Chrysler LHS Complaints

968 consumer complaints on file.

#10055207January 29, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
INNER TIE ROD ENDS ONLY LAST REALISTICALLY ABOUT 10,000 MILES,BECOME COMPLETELY UNSERVICEABLE IN 20,000. I AM SURE CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS POOR DESIGN/MATERIAL PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING BOX ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE MOUNTING BUSHINGS. BE ADVISED THAT I HAVE REPLACED THE INNER TIE RODS TWICE, THEN THE BUSHINGS WHEN THEY BECAME AVAILABLE IN AFTER MARKET FORM. CHRYSLER, AFTER MY MANY COMPLAINTS, REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS(ONCE AGAIN) AND THE STEERING BOX DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE BOX DUE TO BUSHING WEAR. ONCE AGAIN, THE TIE ROD BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR NOW HAS ALMOST 80,000 MILES. ISN'T THIS RIDICULOUS. HAVING AT ONE TIME BEEN A FRONT END MECHANIC I KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS PROBLEM IS. THE CAR IS A 1996 CHRYSLER LHS. I EXPECT SOME RELIEF FROM THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055122January 28, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
ON FEBRUARY 2002, 2 BOLTS CONNECTING TO THE RACK AND PINION AND TIE RODS SNAPPED IN HALF AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH MY VEHICLE. THE SNAPPING OF THE BOLTS CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION OF THE RACK AND PINION AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION PLUS THE BOLTS (FROM CHRYSLER). ON JANUARY 23, 2004 , THE EXACT MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER ACCIDENT. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A SOLID STEEL BOLT MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER CAN SNAP IN HALF AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS. I HAVE OWNED OTHER AUTOMOBILES OLDER THAN THE CHRYSLER LHS AND NEVER HAD A BOLT BREAK IN HALF AT ANY TIME. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ON BOTH OCCASIONS THAT I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ALSO, THESE REPAIRS ARE COSTLY AND CAUSE ONE TO BE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055909January 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START OR TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054828January 25, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS TO INFORM YOU OF A VERY FRIGHTENING, NEAR DEADLY EXPERIENCE I HAD WHILE DRIVING MY CHRYSLER LHS. ON JANUARY 7, 2004, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY GAS PEDAL STUCK AS I WAS GOING UP A HILL. I TRIED TO BREAK BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN LOW GEAR - STILL NOT STOPPING OR SLOWING OF THE VEHICLE OCCURRED. AS I APPROACHED A 3-WAY INTERSECTION, I WAS FRANTICALLY TRYING TO STOP OR EVEN SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND MISSED HITTING A PICK UP TRUCK BY INCHES. ONCE AGAIN, I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THIS TIME THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND REVVED UNTIL IT STOPPED. SMOKE IMMEDIATELY FILLED THE SURROUNDING AREA, ANTIFREEZE, AND OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE AND TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS BELOW, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO FIRE, SMOKE FILLED THE SURROUNDING AREA. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, I MISSED A PICK UP TRUCK BY INCHES. 911 WAS NOTIFIED AND THE POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057258January 23, 2004
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
CONSUMER NOTICED TWO SUDDEN CRACKS (SLITS) ALONG THE AIRBAG AREA. *PH THE DASHBOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051600January 23, 2004
WHEELS:RIM
WHILE DRIVING ,THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THE CHROME RIM BUBBLED UP AND CAUSED THE BLOW OUT. *JB THE CONSUMER COULDN'T KEEP ANY OF THE TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED. AIR WAS ADDED TO THE TIRES 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007265January 21, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REQUESTED TO BE PROVIDED WITH SUMMARIES OF SAFETY RECALLS INVOLVING 1994 CHRYSLER LHS. (92V-024, 98V-184, 99V-215 AND 04V-021) *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054365January 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
KEY IN IGNITION WON'T TURN- LOCKSMITH SAYS HE SEES A LOT OF NEW CHRYSLER CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. BURRS ON CYLINDERS IN IGNITION. 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. HAPPENED AGAIN IN AUGUST 2003 AND SAME LOCKSMITH SHOWED US HOW TO HIT ON KEY TO GET IT TO TURN. NOW HAVE TO DO THAT EACH TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. NEEDS A RECALL. LOCKSMITH IS KENNY HAMMACK 812-372-0309. WANT DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO US. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070175January 15, 2004
EQUIPMENT, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SAFETY ALERT: WHILE DRIVING, A BOLT HOLDING THE RACK AND PINION ARM SHEARED OFF AND THE STEERING FAILED ! ! ! THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. IT WAS INOPERABLE. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY HUNG UP ON ME... WE JUST BOUGHT A TOYOTA.
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
#10068957January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE ON VACATION IN FLORIDA WE NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. AFTER LOOKING THE ENGINE OVER WE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE WAS SQUIRTING GAS OUT ON BOTH SIDES. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE COMING TO FLORIDA ON THE LONG DRIVE THE CAR WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE! THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY CAR WAS EVER RECALLED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THIS HAS RUINED OUR TRIP TO ORLANDO AS WE MISSED OUR RESERVATION TIME DO TO THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE NO WAY HOME NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055480January 15, 2004
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE COWL MOLDING BETWEEN THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD BLEW OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *PH *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047926January 14, 2004
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED IN A PARKING GARAGE THE STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT TWO HALF-INCH BOLTS FOR THE INNER TIE ROD BROKE IN THE STEERING RACK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND INNER TIE ROD BUSHING. THE CONSUMER HAS THE PARTS IN HIS POSSESSION. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052879January 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION GEAR SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED TO ANY POSITION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053784January 12, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10051901December 22, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL 98V184000 CONCERNING FUEL RAIL LEAKING GAS , PROBLEM WAS RECURRENT. DEALER WON'T FIX IT AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051788December 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CAN SEE THE GAS MOISTURE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK
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
#10049531December 10, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I PURCHASED A USED 1996 CHRYSLER LHS IN AUGUST. WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLD, I NOTICED A "KNOCKING" SOUND IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SOON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND BEING MADE AWARE OF OTHER SIMILAR SYMPTOMS THAT RESULTED IN DANGEROUS LOSS-OF-STEERING SITUATIONS, I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A "BAD RACK-AND-PINION GEAR ASSEMBLY." *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046231December 10, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
FRONT HEADLIGHTS SHORTED OUT DUE TO RAIN GETTING INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT LENS.*AK THE RUBBER INSULATION AROUND THE HEAD LIGHTS CAME OUT, THE GLUE THAT WAS USED FAILED .*CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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