The gas pedal is coming saves failure investigation in the United States were with Chrysler
In Toyota "recall" slightly down the door of when Chrysler and touch a sensitive nerve "gas pedal". Due to the number of cases received a 2007 Dodge subsection kubo owners on the gas pedal sticky issues of complaint, the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has formally involved in this matter and carry out a full investigation.
The gas pedal reset hysteresis
United States Department of transportation issued a statement of the NHTSA, consumer complaints, paragraph kubo 2007 Small SUV in releasing the gas pedal, pedal can not be timely reset. "In a certain number of complaints received, 23 April, we formally notified Chrysler under investigation. NHTSA said. "
2 may, in response to alleged only Chrysler received five complaints were not involved in crash and injury, and therefore no intention on the batch of vehicles in the recall. "NHTSA is conducting a preliminary investigation, identified the existence of the gas pedal failed kubo production batch and production time. Chrysler will make every effort to assist the investigation of the relevant departments. ”
Chrysler said quality problems complaints of cars is March 2006-April between 5 weeks production, kubo issue initial period coincided. But Chrysler stressed the cause of the malfunction and does not relate to the vehicle's electronic and mechanical systems, but rather because of the pedal parts suppliers in the quality control aspects of a problem.
While the core of this survey, gas pedal suppliers CTS (Gallery Forum) has not made any response. CTS is located in the United States Indiana Elkhart area of an enterprise, coincidentally, it also is the Toyota auto parts of one of the major suppliers. Due to the gas pedal down, Toyota early this year, worldwide recall the 230 million units of vehicles.
In order to put an end to the outside world condemnation, Chrysler official spokesman Nick ・ Yucaipa flatly said that "despite coming from the same vendor, but Chrysler used gas pedal, and Toyota recall that is completely different. ”
NHTSA plans to 16.1 million kubo SUV for testing to identify the failure of the main culprit, Yucaipa represents this figure is already a paragraph kubo 2007 Chrysler vehicle total.
Yucaipa also said that Chrysler is in the "post ", because guide is of Jeep and patriot and kubo are in the same factory production, both cars also belong to the post. "Hope through an internal investigation to identify the batch of pedal is also used in other models, the Chrysler. But so far, no new discoveries. "Yucaipa added.
For consumer complaints, Chrysler is still called for kubo things over, that car with brake priority technical, even if the gas pedal is not reset, timely brakes control vehicle speed. "Chrysler welcomes 2007 paragraph kubo owners drove to Dodge dealership to free testing, if consumers have any questions, you can call at any time for more information. "Yucaipa finally said.
Small series and language: Auto recall more and more mass by concern, in particular into the focus of our attention. And now the upcoming Chrysler recall case, editors think will in Toyota recall events that impact will continue to expand. In particular, the problem is, the tragedy is the gas pedal of the supplier or the same product. Regardless of whether repeated clarification and Chrysler Toyota used is not the same gas pedal, but will not be put outside of queries. Small advice sustained attention, calmly, and tolerance. Because the decision to recall needs great vigour, and and not much car manufacturers willing to take on this responsibility.