IllustrationTRANSMISSION HANGS IN SECOND GEAR WHILE CITY DRIVING, WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND UNTIL SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS.SAFETY CONCERN IS NOT KNOWING YOU CANT ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC UNTIL YOU ARE ALREADY ON THE EXIT TRYING TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND CANT GET BEYOND SECOND GEAR. *AK
1995 Chrysler Lebaron
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Structure. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports3 fire reports4 injury reports
Power Train complaints
10 reportsTHERMOSTAT WAS STICKING, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC
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TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES SPORADICALLY- MOST DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN CAR WILL PROCEED INTO INTERSECTION THEN DRIVE TRAIN WILL FAIL AND ENGINE WILL RACE AS DRIVER PANICS AND HITS GAS PEDAL WHILE CROSS TRAFFIC IS BEARING DOWN - TRANSMISSION WILL USUALLY RE ENGAGE WITHOUT ANY ADJUSTMENT ON DRIVERS PART. BUT THIS IS NOT A SHIF…
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TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES SPORADICALLY- MOST DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN CAR WILL PROCEED INTO INTERSECTION THEN DRIVE TRAIN WILL FAIL AND ENGINE WILL RACE AS DRIVER PANICS AND HITS GAS PEDAL WHILE CROSS TRAFFIC IS BEARING DOWN - TRANSMISSION WILL USUALLY RE ENGAGE WITHOUT ANY ADJUSTMENT ON DRIVERS PART. BUT THIS IS NOT A SHIFTING PROBLEM AS TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE THROUGHOUT JOURNEY- ITS JUST THAT SOMETIMES IT ACTS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL AND LEAVES YOU STRADDLED ACROSS A LANE OR RAIL LINE WHICH YOU HAD STOPPED AT TO JUDGE IF THE CROSSING WAS CLEAR.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, NOTICED NOISE IN WHEEL AREA, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING RAPIDLY, UPON CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CONSUMER FOUND CRUD, AND OTHER METAL PARTICLES IN THE PAN. WAS TOLD THAT A PLANETARY GEAR SET HAS POSSIBLY DESTROYED ITSELF. TRANSMISSION MODEL COMPUTER CONTROLED--604--4SPEED OVER…
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CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, NOTICED NOISE IN WHEEL AREA, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING RAPIDLY, UPON CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CONSUMER FOUND CRUD, AND OTHER METAL PARTICLES IN THE PAN. WAS TOLD THAT A PLANETARY GEAR SET HAS POSSIBLY DESTROYED ITSELF. TRANSMISSION MODEL COMPUTER CONTROLED--604--4SPEED OVER DRIVE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING.
#1/TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY/EXCESSIVE NOISE DURING SHIFTS;//#2/CLICKING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS ON LEFT FRONT.
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. NECESSARY TO OVERHAUL ENGINE.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED.
ONCE CAR IS PUT IN GEAR THERE IS A DELAYED REACTION BEFORE IT WILL MOVE. TT
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.