1995 Chrysler NEW Yorker

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

• 12/29/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER CAR STOPPED DIDN'T DEPLOY ON IMPACT . TT

• 12/28/2005· SUSPENSION

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V215000 REGARDING THE SUSPENSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

• 12/20/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/20/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING HEAVY SMOKE. *SD

• 12/17/1997· AIR BAGS

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

• 12/02/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  EA98007; FUEL IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEAH HOOD ONTO ENGINE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD. *AK

• 11/25/1999· STEERING

  BOTH TIE ROD ENDS AT STEERING GEAR BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WOULD WONDER ALL OVER ROAD.. ASKED DEALER WHY THEY FAILED AT 59000 MILES, JUST A WEAR POINT.. I'VE HAD TO MANY OTHER CARS AND TRUCKS AND NEVER HAD A TIE ROD PROBLEM AND THIS CAR HAS BOTH FAIL AT THE SAME TIME....

• 11/25/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 11/19/2008· STEERING

  COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE ON 1995 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. *TR

• 11/12/1999· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON. NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING OUT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE WHEELS WOULD WHISTLE, AND WHEN COMING DOWN A HILL AND APPLYING BRAKES,THE FRONT WHEELS SHIMMIED VERY BADLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT 45MPH. CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT BUSHINGS/TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS WORE OUT *AK

• 10/24/2000· STEERING

  CONSUMER WAS AT A GASOLINE STATION. AS HE PULLED OUT HEARD A NOISE, AND LOST CONTROL. THERE WASN'T ANY STEERING. STEERING WHEEL WAS GOING AROUND IN CIRCLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS CAUSED BY SNAPPING IN HALF OF THE BOLT THAT HOLD THE STEERING RACK TOGETHER. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT BEFORE THIS CUSTOMER PURCHASED IT. *YH

• 10/23/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR , LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, IN FOR REPAIR, REPAIRED MASTER CYLINDER/ ABS UNIT REPLACEMENT. *AK

• 10/19/1995· STRUCTURE

  REAR HATCH OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *SD

• 10/18/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY FAILED.

• 10/12/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING, A FUEL ODOR SMELL WOULD COME IN FROM THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FUEL RAIL HAD A CRACK INSIDE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL. *JB

• 10/11/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING HAD NO BRAKES HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. THE AIR CONDITIONER WATER DRAINS ONTO THE BRAKE LINES WHICH OVER A PERIOD OF TIME CAUSES THE LINES TO RUST AND RESULT IN FUEL LEAK. MR

• 10/07/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  WILL CHRYSLER PAY TO FIX AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM? WE PAID FOR EVERYTHING ELSE TO BE FIXED

• 10/04/2000· STEERING

  BOTH TIE ROD ENDS AT STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED. FAILURE DUE TO WEAR OF RUBBER BUSHINGS PART NO. 501825AA. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS , ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REPORTED FAILURES BELIEVED TO BE MORE NUMEROUS THAN CHRYSLER WILL ADMIT. SEE OID; ID 8449555 8/1/99, ID 716813 1999, ID 852875 10/29/99, ID 715247 AT 59,000 MILES 9/1/99. COST TO REPAIR $589.00.

• 10/02/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND ENGAGING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. TT

• 09/30/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 09/29/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIGHBEAMS ARE VERY LOW. YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 09/26/2001· TIRES

  VEHICLE WAS GOING 20-30MPH AND CONSUMER HEARD A BANG, AND STARTED LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WHILE LOSING CONTROL, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER A FEW TIMES, LANDING UPSIDE. TIRES WERE PURCHASED 7-3-2001, SIZE P22560R16.*AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT A BLOWOUT WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, FIRESTONE, DOT NUMBER EJA6CLH3600, P225/60R16. *SLC

• 09/26/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK

• 09/25/1998· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 09/14/2001· STRUCTURE

  IN COLD WEATHER HOOD PISTON ARM WHEN OPENED WILL NOT HOLD HOOD. AS A RESULT, IT COULD FALL ON TOP OF A PERSON. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD NOTICED THAT PISTON ARM WILL NOT HOLD PISTON SOMETIMES IN A WARM WEATHER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

• 09/14/2000· EQUIPMENT

  THE EVAPORATOR CORE FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE INTO THE VEHICLE. *MJS

• 09/14/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY

• 09/12/1995· POWER TRAIN

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

• 09/06/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE LIGHT COMES ON; ENGINE SHUTS DOWN; DURING HIGHWAY DRIVE. *AK

• 08/30/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK

• 08/28/2001· STEERING

  BOTH INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS AND ATTACHED RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE RIGHT SIDE HAD FAILED AND FALLEN OUT(RUBBER BUSHING), THE LEFT SIDE BUSHING WAS FRACTURED AND WORN OUT CAUSING PLAY IN THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL STEERING, BOTH ITEMS WERE REPLACED AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE.

