1995 Chrysler Lebaron

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

• 12/20/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/19/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKES FAILED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, LST ONE RESULTIN GIN A CRASH. *AK

• 12/18/1995· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  LIFTGATE LATCH FAILED PRIOR TO SERVICE RECALL. *AK

• 12/17/1997· AIR BAGS

  CHRYSLER WILL NOT DISENGAGE AIR BAG OR PUT ON/OFF SWITCH ON.

• 12/07/1998· STRUCTURE

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HINGES ON DOORS. THE HINGES ON DOOR ARE BROKEN. PASSENGERS HAVE TO CLIMB OUT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/25/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 11/24/2003· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER DOOR HINGE ATTACHMENT PLATE ON DRIVERS SIDE BOTTOM SUNK INTO DOOR AND IN TURN THE DOOR BENT OVER SO WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, IT PUSHES THE REAR OF THE FRONT FENDER IN AND DAMAGED THE DRIVER DOOR SIDE. IT IS NOW HAPPENING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SOON WILL BE UNABLE TO OPEN EITHER DOOR TO GET IN. CANNOT OPEN DRIVERS SIDE AS DOOR SLIPS DOWN AND VERY HARD TO PICK UP DOOR AS IT IS HEAVY. DEFECT! *LA

• 11/21/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION HANGS IN SECOND GEAR WHILE CITY DRIVING, WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND UNTIL SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS.SAFETY CONCERN IS NOT KNOWING YOU CANT ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC UNTIL YOU ARE ALREADY ON THE EXIT TRYING TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND CANT GET BEYOND SECOND GEAR. *AK

• 11/19/2003· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MADE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. DEALERS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTTOM HINGE BROKE OFF THE DOOR, AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER THOUGHT THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE DOOR AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. WITH A REPAIR BILL OF OVER $2000.00 DOLLARS, THE CONSUMER FELT CHRYSLER SHOULD'VE ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DOOR. THE CONSUMER HAS OWNED A '49 FORD CONVERTIBLE, '65 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE, '86 PONTIAC CONVERTIBLE AND '89 CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE BEFORE THIS CONVERTIBLE IN QUESTION. IN ADDITION, SHE NOTED THAT HAVING TO REPLACED AN ENTIRE DOOR WAS SOMETHING SHE DIDN'T THINK WOULD HAPPEN IN HER WILDEST DREAMS. *PH *NLM

• 11/12/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrashFire

  DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 30MPH, UNDER THE HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT; ALSO, LOSS OF POWER . *AK

• 10/31/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT 36,000 MILES THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WENT OUT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

• 10/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

• 10/24/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE'S SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF DUE TO SNOW BUILDUP/AND POOR DESIGN, THIERE IS NO BELT COVER AVAILABLE, WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND MANEUVER.*AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME AND LOST CONROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, THE BELT THAT DRIVES THE POWER STEERINGPUMP CAME OFF DUE TO ACCUMULATION OF SNOW, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR PROBLEM, AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS CONSUMER DID EVENTUALLY FOUND OUT THERE IS A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS A BELT COVER.*JB

• 10/21/1996· TIRES

  PREMATURE WEAR OF GOODYEAR TIRES.

• 10/19/1995· STRUCTURE

  REAR HATCH OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *SD

• 10/05/1999· VISIBILITY

  PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOWS LEAK IN THE BACK DUE TO A SMALL GAP. THE GAP IS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH DOWN THE LENGTH OF WINDOW. THE REAR POWER WINDOW ALSO FAILS TO GO DOWN. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK

• 10/04/2000· TIRES

  DD (DOT NUMBER: HNP2EMDX04 TIRESIZE: P205/60R15) (DOT NUMBER: HNP2EMDX04 TIRESIZE: P205/60R15)

• 10/03/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION , THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE'S BODY WAS NOT DENTED. *AK

• 10/02/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY

• 09/30/1996· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. *AK

• 09/27/2000· STRUCTURE

  HINGE PIN FELL OUT. LOCAL DEALER SOLD AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT. SUSPECTED RUST CAUSED FAILURE.*AK

