| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004310724 | Incident Date: Nov, 04 2004 |
| Consumer's City: RAYMOND | Consumer's State: NH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: VAN | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:heater core |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2B6HB21X7VK | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The heater core sprung a leak while driving which rendered the defroster system inoperative. vehicle immediately fogged up. this reduced the driver's visibility because the driver was unable to see out of the windshield. consumer pulled over and cut the windshield off, and drove the rest of the trip with the windows down, and defogger switch in the off position. the heater core was replaced by a mechanic who had difficulty finding the part. this may be due to faulty manufacturing design. *ak *tc |
