Chrysler LHS Complaints (1994)

324 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#565804May 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THERE IS INTERMITTENT BUCKING, THE RPM RACES, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT IS ON AND VEHICLE LOSSES POWER AND WILL NOT RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENDED 12 TIMES. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, EXPERIENCING LONG CRANKING TIME. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, WATER PUMP, TENSIONER, TIMING BELT, IDLE SPEED MOTOR, CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, WIRING AT THE CRANK SENSOR, CAM SENSOR, POSITIVE TERMINAL, CONNECTOR TO COMPUTER, FOUND BATTERY TERMINAL CORRODED, AND OVERHALED THE TRANSMISSION. THE INTERNAL ENGINE TEMPERATURE IS INCORRECT. DEALER REPLACED COOLANT SENSOR AND THERMOSTAT. FAN BELTS ARE CRACKED. BELTS REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010024May 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION WILLNOT ENGAGE IN GEAR IN COLD WEATHER UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS WARM. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008673April 26, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008591April 25, 2002
STEERING, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
FRAME OF VEHICLE IS WEAK AND IS MOVING UNDER STEERING GEAR. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT HE REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION AND IN DOING SO, FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS THAT GOES FROM THE SOLENOID CONTROL MODULE AND THE SOLENOID CONTROL VALVE HAD BEEN PUT IN BETWEEN THE CROSSMEMBER AND THE RACK AND PINION, A BOLT HAD CUT AND SHORTED OUT THE HARNESS, THIS IS THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE MOUNT OF THE RACK AND PINION, WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, THE MASTER CYLINDER AND RACK AND PINION MOVE, DEALER RECOMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK BUSHINGS AND RIGHT SWAY BAR LINK, HOWEVER STATED THE STEERING WAS NOT A PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759960March 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS STRONG SHUTTERING WHILE SHIFTING FROM 1-2, 2-3,AND 3-4. HAD CAR IN AT 52422 MILES FOR SHUTTERING, DEALER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002902January 25, 2002
SUSPENSION
AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES ENGINE WILL START JERKING. HAD CONTACTED DEALER,AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002903January 25, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING BOTH REAR DOORS WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE, AND MOST OF THE TIME WILL NOT LOCK, LEAVING PASSENGER UNSECURE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756873January 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOOK VEHICLE FOR RECALL WORK TO BE DONE AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS OF BAD TRANSMISSION, DEALER CLAIMS IT'S A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION CAR WAS PERFECT BEFORE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002164January 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL BE HARD TO SHIFT GEAR, AND WILL MAKE NOISE AT THE TIME OF SHIFTING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002166January 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TO CONTROL VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756230December 31, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND IMPACTED WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD AND MANGLING HOOD. HOOD RELEASE CABLE WAS JAMMED PRIOR TO THE EVENT. HOOD WAS CLOSED. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE HOOD FLYING OPEN IN 6 MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000630December 12, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WHILE TAKEN AN ITEM OUT OF TRUNK, LEFT KEEPER PIN OF LIFT SPRING SNAPPED OFF. MISSED CONSUMERS FACE BY 5 INCHES, PIN WAS FOUND 100 FEET BEHIND VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899998December 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN STOPPING THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE UNDERNEITH, THEN , COMPUTER LIGHT CAME ON DASH FOR TRACTION SYSTEM. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER THAT REGULATED BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898810November 6, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHERE RACK AND PINION STEERING BOLTS ARE CONNECTED ONTO STRUTS METAL IS FATIGUE, AND CAUSING FRAME WHERE RACK AND PINION IS ATTACHED TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CONSUMER FEELS IF IT BREAKS MAY LOSE STEERING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898326October 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL #611. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752109September 12, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563089September 10, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
ALL HEAD LAMPS FAILED DUE TO THE OVERHEATING OF THE LOW BEAM SWITCH. THE CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING CREDIT FOR PARTS PRICE BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING AND LACK OF QUALITY COMPONENTS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751445August 31, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS IN A FULL FRONTAL CRASH ON 7/2/01, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSINGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE INJURED DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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