1994 Chrysler Lebaron
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
102 complaints5 involved a crash5 involved a fire9 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Power train › Automatic transmission
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. *Nm
- Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
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
- Visibility › Glass, side/rear
When consumer started the vehicle rear window shattered without warning. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *Ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
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
- Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
Consumer states when trying to open door driver side door fell of the hinge. Dealer notified. *Ak
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Seat belt release button IS too easy to release by just bumping with elbow or any other loose object. *jb
- Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
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
- Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
Door hinges broke. Dealer contacted. please add vin. *Ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Vehicle has stalled numerous times at 25-30 mph. dealer cannot find cause of problem. *ak
- Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
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
- Power train › Automatic transmission
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 transmission was defective and the manufacturer should be responsible for replacing it or upgrading it. *yh
- Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
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
- Power train › Manual transmission
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
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Emission control
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
- Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
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
- Structure › Body › Door
The gentelman who gave the estimate said the hinges were not strong enough for the door when manufactured.
- Power train › Axle assembly
I believe the cracked rear axel IS plainly a manufacturers defect and should be replaced or repaired at no charge. *Ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission · Vehicle speed control
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
- Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
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
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and associated pulleys · Power train › Automatic transmission · Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
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 › Steering wheel/handle bar
Steering column moves side to side in all directions due to factory defect. Yh
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Piston sheared off inside engine and put a large whole in the block. Vehicle was maintained and taken care of.
- Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
When opening and closing driver's side door , it makes a loud noise due to hinges breaking. Dealer has replaced door. *ak
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
While traveling driver's seat fell backwords, causing consumer to lay down. Please provide further informaton. *ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Transmission failed, repair completed however vehicle IS still experiencing problems. *mjs
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Steering column separation
Mr. Larry a. Sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr…
Mr. Larry a. Sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr ? 30120(G), nhtsa has decided to limit the scope of the petition vehicles to 1993-1995 models, excluding the 1993 jeep grand cherokee and 1994-1995 dodge RAM series trucks that were recalled (93v210 & 96v230) for steering column failure.if the analysis of these vehicles had identified a potential problem, the scope could have been expanded in an investigation.a review of odi's data base shows no recent complaints and a lack of a complaint trend concerning the subject issue on the subject vehicles as a whole or by individual models.therefore, the petition IS denied.for details, see federal register notice volume 68, no. 130, july 8, 2003.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10220489Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.
- 1021645482212076, 82203694 - Fabric Cleaner This "fabric cleaner" is not intended for sale in California, the otc states (Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington dc), and some ladco states (Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio). Mopar offers an alternative product (82213192) which is a water based product approved for sale in the aforementioned states.~ ~ Please inform the customer & your prep dept that spraying excessive amounts of the fabric protector on load floors will result in the breaking down of the adhesive (glue) that is used to create the bond between the fabric (carpet) and the load floor. This will apply to any vehicles equipped with rear load floors such as WK, WD, PM, MK, KA, KK. The carpet will appear to be loose, wrinkly, or bunch up~
- 10191460Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.
- 10150552Child Seat Tether Anchor Installation This bulletin describes procedures to install Child Seat Tether Anchors based on Customer Request. Retrofits are subject to part availability. Vehicles in the following list that are marked **** for the model year are no longer supported with OEM retrofit kits. NOTE: Dealers are encouraged to honor any customers? request for the installation of the Child Seat Tether Anchors and Dealer reimbursement will be made by FCA US LLC regardless of vehicle age or mileage. See the Warranty Policy and Procedure Manual and/or Warranty Bulletin D-08-33 for reimbursement detail.
- 10130081Return: Wiring Assy - Engine You have been identified as either having stock, or have stock in transit to your dealership. Please return stock packaged before 2016/07/31 (31 July, 2016)of follow ing part numbers:68176457AF, 68176459AF. Please return suspect parts back to your facing depot using Return Code 02, before 13 September, 2016.
- 1013008005182535AD - Lamp Assy ?Tail Light LT You have been identified as either having stock, or have stock in transit to your dealership. Please return suspect stock of part number 05182535AD . See attachments for identifying suspect stock. Please return suspect parts back to your facing depot using Return Code 02, before 12 September, 2016.
