34 of the 215 complaints (16%) are about the fuel system.
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Power Train › Automatic Transmission · transmission
22
1
0
2
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System · fuel system
18
0
3
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · brakes
13
2
0
0
Exterior Lighting › Headlights · headlights
11
0
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline · engine
8
1
1
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine · engine
8
0
0
0
Seats
7
1
0
1
Air Bags › Frontal · airbags
7
5
0
3
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
6
0
0
0
Structure · body and frame
5
0
0
0
3 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm99V215000
Filed Aug 9, 1999402,830 vehiclesDaimlerchrysler Corporation
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKETS CAN CRACK DUE TO FATIGUE AND SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE.
Risk. IF THIS OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION HALF-SHAFT COULD PULL OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE AND RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE ENGINE CRADLE AT THE POINT WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO IT.
Filed Aug 6, 1998722,600 vehiclesChrysler Corporation
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS OR FROM HAIR LINE CRACKS IN THE THERMOSET FUEL INJECTION RAIL.
Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET (PASSENGER) SIDE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLES SHOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL MUST HAVE THE OUTLET RAIL REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS OR FROM A CRACKED FUEL LINE, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Filed Feb 8, 1994110,000 vehiclesChrysler Corporation
Defect. THE RIGHT STEERING TIE ROD CAN RUB THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH RESULTS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDING ENGINE STALLING AND AN INOPERATIVE PARK/STARTER INTERLOCK SYSTEM.
Risk. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSING STALLING WHILE IN MOTION OR AN INOPERATIVE PARK/STARTER INTERLOCK SYSTEM, WHICH ALLOWS ENGINE START WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN THE PARK POSITION, MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy. INSTALL A REVISED WIRING HARNESS BRACKET AND A PLASTIC CONVOLUTED SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS.
All 3 campaigns on file, newest first.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Seats
Filed Sep 2, 201799,000 milesVA
CHRYSLER CORP. RECALL FOR POWER SEAT ADJUSTER IN 2012 , TOOK THE VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES AND NEVER GOT THIS REPLACED AS I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO MOVE THE POWER SEAT,ON MY LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY 2013 I FOUND THAT THE WHEELS KEPT TRYING TO GO THEIR OWN WAY SO I WENT FOR A WHEEL ALINEMENT THE SHOP SHOWED ME THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS IN FACT CRACKED IN HALF, DON'T KNOW HOW THAT CAME ABOUT BUT I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT BUT STILL NEVER HEARD FROM THEM ABOUT THE ADJUSTER, I STILL OWN THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS BUT I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE POWER SEAT ADJUSTER.
Electrical SystemFire
Filed Oct 26, 2010AL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED. A/C WONT POWER, POWER WINDOW WONT WORK, ETC. ALL RELAYS AND FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT STILL NOT WORKING. GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE OF CAR COMING FROM INJECTION SYSTEM AREA. VERY HARMFUL FUMES. *TR
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Oct 26, 2009100,000 milesCA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Electrical System
Filed Dec 10, 2008TX
MY CAR 1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL WORK O RING LEAKAGE ON FUEL INJECTORS WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP. THEY HAD TO JUMP THE BATTERY, ONE DAY LATER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR SINCE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM I BELIEVE IT HAPPENED SINCE I DROVE THIS CAR DAILY BEFORE THEY JUMPED THE BATTERY THAT DAY. *TR
Electrical System › Wiring
Filed May 5, 2008182,593 milesOH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND IN PARK EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERLOCK AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO CALL NHTSA CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER 94V024000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING), BECAUSE THEY HAD NO RECORD OF A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,593. UPDATED 07/29/08.LJ UPDATED 08/06/08
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 9, 2006150,000 milesMS
CAR WILL NOT GO FORWARD UNTIL ENGINE TEMP. HAND GETS UP TO THE NORMAL OPERATING TEMP. THE VEHICLE BACKS UP JUST FINE BUT ONCE IT START FORWARD RUN AND CHANGE GEAR OK. *NM
Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 18, 2005OH
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH CONSUMER HIT A CEMENT BULK. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT AT ALL DEPLOY. CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 12, 2005MD
