1995 CHRYSLER LHS Problems & Complaints

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' FOR CHRYSLER LHS 1995, TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK. *BF RECALL#04V021000. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CRASH HE WAS INVOLVED IN WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS STANDING BY THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. CONSUMER RAN BEHIND THE VEHICLE, GRABBED THE DOOR AND WAS DRAGGED A FEW FEET, INJURING HIS KNEES, BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND SLAM THE GEAR INTO PARK. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS TOLD HE HAD STRIPPED A GEAR. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SHIFT INTERLOCK. CONSUMER FELT THAT SINCE THE RECALL CAUSED HIM TO STRIP THE GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED, SHOULD BE PART OF THE REPAIR MADE TO THE VEHICLE, ALONG WITH THE SHIFT INTERLOCK NHTSA RECALL 04V021000.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO PUT 2 TRANSMISSIONS INTO VEHICLE. THIS ONE THAT IS IN THE VEHICLE NOW IS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER PUT KEY INTO THE IGNITION, AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL JERK.ALSO, WHILE DRIVING SOME TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. CONSUMER FELT THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

OWNED CAR 2.5 YEARS. ON A DAILY BASIS, IT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR ON ANY, AND EVERY, SINGLE COLD START. I HAVE TO WAIT 1-2 MINUTES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST (COTTMAN) AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS INHERENT WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. I CANNOT AFFORT THE (APPROXIMATE) $2,000.00 IT WOULD TAKE TO REPAIR THIS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

LOTS OF PLAY IN STEERING 7 TO 8 INCHS. HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. COST $650. WENT OUT AGAIN AUGUST OF 2010. *TR *JS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, A SNAPPING SOUND WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF STEERING. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO CALL A FRIEND. THE FRIEND NOTICED TWO BOLTS LYING ON THE GROUND THAT APPEARED TO BE PART OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO ALERTED OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/3/2006 - *NM

I WAS HAVING SOME UNEVEN AND PREMATURE FRONT TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS. I THOUGHT THAT THE INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS WERE SIMPLY WORN OUT. I FOUND OUT INSTEAD THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS TO THE STEERING RACK HAD ACTUALLY SHEARED/ BROKEN, AND THIS WAS ALLOWING THE EXCESSIVE SLOP IN THE STEERING. OBVIOUSLY, IF THE BOLT WOULD HAVE SHEARED ALL THE WAY OFF, SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC (POSSIBLY DEADLY) LOSS OF STEERING WOULD HAVE OCCURRED, WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO REMOVE/EXTRACT THE BROKEN BOLT, THE STEERING RACK HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO THE BROKEN BOLT WITH AN EXTRACTOR. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE 6 HOURS OF LABOR JOB, TO REPAIR A SIMPLE BROKEN BOLT. NOT ONLY IS IT RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, THIS IS AN ITEM (THE TIE ROD TO STEERING RACK BOLT) THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK FROM NORMAL USAGE OF THE AUTOMOBILE. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND FROM ON-LINE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM IN THE CHRYSLER LH PLATFORM CARS. ALSO, THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, AND SEVERAL LAWSUITS DUE TO ALLEGED DEFECTIVE DESIGN, INSUFFICIENT SERVICE/INSPECTION PROCEDURES, OR MATERIALS, RELATING DIRECTLY TO THE LH PLATFORM STEERING, INCLUDING SEVERE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS IDENTICAL FAILURE. ALSO COMPLAINTS OF CHRYSLER OFFERING NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONSUMER (INCLUDING ME) IN REGARDS TO THIS VERY DANGEROUS (AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR) DEFECT. *JB

I EXPERIENCED A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO WHEN I DROVE OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR AN UNEVEN ENTRY TO A DRIVEWAY I COULD HEAR THE SAME SOUND AND COULD FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD A DEALERSHIP CHECK IT OUT AND THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS A BOLT THAT HAD WORKED ITSELF LOOSE ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. I HAVE FOUND INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET RELATED TO STEERING FAILURES LEADING TO DEATH ON SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME STEERING COMPONENTS THAT MY CAR HAS. FORTUNATELY I CAUGHT THIS EARLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT A DISASTEROUS EVEN LIKE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED. THEY TIGHTENED THE BOLT. I UNDERSTANT THAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS CHANGED THE TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS AND THE BUSHING USED ON THE TIE-ROD ENDS IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE TYPE OF FAILURES THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE INFORMATION THAT I FOUND CONCERNING STEERING COMPONENTS, PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE, GO TO: HTTP://WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM HERE YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THE MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS THAT CHRYSLER PRODUCTS ARE EXPERIENCING.

