FaultScore report
Owners have filed 69 complaints about the 1989 Chrysler Lebaron with NHTSA between 1995 and 2003. The largest single group is the engine & cooling.
69
Complaints
10
Crashes reported
10
Fires reported
7
Injuries reported
1 complaint reports a death.
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
0 crashes, 5 fires
1 crashes, 0 fires
0 crashes, 1 fires
1 crashes, 0 fires
0 crashes, 1 fires
NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
DISC BRAKE LINING SPLIT
STEERING GEAR BOLTS LOOSEN
BRAKE LINING DELAMINATION
TIRE/FRAME INTERFERENCE
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
SUSPENSION
FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.
Risk: THE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE BONDED DISC BRAKE LININGS MAY SEPARATE FROM THE SHOES DUE TO A BONDING DEFICIENCY WHICH MAY ALLOW CORROSION DEGRADATION OF THE BOND ATTACHMENT.
Risk: SEPARATION OF THE DISC BRAKE LININGS RESULTS IN ANINCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET MAY DISLOCATE AND ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET.
Risk: THE LEAKAGE OF OIL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD CAUSEA FIRE.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Brakes
IN AREAS OF HIGH ROAD SALT USE, VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A BONDED DISC BRAKE PAD SEPARATION FROM THE FRONT OR REAR BRAKE PLATES. THIS COULD CAUSE A REDUCTION IN BRAKE PERFORMANCE AND A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: BONDED DISC BRAKE LININGS WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Engine
ON VEHICLES WITH 2.2 LITRE OR 2.5 LITRE EFI(NON-TURBO) ENGINE, THE VALVE COVER GASKET MAY LEAK OIL CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. CORRECTION: VALVE COVER GASKET WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REVISED COVER AND RTV SEALANT APPLIED IN PLACE OF THE GASKET.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING SEVERE BURNS TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10033555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY CAME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE CAR STILL RUNNING AND ABLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR. CAR ROLLED BACKWARD KNOCKING DOWN DRIVER CAUSING FATAL INJURIES. DT
NHTSA complaint #770724 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH THE VEHICLE TRAVELING AHEAD SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP, CAUSING A REAR IN COLLISION BY CONSUMER. CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND A PUDDY LIKE SUBSTAINS FROM AIRBAG CAUSED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO CONSUMERS FACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
NHTSA complaint #8020858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH AREA, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BY TIME CONSUMER WAS OUT OF VEHICLE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAD IGNITED INTO FLAMES. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CAUSE OF FIRE UNDETERMINED. CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #850254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE DEVELOPED A FIRE THROUGH THE WIRING UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #834848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PLEASE ADD VIN #. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APROXIMATELY 5MPH WHEN SHE SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE, AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER WAS INJURED FROM THE POWDER OR RESIDUE FROM THE AIR BAG.
NHTSA complaint #835127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING SEVERE BURNS TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10033555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RELATED RECALL AND CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING REMEDY 89V237000 WHO ADVISED THE RECALL WAS TOO OLD AND THEY WERE NO LONGER HONORING IT.
NHTSA complaint #10019662 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY CAME OUT OF IGNITION WHILE CAR STILL RUNNING AND ABLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR. CAR ROLLED BACKWARD KNOCKING DOWN DRIVER CAUSING FATAL INJURIES. DT
NHTSA complaint #770724 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH THE VEHICLE TRAVELING AHEAD SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP, CAUSING A REAR IN COLLISION BY CONSUMER. CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND A PUDDY LIKE SUBSTAINS FROM AIRBAG CAUSED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO CONSUMERS FACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
NHTSA complaint #8020858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #766636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
I WAS FRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY MY SEAT BROKE I SWERVED AL OVER THE ROAD AND FINALLY GOT CONTROL AN PULLED OVER AND FOUN OUT THAT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #765787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE. *AK RECALL 89V237000 TO REPLACE GASKET COVER.
NHTSA complaint #8006078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE. *AK RECALL 89V237000 TO REPLACE GASKET COVER.
NHTSA complaint #8006078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WELDS ON DRIVER SIDE DOORS ARE MALFUNCTION MAKEING THE DOOR HARD TO CLOSE AND CRUSHING THE FENDER. CONVERTIBLE TOP WILL NOT LATCH DOWN. ALL POWER WINDOWS ON THE CAR ARE MALFUNCTIONING( MOTORS AND GEARS MALFUNCTION) WITH THE MILEGE OF THE CAR SOME THING ARE GOING TO FAIL BUT WELDS SHOULD HOLD FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR
NHTSA complaint #744048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD COVER GASKET LEAKS- NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #467 -(SHOULD BE INCLUDED).
NHTSA complaint #714888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH AREA, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BY TIME CONSUMER WAS OUT OF VEHICLE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAD IGNITED INTO FLAMES. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CAUSE OF FIRE UNDETERMINED. CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #850254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TURBO MAKES GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH WHEN UNLOCKED, BUT WHEN LOCKED IT DOES LATCH. ON BACK DRIVERS SIDE THE BACK WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL UP, YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING, BUT THE WINDOW DOES NOT MOVE.
NHTSA complaint #709405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
TURBO MAKES GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH WHEN UNLOCKED, BUT WHEN LOCKED IT DOES LATCH. ON BACK DRIVERS SIDE THE BACK WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL UP, YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING, BUT THE WINDOW DOES NOT MOVE.
NHTSA complaint #709405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG FAILED FOR UNSPECIFIED REASONS CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.
NHTSA complaint #604740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE DEVELOPED A FIRE THROUGH THE WIRING UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #834848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PLEASE ADD VIN #. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APROXIMATELY 5MPH WHEN SHE SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE, AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER WAS INJURED FROM THE POWDER OR RESIDUE FROM THE AIR BAG.
NHTSA complaint #835127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER ARE INOPERATIVE , NEVER BEEN TO THE DEALER . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #834163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOWS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #543467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
TIRES NEED TO BE FILLED WITH AIR EVERY 2-3 DAYS.
NHTSA complaint #543467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #543467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #543467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING, REPAIRED ONCE BUT CONTINUES TO LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #543467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #604390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #604390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #604390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.