1990 Chrysler Imperial: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Aug 7, 2012 · Brakes · 150,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 1990 chrysler imperial. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH with the brake pedal engaged, the pedal went all the way to the floorboard and failed to slow down the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the ABS modular pump failed. The dealer was contacted who advised the contact that the failure was related to the recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 96v099000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock) but the vehicle was not included since it was equipped with a bosch ABS system pump. The recall was specifically for the bendix ABS system pump. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Apr 20, 2012 · Brakes · 88,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 1990 chrysler imperial. The contact stated that while driving 3 MPH, he applied the brakes and the brake pedal felt soft. The vehicle did not properly brake as a result. The vehicle was then towed to an automotive store, where they stated that the ABS hydraulic control unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was experiencing the same symptoms address by the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 96v099000 (service brakes, hydraulic:anti lock). The manufacturer was notified and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 88,000.

Filed Apr 20, 2012 · Brakes · 89,000 miles · CO

The ABS control unit failed causing loss of hydraulic brake pressure. I was told by a local mechanic that the part installed on my vehicle had been recalled by chrysler, and that chrysler was to fix the vehicle at their expense. However, I've been told by chrysler my VIN isn't included in the recall. Looking online I've found hundreds of similar complaints on many websites of people with the same problem, some of which resulted in accidents, many paid for repairs out of pocket. My complaint is that this part is known to fail to an extent it has been recalled, but they have managed to avoid replacing a huge percentage of failed parts on cars be excluding vins from the recall. My car, and hundreds just like it have a part that is known to fail and cause injury, or worse, and they have found some loophole that allows them to put hundreds of people at risk, or cost them out of pocket for their mistake. Here is one of the websites that makes the point: http://arfc.org/complaints/1990/chrysler/imperial/service_brakes_hydraulic/problem.aspx

Filed Sep 4, 2009 · Brakes · 107,000 miles · GA

I have a 1990 chrysler imperial with bendix 10 ABS brakes. Can I still get chrysler to fix them?? Its supposed to be lifetime warranty.

Filed Mar 13, 2008 · Brakes · 79,923 miles · CA · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 1990 chrysler imperial. On march 2, 2008, while approaching a stop sign between 50-55 MPH, the vehicle kept going when the brake pedal was depressed. While driving at any speed, the brake pedal is very difficult to depress and the vehicle keeps moving. The first failure occurred in 2007 and the contact paid $3,150.01 for the repair. He was unaware of any safety recalls at the time. The dealer stated that the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock failed (the federal safety agency campaign id number 96v099000). The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 83,823 and failure mileage was 79,923. Updated 04/08/08. *lj the consumer was involved in an accident due to the defect with the ABS.

Filed Nov 14, 2007 · Brakes · 43,900 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 1990 chrysler imperial. While driving 30 MPH, the brake pedal became really stiff when it was depressed. After applying more pressure, the vehicle stopped after 10 seconds. The ABS warning indicator light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it currently remains. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 96v099000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). The current and failure mileages were 43,900.

Filed Oct 5, 2007 · Brakes · 95,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 1990 chrysler imperial. The ABS warning indicator light illuminated. While driving 30 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed with resistance and the vehicle did not stop for 30 feet. The brake pads were replaced, however, the failure continued. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 96v099000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). The failure mileage was 95,000 and current mileage was 96,000.

Filed Jul 25, 2007 · Brakes · 132,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 1990 chrysler imperial. The contact stated that the ABS light illuminated on the instrument panel. In order to stop the vehicle, she had to stand on the brakes three times. After inspecting the vehicle, the mechanic stated that the cause of failure was the service hydraulic brakes. The estimated cost to have the brakes repaired is $1,000. Chrysler stated that her VIN is excluded from recall number 96v099000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). The current and failure mileages were 132,000.

Filed Feb 21, 2007 · Brakes, Suspension · 87,500 miles · CO · crash · 2 injuries

I have had problems with the ABS system, power assisted brake system and the suspension for over a year. About a year ago the ABS light came on and stayed on. At this point my power assisted brake system was working fine. Then about a month later the brake light also came on and stayed and I had very tight braking as well as the air ride suspension system has failed and my car now sits pretty much on the tires. These problems were covered in recall #s (91v191000 & 96v099000) however my VIN was not covered. I filed a complaint with the federal safety agency on 9-15-06 and asked that my VIN # be added to the recalls but received no assistance. {odi id #10169824 & 10029413}.. I waited and waited but no response. Since then, I moved to a house about 15 miles away on 1-16-2007 and had to move the car as well. While doing so, I came to a light and the little, tough braking system I had turned to no braking system and I kept going into the traffic at 35 MPH and was hit by oncoming traffic. The impact jerked me around and caused some bodily harm. I feel that if this would have been taken seriously the first time I reported it, the accident wouldn't have happened. I am furious and would like my VIN added seeing as how this is the exact problem as the vehicles in the recall.

Filed Oct 3, 2006 · Brakes, Suspension · 86,000 miles · CO

Dt*: the contact stated the air suspension system failed on 4/20/06. Then, the ABS and brake light warning lights illuminated continually for several weeks before the brake system failed to work properly while driving 35 MPH. The vehicle was not included in recall # 91v191000, service brakes, lines, piping, fittings or recall # 96v099000 - service brakes, hydraulic antilock due to the VIN. The service dealer was notified.

Filed Dec 9, 2005 · Brakes · 66,446 miles · CA

Dt: the contact stated vehicle was under the federal safety agency recall campaign 96v099000 concerning the ABS hydraulic control unit. He took the vehicle to a dealership to have recall repairs done. The part that was repaired was defective. This vehicle stayed at the dealership for over a month. The dealership told him the repairs were done on contact's vehicle. He drove the vehicle for awhile then the problem recurred. He took the vehicle again to the dealership. The vehicle has now been at the dealership for another month.

Filed Jul 18, 2005 · Brakes · 139,296 miles · WA

1. While driving down the steep tollgate highway in eastern oregon, 2. The brakes on the vehicle (1990 chrysler, imperial) failed. My wife was driving and her two sisters were riding in the vehicle with her. The car was finally brought to a stop without crashing into another vehicle or off the roadway. 3. The vehicle was taken to "frontier motors inc." in "lagrand, oregon". At "frontier motors" they received a fax about the "the federal safety agency recall bulletin" stating that this 1990 chrysler imperial has ABS failures and should be replaced with a lifetime coverage. When I called them on the phone they told me they were so busy that it would take about a week to get parts and another week to fix the brakes. I then had the vehicle taken to "yakima, washington" in "central washington" where we live. "hahn motors" in yakima washington looked at the vehicle and said that because it had a "bosch" system for the ABS and the master cylinder that it wasn't under a recall and that there weren't any parts to replace this vehicle with nor did anyone rebuild the braking system. The only thing that could be done was to take it to the wrecking yard and junk it out. The reason I am filing this complaint is that I don't see any thing on the "recall bulletin", campaign no.: 96v099000 that says anything about a "bosh" not being under the recall or life time coverage. Please look into the matter for me. Vin "[xxx]" information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).