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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005024489 | Incident Date: Jun, 08 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LOS ANGELES | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: CHRYSLER | Model Year: 2000 |
| 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#: 2C3HE66G5YH | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 14 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 11 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On june 9, 2005 i left a restaurant after lunch. i drove approximately 1 minute at 30-35 mph when the engine started running roughly and losing power. since i was on a surface street and going slowly i was able to safely pull over into a gas station and turn the car off. it took approximately 30-45 seconds to drive the car the 300-400 yards to the gas station. i had the car towed to my mechanic who advised me that there was a hole in the middle driver's side piston and that it appeared to be caused by a part of the valve seat falling off and becoming loose within the piston/cylinder. this caused a hole in the piston which polluted the oil which destroyed the engine/manafold, etc. the sudden loss of engine power could have been extremely serious at freeway speeds or even on surface streets. i was lucky that there was very light traffic. the car is at la brea chrysler (323) 933-5501. daimler/chrysler has been contacted and the response was that it is out of warranty and that there was nothing that they could do. i will request that the old parts be kept so that they are available. |
