FaultScore

Chrysler NEW Yorker seat belt problems

25 of the 1,032 complaints filed about the Chrysler NEW Yorker are about the seat belts — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1989.

25

Complaints

2%

Share of all complaints

3

Crashes

0

Fires

Seat Belts complaints by model year

1987 NEW Yorker 3 12.0%
1989 NEW Yorker 7 28.0%
1991 NEW Yorker 3 12.0%
1992 NEW Yorker 3 12.0%

Median failure at 58,000 miles

1994 NEW Yorker 3 12.0%

What owners said

1992 Chrysler NEW Yorker at 58,000 miles Downers Grove, IL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE FRAYED IN THE SAME SPOT. IT WAS VERY VISIBLE NEAR THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. ALSO, THE BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AFTER USAGE. *AK THE PLASTIC HOLDERS FOR THE BELTS NEAR THE DOORS HAD BROKEN PIECES MISSING WITH JAGGED EDGES REMAINING. THE BELTS DID NOT RETRACT IN THESE AREAS AND WERE ALWAYS BEING CAUGHT WHEN THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10065292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Chrysler NEW Yorker at 58,000 miles Downers Grove, IL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE FRAYED IN THE SAME SPOT. IT WAS VERY VISIBLE NEAR THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. ALSO, THE BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AFTER USAGE. *AK THE PLASTIC HOLDERS FOR THE BELTS NEAR THE DOORS HAD BROKEN PIECES MISSING WITH JAGGED EDGES REMAINING. THE BELTS DID NOT RETRACT IN THESE AREAS AND WERE ALWAYS BEING CAUGHT WHEN THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10065292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Chrysler NEW Yorker Philadelphia, PA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT GO BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR, SO PASSENGERS ARE NOT RESTRAINED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #8008050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Chrysler NEW Yorker Rochester, NY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

AT THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH OF THE RESTRAINTS THEY BECOME UNLATCHED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8005544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chrysler NEW Yorker Tucson, AZ

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RELEASE SO THAT SEAT BELT COULD BE BUCKLED.

NHTSA complaint #755792 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chrysler NEW Yorker Orange Park, FL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INSERTED SO MUCH THAT IT IS UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. PASSENGER'S SEAT MOVES FROM FLOOR WHERE SEAT NOT IN PLACE. *AK THE BUCKLES WERE FIXED AS A RESULT OF A RCALL BUT THE PROBLEM STILL GOES ON. THE PASSENGER SEAT TRACKS WERE CHANGED BUT THE SEAT DOES NOT MOVE PROPERLY ON THE TRACKS.

NHTSA complaint #872365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chrysler NEW Yorker Neotsu, OR

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.

1994 Chrysler NEW Yorker Myrtle BEA, SC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT TOO TIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #513227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1987 Chrysler NEW Yorker Hazlet, NJ Crash 1 injured

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.

1989 Chrysler NEW Yorker Burr OAK, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE RESTRAINT BELTS DON'T PROPERLY RETRACT . OWNER NEVER CONTACTED THE DEALER BECAUSE SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED.

NHTSA complaint #816733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chrysler NEW Yorker Bangor, ME

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

REAR LAP BELT FAILED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE, HAD TO CUT PERSON OUT OF THE SEAT BELT.

NHTSA complaint #986041 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Chrysler NEW Yorker Inglewood, CA 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING INJURY.

NHTSA complaint #504186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chrysler NEW Yorker Burr OAK, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN RELEASED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA complaint #984184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chrysler NEW Yorker LAS Vega, NV

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, AND ON THE DRIVERS BUCKLE WILL NOT UNFASTEN.

NHTSA complaint #980086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chrysler NEW Yorker LAS Vega, NV

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, AND ON THE DRIVERS BUCKLE WILL NOT UNFASTEN.

NHTSA complaint #980086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Chrysler NEW Yorker LAS Vega, NV

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, AND ON THE DRIVERS BUCKLE WILL NOT UNFASTERN.

NHTSA complaint #980249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Chrysler NEW Yorker FT. Worth, TX

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

POWER SEAT BELT BROKE TWICE. *DSH

NHTSA complaint #488157 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1986 Chrysler NEW Yorker Alhambra, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE SHOULDER SEAT BELT IT DOES NOT LOCK UP. TT

NHTSA complaint #975543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Chrysler NEW Yorker Huntington B, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FELL APART WHEN FASTENED, BUCKLE BROKE. TT

NHTSA complaint #972718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Chrysler NEW Yorker Brandon, FL Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT UNLATCHED BY ITSELF UPON A FRONTAL COLLISION. TT

NHTSA complaint #966919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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