Chrysler LHS Complaints

968 consumer complaints on file.

#836470April 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TENSIONER BELT PULLEY IS PLASTIC, CAUSING ALL PARTS RELATING TO THE BELT TO BECOME DEFECTIVE AND INOPERATIVE.DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PART WITH A METAL TENSIONER BELT PULLEY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705190April 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHRYSLER REFUSES TO HONOR PURCHASED USED CAR WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION BUCKS, HESITATES, SHUDDERS AND WILL SLAM DOWN INTO FIRST GEAR AT UP TO 35 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544732March 31, 1999
STEERING
BOLTS THAT HOLD THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WERE SHEARED OR MISSING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544577March 25, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL RAIL REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL DUE TO GAS SMELL/GAS LEAK ONTO MOTOR. (98V-184)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704788March 23, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL RAIL LEAKED FUEL. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPLACE. I HAD TO REPLACE AT MY OWN COST. IN MARCH, THIS YEAR CHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL. I SENT IN INVOICES FROM DEALER FOR $500. CHRYSLER SENT ME $200. I FEEL I'M ENTITLES TO ADDITIONAL $300; AFTER ALL, I T WAS CHRYSLER'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE A SAFE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544022March 22, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
FUEL O-RING FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR WORK CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE, NOT ABLE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. (98V-184) *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704496March 16, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
AS WE WERE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CAR SHUTTERED AND THEN MADE A NOISE AND FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND LOOKED FOR A FLAT AND FOUND NONE. THE CAR THEN WOULD BARELY GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND I HAD NO STEERING CONTROL. NEXT MORNING, IN DAYLIGHT, FRONT TIRES WERE AIMED AT A 90 DEGREE VARIANCE. BOLTS HOLDING STEERING RACK HAD SHEERED AND BEND/BROKE TIE RODS ALSO. I SEE A SIMILAR PREVIOUS REPORT IN YOUR FILES. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN HIGH SPEED SITUATION!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782019March 14, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEED UP GRADING CAUSES STUMBLING REACTION. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544289March 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PLENUM GASKET DETERIORATED CAUSING AIR INSTEAD OF FUEL TO BE CONSUMED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE HESITATING/STALLING PRIOR TO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835532March 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704075March 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WAS THERE WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. I ASKED THE DEALER TO FIX THE BRAKE CHATTER. THEY ALLEGEDLY SERVICED THE BRAKES AND THE PROBLEM WAS IMPROVED BUT STILL THERE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN THROUGH A LITTLE MORE MILEAGE, THE PROBLEM IS GETTING MARKEDLY WORSE. I THINK THE ROTORS MUST BE WARPED. SEEMS THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME. AFTER READING SOME OF THE BULLETIN BOARDS ON THIS PROBLEM, I SEE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY A MATERIAL DEFECT IN THE ROTOR COMPOSITION. PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I FILE THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I WISH TO OFFICIALLY DOCUMENT THE SEVERE CHATTER THAT OCCURS WHEN BRAKING AT AROUND 45 MPH. IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE SUCH A PROBLEM IF THE STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T VIBRATE SO VIOLENTLY. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A LOSS OF CONTROL IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THANKS, ROBERT MURRY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835430March 3, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
POWER STEERING GEAR BOX SEALS CRACKED, CAUSING A LEAK INTO THE FRONT STRUTS AND EATS THE GROMET AWAY, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE FRONT END TO DROP AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544247February 24, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RECALL WORK NOT COMPLETED ON FUEL RAIL 0-RINGS DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEM WITH DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835212February 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. TRANSMISSION BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544114February 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
STARTER AND BATTERY FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544083February 23, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RECALL REPAIR WORK NOT COMPLETED PROPERLY ON THE FUEL RAIL, FUEL OUTLET RAIL WAS NOT REINFORCED OR REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544096February 23, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
FRONT END AND STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF STEERING AND NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703562February 21, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, STEERING:LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
POWER STEERING RACK BEING REPLACED AGAIN - 4TH TIME; POWER STEERING PUMP BEING REPLACED AGAIN - 5TH TIME; RIGHT STRUT ASSEMBLY REPLACED TWICE; TRANSMISSION LEAKAG; TRANMISSION REPLACED; RIGHT TIE ROD REPLACED; RIGHT STABILIZER LINK REPLACED; REPLACE ENDING SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT; REPAIR GAS TANK LEAK; REPAIR AC CONNECTOR & WIRES; REPLACED AC COMPRESSOR; REPLACED WATER PUMP; REPLACED TIMING BELT - BOTH THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ON MANY OCCASIONS - CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS AT DEALER AGAIN TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK; HOWEVER CLAIM THAT PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER - VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS - THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DEFECTIVE AND APPEARS TO BE UNREPAIRABLE - ONE MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I WAS DRIVING THIS AUTO WHEN POWER STEERING WENT AND RACK SPLIT - SHOULD I BE EXPECTED TO EVER BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE AGAIN?? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543984February 19, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM (RECALL COMPONENT), HOWEVER CONSUMER NOT NOTIFIED AND COULD NOT RECEIVE REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703259February 13, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:LINKAGES
EACH OF THE FAILURES OCCURRING IN MY 1996 CHRYSLER LHS HAS BEEN COSTLY. THE FAILURE OF THE O RINGS, THE FAILURE OF THE STEERING LINKAGES, AND LASTLY, THE FAILURE OF THE RACK AND PINION BUSHINGS. THE CRITICAL FAILURE OF EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS OCCURRED WITH THE ITEMS MADE OF RUBBER. IN THE CASE OF THE RACK & PINION, MY MECHANIC FINDS IT INCREDIBLE THAT HE CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE BUSHINGS. AS IT IS HE HAS TO BUY A NEW RACK ASSEMBLY + CHARGE ME FOR THE LABOR AND EXPENSE OF REMOVING AND REPLACING THE RACK. I THINK THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DESIGN DEFECT, AND SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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