- 10130079Inspect and Return: Trim Cover Assy - A-Pillar Rt/Lt You have been identified as either having stock, or have stock in transit to your dealership. Please return suspect stock of part numbers: 1ZA04DX9AE, 1ZA05DX9AE. See attachments for identifying suspect stock. Replacement part can be obtained by reordering the same part number. Please return suspect parts back to your facing depot using Return Code 02, before 12 September, 2016.
- 10129047Warranty Operations Newsletter Updates from Warranty Operations
- 10129046Warranty Operations Newsletter Updates from Warranty Operations
- 10129045CBXDP361AA Return: Spacer Kit - Visor You have been identified as either having stock, or have stock in transit to your dealership. Please return stock of part number CBXDP361AA. Replacement part number is CBXDP361AB w hich is in stock and available for order. Please return suspect parts back to your facing depot using Return Code 02, before 16 September, 2016.
- 101290441NT30XDVAC - Inspect and Return: Panel - Instrument Panel You have been identified as either having stock, or have stock in transit to your dealership. Please return suspect stock of part number 1N T30XDVAC. See attachments for identifying suspect stock. Replacement part can be obtained by reordering the same part number. Please return suspect parts back to your facing depot using Return Code 02, before 07 September, 2016.
- 10129043Inspect and Return: Solenoid Module - Transmission You have been identified as either having stock, or have stock in transit to your dealership. Please return suspect stock of follow ing part numbers:52120000AA, 52119435AF, 05078709AB. See attachments for identifying suspect stock. Please return suspect parts back to your facing depot using Return Code 02, before 07 September, 2016.
- 10129042Return: Lamp Assy - CHMSL& Cargo Light You have been identified as either having stock, or have stock in transit to your dealership. Please return all stock of follow ing part numbers:55372082AE, 55372082AD, 55372082AC, 55372082AB, 55372082AA. Replacement part number is 55372082AF w hich is in stock and available. Please return suspect parts back to your facing depot using Return Code 02, before 07 September, 2016.
- 10129041P/N CBSZR068AA: Inspect & Return: Module Kit - Occupant Restraint You have been identified as either having stock, or have stock in transit to your dealership. Please return part number CBSZR068AA as per the QIR attached. Replacement part can be obtained by ordering the same part number (CBSZR068AA) Please return suspect parts back to your facing depot using Return Code 02, before 02 September, 2016.
- 6092304Subject regarding non-deployed airbag handling procedures.
- 6089800Daimlerchrysler corporation IS now offerinb airbag on / off switches for selected vehicles.
- 6089311Concerns with a/c evaporator odor. *Nlm
- 6089038Information on tire and wheel runout. *Nlm
- 6089028Information on 41te/42le service information. *Nlm
- 6088988Concerns with 41te/42le transaxle shudder during an emcc (electronically modulated converter clutch) shift. *Nlm
- 6088834Information regarding nhtsa authorized airbag deactivation for medical necessity. *Nlm
- 6088786Concerns with engine coolant usage. *Nlm
- 634272Flash programming failure recovery. *Slc
- 621898Automatic transmission fluid usage ATF+4.
- 620059Subject regarding airbag / clock spring service for various models including 2002 model year jeep liberty.
- 618049Subject regarding wire splice repairs.
- 615688Subject regarding child seat tether anchors.
- 612160Subject on the child seat tether anchors. *Mjs
- 610635Subject regarding child seat tether anchors.
- 609995This bulletin provides a revised wire splice procedure and related parts.
- 607963Information on child seat tether anchors.
- 607959This bulletin announces the availability and installation of a resuable automatic transmission oil pan gasket.
- 605014Conditions with intermittent loss of speed control.
- 604696Subject regarding reusable automatic transmission oil pan gasket.
- 604364Service and parts information on 1999 running changes to transmission range sensor (trs)
- 603153Subject regarding airbag on - off switches.
- 602450Subject regarding the airbag on-off switches.
- 602318Discussion on airbag on- off switches for selected vehicles
- 600862Information on installation of radio transmitting equipment.
- 600751Subject on delayed transaxle engagement.
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