CHRYSLER PLACED 1993 ABS SYSTEMS ON EARLY PRODUCTION 1994 NEW YORKER MODELS. THE 1993 NEW YORKER HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECALL THE 1994 NEW YORKER WITH THE 1993 ABS SYSTEM. A CATASTROPHE WAITING TO HAPPEN.*AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Mar 1, 2004130,000 milesAR
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 24, 200480,000 milesOH
ENGINE STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. REGULAR AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PROVIDED IN ACCORD WITH THE MANUFACTURES GUIDELINES, YET THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND WILL NOT START. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Dec 2, 2003VT
REQUEST TO GET AIR BAG DISCONNECTED.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS FIVE FEET INCHES TALL AND SITS SEVEN INCHES AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG MAY KILL HER. *JB *NM
Steering
Filed Nov 24, 2003ID
ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE CAR STEERING "CRUNCHING" NOISE WHEN STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT. NOISE DISSIPATES AS VEHICLE WARMS UP. STEERING FEELS AS THOUGH IT WANDERS ONLY FOR A SECOND. P.S FLUID CHANGED NO CHANGE. *LA
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1 injured
Filed Nov 23, 2003120,000 milesOH
1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER 3.5L. TRANSMISSION JUMPS INTO LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING, THEN IT WON'T GO OVER 40 MPH. *LA
Air Bags
Filed Aug 8, 2003UT
CONSUMER REQUESTED APPROVAL TO HAVE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS REMOVED. *PH *CB *JB
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 31, 2003PA
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND NOT RESTART. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jan 23, 2003NE
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FUEL RAIL HAS CRACKS CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Jan 20, 2003NY
I PURCHASED A 1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER IN 1998. EVERY SUMMER THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS FAILED. A CHRYSLER TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPONENT IN THE 1994 NEW YORKER. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. TO INQUIRE IF THERE IS INDEED A PROBLEM, AND IF OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THEIR ANSWER WAS NO. AFTER VISITING THE COMPLAINT SECTION OF THIS SITE, I SEE THAT IS NOT THE CASE. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO ME?
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Nov 5, 2002FL
NHTSA#8761-98-V-184-000:FUEL LEAKAGE::THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEMS CAN LEAK FUEL. CONSUMER STATES SMELL STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 4, 2002MN
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL#790 FOR THE O RINGS. THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAVING PROBLEM GASOLINE IS LEAKING OUT INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust
Filed Oct 1, 2002NY
CONSUMER NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEAT IS NOT WORKING. RECALL FAILED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLMCONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN AND THE POWER SEAT MECHANISM WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS THE PROBLEM, AND THAT NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GIVEN TOWARDS THE REPAIR. *JG
Air Bags › Side/Window
Filed Sep 9, 2002NC
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG COVER IS CURLING UP LIKE PAPER. CONSUMER FEELS HEAT FROM THE SUN IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Electrical System
Filed Aug 28, 2002OH
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING, VEHICLE SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, MECHANIC FOUND NO PROBLEM. ON 22 AUGUST 2002 THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME.*AK
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Aug 13, 2002CT
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND LOOKING OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW, DRIVER SEES DOUBLE HEAD LIGHTS FROM VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, LEAVING VISION DISTORTED. *TT
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jun 25, 2002IL
WE HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS NEVER MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONERS IN THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY RECALL LETTERS NOR HAVE I RECIEVED THE ADDENDUM TO THE BASIC WARRANTY FOR THE AIRCONDITIONING. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO OTHER CHYSLER DEALERS SINCE WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HAS CLOSED. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $1,500 TO REPAIR THE AIRCONDITIONING. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE 1995 REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NEVER OFFERED ANY HELP, OTHER THAN THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. WE HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO REPAIRING THE AIRCONDITIONER AND CHRYSLER WAS MADE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE THE AIR WAS FIXED. I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WAS LIABLE FOR THESE REPAIRS. I HAVE JUST SPOKEN WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THE EVAPORATOR IN THE CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES AND THE PUMP HAS ALSO. THE VEHICLE ONLY HOLDS AN AIRCONDITIONING CHARGE FOR 3 DAYS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP I CAN RECIEVE IN HAVING CHRYSLER LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER SINCE 1995 ON A YEARLY BASIS AND THEY HAVE OFFERED NO HELP WHAT SO EVER. AT THIS POINT THEY WILL NOT LOOK AT THE AIR CONDITIONING WITHOUT CHARGING ME. I WAS ALSO NEVER MADE AWARE OF THE THREE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. *AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jun 20, 2002NC
