Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 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.

5
Open recalls
63
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
46
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

63 filed
6
Crashes
4
Fires
5
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    15
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    8
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    8
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    4
  • Power Train
    4
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND Attachments
    2

Recalls

5 campaigns
92V016000·STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR 1992-02-11

THE OWNER'S MANUAL INCORRECTLY STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED UNTIL THE LOCK CONTROL HANDLE HAS BEEN PULLED UP. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR CAN BE OPENED BY THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE EVEN IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED.

RiskTHE ERROR IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL MAY LEAD A FRONT SEATPASSENGER TO MISTAKENLY OPEN THE CAR DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION,BELIEVING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN IF THE DOOR WAS LOCKED. THISCOULD RESULT IN AN INJURY TO THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.

FixNOTIFY THE VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE ERROR IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND INFORM THEM OF THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRONT DOOR LOCK SYSTEM.

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.

91V078000·PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE1991-05-14

MISMATCHED PARKING BRAKE CABLE LENGTHS TO THE REAR WHEELS REDUCES BRAKING ABILITY OF ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS, IN VIOLATION OF FMVSS 105.

RiskINSUFFICIENT BRAKING ABLITY COULD RESULT IN INADVERTENTVEHICLE ROLLAWAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE MISMATCHED PARKING BRAKE CABLE WITH ONE OF CORRECT LENGTH.

90V194000·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE 1990-11-19

THE TWO AIR BAG SYSTEM FRONT IMPACT SENSORS MAY NOT BE SECURED TO THEIR MOUNTING BRACKETS.

RiskAIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IF THEFRONT IMPACT SENSORS ARE NOT ATTACHED.

FixREPAIR TO ASSURE PROPER ATTACHMENT OF FRONT IMPACT SENSORS TO BRACKETS.

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
PE96036·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1996-05-14 → 1996-10-31

THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE POSITION

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