1983 American Motors Encore
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Seat track
Summary: results of etf testing show that a failed seat track causes thethe seat assembly to recline until the seat back contacts the rear seatcushion, creating the potential for loss of vehicle control.analysis: the rocker recliner seat mounting bracket in the subject vehiclesseparates from the track assembly because…
Summary: results of etf testing show that a failed seat track causes thethe seat assembly to recline until the seat back contacts the rear seatcushion, creating the potential for loss of vehicle control.analysis: the rocker recliner seat mounting bracket in the subject vehiclesseparates from the track assembly because of metal fatigue.amc has mod-ified the seat track design and apparently solved the problem.recommendation: test additional failed seats and send a recall requestletter.===
- Front sway bar separation
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- Seat track failure
Summary: since pe 85-060 was closed on 1/3/86, odi received 7 addi-tional complaints concerning this matter. One injury was reported.odi's ir of 5/29/87 prompted AMC to report additional failures. Etf test-ing confirmed the safety relatedness of a failed seat. Odi has received18 complaints.analysis: due to the…
Summary: since pe 85-060 was closed on 1/3/86, odi received 7 addi-tional complaints concerning this matter. One injury was reported.odi's ir of 5/29/87 prompted AMC to report additional failures. Etf test-ing confirmed the safety relatedness of a failed seat. Odi has received18 complaints.analysis: due to the frequency and severity of this matter it should beupgraded to an ea.recommendation: open an ea. Locate and test more failed seat backs. Senda recall request letter to chrysler.===
- Unwanted vehicle accel
Summary: manufacturer claims most reports are a shift-flare condition ofhigher engine speeds during the no-load shifting time interval.this claimdoes not appear to be substantiated by the reports.reports do not followthe typical scenario of sudden acceleration occuring when the vehicle isplaced into a driving…
Summary: manufacturer claims most reports are a shift-flare condition ofhigher engine speeds during the no-load shifting time interval.this claimdoes not appear to be substantiated by the reports.reports do not followthe typical scenario of sudden acceleration occuring when the vehicle isplaced into a driving mode.many reports occur when shifting into any gearat any speed.also some reports of severe engine damage.analysis: although there appears to be a design flaw in the speed controlloop, most of the complaints occur at speeds which allow transmission dis-engagement.in addition, this tends to be an intermittent type of failurewhich IS hard to trace to a single source/cause/component, although the isamotor has been cited by several of the consumers and field representatives.status: c-memo draft forwarded to (h) 6/16/87.===
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