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1988 Chrysler Lebaron problems

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The Chrysler LeBaron, also known as the Imperial LeBaron, is a line of automobiles built by Chrysler from 1931 to 1941 and from 1955 to 1995. The model was introduced in 1931, with a body manufactured by LeBaron, and competed with other luxury cars of the era such as Lincoln and Packard. After purchasing LeBaron with its parent Briggs Manufacturing Company, Chrysler introduced the luxury make Imperial in 1955, and sold automobiles under the name Imperial LeBaron until 1975. Chrysler discontinued the Imperial brand in 1975, and reintroduced the Chrysler LeBaron in 1977 to what was then Chrysler's lowest priced model.

The "LeBaron" name has since been applied to five different cars built by the Chrysler Division:

  • 1977–1981 M-body (mid-size) LeBaron sedan, coupe, and wagon
  • 1982–1988 K-body (mid-size) LeBaron sedan, coupe, convertible, and wagon
  • 1985–1989 H-body (mid-size) LeBaron GTS hatchback
  • 1987–1995 J-body (personal luxury) LeBaron coupe and convertible
  • 1990–1994 AA-body (mid-size) LeBaron sedan

The last Chrysler LeBaron was produced in 1995, to be replaced with the Cirrus and Sebring. The LeBaron was one of Chrysler's longest running brands.

1988 Chrysler Lebaron

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Common 1988 Chrysler Lebaron problems

Based on complaints from owners of the Chrysler LeBaron 1988, several common problems have been reported:

  • Fuel System and Carburetor Problems: Complaints include issues with the fuel system and carburetor, causing stalling and difficulties in acceleration. Regular maintenance and cleaning of the carburetor are crucial to prevent these problems and ensure proper fuel delivery to the engine.
  • Electrical System Concerns: Some owners have experienced electrical system issues, such as battery and alternator problems. These issues can lead to starting difficulties and affect the overall performance of the vehicle. Regular checks of the electrical components are necessary to maintain the car's functionality.
  • Braking System Defects: Reports of brake problems, including spongy brakes or failure to engage properly, have been noted. Proper brake maintenance, including checking brake fluid levels and replacing worn-out brake pads, is essential to ensure safe driving conditions and efficient braking performance.
  • Rust and Corrosion: Owners have reported rust and corrosion issues on the body and undercarriage, which can compromise the structural integrity of the vehicle. Regular inspections and rust-proofing treatments can help prevent these issues and prolong the lifespan of the car.

By addressing these common problems through regular maintenance, inspections, and timely repairs, owners of the Chrysler LeBaron 1988 can ensure the longevity and optimal performance of their vehicles.

1988 Chrysler Lebaron engine

Is the Chrysler LeBaron reliable?

Chrysler LeBaron Reliability Problems

LeBaron owners have made 11 complaints over 6 model years. Using our PainRank™ system we've ranked it 2nd in overall reliability out of 18 Chrysler models , with some transmission and engine concerns.

What engine is in a 1988 Chrysler LeBaron?

CHRYSLER LeBaron 2.2L 4MT FWD (84 HP)

ENGINE SPECS - 2.2L 4MT FWD (84 HP)
Cylinders:L4
Displacement:2213 cm3
Power:62.5 KW @ 4800 RPM 85 HP @ 4800 RPM 84 BHP @ 4800 RPM
Torque:111 lb-ft @ 2400 RPM 150 Nm @ 2400 RPM

What engine is in the Chrysler LeBaron?

A 225 Slant Six was fitted as the standard engine, with the 318 and 360 V8s offered as options; a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic transmission was offered with all three engines, though a 4-speed manual overdrive transmission was offered with the 225 and 318 engines through 1981.

How much is a 1992 Chrysler LeBaron worth?

The value of a used 1992 Chrysler Le Baron ranges from $938 to $7,713, based on vehicle condition, mileage, and options.

Is the Chrysler LeBaron reliable?

Chrysler LeBaron Reliability Problems

LeBaron owners have made 11 complaints over 6 model years. Using our PainRank™ system we've ranked it 2nd in overall reliability out of 18 Chrysler models , with some transmission and engine concerns.

What engine is in a 1988 Chrysler LeBaron?

CHRYSLER LeBaron 2.2L 4MT FWD (84 HP)

ENGINE SPECS - 2.2L 4MT FWD (84 HP)
Cylinders:L4
Displacement:2213 cm3
Power:62.5 KW @ 4800 RPM 85 HP @ 4800 RPM 84 BHP @ 4800 RPM
Torque:111 lb-ft @ 2400 RPM 150 Nm @ 2400 RPM

What engine is in the Chrysler LeBaron?

