FaultScore report
Owners have filed 117 complaints about the 1990 Chrysler NEW Yorker with NHTSA between 1995 and 2013. The largest single group is the brakes.
117
Complaints
3
Crashes reported
4
Fires reported
5
Injuries reported
85,000 mi
Median mileage at failure
Half of reported failures happened before this
0%
Failed under 36,000 miles
Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
2 crashes, 0 fires
Median failure at 97,000 miles
1 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.
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.
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.
ABS BRAKING MALFUNCTION
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.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT CAN EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON SEAL WEAR CAUSING PUMP-MOTOR DETERIORATION.
Risk: IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE ABS FUNCTION COULD BE LOST AND REDUCED POWER ASSIST WOULD BE EXPERIENCED DURING VEHICLE BRAKING INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HIGH PRESSURE HOSE MAY LEAK OR DETACH AT ITS CRIMPED END FITTING RESULTING IN THE DISCHARGE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID.
Risk: FLUID DISCHARGE EVENTUALLY CAUSES THE LOSS OF BOTH THEANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND HYDRAULIC ASSIST FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, RESULTING ININCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF BRAKE LOCKUP AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
WATER LEAKING UNDER WINDSHIELD COWL IN AREA ABOVE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK RESULTS IN CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS.
Risk: CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS INCREASES ELECTRICALRESISTANCE, LEADING TO OVERHEATING AND POSSBLE IGNITION OF THE WIRING CONNECTORSAND INSULATION, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE COWL AREA.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Brakes
Note: Vehicles equipped with Bendix-10 Antilock Brake System (ABS) Vehicles with ABS brakes may experience premature actuator piston seal wear in the ABS hydraulic control unit and/or actuator pump motor deterioration. If this occurs, the ABS function may be lost and reduced power assist may be experienced during vehicle braking. Correction: Vehicles with ABS malfunction will be repaired as necessary. Warranty on all ABS components will be extended to 10 years or 160,000 km (except for the brake actuator piston assembly and the pump-motor assembly which will have lifetime coverage).
Brakes
On certain vehicles equipped with an anti-lock brake system (ABS), the high pressure hose may leak or detach due to inadequate crimping of the hose-to-end fittings. This condition could result in loss of brake power assist and a possible increase in stopping distances. Correction:(526) ABS high pressure hose will be replaced with a hose of different design and construction. (527) four hundred and twenty six of the identified mini vans will also have the ABS pump casting inspected for porosity. Leaking pumps, if found, will be replaced.
Electrical
VEHICLES BUILT WITHOUT THE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER ENTRY AT THE WINDSHIELD COWL ABOVE THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK. MOISTURE CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS COULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE WHICH COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A COWL AREA FIRE. CORRECTION: BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK WILL BE REPLACED AND A MASTIC PATCH WILL BE APPLIED TO SEAL THE COWL AGAINST WATER ENTRY. ALREADY DAMAGED WIRING CONNECTORS WILL ALSO BE REPLACED AS REQUIRED.
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.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TWO HOURS AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE OCCURRED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT WIRING JACKET HAD BURNED, CAUSING THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #893842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER'S PARENTS AUTOMOBILE HAD A REAR END SPRING SUPPORT ROTTED OUT, CAUSING FATHER TO LOSE CONTROL AND RUN UP ON CURB .
NHTSA complaint #888191 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY EXPLODED AND CAUGHT VEHICLE ON FIRE, BURN TO CONSUMERS HAND (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS
NHTSA complaint #546229 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
NHTSA complaint #543676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING BURNS TO LEFT HAND AND ARM.
NHTSA complaint #508390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES AND PARKING THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE BRAKE BOOSTER AREA. PRIOR TO THA CAR BOOSTER 1-2 WKS PRIOR DUE TO BURNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURENCE WHERE THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF SMOKE, AND ALSO THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER REPLACED THE BOOSTER PUMP AND THE ACCUMALTOR.
NHTSA complaint #985292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED GASOLINE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
NHTSA complaint #10523995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE INSERTED HIS VIN NUMBER INTO THE MANUFACTURERS WEBSITE IN WHICH IT STATED THAT HIS VIN NUMBER WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL# 96V099000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); HOWEVER WHEN HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER A REPRESENTATIVE STATED DENIED THAT THERE WAS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL. TO THE CONTRARY HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HIS VIN NUMBER WAS AFFECTED, BUT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE REPAIR HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $506.00 TO REPAIR THE ABS ACCUMULATOR. AS OF CURRENT DATE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.
