DODGE CORONET Recalls
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
Date Announced: 08/10/1976
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 217. EQUIPPED WITH POWER BRAKES. POSSIBILITY THAT THEPOWER BRAKE BOOSTER MAY CONTAIN SILENCER PAD THAT RESTRICTS INPUT AIR DURINGBRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION DUE TO EXCESSIVE SILENCER MATERIAL DENSITY. IF THISCONDITION EXISTS, IT COULD CAUSE BRAKING ACTION DELAY ON RAPID PEDALAPPLICATION AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDREWORKING SUSPECT BOOSTER AND REMOVING SILENCER PAD). PASSENGER VEHICLE.
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
Date Announced: 05/13/1975
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 187. POSSIBILITY THAT THE TANDEM POWER BRAKE BOOSTERINSTALLED MAY EXPERIENCE DIAPHRAGM FAILURE, RESULTING FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURETO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THE DIAPHRAGM CANBECOME BRITTLE AND MAY CAUSE A VACUUM LEAK FAILURE, RESULTING IN REDUCEDBOOSTER EFFECTIVENESS. (CORRECT BY INSEPCTING AND INSTALLING HEAT SHIELD TOINSULATE THE BOOSTER FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD).
Item Affected: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
Date Announced: 11/11/1975
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 204. POLICE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 400 OR 440 CID ENGINEAND POWER STEERING, POSSIBILITY THAT THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE MAY FAILDUE TO HEAT DETERIORATION. HIGH EXHAUST MANIFOLD TEMPERATURES, ASSOCIATED WITHPOLICE SERVICE, MAY CAUSE THE RETURN HOSE TO CRACK, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE OFFLUID, LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, AND/OR ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (REPLACEPOWER STEERING RETURN HOSE WITH HEAT RESISTANT "HYPALON" HOSE).
Item Affected: SUSPENSION
Date Announced: 07/08/1975
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 194. POLICE AND TAXI FLEET. POLICE AND TAXI FLEETVEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPECIAL HANDLING PACKAGE SUSPENSION. POSSIBILITY THATTHE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM STRUT (PASSENGER SIDE ONLY) ATTACHMENTTO FRAME MAY LOOSEN AND DISENGAGE AS THE RESULT OF HEAVY BRAKING LOADS AND HIGHDEGREE OF SUSPENSION MOVEMENT EXPERIENCED IN SEVERE FLEET SERVICE. (CORRECT BYINSPECTING AND REWORKING RIGHT SIDE STRUT TO FRAME ATTACHMENTS ON ALL INVOLVEDVEHICLES).
Item Affected: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Date Announced: 10/30/1975
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Notes: PLYMOUTH CAMPAIGN NO 201. 4-DOOR SEDAN EQUIPPED WITH 360,400 OR 440 CIDENGINES. POSSIBILITY THAT EXHAUST GAS FUMES MAY ENTER INTO PASSENGERCOMPARTMENT. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, IT CAN CAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONINGOF CAR OCCUPANTS, WITH RESULTING ILLNESS OR DEATH. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDINSTALLING A SPECIAL TAILPIPE EXTENSION WITH THE END TURNED DOWN TO EXHAUSTFUMES TOWARD THE GROUND).
Item Affected: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Date Announced: 04/11/1974
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 167. POSSIBILITY THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROLLEVER ON COLUMN SHIFT TRANSMISSION MAY BE THROUGH HARDENED (BRITTLE) AND MAYCRACK, BREAK, AND SEPARATE FROM THE SHIFT ROD. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS THEDEFECTIVE LEVERS CAN IMPAIR ABILITY TO PROPERLY SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION AND MAYRESULT IN A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE INDICATED AND ACTUAL TRANSMISSION GEARPOSITION. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING SHIFT LEVERS AS REQUIRED).
Item Affected: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Date Announced: 10/11/1972
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 140. POSSIBILITY THAT FRONT BRAKE HOSE MAY REST AGAINSTFRAME DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF BRAKE HOSE FRAME MOUNTING BRACKET. CONDITIONCOULD CAUSE HOSE TO CHAFE ON FRAME AND RESULT IN EVENTUAL LOSS OF FRONT BRAKESYSTEM. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND ALIGNING MOUNTING BRACKET TO PRECLUDECHAFING. )
Item Affected: STEERING:LINKAGES
Date Announced: 12/27/1972
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 144. POSSIBILITY THAT LOWER CONTROL ARM PIVOT SHAFTS MAYBE IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED. IF CONDITION EXISTS, PIVOT ARMS MAY FAIL WITHOUTWARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDREPLACING WHERE NECESSARY).
Item Affected: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date Announced: 03/27/1973
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 147. POSSIBILITY THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP WIRETERMINAL MAY HAVE ONLY PARTIAL OR NO CONNECTION TO FIVE-WAY BRAKE SWITCH. THISCONDITION, IF IT EXISTS, MAY RENDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRAKE WARNING LAMPINOPERATIVE IF THE FRONT OR REAR HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND PROPERLY CHECK CONNECTIONS. )
Item Affected: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Date Announced: 11/09/1972
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Notes: CHRYSLER CAMPAIGN NO 133. POSSIBILITY THAT IN PRODUCTION LOWER BALL JOINTASSEMBLY WAS MISASSEMBLED BY USING UPPER JOINT HOUSING. MISBUILD CONDITIONCOULD CAUSE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND CRACKS IN HOUSINGS. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDREPLACING LOWER BALL JOINTS WHERE NECESSARY. )