LOST OF STEERING AND BRAKES DUE TO CRACKING AND FAILURE OF SUBFRAME.*MR THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIRS IT COST APPROXIMATELY $1040.00. THE CONSUMER THEN FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE CONTROL ARMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS HE HAD TO PAY, THE CONSUMERS CLAIM WAS DENIED AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *CB (RECALL #99V215000) *JB

1995 CHRYSLER LHS FUEL RAIL LEAK, GASOLINE POURING ONTO ENGINE MANIFOLD (2ND OWNER OF CAR) WAS REPAIRED 8YRS AGO FOR SAME ISSUE AT MY OWN COST UNAWARE OF RECALL OF FUEL RAIL PROBLEM WHEN PURCHASED VEHICLE . DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM ..IT HAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL RAIL LEAKING AND OR O- RINGS FAILURE FOR YEAR AND VIN OF VEHICLE THEY STATE IT WAS DONE IN 1999. *TR

CONSTANT FUEL VAPOR FUMES OF RAW GAS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE, RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V184000 WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE AS THE REINFORCEMENTS ARE PRESENT, FUMES OCCUR DAILY WITH PRESENCE OF FUEL COMING OUT OF REINFORCEMENT AREA OUTLET FUEL RAIL WAS NOT REPLACED. BELIEVE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL AS PER RECALL AS REINFORCEMENTS DO NOT HOLD UP. *TR

1995 CHRYSLER LHS FUEL O-RING AND FUEL RAIL PROBLEM FIXED BY DEALER UNDER A NATIONAL RECALL. SAME ISSUE HAS RESURFACED WITH THE FUEL O-RING AND FUEL RAIL. DEALER HAS INDICATED IT WILL NOT BE FIXED NOW UNDER THE RECALL.. VEHICLE IS A FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD AND SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, STRONG GASOLINE FUMES BEGAN TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V184000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL RAIL, THEREFORE RENDERING THE RECALL AS NULL AND VOID EVEN THOUGH THE PARTS AND FAILURE WERE IDENTICAL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VIN AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 175,000. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

FUEL RAIL CRACKED SPILLING FUEL OVER THE ENGINE. TOOK TO MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, PARTS AND LABOR 760.00. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CAUSING THE HALF AXLE TO PULL OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 99V215000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A POP AND CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMERS REPAIR MANUAL STATED THAT IT WAS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. *AK *JG

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.

CONSUMER UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR 99V-215 OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NLM

CONSUMER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL 99V215 ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKET. NLM

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 1995 CHRYSLER LHS BACK IN THE WINTER OF 2000. WHEN WARMER WEATHER HIT WE TURNED ON OUR AIR CONDITIONER AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SCREAM, WE TOOK IT BACK AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY FIXED IT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE WE BOUGHT IT FROM AGAIN SAME THING FOR A THIRD TIME AND BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY INFORMED US THEY THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US BUT INSTALL A USED CONDENSER UNIT EACH TIME. WELL IT WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN IT QUIT AGAIN. MY HUSBAND WENT AND BOUGHT THE PARTS WE NEEDED AND FIXED IT HIMSELF. IT WORKED FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND NOW SAME THING, NO AIR CONDITIONER. JUST RECENTLY WE BEGAN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING. MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, IT WORKED FINE FOR A DAY AND WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 18 MONTH OLD SON IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER IT STALLED ABOUT 25 TIMES DURING OUR RIDE HOME. I HAD TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF WAIT 5 MINS AND THEN TRY AGAIN. I HELD UP TRAFFIC 3 TIMES BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ON. I HATE THIS CAR. NOW THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM, AS FOR PUTTING IT ON A DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE, WE DID THAT AND BECAUSE THE CAR NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN TO STALL, NO CODES WILL COME UP, OUT ANOTHER $125. THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT A MONEY PIT. AS FOR THE RECALLS, WELL THIS SCARES ME AS I COULD NOT POSSIBLE FIND OUT THE TRUTH IF THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE EVER MADE. THE FIRE HAZARD IS ENOUGH NOT TO WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE RECALL I FOUND DEALS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM, SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS OR FROM HAIR LINE CRACKS IN THE THERMOSET FUEL INJECTION RAIL. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O RINGS AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET (PASSENGER) SIDE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLES SHOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET RAIL MUST HAVE THE OUTLET RAIL REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS

THE VEHICLE OIL PUMP AND MOTOR FAILED. *MR *PH *NLM

CONSUMER WAS IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE CAR IN FRONT. TS

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

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

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-EMAIL FROM REGARDING TOYOTA *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN A 1995 CHRYSLER IN CONNECTION WITH A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO GO BEYOND TOYOTA/LEXUS.

