1995 Chrysler LHS

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2002· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 12/28/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS WHENEVER VEHICLE IS COLD. *AK

• 12/24/2000· 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

• 12/24/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NO SUMMARY.

• 12/23/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK. FUEL TANKS LEAKS WHILE DRIVING. DEFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V184000. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/21/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 12/20/2000· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS ROUGHLY, AND IT IS STARTING TO FEEL UNSAFE. *AK

• 12/20/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/20/1999· STEERING

  LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD LOOSE.*ET

• 12/19/2001· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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.

• 12/19/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  FUEL THROTTLE SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

• 12/17/1997· AIR BAGS

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

• 12/13/1995· STEERING

  HAD A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING AND CAUSED IT TO PULL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/12/2000· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

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

• 12/10/2003· STEERING

  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

• 12/10/2001· STEERING

  CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS STRUCTURAL BREAKDOWN IN STEERING MOUNTING AND CONTROL. *AK

• 12/02/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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).

• 11/29/2005· STEERING

  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

• 11/29/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

• 11/27/2000· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SLC

• 11/25/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 11/22/1999· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/21/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/19/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

• 11/18/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 11/18/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATES SHE PLACED HER AUTO IN REVERSE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SO THAT SHE COULD TURN HER CAR AND HEARD A POP NOISE, THEN WHEN SHE PLACED HER AUTO IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED BUT THE WHEELS DID NOT. TS

• 11/16/1998· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 11/14/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE ROTORS WARPED THREE TIMES, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SHUDDER/VIBRATE WHILE BRAKING. *AK

• 11/09/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE LOSSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. TT

• 11/01/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. *ET

• 10/29/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 10/27/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BOLT THAT HOLDS THE TENSIONER PULLEY TO THE BLOCK SHEARED OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP AND A/C COMPRESSOR.

• 10/26/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 10/19/1995· STRUCTURE

  REAR HATCH OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *SD

• 10/18/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

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

• 10/15/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGFire

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

• 10/14/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  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.

• 10/14/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  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.

• 10/12/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON O-RINGS . WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP CAR THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED, CONSUMER WAS CHARGED THE SECOND TIME TO SEE WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM.

• 10/12/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

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

• 10/10/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  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

• 10/09/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  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

• 10/09/1997· STEERING

  PIPE WHICH CONNECTES TO STEERING COLUMN BROKE. TWO BOLTS THAT HELD PIPE BROKE CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO COME OFF . OWNER NOTES THAT PIPE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WELDED. *AK

• 10/06/2004· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 10/04/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS INADEQUATE.

• 09/14/2000· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 09/12/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM SLIPPED INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE POSITION. *SD

• 09/11/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 09/10/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER USED THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT CUT OFF AND WHEN WENT BACK TO START IT AGAIN, THE CAR ACCELERATED. *AK

• 09/09/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP FAILED.