1995 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 59 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: STEERING (13 complaints · 22.0%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 4
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 3
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution STEERING appears in 13 of 59 owner complaints (22.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. STEERING: 13 complaints, 22.0% of reports STEERING 13 · 22.0% FUEL SYSTEM: 9 complaints, 15.3% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 9 · 15.3% SERVICE BRAKES: 7 complaints, 11.9% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 7 · 11.9% · 1 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 6 complaints, 10.2% of reports POWER TRAIN 6 · 10.2% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 4 complaints, 6.8% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 · 6.8% · 1 fire reports ENGINE: 4 complaints, 6.8% of reports ENGINE 4 · 6.8% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 3 complaints, 5.1% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 · 5.1% SUSPENSION: 3 complaints, 5.1% of reports SUSPENSION 3 · 5.1% AIR BAGS: 2 complaints, 3.4% of reports AIR BAGS 2 · 3.4% · 2 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 49 complaints, 83.1% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 49 · 83.1% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
STEERING 13 22.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 9 15.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 7 11.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 6 10.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 6.8% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 4 6.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 5.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 3 5.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 2 3.4% 2 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 49 83.1% 3 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Aug 1998. 1995-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1995-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 1996-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 1995 Jan 2017 Recall campaign 98V184000 ◆ Recall campaign 98V184000 Recall campaign 99V215000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V215000 Investigation EA95028 ● Investigation EA95028 Investigation EA98007 ● Investigation EA98007 Investigation RQ98018 ● Investigation RQ98018 Investigation PE99044 ● Investigation PE99044 Investigation EA99031 ● Investigation EA99031 Investigation DP03002 ● Investigation DP03002 Investigation DP04007 ● Investigation DP04007
  • Campaign 99V215000 was reported 14 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q3 Owner reports 2
1995-Q4 Owner reports 3
1996-Q1 Owner reports 2
1996-Q3 Owner reports 1
1996-Q4 Owner reports 2
1998-Q3 Owner reports 2
1998-Q4 Owner reports 1
1999-Q1 Owner reports 5
1999-Q2 Owner reports 3
1999-Q3 Owner reports 5
1999-Q4 Owner reports 3
2000-Q1 Owner reports 5
2000-Q3 Owner reports 2
2000-Q4 Owner reports 2
2001-Q2 Owner reports 2
2001-Q3 Owner reports 4
2002-Q1 Owner reports 4
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q2 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 1
2004-Q1 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 98V184000
Recall campaign 1 99V215000
Defect investigation 1 EA95028
Defect investigation 1 EA98007
Defect investigation 1 RQ98018
Defect investigation 1 PE99044
Defect investigation 1 EA99031
Defect investigation 1 DP03002
Defect investigation 1 DP04007
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 98V184000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET (PASSENGER) SIDE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLES SHOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL MUST HAVE THE OUTLET RAIL REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS OR FROM A CRACKED FUEL LINE, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99V215000

    Report date
    Component:
    SUSPENSION
    Consequence:
    IF THIS OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION HALF-SHAFT COULD PULL OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE AND RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE ENGINE CRADLE AT THE POINT WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO IT.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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