The 1990 Chrysler Fifth Avenue has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 257 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
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Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Fuel rail leaks gasoline onto top of engine - many other chrysler vehicles have recall for this - searching the internet shows many people have this problem with chrysler cars - why exclude the 90 fifth avenue from the fuel rail recall? *nm”
“Abs: anti-lock brake light always come on, chrysler said no problem. Abs brake failed, pedal goes to the floor and hit a car. Paid chrysler $780.75 to replace antilock brake controller. Brake light comes on again, brake pedal goes to floor and chrysler wants to repair the car for $2400 to change…”
“Bad gas mileage, hard to start, smelled gas. Dealer found leak coming from fuel rack. Could have started on fire while my 18 year old daughter was driving it to work. $245 for the rack plus $$$ for o-rings, gasket & hoses, not to mention labor. Heard & read of many similar complaints. Should have…”
“Fuel leakage from fuel rail”
“Consumer was approaching an intersection applied brakes and abs braking system light came on. Brakes didn't hold. Also, calipers/ rotors, and pads were replaced. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak”
“Consumer was approaching an intersection applied brakes and abs braking system light came on. Brakes didn't hold. Also, calipers/ rotors, and pads were replaced. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak”
“The fuel injection manifold failed at two swagged fittings causing a high pressure fuel leak. Upon smelling fuel while driving the car I pulled over and found the two swagged fittings on the manifold pouring gas in the engine. I shut down the engine and had the car towed to huntington beach…”
“Cracked fuel rail discovered during routine maintenance/ replacement part not immediately available. Factory is shipping over 700 to dealers? Will not be available until 01/??/2001. High fire hazard. Vehicle has been in shop more than a week, vin # not available to me at this time. *ak”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Chrysler Fifth Avenue as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.