Chrysler LHS Complaints

968 consumer complaints on file.

#857489February 24, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T FIX IT PROPERLY. RECALL 98V184 WAS FOR FUEL RAIL "O" RINGS, AND THEY FIXED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CORRECTLY REPAIRED SINCE . *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857451February 23, 2000
STRUCTURE
RECALL 99V215 000/ENGINE CRADLE: DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL UNLESS CONSUMER GAVE DEALER PERMISSION, AGREEING TO ALLOW DEALER TO REPLACE UNDERCARRIAGE AT ESTIMATED COST OF $850.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857203February 18, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE RECALL REMEDY HAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY CORRECTED THE RECALL PROBLEM, THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM CONTINUES TO LEAK FROM THE O-RINGS, RECALL NUMBER 98V184000. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM TO OWNER'S SATISFACTION. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857222February 18, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
RECALL 98V184000 CONCERNING FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LEAKAGE. DEALER COULD NOT GET PARTS FOR RECALL SERVICE, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857047February 16, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHEN TRAVELING IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS DEFOGGER/DEFOSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718715February 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HORNS ON THIS VEHICLE FOUR TIMES. EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE POSITION OF THE HORN ASSEMBLY UNDER THE HOOD AND ADJACENT TO THE FRONT WHEELS, APPARENTLY PERMITS WATER TO ENTER THE HORN AND CAUSE IT TO SHORT OUT. WHATEVER THE REASON, THE HORNS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IF THE DECIBAL LEVEL COULD BE MEASURED I AM SURE IT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AT ALL SAFE. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS NOT TO HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN, ETC. MY OPINION IS NOT HAVING A WORKING HORN IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND NTSA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856681February 10, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS SOON AS THE KEY WAS TURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO DRIVE, CAUSING IT TO RUN INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550834February 9, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE THE FACTORY DID NOT INSTALL BOLTS THAT SECURE TIE RODS TO POWER STEERING PISTON. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854753February 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND COMING OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL DRIVER ONLY HAD LOW POWER AND REVERSE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY PUT IN A CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY, AFTER 500 MILES, THERE'S A WINDING NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE VEHICLE MAY LOSE TOTAL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856470February 8, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR FUEL RAIL O RING, AND FUEL OUTLET RAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718377February 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO INDICATIO THAT IT IS GOING TO STALL. THE FIRST SIGN OF A PROBLEM IS WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE IS NO RESPONSE AND THE OIL INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON . THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING IN REVERSE AND LOW IN THE THE FIRST TIME I GO TO DRIVE IT IN THAT DAY. IT TAKES ABOUT 2 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN GET IT TO ENGAGE. WHEN DRIVING AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP, THERE IS SOME HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE HOOD LIFT ASSIST CYLINDERS DO NOT FUNCTION ALLOWING THE HOOD TO DROP WITHOUT NOTICE. I WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD TWICE WHILE CHECKING FLUIDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856122February 3, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR A PORTION OF FUEL IS GOING INTO THE OIL SYSTEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718264February 3, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE PROBLEM STARTED LAST YEAR WITH A COLD SQWAK NOISE WHEN STEERING THE CAR. I HAD THAT FIXED BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN 9 MONTHS LATER AND DEVELOPED INTO A MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE STEERING SEEMED LOOSE AND I WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLING IT. THEY REPLACED THE INNER TI RODS AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I RETURNED THE CAR A FEW DAYS LATER AFTER BEING TOLD BY ANOTHER GARAGE THAT THE STEERING WAS STILL LOOSE UNDER THE CAR. THEY THEN TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW RACK AND PINION STEERING REPLACEMENT. I HESITATED AND TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR NEEDED OUTER TI ROD REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH A WHEEL ALINGMENT AND ALSO THAT THE INNER TI RODS WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF LEFT TO GO UNREPAIRED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON THESE CARS. I FEEL THERE HAS BEEN SOME NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE 1ST DEALER AND ALSO CHRYSLER. I NOTIFIED THEM AFTER THIS STARTED AND THEY TOLD ME I WAS ON MY OWN. I HAD THE CAR FIXED BUT I THINK THAT THIS MIGHT BE A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718199February 2, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ALL DEFECTS LISTED BELOW WERE REPAIRED SATISFACTY UNDER WARRENTEE EXCEPT FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855770January 31, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS HAVE GONE BAD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE BULBS. ALSO, ENTIRE SOCKET WOULD NEED REPLACING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. DEALER FURNISHED INFORMATION TO MANUFACTURER THAT PARTS WAS BROKEN. THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT CORRECT ACCORDING TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855823January 31, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP FROM 2000 RPM TO 3000 RPM AND THEN LOSE POWER AND STALL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855572January 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, DRIVER BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. ABOUT 3 SECONDS LATER, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS REVVED UP, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE TAILPIPE. ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMAITON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855655January 27, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO DIFFERENCE INCIDENTS: FIRST, WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH TIE ROD END BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING (NO COLLISION OR INJURIES). SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH, RACK AND PINION CAME LOCKED DUE TO VALVE FAILURE AND CAUSED STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK, ALMOST CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION (AGAIN NO DAMAGES TO OTHER VEHICLE OR INJURIES RECEIVED). ON BOTH OCCASIONS, REPAIRS WAS DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717930January 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PIVOT BOLT ATTACHING THE CAMSHAFT DRIVE BELT IDLER ASSEMBLY TO THE ENGINE BLOCK BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY WHILE WE WERE IN AN INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC ENDANGERED. THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE LOCATION OF THE INCIDENT. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE TENSIONER PULLEY AND THE TIMING BELT AND TO THE VALVE TRAIN. MAJOR SERVICE WAS CONDUCTED ON THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES WHEN THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WATER PUMP AND OTHER COMPONENTS. THE OFFICIAL SERVICE MANUAL DOES NOT EVEN SUGGEST REPLACING THE IDLER ASSEMBLY OR PIVOT BOLT (INTEGRAL TO THE REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY), AND WHEN I SPOKE WITH DAIMLERCHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY ALSO HAVE NO SERVICE BULLETINS SUGGESTING THAT ITEM BE SERVICED. I STILL HAVE THE BROKEN PARTS AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550528January 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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