Defect Petition · STEERING COLUMN FIRE · Opened 2000-01-20 · Closed 2000-04-24
Investigation
Action number
DP00002
Type
Defect Petition
Open date
2000-01-20
Close date
2000-04-24
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Affected makes
DODGE
Affected components
STEERING
Affected model years
1994, 1995, 1996
Affected (make, year) variants
3
Summary
ALLEGES THAT THE POOR DESIGN OF THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND//OR THE KEY CYLINDER ASSEMBLY IN THE MODEL YEAR 1991-2000 VEHICLES MAY CAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH FIRE