1990 Chrysler Lebaron

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

• 12/12/1996· AIR BAGS

  COSUMER WAS RENTING THE CAR AND CIRCLING IN A PARKING LOT TO FIND PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND INJURED DRIVER'S SHOULDER . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 12/02/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

• 11/30/1995· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR AT 47,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP AND THEN LOCKS UP COMPLETELY, AND NOW IS BROKEN AGAIN. TT

• 11/27/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN HEAD/CHEST INJURIES TO DRIVER. *DSH

• 11/26/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  A REAR BRAKE LINING SEPARATED FROM THE SHOE. I FOUND THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME WHILE GREASING THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. THE LOOSE SHOE WAS STILL IN PLACE CAPTURED BY THE CALIPER. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO MY DEALER. I WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL: CAMPAIGN NUMBER 92V017000, BUT MY 1990 VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SINCE IT EFFECTED 1989 MODELS. HOWEVER, I CONVINCED THE DEALER I DID HAVE THE PROBLEM SINCE I HAD A LINING THAT SEPARATED FROM THE SHOE. THE DEALER REPLACED MY REAR BRAKES AT THAT TIME. I HAVE NO RECORD OF THE SERVICE DATE, AND THE DEALER CLAIMS HE HAS NO RECORD, ALTHOUGH HE ALSO HAS NO RECORD OF THE RECALL SERVICE THAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH WATER COLLECTING IN A REAR WHEEL WELL EITHER. TWO DAYS AGO, I WAS AGAIN GREASING THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I DISCOVERED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! ONE OF THE BRAKE LININGS WAS SEPARATED FROM THE SHOE AGAIN! I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, THE ORIGINAL RECALL DID NOT CORRECT ALL THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES. MY 1990 CHRYSLER LEBARON OBVIOUSLY HAD THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER INSISTED IT EFFECTED ONLY 1989 MODELS AND MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. SECOND, PARTS USED AFTER THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED, STILL EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!

• 11/19/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO BACK IN MAY OF 1998 THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID'NT DEPLOY. *AK

• 11/08/1999· POWER TRAIN

  EXPERIENCED REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH "JERKING" IN THE VEHICLE AND GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO OPEREATED PROPERLY (NOT MEETING THE GEAR RATIO). UPON MECHANICS CHECK AND COMMPUTER ANALYSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A VEHICLE RECALL OF THE CARS COMPUTER HAD NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED. THE MECHANIC HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND I REQUEST FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT. MY TOTAL COST TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS WAS $1,084.38.

• 10/24/1999· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER MY WARRANTY OF 70,000/7YEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. BOTH POWER WINDOW MOTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE EXTERIOR PAINT IS ERODING AT AN ALARMING RATE. IS THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THESE DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE? AM I ENTITLED TO ANY COMPENSATION FOR THESE FAULTY MECHANISMS THAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR? I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN, BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT THESE MISFORTURNES HAPPENED AFTER THE WARRANTY OF 70,000 MILES. THE CAR IS FALLING APART IN THE INTERIOR AND THE EXTERIOR. THE CAR IS MAINTENANCED EVERY 2500 MILES WITH OIL AND LUBE CHANGES.

• 10/20/1997· TIRES

  FRONT TIRES FAILED.

• 10/17/2003· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CAR IS A LEMON!!!!!!!! *LA

• 10/11/1996· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.

• 10/04/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING, OVER DIP IN ROAD, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NO COLLISION, RESULT DRIVER SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS . TT

• 10/01/1998· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE LOW REVERSE GEAR SEAL THAT BROKE AND THE OVERDRIVE SEAL DETERIORATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL, IT LURCHED AS VEHICLE WAS BEGINING TO STOP OR IT LURCHES WHEN STARTING VEHICLE.*JB

• 10/01/1997· SUSPENSION

  REAR TORSION BAR FAILED, AFFECTING VEHICLE'S STABILITY. *AK

• 09/29/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY.

• 09/21/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PAINT ON CAR IS PEELING IN LARGE AREAS. ROOF IS COMPLETELY PEELED IN TWO LARGE PEELS THE LENGTH OF THE ROOFTOP.

• 09/09/1997· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE VIN# AT THIS TIME. PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 91, IN 92 LUSTINE TOYOTA REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. IN 94, PASSPORT REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION; SEPEMBER 97, AMERICAN TRANSMISSION HAS REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, AND ALSO FOUND THAT THE SOLENOID COVER WAS MISSING. VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND THE GEARS WOULD SOMETIMES BE CROSSED. *AK TO HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES IN 7 YEARS INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SERIOUS FLAW THAT REQUIRES INVESTIGATION, THE CONSUMER STATED . THE CONSUMER ALSO WANTS REIMBUSEMENT FOR COST OF TRANSMISSION REPLACING. *YH

• 09/08/1995· POWER TRAIN

  KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHEN VEHICLE IS IN GEAR DUE TO NO INTERLOCKING SYSTEM. *AK

• 08/26/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGSFire

  DT: THE CALLER SAID HIS FRIEND WAS TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED. NO OTHER PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT STARTED THE FIRE, BUT THE CALLER SAID IT STARTED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. DEALER SAID THEY WILL HAVE TO CHECK OUT THE VEHICLE BEFORE THEY COULD SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER SAID THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE AIRBAGS AND ON A OIL LEAK.*AK

• 08/09/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL FOR THE GAS COVER GASKET AND WAS REPLACED WITH SILICONE! SILICONE CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS! THE LIFTER HAS A BAD TICKING TO IT! AND AN OCCASSIONAL SPARK KNOCK! THE STRUTS DO NOT WEAR WELL AND TEND TO GIVE OUT AFTER 5,000 MILES!

