137 of the
1,032 complaints filed about the Chrysler NEW Yorker
are about the fuel system —
13% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1994.
I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE (OCTOBER 2016) FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO HAD IT UP UNTIL NOW. WE SMELLED GAS COMING IN THE VENTS WHEN IDLING AND WARMING UP. WE SAW VAPORS COMING OUT FROM THE HOOD AND THE STRONG GAS SMELL WAS CLEARLY INJECTOR LEAKING SOMEWHERE ON THE ENGINE AND COMING INTO THE CAB. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO DEALER AND THEY AGREED IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND EXPLAIN IT WAS FAULTY FUEL LINE BY CHRYSLER.
NHTSA complaint #10957435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY CAR HAD A RECALL ON IT, AND WHEN I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK UP MY VIN NUMBER TO SEE IF MY CAR HAD BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VIN I PROVIDED DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT. I TOOK IT AS IF THEY WERE SAYING THE RECALL HAD BEEN PROPERLY HANDLED, BUT WHEN QUESTIONED FURTHER I WAS TOLD THAT MY SPECIFIC CAR DID NOT HAVE A RECALL AT ALL. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I HAD SEEN WHERE THE 95 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER HAD A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT I WAS CORRECT BUT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND WOULD LIKE FURTHER EXPLANATION.
NHTSA complaint #10585105 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED CONTINUOUSLY INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. A FUEL LEAK WAS NOT VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR O-RINGS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V1840000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10573154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10362560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM REPORTING A PROBLEM WHICH MAY RELATE TO ACCELERATION DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. MY 1991 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER REVVED UP CONSIDERABLY AS I SAT IN NEUTRAL AFTER TRAVELING AT 45 TO 50 MPH FOR 7 HOURS. I WAS DRIVING FROM RICHMOND, VA TO ALBANY, GA AND SETTING THE PACE FOR A RENTAL TRUCK ON A VERY WINDY DAY. IT ONLY HAPPENED ON THE ONE DAY. I NO LONGER OWN THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10319931 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10251404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A MINT CONDITION 1993 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER WITH 68,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK THE ENGINE STARTED LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE FROM FUEL RAIL ONTO THE TOP OF BLOCK AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I SAW WHERE A RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS ISSUED TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY CONDITION SO I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. HE ADVISED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND WILL NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER SAME. HOW CAN THAT BE?? IT CLEARLY STATES ""1993 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER"". NOW HE ADVISES ME THAT THE COST TO REPAIR A LEAKING FUEL RAIL/O-RING WILL BE $536.00. THIS IS CLEARLY WRONG. I NEED SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THIS DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10171960 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1992 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER 3.3 V6 WITH 68713 MILES DEVELOPED FUEL RAIL LEAK AND GASOLINE WAS DRIPPING ON TOP OF ENGINE, TOOK TO CHRYSLER DEALER, OTHER MODELS HAD SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL..CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 7/12/2006 TO REPORT AND ASK FOR ASSISTANCE BUT WAS REFUSED DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE. CHRYSLER REF#15149057
NHTSA complaint #10162198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
WHILE DRIVING, A FUEL ODOR SMELL WOULD COME IN FROM THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FUEL RAIL HAD A CRACK INSIDE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL.
NHTSA complaint #10096675 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BLACK SMOKE AND LARGE FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THE FUEL RAIL FAILED. *AK WHILE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT WITH THE KEY STILL IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OF, THE CONSUMER REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, BUT THE FIRE WASN'T NOTICED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE FIRE WAS POSSIBLY STARTED BY THE FUEL RAIL, THIS WAS NOT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE PER CONSUMER. *SC
NHTSA complaint #10080115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1.CAR HITS A POTHOLE AND BOTTOMS OUT 2. THE PASSENGER REAR SUSPSENION KINKS AND SPLITS FUEL LINES ABOVE CONTROL ARM, THE BRAKE LINE BRACKET WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGES. 3. WORK HASNT BEEN DONE AS OF TODAY. BUT TECHS ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUEL LINE SYSTEM DO TO DEBRIS IN LINES.
NHTSA complaint #10067999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 98V184000 CONCERNING FUEL LEAKAGE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER SMELLED GAS ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHILE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10071485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING BAD AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THE SAME THING IN OTHER YEARS BUT NONE ON MINE. SOMTHING THIS DANGEROUS SHOULD BE AT LEAST DISCOUNTED ON REPAIR.
NHTSA complaint #10069859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10061062 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED AT 190,000 MILES DUE TO FUEL INJECTION LINE BUSTING. GAS LEAKED ONTO EXHAUST. CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD.
NHTSA complaint #10059622 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PROBLEMS WITH 1991 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER ABS SYSTEM.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE ABS, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A FILTER AND REGULATOR. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TIRES AND A FUEL RAIL. (RECALL # 96V099000). *JB *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10048555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A GAS SMELL IN THE CAB. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS A HAIRLINE BREAK IN THE FUEL RAIL. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10027098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.