• 09/27/1995· POWER TRAIN

  ONCE CAR IS PUT IN GEAR THERE IS A DELAYED REACTION BEFORE IT WILL MOVE. TT

• 09/23/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CLAMP THAT TIGHTENS THE FLEXIBLE FUEL HOSE AT THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER HOSE LOOSEND 3 TIMES, AFTER THE CLAMP WAS REPLACED, THE HOSE DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE HOSE. *AK *TS *JB

• 09/18/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

• 09/15/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES SPORADICALLY- MOST DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN CAR WILL PROCEED INTO INTERSECTION THEN DRIVE TRAIN WILL FAIL AND ENGINE WILL RACE AS DRIVER PANICS AND HITS GAS PEDAL WHILE CROSS TRAFFIC IS BEARING DOWN - TRANSMISSION WILL USUALLY RE ENGAGE WITHOUT ANY ADJUSTMENT ON DRIVERS PART. BUT THIS IS NOT A SHIFTING PROBLEM AS TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE THROUGHOUT JOURNEY- ITS JUST THAT SOMETIMES IT ACTS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL AND LEAVES YOU STRADDLED ACROSS A LANE OR RAIL LINE WHICH YOU HAD STOPPED AT TO JUDGE IF THE CROSSING WAS CLEAR.

• 09/12/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM SLIPPED INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE POSITION. *SD

• 09/10/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DEFECTIVE ANTILOCK BRAKES CAUSE BRAKES TO OCCASIONALLY FADE.

• 09/06/1996· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT.

• 08/29/1996· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN INOPERABLE SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.

• 08/25/1999· STRUCTURE

  DOOR HINGES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED CORRECTLY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE WILL BE LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 08/23/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  CHEMICAL BURN OF THE FACE AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF A TRW SODIUM AZIDE INFLATOR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE IN A 1995 CHRYSLER NEON. I AM AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING EMMA SMITH THE DRIVER WHO WAS SEVERLY INJURED. MY INVESTIGATION REVEALS MANY(70+) RELATED ACCIDENTS WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THIS AGENCY.*AK

• 08/22/1995· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER'S/REAR PASSENGER'S DOOR MISALIGNED, PREVENTING DOORS FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. *SKD

• 08/21/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MASTER CYLINDER FLUID LEAK. *AK

• 08/20/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE DOOR FELL OFF WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WERE FAULTY WELDS ON THE DOOR. THE WELDS WERE NOT NOTICEABLE WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE WELDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *YC

• 08/17/1998· SEATS

  CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN DRIVER SEAT, WHEN HE STRETCHED TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF HIS POCKET AND THE SCREW SNAPPED. FRONT SEATBACK SNAPPED IN TWO. *AK

• 08/17/1995· VISIBILITY

  MOULDING ON BOTH REAR WINDOWS CRACKED FROM HEAT. *AK

• 08/16/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER STATED THAT INSURANCE COMPANY AND DEALERSHIP DID NOT THINK THAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. LICENSE PLATE WAS BENT.*AK

• 08/14/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER LEBARON CONVERTIBLE. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, HE NOTICED SMOKE SURROUNDING THE DASHBOARD AREA. HE REMOVED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CHECKED THE WIRES. THE CONTACT FOUND EXPOSED WIRES AND A GAP BETWEEN THE WIRES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 162,000.

