Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1987 Chrysler Lebaron

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
42
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
10
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

42 filed
5
Crashes
7
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    6
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    6
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    3
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    3
  • STEERING: Steering WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
    3
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    3
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
    2

Recalls

3 campaigns
08E033000·SUSPENSION2008-04-14

FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.

RiskTHE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixFEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.

88V105000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1988-07-01

FUEL LEAKAGE MAY OCCUR IN LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OPERATION AT CONNECTIONS OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUEL SUPPLY HOSE TO THE PRESSURE REGULATOR AND TO THE FUEL RAIL.

RiskIN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL LEAKAGE COULDRESULT IN A FIRE.

FixRELOCATE PRESSURE REGULATOR; REPLACE FUEL SUPPLY WITH FORMED HOSE WITH REVISED ROUTING CONFIGURATION TO ENSURE SEALING INTEGRITY.

87V107000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1987-07-16

DRIVERS FLOORMAT MISPOSITIONED SUCH AS TO INTERFERE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

RiskFLOORMAT MAY RESTRICT RETURN OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THEIDLE POSITION.

FixFLOORMAT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REDESIGNED MAT TO ELIMINATE THE INTERFERENCE.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
PE91065·STEERING1991-04-16 → 1991-08-30

STEERING GEAR BOLTS LOOSEN

EA91010·POWER TRAIN1990-12-10 → 1991-12-31

TRANS PARK SYSTEM FAILURE

PE89168·SUSPENSION1989-09-29 → 1990-01-30

TIRE/FRAME INTERFERENCE

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