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1995 Chrysler Lebaron Convertible Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 12, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 18, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Chrysler Lebaron Convertible. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Showing 1–7 of 7

Airbags
Filed Apr 12, 2010
1 injury reported

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER LEBARON CONVERTIBLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INVOLUNTARILY DEPLOYED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

NHTSA ID
10325158
Incident
Apr 11, 2010
Mileage
75,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 14, 2009
Fire reported

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.

NHTSA ID
10280418
Incident
Aug 11, 2009
Mileage
162,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Jul 23, 2004

DEFECTIVE REAR STABILITY BAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
10082563
Incident
Jul 11, 2004
Mileage
63,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Feb 24, 2004

METAL FATIGUE IN THE DOOR PANEL WHERE THE HINGS CONNECTS TO THE BODY OF THE CAR .DOOR BRAKES AWAY WHERE HINGS CONNECTS LEAVING UNABLE TO CLOSE SECURELY.AS A FORMER SALE MANAGER FOR A DEALERSHIP IN CALIF . I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF CHRYSLER . CORPORATION .AFTER SPEAKING TO THREE PEOPLE . FINALLY TALKING TO A MAN WHO BUILT THESE VEHICLES HE CONCLUDED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER CARS BUILT BY CHRYSLER(TWO DOOR SEDANS ) DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE LONG DOOR FRAME PUTTING A HEAVY AMOUNT ON THE DOORS METAL WALL CAUSING IT TO BREAK THROUGH .*AK

NHTSA ID
10058813
Incident
Jan 9, 1999
Mileage
75,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Nov 24, 2003

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

NHTSA ID
10047500
Incident
Jul 1, 2002
Mileage
105,800 mi
Exterior lightingTransmission
Filed Feb 22, 2002

I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 5 MONTHS AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHER BUT PROBLEMS FOR ME. I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN BUYING A USED VEHICLE THERE IS ALWAYS RISK INVOLVED, BUT AT 50,000 MILES (WHICH IS WHAT I BOUGHT IT AT) THERE SHOULD NOT BE THAT MANY EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS IN 5 MONTHS! CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO ACCEPT ANY OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS VEHICLE THAT THEY MANUFACTURED, AND THAT IS WRONG. I HOPE BY FILING THIS COMPLAINT, SOMETHING GETS DONE! *AK

NHTSA ID
758484
Incident
Jan 15, 2002
Body & structure
Filed Jul 18, 2000

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

NHTSA ID
865548
Incident
Oct 1, 1999

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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