2004 Dodge Durango recall: speed control
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with 3.7L and 4.7L engines, the throttle control cable may ingest water and freeze during extended cold temperature.
💥 The risk
This could cause the throttle to stick in the open position and result in a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the throttle control cable. Owner notification began on january 19, 2004. Owners 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
- 04V020000
- Manufacturer recall #
- D02
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 21,053
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-853-1403
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 19, 2004
- Built
- Apr 3, 2003 – Jan 8, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no. D02.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).