• 07/30/1996· POWER TRAINCrash

  WHILE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE VEHICLE DISENGAGED AND ROLLED INTO HOUSE. *AK

• 07/26/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  UNSPECIFIED.

• 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

• 07/17/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS LISTED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 5730. VALVE COVER HAS ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET. *AK FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

• 07/17/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THE ODOMETER NEEDLE HAS BROKEN INSIDE AND I CANNOT REPAIR IT.*AK

• 07/17/1998· SUSPENSION

  REAR AXEL FAILED.

• 07/17/1995· SEATS

  DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, BOLT FRACTURED. TT

• 07/11/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR WILL CUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION WHEN DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITION ON. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK

• 07/08/1998· VISIBILITY

  REAR SEAT, BOTH SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT WORK DUE TO THE POWER WINDOWS MOTORS FAILING.

• 07/08/1995· VISIBILITY

  REPLACED POWER WINDOW MOTORS 5 TIMES. *AK

• 07/06/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PURCHASED CAR USED THERE IS AN OIL LEAK AND THE VALVE COVER IS BEING REPAIRED.

• 07/03/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SNAP RING BROKE, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AW

• 06/27/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELETRICAL: WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, CAUSE OF SHUTDOWN UNKNOWN.

• 06/26/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS OUT AT ANY SPEED. TT

• 06/18/1996· SUSPENSION

  REAR SUSPENSION CRACKED/BROKE, CAUSING NOISE. *DH

• 06/17/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN AT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, PULLED OVER, THEN MORE SMOKE AT THE ENGINE PART OF THE VEHICLE, FIRE STARTED FIRE DEPT. CAUSED WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED WHILE ON AN INCLINEN VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING ACCELERATION, WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD AND TRANSMISSION PARK DID N OT HOLD ON SLIGHT INCLINE, CONSUMER JUMPED OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE MOVING BACKWARD, VEHICLE ROLLED INTO DITCH AND WENT UP IN FLAMES.*JB

• 06/08/1995· SEAT BELTS

  IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER SEAT BELTS THAT TAKATA HAS AND CAN NOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE FROM MANUFACTURER OR DEALER. TT

• 06/04/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  REAR VALVE COVER REPLACED DUE TO OIL LEAK. *SD

• 06/02/1995· POWER TRAIN

  REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

• 05/30/1995· POWER TRAIN

  SEPARATION OF REAR AXLE WELD. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT

• 05/29/1997· SEATS

  SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS BECAUSE THE BOLT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 05/18/2005· POWER TRAINCrash

  DT: 1990, CHRYSLER, LEBARON TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM. TOOK THE KEY OUT AND WITHOUT PUTTING VEHICLE INTO PARK THE CAR WILL ROLL EVEN WHEN THE MOTOR IS TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND DAMAGED THE CAR, HOUSE, AND FENCE. *AK

• 05/16/2001· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  SEAL WITHIN TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND IS CAUSING PROBLEM WITH DOWNSHIFTING. MANUFACTURER HAS REDESIGNED SEAL.*AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP AND DOWN. *SLC

• 05/15/2002· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKS INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP AND WILL NOT UPSHIFT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME. (LIMP MODE). THERE ARE AT LEAST 32 TSB'S COVERING VARIOUS PROBLEMS ON THE A604/41TE TRANSMISSIONS. I CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. ESTIMATED REPAIRS TO DATE ARE $1950 - $2100. THE CAR IS LIKE NEW OTHERWISE, BUT USELESS AS IS.*AK

• 05/15/1995· POWER TRAIN

  GEAR WILL NOT SHIFT, DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. TT

• 05/12/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEARS. ALSO LOSS OF FLUID OCCURS AND ENGINE OVERHEATS. OWNER HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT SHE BELIEVES IT WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN SHE BOUGHT IT. TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP BEING REPLACED. *AK *ML

• 05/10/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES (MORE THAN 20+) OVER LAST 8 MONTHS. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART IN APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR AS IT HAS HAPPENED AT 30 MPH AS WELL AS 65. WEATHER DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. THIS PROBLEM IS SPORADIC - SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY OVER A DISTANCE OF 5 MILES, OTHER TIMES IT WILL RUN FINE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS AND THEN SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. I HAVE HAD IT IN TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT PROBLEM IS DUE TO IT NOT ACTING UP WHEN THEY HAVE IT. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER GARAGE IN PLYMOUTH, IN AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME UNLESS THEY ACTUALLY SEE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN. I CANNOT PREDICT WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AND HAVE NO WARNING AHEAD OF TIME. THIS IS ESPECIALLY SCARY WHEN DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH SEMIS.*AK

• 05/08/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN TURNING ON LIGHTS COVERS ON LIGHTS WILL NOT OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. TT

• 05/07/2000· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 05/05/2000· POWER TRAIN,TIRES,EQUIPMENT

  THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS BALD WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR HOME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )