The vehicles transmission keeps buckling at highway speed. The driver feels this is very dangerous. The vehicle jerks really hard. The dealer stated that the transmission needs to be replaced. Please provide any further information.
Chrysler New Yorker transmission failure problems
15 of the 587 owner complaints about the Chrysler New Yorker describe complete transmission failure, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 15
- worst model year
- 1994
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 19951
- 19945
- 19932
- 19923
- 19911
- 19903
Often reported together
What owners say
Vehicle would make high pitched whistling noises from under the hood, the vehicle stopped moving and would not go into any gear, it would start but is not driveable, consumer was informed that the transmission needs to be replaced.
I had to replace the transmission on this chrysler -- people stop me in malls, supermarkets and ask me if I've had trouble with the transmission as they have -- all the way back to 1990 everyone I've spoken to that has had a chrysler van, new yorker, dynasty, etc. Has had major transmissions problems and/or has had to replace the transmission. In speaking with my local aamco transmission reps and continental transmission rep (a buffalo store) -- chrysler cars are their number 1 repair. I had occasion to speak with the vp of customer service for aamco at the executive offices in pa -- he also reiterated that chrysler is their number 1 repair. This should be looked in to. With all of the chrysler repairs I've heard of just in the buffalo area alone, nationally their has to be thousands of consumers who have incurred a major expense. Please please investigate this. When I purchased this car from an elderly man in 7/2000 it only had 19,025 miles on the car and it was in showroom condition. Around 21,000 miles the car started to have hesitation problems and I didn't know it was the transmission. One local buffalo transmission shop indicated that the computers operating the transmissions were bad and they've had to sell many of them. Thank you and I really appreciate an investigation.
I' have had 4 transmission in this vehicle. In each case the trasmission has had a torque converteer failure leaving the vehicle whti two gears, first and reverse. The last failure happened in the interstate at highway speeds. The transmission failed and the vehicle would not go over 30 MPH. I have heard that this type of incident has happened to thousands of chrysler owners with 1993-1999 vehicles equiped with this transmission.
The transmission failed causing the vehicle to jerk when changing the gears from park to drive. Nlm
When driving at any speed and applying the brakes, ABS system was working intermittently. Also, transmission went out, and vehicle was stalling and cutting off. Engin e check light was on and won't go off. Vehicle has been into the repair shop twice, and the dealer can't determine the cause of the problem.
Had to replace transmission at a cost of $1,466.00. Car has 60,600 miles on it and it's only 4 years old!
Transmission failed at 44700 miles and failed again at less than 55,000 miles.
Transmission failed.
While driving at 55mph, the automatic transmission failed. Cause unknown. Please describe.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chrysler New Yorker transmission failure
Which Chrysler New Yorker years have complete transmission failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (5 complaints), 1990 (3 complaints) and 1992 (3 complaints).
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