1994 Chrysler New Yorker

The 1994 Chrysler New Yorker has 3 recalls, the most serious being a wiring harness defect where the right steering tie rod rubs through the automatic transmission wiring, causing the engine to stall while moving or allowing the car to start with the transmission out of Park.

The stalling risk is straightforward: as the tie rod wears through the wiring harness insulation, a short circuit can cut engine power without warning while the vehicle is in motion. The Park/starter interlock failure is a separate but related consequence of the same damage: the system that prevents the engine from starting unless the transmission is in Park stops working, meaning the car can be started in Drive or Reverse and lurch forward or backward unexpectedly. The third recall is a compliance issue involving child restraint tether anchors. The outboard rear seating positions lack mounting points for child seat tether straps, which means a forward-facing child seat cannot be properly secured at those positions, reducing the restraint's ability to limit how far a child's head moves forward in a crash.