Illustration#1/TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY/EXCESSIVE NOISE DURING SHIFTS;//#2/CLICKING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS ON LEFT FRONT.
1995 Chrysler Lebaron
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seats. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports3 fire reports4 injury reports
What owners actually said
75 reportsTHE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HINGES ON DOORS. THE HINGES ON DOOR ARE BROKEN. PASSENGERS HAVE TO CLIMB OUT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN DRIVER SEAT, WHEN HE STRETCHED TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF HIS POCKET AND THE SCREW SNAPPED. FRONT SEATBACK SNAPPED IN TWO. *AK
DOOR HINGE HAS BROKEN INTO THE VEHICLE'S BODY, SHEET METAL WAS WEAKENED WHEN WELDED. (QCAW)
DOOR HINGE FAILURE.
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. NECESSARY TO OVERHAUL ENGINE.
ENGINE CONTINUES TO STALL AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING REAR END COLLISION T 5 MPH, RESULTED IN TEARING OFF PASSENGER'S THUMB AND SEVERE HAND DAMAGE. *AK
REAR AXLE CONTROL ARM FAILED CAUSING THE AXLE TO FALL APART.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION , THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE'S BODY WAS NOT DENTED. *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.