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1997 Dodge CARAVAN Suspension Front Macpherson Strut Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	636627
Internal NHTSA #	10196573
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	DODGE
Model	CARAVAN
Model Year	1997
File date	17/07/07
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The strut tower on the 1997 dodge caravan, that has only 85,500 miles rusted and needed to be replaced. After researching this problem i discovered that this was a common problem. Dodge admitted to a design flaw for the premature rusting strut towers. A tech service bulletin from chrysler dated october '02 explicitly stated that all '1996 to 19'99 chrysler vans plymouth, dodge, and chrysler, had the problem with the strut towers. All of them will eventually rust from the bottom up. As i stated, the strut towers were defective in there design. Chrysler has a warranty part number 05086513aa but refuses to fix a known dangerous defect, because the van is over the 7 year, 100,000 mile, which ever comes first warranty. This is outrageous, especially since this van has been taken to the dodge dealer for almost all maintenance needs and yearly state of maine safety inspections, and this issue was never mentioned. Clearly, when the rusted strut tower gives, the strut will come up through the hood. At that point, lives will be in danger, as the probability of losing control of the vehicle is inevitable. Please consider this my formal complaint. Will chrysler live up to the responsibility and repair this know defect for those of us out of the warranty timeline.*ak
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WATERVILLE, ME
VIN pattern	2B4FP2538VRXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	14/07/07
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1997 Dodge CARAVAN Suspension Front Macpherson Strut Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1997 Dodge CARAVAN Suspension Front Macpherson Strut Problems, Complaints and Defects

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