IllustrationSTEERING COLUMN MOVES SIDE TO SIDE IN ALL DIRECTIONS DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT. YH
1994 Chrysler Lebaron
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports5 fire reports4 injury reports
What owners actually said
102 reportsPISTON SHEARED OFF INSIDE ENGINE AND PUT A LARGE WHOLE IN THE BLOCK. VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF.
WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR , IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE DUE TO HINGES BREAKING. DEALER HAS REPLACED DOOR. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACKWORDS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LAY DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS TO BE LIFTED UP IN ORDER TO BE CLOSED. THE HINGES HAVE LOOSENED UP FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR NOT TO SHUT PROPERLY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE DOOR WAS WELDED AT THE HINGES A YEAR AGO AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. REPORT GIVEN BY HUSBAND KARL KARR…
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DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS TO BE LIFTED UP IN ORDER TO BE CLOSED. THE HINGES HAVE LOOSENED UP FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR NOT TO SHUT PROPERLY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE DOOR WAS WELDED AT THE HINGES A YEAR AGO AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. REPORT GIVEN BY HUSBAND KARL KARRA. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED, REPAIR COMPLETED HOWEVER VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. *MJS
POSSIBLE DEFECT OF TRANSIMISSION WAS REPAIRED AT 37,706 MILES. REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE TO THE FILTER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. HOWEVER,THERE WERE MANY SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE, COMPLETE OVERHAUL REQUIRED AT 42000. *YC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT FEELS LIKE NORMAL, BUT THE BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THEN THEY RELEASE, PERMITTING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ROLL. DEALER HAS BEEN CNOTACTED, BUT THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO GOO BACKWARDS.THERE HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1DP03002 · Steering Column Separation
Opened May 7, 2003 · Closed Jul 22, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering:column
MR. LARRY A. SACKEY SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) BY LETTER DATED APRIL 18, 2003, REQUESTING THAT NHTSAFURTHER INVESTIGATE THE DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE STEERING SHAFT SYSTEM ON 1987-1995 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION.IN PART BECAUSE OF 49 CFR ? 30120(G), NHTSA HAS DECIDED TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF THE PETITION VEHICLES TO 1993-1995 MODELS, EXCLUDING THE 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND 1994-1995 DODGE RAM SERIES TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED (93V210 & 96V230) FOR STEERING COLUMN FAILURE.IF THE ANALYSIS OF THESE VEHICLES HAD IDENTIFIED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM, THE SCOPE COULD HAVE BEEN EXPANDED IN AN INVESTIGATION.A REVIEW OF ODI'S DATA BASE SHOWS NO RECENT COMPLAINTS AND A LACK OF A COMPLAINT TREND CONCERNING THE SUBJECT ISSUE ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AS A WHOLE OR BY INDIVIDUAL MODELS.THEREFORE, THE PETITION IS DENIED.FOR DETAILS, SEE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE VOLUME 68, NO. 130, JULY 8, 2003.