Chrysler Fifth Avenue Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 156 owner complaints across 12 model years of the Chrysler Fifth Avenue (1983–1997). The most-complained-about year is 1990.

Pick your Chrysler Fifth Avenue model year

• 1983
• 1984
• 1985
• 1986
• 1987
• 1988
• 1989
• 1990
• 1991
• 1992
• 1993
• 1997

What Chrysler Fifth Avenue owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 156 complaints with NHTSA. The 1990 model year has the most, with 36.

• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip28
• Power train: automatic transmission14
• Air bags7
• Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components7
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline6
• Unknown or other5
• Fuel system, gasoline: fuel rail4
• Engine and engine cooling: belts and associated pulleys4

All Chrysler Fifth Avenue recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Chrysler Fifth Avenue, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

   NHTSA 92V015000 Reported February 14, 1992 20,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

   The zinc plating operation performed on the upper steering column shaft coupling bolt caused hydrogen embrittlement and breakage of the bolt.

   Remedy: Replace the zinc plated bolt with a phosphate plated bolt.

   Model years: 1992

2. Fan/motor (visibility)

   NHTSA 91V004000 Reported October 2, 1991 125,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

   Water leaking under windshield cowl in area above heater blower motor resistor block results in corrosion of the resistor terminals.

   Remedy: The blower motor resistor block will be replaced, and a mastic patch applied to seal the cowl against water entry. Damaged wire connectors will be replaced.

   Model years: 1991

3. Anchorage (seat belts)

   NHTSA 91V122000 Reported July 11, 1991 130,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

   Front outboard safety belt may become difficult to latch and or unlatch due to a webbing stiffener entering the buckle housing and dislodging the buckle latch guide.

   Remedy: Replace buckle latch engagement.

   Model years: 1991

4. Caliper (service brakes)

   NHTSA 90V162000 Reported September 4, 1990 18,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

   Front disc brake caliper guide pin bolts may not have been adequately torqued and could loosen.

   Remedy: Properly torque front brake caliper guide pin bolts to 250 pounds.

   Model years: 1991

5. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive

   NHTSA 90V080000 Reported April 25, 1990 257 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

   Air bag inflator modules may not contain diffuser holes between the ignitor and propellant chambers.

   Remedy: Replace air bag inflator modules with properly machined modules.

   Model years: 1990

6. Electrical system: front underhood

   NHTSA 87V164000 Reported October 22, 1987 12,000 vehicles potentially affected CHRYSLER CORPORATION

   Engine compartment wiring harness fusible link wires may be trapped under the speed control servo bracket.

   Remedy: Free any trapped wiring; then secure wiring with a tie strap to keep away from speed control bracket.

   Model years: 1988

Other Chrysler models

• Town and Country13,517 complaints
• Pacifica7,008 complaints
• 3004,925 complaints
• 2004,187 complaints
• Sebring2,833 complaints
• Pt Cruiser2,524 complaints
• Concorde2,217 complaints
• 300C1,258 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.