Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Chrysler New Yorker submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 33 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.
The 25 most recent of 33, in the owner's own words
INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK
CAR JURKS BAD WHEN STOPPING,NOT SURE IF IF IS BRAKE OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ABS PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CRASH. MANUFACTURER'S UNIT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS A PROBLEM FOUND WITH THE ACCUMULATOR. THE ACCUMULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED AT 20,000-30,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMAITON. *AK
I WAS DRIVING INTO A BANK'S TELLER MACHINE LINE WHEN I NOTICED THAT TWO BRAKE PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN, I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES ALMOST COMPLETELY FAILED. I HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE CAR, WHICH TOOK ALL THE FOOT PRESSURE I COULD MUSTER. IN MARCH, 1999, I TOOK THE CAR INTO CUTTER DODGE WHEN THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT CVMAE ON AND THE BRAKE BECAME MUCH WEAKER. I PAID MORE THAN $431.00 PLUS TAX TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED THERE, WHICH INCLUDED REPLACING BRAKE ACCUMULATOR ASSEMBLY. NOW, 6 MONTHS LATER, THE BRAKES FAILED MUCH MORE SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY. I FEEL EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS 1) ALONE IN THE VEHICLE, AND 2)DRIVING VERY SLOWLY. I WAS ABLE TO "CREEP" THE CAR TO CUTTER DODGE, 735 DILLINHAM BLVD, HONOLULU, HI (808) 842-6333, WHERE IT IS NOW. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR, MANY PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. TO ME, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM.
DRIVER TRIED TO BRAKE BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL A MILE LATER.
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE MOTOR PUMP. *AK
ABS PROBLEM; THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER GOING 2 MILES THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO REAR END VEHICLE AHEAD. A PUMP WAS REPLACED IN THE ABS IN JAN OF 97. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AT THIS TIME. *SLC
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE FAILED DUE TO DESIGN; RUBBER HOSES AR ETOO SHORT. *AK
RECALL REPAIRS, FOR ABS FAILURE, REFUSED DUE TO VEHICLE MANUFACTURE DATE.
THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WARNING LIGHT COMES ON.
IN WET AND DRY WEATHER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MADE A NOISE, TOOK TO DEALER AND REPLACED THE ACCUMULATOR . *AK
DUE TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE ABS BRAKE PUMP WHEN MAKING A STOP, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER ASSIST WHEN BRAKING. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS.
IN WET AND DRY WEATHER APPLING THE ABS BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.
BRAKE CALIPER STICKING INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING IT TO DISALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE PISTON, WHICH IN TURN TORE THE BOOT. THE BRAKE PAD WAS THEN IMMEDIATELY GROUND TO THE PLATE AND STARTED TO BURN, ROTOR WAS DEEPLY GROUGED, RESULTING IN BRAKE LOSS AND VEHICLE COLLISION.
BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
REAR BRAKES FAILED. *SD
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *DH
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS WORN, CAUSING GRINDING NOISE. *SD
ABS FAILURE, WHEN APPLIED BRAKES TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, ALSO LOST OF POWER. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM WAS SHOT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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