Friday, April 4, 2014
Jeep Wrangler Transmission Problems
On November 3, 2009, Chrysler LLC and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a recall of 88,461 Jeep Wrangler vehicles for transmission problems that could potentially cause a fire.
Defect
According to Chrysler and the NHTSA, certain model year 2007-2008 Jeep Wranglers manufactured from June 2006 through July 2008 and equipped with automatic transmissions were erroneously not equipped with a temperature warning system.
Risk
A fire may result if fluid boils over and comes into contact with the hot engine, per the NHTSA. This could cause personal injury to consumers and/or damage to property.
Remedy
Dealers must inspect and install a "hot oil" message in the instrument cluster and warning chime indicating an elevated transmission fluid condition, according to the NHTSA.
Notification
Chrysler mailed notification to registered vehicle owners with instructions to bring the affected Jeep Wranglers to authorized dealers for repair in February 2010. Concerned drivers who did not receive notification may contact Chrysler or NHTSA to determine whether their Jeep Wranglers might be subject to these transmission problems.
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