Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1994 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.

3
Open recalls
215
NHTSA complaints
7
Defect investigations
76
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

215 filed
20
Crashes
5
Fires
13
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    26
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL Injection System
    19
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
    17
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    14
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    11
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    11
  • Seats
    10
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    10

Recalls

3 campaigns
99V215000·SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM1999-08-09

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKETS CAN CRACK DUE TO FATIGUE AND SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE.

RiskIF THIS OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION HALF-SHAFT COULD PULL OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE AND RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER.

FixDEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE ENGINE CRADLE AT THE POINT WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO IT.

98V184000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1998-08-06

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS OR FROM HAIR LINE CRACKS IN THE THERMOSET FUEL INJECTION RAIL.

RiskFUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET (PASSENGER) SIDE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLES SHOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL MUST HAVE THE OUTLET RAIL REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS OR FROM A CRACKED FUEL LINE, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

94V024000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1994-02-08

THE RIGHT STEERING TIE ROD CAN RUB THROUGH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH RESULTS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDING ENGINE STALLING AND AN INOPERATIVE PARK/STARTER INTERLOCK SYSTEM.

RiskELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSING STALLING WHILE IN MOTION OR AN INOPERATIVE PARK/STARTER INTERLOCK SYSTEM, WHICH ALLOWS ENGINE START WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN THE PARK POSITION, MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixINSTALL A REVISED WIRING HARNESS BRACKET AND A PLASTIC CONVOLUTED SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS.

NHTSA investigations

11 actions
DP04007·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL2004-10-13 → 2004-10-27

FUEL RAIL, BRAKE FLUID, CHASSIS

DP04007·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID2004-10-13 → 2004-10-27

FUEL RAIL, BRAKE FLUID, CHASSIS

DP04007·STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS2004-10-13 → 2004-10-27

FUEL RAIL, BRAKE FLUID, CHASSIS

DP03002·STEERING:COLUMN2003-05-07 → 2003-07-22

STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION

EA99031·STEERING1999-10-29 → 2001-09-13

STEERING SYSTEM RACK AND PINION

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