2001 Chrysler Sebring & 2001 Dodge Stratus recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. A hose manufacturing process allowed the reinforcement yard to breach the inner layer of some automatic transmission hoses weakening the inner wall which could result in leakage of the automatic transmission fluid.
💥 The risk
Fluid leakage from the cooler hoses CAN cause transaxle driveability problems and smoke if the oil contacts the front exhaust pipe.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the transaxle oil cooler hoses. Owner notification began april 9, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V011002
- Manufacturer recall #
- 969
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 28,439
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 9, 2001
- Built
- Jun 1, 2000 – Jan 31, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).