Chrysler LHS Complaints

968 consumer complaints on file.

#10004568February 3, 2003
STEERING
THE STEERING WAS VERY SENSITIVE, IT TOOK LITTLE PRESSURE TO CHANGE DIRECTION OF THE WHEELS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006018January 30, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE VEHICLE MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN BRAKING OR HITS A BUMP. STEERING ALSO SHIFTS. HE SAYS HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS, WHICH HE HAS HAD REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. ALSO THE INNER AND OUTER TIRE RODS AND THE MANUFACTURER STATES HIS AUTO IS NOT IN A RECALL. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003167January 22, 2003
DEFECTIVE HOOD MOLDING (PART NUMBER 4805004AB) . WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN, FOR NO REASON, THE HOOD MOLDING BROKE LOOSE, BOUNCED OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND ONTO THE ROAD BEHIND US. STARTLING DRIVER SO BADLY THAT THEY DROVE OFF THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED, THEIR RESPONSE IS AS FOLLOWS: THANK YOU FOR YOUR EMAIL TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER REGARDING YOUR 1999 CHRYSLER LHS. I REGRET YOUR DISSATISFACTION IN YOUR LHS AND APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU TOOK TO BRING THIS MATTER TO MY ATTENTION. COMMENTS LIKE YOURS ARE ONE WAY TO LEARN OF PROBLEMS THAT MAY DEVELOP AND IMPROVEMENTS DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS. THE INFORMATION RECEIVED IS USED IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY ANALYSIS. DAIMLERCHRYSLER HAS MADE TREMENDOUS GAINS IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND VEHICLE QUALITY. APPARENTLY, YOUR EXPECTATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN MET. PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY FOR THE PROBLEMS YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR CONCERNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004241January 21, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS IN A COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. PH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10002554January 10, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
ONCE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING A STOP INTO A DRIVEWAY THE OWNER HEARD A POPPING SOUND. HE WAS INFORMED THAT SEVERAL BOLTS THAT GO INTO THE STEERING BOX HAD SHEERED. THE VEHICLE HAD LOST TOTAL STEERING. THE OWNER STILL HAS THE BOLTS/BROKEN PARTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002006January 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THERE WAS A HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001716December 31, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEAT HEATER IS TO HOT CAUSING THE HEATER TO BURN A HOLE INTO THE DRIVER SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000628December 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OWNED CAR 2.5 YEARS. ON A DAILY BASIS, IT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR ON ANY, AND EVERY, SINGLE COLD START. I HAVE TO WAIT 1-2 MINUTES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST (COTTMAN) AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS INHERENT WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. I CANNOT AFFORT THE (APPROXIMATE) $2,000.00 IT WOULD TAKE TO REPAIR THIS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001117December 18, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE METAL IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR KNOB SEPARATED, AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10001177December 18, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN ABOUT THE SLIDING REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE LOCKS ARE ELECTRICAL PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024030December 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT VEHCLE WILL COMPLETELY LOOSE POWER. SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE JERKS LIKE ITS GOING TO SHUT DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER DID SOME MAINTENANCE ON THROTTLE BODY. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. 94 V 024 000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023822December 5, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN IS UNCONTROLLABLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL WANDER LEFT TO RIGHT PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023322November 26, 2002
STEERING
CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL STRAIGHT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURED HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. TS A POPPING NOISE WAS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023294November 25, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES
THE BOLTS ALLOWING THE STEERING WHEEL TIRE RODS TO TURN, HAVE BROKEN OFF. THE BRACKET THAT COMES WITH BOLTS IS BROKE. MAKES STEERING HARD TURNING. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022999November 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE CAR IN FRONT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022950November 18, 2002
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES SHE PLACED HER AUTO IN REVERSE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SO THAT SHE COULD TURN HER CAR AND HEARD A POP NOISE, THEN WHEN SHE PLACED HER AUTO IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED BUT THE WHEELS DID NOT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008558November 15, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO HANDLE BECAUSE OF SIMULTANEOUS FAILURES OF BOTH THE FRONT STRUTS AND SUBFRAME BUSHINGS. VEHICLE SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN ACCELERATING, AND HAS A ROUGH RIDE. DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS--------769745. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768757October 23, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE BACKING AROUND A CORNER, THE RIGHTHAND CV SHAFT POPPED OUT OF THE HOUSING. THE CV SHAFT WAS REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE BACKING UP AND TURNING THE WHEEL. CLOSER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT HAD TORN AWAY AT THE WELD AREA. I CAN EMAIL A PICTURE OF THE AREA IF YOU WOULD LIKE. THANKS... DAN DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567986October 23, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE CONSUMER AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768193October 7, 2002
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF FLEW OFF THE CAR IN ONE PIECE, NO CARS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE IMPACTED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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