Chrysler New Yorker Complaints

755 consumer complaints on file.

#509451October 2, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
BRAKE CALIPER STICKING INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING IT TO DISALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE PISTON, WHICH IN TURN TORE THE BOOT. THE BRAKE PAD WAS THEN IMMEDIATELY GROUND TO THE PLATE AND STARTED TO BURN, ROTOR WAS DEEPLY GROUGED, RESULTING IN BRAKE LOSS AND VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509038September 23, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED 5 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802223September 11, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PURCHASED CAR USED, THE COMPUTER DASHBOARD SOMTIMES DOESN'T WORK, WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, RECEIVED RECALL LETTER . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802132September 10, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND LIKE IT IS DESIGNED TO DO. TAKEN TO DEALER UNDER RECALL, STILL DOES NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS, RECALL 96V099000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802162September 10, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE FAILURE PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND PEDAL BECOMING VERY HARD. (96V-099). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#508357September 6, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#508390September 6, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING BURNS TO LEFT HAND AND ARM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#801670August 30, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801177August 22, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT 60 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, AND SHUT OFF. SPEED WAS REDUCED FROM 60 MPH TO 30 MPH IN SECONDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801196August 22, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
FUMES SMELLED, AND A GAS LEAK WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE GAS TANK WHERE THE FUEL PUMP SITS IN THE FUEL TANK. ALSO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES FUEL WAS NOTICED LEAKING FROM THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS OF THE FUEL PUMP ON THE BACK TOP SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK, THE POSITIVE WIRE IN THE FUEL TANK HAD MELTED THE INSULATION OFF OF IT AND THE MALE TERMINALS OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, THE FUEL PUMP AND FEMALE ELECTRICAL PLUG HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507571August 15, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP, ALSO BRAKES FADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507499August 14, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES
TRANSMISSION SURGES INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#504079August 5, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#506876July 30, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#986041July 24, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR LAP BELT FAILED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE, HAD TO CUT PERSON OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985292July 11, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES AND PARKING THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE BRAKE BOOSTER AREA. PRIOR TO THA CAR BOOSTER 1-2 WKS PRIOR DUE TO BURNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURENCE WHERE THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF SMOKE, AND ALSO THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER REPLACED THE BOOSTER PUMP AND THE ACCUMALTOR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#506232July 9, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
BELT TENSIONER CRACKED, CAUSING BELT TO COME OFF TRACK. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#505968July 2, 1996
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
HIGH/LOW BEAM BRACKET RETAINING LAMPS IS LOOSE, CAUSING BEAMS TO DROP DOWN ONTO ROAD/POOR VISIBILITY. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#986449July 2, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 50MPH FRONT AXEL BROKE, CAUSED PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL TO COME UP THROUGH FLOOR BOARDS, PULLED TO SIDE, THEN WENT INTO DITCH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#986247June 27, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, NEARLY RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO NO BRAKE, USED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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