1979 Chrysler Cordoba review from North America

When the car was new there were many, many small problems. The car was in the shop weekly for warranty work until the warranty finally ran out (12000 miles).

None of the problems were major, but all were annoying to say the least. Fit and finish were not good, but considering it was built in the 70's that is no surprise. The major problems were: Transmission Torque Converter went out at 80000 miles, only one week after having the fluid changed. The radiator was rotted out at 120000 miles and I replaced it with a new one. At 100000 miles there was one burned valve so I had a full valve job done then. Many problems with the carburetor, including problems with the choke. Finally replaced the carburetor and it was somewhat better after that. The car was very hard on brakes during the first 10 years, but got better after that.

In all the Cordoba is a classy car with too many small problems. I would not classify these as design flaws, but problems with quality control at the factory. It seems as if the factory expected the dealers to re-do the work for them that was done improperly to begin with.

Still have the car, but it is stored now. Still has the original paint and leather seats, all look exceptional.