Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Transmission reportsComplaints 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.
16
Latest May 16, 2008
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
25%
of 63 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Chrysler Lebaron submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming transmission
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Transmission
Filed May 16, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHRYSLER LEBARON. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL THEN INTO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR UNLESS SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT SENSORS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THERE WERE MULTIPLE SENSORS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AS OF MAY 16, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,564.
NHTSA ID
10228050
Incident
May 2, 2008
Mileage
33,564 mi
Transmission
Filed Mar 14, 2001
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP AND NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS SOUNDING FUNNY. WHEN PUTTING GEAR INTO A SHIFT POSITION, IT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. THERE IS TRANSMISSION FLUID INSIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS AT REPAIR SHOP, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL.*AK
NHTSA ID
883084
Incident
Mar 1, 2001
EngineSteeringTransmission
Filed Feb 8, 2001
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *SLC
NHTSA ID
559542
TransmissionVisibility
Filed Sep 28, 1999
TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT THREE TIMES. IT NEVER SHIFTS SMOOTHLY WHEN WORKING. REAR POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AT 30,000 MILES. DEALER SAID BOTH MOTORS STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF $500 TO REPAIR. DO NOT BELIEVE BOTH MOTORS FAILED AT SAME TIME.
NHTSA ID
712392
Body & structureTransmission
Filed Jul 14, 1999
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FELL OFF DUE TO BOLT FAILURE. MJS
NHTSA ID
547160
Transmission
Filed Apr 2, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
836411
Heating & air conditioningTransmission
Filed Feb 20, 1999
PURCHASED CAR 10-98 WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. NOT EVEN 6 WEEKS LATER, CAR STOPPED WHILE MOVING FORWARD. TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, BUT NOT FORWARD GEARS. TAKEN TO 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS, NO OUTWARD APPEARANCE OF PROBLEM, NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. $1750.00 TO BUY NEW TRANSMISSION, NO MONEY TO REPAIR, VEHICLE HAS SAT SINCE. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COLD AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, NOT RECOMMENDED BECAUSE OF LOW MILEAGE. ALL DEALERS/MECHANICS SAID "THIS YEAR TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, MUST REPLACED NOT REBUILD, WILL GO OUT AGAIN, SAME TRANSMISSION AS CHRYSLER MINIVAN RECALLED IN 91. CAN ANYONE HELP US GET THROUGH TO CHRYSLER. THEY HAVE LEFT A FAMILY WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION ,BUT STILL PAYING PAYMENTS. *AK
NHTSA ID
703524
Incident
Nov 15, 1998
Transmission
Filed Jan 8, 1999
WE ARE NOW DOING THE SECOND REBUILD OF THIS TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST SHUT DOWN THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY. THERE IS ALOT WRITTEN ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT'S PROBLEMS YET CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE PROBLEMS. WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT WHEN AND WHERE WE WILL BE THE NEXT TIME THE CAR ABRUPTLY STOPS AND WILL WE BE AS LUCKY AS THE LAST TWO TIMES?
NHTSA ID
702007
Incident
Sep 26, 1998
Transmission
Filed Dec 4, 1998
CAN REMOVE KEY WHEN CAR IS NOT IN "PARK"; CAR COULD ROLL AND INJURE PERSONS OR PROPERTY; PROBLEM CORRECTED BY CHRYSLER IN 1992; DEALER & CHRYSLER REFUSED REPEATEDLY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA ID
701123
Incident
Jan 30, 1991
Transmission
Filed Sep 1, 1998
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA ID
780254
ElectricalInterior & seatsPowertrain (other)+2 more
Filed Aug 30, 1996
POWER WINDOWS INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA ID
508173
Incident
Nov 11, 1995
BrakesTransmission
Filed Aug 29, 1996
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WILL HOLD UNLESS DRIVER HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD THEN THEY WILL RELEASE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD, ALSO TRANSMISSION JERKS UPON SHIFTING. *AK
NHTSA ID
508029
Transmission
Filed Jul 29, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
THE SHIFT INDICATER CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION OR DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. *AK
NHTSA ID
800106
Incident
Jul 25, 1996
Transmission
Filed Apr 25, 1996
TRANSMISSION SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT HAS BEING CHANGE FOUR TIMES ALL READY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
983495
Incident
Apr 19, 1996
Transmission
Filed Feb 7, 1996
PURCHASE CAR NEW 25,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . TT
NHTSA ID
978808
Transmission
Filed Aug 10, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
NHTSA ID
484814
Incident
Jul 20, 1995
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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