NHTSA recall 90V177000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	90V177000
Manufacturer	CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported	1990-10-02
Owners notified	1991-03-14
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Units potentially affected	165000

What is wrong

MALFUNCTION OF FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM THROTTLE POSTITION SENSOR COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT HIGH ENGINE IDLE SPEED IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING ENGINE.

What can happen

HIGH ENGINE IDLE WHEN CAR IS FIRST PLACED IN GEAR COULDRESULT IN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION.

The remedy

REPLACE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS WITH SENSORS THAT WOULD SEND CORRECT SIGNALS TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.

Notes

SYSTEM: THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0 L ENGINE ANDAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1989 JEEP CHEROKEE	Built 1989-05-01 to 1990-06-01.
1990 JEEP CHEROKEE	Built 1989-05-01 to 1990-06-01.
1989 JEEP COMANCHE	Built 1989-05-01 to 1990-06-01.
1990 JEEP COMANCHE	Built 1989-05-01 to 1990-06-01.
1989 JEEP WAGONEER	Built 1989-05-01 to 1990-06-01.
1990 JEEP WAGONEER	Built 1989-05-01 to 1990-06-01.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
RCL/556	1995-03-31. Service bulletin. FAILURE OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR, PCV HOSE (YJ ONLY), TRANSFER CASE VACUUM HOSE AND /OR FUEL TANK VENT VALVE BOOT MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BE IN VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA STANDARDS. IN ADDITION, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD MAY PRODUCE AN EXHAUST LEAK NOISE. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE THE FAULTY COMPONENTS WITH THE NEW EMISSION SERVICE PACKAGE. *TW

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