Fuel injector assembly leakage

An NHTSA Engineering Analysis into Chrysler vehicles. Closed 1 February 1999.

Investigation
EA98007
Type
Engineering Analysis
Opened
10 March 1998
Closed
1 February 1999

What NHTSA investigated

Nitrile rubber seals used in the fuel rail assemblies of the subject vehicles at the supply, return, and crossover tube fittings, and at the pressure regulator fail, resulting in fuel leakage in the engine compartment.also, the outlet (right) fuel rail may leak from cracks at certain mold gates in the thermoset rail material.chrysler will recall the subject vehicles and stated that it intends to replace the o-rings with fluorocarbon o-ring having greater heat resistance capability and attach reinforcements to the rail in the areas where the cracking concern has been known to occur most frequently.rails that are already cracked will be replaced by new, reinforced rails.

The recall that followed

  1. Chrysler — Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Injection System98V1840006 August 1998722,600 vehicles

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
ChryslerCONCORDE1993–1995
ChryslerLHS1993–1995
ChryslerNEW YORKER1993–1995
DodgeINTREPID1993–1995
EagleVISION1993–1995

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.