1994 Chrysler NEW Yorker

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

• 12/30/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT ARE NOT ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO ILLUMINATE DRIVING SURFACE.

• 12/30/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL RAIL O RINGS LEAK.

• 12/28/1999· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TRANSMISSION- NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED WITH NEW TORQUE CONVERTER ESTIMATED COST OF THIS BY DEALER/SERVICE PERSON IS $1713.91 WITH VEHICLE BEING ONLY 5 YRS OLD AND 83,000 MILES. HEADLIGHTS- ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO USE DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE, MORE OR LESS ABLE TO TELL IF THEY ARE ON. HIGH BEAMS ARE AT THE LEVEL OF LOW BEAMS. STEERING LINKAGE- HAS A THUNKING WHEN ACCELERATES FROM A STOP SIGN AT TIMES AND ALSO AT TIMES WHEN SLOWING DOWN YOUR SPEED UNDER 30MPH. HOOD SUPPORTS- HAD TO BE REPLACED AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND AFTER 2 YEARS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. STEERING- MAKES A WHINING SOUND AT TIMES WHEN TURNING A CORNER. BACK DOOR/DRIVER'S SIDE- STICKS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY AFTER DRIVING AT 55MPH, HARD TO OPEN. OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACEMENT 152.91THROTTLE BODY INJECTORS 139.98 FOR ONE & 84.99 FOR OTHER. TRANS. COOLER LINES 133.88 TIE ROD ENDS W/ALIGNMENT 197.00 WATER PUMP 409.74 TIMING BELT TENSIONER 144.44 ALL THESE ESTIMATES COME FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER/SERVICE PERSON.

• 12/27/2000· STRUCTURE

  MY WIFE HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM WORK, HAVING DRIVEN 17 MILES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS JUST LEAVING THE HOUSE AS SHE PULLED IN TO THE DRIVEWAY AND SHE REVERSED BACK ONTO THE STREET WHEN THE VEHICLE BROKE, LITERALLY. THE ENGINE CRADLE FRAME BROKE AND COLLASPED, BREAKING THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE PUSHING THE RIGHT TIRE UP AGAINST THE FENDER. THE VEHICLE STOPPED TOTALLY AND COULD NOT BE MOVED EXCEPT BY A TOW TRUCK. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON COORS BLVD JUST MINUTES EARLIER, THERES NO TELLING IF MY WIFE AND OTHERS WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY. IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT BUDGET CAR SALES IN ALBUQUERQUE AND TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AFTER THE MISHAP. THAT WAS THE REASON I DID NOT COMPLETE THE DEALER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/26/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEAD LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR REGULAR NIGHT DRIVING. MFG., ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN #0803395TT CONSUMER STATES AFTER MUCH USELESS DISCUSSION WITH DEALER'S PARTS AND SALES STAFF THEIRS AND CORPORATION'S RELUCTANCE TO REMEDY DUE TO AGE AND MILEAGE THE LAMP ASSEMBLIES WERE FINALLY REPLACED.*JB

• 12/23/1997· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TRACTION INDICATOR ON WHEN CAR STARTED AND REMAINS ON.

• 12/22/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  SAME PROBLEM DISCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #: 98V18400. THE NEW YORKER MODEL APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY MODEL WITH THE 3.5L ENGINE NOT CITED IN THIS RECALL THIS MUST BE AN OVERSIGHT. PLEASE RECTIFY AND INCLUDE THE NEW YORKER MODEL. THANK YOU

• 12/22/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  CAR WAS MOVING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN BOTH OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED . *AK

• 12/21/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  EA98007; FUEL INJECTION ASSEMBLY LEAKAGE. FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL. THE FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 12/20/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LOCATION /SIZE OF HORN BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL, CAUSES DIFFICULTY ACCESSING BUTTONS IN EMERGENCIES, ALSO EXCESSIVE EFFORT REQUIRED TO PRESS BUTTONS. *SKD

• 12/19/1994· VISIBILITY

  REARVIEW MIRROR INADEQUATE.

• 12/18/2001· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RELEASE SO THAT SEAT BELT COULD BE BUCKLED.*AK

• 12/17/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT REPLACED. *SD

• 12/13/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE, COMPUTER MODULE FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF ABS EFFECTIVENESS, IN FOR REPAIR , PARTS OF ABS CONTROL MODULE REPAIRED. *AK

• 12/12/1994· WHEELS

  DEFECTIVE ROOF SEAL, CAUSING WATER LEAK.

• 12/10/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  MY CAR 1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL WORK O RING LEAKAGE ON FUEL INJECTORS WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP. THEY HAD TO JUMP THE BATTERY, ONE DAY LATER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR SINCE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM I BELIEVE IT HAPPENED SINCE I DROVE THIS CAR DAILY BEFORE THEY JUMPED THE BATTERY THAT DAY. *TR

• 12/09/1999· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/02/2003· AIR BAGS

  REQUEST TO GET AIR BAG DISCONNECTED.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS FIVE FEET INCHES TALL AND SITS SEVEN INCHES AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR, THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG MAY KILL HER. *JB *NM

• 11/30/1994· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DIFFICULT TO SEE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR. *AK

• 11/29/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FROM WHAT THE DEALER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THERE ARE MULTIPLE FUEL LEAKS ALONG THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL WHICH IS CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE EAGLE VISION (1993) VEHICLE. THIS CAR HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE NEW YORKER (1994). THE EAGLE WAS RECALLED TO FIX THAT PROBLEM. ALSO I HAVE RESEARCHED THE COMPLAINT DATABASE AND FOUND THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM MANY TIMES ON THE NEW YORKER AND LHS. WHY HAVEN'T THESE VEHICLES BEEN RECALLED TO FIX THIS DEADLY PROBLEM?

