1991 Chrysler New Yorker

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.

Defect. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HIGH PRESSURE HOSE MAY LEAK OR DETACH AT ITS CRIMPED END FITTING RESULTING IN THE DISCHARGE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID.

Risk. FLUID DISCHARGE EVENTUALLY CAUSES THE LOSS OF BOTH THEANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND HYDRAULIC ASSIST FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, RESULTING ININCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF BRAKE LOCKUP AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. REPLACE THE ABS HIGH PRESSURE HOSE WITH A HOSE OF DIFFERENT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.

Defect. WATER LEAKING UNDER WINDSHIELD COWL IN AREA ABOVE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK RESULTS IN CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS.

Risk. CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS INCREASES ELECTRICALRESISTANCE, LEADING TO OVERHEATING AND POSSBLE IGNITION OF THE WIRING CONNECTORSAND INSULATION, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE COWL AREA.

Remedy. THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK WILL BE REPLACED, AND A MASTIC PATCH APPLIED TO SEAL THE COWL AGAINST WATER ENTRY. DAMAGED WIRE CONNECTORS WILL BE REPLACED.

Defect. FRONT OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO LATCH AND OR UNLATCH DUE TO A WEBBING STIFFENER ENTERING THE BUCKLE HOUSING AND DISLODGING THE BUCKLE LATCH GUIDE.

Risk. LATCH MAY OPEN DURING ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP, EXPOSINGSEAT OCCUPANT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.

Remedy. REPLACE BUCKLE LATCH ENGAGEMENT.

I AM REPORTING A PROBLEM WHICH MAY RELATE TO ACCELERATION DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. MY 1991 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER REVVED UP CONSIDERABLY AS I SAT IN NEUTRAL AFTER TRAVELING AT 45 TO 50 MPH FOR 7 HOURS. I WAS DRIVING FROM RICHMOND, VA TO ALBANY, GA AND SETTING THE PACE FOR A RENTAL TRUCK ON A VERY WINDY DAY. IT ONLY HAPPENED ON THE ONE DAY. I NO LONGER OWN THE CAR. *TR

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED ONE YEAR AGO HAD RECALL 96V099000 REPAIR WORK DONE ON THE ABS. SHE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS NOW. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT INDICATED THAT THE PUMP WAS BROKE. THE PARTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE 6-05. THE LAST TIME SHE TALKED TO THE DEALER WAS ON 10-26-05. THEY TOLD HER THE PARTS WERE STILL ON BACK ORDER, AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE IN. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THE REPAIR WORK WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

I HAVE A 1992 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. I WAS DRIVING ON WILBETH RD., AKRON, OH AT A VERY SLOW RATE APPROX. 25 M.P.H. WHICH WAS THE SPEED LIMIT. I HIT A POTHOLE AND MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I HAVE INJURIES DUE TO THAT ACCIDENT WHICH I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS EXAMINED AND X-RAYED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE AIRBAG AND THE POTHOLE I HIT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE STREET REPAIR WAS DONE BEFORE I GOT A PICTURE OF THE ACTUAL HOLE BUT YOU CAN SEE THE PATCH IN THE STREET OF THE SIZE OF THE HOLE, APPROX. 1FT. BY 1 FT. AND IT WAS LIKE THE STREET WAS CAVING IN NOT ACTUALLY A POTHOLE. THE STREET DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN FIXING THIS ROAD FOR ABOUT A WEEK.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE, AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. WHILE DEPLOYING STEERING WHEEL COVER CAME OFF AND HIT THE DRIVER IN THE STERNUM AND INJURED THE DRIVER.*AK

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM ON 1991 CHRYSLER NEW YORKERS. *MR *SC *JB

BLACK SMOKE AND LARGE FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THE FUEL RAIL FAILED. *AK WHILE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT WITH THE KEY STILL IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OF, THE CONSUMER REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, BUT THE FIRE WASN'T NOTICED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE FIRE WAS POSSIBLY STARTED BY THE FUEL RAIL, THIS WAS NOT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE PER CONSUMER. *SC *JB

THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION KEEPS BUCKLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE DRIVER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE JERKS REALLY HARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED AT 190,000 MILES DUE TO FUEL INJECTION LINE BUSTING. GAS LEAKED ONTO EXHAUST. CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. *AK

FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING BAD AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THE SAME THING IN OTHER YEARS BUT NONE ON MINE. SOMTHING THIS DANGEROUS SHOULD BE AT LEAST DISCOUNTED ON REPAIR.

PROBLEMS WITH 1991 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER ABS SYSTEM.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ABS, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A FILTER AND REGULATOR. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TIRES AND A FUEL RAIL. (RECALL # 96V099000). *JB *NLM

PROBLEMS GETTING ABS REPAIRS PERFORMED ON 1991 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. *MR (RECALL# 96V099000) THE ABS HAD BEEN WORKED ON TWICE. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT FIX THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE FILTER AND THE RELAY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *SCC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES ON VEHICLE.*MR ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM WORKED ON TWICE. THE ABS, THE PUMP AND THE FILTER WAS REPLACED. INTEREMITTENTLY THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND THE ABS RUNS ALOT.*TS THE CONSUMER FINALLY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING A DEFECT WITH THE ABS. *JB

CONSUMER STATES HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AFFECTING BATTERY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NAR 06/18/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER WILL FORWARD THE REST OF THE INFO IN A REPORT TO THE DOT SITE WITH PHOTOS. *CB *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ABS FAILED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. CONSUMER CAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SHORT DISTANCE/SPEED (5) MILES, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. (PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED AS OF YET/DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM) MR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE MOTOR DIES, THERE ARE NO BRAKES DUE TO THE POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS. SCC

WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED ABS PUMP WHICH WAS ON RECALL, AND THEN REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE BRAKE PROBLEM REOCCURRED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE DUAL PRESSURE SWITCH IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT GO BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR, SO PASSENGERS ARE NOT RESTRAINED. NLM

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL WHEN DRIVING. DEALER DETERMINED FUEL RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, FELT A POP UNDER ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THEN, VEHICLE REVVED LOUDLY. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH, AND CONSUMER SAW FLAMES. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK