Chrysler LHS Complaints (1995)

148 consumer complaints on file.

#10115830March 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS STANDING BY THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. CONSUMER RAN BEHIND THE VEHICLE, GRABBED THE DOOR AND WAS DRAGGED A FEW FEET, INJURING HIS KNEES, BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND SLAM THE GEAR INTO PARK. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS TOLD HE HAD STRIPPED A GEAR. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SHIFT INTERLOCK. CONSUMER FELT THAT SINCE THE RECALL CAUSED HIM TO STRIP THE GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED, SHOULD BE PART OF THE REPAIR MADE TO THE VEHICLE, ALONG WITH THE SHIFT INTERLOCK NHTSA RECALL 04V021000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10108721February 16, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
A YELLOW SUBSTANCE ACCUMULATED INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS LENS. THIS WOULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER'S VIEW WHEN DRIVING DURING NIGHT HOURS. *JB MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095285October 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAD TO PUT 2 TRANSMISSIONS INTO VEHICLE. THIS ONE THAT IS IN THE VEHICLE NOW IS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER PUT KEY INTO THE IGNITION, AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL JERK.ALSO, WHILE DRIVING SOME TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. CONSUMER FELT THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082785July 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
POWER SUN ROOF FLEW OUT OF THE TOP OF THE CAR. THE FRAM AND BASIC CAB;E STRUCTURE REMAINED BUT THE GLASS BLEW OUT. REPLACEMENT COST IS ESTIMATED AT $800 PLUS LABOR. THIS SEEMS VERY HIGH TO ME. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN TRAVELING BEHIND US.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072869May 19, 2004
SEATS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE REAR BRAKE BADS FAILED CAUSING THEM TO GRIND ON THE ROTORS. BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SUPPORT IS BROKEN. POWER STEERING PUMP HAS A LEAK. TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES BURNED OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WATER PUMP FAILED ALONG WITH FAILING TIMING BELT & TIMING BELT TENSIONER CAUSING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ENGINE HAS SEVERAL OIL LEAKS. RACK & PINION SYSTEM IS SHIFTING, CAUSING A THUMPING SOUND AND VEHICLE SHIFTING WHILE CORNERING AT TIMES. SELT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY. BRAKES PERFORM POORLY, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING FUEL, AWAITING MECHANIC DETERMINATION IF IT'S COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064645April 29, 2004
SEATS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT STUCK WHILE ADJUSTING IT BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT RAIL BRACKET WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK IN ORDER TO GET THE SEAT TO MOVE UNLESS IT WAS RUN BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES IT WOULD FINALLY LURCH TO THE SIDE THEN FORWARD. THIS WOULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071558April 20, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN IN TWO. *PH *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070443January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 1995 CHRYSLER LHS BACK IN THE WINTER OF 2000. WHEN WARMER WEATHER HIT WE TURNED ON OUR AIR CONDITIONER AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SCREAM, WE TOOK IT BACK AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY FIXED IT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT FROM AGAIN SAME THING FOR A THIRD TIME AND BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY INFORMED US THEY THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US BUT INSTALL A USED CONDENSER UNIT EACH TIME. WELL IT WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN IT QUIT AGAIN. MY HUSBAND WENT AND BOUGHT THE PARTS WE NEEDED AND FIXED IT HIMSELF. IT WORKED FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND NOW SAME THING, NO AIR CONDITIONER. JUST RECENTLY WE BEGAN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING. MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, IT WORKED FINE FOR A DAY AND WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 18 MONTH OLD SON IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER IT STALLED ABOUT 25 TIMES DURING OUR RIDE HOME. I HAD TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF WAIT 5 MINS AND THEN TRY AGAIN. I HELD UP TRAFFIC 3 TIMES BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ON. I HATE THIS CAR. NOW THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM, AS FOR PUTTING IT ON A DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE, WE DID THAT AND BECAUSE THE CAR NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN TO STALL, NO CODES WILL COME UP, OUT ANOTHER $125. THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT A MONEY PIT. AS FOR THE RECALLS, WELL THIS SCARES ME AS I COULD NOT POSSIBLE FIND OUT THE TRUTH IF THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE EVER MADE. THE FIRE HAZARD IS ENOUGH NOT TO WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE RECALL I FOUND DEALS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM, SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS OR FROM HAIR LINE CRACKS IN THE THERMOSET FUEL INJECTION RAIL. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O RINGS AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET (PASSENGER) SIDE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLES SHOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET RAIL MUST HAVE THE OUTLET RAIL REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051726December 10, 2003
STEERING
LOST OF STEERING AND BRAKES DUE TO CRACKING AND FAILURE OF SUBFRAME.*MR THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIRS IT COST APPROXIMATELY $1040.00. THE CONSUMER THEN FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE CONTROL ARMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS HE HAD TO PAY, THE CONSUMERS CLAIM WAS DENIED AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *CB (RECALL #99V215000) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015904July 18, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM. THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE IN PIECES. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024866June 24, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024126June 16, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING. RELATED RECALL 03V035000, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015487April 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE OIL PUMP AND MOTOR FAILED. *MR *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006214February 13, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. SCC *JB
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
#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
#763461June 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER IN 1997 WITH 23,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THAT TIME WE HAD HAD ENORMOUS REPAIR BILLS. IN 1998 WE HAD TO HAVE THE HEADS REPLACED. THERE WAS LATER A PROBLEM WITH THE MAPPING SENSORS, O2 SENSORS AND MANY OTHER PROBLEWMS. RECENTLY 12-2002 WE TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF STARTING PROBLEMS. WE WERE ADVISED A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM . AT THE SUGGESTION OF A CHRYSLER MECHANIC WE HAD ALL OF THE SUGGESTED REPAIRS COMPLETED. THIS COST US JUST UNDER $1000.00. THE CAR WAS RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALER AND ANOTHER$1000.00 LATER WE DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT. WITHIN 2 WEEKS WE WERE BACK AT THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR REMAINS. I AM NOW TOLD THAT THE BLOCK IS CRACKED. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS BUT I REALLY THINK THAT I HAVE ENDED UP WITH A LEMON OR THAT I HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE MECHANICS. PLEASE HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566141June 19, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER STATES DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT RETURN AND IT GETS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR WHEN IT CLOSES. THIS ALSO PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM FULLY CLOSING AND SOMETIMES KEEPS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON. THIS IN TURN HAS LED TO THE BATTERY RUNNING DOWN. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010923June 3, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A POP AND CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMERS REPAIR MANUAL STATED THAT IT WAS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. *AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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