• 11/28/2000· POWER TRAINCrash

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. CONSUMER WAS REACHING INSIDE VEHICLE ATTEMPTING TO GRAB KEY OUT THE IGNITION AND HIT GEAR SHIFT, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, ROLLING OVERTOP OFF CONSUMER, AND CAUSING INJURIES. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK

• 11/28/1994· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNALS DO NOT OPERATE UNTIL VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES AND ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY WARMED UP. *AK

• 11/28/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *SKD

• 11/27/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENTCrash

  THIS IS INTERROGATIVE. MY WIFE JOINED AN ACCIDENT IN PROGRESS (NO. 3 OF 3 VEHICLES) BECASUE SHE COULDN'T STOP IN TIME. SHE WAS AT 35 MPH STEADY, SAID SHE HAD APPLIED FULL BRAKING. THE NYER WAS PITCHED DOWN WHEN IT CONTACTED THE BUMPER OF A S-10 PICKUP TRUCK. WE HAVE SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO THE HOOD, LEFT FENDER AND EVERYTHING ABOVE THE BUMPER LINE, INCLUDING AC COIL, RADIATOR, FAN, ETC. SHE WAS UNINJURED. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE SYSTEM CHECK AT ENGINE START HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE OPERATOR'S HANDBOOK. MY QUESTION IS, SHOULDN'T THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED? IF THEY SHOULD HAVE, WHY DIDN'T THEY AND HOW DO I INSURE THE SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL BEFORE I RETURN THE CAR TO SERVICE?

• 11/24/2003· STEERING

  ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE CAR STEERING "CRUNCHING" NOISE WHEN STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT. NOISE DISSIPATES AS VEHICLE WARMS UP. STEERING FEELS AS THOUGH IT WANDERS ONLY FOR A SECOND. P.S FLUID CHANGED NO CHANGE. *LA

• 11/23/2003· POWER TRAIN

  1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER 3.5L. TRANSMISSION JUMPS INTO LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING, THEN IT WON'T GO OVER 40 MPH. *LA

• 11/21/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM A PARKED POSITION.

• 11/18/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FUSE SHORTED OUT. *AK

• 11/16/1997· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUE TO SHOW ON DASHBOARD AFTER SERVICE. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER)

• 11/16/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DIRT IN ENGINE VALVE, CAUSING VIBRATION.

• 11/15/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TWICE WHEN STARTING CAR AND PUTTING IT IN REVERSE CAR WILL SHOOT BACKWARDS BEFORE BEING ABLE PUT FOOT ON BRAKES. TOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/14/1994· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK

• 11/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, REPLACE PADS. TT

• 11/12/1998· SEATS

  THE FRONT SEAT TRACKS HAVE PLASTIC INSERTS IN THEM. THEY HAVE BROKEN OUT OF THE TRACKS AND HAVE BEEN FOUND ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. I STARTED FINDING THESE BLACK PLASTIC INSERTS WHEN THE CAR WAS IN ITS SECOND YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY REPORTS OF THIS TYPE, AND WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY REPAIRS. THE SEATS HAVE BECOME UNSTABLE ON THE TRACKS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE INSERTS TOOK UP SLACK BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER HALF OF THE SEAT TRACKS. THE SEATS WILL ACTUALLY ROCK ON THEIR TRACKS. I QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THESE SEATS WITHOUT THE INSERTS IN THEM!

• 11/07/1997· SEATS

  FRAME OF DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE.

• 11/07/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY DUE TO HIGH HEAT TEMPERATURES GENERATED DURING NUMEROUS EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS. *SKD

• 11/05/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NHTSA#8761-98-V-184-000:FUEL LEAKAGE::THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEMS CAN LEAK FUEL. CONSUMER STATES SMELL STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 11/04/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL#790 FOR THE O RINGS. THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAVING PROBLEM GASOLINE IS LEAKING OUT INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

• 10/31/1996· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  PASSENGER DOOR STICKS, DOOR HANDLE LOOKS AS IF IT WILL FALL OFF WHEN TRYING TO OPEN.

• 10/31/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEAD LIGHTS ON VEHICLE ARE TOO DIM CAN NOT SEE ROAD AT NIGHT. TT

• 10/30/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE ENGINE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL 94V024000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

• 10/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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.

• 10/28/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NOTICEABLE SHIMMY WHEN BRAKES APPLIED DUE TO BURNT ROTORS. *DSH

• 10/28/1994· STEERING

  NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN BACKING UP OR TURNING WHEEL FOR TURNS. *SKD

• 10/27/1999· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 10/26/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED. A/C WONT POWER, POWER WINDOW WONT WORK, ETC. ALL RELAYS AND FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT STILL NOT WORKING. GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE OF CAR COMING FROM INJECTION SYSTEM AREA. VERY HARMFUL FUMES. *TR

• 10/26/2009· SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

• 10/26/1999· STEERING

  WHILE TURNING VEHICLE WILL JERK AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. MECHANIC SAYS RACK AND PINION NEEDS A NEW VALVE. *AK

• 10/25/1999· STEERING

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/24/2000· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER REPLACED THREE TIMES, STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY.*ET