Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 Chrysler Fifth Avenue

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
36
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
34
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

36 filed
1
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    8
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    5
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection SYSTEM:FUEL Rail
    4
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    2
  • Unknown OR Other
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE Fluid LOW WARNING: Lamp
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2

Recalls

3 campaigns
91V004000·VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR1991-10-02

WATER LEAKING UNDER WINDSHIELD COWL IN AREA ABOVE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK RESULTS IN CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS.

RiskCORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS INCREASES ELECTRICALRESISTANCE, LEADING TO OVERHEATING AND POSSBLE IGNITION OF THE WIRING CONNECTORSAND INSULATION, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE COWL AREA.

FixTHE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK WILL BE REPLACED, AND A MASTIC PATCH APPLIED TO SEAL THE COWL AGAINST WATER ENTRY. DAMAGED WIRE CONNECTORS WILL BE REPLACED.

91V122000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1991-07-11

FRONT OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO LATCH AND OR UNLATCH DUE TO A WEBBING STIFFENER ENTERING THE BUCKLE HOUSING AND DISLODGING THE BUCKLE LATCH GUIDE.

RiskLATCH MAY OPEN DURING ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP, EXPOSINGSEAT OCCUPANT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.

FixREPLACE BUCKLE LATCH ENGAGEMENT.

90V162000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER1990-09-04

FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER GUIDE PIN BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY TORQUED AND COULD LOOSEN.

RiskTHIS COULD CAUSE REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND COULDRESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixPROPERLY TORQUE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER GUIDE PIN BOLTS TO 250 POUNDS.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
EA95016·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1995-05-26 → 1996-06-24

ABS BRAKING MALFUNCTION

Led to recall96V099000

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