• 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

• 08/23/2001· STEERING

  WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE THE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SHORT RACK TO THE FRAME SHEERED OFF AT THE FRAME CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THE NEW BOLTS OBTAINED FROM CHRYSLER WERE GOLD IN COLOR INSTEAD OF BLACK LIKE THE ORIGINALS WHICH INDICATED TO MY MECHANIC THAT THE NEW ONES HAD A DIFFERENT HEAT TREATING PROCESS. I HAVE THE BOLTS AND PIECES PLUS PICTURES OF SAME AND WILL PROVIDE EITHER UPON REQUEST. HAD I NOT BEEN IN A PARKING LOT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DESASTER. WHILE I HAVE RECEIVED OTHER RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS CAR I NEVER RECEIVED ONE ON THIS.

• 08/23/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH THERE WAS SOME POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CONSUMER SAW FUMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

• 08/22/1995· STRUCTURE

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

• 08/17/1999· POWER TRAIN

  MUST JIGGLE AND PUSH BACK GEAR SELECTOR ROUGHLY IN ORDER TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE IN PARK

• 08/12/1999· STEERING

  WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE FRONT END SHAKES, CAUSING POOR CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED TIE ROD END. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. PE 99-044. *AK

• 07/26/1999· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLED TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 07/11/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A GAS SMELL IN THE CAB. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS A HAIRLINE BREAK IN THE FUEL RAIL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

• 07/11/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENLY/ WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART AGAIN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS.*AK

• 07/06/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS ASSEMBLY DOESN'T ADJUST UP FAR ENOUGH TO PROJECT THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATION FULLY. THE LIGHT DOESN'T ILLUMINATE THE ROAD BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE TO DRIVER. HIGH BEAMS HAVE TO BE ENGAGED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THEY WOULD HAVE TO INSTALLED HEADLIGHTS FROM THE 1996/1997 MODEL. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-033-95A WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK *NM

• 06/29/2001· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  STEERING NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT, BUSHINGS ARE BAD AND RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACEING ACCORDING TO MECHANIC SAID SUCH WEAR IS UNUSUALLY FOR CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILES - DEALER, MAKER AWARE OF PROBLEM SAID IT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS A RECALL IS FORCED ON THEM - LOSE OF STEERING IS A SAFETY ISSUE

• 06/24/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD

• 06/18/1999· POWER TRAIN

  HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $1,466.00. CAR HAS 60,600 MILES ON IT AND IT'S ONLY 4 YEARS OLD!

• 05/30/2001· STEERING

  STEERING FAILURE BECAUSE BOLTS HAVE SHEARED OFF. CONSUMER STATED THAT TIE RODS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK

• 04/27/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-EMAIL FROM REGARDING TOYOTA *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN A 1995 CHRYSLER IN CONNECTION WITH A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO GO BEYOND TOYOTA/LEXUS.

• 04/26/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT, AND WHEN I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK UP MY VIN NUMBER TO SEE IF MY CAR HAD BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VIN I PROVIDED DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT. I TOOK IT AS IF THEY WERE SAYING THE RECALL HAD BEEN PROPERLY HANDLED, BUT WHEN QUESTIONED FURTHER I WAS TOLD THAT MY SPECIFIC CAR DID NOT HAVE A RECALL AT ALL. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I HAD SEEN WHERE THE 95 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER HAD A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT I WAS CORRECT BUT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND WOULD LIKE FURTHER EXPLANATION. *TR

• 04/25/2003· STEERING

  WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE. *JB

• 04/12/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE RECALL REPAIR NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. MJS (98V-184).

• 04/07/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE BEGAN TO STOP, VIBRATED AND TUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THEN VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. *AK