Vehicle began violently shaking and stalled in oncoming traffic almost resulting in fatal accident due to carrier on the top of the cylinder head breaking off.
Engine & cooling
1990 Chrysler Imperial Engine problems
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 1990 Chrysler Imperial's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 3% of all its complaints, most recently on October 10, 1997. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 3
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
While trying to make a left turn on a busy highway the vehicle started making loud noise, and then began to shake. The vehicle stalled out in front of oncoming traffic. Consumer began to restart the vehicle to pull off the highway. Consumer had problem corrected. *Ak
WATER PUMP FAILED. *SD
Chrysler Imperial engine complaints by year
Imperial engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data