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Clutch Sensor Failure Prompts Jeep, Viper Recall
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is recalling 43,800 U.S. cars and SUVs with manual transmissions to replace a sensor intended to prevent the vehicle from starting unless the clutch pedal is depressed.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is recalling 43,800 U.S. cars and SUVs with manual transmissions to replace a sensor intended to prevent the vehicle from starting unless the clutch pedal is depressed.
The campaign covers 2006 Dodge Viper sports cars and Jeep Liberty and Wrangler SUVs.
The recall was triggered by a similar action involving 2006 model Dodge Ram pickup trucks with manual transmissions. The Ram trucks use the same defective spring material but in a different clutch sensor design.
A spring in the Jeep and Viper clutch pedal sensor may break, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If it does, the vehicle could become impossible to start when the clutch is depressed. Or the engine may start even if the clutch isn't depressed, which could cause the vehicle to lurch.
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