1990 CHRYSLER LEBARON Problems & Recalls

DT: THE CALLER SAID HIS FRIEND WAS TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED. NO OTHER PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT STARTED THE FIRE, BUT THE CALLER SAID IT STARTED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM ...

Mileage: 98,000

DT: THE CALLER SAID HIS FRIEND WAS TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. A REPORT WAS FILED. NO OTHER PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT STARTED THE FIRE, BUT THE CALLER SAID IT STARTED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM ...

Mileage: 98,000

PAINT CONTINUES TO PEEL FROM TOP SURFACES

PAINT CONTINUES TO PEEL FROM TOP SURFACES

CAR IS A LEMON!!!!!!!! *LA

Mileage: 35,000

REAR BRAKE LINING SEPARATED FROM THE BRAKE SHOE. THE LOOSE SHOE WAS STILL IN PLACE CAPTURED BY THE CALIPER. CONSUMER'S 1990 VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 92V017000. DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE BRAKE LININGS SEPARATED FROM THE SHOE AGAIN. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SERIO...

Mileage: 137,205

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKS INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP AND WILL NOT UPSHIFT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME. (LIMP MODE). THERE ARE AT LEAST 32 TSB'S COVERING VARIOUS PROBLEMS ON THE A604/41TE TRANSMISSIONS. I CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO RECALL OR EXTENDED ...

CAR TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES (MORE THAN 20+) OVER LAST 8 MONTHS. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART IN APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T. SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR AS IT HAS HAPPENED AT 30 MPH AS WELL AS 65. WEATHER DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. ...

A REAR BRAKE LINING SEPARATED FROM THE SHOE. I FOUND THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME WHILE GREASING THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. THE LOOSE SHOE WAS STILL IN PLACE CAPTURED BY THE CALIPER. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO MY DEALER. I WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL: CAMPAIGN NUMBER 92V017000, BUT MY 1990 VEHI...

SEAL WITHIN TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND IS CAUSING PROBLEM WITH DOWNSHIFTING. MANUFACTURER HAS REDESIGNED SEAL.*AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP AND DOWN. *SLC

SEAL WITHIN TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND IS CAUSING PROBLEM WITH DOWNSHIFTING. MANUFACTURER HAS REDESIGNED SEAL.*AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP AND DOWN. *SLC

ON TWO OCCASIONS AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BURNED WIRE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND MADE REPAIRS. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ALSO. *YH

ON TWO OCCASIONS AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BURNED WIRE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND MADE REPAIRS. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ALSO. *YH

THE VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL FOR THE GAS COVER GASKET AND WAS REPLACED WITH SILICONE! SILICONE CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS! THE LIFTER HAS A BAD TICKING TO IT! AND AN OCCASSIONAL SPARK KNOCK! THE STRUTS DO NOT WEAR WELL AND TEND TO GIVE OUT AFTER 5,000 MILES!

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS LISTED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 5730. VALVE COVER HAS ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET. *AK FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS LISTED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 5730. VALVE COVER HAS ALLOW AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE GASKET. *AK FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

THE ODOMETER NEEDLE HAS BROKEN INSIDE AND I CANNOT REPAIR IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEARS. ALSO LOSS OF FLUID OCCURS AND ENGINE OVERHEATS. OWNER HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT SHE BELIEVES IT WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN SHE BOUGHT IT. TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP BEING REPLACED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEARS. ALSO LOSS OF FLUID OCCURS AND ENGINE OVERHEATS. OWNER HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT SHE BELIEVES IT WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN SHE BOUGHT IT. TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP BEING REPLACED. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS BALD WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR HOME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS BALD WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR HOME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS BALD WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR HOME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHEN TRAVELING ON THE ROAD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

EXPERIENCED REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH "JERKING" IN THE VEHICLE AND GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO OPEREATED PROPERLY (NOT MEETING THE GEAR RATIO). UPON MECHANICS CHECK AND COMMPUTER ANALYSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A VEHICLE RECALL OF THE CARS COMPUTER HAD NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED. THE MECHANIC HAS CORRECTED THE P...

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER MY WARRANTY OF 70,000/7YEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. BOTH POWER WINDOW MOTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE EXTERIOR PAINT IS ERODING AT AN ALARMING RATE. IS THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THESE DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE? AM I ENTITLED TO...

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER MY WARRANTY OF 70,000/7YEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. BOTH POWER WINDOW MOTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE EXTERIOR PAINT IS ERODING AT AN ALARMING RATE. IS THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THESE DAMAGES TO MY VEHICLE? AM I ENTITLED TO...

NO SUMMARY.

PAINT ON CAR IS PEELING IN LARGE AREAS. ROOF IS COMPLETELY PEELED IN TWO LARGE PEELS THE LENGTH OF THE ROOFTOP.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN STOPPED AND CAR JERKS - AT 75,000 MILES AND ALL THAT IS IN THE DATA BANK. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ON ALL CHRYSLER 1990 LEBARON'S. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO BACK IN MAY OF 1998 THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID'NT DEPLOY. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE LOW REVERSE GEAR SEAL THAT BROKE AND THE OVERDRIVE SEAL DETERIORATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL, IT LURCHED AS VEHICLE WAS BEGINING TO STOP OR IT LURCHES WHEN STARTING VEHICLE.*JB

UNSPECIFIED.

