NHTSA Campaign 00V299002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 00V299002 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 00V299002 with NHTSA on October 2, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V299002, NHTSA lists up to 554 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 17, 2000 and July 24, 2000.
The 00V299002 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V299002 were scheduled from November 17, 2000, 46 days after the report.
00V299002 covers 2 models from Chrysler and Dodge, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 00V299002 covers have filed at least 147 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V299002 vehicles, the 2001 Chrysler Sebring has the most (89).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V299002 ranks 127 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 00V299002, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 4 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE HARNESS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH A NEW PROTECTIVE SHIELD CAUSING A GROUNDED CIRCUIT.
- The risk
- PROLONGED WIRING HARNESS CONTACT WITH THE HEAT SHIELD WILL CAUSE THE WIRING INSULATION TO WEAR AND EVENTUALLY TO GROUND OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO DIE-OUT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HARNESS.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 17, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
Reported October 2, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V299002 (2)
Chrysler (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V299002, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted