1990 CHRYSLER FIFTH AVENUE Problems & Recalls

FUEL RAIL LEAKS GASOLINE ONTO TOP OF ENGINE - MANY OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVE RECALL FOR THIS - SEARCHING THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER CARS - WHY EXCLUDE THE 90 FIFTH AVENUE FROM THE FUEL RAIL RECALL? *NM

ABS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ALWAYS COME ON, CHRYSLER SAID NO PROBLEM. ABS BRAKE FAILED, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND HIT A CAR. PAID CHRYSLER $780.75 TO REPLACE ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND CHRYSLER WANTS TO REPAIR THE CAR FOR $2400 TO CHANGE ABS...

Mileage: 48,246

BAD GAS MILEAGE, HARD TO START, SMELLED GAS. DEALER FOUND LEAK COMING FROM FUEL RACK. COULD HAVE STARTED ON FIRE WHILE MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT TO WORK. $245 FOR THE RACK PLUS $$$ FOR O-RINGS, GASKET & HOSES, NOT TO MENTION LABOR. HEARD & READ OF MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SHOULD HAV...

FUEL LEAKAGE FROM FUEL RAIL

Mileage: 150,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL RAIL. ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING GAS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL. TS

CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION APPLIED BRAKES AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD. ALSO, CALIPERS/ ROTORS, AND PADS WERE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION APPLIED BRAKES AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD. ALSO, CALIPERS/ ROTORS, AND PADS WERE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE FUEL INJECTION MANIFOLD FAILED AT TWO SWAGGED FITTINGS CAUSING A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LEAK. UPON SMELLING FUEL WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE TWO SWAGGED FITTINGS ON THE MANIFOLD POURING GAS IN THE ENGINE. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HUNTINGTON BEACH CHRYSLER...

CRACKED FUEL RAIL DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE/ REPLACEMENT PART NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. FACTORY IS SHIPPING OVER 700 TO DEALERS? WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 01/??/2001. HIGH FIRE HAZARD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP MORE THAN A WEEK, VIN # NOT AVAILABLE TO ME AT THIS TIME. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT. IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.*AK THE FOURTH SWITCH WAS INSTALLED AND THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEFECT, ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER. *YH

I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS HAD FAILURES OF THE TRANSAXLE SHIFTED DOWN INTO LIMP MODE OR SECOND GEAR AND STAYING THERE. I FEEL THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED SHIFTING OF THIS TRANSAXLE AND SHOULD BE RE-CALLED. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSAXLE COMPLETELY R...

AT 107,235 MILES VEHICLE HAS HAD SIX TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS. THREE REBUILTS/THREE OVERHAULS. ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NOTICED PURCHASED MORE GAS THAN NORMAL. WHEN STARTED UP VEHICLE DRIVER SMELLED ALOT OF GASOLINE. DROVE VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT GAS DRIPPING ON A HOT MUFFLER COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. HAD THE FUEL RAIL REPLACED. *AK *ML

A SPRING THAT HOLDS AIRBAG IN PLACE BROKE, CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK UP , COULD NOT TURN WHEEL AND HORN KEPT BLOWING. *AK

A SPRING THAT HOLDS AIRBAG IN PLACE BROKE, CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK UP , COULD NOT TURN WHEEL AND HORN KEPT BLOWING. *AK

THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED. THE DRIVER DEVELOPED (WITHIN 3 DAYS) DEVELOPED DOUBLE CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA (HOSPITALIZED FOR 15 DAYS) - ATTRIBUTED TO INHALATION OF THE TALCUM POWDER USED TO LUBRICATE THE AIRBAG. THE DRIVER REMAINED IN THE CAR FOR APPROX. 30 MIN. FOLLOWIN...

A SPRING THAT HOLDS AIRBAG IN PLACE BROKE, CAUSED STEERING TO LOCKUP, AND COULD NOT TUR NWHEEL AND HORN KEPT BLOWING. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.

FRONT AXLE FAILED.

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED.

FUEL RAIL O-RINGS FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AT 50 MPM, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR SPRING FELL OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF REAR AXLE; DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNED/MELTED, CAUSING AIR CONDITIONING/POWER WINDOWS/AIR BAG LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT TO FAIL. *AK

ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNED/MELTED, CAUSING AIR CONDITIONING/POWER WINDOWS/AIR BAG LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT TO FAIL. *AK

BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE.

BRAKES WON'T STOP , ABS LIGHT COMES ON, REPLACE ABS SYSTEM.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, JERKS WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE, REPAIR TRANSMISSION.

ABS RECALL--OWNER NOT NOTIFIED.

WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

THE ABS WARING LIGHT KEEPS COME ON, TOOK TO DEARLERSHIP UNDER RECALL #689. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO UPSHIFT DUE TO LEAKY TRANSAXLE. *DH

WHEN PREESING THE PEDAL IT GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THE CAR HAS ABS BRAKES. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED. *DSH

EA95-016 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT

EA95-016 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT

EXPERIENCING ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES AND DOORS WOULD JAM UP. TT

EXPERIENCING ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES AND DOORS WOULD JAM UP. TT

BATTERY FAILED. *SD

LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BY ITSELF DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *SD

SEAT WOULD CHANGE POSITION WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *SD

DOOR LOCK STICKS, DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *SD

ODOMETER ACCUMULATES MILESON ITS OWN DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *SD

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG THE CHEMICAL INSIDE THE AIR BAG. TT

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, NO WARNING. TT *SLC

POWER TENSIONER BELT HAS FAILED, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. TT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING FAILS EVERY 30,000 MILES SHORTING OUT. DEALERSHIP FIXED VEHICLE BUT DIDN'T CHANGE WIRES. TT

ABS: ANTI LOCK AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON; APPLIED BRAKES; PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; USE OF PARKING BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE; ANTI LOCK BRAKE PUMP DEFECTIVE. TT