REAR AXEL FAILED.

REAR SEAT, BOTH SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT WORK DUE TO THE POWER WINDOWS MOTORS FAILING.

NEITHER FRONT SHOULDER HARNESSES LOCK WHEN VEHICLE STOPS SUDDENLY.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

BRAKES FAILED.

BELTS FAILED.

FRONT TIRES FAILED.

REAR TORSION BAR FAILED, AFFECTING VEHICLE'S STABILITY. *AK

CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE VIN# AT THIS TIME. PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 91, IN 92 LUSTINE TOYOTA REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. IN 94, PASSPORT REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION; SEPEMBER 97, AMERICAN TRANSMISSION HAS REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, AND ALSO FOUND THAT THE SOLENOID COVER WAS MISSING. VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND T...

ELETRICAL: WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, CAUSE OF SHUTDOWN UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN AT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, PULLED OVER, THEN MORE SMOKE AT THE ENGINE PART OF THE VEHICLE, FIRE STARTED FIRE DEPT. CAUSED WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED WHILE ON AN INCLINEN VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING ACCELERATION, WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER EMERGENCY...

SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS BECAUSE THE BOLT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR.

WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, THE SEAT ANCHOR BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT FALL BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT. *AK

COSUMER WAS RENTING THE CAR AND CIRCLING IN A PARKING LOT TO FIND PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND INJURED DRIVER'S SHOULDER . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION.

WHILE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE VEHICLE DISENGAGED AND ROLLED INTO HOUSE. *AK

TRANSMISSION MAKES CLUNKING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF OF ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY.

REAR VALVE COVER LEAKS.

REAR SUSPENSION CRACKED/BROKE, CAUSING NOISE. *DH

REAR AXLE TRAIL ARM WELDS CRACKED. *SD

TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *SD

REAR VALVE COVER REPLACED DUE TO OIL LEAK. *SD

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

REAR RIGHT SIDE ELECTRICAL WINDOW MOTOR FAILED 5 TIMES, *AK

LOOSE LUG NUTS CAUSED LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO COME OFF OF CAR, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DSH

THE CAR AT 47,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP AND THEN LOCKS UP COMPLETELY, AND NOW IS BROKEN AGAIN. TT

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN HEAD/CHEST INJURIES TO DRIVER. *DSH

WHILE DRIVING, OVER DIP IN ROAD, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NO COLLISION, RESULT DRIVER SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS . TT

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SQUEAK/GRIND.

FRONT BRAKE PADS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SQUEAK/GRIND. *AK

KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHEN VEHICLE IS IN GEAR DUE TO NO INTERLOCKING SYSTEM. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, BOLT FRACTURED. TT

THE CAR WILL CUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION WHEN DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITION ON. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK

REPLACED POWER WINDOW MOTORS 5 TIMES. *AK

PURCHASED CAR USED THERE IS AN OIL LEAK AND THE VALVE COVER IS BEING REPAIRED.

TRANSMISSION SNAP RING BROKE, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AW

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS OUT AT ANY SPEED. TT

IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER SEAT BELTS THAT TAKATA HAS AND CAN NOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE FROM MANUFACTURER OR DEALER. TT

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE, AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS, THEN TURN SIGNAL AND POWER WINDOWS BECOME INOPERATIVE, DEALER CAN'T FIX. TT

ALARM SYSTEM FAILED. *AK

REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

SEPARATION OF REAR AXLE WELD. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT

GEAR WILL NOT SHIFT, DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. TT

WHEN TURNING ON LIGHTS COVERS ON LIGHTS WILL NOT OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. TT

GEAR LEVER CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION.

LACK OF INTERLOCK SYSTEM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. *SKD

IN 1992 THE FRAMING ON THE CONVERTIBLE WENT THRU THE ROOF CAUSING TEARS. TT

TRAILING ARM ON REAR AXLE BROKE. TT

UPON DRIVER EXITING VEHICLE, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DUE TO INTERLOCK SYSTEM ALLOWING KEY TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT TRANSMISSION BEING IN PARK GEAR. *AW

ENGINE OIL GAUGE FAILS. *SKD

NOISY BRAKES.

AIC AND SERPENTINE BELTS REPLACED, ALSO THERMOSTAT REPLACED.

SEAL ON TRANSMISSION PAN FAILED, CAUSING LEAK., ALSO SHIFTS ABNORMALLY/SURGES.

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK BENCH COLLAPSED WHILE IDLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BOLTS. TT

BATTERY FAILED TWICE. *AK

ONE SIDE OF TURN SIGNAL IGNICATOR TICKS TOO FAST.

REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH.

REAR AXLE SWAY BAR SEEMS TO BE STRUCTURALLY WEAK, WHICH IF BROKEN COULD RESULT IN LOSE OF CONTROL OF STEERING. TT