Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1990 Chrysler Maserati TC

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip2
000
Tires › Tread/Belt1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Suspension08E033000
Filed Apr 14, 20086,903 vehiclesFederal-Mogul Chassis Products

Defect. FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.

Risk. THE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. FEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jul 17, 2003CA

1990 CHRYSLER TC WITH 4 FIRESTONE SS-10 FIREHAWK 205/60/R15 TIRES. TWO OF THE TIRES HAVE STARTED TO SEPARATE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE THE MOST RECENT ONE. NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE, ALWAYS PROPERLY INFLATED. BOTH TIRES HAD SIMILAR BULGE IN OUTER PERIMETER OF TREAD IN SAME AREA. CAN DELIVER TO FIRESTONE FOR STUDY. JUST WANT A NEW TIRE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER GAVE ?!@#$% STORY THAT TIRES ARE ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 3 OR 4 YEARS DISPUTE TREAD WEAR AND I SHOULD REPLACE THEM ALL IMMEDIATELY BASED ON AGE (HE SAID 4 YRS OLD). HE WANTS TO GIVE ME $20 ALLOWANCE EACH EVEN THOUGH MORE THAN HALF THE TREAD IS LEFT AND THE TIRES LIST FOR $74 EACH(CURRENT MODEL IS FIRESTONE INDY 500). *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 24, 1995CA

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INOPERABLE. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 14, 1995MI

ABS: EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE; YELLOW ABS LIGHT CAME; STILL HAD BRAKES; RED LIGHT CAME ON; PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 14, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.