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Service Brakes
03/26/2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR
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Steering, suspension, service Brakes, Hydraulic, parking Brake, engine And Engine Cooling, fuel System, Gasoline, power Train, electrical System, visibility, structure, equipment
06/27/2001
WHEN TRAVELING, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON DASHBOARD. *AK POWER STEERING NOISY, FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP, NOISE STILL CONTINUES, DEALER TIGHTENED STEERING RACK. FLAT GOODYEAR TIRE, STEEL BELT WAS SHOWING, GOODYEAR STATED FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING DUE TO FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT, HOLE DRILLED IN LEFT FRONT STRUT. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BRAKES ARE SPONGY, ABS HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATER WAS REPLACED. AFTER RELEASING EMERGENCY BRAKE, BRAKE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HESITATION, LOW OIL PRESSURE, PRESSURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, FAULTY PRESSURE SENDING UNIT CAUSED OIL LEAK, VALVE TAPPING NOISE AT SPEEDS OF 55-60, CONSUMER HEARS AN ENGINE BACKFIRE NOISE, AN OIL LEAK IN REAR MAIN SEAL, MINOR LEAK FOUND AT BELL HOUSING AREA. VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART DUE TO LEAKING INJECTORS AND FAULTY FUEL PUMP, VEHICLE GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE, THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK, AUTOMATIC IDLE SPEED MOTOR REPLACED, MAP SENSOR RE...
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
12/05/2000
THE ABS WORKS WHEN IT WANT TO WORK. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ABS MAY GO OUT ANY TIME. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN AND ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS WITH ME WHEN THE ABS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE ABS. *AK
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Engine And Engine Cooling
07/25/2000
VEHICLE KEPT STALLING, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS SMOKING REAL BADLY. *AK
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic, engine And Engine Cooling
08/01/1999
VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS. CONSUMER GOT A 2ND OPINION & FOUND OUT THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS GOING OUT & NOISE WAS COMING FROM WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP. DEALER WAS NOT TRYING TO FIX VEHICLE BECAUSE HE ALREADY FIXED 2 THINGS ON VEHICLE & IT WAS OVER 30 DAYS. *AK
