FaultScore report
Owners have filed 49 complaints about the 1987 Chrysler NEW Yorker with NHTSA between 1995 and 2000. The largest single group is the engine & cooling.
49
Complaints
2
Crashes reported
4
Fires reported
2
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, 1 fires
2 crashes, 0 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.
TRANS PARK SYSTEM FAILURE
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.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR IN LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OPERATION AT CONNECTIONS OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUEL SUPPLY HOSE TO THE PRESSURE REGULATOR AND TO THE FUEL RAIL.
Risk: IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL LEAKAGE COULDRESULT IN A FIRE.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Fuel System
On certain vehicles with 2.2 Litre turbo-charged multi-port fuel injection engines, there is a possibility that fuel leakage may occur during low ambient temperature operation at the fuel hose used to interconnect the fuel pressure regulator and the injector rail. Fuel leakage would create the potential for an engine compartment fire. Correction: the pressure regulator will be relocated and the fuel supply hose will replaced with a formed hose having a revised routing configuration.
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.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS BROKE DRIVER'S NECK. VEHICLE WAS STUCK 55 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #826569 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DRIVING AT APPROX 55 MPH WENT TO SLOW DOWN AND STOPPED/VEHICLE STALLED. WENT TO RESTART, IT STALLED AGAIN. HEAT GAUGE WAS NORMAL. NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, WHOLE CENTER OF FRONT HOOD WAS COMPLETLY BURNT.
NHTSA complaint #819063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED BY FIRE MARSHALL. OWNER FEELS IT WAS GAS RELATED. *AK *NLM
NHTSA complaint #816130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAKAGE CAUSED FIRE TO MAIN WIRING HARNESS/FUEL RAIL/VACUUM HOSES/AIR CONDITIONER HOSE.
NHTSA complaint #515888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
VEHICLES DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD AND DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. TT
NHTSA complaint #965718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR WAS PARKING LOT AND CAUGHT FIRE. TT
NHTSA complaint #963757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SYSTEM LEAK. THERE IS A RECALL IS MINE AFFECTED?
NHTSA complaint #719729 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT DOES NOT REMAIN BUCKLED WHEN PULLED SUDDENLY. NLM
NHTSA complaint #548506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS REPLACED IN 1994, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE MOST RECENT BEING IN FALL OF 1996. THOUGH THIS WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 6-7 MONTHS BECAUSE THE TURBO-CHARGER HAD TO BE REPLACED. TURBO-CHARGER WAS REPLACED IN JAN. OF 1998. ALSO, ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN JAN.1999. CAR IS HESITANT TO ENGAGE IN "D" AND "R" AND HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH. WHEN CAR STALLED AT INTERSECTION, TOOK TO SHOP AND SAID FUEL WASN'T GETTING TO ENGINE AND THRU INJECTORS, SO CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT BROKE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. LINKAGE IN GEAR COLUMN IS STARTING TO SLIP. INCOMPLETE SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #702735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS REPLACED IN 1994, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE MOST RECENT BEING IN FALL OF 1996. THOUGH THIS WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 6-7 MONTHS BECAUSE THE TURBO-CHARGER HAD TO BE REPLACED. TURBO-CHARGER WAS REPLACED IN JAN. OF 1998. ALSO, ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN JAN.1999. CAR IS HESITANT TO ENGAGE IN "D" AND "R" AND HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH. WHEN CAR STALLED AT INTERSECTION, TOOK TO SHOP AND SAID FUEL WASN'T GETTING TO ENGINE AND THRU INJECTORS, SO CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT BROKE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. LINKAGE IN GEAR COLUMN IS STARTING TO SLIP. INCOMPLETE SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #702735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS REPLACED IN 1994, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE MOST RECENT BEING IN FALL OF 1996. THOUGH THIS WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 6-7 MONTHS BECAUSE THE TURBO-CHARGER HAD TO BE REPLACED. TURBO-CHARGER WAS REPLACED IN JAN. OF 1998. ALSO, ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN JAN.1999. CAR IS HESITANT TO ENGAGE IN "D" AND "R" AND HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH. WHEN CAR STALLED AT INTERSECTION, TOOK TO SHOP AND SAID FUEL WASN'T GETTING TO ENGINE AND THRU INJECTORS, SO CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT BROKE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. LINKAGE IN GEAR COLUMN IS STARTING TO SLIP. INCOMPLETE SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #702735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS REPLACED IN 1994, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE MOST RECENT BEING IN FALL OF 1996. THOUGH THIS WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 6-7 MONTHS BECAUSE THE TURBO-CHARGER HAD TO BE REPLACED. TURBO-CHARGER WAS REPLACED IN JAN. OF 1998. ALSO, ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN JAN.1999. CAR IS HESITANT TO ENGAGE IN "D" AND "R" AND HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH. WHEN CAR STALLED AT INTERSECTION, TOOK TO SHOP AND SAID FUEL WASN'T GETTING TO ENGINE AND THRU INJECTORS, SO CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT BROKE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. LINKAGE IN GEAR COLUMN IS STARTING TO SLIP. INCOMPLETE SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #702735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS REPLACED IN 1994, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE MOST RECENT BEING IN FALL OF 1996. THOUGH THIS WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 6-7 MONTHS BECAUSE THE TURBO-CHARGER HAD TO BE REPLACED. TURBO-CHARGER WAS REPLACED IN JAN. OF 1998. ALSO, ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN JAN.1999. CAR IS HESITANT TO ENGAGE IN "D" AND "R" AND HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH. WHEN CAR STALLED AT INTERSECTION, TOOK TO SHOP AND SAID FUEL WASN'T GETTING TO ENGINE AND THRU INJECTORS, SO CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT BROKE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. LINKAGE IN GEAR COLUMN IS STARTING TO SLIP. INCOMPLETE SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #702735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
FUEL IS COMING THROUGH HOSES OF FUEL INJUECTION SYSTEM. VEHICLE LEAKING MOTOR OIL. ALSO, INTAKE MANIFOLD IS BURNING GAS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD BE VERY LOW. NOT AT DEALER'S.
NHTSA complaint #828281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL IS COMING THROUGH HOSES OF FUEL INJUECTION SYSTEM. VEHICLE LEAKING MOTOR OIL. ALSO, INTAKE MANIFOLD IS BURNING GAS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD BE VERY LOW. NOT AT DEALER'S.
NHTSA complaint #828281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS BROKE DRIVER'S NECK. VEHICLE WAS STUCK 55 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #826569 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DRIVING AT APPROX 55 MPH WENT TO SLOW DOWN AND STOPPED/VEHICLE STALLED. WENT TO RESTART, IT STALLED AGAIN. HEAT GAUGE WAS NORMAL. NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, WHOLE CENTER OF FRONT HOOD WAS COMPLETLY BURNT.
NHTSA complaint #819063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED BY FIRE MARSHALL. OWNER FEELS IT WAS GAS RELATED. *AK *NLM
NHTSA complaint #816130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAKAGE CAUSED FIRE TO MAIN WIRING HARNESS/FUEL RAIL/VACUUM HOSES/AIR CONDITIONER HOSE.
NHTSA complaint #515888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN SEPARATING FROM PANEL.
NHTSA complaint #484819 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
CAR SEAT BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #501459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
EXHAUST WIRES BURNT DUE TO SHORT.
NHTSA complaint #501459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO FUEL NOT GETTING INTO SYSTEM.
NHTSA complaint #501459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR FAILED. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #483648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #483648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
MAP SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
NHTSA complaint #483648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
COMPUTER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #483648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #484363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MOTOR FOR POWER WINDOWS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #484363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SPARK PLUGS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #484363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #484363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.