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

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. *ET

IAC MOTOR FAILED CAUSING IDLE HIGH AND EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. NLM

SPEED UP GRADING CAUSES STUMBLING REACTION. YH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER LHS. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRUSHING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RESISTANT UPON APPLICATION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS WERE IN NORMAL CONDITION. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THREE OCCUPANTS WERE MODERATELY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

ABS BRAKING LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, BUT SAID ABS OUT OF WARRANTY *AK

ROTORS FAILED. *ET

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOSE STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND SAYS THAT THE BRAKES ARE FINE. *ML

BRAKE ROTORS ARE INADEQUATE/WEAK DESIGN CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MJS

THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN IN TWO. *PH *NM

NHTSA RECALL 99V215000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837/ ENGINE CRADLE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK *ML

DEALER STILL UNABLE TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALLCONCERNING ENGINE CRADLE. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE STILL WAITING FOR THE TOOLS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V215000/ENGINE CRADLE. A MONTH AGO. CALLED FOR APPOINTMENT, AND THEY DIDIN'T HAVE PART IN. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK. CONSUMER CALLED ON 16-MAR-2000, A PERSON AT DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HE WAS THE ONE TO CALL CONSUMEER BACK. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD RESULT.

RECALL 99V215/ENGINE CRADLE. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

SPEAKERS FAILED. *ET

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *ET

OWNER NOTICED THAT MOST OF THE TIME THE LIGHT ON THE RADIO CLOCK AND CD PLAYER DOES NOT LIGHT UP. THE LIGHT STAYS OFF FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. THE RADIO AND CD PLAYER CONTINUE TO WORK, BUT THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THIS. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

A/C CONDENSOR LEAKING.

A/C EVAPORATOR FAILED.

DEAR CUSTOMER, I NEED USED IGNITION COIL WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR 4 TERMINAL CONNECTOR ITS PART# 68045309AA, PT2285, AND 1P1542. I WOULD LIKE BUY THIS. DO YOU HAVE PART THERE? PLEASE CAN YOU CONTACT ME EMAIL SOON. THANK YOU, (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

DEALER CAR NOT OLD ENOUGH TO NEED A NEW WIRE HARNESS. *AK

BATTERY KEEPS RUNNING DOWN AND IT IS HARD TO START THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER AWOKE TO A SMALL FIRE IN GARAGE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER DETERMINED STARTER SPRING BROKE CAUSING IT TO REMAIN ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING. *AK.ET.

UPON ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND STALL AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATES THE CAUSE IS DUE TO THE WIRING WHICH HAS SHORTED OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DT: CONSUMER'S FRIEND WRECKED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE WITH FRONT IMPACT, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. DID NOT CONTACT MANUFACTURER. HAD NOT REPLACED AIR BAGS. *AK

CHEMICAL BURN OF THE FACE AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF A TRW SODIUM AZIDE INFLATOR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE IN A 1995 CHRYSLER NEON. I AM AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING EMMA SMITH THE DRIVER WHO WAS SEVERLY INJURED. MY INVESTIGATION REVEALS MANY(70+) RELATED ACCIDENTS WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THIS AGENCY.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH AND MAKING A SUDDEN STOP AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, HIT A LIGHT POLE, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50MP, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT. THE LHS "T"-BONED THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES & HAD EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. PASSENGER SUFFERED WHIPLASH. DRIVER'S CHEST SUFFERED BRUISES. VEHICLE TOWED TO KEITH FORD & PLACED IN STORAGE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER WILL BE CHECKING VEHICLE OUT. *AK

CHRYSLER WILL NOT DISENGAGE AIR BAG OR PUT ON/OFF SWITCH ON.

A YELLOW SUBSTANCE ACCUMULATED INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS LENS. THIS WOULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER'S VIEW WHEN DRIVING DURING NIGHT HOURS. *JB MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *TT

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.

HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT IS AN LED DISPLAY AND COSTS $200.00. THAT IS REDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE FOR A SAFETY ITEM THAT SHOULD EITHER LAST LONGER OR BE CHEAPER. CAR WAS A DEMONSTRATION VEHICLE, AND I WAS NOT INFORMED DATE PUT IN SERVICE WHEN I BOUGHT IT - IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THIS LED BURNED OUT. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER WANTS 1 HOUR ($85) TO DIAGNOSE THIS BURNED OUT LIGHT! CHRYSLER OUGHT TO BE HUNG FOR TURNING A $2 LIGHT BULB INTO A $200 PART. CAN YOU HELP?

A FIRE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. FIRE CAUSED LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AND SMOKE IN THE CAB. *AK

HEADLIGHTS INADEQUATE.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT STUCK WHILE ADJUSTING IT BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT RAIL BRACKET WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK IN ORDER TO GET THE SEAT TO MOVE UNLESS IT WAS RUN BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES IT WOULD FINALLY LURCH TO THE SIDE THEN FORWARD. THIS WOULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM. THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE IN PIECES. *TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING. RELATED RECALL 03V035000, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

BACK OF SEAT HAS BROKEN FREELY AND CAN EASILY MOVE,. THIS IS DRIVER'S SEAT. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

FRONT SEATS FAILED AND REPLACED. *ET

POWER SUN ROOF FLEW OUT OF THE TOP OF THE CAR. THE FRAM AND BASIC CAB;E STRUCTURE REMAINED BUT THE GLASS BLEW OUT. REPLACEMENT COST IS ESTIMATED AT $800 PLUS LABOR. THIS SEEMS VERY HIGH TO ME. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN TRAVELING BEHIND US.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS VIBRATE.*ET

REAR VIEW MIRRORS FAILED. *ET

WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD

EVEN WHEN I HAVE MY CAR OFF WITHOUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION I CAN SHIFT THE VEHICLE BETWEEN EVERY DIFFERENT GEAR. IF I'M ON A HILL OR IN A PARKING LOT WITHOUT EVEN HAVING MY CAR RUNNING OR HAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION OF MY VEHICLE I CAN GO FROM PARK NEUTRAL DRIVE REVERSE.

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

NO SUMMARY

DT: 3 MONTHS AGO THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TOWARD THE CITY AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN CAR STARTED SMOKING. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS SMOKE EVERYWHERE. CONSUMER HAD CAR TOWED. IT WAS RUNNING FINE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CAR THREW A ROD, AND NEEDED A NEW MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE THE SHE COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED.*AK

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

WATER PUMP/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLING HOSE, AND ENGINE OIL PAN LEAKS.

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. SCC *JB

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

SEAT BELTS RETAINER PULLED OUT. *ET

NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. TRANSMISSION AND TIE ROD NEDD REPAIRED. I CAN'T AFFORD TO DO IT AGAIN. HELP ME, PLEASE.....

PE99044, INTERMITTENTLY WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN, STEERING SYSTEM LOSES ALL POWER WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. CAR ORIGINALLY TAKEN IN FOR TRANSMISSION , TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE DAY CAR WAS PICKED UP, NOTICED PROBLEM WITH STEERING. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS INCLUCING: THREE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR, A "SHIMMY" IN THE STEERING WHEEL, A "CLUNKING" IN THE FRONT ENT (TIEROD END BUSHINGS), AND FRONT ROTORS BURNED OUT.

THE CAR KEEPS ON DYING WHEN I'M DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR DIES I LOSE MY BRAKES AND MY POWER STEERING MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL RAILS AND I HAVE NOTICED IT LEAKING GASOLINE ONCE IN AWHILE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER LHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NOTICEABLE IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V184000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 235,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH ENGINE STALLED. TURNED OFF A/C AND VEHICLE RESTARTED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON . CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 60MPH WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON, ENGINE STALLED.ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

FRONT END AND STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF STEERING AND NOISE.

TIE ROD END AND RIGHT STABILIZER LINK REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AT THREE TO FIVE MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT IT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE FRONTAL AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE REAR BRAKE BADS FAILED CAUSING THEM TO GRIND ON THE ROTORS. BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SUPPORT IS BROKEN. POWER STEERING PUMP HAS A LEAK. TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES BURNED OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WATER PUMP FAILED ALONG WITH FAILING TIMING BELT & TIMING BELT TENSIONER CAUSING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ENGINE HAS SEVERAL OIL LEAKS. RACK & PINION SYSTEM IS SHIFTING, CAUSING A THUMPING SOUND AND VEHICLE SHIFTING WHILE CORNERING AT TIMES. SELT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY. BRAKES PERFORM POORLY, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING FUEL, AWAITING MECHANIC DETERMINATION IF IT'S COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

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.