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE ARMS WHERE STEERING WAS MOUNTED TO VEHICLE FRAME AND BODY.*AK *JG
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Jun 17, 2002PA
WHILE DRIVING AT 5-6 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO A POLE. THEN, A FEW MONTHS LATER, CONSUMER HAD THE SAME ACCELERATION PROBLEM, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT RUN INTO ANYTHING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 9, 2002FL
WHEN PARKING ON A HILL BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKES DID NOT WORK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL.*AK
Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Mar 11, 2002LA
DRIVER TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A U-TURN AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING STRAIGHT DUE TO A BOLT COMING OFF TIE ROD. DEALER HAS TO PUT SEALANT ON NUT TO KEEP IT FROM COMING OFF.*AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Jan 31, 2002LA
VEHICLE STALLED RIGHT AFTER STARTING UP. TRANSMISSION SHOP DETERMINED A SEAL INSIDE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Dec 18, 2001AZ
DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RELEASE SO THAT SEAT BELT COULD BE BUCKLED.*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 27, 2001FL
THIS IS INTERROGATIVE. MY WIFE JOINED AN ACCIDENT IN PROGRESS (NO. 3 OF 3 VEHICLES) BECASUE SHE COULDN'T STOP IN TIME. SHE WAS AT 35 MPH STEADY, SAID SHE HAD APPLIED FULL BRAKING. THE NYER WAS PITCHED DOWN WHEN IT CONTACTED THE BUMPER OF A S-10 PICKUP TRUCK. WE HAVE SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO THE HOOD, LEFT FENDER AND EVERYTHING ABOVE THE BUMPER LINE, INCLUDING AC COIL, RADIATOR, FAN, ETC. SHE WAS UNINJURED. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE SYSTEM CHECK AT ENGINE START HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE OPERATOR'S HANDBOOK. MY QUESTION IS, SHOULDN'T THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED? IF THEY SHOULD HAVE, WHY DIDN'T THEY AND HOW DO I INSURE THE SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL BEFORE I RETURN THE CAR TO SERVICE?
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 30, 2001IL
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE ENGINE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 94V024000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Sep 20, 2001NJ
WITH ONLY 57,250 MILES, AND A WELL-CARED FOR CAR, I THINK THIS FAILURE IS VERY PREMATURE & EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I HAD A SEVEN YEAR SERVICE EXTENSION (70,000 MILES) TO NO AVAIL! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Aug 10, 2001OR
LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS FIXED IN RECALL BUT IT MADE THE SEAT MOTOR BREAK. *AK
Suspension
Filed Jul 13, 2001MA
RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK WILL NOT STAY UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 27, 2001AZ
RECALL 98V184000 REPAIRED OVER A YEAR AGO. HOWEVER, HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAS YET TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jun 25, 2001MD
THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME MEMBER, WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES BROKE AWAY CAUSING THE TIRE AND STRUT ASSEMBLY TO GO INTO THE FENDER, AND PULLED THE CV JOINT APART AT THE TRANSMISSION RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE, AND UNMOVABLE. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WITH THE WHEEL TURNED TO THE LEFT IN THE RAIN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, WHILE BANGING CONTINUED. THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND TOOK A LOOK, AND SAW THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE INTO THE FENDER AND THE BOTTOM STICKING WAY OUT. IT COULD NOT BE TOWED ON A STANDARD WHEEL KIFT TOW TRUCK.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 17, 2001MA
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIED FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 15, 2001WI
VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING AND MOVING VERY SLOWLY. TOWED TO MECHANIC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS ENGINE, AND IT HAD A CRACK IN THE BLOCK.*AK*JB
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 6, 2001VA
I' HAVE HAD 4 TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. IN EACH CASE THE TRASMISSION HAS HAD A TORQUE CONVERTEER FAILURE LEAVING THE VEHICLE WHTI TWO GEARS, FIRST AND REVERSE. THE LAST FAILURE HAPPENED IN THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF CHRYSLER OWNERS WITH 1993-1999 VEHICLES EQUIPED WITH THIS TRANSMISSION.