A 225 Slant Six was fitted as the standard engine, with the 318 and 360 V8s offered as options; a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic transmission was offered with all three engines, though a 4-speed manual overdrive transmission was offered with the 225 and 318 engines through 1981.

How much does a 1995 Chrysler LeBaron convertible weigh?

3,010 pounds

1995 Chrysler LeBaron Specs, Features & Options

1 of 2 LeBaron LX Convertible 2D2 of 2 LeBaron GTC Convertible 2D
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38.4 feet38.4 feet
Curb Weight
3,010 pounds3,010 pounds

1988 Chrysler Lebaron car problems categorized by type of issue

After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Chrysler Lebaron problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:

  • Steering problems
  • Engine and engine cooling problems
  • Seat belts problems
  • Air bags problems
  • Structure problems

The graph below shows statistics for all 1988 Chrysler Lebaron vehicle components and the number of complaints received.

Latest 25 complaints 1988 Chrysler Lebaron

The NHTSA has received 37 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 1988 Chrysler Lebaron. Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for 1988 Chrysler Lebaron vehicles.

2000-09-20

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1999-08-01
  • VIN: 1C3BC56K6JF
  • Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
  • Summary: VEHICLE STALLS WHILE MAKING A LEFT TO RIGHT TURN IF GAS TANK IS SLIGHTLY BELOW THE 1/2 TANK MARK. DEALER HAS NO REMEDY & ADVISED CONSUMER TO KEEP THE GAS TANK FULL BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP IS IN THE GAS TANK.*AK
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1999-12-06

POWER TRAIN PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1999-11-15
  • Components: POWER TRAIN
  • Summary: VEHICLE TRANS DISINGAGED AND BECAME AS IF DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL,WHILE DRIVING. TRANS WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. VEHICLE ROLLED WHEN IN PARK. VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 44,500 MILES. TRANS FAILURE WHILE IN GEAR COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT.
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1999-09-29

STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1996-01-09
  • VIN: 1C3BJ45E7JG
  • Components: STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • Summary: THE PAINT CHIPPED OFF MY CAR. THEN THE ENGINE BLEW FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEN MY HEATER WENT OUT, BUT TO START WITH . WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAD A POWER STEERING LEAK WHICH WAS FIXED TWICE BUT STILL LEAKS. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE TIMING BELT BLEW WHEN THE DELER PUT IN THE NEW TIMING BELT THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT. THEY WANT TO FIX THINGS THAT DON'T RELATE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THE PROCESS. I WON'T LET THEM. I JUST WANT THE CRUISE CONTROL FIXED. I WOULD ALSO LIKE A NEW PAINT JOB.
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1999-02-21

AIR BAGS PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1999-02-18
  • Number Of Injuries: 1
  • Crash: 1
  • VIN: 1C3YJ41K3JG
  • Components: AIR BAGS
  • Summary: HIT GUARDRAILS, AIRBAG DEPLOYED SEVERELY BURNING NECK/ FACE/EAR AND BRUISING CHEST. *AK
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1998-12-10

SEAT BELTS PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
  • VIN: 1C3BC56D9JF
  • Components: SEAT BELTS
  • Summary: PUSH BUTTON LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S LAP AND SHOULDER BELT COMBINATION WOULD NOT UNLOCK, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE SEAT WHICH RESULTED IN THE OCCUPANT CUTTING THE SEAT BELT OFF BEFORE EXITING THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML
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1998-11-24

UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1998-11-23
  • VIN: 1C3BC56K9JF
  • Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • Summary: INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
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1998-06-12

STEERING PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
  • VIN: FILL IN
  • Components: STEERING
  • Summary: STEERING COLUMN BROKE WHILE DRIVING. PLASTIC AROUND ADJUSTER BROKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERS. *AK
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1998-04-22

STRUCTURE PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
  • Components: STRUCTURE
  • Summary: PAINT ON THE VEHICLE IS FADING AWAY. THERE ARE BIG WHITE PATCHES EVERYWHERE.
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1997-11-05

STEERING PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1997-06-01
  • VIN: 1C3CJ41K4JG
  • Components: STEERING
  • Summary: STEERING WHEEL COLUMN EXTREMELY LOOSE.
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1997-10-28

STEERING PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
  • Components: STEERING
  • Summary: LOOSE BOLTS IN STEERING CAUSED STEERING PROBLEMS. ALSO WORN OUT INNER TIE RODS.
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1997-07-09

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1997-07-09
  • Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
  • Summary: VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY IN TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING. THERE HAS BEEN SERVERAL INSTANCES AND DEALERSHIP HAS NOT DETERMINED WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK
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1997-02-28

