Issue ID | 421605 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10022526 |
Manufacurer | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
Brand | DODGE |
Model | CARAVAN |
Model Year | 1997 |
File date | 30/06/24 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Cruise control became inoperative and drove consumer off the interstate onto the shoulder at 70 mph. *mr the cruise would not respond to the brake pedal or the controls on the steering wheel. After replacing the clock spring per recall, the service dealer assured the consumer the cruise was repaired. The problem returned when the consumer's wife had driven the vehicle. It was found that the throttle cable leading from the cruise control mechanism to the throttle itself failed at the point of the exit from the cable strands in the cable were pulled back into the cable housing locking the action of the cable, and caused failure. *scc *jb |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
Number of Occurences | 2 |
Source of the issue | CONSUMER LETTER |
City and State | BENTON, KY |
VIN pattern | 9999XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | |
No. of fatalities | |
Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | |
Drive train type | U |
Transmission type | |
Vehicle speed | 70 |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | PARK AVENUE CHRYSLER |
Dealer's telephone number | |
Dealer's city | PADUCAH |
Dealer's state code | KY |
Dealer's ZIP code |