Complaint Statistics
133 total complaints
6 crashes 5 fires 9 injuries
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 21 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 17 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 6 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
Incident date: Aug 10, 2006
PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 75,000 MILES ON IT. THOUGHT IT MIGHT LAST A LITTLE WHILE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, TRANSMISSION LEAK, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T WORK! GRINDS WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE, AND ALL THE OTHER GEARS NOTHING HAPPENS. I ALSO JUST PUT
... A NEW FILTER AND FLUID IN THREE MONTHS AGO. *NMRead more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2005
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FELL OFF THE HINGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Incident date: Mar 12, 2004
WHEN CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Incident date: Aug 27, 2003
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING/ ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*PH WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE DRIVER PULLED TO THE SOUTH SHOULDER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTICED FLAMED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NM
Fire
Incident date: Jul 14, 2003
CONSUMER STATES WHEN TRYING TO OPEN DOOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FELL OF THE HINGE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Incident date: Jun 6, 2002
SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON IS TOO EASY TO RELEASE BY JUST BUMPING WITH ELBOW OR ANY OTHER LOOSE OBJECT. *JB
Incident date: Jan 1, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ARE COMING APART AT THE HINGES MAKING THE DOOR LOOSE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*JB
Incident date: Jan 15, 2002
DOOR HINGES BROKE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Incident date: May 1, 2001
VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT 25-30 MPH. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
A DENT THAT IS LOCATED NEAR HINGE OF DRIVER'S DOOR HAS CAUSED DOOR NOT TO OPEN OR CLOSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Incident date: Mar 1, 2001
TRANSMISSION WITH OVERDRIVE FAILED AT ONLY 48,000 MILES WITHOUT WARNING AND WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. CONSUMER CLAIMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD AN UPGRADE WOULD NEED TO BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE TRANSM
... ISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING IT OR UPGRADING IT. *YHRead more
Incident date: Dec 29, 2000
DRIVER'S DOOR UPPER HINGES WELD ARE BROKEN AND CAUSING DOOR TO DROP AND UNABLE TO CLOSE PROPERLY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE ITS WARRANTY, AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Incident date: May 15, 2000
WHEN GOING UP AN EMBANKMENT CAR WAS CHANGING TO NEUTRAL AND THEN TO 1ST GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION, AND DEALER SAID THAT LIP SEAL THAT HELD PRESSURE WAS NOT HOLDING, AND WAS CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Incident date: Nov 14, 1997
THIS CAR HAS HAD 5 MAP SENSORS INSTALED IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. OTHER SENSORS HAVE ALSO FAILED WHEN THE MAP SENSOR FAILED. THIS PROBLEM HAS CREATED A GREAT HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR CUTS OFF AND GOES DEAD ON STRAIGHT ROADS, TURNS OR GOING UP OR DOWNHILL.*AK
Incident date: Oct 1, 2000
THE METAL TO WHICH THE DOOR HINGES ARE ATTACHED TORE, CAUSING THE HINGE TO BREAK AND THE DOOR TO DROP AND WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED IT SERIOUSLY DAMAGED THE FRONT FENDER. IT IS MY SUSPICION THAT THE DOOR METAL IS TOO THIN.*AK
Incident date: Sep 13, 2000
THE GENTELMAN WHO GAVE THE ESTIMATE SAID THE HINGES WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE DOOR WHEN MANUFACTURED.
