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1991 Chrysler New Yorker Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

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Engine 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.
9
Latest Feb 23, 2004
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.
11%
of 84 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.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Chrysler New Yorker submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

EngineFuel systemTransmission
Filed Feb 23, 2004

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED AT 190,000 MILES DUE TO FUEL INJECTION LINE BUSTING. GAS LEAKED ONTO EXHAUST. CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. *AK

NHTSA ID
10059622
Mileage
190,000 mi
Engine
Filed Nov 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. CONSUMER CAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SHORT DISTANCE/SPEED (5) MILES, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. (PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED AS OF YET/DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM) MR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE MOTOR DIES, THERE ARE NO BRAKES DUE TO THE POWER STEERING. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS. SCC

NHTSA ID
8022059
Incident
Oct 28, 2002
Mileage
147,000 mi
EngineFuel systemTransmission
Filed Nov 18, 1998

WHEN DRIVING FUMES ARE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TO FOUR TIMES FOR THE FUEL INJECTION FAILURE, AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE TRANMISSION/WATER PUMP HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK. *AK

NHTSA ID
830971
Incident
Aug 27, 1998
ElectricalEngine
Filed Oct 22, 1997

WATER PUMP FAILED.

NHTSA ID
604820
Engine
Filed Sep 17, 1997
Fire reported

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
522187
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Engine
Filed May 25, 1996

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD

NHTSA ID
505764
Incident
May 25, 1996
EngineSteering
Filed Nov 8, 1995

BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED, RESULTING IN POWER STEERING LOSS, REPLACED TENSIONER BELT. TT *SLC

NHTSA ID
974810
Incident
Aug 6, 1994
Engine
Filed Aug 30, 1995

PULL UP TO A STOP SIGN AND TENSIONER BELT BROKE THIS CAUSED PROBLEM STEERING. TT

NHTSA ID
971317
Incident
May 8, 1995
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+5 more
Filed Aug 13, 1995

DIRTY BATTERY, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING.

NHTSA ID
483087
Incident
Nov 1, 1993

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Fuel system26Brakes24Steering12

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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