NHTSA Campaign 00V194000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Issued by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION · Reported Jul 17, 2000 · 263,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS. VAPORS FROM THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) SYSTEM CAN CONDENSE AND FREEZE INSIDE OF THE THROTTLE BODY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN EXTREMELY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.

Consequence

THIS CAN PREVENT THE THROTTLE FROM FULLY RETURNING TO IDLE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE AND RELOCATE A PCV SYSTEM TUBE.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DODGE NEON 2000 263,000
PLYMOUTH NEON 2000 263,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V194000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.