1994 Chrysler New Yorker problems
Owners have filed 296 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Chrysler New Yorker. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 13% of complaints. Next are transmission (11%) and brakes (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 296 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 29 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 20 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 29 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 20 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Chrysler New Yorker with enough data (176 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Son was driving vehicle & "t" boned another vehicle & was knocked out. Vehicle kept moving & hit a brick wall head-on. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. Vehicle was towed. Possibly will be totaled. 2 injuries & emergency room treatment.
While driving, at approx. 50MPH front axel broke, caused passenger front wheel to come up through floor boards, pulled to side, then went into ditch.
Consumer put vehicle in drive with foot on the brake , and the vehicle suddenly took off, colliding into a wall. The dealer has been contacted. One person was injured in accident, vehicle was totalled. *slc
Engine stalled twice while driving on the freeway. Regular and routine maintenance was provided in accord with the manufactures guidelines, yet the engine stalled on the freeway and will not start. I was told the engine needed to be replaced.
Chrysler corp. Recall for power seat adjuster in 2012 , took the vehicle in three times and never got this replaced as I was told there were no parts, you would have to get out of the vehicle to move the power seat,on my last visit to the dealership in january 2013 I found that the wheels kept trying to go their own way so I went for a wheel alinement the shop showed me that the steering rack was in fact cracked in half, don't know how that came about but I paid for the replacement but still never heard from them…