1990 Chrysler Imperial

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/15/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FAULTY FUEL RAIL. FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING ONTO THE HOT ENGINE BLOCK. FIRE HAZARD.*AK

• 12/09/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V099000 CONCERNING THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. THE PART THAT WAS REPAIRED WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS VEHICLE STAYED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A MONTH. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THE REPAIRS WERE DONE ON CONTACT'S VEHICLE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR AWHILE THEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER MONTH. *AK

• 12/08/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REPLACED BRAKES TWICE, THIS TIME ABS LIGHT STAYED ON INDICATING ABS FAILURE. *AK

• 12/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EA95-016 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE WHEN APPLIED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

• 12/03/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK RECALL# 96V099000. THE PUMP AND MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON SEAL ASSEMBLY WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. *SC

• 11/27/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AW

• 11/25/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS FAILURE, RECALL WORK DENIED DUE TO VIN #.

• 11/19/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE HAD NO ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. MANAGE TO PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF. HAD SOMEONE DRIVE HOME, ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED NO RECALLS ON ABS FOR THAT VEHICLE. TS

• 11/18/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  RECALL 96V-099 000 /BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE, AND REPLACED UNIT AT CONSUMER'S COST. NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED CONSUMER NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE GIVEN. VEHICLE WA SINVOLVED IN A CRASH. *AK

• 11/14/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME REALLY STIFF WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER APPLYING MORE PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER 10 SECONDS. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,900.

• 11/09/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AN D MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE ABS PUMP MOTOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 10/27/1995· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK INTO SECOND GEAR, WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 30MPH. TT CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ONLY 40 F OR LOWER TEMPERATURES, TEMPERATURE ABOVE 40 TRANSMISSION OOPERATES NORMALLY, VEHICLE SPEEDS OF 50 MPH CAN BE ATTAINED BUT ENGINE RPM IS HIGH DUE TO LACK OF SHIFTING INTO 3RD AND 4TH GEAR.*JB

• 10/25/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RECALL RELATED, 96V099, VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, BRAKES FAILED DUE TO ABS PUMP FAILURE. *AK

• 10/23/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SLOPE, HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT HE HAD REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81000.

• 10/11/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHTS IS ON AND ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THIS REASON, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED.DEALER WAS ALREADY CONTACTED. MR

• 10/10/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND STALLED IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC ALMOST RESULTING IN FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO CARRIER ON THE TOP OF THE CYLINDER HEAD BREAKING OFF.

• 10/07/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. OWNER NOTES OF ABS PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILURE 3 TIMES. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK

• 10/07/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISE, AND THEN BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER BEGAN TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM CORRECTED. *AK

• 10/05/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH RESISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP FOR 30 FEET. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

• 10/03/2006· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED ON 4/20/06. THEN, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUALLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 91V191000, SERVICE BRAKES, LINES, PIPING, FITTINGS OR RECALL # 96V099000 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK DUE TO THE VIN. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.

• 10/03/1995· POWER TRAIN

  THE SPEED ODOMETER NEVER WORKED RIGHT, WHEN DRIVING CAR STALLED AND THE BRAKES WORK AND GO OUT . TT

• 09/23/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. MJS

• 09/12/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY. WHEN HE WENT TO APPLY BRAKES THERE WAS NO POWER. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HIS HOME. HE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WA SN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

• 09/12/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE THERE IS A NOISE AND THE ABS LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

• 09/12/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING, PURCHASED CAR USED . DEALER SAID CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL # 96V099000.*AK CONSUMER STATES HE SAW THE RECALL IN A MAGAZINE ARTICLE. *SLC

• 09/04/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE A 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL WITH BENDIX 10 ABS BRAKES. CAN I STILL GET CHRYSLER TO FIX THEM?? ITS SUPPOSED TO BE LIFETIME WARRANTY. *TR

• 09/02/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, AT 45 MPH, AND CAR TOOK OFF AND HIT A CURB. THEN WENT INTO THE TRAFFIC AND HIT A WALL. *AK

• 09/02/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP BECAUSE THE POWER WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. BRAKES HAD TO BE REAPPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER SAID ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 09/02/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES FAILED, THIS ITEM WAS A RECALL AND OWNER IS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE RECALL PERFORMED.

• 08/25/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  RECALL 96V099000. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE BRAKES WERE CONTAMINATED.*AK THE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD (WARNING LIGHT) STAYED ON, THEY WORKED ON IT . AGAIN THE LIGHT CAME BACK AND THEY TOLD US IT INDICATED LOW FLUID. THE DEALER CLAMED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED BECAUSE THE OWNER USED A WRONG FLUID AND THE OWNER WAS DENIED RECALL FIXING. *YH

• 08/25/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS: LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS; ROLLED THRU STOP SIGN; ABS BOOSTER PUMP, FRONT BRAKE PADS, MASTER CYLINDER, HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. TT

• 08/23/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

• 08/16/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING START TO STOP TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THERE WAS NO BRAKE HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DEALER CHECKS IT AND SAY THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN OUT .

