Chrysler LHS Complaints

968 consumer complaints on file.

#8019856September 30, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CONSUMER STATES FUEL IS LEAKING ONTO TOP OF ENGINE. NLM THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED BY A PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL AND FOUND FUEL IN THE VALLEY OF THE ENGINE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019443September 25, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND FUEL SMELL AROUND THE ENGINE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE BY DEALER. TECHNICIAN NOTICE THAT THE O RINGS HAD HARDING AROUND THE INJECTORS AND THAT WAS CAUSING THE FUEL LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019244September 24, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STARTER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND STATE POLICE ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018788September 17, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TWO FRONT POWER WINDOWS ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS RE-EXAMINED AND REPAIRED. *AK *NLM
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
#8017713August 30, 2002
STEERING
WHEN TURNING HEARD CLICKING NOISE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED.*JB
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
#765811August 18, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AC LOST CHARGE AND WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY IN FEB 2002. CAR WAS SEVICED AT MEINEKE IN SUMMERVILLE, SC. NO LEAK COULD BE DETECTED SO SYSTEM RERCHARGED. SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN IN JUN02 AND AGAIN IN AUG02 AT WHICH TIME ATLANTIC AIR AND ACCESS. INC LOCATED A LEAK IN THE EVAPORATER. TOOK VEHICLE TO RICK HENDRICK CHRYSLER AND THEY VERIFIED EVAPORATER FAILURE AND REPLACED THE EVAPORATER. CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE (VEHICLE LESS THAT 3 YEARS OLD) THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED CHRYSLER COORPERATION TO REQUEST CONSIDERATION DUE TO EVIDENCE THE HS BODY CARS HAD EXPERIENCE EVAPORATER FAILER IN THE THE 1996 AND 1997 MODELS AND IT APPEARED THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTED (THEY HAD INCREASE THE WARRANTY ON THE EVAPORATER IN 96/97 TO 7YEARS/70000 MILES). THEY ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE CONSIDERATION EVEN AFTER I BASED MY ARGUEMENT THAT THE EVAPORATER WAS NOT A MOVING PART AND THEREFORE NOT EFFECTED BY MILEAGE AND IT APPEARED THEY WERE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH EVAPORATER FAILURE. THEY RESTATED THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WERE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO COVER ANY REPAIRS. REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM NHTSA TO DETERMINE IF CHRYSLER IS STILL HAVE EVAPORATER FAILER PROBLEMS AND NOT ADDRESSING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO EFFECT REPAIRS IN MY AND OTHER OWNER'S VEHICLES AT THE COMPANY'S EXPENSE AND NOT THE OWNER'S.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016519August 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AT ANY POSITION. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016558August 16, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE WAS HANDLING ROUGH, DEALER DETERMINED THAT SUBMOUNT FRAME WAS WORN ON ALL SIDES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765746August 16, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE MY 1994 CHRYSLER LHS WAS IN FOR SAFETY RECALL, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND SUBFRAME DAMAGE ON THE LEFT FRONT OF CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN LIKE THAT FOR SOME TIME. THE SAFETY RECALL CANNOT BE PERFORMED, UNTIL THE DAMAGE IS REPAIRED. THE ONLY ACCIDENT I HAD WITH THE CAR WAS IN 1996, WHILE I WAS INSURED BY CITIZENS. CITIZENS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, BUT CLAIMED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT, AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY CURRENT INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT (ISN'T WHAT THEY ARE SUGGESTING -- FRAUD?). MY CURRENT INSURANCE COMPANY HAS ALSO WRITTEN TO CITIZENS, EXPLAINING THAT THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765711August 15, 2002
WHEELS, TIRES:BEAD
CHRYSLER CROME WHEELS WILL NOT HOLD AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES. IT IS A EVERYDAY JOB TO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES TO BE SURE THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO RESEAL TIRE BEAD AND REBALANCE TIRES. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THE CROME WHEELS ARE DEFECTIVE AND I FEAR I MAY HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF LOST AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764943July 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NOT LONG AFTER BUYING THIS USED VEHICLE WITH ABOUT 95,000 MILES, I NOTICED A SHUDDER WHEN I GOT UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH. NOW AFTER DRIVING ONLY 20,000 MILES IT WON'T UPSHIFT AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND SHUDDERS AT TAKE OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T BILL CHRYSLER FOR THE $2100 TRANNY REPAIR. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE, AND A REPAIR BILL IN THAT AMOUNT OR ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT MAY PUT ME UNDER. THIS IS VERY STRESSING. THIS IS THE NEWEST USED CAR I'VE OWNED AND I THOUGHT IT'D BE RELIABLE. I'LL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012983June 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BRAKES GAVE OUT. PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND NO POWER. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
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
#8011475June 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY, AND VEHICLE HIT THE HOUSE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5600.00. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.ON MAY26, 2002, AGAIN WHILE PARKING, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY.VEHICLE HIT GARAGE, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE $ 3000.00. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566027June 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SKIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL WIRING PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WIRING IN THE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO FIND OUT THE PROCESS FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.(RECALL #94V024000)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565439June 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD WITH A ROARING NOISE COLLIDING WITH A LIGHT POLE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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