Chrysler LeBaron Complaints
648 consumer complaints on file.
- #604696June 24, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE COMPUTER FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536798June 17, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE (OHIO STATE POLICE)
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #824254June 12, 1998STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE DRIVING. PLASTIC AROUND ADJUSTER BROKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #824176June 11, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER WAS IDLING IN A TRAFFIC JAM WHEN NOTICED THAT THE GAS GAUGE WAS DROPPING AND SMELLED OF FUEL. THE FUEL WAS BEING PRESSURIZED AND SPRAYING OUT, THERE WAS A PUDDLE DEVELOPING AS CONSUMER MOVED SLOWLY DURING TRAFFIC JAM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #824184June 11, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHENEVER DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON & WITHOUT WARNING. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. SPEED WOULD VARY. WAS PUMPING ACCELERATOR TO NO AVAIL. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP BEFORE & MECHANIC HAD CHANGED FUEL PUMP, COMPUTER CHIP ANYTHING ELSE NEEDED CHANGING. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE BACK AT DEALERSHIP. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536757June 10, 1998STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGE FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #824000June 5, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE ROTATED AND REPLACED TWICE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #536658June 5, 1998POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. NECESSARY TO OVERHAUL ENGINE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823668May 27, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN , WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND SMOKE. DEALER SAYS HEAD GASKET HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535766May 20, 1998SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR AXLE BROKE CAUSING POOR MOBILITY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823207May 11, 1998STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE THERE IS A GRINDING METAL SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN TAKEN TO MIDAS, MIDAS DISCOVERED THAT REAR CROSS MEMBER IS CRACKED. THIS INFORMATION WAS ALSO VERIFIED BY A CHRYSLER DEALER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823163May 8, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO LOW GEAR WITH OUT WARNING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #781643May 5, 1998STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
INTERESTED IN INFORMATION REGARDING THE STEERING WHEEL PULLEY (CONSTRUCTED OUT OF PLASTIC.)
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822987May 1, 1998POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REGULAR INSPECTION AND NOTICED REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822250April 27, 1998STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE HINGES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAVE RUSTED THROUGH THE DOOR COMPLETELY. THE HINGES ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR ARE DOING THE SAME. THE OWNER FEELS THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL FALL OFF AT ANY MOMENT, AND USES THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #534512April 22, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS BOLTS FELL OUT, ALLOWING ENGINE TO SHIFT WITHIN COMPARTMENT, AND CAUSING DEFLECTION IN MOTOR MOUNT ASSEMBLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #534523April 22, 1998STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
PAINT ON THE VEHICLE IS FADING AWAY. THERE ARE BIG WHITE PATCHES EVERYWHERE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #534402April 21, 1998SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT TIGHTENED ON CONSUMER, BRUISING RIBS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 4
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533217March 26, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE CONTINUES TO STALL AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533244March 25, 1998VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CHILD WAS NEARLY SUFFOCATED BY AN AUTOMATIC CAR WINDOW.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0