Chrysler New Yorker Complaints

755 consumer complaints on file.

#853942December 9, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH; STEERING WAS HARD TO CONTROL/ DIFFICULT TO TURN AND VERY STIFF. RACK & PINION WAS CAUSE OF PROBLEM. ALSO, VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING INTO PARK. TRANSMISSION LINE LEAKED FLUID. COUPLING WAS CAUSING A LEAK BETWEEN RUBBER TUBING WHICH WAS INSERTED INTO METAL TUBING. IN ADDITION, FUEL RAIL WOULD ALSO LEAK/ ABS BRAKES STARTED TO LOCK UP WHEN APPLIED/ WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING WATER, AND DOOR STRAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEING OPENED & CLOSING HARD. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CORRECT MAJOR PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715247November 25, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES
BOTH TIE ROD ENDS AT STEERING GEAR BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WOULD WONDER ALL OVER ROAD.. ASKED DEALER WHY THEY FAILED AT 59000 MILES, JUST A WEAR POINT.. I'VE HAD TO MANY OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS AND NEVER HAD A TIE ROD PROBLEM AND THIS CAR HAS BOTH FAIL AT THE SAME TIME....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715197November 24, 1999
SEATS
BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT BOTTOM TO THE METAL FRAME IS BROKEN, AND THE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. IF OTHER ONE BRAKES, IT WILL CAUSE IT TO FALL BACKWARD, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715198November 24, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DIGITAL DASHBOARD LIGHTS DON'T WORK, WHICH MEANS I CAN'T TELL THE SPEED, OR FUEL AMOUNT, OR MILAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852903November 15, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHERE THE FUEL LINE CONNECTS TO THE FUEL INJECTOR, THERE IS FUEL GUSHING OUT FROM TOP OF THE CONNECTION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852815November 12, 1999
SUSPENSION, STEERING:LINKAGES
HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON. NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING OUT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE WHEELS WOULD WHISTLE, AND WHEN COMING DOWN A HILL AND APPLYING BRAKES,THE FRONT WHEELS SHIMMIED VERY BADLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT 45MPH. CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT BUSHINGS/TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS WORE OUT *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714224November 2, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SEVERAL OCCASIONS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAR DOWNSHIFTS INTO SECOND GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714103October 30, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON BY ITSELF, ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, AT LOW SPEED. CRUISE CONTROL WENT ON AND COULD NOT SLOW CAR DOWN, THEN IT STALLED, LOSING STEERING CONTROLS. STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ACROSS TWO LANES. HAVE BROUGHT CAR TO MECHANIC AND DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY, AND WE ARE GETTING NO ANSWERS FROM ANYONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852005October 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 96V099000. CONCERNING ABS BRAKES, CONTACTED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713957October 27, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DAIMLER/CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED TO INFORM THEM OF THESE PERSISTENT PROBELMS, NOT ONLY WITH NEW YORKER, BUT CONCORDE,LHS AND INTRIPED. THE REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE PROBELM AND EVEN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE OFFICE IS GIVING ADVICE TO CALL AND COMPLAIN. I SEE YOUR WEB SITE IS FILLED WITH THE SAME CHRYSLER CARS WITH THE SAME CHRYSLER PROBELMS. PLEASE HELP US TO GET THE SERVICE AND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AND HAVE CHRYSLER REPAIR THERE DEFECTS AS THEY EXPECT US TO PAY OUR PAYMENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SPEEDY ACTION IN THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851682October 26, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE TURNING VEHICLE WILL JERK AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. MECHANIC SAYS RACK AND PINION NEEDS A NEW VALVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713866October 25, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851551October 22, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
81 V 055 000 FUEL: CARBURETOR; VEHICLE EXPERINCING ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH CABURETOR FLOODING AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF MFR. RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851172October 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING
VEHICLE ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY, AND THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE WITHIN THE GEAR BOX,AND THE GEARS ARE DISENGAGING. ALSO, AND THERE IS NOISE WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851056October 18, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
REPORTING INCIDENT WITH VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGE ON TOP OF ENGINE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE FIRE; DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A MFR. RECALL. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713508October 18, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549036October 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PUMP AND MOTOR FAILED AND REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850915October 15, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CARBURETOR WENT OUT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OVER FLOODING AND STALLING. ALSO,THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850498October 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WAS TRAVELING 40MPH & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKE,. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED UP. WAS TRYING TO PULL VEHICLE TO SIDE OFF ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. CONTACTED DEALER & HAD IT TOWED. MECHANIC CHECKED & NOTICED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE BURNED. ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM EXCEPT POWER BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PICKED VEHICLE UP. WAS ON HIGHWAY, AGAIN, & APPLIED BRAKES & VEHICLE STARTED BOUNCING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713203October 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
FRONT POWER TRAIN WILL NOT ACCEPT SNOW CHAINS, SO STATE IN OWNER'S MANUAL. MANUFACTURE CONTACTED. NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AUTHORIZED BY MANUAFACTURER. NOT BEING ABLE TO USE SNOW CHAINS (SNOW TIRES NOT LEGAL) IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN SNOW AND ICE CONDITIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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