 and 2001 model Neons in order to replace a brake booster vacuum hose. According to Chrysler, over time contact with oil can cause the vacuum's hose to swell and loosen from the intake manifold and result in a loss of power-brake assist and an increased idle speed. This Chrysler recall affects 515,000 Dodge and Plymouth Neons.
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Chrysler minivans recalled.
April 25, 2001
Chrysler announced a voluntary recall of their new minivans because of a possible front suspension problem. There have been 11,000 customers affected by the Chrysler recall and owners have been urged not to drive the minivans because a bolt on the lower control arm of the front suspension can break and the driver can lose control of the vehicle.
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Chrysler recalls 701,000 Dodge Ram pickups.
April 11, 2001
A spring problem with the hood latch, according to the NHTSA prompted a Chrysler recall of Dodge Ram pickups. This Chrysler recalls is more focused on Northeast or Midwest located pickups due to higher levels of metal corrosion rates due to road salt. This causes the mechanism to stick in the release position and allow the hood to unexpectedly open.
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Chrysler recalls minivans
October 28, 2000
Chrysler recalled 1.4 million minivans that were built between 1996 and 2000 to fix the problems with a fuel rail seal that could leak. The Chrysler defect fix will not be available until March. The seal on the small pipe that carries fuel to the engine can fail in vehicles repeatedly operated at elevated temperature over many years. There were 43 reports of leaking fuel rail seals according to a Chrysler spokesman. Fires near the engine have caused a few minor injuries.
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USA Today reports recent Chrysler recalls
October 27, 2000
10-27-00 Chrysler recalls 1.4 million minivans
5-19-00 Chrysler recalls 26,000 Mercedes
5-5-00 Chrysler recalls 380,000 pickups
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Lawsuit against Chrysler for a 1995 airbag death
June 1, 2000
Chrysler has settled airbag lawsuits in the past but one man is insisting on taking Chrysler to trial because he has made safer airbags his mission. His daughter was killed in a Dodge Caravan minivan when their vehicle was hit by another car. Since then he has been organizing Chrysler airbag victim families to lobby against finding a safer device to save lives.
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Chrysler appeals a $262.5 million verdict.
March 8, 2000
Chrysler was told to write a $262.5 million check to the parents of a six year old killed as a result of a defective latch in the family's Chrysler minivan. A judge reduced the verdict by $3.5 million but left the rest of the damages to discourage Chrysler from using the same behavior that has led to the death of more than 50 people due to Chrysler minivan latch failures.
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Chrysler Recalls 652,000 SUVs.
January 24, 2000
Chrysler has recalled their SUVs because of wear issues to the fuel tank straps and expanded an earlier recall to replace brake rotors that corrode and crack in 15 rust belt states and Canada.
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Chrysler is ordered to pay $259 million for a latch failure death.
December 14, 1999
A U.S Judge ordered Chrysler to pay a family of a 6-year old boy who was fatally injured because he was thrown from the rear of a Chrysler minivan when the door latch failed. The Judge awarded the family a large award to keep Chrysler from continuing to use unsafe designs. Chrysler claimed they would use an aggressive appeal.
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Chrysler recalls their Mercedes.
December 2, 1999
Chrysler has recalled the 1997 Mercedes SL coupe/roadsters in 4,400 vehicles to replace the driver's side airbag modules. High humidity exposure can cause corrosion that causes the driver's front airbag to unintentionally deploy. Chrysler is recalling all of the 136,500 1998-1999 Mercedes M-Class SUV to inspect the front seat belt buckles and replace those that have been improperly manufactured.
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Chrysler sues lawyers.
November 19, 1999
Chrysler is suing for the third time for punitive damages because they feel lawyers have made claims against the safety of Chrysler auto seats that has harmed the company's reputation.
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The European Union dubs Chrysler minivans the sorriest in Europe.
July 7, 1999
The European Union and European motoring organizations tested eights Chrysler Voyager minivans and found that the steering wheel and air bag was forced upwards into the driver's face hitting the head hard and putting strain on the neck. The Europeans believe it is the car manufacturer's responsibility to provide proper restraint for all the occupants of the vehicle. The Chrysler ratings were based on performance in frontal and side crashes, as well as simulated pedestrian impact. Of all the minivans that were tested Chrysler fared the worst.
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