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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000031941 | Incident Date: Feb, 16 2000 |
| Consumer's City: GARLAND | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: TALON | Model Year: 1991 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4E3CS44R1ME | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 17 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1995 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I am investigating prior failures and/or actions taken in regard to failure of the timing belt auto-tensioner assembly. the timing & balancer belts were replaced under a manufacturer recall: 09594183 recall-594-timing belt. the work was performed again the following week at no-cost, after reporting "more than usual engine vibration." i suspected that the "balance shaft" was indexed 180 degrees out-of-phase, as this would be the only probable cause for "increased engine vibration." this was confirmed by the notes in the second invoice stating: "adjusted balance shaft; labor-2.5 hours." my other question is in regards to the dealer's liability for goods and services. if due care was not given, then proper service of a directly related component cannot be reasonably assumed. therefore, the subsequent premature failure of the timing belt auto-tensioner assembly, could be linked to that service. any information in regards to other cases of similar failures and answers to the legal questions would be very helpful. *ak |
