22 of the 95 complaints about the 1989 Chrysler NEW Yorker are about the transmission — 23% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 61,000 miles.
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Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO LOW AND STAYS IN LOW UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF
NHTSA complaint #10069542 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
FRONT POWER TRAIN WILL NOT ACCEPT SNOW CHAINS, SO STATE IN OWNER'S MANUAL. MANUFACTURE CONTACTED. NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AUTHORIZED BY MANUAFACTURER. NOT BEING ABLE TO USE SNOW CHAINS (SNOW TIRES NOT LEGAL) IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN SNOW AND ICE CONDITIONS
NHTSA complaint #713203 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE STALLED, AND THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF NOISE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP FIVE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE.
NHTSA complaint #849152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY VEHICULE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
NHTSA complaint #704272 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #703782 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #604415 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #604415 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE IN FOR CHECK UP. MECHANIC NOTICED DIRT & GREASE BUILD UP ON AXLE HOUSING. THIS CAUSED AXLE TO MAKE NOISES. MECHANIC REPLACED AXLE HOUSING.
NHTSA complaint #825534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF, AND STARTS BACK UP. THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS TWICE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE, THE GEAR WILL SWITCH ALL BY ITSELF. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FIXED. THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING. PE89-036.
NHTSA complaint #822936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UPON COMPUTER READING OF "ENGINE OFF IN ABOVE COMPLAINT, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED (AS DESIGNED) ; HOWEVER, CONSUMER FEELS DESIGN IS UNSAFE."
NHTSA complaint #514250 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED 5 TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #509038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILS OCCASIONALLY.
NHTSA complaint #501950 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES FAILED. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #501499 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS STIFF IN ITS ENGAGEMENT/LUNGES FORWARD DURING ACCELERATION.
NHTSA complaint #484691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #485983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTING WHILE TRAVELING PE89-036. TT
NHTSA complaint #974952 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF. TT
NHTSA complaint #971615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION BLEW . TT
NHTSA complaint #971394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WHEN CHANGED INTO FIRST GEAR IT JUMPED. TT
NHTSA complaint #970451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION. TT
NHTSA complaint #965417 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CLUTCH SLIPS OUT GEAR WHEN IN GEAR. TT
NHTSA complaint #965414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING OUT OF 2ND GEAR, WENT INTO LIM MODE/TRANSMMION NOT SHIFTING THEN JUMPED OUT OF GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #958141 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.