NHTSA Complaint #744023 — 1993 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	744023
Vehicle	1993 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Date of Incident	April 1, 2001
Date Filed	April 23, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. I STARTED THE ENGINE AND NOTICED I COULDN'T STEER THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED AND SAW THAT THE BELT TENSIONER FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THIS HAPPENED I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I INSPECTED THE FAILED COMPONENT AND COULD SEE THAT THE STUD WHICH FASTENS THE DEVICE TO THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS BROKEN DUE TO A STRESS CONSENTRATION IN THE STUD MATERIAL. IT WAS NOT BROKEN DUE TO TOO MUCH TORQUE WHEN ATTACHED TO THE BLOCK. I COULD TELL THIS DUE TO THE FRACTURE CONFIGURATION. TYPICALLY A TORSIONAL FRACTURE CAN BE SEEN BECAUSE THE MATERIAL IS BROKEN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THIS FRACTURE WAS DUE TO A STRESS CONSENTRATION IN THE MATERIAL. HAS THIS HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE? YOU PROBABLY COULDN'T TELL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE, IF TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, WOULD BE SO BADLY DAMAGED YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU LOOK INTO THIS.*AK

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