1984 American Motors Encore
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1984 American Motors Encore. Newest first.
The manual steering gear unit may lack integrity due to the heavy use of road salt in certain areas of heavy snow fall. consequence of defect: damage to the steering gear could cause handling difficulty which may result in loss of vehicle control and…
Risk and remedy
Remedy
Replace the steering gear, as necessary, and install a protective splash shield.
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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- Brake failure
Summary of info from mfg: ir being draftedanalysis: complaints allege defect in rear brakes. Automatic adjusterreported to wear/fail and jam brake drum.status: drafting ir===
- 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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