Speed Control - Aftermarket System Installation Warning
87amcjeep10P M RUSSELL 3178 WINTERBERRY
ORCHARD LAKE, MI 48033-2151
TO: ALL JEEP/EAGLE DEALERS
SUBJECT: NO SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM ON EARLY PREMIER CARS
MODELS: 1988 PREMIER PASSENGER CARS
THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM JEEP/EAGLE DEALERS NOT TO INSTALL OR
ARRANGE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ANY EXISTING TYPE OF AFTERMARKET
SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM ON 1988 MODEL PREMIER CARS.
EARLY-BUILT PREMIER CARS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM BECAUSE THE INTENDED SYSTEM WAS NOT DEVELOPED SUFFICIENTLY TO ENSURE PROPER FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD. THE SAME VEHICLE ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC CHARACTERISTICS WHICH AFFECTED THE INTENDED PRODUCTION SYSTEM CAN ALSO AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF AFTERMARKET SYSTEMS. CURRENT STATUS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEALERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
^ CHRYSLER HAS DEVELOPED A SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PREMIER CARS. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN PRODUCTION IN LATE-JANUARY, 1988.
^ THE SAME NEW SYSTEM WILL BE AVAILABLE TO JEEP/EAGLE DEALERS FROM YOUR PARTS DEPOT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1988 FOR AFTERMARKET INSTALLATION IN ANY 1988 PREMIER CAR.
^ UNTIL THE NEW SYSTEM IS AVAILABLE, DEALERS SHOULD NOT INSTALL OR ARRANGE FOR, NOR RECOMMEND THE INSTALLATION OF ANY SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM ON A 1988 PREMIER.
^ OWNERS AND PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF PREMIERS WHO WOULD LIKE SPEED CONTROL ADDED SHOULD BE TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEW CHRYSLER SYSTEM IS AVAILABLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
YOU WILL BE KEPT INFORMED OF THE STATUS OF THIS SUBJECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.