Chrysler LHS Complaints (1999)

165 consumer complaints on file.

#10042044October 1, 2003
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. DEALER AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE CRACKS WERE NEAR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. NEEDED A NEW DASHBOARD, AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024403September 12, 2003
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 45 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK A SEMI TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER. THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WERE ON BUT THE CONSUMER HAD GONE OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND INJURED HERSELF. (THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS EJECTED OUT HER SEAT AS WELL) *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10038462September 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASHBOARD, THEN VEHICLE WILL STALL. WHEN THIS OCCURS, VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER, RESULTING IN NO STEERING OR BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037417September 8, 2003
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES
TIRES WILL NOT MAINTAIN INFLATION APPARENTLY DUE TO RIM MATERIAL. MULTIPLE CLEANINGS AND RESEALINGS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEMS. NEW TIRES HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. NEW VALVE STEMS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. INFLATION DECREASES TYPICALLY 10 TO 12 PSI IN A WEEK PERIOD ON FRONT TIRES. SLOWER ON REAR TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER TWO YEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034022August 11, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE MAKING CLUNKING NOISES AND WHEELS LOCKING UP. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE WHEELS DID NOT TURN. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T FIND A RECALL ON THE STEERING RACK BUT FOUND NUMEROUS ARTICLES REGARDING THE DEFECT IN WHICH OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME AND A FEW RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. (TSB#1900101) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032203August 6, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029933July 23, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE MAKING A TURN VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE FRONT WHEELS DIDN'T TURN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023427June 19, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE WITH 57000 MILES, HAS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GO OUT. AT 48000 THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023346June 18, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
HOOD MOLDING (PART #4805701AA) FLEW INTO WINDSHIELD AND OVER CAR WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO WARNING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022639June 9, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022210June 3, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION HOOD METAL STRIP FLEW OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021712May 28, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN IT RAINED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021630May 27, 2003
SEATS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND AS A RESULT THE SEAT BROKE AND FELL BACKWARDS. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. *NLM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10021580May 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NAR 05/23/2003 *MR WHILE TRAVELING THE CONSUMERS ENGINE STALLED TWICE WITH IN A FEW HOURS APART. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ALSO BROKEN. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020020May 16, 2003
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER A CURVE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018139May 5, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SHIFT LEVEL WOULD MOVE OUT OF GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018086May 2, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE SEAT BOLT WHICH WAS ON RECALL. THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHICH STATED THE SEAT NEEDED A NEW RECLINER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017379April 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, AND CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015056April 2, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014928April 1, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED AND A GROWLING NOISE WAS HEARD, AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER FIRST SERVICED THE POWER STEERING FLUID, AND THEN STATED THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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