Tl*the contact owns a 1994 chrysler new yorker. The vehicle stalls while driving 5 MPH and in park ever since it was purchased. The contact stated that the interlock and electrical systems were the cause of the failure. The contact was advised by the dealer and manufacturer to call the federal safety agency concerning the federal safety agency campaign number id number 94v024000 (electrical system:wiring), because they had no record of a recall for the vehicle. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 182,593. Updated 07/29/08.lj updated 08/06/08
Chrysler New Yorker stalling problems
22 of the 587 owner complaints about the Chrysler New Yorker describe engine stalls while driving, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 22
- worst model year
- 1994
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 19961
- 19952
- 199414
- 19931
- 19921
- 19912
- 19901
Often reported together
Transmission failure 1Power steering loss 1Fuel leak 1Fire or smoke 1
What owners say
While driving 25 MPH vehicle stalled. Dealerships mechanic determined that the problem pertained to the fuel injection system failure. Consumer managed to pull over, and had vehicle towed to the dealer, who did not resolve the problem.
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.
Vehicle stalled right after starting up. Transmission shop determined a seal inside transmission was leaking. Please add further details.
During normal operation of vehicle engine will stall unexpectedly while traveling at any speed. Dealership has not examined vehicle to determine cause of this problem. This vehicle was not affected by recall 94v024000 due to VIN. Please provide any additional information / attachments.
While traveling at any speed vehicle would stall without any indication. Please provied further information.
Transmission does not shift up from second, stalls in reverse
Vehicle will stall intermittenly/ without warning. Vehicle will not restart again for about 30 minutes. Dealer attempted to fix the vehicle, but defect still occurs.
Intermittently at highway speeds vehicle will stall and die. Please provide further details.
Cruise control intermittently goes on by itself, engine stalls intermittently, at low speed. Cruise control went on and could not slow car down, then it stalled, losing steering controls. Stopped in the middle of the road across two lanes. Have brought car to mechanic and dealer and they could not find anything. Please look into this, it is extremely dangerous for my family, and we are getting no answers from anyone.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chrysler New Yorker stalling
Which Chrysler New Yorker years have engine stalls while driving problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (14 complaints), 1991 (2 complaints) and 1995 (2 complaints).
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