Structure
Filed Dec 27, 2000NM
MY WIFE HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM WORK, HAVING DRIVEN 17 MILES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS JUST LEAVING THE HOUSE AS SHE PULLED IN TO THE DRIVEWAY AND SHE REVERSED BACK ONTO THE STREET WHEN THE VEHICLE BROKE, LITERALLY. THE ENGINE CRADLE FRAME BROKE AND COLLASPED, BREAKING THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE PUSHING THE RIGHT TIRE UP AGAINST THE FENDER. THE VEHICLE STOPPED TOTALLY AND COULD NOT BE MOVED EXCEPT BY A TOW TRUCK. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON COORS BLVD JUST MINUTES EARLIER, THERES NO TELLING IF MY WIFE AND OTHERS WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY. IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT BUDGET CAR SALES IN ALBUQUERQUE AND TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AFTER THE MISHAP. THAT WAS THE REASON I DID NOT COMPLETE THE DEALER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. CONSUMER WAS REACHING INSIDE VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO GRAB KEY OUT THE IGNITION AND HIT GEAR SHIFT, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, ROLLING OVERTOP OFF CONSUMER, AND CAUSING INJURIES. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 15, 2000AZ
TWICE WHEN STARTING CAR AND PUTTING IT IN REVERSE CAR WILL SHOOT BACKWARDS BEFORE BEING ABLE PUT FOOT ON BRAKES. TOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Oct 24, 2000CT
PRIOR TO RECALL # 98V1840 THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY AND FUEL INJECTOR FAILED, CAUSING VERY BAD GAS FUMES TO ENTER INTO VEHICLE.*ET
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INSERTED SO MUCH THAT IT IS UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. PASSENGER'S SEAT MOVES FROM FLOOR WHERE SEAT NOT IN PLACE. *AK THE BUCKLES WERE FIXED AS A RESULT OF A RCALL BUT THE PROBLEM STILL GOES ON. THE PASSENGER SEAT TRACKS WERE CHANGED BUT THE SEAT DOES NOT MOVE PROPERLY ON THE TRACKS.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 4, 2000WI
I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. OUR CAR IS IN THE SHOP MORE THAN IT IS ON THE ROAD. AND NOW THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN WE START OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ENGINE IS GOING. WE HAVE HAD OUR VEHICLE TOWED AT LEAST 4 TIMES NOW. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR NOW. WE HAVE PUT 2,000 - 3,000 INTO THIS VEHICLE ALREADY AND TO TOP IT OFF WE PURCHASED THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY WHICH COVERED US FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. PURCHASE PRICE PLUS WARRANTY PLUS ALL THE PROBLEMS = $13,300.
Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Oct 2, 2000NY
HOOD ASSEMBLY DOES NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. HOOD FALLS DOWN WHICH COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURIES. CONSUMER NOTED PROBLEM MAY BE LINKED TO THE GAS FILLED CYLINDERS USED TO HOLD THE HOOD IN RAISED POSITION . *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 27, 2000GA
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Sep 25, 2000MD
CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR COIL PROBLEM, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM THE DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM FIXED, THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND RAN HOT. *SLC
Complaints 1-50 of 215, newest first, reproduced as filed.
Complaint volume is well above typical for a single model year.
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: Aug 9, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.