Incident date: Apr 18, 2000
I BELIEVE THE CRACKED REAR AXEL IS PLAINLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. *AK
Incident date: Aug 11, 2000
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM 4TH TO 2ND GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RACE TO EXTREMELY HIGH RPMS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Incident date: Aug 11, 2000
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM 4TH TO 2ND GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RACE TO EXTREMELY HIGH RPMS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Incident date: Jun 25, 2000
LOWER HINGE MOUNT ON DOOR, WELD FAILED AND SEPARATED. THIS ALLOWS DOOR TO DROOP, WILL NOT FULLY OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY, AND DAMAGES AREA WHERE DOOR MEETS FRONT QUARTER PANEL. ALSO DOOR IS SUPPORTED ONLY BY TOP HINGE, WHICH WHEN THIS FAILS, CAR DOOR WOULD COME OFF. *AK
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT THREE TIMES. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE PUT BACK ON THE TRACK BECAUSE NUTS : BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE, TRANSMISSION JERKED WHEN PUT IN GEAR. *AK
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT THREE TIMES. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE PUT BACK ON THE TRACK BECAUSE NUTS : BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE, TRANSMISSION JERKED WHEN PUT IN GEAR. *AK
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT THREE TIMES. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE PUT BACK ON THE TRACK BECAUSE NUTS : BOLTS WERE DEFECTIVE, TRANSMISSION JERKED WHEN PUT IN GEAR. *AK
STEERING COLUMN MOVES SIDE TO SIDE IN ALL DIRECTIONS DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT. YH
Incident date: Mar 27, 2000
PISTON SHEARED OFF INSIDE ENGINE AND PUT A LARGE WHOLE IN THE BLOCK. VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF.
STEERING COLUMN MOVES SIDE TO SIDE IN ALL DIRECTIONS DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT. YH
WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR , IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE DUE TO HINGES BREAKING. DEALER HAS REPLACED DOOR. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACKWORDS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LAY DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Incident date: Dec 12, 1999
TRANSMISSION FAILED, REPAIR COMPLETED HOWEVER VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. *MJS
Incident date: Jan 7, 2000
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS TO BE LIFTED UP IN ORDER TO BE CLOSED. THE HINGES HAVE LOOSENED UP FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR NOT TO SHUT PROPERLY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE DOOR WAS WELDED AT THE HINGES A YEAR AGO AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. REP
... ORT GIVEN BY HUSBAND KARL KARRA. *AKRead more
Incident date: Oct 13, 1998
POSSIBLE DEFECT OF TRANSIMISSION WAS REPAIRED AT 37,706 MILES. REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE TO THE FILTER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. HOWEVER,THERE WERE MANY SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, COMPLETE OVERHAUL REQUIRED AT 42000. *YC
Incident date: Dec 12, 1999
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
AUTOMOBILE SLOWS UP AND STOPS ANYWHERE, AND DOES NOT START UP AGAIN. THEN CONSUMER HAS TO HAVE IT TOWED. AFRAID SHE WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT FEELS LIKE NORMAL, BUT THE BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THEN THEY RELEASE, PERMITTING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ROLL. DEALER HAS BEEN CNOTACTED, BUT THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT. *AK
Incident date: Sep 4, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO GOO BACKWARDS.THERE HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS VEHICLE SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL, MAKING IT HARD TO STEER. POSSIBLY THE FRONT SHOCKS ARE WORN. *AK
Incident date: Sep 13, 1999
DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE SEPARATED FROM FRAME; DAMAGED FRONT FENDER AND DOOR.