• 08/15/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT PERTAIN TO THE VEHICLE. *AK TWO YEARS AGO, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE CHANGED AND HAVE GONE OUT AGAIN. (RECALL# 96V099000) THE PUMP DID NOT WORK AND THE PEDAL WOULD BECOME HARD TO STOP. ON TURNS, THERE WAS A CLUNK AS IF IT WERE GRABBING. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRE, THE R/R AXLE, OUTER CV BOOT, ABS PUMP SHIELD, AND THE LEFT REAR EMC BRAKE CABLE WERE ALL REPLACED. *SCC *JB

• 08/11/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE CAR THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 08/07/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULAR PUMP FAILED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED SINCE IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A BOSCH ABS SYSTEM PUMP. THE RECALL WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BENDIX ABS SYSTEM PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 08/07/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SD

• 08/04/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  APLLIED THE BRAKES; HAVE TO APPLY VERY HARD, AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. THERE WAS A RECALL LISTED FOR THE ABS BRAKES, BUT THEY SAY THAT IT IS NOT LISTED FOR THIS VIN NUMBER. OWNER STATES THAT HE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECLL STATES. RECALL 96V-099000. *AK

• 08/02/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES FAILED. YH

• 07/25/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES THREE TIMES. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE SERVICE HYDRAULIC BRAKES. THE ESTIMATED COST TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED IS $1,000. CHRYSLER STATED THAT HER VIN IS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL NUMBER 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 132,000.

• 07/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BACKING OUT WHEN BRAKES/EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. TOWED TO MECHANIC. HAD PADS, ROTORS, HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY & ACCUMULATOR REPLACED. 2ND TIME IN PARKING LOT & WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE PROBLEM (9/13/98). 3RD TIME HAD DROPPED DAUGHTER OFF & VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT CROSSWALK DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED A 3RD TIME & HAD EVERYTHING REPLACED, INCLUDING THE PUMP (2/13/99). *AK

• 07/18/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STEEP TOLLGATE HIGHWAY IN EASTERN OREGON, 2. THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE (1990 CHRYSLER, IMPERIAL) FAILED. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND HER TWO SISTERS WERE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER. THE CAR WAS FINALLY BROUGHT TO A STOP WITHOUT CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR OFF THE ROADWAY. 3. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO "FRONTIER MOTORS INC." IN "LAGRAND, OREGON". AT "FRONTIER MOTORS" THEY RECEIVED A FAX ABOUT THE "NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN" STATING THAT THIS 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL HAS ABS FAILURES AND SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A LIFETIME COVERAGE. WHEN I CALLED THEM ON THE PHONE THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE SO BUSY THAT IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO GET PARTS AND ANOTHER WEEK TO FIX THE BRAKES. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO "YAKIMA, WASHINGTON" IN "CENTRAL WASHINGTON" WHERE WE LIVE. "HAHN MOTORS" IN YAKIMA WASHINGTON LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT BECAUSE IT HAD A "BOSCH" SYSTEM FOR THE ABS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT IT WASN'T UNDER A RECALL AND THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY PARTS TO REPLACE THIS VEHICLE WITH NOR DID ANYONE REBUILD THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE ONLY THING THAT COULD BE DONE WAS TO TAKE IT TO THE WRECKING YARD AND JUNK IT OUT. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT I DON'T SEE ANY THING ON THE "RECALL BULLETIN", CAMPAIGN NO.: 96V099000 THAT SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT A "BOSH" NOT BEING UNDER THE RECALL OR LIFE TIME COVERAGE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE MATTER FOR ME. VIN "[XXX]" INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 07/16/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM STOPPED OPERATING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN. *AK

• 07/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING BRAKE FADE/ABS LIGHT LAMP TO COME ON. *SKD

• 07/09/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE/HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FAILURE BEGAN WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE LIGHT WOULD DIM ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 166,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

• 07/09/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM THE ANTI LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. THE PEDAL MOVED SLIGHTLY FORWARD AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUSH. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON ANOTHER BRAND OF ANTI LOCK BRAKES THEREFORE THE CONSUMERS DID NOT APPLY. *SCC *JB

• 07/09/1996· SUSPENSION

  FRONT AIR SUSPENION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BOUNCED UP/DOWN SO HARD VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE, SUSPENION DROPPED DOWN ON TOP OF TIRES, SPEED 15 MPH.*AK

• 07/08/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY DON'T HOLD, ONCE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

• 07/08/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  GAS EVERYWHERE AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUGHT FIRE IF I HAD STARTED CAR AND DROVE OFF WITHOUT NOTICING SMELL-MY WIFE WOULD HAVE DRIVEN OFF AND BEEN KILLED MOST LIKELY. *AK

• 07/01/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STATED THEATBRAKES FEEL "FUNNY" WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP ON 6/28/2003, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT ABS MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK