1998 Chrysler New Yorker

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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112,000 miles · May 18, 2007

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK AND THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE HOLES IN THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHICH WIL…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK AND THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE HOLES IN THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHICH WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COST TO REBUILD A TRANSMISSION IS $900 AND $500 TO REPAIR THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE HAS ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE COPIES OF AN ESTIMATE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 114,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

NHTSA ODI #10192131

Mileage unknown · Aug 11, 1999

Power Train

THE COLLAPSE OF THE REAR AXLE CAUSED THE REAR BUMPER TO BECOME LOOSE AND THE REAR COIL SPRING TO BE DISLODGED. YH

NHTSA ODI #547913

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