NHTSA Campaign 01V011002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
NHTSA campaign 01V011002 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 01V011002 with NHTSA on January 16, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V011002, NHTSA lists up to 28,439 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2000 and January 31, 2001.
Owner notification letters for 01V011002 were scheduled from April 9, 2001, 83 days after the report.
01V011002 covers 2 models from Chrysler and Dodge, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 01V011002 covers have filed at least 40 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V011002 vehicles, the 2001 Chrysler Sebring has the most (20).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V011002 ranks 72 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 01V011002, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 13 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 01V011002 was 00V197000, reported on July 17, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. A HOSE MANUFACTURING PROCESS ALLOWED THE REINFORCEMENT YARD TO BREACH THE INNER LAYER OF SOME AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HOSES WEAKENING THE INNER WALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN LEAKAGE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID.
- The risk
- FLUID LEAKAGE FROM THE COOLER HOSES CAN CAUSE TRANSAXLE DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS AND SMOKE IF THE OIL CONTACTS THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER HOSES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 9, 2001. 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 1-800-853-1403.
Reported January 16, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V011002 (2)
Chrysler (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V011002, 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: January 16, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted