Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Chrysler New Yorker submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED. A/C WONT POWER, POWER WINDOW WONT WORK, ETC. ALL RELAYS AND FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT STILL NOT WORKING. GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE OF CAR COMING FROM INJECTION SYSTEM AREA. VERY HARMFUL FUMES. *TR
MY CAR 1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL WORK O RING LEAKAGE ON FUEL INJECTORS WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP. THEY HAD TO JUMP THE BATTERY, ONE DAY LATER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR SINCE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM I BELIEVE IT HAPPENED SINCE I DROVE THIS CAR DAILY BEFORE THEY JUMPED THE BATTERY THAT DAY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND IN PARK EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERLOCK AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO CALL NHTSA CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER 94V024000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING), BECAUSE THEY HAD NO RECORD OF A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,593. UPDATED 07/29/08.LJ UPDATED 08/06/08
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING, VEHICLE SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, MECHANIC FOUND NO PROBLEM. ON 22 AUGUST 2002 THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME.*AK
HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, RADIO ANTENNA DID NOT FUNCTION, BATTERY WAS REPLACED BEFORE GUARANTEE EXPIRED. *AK *ML
THE RIGHT STEERING TIE ROD CAN RUBBED THOUGH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 94V024000. WHEN CAR IS LEFT IN PARK AND LATER TURNED BACK ON, IT STARTS IN REVERSE. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT FOUND, BUT THE STEERING COLUMN IGNITION ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *AK *ML
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. *AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT 60 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, AND SHUT OFF. SPEED WAS REDUCED FROM 60 MPH TO 30 MPH IN SECONDS.*AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. *DH
WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS THE CAR SHUTS OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DIFFICULTY ACCESSING HORN BUTTONS DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS DUE TO LOCATION. *SKD
POWER WINDOWS FAILED. *AK
PURCHASED USED CAR AND THERE WAS A BURNING WIRE SMELL, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED FOUR TIMES. TT
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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