Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1992 Chrysler NEW Yorker

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.

2
Open recalls
47
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
42
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

47 filed
2
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    7
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC Power ASSIST:PUMP
    7
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    6
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND Associated Pulleys
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    3
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    3
  • Steering
    2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
96V099000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1996-06-13

THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT CAN EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON SEAL WEAR CAUSING PUMP-MOTOR DETERIORATION.

RiskIF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE ABS FUNCTION COULD BE LOST AND REDUCED POWER ASSIST WOULD BE EXPERIENCED DURING VEHICLE BRAKING INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixDEALERS WILL TEST THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES IF NECESSARY. ALSO THE WARRANTY ON ALL ABS COMPONENTS WILL BE EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PISTON ASSEMBLY AND THE PUMP-MOTOR ASSEMBLY WHICH WILL HAVE A LIFETIME COVERAGE). OWNERS WILL ALSO BE REIMBURSED FOR PREVIOUS ABS COMPONENT REPAIR COSTS.

92V015000·STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1992-02-14

THE ZINC PLATING OPERATION PERFORMED ON THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLING BOLT CAUSED HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT AND BREAKAGE OF THE BOLT.

RiskFRACTURES OF THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COUPLINGBOLT RESULT IN A LACK OF COUPLING LOAD ON THE SHAFT AND LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL.

FixREPLACE THE ZINC PLATED BOLT WITH A PHOSPHATE PLATED BOLT.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA95016·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1995-05-26 → 1996-06-24

ABS BRAKING MALFUNCTION

Led to recall96V099000

PE93044·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1993-05-06 → 1993-09-17

UNDER BODY FUEL LEAKS

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