SEAT BELTS PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
  • VIN: 1C3BH58K4JN
  • Components: SEAT BELTS
  • Summary: SEAT BELTS DO NOT RELEASE PROPERLY AND DIFFICULT TO FASTEN. ALSO IT APPEARED FASTENED, BUT HAD NOT LOCKED IN PLACE.
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1997-01-28

TIRES PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1996-07-20
  • Components: TIRES
  • Summary: THREE TIRES BLEW OUT, POSSIBLE AT THE BEAD. TIRE SIZE P19570R15 NAME WINGFOOT.
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1996-11-27

SEAT BELTS PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
  • VIN: CJ41E8JB357
  • Components: SEAT BELTS
  • Summary: SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON FAILED.
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1996-09-30

SEAT BELTS PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1987-12-11
  • VIN: 1C3CJ51K4JG
  • Components: SEAT BELTS
  • Summary: SEAT BELTS FAILED.
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1996-08-09

AIR BAGS PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1996-05-09
  • Number Of Injuries: 1
  • Crash: 1
  • VIN: 1C3YJ41E1JG
  • Components: AIR BAGS
  • Summary: UPON IMPACT W/AIR BAG DEPLOYING, THE DRIVER WAS CUT ACROSS ABOVE AND MIDDLE OF NECK. SHE NEEDED 110 STITCHES DUE TO INJURY.*AK *SLC
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1996-08-06

STRUCTURE PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1996-07-23
  • VIN: 1C3CJ41K2JG
  • Components: STRUCTURE
  • Summary: HOLES WHERE K FRAME ATTACHES TO MAIN FRAME BECOME ENLARGED, ALLOWING SUSPENSION TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING.
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1996-07-03

STRUCTURE PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1996-03-15
  • VIN: 13CX545K1J6
  • Components: STRUCTURE
  • Summary: K FRAME ASSEMBLY BROKE DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING.
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1996-06-03

STRUCTURE PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1988-01-01
  • VIN: 1C3CJ41K3JG
  • Components: STRUCTURE
  • Summary: LEFT FRONT FENDER HOUSING RUBS HEAVILY AGAINST TIRE WHEN TURNING SHARPLY, CUTTING TIRES. *DH
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1996-05-01

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1996-04-23
  • Fire: 1
  • VIN: 1C3BC5603JF
  • Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
  • Summary: THE VEHICLE BURNED UP FROM A FIRE THAT STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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1996-05-01

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1996-04-23
  • Fire: 1
  • VIN: 1C3BC5603JF
  • Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
  • Summary: THE VEHICLE BURNED UP FROM A FIRE THAT STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
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1995-10-11

SEATS PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1995-02-10
  • Number Of Injuries: 2
  • Crash: 1
  • VIN: 1C3BC56K8JF
  • Components: SEATS
  • Summary: CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HIT THE STEERING CAME BACKWARD AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOVED FORWARD . TT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS PUSHED BACKWARDS TO WARDS THE DRIVER, AND THE FRONT SEAT COLLAPSED AND MOVED FORWARD TOWARDS THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN AND OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *YH
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1995-10-06

AIR BAGS PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 1994-08-27
  • Number Of Injuries: 1
  • Crash: 1
  • VIN: 1C3YJ41E5JG
  • Components: AIR BAGS
  • Summary: DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURIES, ALSO CAUSED ACRID BLACK SMOKE TO FILL VEHICLE, CAUSING BREATHING DIFFICULTY *DSH
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1995-09-18

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
  • Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
  • Summary: FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES. TT
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1995-09-14

STEERING PROBLEM

  • Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
  • Components: STEERING
  • Summary: POWER STEERING; FREQUENTLY SYSTEM LEAKS ALL THE TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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1988 Chrysler Lebaron recalls

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 1 recalls for different components of the 1988 Chrysler Lebaron.

2008-04-14
  • Manufacturer: FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS PRODUCTS
  • Components: SUSPENSION
  • Summary: FEDERAL MOGUL IS RECALLING 6,903 AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES SHIPPED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9, 2007 AND MARCH 26, 2008, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS. THE PART NUMBERS PACKAGED WITH INCORRECT NUTS ARE: K7147, K7329, K8683, AND 104353. THESE PARTS WERE MADE FOR USE ON THE VARIOUS VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE.
  • Consequence: THE NUTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGING FOR THESE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLIES ARE MISSING THE INTENDED PREVAILING TORQUE (SELF-LOCKING) FEATURE. IF THE INCORRECT NUT WAS TO BECOME LOOSE, THE JOINING MEMBERS MAY LOOSEN LEADING TO A SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINT. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
  • Remedy: FEDERAL MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 22, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL MOGUL AT 877-489-6659.
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