Approximately 300,000 Chrysler vehicles will be recalled for problems
with transmissions. In addition, about 283,000 trucks will be returned
for a problem with transmissions in diesel vehicles. Chrysler says 2005
model-year vehicles with six-cylinder engines could have a missing or
improperly installed plug that could keep the vehicles from being
shifted into Park. Some of the vehicles included in the recall are the
Dodge Durango, Dakota/Mitsubishi Raider, and Chrysler 300/Dodge Magnum.
In the second recall, the 2003-05 Dodge Ram trucks with diesels
will be modified so owners can put their vehicles into Park more
precisely. Chrysler says that some owners were not putting their
vehicles fully into Park, which could have led to the vehicles rolling
away.
