Chrysler New Yorker Complaints

755 consumer complaints on file.

#830523November 10, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH ALTERNATOR. WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HOOD. PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE TO ALERT THEM OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THEY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, THEY NOTICED THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE BURNED UNTIL IN IT WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE WIRING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALTERNATOR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830168November 5, 1998
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
INTERMITTENTLY IF DRIVER DOES NOT PARK WITH THE FRONT WHEEL STRAIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, AND CANNOT MOVE THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830122November 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, ABS LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED. HAD APPLIED BRAKES (HARD) WHICH FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP & NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829073October 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 96V09900, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 68. , DEALER STATES PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FAULTY BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828733October 8, 1998
SUSPENSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKS, THROWS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AROUND THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828402October 1, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING VEHICLE WOULD SMELL FUEL. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED FUELINJECTORS WERE LEAKING. SERVICE MANAGER CHANGED "O" RINGS, HEAD GASKETS & SEALS. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE, REAPPEARED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828401September 30, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HAD ACCIDENT WHILE GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#541387September 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS
BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828281September 28, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
FUEL IS COMING THROUGH HOSES OF FUEL INJUECTION SYSTEM. VEHICLE LEAKING MOTOR OIL. ALSO, INTAKE MANIFOLD IS BURNING GAS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD BE VERY LOW. NOT AT DEALER'S. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828218September 25, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WHEN IN PARK WOULD MAKE A HARD JERK. FROM PARK TO REVERSE IT WOULD NOT GO. ALSO, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO SECOND GEAR AT ALL. REPLACED AN INNER SEAL THAT WAS LEAKING, AND DEALER WAS CONTACTED. WARRANTY EXPIRED AND VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541127September 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING
THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY STEERING AND BRAKING PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828104September 22, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY UP IN PLACE DUE TO FAILURE OF CORNER SPRINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541571September 22, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OWNER REQUESTS INFORMATION ABOUT BRIGHTER LIGHTS NOW SEEN ON NEWER VEHICLES. SHE ASKS IF STUDIES WERE PERFORMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780456September 19, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
PLASTIC FUEL RAIL LEAKING FUEL ONTO HOT EXHAUST AND ENGINE. WHERE THE FUEL PRESSURE TEST PORT ATTACHES TO THE RAIL ALLOWS PLASTIC TUBE TO MOVE AND FLEX CAUSING LEAKAGE AT RAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827390August 31, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BETWEEN 30-40 MPH GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK,CAUSING SPEED TO INCREASE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED IN PARK AND HAND BRAKE PULLED TO STOP VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827129August 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL NEARLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO EXTREME PRESSURE WAS USED TO GET THE PEDAL TO MOVE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827104August 21, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT CITY SPEED OF 35 MPH APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE RAKES TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826643August 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE MOTOR PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826569August 12, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS BROKE DRIVER'S NECK. VEHICLE WAS STUCK 55 MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#825534July 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE IN FOR CHECK UP. MECHANIC NOTICED DIRT & GREASE BUILD UP ON AXLE HOUSING. THIS CAUSED AXLE TO MAKE NOISES. MECHANIC REPLACED AXLE HOUSING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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