Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 92 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Chrysler New Yorker. 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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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED GASOLINE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE INSERTED HIS VIN NUMBER INTO THE MANUFACTURERS WEBSITE IN WHICH IT STATED THAT HIS VIN NUMBER WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL# 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); HOWEVER WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER A REPRESENTATIVE STATED DENIED THAT THERE WAS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL. TO THE CONTRARY HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HIS VIN NUMBER WAS AFFECTED, BUT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE REPAIR HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $506.00 TO REPAIR THE ABS ACCUMULATOR. AS OF CURRENT DATE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.
CONSUMER 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER WINDOWS, AIR CONDITON WERE INOPERATIVE, ENGINE OVER HEATED AND ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED. *TS
1990 NEW YORKER AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN DRIVING TO REPAIR SHOP VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND A/C AND WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE. *TS *NM
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 96V099000; CHEVROLET ISSUED A HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. THE VIN IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB RECALL CAMPAIGN: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING UNDER WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE HEATER BLOCK CAUSING THE RESISTOR TERMINALS TO CORRODE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *TC
STARTED CAR THIS MORNING AND NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING OUT OF FUEL RAIL AT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE U-BEND CROSS-OVER PIPE AND THE FRONT FUEL RAIL. PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED/REPAIRED YET. HOWEVER, NOTICED ON INTERNET CHAT ROOMS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. RECALL 96V099000 WAS ISSUED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON THREE OCCASIONS ALMOST HAVING AN ACCIDENT ON TWO OF THE OCCASIONS. *SC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS PUMP AND BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ADD TO. *JB
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BOSCH ABS FAILED IN MY 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER LANDAU. THE FIRST TIME, IN 1992, THE ENTIRE ABS HAD TO BE REPLACED, UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME, THE BOSCH ABS PUMP MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND STILL THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A LIFE-TIME WARRANTY FROM CHRYSLER ON THE BENDIX-10 ABS ON THE 1990 NEW YORKER. THERE SHOULD BE A LIFE-TIME WARRANTY ON THE BOSCH ABS AS WELL. CLEARLY DEFICIENT AND A DANGER TO LIFE & LIMB. LUCKILY, I WAS TRAVELLING AT ONLY 35MPH/50KMS ON A SIDE STREET IN VANCOUVER, B.C., WHEN THE ABS FAILED COMPLETELY.
AIR CONDITIONING/HEAT PERIODICAL STOPS WORKING.WHEN IT BEGINS WORKING AGAIN IT OUTPUT IS VERY POOR. WATER LEAKS FROM THE ROOF HAS CAUSED THE HEADLINER TO FALL.
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE FAILURE ON 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER.*MR CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED A LIFETIME WARRANTY BE PLACED ON THE CHRYSLER BOSCH ABS IN ADDITION TO THE CHRYSLER BENDIX -10 ABS. *PH *JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, AND MINUTES LATER THE BRAKES FAILED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB
CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE ABS PUMP MOTOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *JG *JB *NLM
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CONSUMER STATES" BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR TO GET SOME REACTION. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ABS PUMP FAIL CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS SOAKED WITH GASOLINE SPRAYED FROM FUEL RAIL. FUEL RAIL LEAKS ON 3.3 ENGINE PART OF 1995-PRESENT RECALL CAMPAIGN. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COMMENT IF 1990 3.3L IS AFFECTED BY SAME DESIGN ISSUE OR IF REPLACEMENT PART HAD SAME DEFECT. DT
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE CAUSING INJURIES. FEEL FREE TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY MADE A WIERD NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR BUT VEHICLE WILL STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED PUMP MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE AND ANTI-LOCK LIGHT COME ON AND THE PUMP MOTOR RUNS. IT ALSO DOESNT WANT TO STOP AND THE PEDAL COMES BACK AT YOUR FOOT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU PRESS THE BRAKES LIGHTLY OR HARD. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL CLICKS HEARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS THE SAME SYSTM THAT ALL THESE CARS WERE RECALLED FOR IN 1991 AND 1992.*AK
WHEN AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THE FOLLOWING DOESNT WORK .....POWER WINDOWS, FAN RADIATOR, FAN AIR/HEATER
BAD TORQUE COVERTER & TWO OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE TRANSMISSION ACCORDING TO TEST. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR. DEALER SAID HE WILL ONLY RPAIR IF WE PAY HALF, ONLY ON TORK CONVERTER. TRANSMISSION IS AT SPEED OF 45 MPH.*AK
TWO HOURS AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE OCCURRED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT WIRING JACKET HAD BURNED, CAUSING THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE ABS LIGHT ON DASH BOARD CAME ON. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 96V099000, WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO PROBLEM THAT VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I-17 NORTHBOUND, THE TIRE SEPARATED @ 55 MPH. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT I HAD WITH THESE TYPE OF TIRES.*AK
CONSUMER'S PARENTS AUTOMOBILE HAD A REAR END SPRING SUPPORT ROTTED OUT, CAUSING FATHER TO LOSE CONTROL AND RUN UP ON CURB .*AK
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