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

VEHICLE IS BREAKING WHERE BODY AND MOTOR CONNECTS. WHEN TURNING, VEHICLE SWAYS LEFT AND RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE VIN AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN '95 WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS AND 75,000 MILES. THE TRASNMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES AND THE LAST TWO TIMES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE 1ST OF AUGUST 2000. THE LAST 16 MONTHS THE CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM OF "SLIPPING" THE TRANSMISSION INTO WHAT IS CALLED "LIMP MODE" WHICH IMMEDIATELY SHIFTS THE CAR INTO LOW GEAR WITH NO WARNING AND IT WILL FLUCTUATE BACK INTO GEAR AND INTO LOW GEAR UNTIL THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. I BELIEVE THIS CAR HAS A DEFECT WHICH CANNOT BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN THIS LIMP MODE PORBLEM OCCURS THE EFFECTS AT LOW SPEEDS ARE DRAMATIC AND IT RECENTLY OCCURRED WHILE DOING 60 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I AM A FATHER OF TWO GIRLS AND I DON'T WISH TO LEAVE MY WIFE A YOUNG WIDOW BECAUSE I, THE LITTLE GUY, CAN'T GET A BIG DOG LIKE CHRYSLER TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS CAR. THE CAR HAS HAD TWO RECALLS, TWO BLOWN AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AND VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

THE AIR CONDITIONING ON THE CAR LEAKS AND SMELLS. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 1996 AND HAD IT 6 MONTHS WHEN IT NEEDED THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE AIR WAS RECHARGED BUT CONTINUES TO LEAK. WE JUST PUT CLOSE TO $2,000 INTO THIS USED LEMON AND STILL HAVE THE AIR TO FIX AND THE ALTERNATOR IS GOING SO WE ARE TOLD BEFORE WE GET STUCK AGAIN. THERE IS A LOUD WIND COMING FROM IT NOW THAT WAS NOT THERE WHEN WE GOT THE CAR. WE JUST REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT AND THE TENSION PULLEY. I WISH CHRYSLER WOULD AT LEAST FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING BECAUSE THAT IS ANOTHER $700+ WE JUST DON'T HAVE NOW. I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. I HAVE A HEART PROBLEM THAT THE AIR CONCITIONING WOULD HELP WITH IN THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS AROUND CINCINNATI, BUT IT HAS TAKEN ALL OUR TAX REFUND MONEY WHICH WE HAD BETTER USES FOR THIS YEAR. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE CAN DO TO HELP US??? *AK

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

ALL DEFECTS LISTED BELOW WERE REPAIRED SATISFACTY UNDER WARRENTEE EXCEPT FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER. *AK

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.

I`VE HAD MY TRANSMISSION FIXED 3 TIMES AND ITS GOING OUT AGAIN. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ALSO THE STABILIZER BAR, TIE RODS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES. THE CAR LEAKS OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE. THE SUN ROOF DOESN`T CLOSE HALF THE TIME, AND THE TAIL LIGHTS DON`T WORK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY ONE TIME ALL THE WATER RAN OUT OF MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL/FUEL LEAKAGE, UPON HAVING THIS DEFECT REPAIRED CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES. FIRST TIME EVERYTHING WAS REPLACED, REPAIRS WERE DONE IN FEBRUARY SINCE THEN VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE RIGHT, CAUSING A NUMBER OF OTHER PROBLEMS,.THE VEHICLE IS NOW OVER ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP'S # MARKET MOTOR COMPANY---330-726-7030. RECALL 98V-184000. *AK

CAR NICE TO LOOK AT BUT STARTING TO SMELL LIKE A LEMON. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE SITTING STILL IN VEHICLE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED. WAS PUT IN PARK WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, WHEELS STARTED SPINNING, AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF DURING A FUNERAL PROCESSION. HIT THREE OTHER CARS. DRIVER INJURED. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SIXTEEN TIMES FOR REPAIR SERVICE. THE POWER STEERING BELT CAME OFF AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOUR TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP FOR THE 17TH TIME. *AK

TIE RODS BROKE TWICE. IN ADDITION, REPLACED TRANSMISSION/PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES/COMUTER FAILURE/DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. *AK

TIRE FAILED. (GOOD YEAR EAGLE P225/60R16)