1989 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER Power Train Problems
22 complaints about Power Train
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TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO LOW AND STAYS IN LOW UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF
Mileage: 61,000
FRONT POWER TRAIN WILL NOT ACCEPT SNOW CHAINS, SO STATE IN OWNER'S MANUAL. MANUFACTURE CONTACTED. NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AUTHORIZED BY MANUAFACTURER. NOT BEING ABLE TO USE SNOW CHAINS (SNOW TIRES NOT LEGAL) IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN SNOW AND ICE CONDITIONS
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE STALLED, AND THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF NOISE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP FIVE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
MY VEHICULE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
NO SUMMARY
VEHICLE IN FOR CHECK UP. MECHANIC NOTICED DIRT & GREASE BUILD UP ON AXLE HOUSING. THIS CAUSED AXLE TO MAKE NOISES. MECHANIC REPLACED AXLE HOUSING. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF, AND STARTS BACK UP. THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS TWICE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE, THE GEAR WILL SWITCH ALL BY ITSELF. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FIXED. THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING. PE89-036. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
UPON COMPUTER READING OF "ENGINE OFF IN ABOVE COMPLAINT, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED (AS DESIGNED) ; HOWEVER, CONSUMER FEELS DESIGN IS UNSAFE."
TRANSMISSION FAILED 5 TIMES.
TRANSMISSION FAILS OCCASIONALLY. *DH
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES FAILED. *DSH
TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTING WHILE TRAVELING PE89-036. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF. TT
THE TRANSMISSION BLEW . TT
TRANSMISSION WHEN CHANGED INTO FIRST GEAR IT JUMPED. TT
TRANSMISSION IS STIFF IN ITS ENGAGEMENT/LUNGES FORWARD DURING ACCELERATION. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
VEHICLE HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION. TT
THE CLUTCH SLIPS OUT GEAR WHEN IN GEAR. TT
TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING OUT OF 2ND GEAR, WENT INTO LIM MODE/TRANSMMION NOT SHIFTING THEN JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. *AK