The defect
THE RIGHT STEERING TIE ROD CAN RUB THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH RESULTS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDING ENGINE STALLING AND AN INOPERATIVE PARK/STARTER INTERLOCK SYSTEM.
The risk
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSING STALLING WHILE IN MOTION OR AN INOPERATIVE PARK/STARTER INTERLOCK SYSTEM, WHICH ALLOWS ENGINE START WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN THE PARK POSITION, MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A REVISED WIRING HARNESS BRACKET AND A PLASTIC CONVOLUTED SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Concorde | 1994 |
| Chrysler LHS | 1994 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1994 |
| Dodge Intrepid | 1994 |
| Eagle Vision | 1994 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Concorde | 1994 | 348 | 4 |
| Chrysler LHS | 1994 | 324 | 4 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1994 | 215 | 3 |
| Dodge Intrepid | 1994 | 718 | 4 |
| Eagle Vision | 1994 | 148 | 4 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1994
18 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the electrical system; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 94V246000 29 Dec 1994 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 94V247000 20 Dec 1994 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 94V238000 1 Dec 1994 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 94V220000 8 Nov 1994 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 94V223000 4 Nov 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V222000 4 Nov 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V191000 31 Oct 1994 | SHOW TRUCKS USA, INC. |
| 94V175000 13 Sept 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994