| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001086410 | Incident Date: Dec, 14 2001 |
| Consumer's City: NEWPORT NEWS | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: SPIRIT | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1B3AA4639RF | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 08 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The transmission on this car started downshifting very harshly & going out of gear with no warning. i was almost rear-ended. the transmission needs a $2,000 re-build after only 25,000 miles. chrysler is not willing to help out. on further investigation, i have learned the chrysler cars and mini vans have been notorious for bad automatic transmissions. how has this been permitted to go on for so long? one of their products experiencing a major drivetrain failure at such low mileage is ridiculous. this automobile was originally purchased by an elderly couple who maintained it to the max. and babied it on the road. the car looks brand new as it has been housed in a heated garage. such a marof failure at such extremely low mileage is unreasonable, to say nothing of the fact that sudden power loss to the drive wheels and harsh downshifting, slowing the car unexpectedly is dangerous. it would appear that chrysler has been given a "bye" on this issue in spite of so many product failures. why? the4 transmisson shops tell me that they do not even use factory parts when they re-build. this is ridiculous, especially from a company that was saved from bankruptcy by "we the people".*ak |
