# NHTSA recall 05V396000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 05V396000
- Manufacturer's number: E13
- Manufacturer: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Reported: 2005\-09\-14
- Owners notified: 2005\-10\-31
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 101925

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L ENGINES AND NAG1 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR CONDENSATE WATER MAY ENTER THE TRANSMISSION AT THE FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL.  THIS CAN RESULT IN SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT.


## What can happen

IT CAN LEAD TO INCREASED TRANSMISSION OPERATING TEMPERATURES, BOILING OF THE WATER, AND A SUBSEQUENT PURGING OF TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION FOR LEAKAGE AT THE FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL.  IF NO LEAK IS DETECTED, A NEW FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL AND WATER DEFLECTOR SHIELD WILL BE INSTALLED, AND PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE FILL TUBE VERIFIED.  IF THE PRESENCE OF A LEAK IS DETECTED, THE VEHICLE WILL BE EVALUATED FOR SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER ENGAGEMENT.  IF NO SHUDDER IS DETECTED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE TRIPLE FLUSHED, AND NEW FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL AND WATER DEFLECTOR WILL BE INSTALLED AND PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE FILL TUBE VERIFIED.  IF SHUDDER IS DETECTED, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WILL BE REPLACED, A NEW FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL AND WATER DEFLECTOR WILL BE INSTALLED, AND PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE FILL TUBE VERIFIED.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 31, 2005.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1\-800\-853\-1403.


## Notes

DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. E13.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE](/makes/jeep/grand-cherokee/2005/recalls.md). Built 2004\-05\-01 to 2005\-06\-02.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [18\-042\-14](/bulletins/10141243.md), 2018-06-18, Service bulletin
- [SB\-18\-014\-09](/bulletins/10030347.md), 2009-09-23, Service bulletin
- [0803006](/bulletins/10021239.md), 2007-03-23, Service bulletin
- [2100206](/bulletins/10020935.md), 2007-02-01, Service bulletin
- [2101906](/bulletins/10020543.md), 2006-11-15, Service bulletin
- [2100906](/bulletins/10019940.md), 2006-05-17, Service bulletin
- [1800806](/bulletins/10019750.md), 2006-04-25, Service bulletin
- [1800706](/bulletins/10019740.md), 2006-04-25, Service bulletin
- [0803605](/bulletins/10016028.md), 2005-08-19, Service bulletin
- [2101105](/bulletins/10015066.md), 2005-05-18, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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