Chrysler LHS Complaints (1995)

148 consumer complaints on file.

#8005266March 8, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, AND IT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY WHILE ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATIOM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757415January 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DEALER CAR NOT OLD ENOUGH TO NEED A NEW WIRE HARNESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005991January 18, 2002
STEERING
THERE IS A WELD BREAKDOWN IN THE STEERING MOUNTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
31
Deaths:
0
#755815December 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TOLL BOOTH ON I-90, WEST OF BOSTON, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN NO UPSHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AT ABOUT 6,000 RPM, WITH THE CAR'S SPEED LIMITED TO ABOUT 50 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN, IN A MIDDLE LANE ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH A 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT--A VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION! FROM THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY, LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERS, AND OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLER VEHICULES WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION, I LEARNED THAT THE INTERNAL MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM/DEFECT, OF WHICH CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE.THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS ARE OBVIOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SUDDEN BREAKDOWN OCCURS ON A BUSY, HIGH-SPEED HIGHWAY, AS IN MY CASE. CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE, NOR WILL THEY PAY FOR REPAIR OF THEIR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755498December 10, 2001
STEERING
CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS STRUCTURAL BREAKDOWN IN STEERING MOUNTING AND CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755062November 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899350November 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 25-30 MPH. ALSO, NOISE WAS MORE APPARENT WHEN SLOWING AND AT LOW SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TIE RODS / ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AND RELAY ABS PUMP. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897560October 10, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED EVEN WITH CONSUMER APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753030October 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN 1998 THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THE COST WAS 1500.00. RECENTLY THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE RICE MARKO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN GREENSBORO, NC. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. WE HAVE SEEN WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE CAR. WE WERE ADVISED BY A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN EXHAUST PROBLEMS THAT THE HEAD WAS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM. AND ALSO THE CAR JUMPS OR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PROBLEMS BUT THESE ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895599August 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED/ANY TIME. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE STALLING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746684June 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED, NOT RUNNING AND NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. MY SON WENT INTO THE VEHICLE AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GEAR SELECTOR KNOCKING THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE. HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND IT WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. HE ATTEMPTED TO STAND BEHIND THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT AND WAS KNOCKED CLEAR OF SAID VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL AND INTO A HOUSE. THE GEAR SELECTOR CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND NO FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE TO MAKE CHRYSLER CORRECT THIS PROBLEM???*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#746415June 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR'S USE, WILL GO TO EMERGENCY SCENARIO AND ONLY HAVE 3RD GEAR AVAILABLE. THIS MEANS ON THE HIGHWAY YOU ARE ABLE TO DRIVE BUT @HIGH RPM TO GET TO 45MPH & NO REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A DEALER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND TOLD ME SO; HOWEVER, THEY TESTED IT COLD AND THAT FUNCTIONS WELL. IT IS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD A HOUR OR SO USE & THEN STOP & GO TRAFFIC, IT THEN STARTS ACTING UP & REVERTS TO THE EMERGENCY SCENARIO. TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE & THEY CALL CHRYSLER; WHO GAVE THEM INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERFORMING A MODIFICATION(S). DIDN'T HELP, IT'S NOT SO DANGEROUS,LIKE LURCHING; BUT IT WILL LEAVE YOU STANDED. WONDERING IF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ACTIVITY?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886971April 27, 2001
SEATS
BACK OF SEAT HAS BROKEN FREELY AND CAN EASILY MOVE,. THIS IS DRIVER'S SEAT. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743549April 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:LINKAGES
NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. TRANSMISSION AND TIE ROD NEDD REPAIRED. I CAN'T AFFORD TO DO IT AGAIN. HELP ME, PLEASE.....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884417March 28, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND CRACKED FUEL RAIL THAT SPILLED FUEL ONTO ENGINE MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884258March 27, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD END BROKE BETWEEN FIREWALL AND ENGINE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741442February 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
TOOK CAR TO SPARKS CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH IN CONCORD, NC TO HAVE RECALL 99V215000 PERFORMED ON 7/7/2000. CAR HAS NOT HANDELD WELL SINCE. TODAY, 2/24/2001, TOOK CAR TO SEARS TO HAVE STRUTS, ALIGNMENT AND WHEELS ROTATED AND BALANCED. SEARS TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLT SECURING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED WHEN THE SERVICE WAS DONE.THIS COULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES HAD SOMETHING SEPARATED WHILE THE CAR WAS AT SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740816February 13, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738647January 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REPLACED 8/97 @ 42525 MILES. TRANSMISSION REPLACED 12/28/00 @ 91803 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND CHRYLSER SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY AND RECALL A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYLSER FOR REPAIR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPLACING 2ND TRANSMISSION. WILL TAKE TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT IF NECESSARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738213December 24, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.THE 1ST.DEALER(SOUTHERN CHRYSLER IN LUFKIN TX) I TOOK IT TO COULD NOT FIX IT.THE 2ND.DEALER AND WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALY PURCHASED(MIKE PERRY MOTOR CO.)SAID THEY COULD FIX IT, BUT AT A COST OF $370.00.SINCE I HAVE NEVER TAMPERED WITH IT IN ANYWAY AND MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE,I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE DEALER AND AT NO COST TO ME. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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