WHILE DRIVING STEERING BELT TENSIONER WENT BAD, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Incident date: Jul 16, 1999
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLSION AT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Jun 1, 1998
CAR HAD ABOUT 14,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER WHO SOLD IT ORIGINALLY. IT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED! DOOR FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT, WITHOUT CRAWLING OVER THE ARMREST TO EXIT FROM PASSENGER SIDE, OR LOWERING THE TOP TO EXIT OUT THE WINDOW. TRAVIS DISAVOWED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF
... ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL, SO REPAIRS WERE UNDERTAKEN AFTER COMPLETION OF MOVE OUT-OF-STATE, AT MCLAIN'S BODY SHOP WHERE HE POINTED OUT FAILED HINGE AND NOTED THAT THAT DESIGN FLAW IS "COMMON" WITH THIS MODEL. REPAIRS, EVEN WITH USED DOOR WERE $1690.01. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE SECOND TIME, AT ABOUT 99,500 MILES. THE WINDOW MOTOR WILL NOT LOWER THE WINDOW.Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 1998
CAR HAD ABOUT 14,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER WHO SOLD IT ORIGINALLY. IT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED! DOOR FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT, WITHOUT CRAWLING OVER THE ARMREST TO EXIT FROM PASSENGER SIDE, OR LOWERING THE TOP TO EXIT OUT THE WINDOW. TRAVIS DISAVOWED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF
... ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL, SO REPAIRS WERE UNDERTAKEN AFTER COMPLETION OF MOVE OUT-OF-STATE, AT MCLAIN'S BODY SHOP WHERE HE POINTED OUT FAILED HINGE AND NOTED THAT THAT DESIGN FLAW IS "COMMON" WITH THIS MODEL. REPAIRS, EVEN WITH USED DOOR WERE $1690.01. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE SECOND TIME, AT ABOUT 99,500 MILES. THE WINDOW MOTOR WILL NOT LOWER THE WINDOW.Read more
Incident date: Aug 20, 1999
OUR AUTO REPAIR MECHANIC REPLACED THE TAG AXEL ON OUR 1994 LEBARON. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS TWO OTHER LEBARONS IN THE SAME AREA WHERE I LIVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FIND THIS A LITTLE UNUSAL. THE AUTO REPAIR MECHANIC ALSO PLACED A CALL TO A CHRYSLER PARTS DEALER TO INQUIRE THE PRICE OF A NEW
... LAG AXEL. BEFORE THE MECHANIC COULD STATE THE MODEL OF CAR THE PARTS DEALER TOLD THE MECHANIC WHAT MODEL AND TYPE OF CAR. THE BACK OF THE CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE,THE LAG AXEL WAS CRACKED. IF LEFT UNDETECTED OR REPAIRED IT COULD OF CAUSED SERIOUS INJURYS.AS I LRead more
Incident date: Jun 25, 1999
FRONT BRAKE DISC CALIPER PISTON FRACTURED, RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. BRAKES REPLACED TWICE IN FOUR YEARS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Incident date: Jun 7, 1999
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FELL OFF. *YC
Incident date: Apr 1, 1998
BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS HAVE SEPARATED FROM BODY OF VEHICLE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND HAVE BEEN WELDED BACK ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, 1 DOOR REPAIRED BY DEALER, OTHER DOOR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS--INTERNAL PART BROKE LOOSE
... AND FLEW THROUGH THE HOUSING. REPAIRED AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *MLRead more
Incident date: Apr 1, 1998
BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS HAVE SEPARATED FROM BODY OF VEHICLE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND HAVE BEEN WELDED BACK ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, 1 DOOR REPAIRED BY DEALER, OTHER DOOR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS--INTERNAL PART BROKE LOOSE
... AND FLEW THROUGH THE HOUSING. REPAIRED AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *MLRead more
Incident date: Apr 9, 1999
DOOR HINGE LOOSE RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE DOOR TO CLOSE. MJS
Incident date: Apr 28, 1999
DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THERE WAS WATER IN THE FRONT AND REAR FLOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR ON THE WINDOW BECAUSE THE DRAINAGE HOLE WAS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WATER TO DRAIN OUT AND THERE WERE GALLONS OF WATER BEING RETAINED IN THE REAR PAN
... EL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM IN OTHER YEARS BUT NOT IN MINE AND THAT IT HAD TOO MANY MILES FOR CHRYSLER TO DO ANYTHING. I FEEL IF THE DESIGN WAS NOT POOR THE WATER WOULD HAVE DRAINED OUT AND I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY $314 FOR A NEW MOTOR ON THE WINDOW.Read more
Incident date: Jul 3, 1998
THE CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DOOR REPAIRS DUE TO DOOR HINGES AND ATTACHMENTS COMING OFF. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENS, BUT IT CLICKS, IS IN THE PROCESS OF BREAKING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
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