• 08/11/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  PLASTIC MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THE ASHTRAY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN CONSUMER PUT A MATCH IN IT WHICH WAS NOT COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED. NLM

• 08/09/2001· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER'S DOOR CRACKED OFF WHERE HINGES MEET THE SHEET METAL, BOTH UPPER AND LOWER HINGES ARE INVOLVED. DOOR CREAKED 2 DAYS BEFORE. I WAS GOING TO LUBRICATE THE HINGES, BUT I SAW CRACKING AROUND THE TOP HINGE. THE NEXT DAY, YESTERDAY, I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE LOCAL BODY SHOP. ON THE WAY I STOPPED FOR LUNCH. WHEN I GINGERLY OPENED THE DOOR TO GET OUT, THERE WAS A SOUND. I ONLY OPENED IT ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE WAY AND SQUEEZED OUT. THE DOOR WAS NOW HANGING VISIBLY WRONG, AND HAD PUSHED IN THE SHEET METAL OF THE BODY PANEL IN FRONT OF IT. NOW I ONLY USE THE 1 OTHER DOOR, AND I KEEP THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKED. THE BODY SHOP OWNER SAID THAT HE HAD WORKED ON QUITE A FEW JUST THE SAME AS MINE, HE EVEN FINISHED MY STATEMENT TO HIM WHEN HE HEARD CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE DOOR PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD! BODYSHOP GUY SAID A NEW DOOR NEEDED AND ITS EXPENSIVE.

• 08/08/1997· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED.

• 08/05/1996· SUSPENSION

  SUSPENSION SWAYBAR/ BUSHING BURNED, CAUSING VIBRATION ON THE FRONT WHEEL. *AK

• 08/04/1998· STRUCTURE

  DOOR HINGE HAS BROKEN INTO THE VEHICLE'S BODY, SHEET METAL WAS WEAKENED WHEN WELDED. (QCAW)

• 07/25/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATES DOOR HANGS DOOR TOO FAR CAUSING DOOR NOT TO CLOSE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO LIFT DOOR UP TO CLOSE PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

• 07/23/2004· SUSPENSION

  DEFECTIVE REAR STABILITY BAR. *AK

• 07/18/2000· STRUCTURE

  DOOR HINGES BROKE FROM THE WELD PLATE WHICH IS ATTACH TO THE METAL STRUCTURE OF THE BODY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT OWNER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 07/17/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATES FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS 50MPH AND UP THE ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF. *AK

• 07/16/1997· SEATS

  THE DEFECTIVE CHILD PROTECTION WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE HINGE OF THE SEATBACK IS DEFECTIVE. IT HAS 1 INCH-WIDE OPENING, THE CHILD'S FINGER GOT SEVERED OFF. *AK

• 07/14/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF IN THE RAIN. VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. FELT LIKE A TRUCK & HARD TO STEER. TOOK TO A DEALERSHIP & INDICATED BELT DID NOT FIT IN GROOVE PROPERLY. SHIELD INSTALLED ON BELT TO PREVENT PROBLEM FROM REOCCURRING. *AK *ML

• 06/28/2000· STEERING

  ON MAKING A LEFT TURN, IN TRAFFIC, FROM A DEAD STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL TIE ROD END PULLED APART, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PLOWED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, NARROWLY MISSING OTHER VEHICLES, AND THROUGH SHEER LUCK, WITHOUT INJURY TO ANYONE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY.NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN A MULTIPLE FATALITY ACCIDENT. THIS CAR HAS SUPPOSEDLY BEEN LUBRICATED AT 4,000 MILE INTERVALS, AT THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THE MOST RECENT LUBE JOBS WERE 04/22/1999 AT 38,090 MILES, 09/09/1999 AT 42,615 MILES, AND 01/27/2000 AT 46,718 MILES. THE FALILURE OF THE TIE ROD END OCCURED 05/10/2000 AT 49,748 MILES. AS OF THIS DATE, CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS FAILED TO INVESTIGATE THIS NEAR FATAL INCIDENT. I CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER ABOUT MAY 12, 2000. I WAS GIVEN A CASE REFERENCE NUMBER OF :717-1415 . I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM CHRYSLER SINCE THEN. I WILL CONTACT THEM AGAIN, AS I CONSIDER THIS A VERY SERIOUS FAILURE, THAT COULD EASILY HAVE COST SEVERAL LIVES. YOUR HELP IN INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I HAVE THE PART THAT FAILED. I CAN EMAIL YOU A SCANNED IMAGE OF THE FAILED TIE ROD END. THANK YOU. *AK