Chrysler LHS Complaints (1996)

135 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#767297September 17, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
ACCORDING TO MY INDEPENDENT CHRYSLER MECHANIC,THE STEERING GEAR BOX DISINTEGRATED AND BECAME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE STEERING GEAR. THE FRONT WHEELS DID NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING WHEEL; THE CAR HAD NO STEERING CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017945September 5, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES CAN SMELL GAS INSIDE VEHICLE. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY STATED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WOULD NEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766113August 23, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
IN JANUARY 2002 A CHRYSLER CERTIFIED MECHANIC PUT BUSHINGS INTO MY STEERING MECHANISM. I SAY PUT THEM THERE BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS ONES (LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD, HAD COMPELTELY DISSINTEGRATED. IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR MY HUSBAND WAS APPROACHING THE END OF A FREEWAY. WHEN HE BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, THE BOLT ON THE D SIDE FELL OFF AND THE STEERING MECHANISM FELL APART. HE WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AT THE MOMENT THE STEERING MECHANISM FELL APART. IT IS A MIRACLE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, INJURIES OR DEATHS AS HE WAS SWERVING FROM ONE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO THE OTHER. THE D SIDE WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF THE STEERING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9006754May 7, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
SEAT BELT FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006465March 23, 2002
SEAT BELTS
THE GEN 3 SEAT BELT SYSTEM HAS BEEN PROVEN IN A COURT OF LAW TO BE DEFECTIVE. IN FACT, TWICE IN OUR CAR THE BELT HOLDING OUR SONS HAS RELEASED WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP AT LOW SPEED. WE FELL THIS BELT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER BY A FEDERAL AGENCY TO DECIDE ONCE AND FOR ALL IF THESE BELTS SHOULD BE RECALLED. SO FAR WE HAVE READ REPORTS ON THE INTERNET BY ABC NEWS PRIME TIME AND AARCA ON THEIR WEBSITES, SO THAT MAY BE A STARTING PLACE FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO DO SO TO BACK UP OUR CLAIM.**** DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS ****-759698. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005335March 11, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT TIRE VIBRATES UP AN DOWN AT LOW SPEEDS. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE, MOSTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001464January 3, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
POWER STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER DETERMINED THAT BUSHINGS ON STEERING RACK HAD WORN OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563926January 2, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
THE PINIONS THAT HOLD THE HOOD FAILED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO COME DOWN WHILE CONSUMER WAS WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753296October 16, 2001
TIRES
DOT #BEXOTU51059 - VIBRATION IN STEERING CAUSED US TO HAVE TIRES BALANCED. THE NEXT DAY, ON THE TURNPIKE, THE VIBRATION & NOISE CAME BACK. SOON AFTER, THE TIRE BLEW OUT. TREAD SEPARATED, BUT DID NOT COME OFF THE TIRE. TREAD DAMAGED FENDERWELL, FENDER, BUMPER, SIDELIGHT & TRIM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: BEXOTU5105 TIRESIZE: P225/60R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752847October 2, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:REAR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
POWER RACK AND PINION BUSHING FAILED TO WHERE RACK WAS MOVING WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL GIVING THE DRIVER SO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR I ASSUME THE FRONT STEERING LINKAGE WHICH WAS PREMATURALLY WORN ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING.THE LEFT REAR TRRAILING ARM COMPLETLY FAILED WHEN IT RUST ALL THE WAY THRU CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UYNSAFE TO DO DRIVE AS THE AXILE WAS SPLAYED OUT AND PUSHED BACK. I REALLY GIVE THE MILAGE OF JUST 75000 THAT THIS WAS A PREMATURE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS RAMIFICATION HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO BRING THIS CAR UNDER CONTROL. AS FOR THE A/C EVAPORATOR CHRYSLER FIXED TRHAT AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RECALLED FUEL RAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896932September 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE VEHICLE MAKES A HUMMING NOISE, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895571August 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND REVERSE THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562533August 16, 2001
STEERING
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK INTO DRIVEWAY, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING, THE FRONT WHEELS WERE COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE FRONT WHEELS WERE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER, VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR AND AND TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562419August 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND HIT A UTILITY POLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891345June 27, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE. ALSO, THE STEERING BOX MOVES BACK AND FORTH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745793May 23, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
I KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT I HAVE TAKEN THIS IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT HAS ONLY LASTED MAYBE 6 MONTHS. I 'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. I WOULD LIKE THIS BROUGHT TO THE MANUFACTURES ATTENTION. I HAD TRIED TO TRADE THIS CAR IN, BUT THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS NOT THE MANUFACTURE WAS UNEASY ABOUT THIS RECALL. I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION . THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884220March 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETIMES VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED AFTER STALLING OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM.*AK DEALER STATED TO CONSUMER STALLING COULD BE RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER IF THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER WOULD BE CHARGED. VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START, IT WILL CRANK BUT IT WILL NOT START, AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR AN HOUR OR TWO IT WILL START. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882592March 9, 2001
STEERING, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
STEERING HAS A LOT OF PLAY, AND IS VERY LOOSE. *AK DEALER FOUND PROBLEM TO BE WITH THE TIEROD ENDS, BOTH INNER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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