1993 Chrysler Imperial

Defect. THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT CAN EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON SEAL WEAR CAUSING PUMP-MOTOR DETERIORATION.

Risk. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE ABS FUNCTION COULD BE LOST AND REDUCED POWER ASSIST WOULD BE EXPERIENCED DURING VEHICLE BRAKING INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL TEST THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES IF NECESSARY. ALSO THE WARRANTY ON ALL ABS COMPONENTS WILL BE EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY AND THE PUMP-MOTOR ASSEMBLY WHICH WILL HAVE A LIFETIME COVERAGE). OWNERS WILL ALSO BE REIMBURSED FOR PREVIOUS ABS COMPONENT REPAIR COSTS.

CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR FAILING TO ISSUE BETTER AND PERMANENT RECALLS FOR THIS CAR. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS! I WAS DRIVING MY CHRYSLER AND TRIED TO STOP FOR SOME KIDS CROSSING THE STREET BUT THE BRAKES SUDDENLY GAVE OUT AND BECAME VIRTUALLY INOPERABLE AND I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID KILLING THESE KIDS! I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD JUST TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, LET ALONE COMPLETELY STOP. I LATER LEARNED AND WAS ABLE TO FIND SOME RECALLS THAT THIS MODEL USES ELECTRIC POWER BRAKES AND THE PUMP AND MASTER CYLINDER BECOME FAULTY. APPARENTLY, THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ACCUMULATOR ASSEMBLY HAS A SEAL THAT LEAKS PRESSURE AND CAUSES THE ELECTRIC BRAKE FLUID PUMP TO RUN MORE THAN IT WAS DESIGNED AND IT EVENTUALLY WEARS OUT AND JUST STOPS WORKING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST. THE RESULT IS LIKE TRYING TO STOP A FREIGHT TRAIN. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE VIRTUALLY SWEPT THIS PROBLEM UNDER THE RUG! I HAVE RECALLS FROM CHRYSLER THAT STATE THE VEHICLE IS TO BE WARRANTIED FOR LIFE, REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP JUST GAVE ME THE RUNAROUND. I COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED THOSE KIDS! THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE CONNECTION OF THE FUEL WELL AND THE CROSSOVER TUBE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED IT, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PUMP AND PISTON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 96V0999000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 04/29/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WAS BOUGHT BACK BY CHRYSLER. UPDATED 11/21/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BUT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SLOW RESPONSE AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08E032000 (EQUIPMENT), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000. THE ABS PUMP WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 02/03/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. SHE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE ANTI - FREEZE FROM HER VEHICLE LEAKED OUT. A NEW RADIATOR WAS INSTALLED; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC ADMITTED THAT THE OLD RADIATOR CAP WAS USED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED SHE NEEDED ANOTHER NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN IS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON PURCHASE, THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE ABS ACTUATOR. ONE MONTH LATER, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, AND THEN THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP IN NEUTRAL. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE ABS PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 96V099000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AT THIS TIME. *JB

RECALL 96V099000 REPAIRS WERE DONE FOR ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WHICH FAILED. CURRENTLY, ABS BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, AND CONSUMER HAD TO CONTINUE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID. *AK

MY ELDERLY FATHER TOOK HIS CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS RE: (NHTSA ID# 96V099000). THE REPLACEMENT PISTON ASSEMBLY AND PUMP MOTOR THAT WAS SHIPPED WAS DEFECTIVE. CHRYSLER SAYS THEY HAVE NO MORE INVENTORY AND HE WILL NOW HAVE TO WAIT 2 TO 4 WEEKS MINIMUM FOR PART TO BE MANUFACTURED. HE HAS CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT A RENTAL VEHICLE SINCE THIS IS THEIR PROBLEM AND WAS REFUSED HIS REQUEST. THERE WAS A MANDATE FOR LIFETIME WARRANTY OF THE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY AND THE PUMP-MOTOR. CHRYSLER HAS NONE IN STOCK. IS THERE ASSISTANCE NHSTA CAN PROVIDE IN CONVINCING CHRYSLER NOT TO FURTHER INCONVENIENCE MY FATHER AT THIS TIME BY LEAVING HIM WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION, SINCE CHRYSLER IS NOT PREPARED TO HONOR RECALL AT THIS TIME. *AK

JULY 26, 2003 BONNIE SULLIVAN 7 CONYERS ST GREENVILLE S.C. 29609 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I'M THE OWNER OF A 1993 CRRYS. IMPERIAL WHICH I'M VERY FUND OF. RESENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVEING A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE WITH THE ANTILOCK ABS PUMP SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE PUMP REPLACED AND WHEN THIS WAS DONE THE REPAIR MAN SAID THAT IT WASN'T THE PROBLEM BECAUSE AFTER THE REPAIR THE BRAKES STILL WILL NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION BACK IN 1995-1996 FOR THE RECALL OF THESE PARTS AND MALFUNCTION. THE REPAIR OF MY CAR IS VERY COSTLY AND I'M WITH OUT THE FUNDS TO KEEP PUTTING MONEIES INTO NONFUNCTIONALING PARTS WHICH RANK FROM $600.00-$3000.00. IAM WRITTING THIS COMPLAINT IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS AND RESOLUTION TO MY BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND MAKE. IF THE PARTS ARE ON A RECALL MANUFACTURER'S LIST THEN SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR DOESN'T FALL ON ME FOR THE RESPONSIBLILTY. I REQUEST THAT SOME ONE CONTACT ME BY MAIL OR PHONE TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING MY BROKEN IMPERIAL. SINCERELY YOURS, MRS.BONNIE SULLIVAN . *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY CAN HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED . NLM

CONSUMER STATES THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH SHORTENED OUT CAUSING IT TO MELT. *TT *SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THERE IS A HUMMING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE REAR DISC BRAKES WERE WORN AND ALSO THE ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE DEALER HAS ADMITTED THAT THERE IS AN ABS PROBLEM, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*JB

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE ABS LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR IS FAULTY AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. *NOTE: SERVICE FOR RECALL 96V099000 WAS PERFORMED ON 01/13/1999. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP IN REGARD TO RECALL NOTICE 96V099000/ ABS BRAKE FAILURE WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE COSTS OF THE REPAIRS ARE $1900.00 FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER AND AROUND $2500.00 FOR THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. WHAT MADE THESE PROBLEMS SUSPECT, WAS AFTER MY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR MY FATHER HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THIS SECOND CAR WAS PURCHACED AT A DIFFERENT DEALER.

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (96V-099). *YC