STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING, DEFECTIVE HOSE. HAVE HAD TWO POWER STEERING HOSES REPLACED WITHIN 3 WEEKS. DEALER HAS REPLACED WITH EXACT SAME HOSE, SAYS THAT IS WHAT CHRYSLER TELLS THEM TO REPLACE IT WITH. DEALER ADMITS THERE IS ABOUT 30 HOSES REPLACED EACH WEEK IN COLD WEATHER. ALSO STATED THAT ALL THAT MAY BE NEEDED IS A STRONGER/BETTER HOSE. NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT I TRANSPORT DAILY. AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THEIR WELFARE. I ALSO TRAVEL OVER 60 MILES TO WORK EACH DAY ON THE INTERSTATE. IF THE POWER STEERING GOES WHILE I AM ON THE INTERSTATE IT COULD CAUSE A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT EVEN RESULTING IN DEATH. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE THAT TYPE OF SITUATION BEFORE A RECALL IS MADE. IF THE HOSE GOES AGAIN, I WILL BE GOING THROUGH LEMON LAW PROCEEDINGS.*JB
2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH SPACE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING HIS FOOT TO CONTINUOUSLY BECOME TRAPPED BETWEEN BOTH PEDALS WHEN CHANGING FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AND CONFORMED TO THE NHTSA REGULATIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204....UPDATED 01/23/13 *BF UPDATED 2/4/2013 *JS