Dodge Colt 1995
Complaint Information: Investigations, Service Bulletins, Recall Investigations, OBD II Codes
Recall 1998204 [Canada]: Powertrain
On certain vehicles, leakage of lubricating oil from the transfer case could result in low levels of lubrication causing possible bearing seizure and wheel lock-up. This could result in loss of vehicle control and a possible crash. Correction: transfer case will be inspected for low fluid level, evidence of oil leakage and operational performance, and will be repaired as necessary. If the transfer case does not operate properly, it will be replaced.
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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.
- R2118796A - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: Valve body. These may cause over drive cycling.
- 0800600REV - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Subject regarding wire splice repairs. *sb
- 2300800B - SEATS: Subject regarding child seat tether anchors. *tt
- 233599REVA - STRUCTURE:BODY: Subject on the child seat tether anchors. *mjs
- 230800 - SEATS: Subject regarding child seat tether anchors. *tt
- 080600 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: This bulletin provides a revised wire splice procedure and related parts. *tt
- 233599 - SEATS: Information on child seat tether anchors. *tt
- 183195 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION: New in stock vehicles may exhibit hard starts, miss-fire, or rough idle due to spark plug fouling. This can be caused by infrequent engine operation during the transportation process. Bulletin involves cleaning the spark plugs prior to del
Steering column separation investigation as of 20030507
Mr. Larry a. Sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the "defective collapsible steering shaft system" on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.In part because of 49 cfr § 30120(g), nhtsa has decided to limit the scope of the petition vehicles to 1993-1995 models, excluding the 1993 jeep grand cherokee and 1994-1995 dodge ram series trucks that were recalled (93v210 & 96v230) for steering column failure.If the analysis of these vehicles had identified a potential problem, the scope could have been expanded in an investigation.A review of odis data base shows no recent complaints and a lack of a complaint trend concerning the subject issue on the subject vehicles as a whole or by individual models.Therefore, the petition is denied.For details, see federal register notice volume 68, no. 130, july 8, 2003.