NHTSA Campaign 08V528000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

Issued by CHRYSLER LLC · Reported Oct 9, 2008 · 712 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 712 MY 2009 SEBRING, DODGE CALIBER, AVENGER, JOURNEY, JEEP PATRIOT, AND COMPASS VEHICLES. A NEW ADHESIVE USED IN THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) MANUFACTURING PROCESS CAN CAUSE THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TO BREAK.

Consequence

THIS CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PCM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHRYSLER SEBRING 2009 712
DODGE AVENGER 2009 712
DODGE CALIBER 2009 712
DODGE JOURNEY 2009 712
JEEP COMPASS 2009 712
JEEP PATRIOT 2009 712

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V528000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.