NHTSA complaint #10282051 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER WINDOWS, AIR CONDITON WERE INOPERATIVE, ENGINE OVER HEATED AND ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10157337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER WINDOWS, AIR CONDITON WERE INOPERATIVE, ENGINE OVER HEATED AND ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10157337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER WINDOWS, AIR CONDITON WERE INOPERATIVE, ENGINE OVER HEATED AND ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10157337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER WINDOWS, AIR CONDITON WERE INOPERATIVE, ENGINE OVER HEATED AND ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10157337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1990 NEW YORKER AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN DRIVING TO REPAIR SHOP VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND A/C AND WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE. *TS
NHTSA complaint #10155155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
1990 NEW YORKER AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN DRIVING TO REPAIR SHOP VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND A/C AND WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE. *TS
NHTSA complaint #10155155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
1990 NEW YORKER AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN DRIVING TO REPAIR SHOP VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND A/C AND WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE. *TS
NHTSA complaint #10155155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1990 NEW YORKER AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN DRIVING TO REPAIR SHOP VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND A/C AND WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE. *TS
NHTSA complaint #10155155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1990 NEW YORKER AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN DRIVING TO REPAIR SHOP VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND A/C AND WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE. *TS
NHTSA complaint #10155155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 96V099000; CHEVROLET ISSUED A HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. THE VIN IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB RECALL CAMPAIGN: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING UNDER WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE HEATER BLOCK CAUSING THE RESISTOR TERMINALS TO CORRODE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10105422 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 96V099000; CHEVROLET ISSUED A HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. THE VIN IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB RECALL CAMPAIGN: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING UNDER WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE HEATER BLOCK CAUSING THE RESISTOR TERMINALS TO CORRODE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10105422 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 96V099000; CHEVROLET ISSUED A HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. THE VIN IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB RECALL CAMPAIGN: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING UNDER WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE HEATER BLOCK CAUSING THE RESISTOR TERMINALS TO CORRODE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10105422 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
STARTED CAR THIS MORNING AND NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING OUT OF FUEL RAIL AT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE U-BEND CROSS-OVER PIPE AND THE FRONT FUEL RAIL. PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED/REPAIRED YET. HOWEVER, NOTICED ON INTERNET CHAT ROOMS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10104157 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONING/HEAT PERIODICAL STOPS WORKING.WHEN IT BEGINS WORKING AGAIN IT OUTPUT IS VERY POOR. WATER LEAKS FROM THE ROOF HAS CAUSED THE HEADLINER TO FALL.
NHTSA complaint #10068829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AIR CONDITIONING/HEAT PERIODICAL STOPS WORKING.WHEN IT BEGINS WORKING AGAIN IT OUTPUT IS VERY POOR. WATER LEAKS FROM THE ROOF HAS CAUSED THE HEADLINER TO FALL.
NHTSA complaint #10068829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BOSCH ABS FAILED IN MY 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER LANDAU. THE FIRST TIME, IN 1992, THE ENTIRE ABS HAD TO BE REPLACED, UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME, THE BOSCH ABS PUMP MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND STILL THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A LIFE-TIME WARRANTY FROM CHRYSLER ON THE BENDIX-10 ABS ON THE 1990 NEW YORKER. THERE SHOULD BE A LIFE-TIME WARRANTY ON THE BOSCH ABS AS WELL. CLEARLY DEFICIENT AND A DANGER TO LIFE & LIMB. LUCKILY, I WAS TRAVELLING AT ONLY 35MPH/50KMS ON A SIDE STREET IN VANCOUVER, B.C., WHEN THE ABS FAILED COMPLETELY.
NHTSA complaint #10071362 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. RECALL 96V099000 WAS ISSUED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON THREE OCCASIONS ALMOST HAVING AN ACCIDENT ON TWO OF THE OCCASIONS. *SC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS PUMP AND BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ADD TO.
NHTSA complaint #10050194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE FAILURE ON 1990 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER.*MR CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED A LIFETIME WARRANTY BE PLACED ON THE CHRYSLER BOSCH ABS IN ADDITION TO THE CHRYSLER BENDIX -10 ABS. *PH
NHTSA complaint #10032221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10027129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, AND MINUTES LATER THE BRAKES FAILED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10014701 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE ABS PUMP MOTOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *JG *JB *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10001507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CONSUMER STATES" BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR TO GET SOME REACTION. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
NHTSA complaint #10001879 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ABS PUMP FAIL CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
NHTSA complaint #8022445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.