1990 Chrysler Imperial

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BRAKE/HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FAILURE BEGAN WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE LIGHT WOULD DIM ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 166,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

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 NHTSA 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. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT ENGAGE ,AND THE ANTI-LOCK AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE AND DID NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,389, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE DEALER ON 07/07/03 STATED THAT THE BRAKE AUXILIARY SEAL AND THE PUMP MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT FALL UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 96V099000 CONCERNING SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK.*AK

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.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS UNDER NHTSA 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. *AK

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 "NHTSA 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). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THERE WERE NO BRAKES, WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS BUILT FEBUARY 26, 1990 WITH THE SAME RECALL PROBLEMS THAT THE 1990-1993 MODEL HAVE. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS BRAKING, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON, POSSIBLY DUE TO POOR POWER ASSIST, SPONGY PEDAL, ABS AND BRAKE LAMPS WERE ON. *SC *JB