Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of PLYMOUTH FURY recalls and defective parts found
on PLYMOUTH FURY automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the PLYMOUTH FURY manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle
equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design,
structure, body, or performance.
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| 1988 PLYMOUTH FURY | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD Units affected: 12000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1987-10-22 |
| Summary: ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS FUSIBLE LINK WIRES MAY BE TRAPPED UNDER THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO BRACKET. |  |
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| 1986 PLYMOUTH FURY | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Units affected: 32149 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1986-04-10 |
| Summary: BATTERY CAP VENTS MAY BE PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY BLOCKED WITH PLASTIC FLASHING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A BUILD UP OF INTERNAL GAS PRESSURE COULD OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN CASE RUPTURE, PARTICULARLY DURING POST CHARGING. SHOULD A PERSON BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE BATTERY WHEN THE CASE RUPTURES, THEY MAY BE INJURED BY THE RELEASED GASES AND/OR ACID. |  |
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| 1982 PLYMOUTH FURY | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE Units affected: 2400 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1983-10-26 |
| Summary: EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE VEHICLE FLOOR PAN IN THE REAR SEAT AREA. THIS OCCURS BECAUSE THE MUFFLER HEAT SHIELD WAS OMITTED DURING MANUFACTURE OF CERTAIN FLEET CARS. REAR SEAT CUSHIONS MAY BE SCORCHED BY HEAT. |  |
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| 1981-1982 PLYMOUTH FURY | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 150000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1981-09-22 |
| Summary: THE AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL SWITCH MAY STICK IN THE "RESUME" POSITION RESTRICTING RETURN MOVEMENT. THIS WILL NOT ALLOW THE NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM. |  |
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| 1981 PLYMOUTH FURY | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM Units affected: 30000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1981-05-05 |
| Summary: ENGINE MAY LOSE POWER OR STALL DUE TO CARBURETOR FLOODING. THIS IS CAUSED BY A POOR ELECTRICAL GROUND ON THE CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL VENT SOLENOID. VEHICLES MAY ALSO HAVE DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS WHILE THE ENGINE IS WARMING UP IN COLD WEATHER. THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDE ENGINE MISSING, SAGS, AND HESITATION. THIS IS CAUSED BY A STICKING CARBURETOR OXYGEN FEEDBACK SOLENOID. |  |
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| 1975-1977 PLYMOUTH FURY | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM Units affected: 370000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1978-01-24 |
| Summary: WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES IS DEPRESSED AND THE ACCELERATOR PUMP IS ACTIVATED, A DISTORTED ACCELERATOR PUMP SEAL IN THE CARBURETOR MAY PREVENT THE PUMP FROM DELIVERING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL. |  |
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| 1978 PLYMOUTH FURY | STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Units affected: 22000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1977-11-28 |
| Summary: THE COLUMNS MAY CONTAIN STEERING SHAFTS IN WHICH THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLING ROLL PIN RETAINING NOTCH WAS MACHINED TOO DEEP. THIS MAY CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE REST OF THE STEERING ASSEMBLY. |  |
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| 1972-1973 PLYMOUTH FURY | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Units affected: 800000 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1977-11-16 |
| Summary: AN INTERRUPTION OF THE MAIN ELECTRICAL POWER FEED CIRCUIT FROM THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR MAY OCCUR DUE TO SEPARATION OF A TERMINAL CONNECTION IN THE WIRING CIRCUIT. THE TERMINAL END OF THE POWER FEED WIRE COMING FROM THE COMPARTMENT MAY SEPARATE FROM ITS MATING TERMINAL ON THE WIRE GOING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT THE MULTIPLE CIRCUIT CONNECTOR (KNOWN AS THE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR) LOCATED ON THE LEFT (DRIVER"S) SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL. |  |
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| 1977 PLYMOUTH FURY | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Units affected: 1831 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1977-09-01 |
| Summary: THE PLASTIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE BUSHINGS INSTALLED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY BECOME HEAT DAMAGED BECAUSE THEY ARE LOCATED NEAR THE MINI-CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS CONDITION COULD ALTER THE ADJUSTED RELATIONSHIP OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE IN A GEAR POSITION OTHER THAN THAT INDICATED BY THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR. |  |
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| 1978 PLYMOUTH FURY | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS Units affected: 89 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION Report Date: 1977-09-01 |
| Summary: INCORRECT REAR BRAKE LININGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS". THE EXISTING BRAKE LININGS COULD ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK, CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. |  |
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