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1988 Chrysler New Yorker brakes problems

The 1988 Chrysler New Yorker has 29 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 59% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

29

Brakes complaints

59%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

New Yorker brakes complaints by model year46 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 4 complaints1987: 2 complaints1988: 29 complaints1989: 37 complaints1990: 46 complaints1991: 29 complaints1992: 12 complaints1993: 29 complaints1994: 28 complaints1995: 10 complaints1996: 3 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 1 complaints
New Yorker brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS. CONSUMER GOT A 2ND OPINION & FOUND OUT THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS GOING OUT & NOISE WAS COMING FROM WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP. DEALER WAS NOT TRYING TO FIX VEHICLE BECAUSE HE ALREADY FIXED 2 THINGS ON VEHICLE & IT WAS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · August 1, 1999

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1988 Chrysler New Yorker have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 1988 Chrysler New Yorker brakes — 59% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.