1996 Chrysler LHS

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

• 12/28/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS. *JB

• 12/14/1999· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR WAS ON AND SITTING ON A SMALL HILL AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE SAMETHING HAPPEND IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. *AK

• 12/13/2014· STEERING

  DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL LOST CONTROL WHILE TURNING LEFT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. DIAGNOSING FAILURE TODAY. BELIEVE EITHER TIE ROD OR STEERING BOX. IF YOUR STEERING WHEEL HAS ANY PLAY WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND NOT DRIVING UNTIL HAVING IT LOOKED AT BY MECHANIC. LIVES COULD EASILY BE LOST AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

• 12/10/2003· STEERING

  I PURCHASED A USED 1996 CHRYSLER LHS IN AUGUST. WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLD, I NOTICED A "KNOCKING" SOUND IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SOON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND BEING MADE AWARE OF OTHER SIMILAR SYMPTOMS THAT RESULTED IN DANGEROUS LOSS-OF-STEERING SITUATIONS, I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A "BAD RACK-AND-PINION GEAR ASSEMBLY." *LA

• 12/09/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 13000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WARPED AGAIN AT 23000 MILES. THE LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER AND CHRYSLER IN MICHIGAN SAY IT IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR'. IT IS NOT REASONABLE TO REPLACE ROTORS EVERY 10 - 12000 MILES.

• 12/08/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING, FUEL LEAKED OUT OF VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE SAFETY DEFECT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECALL NUMBER 98V184000. *AK

• 12/08/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE HAS ONLY 38000 MILES YET WATER PUMP IS WORN OUT. DEALER STATES THIS MODEL EXHIBITS PREMATURE FAILURE OF WATER PUMPS AND RELATED ITEMS.

• 12/06/2005· STRUCTURE

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE STRUTS THAT HOLD THE HOOD UP FAILED. THE FIRST TIME IT HIT THE CONTACT IN THE HEAD AND HE BECAME UNCONSCIOUS FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED , AND IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN REPAIRED. ALSO, THE TRUNK SPRINGS FAILED. THEY WERE REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. *AK

• 12/06/1999· STEERING

  CAR HAS LOOSE OR WANDERING STEERING

• 12/05/2002· STEERING

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN IS UNCONTROLLABLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL WANDER LEFT TO RIGHT PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

• 11/30/2000· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CONSUMER RAISED HOOD, AND WHILE CONSUMER WAS UNDER THE HOOD, REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP AN OIL CAN AND HOOD SLAMMED SHUT, INJURING CONSUMER.*AK

• 11/28/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM (98V-184), HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL RAILS, DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGES. *MJS

• 11/26/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL STRAIGHT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURED HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. TS A POPPING NOISE WAS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION. *TT *JB

• 11/22/1999· STEERING

  WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS TIRES WOULD WOBBLE AND VIBRATE DUE TO THE BUSHING ON THE INNER TIE ROD GOING BAD. DEALER SAID THE RACK AND PINION ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

• 11/19/2003· SUSPENSION

  FRONT END COMPONENTS WORE OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS INCLUDED TIE RODS/ BALL JOINTS/AXLE, ETC,. THE CAUSE OF THESE FAILURES HAD NOT B EEN DETERMINED, BUT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLE.*AK

• 11/18/2000· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  FAILED BUSHINGS CAUSE STEERING PROBLEMS. NO REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE!*AK

• 11/18/1998· EQUIPMENT

  RADIO CLOCK FAILED.

• 11/15/2002· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO HANDLE BECAUSE OF SIMULTANEOUS FAILURES OF BOTH THE FRONT STRUTS AND SUBFRAME BUSHINGS. VEHICLE SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN ACCELERATING, AND HAS A ROUGH RIDE. DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS--------769745. *AK

• 11/15/2000· STEERING

  POWER STEERING PUMP IS LEAKING CAUSING IT TO MAKE NOISES. *SLC

• 11/15/2000· STEERING,TIRES

  I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OTHER OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE LHS. I HAVE BOUGHT SEVERAL SETS OF TIRES BECAUSE OF THIS. ALSO I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIE RODS WOULD WEAR OUT AGAIN.COST FOR REPAIRS WERE 831.47. THIS IS UNREASONABLE FOR A CAR SO NEW. I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH COSTLY REPAIRS ONSUCH A NEW CAR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS DEFINATLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. AFTER NEW REPAIRS MY CAR IS ALREADY MACKING SOME OF THE PREVIOUS SOUNDS.SOMTHING IS NOT RIGHT.THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. *AK

• 11/15/2000· STEERING

  RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED, STEERING WILL IS NOT STRAIGHT AND THE WHEEL POPS AND SCRAPES WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. NLM

• 11/04/2003· STEERING

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STEERING WHEEL FAILURE.*MR (NAR) WHILE DRIVING BOTH TIE ROD BOLTS BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ON A STRAIGHT PATH ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS TURNING THE WHEEL. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE THE MANUFACTURER KNEW ABOUT THE FAULTY COMPONENT THAT THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE REPAIR. *NM

• 11/01/2000· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERNAL CLOCKSPRING STRESS RELIEF STRIP WAS BEND IN ASSEMBLY AT FACTORY, COUSING STRESS AND FAILURE OF RIBBON WIRE POWERING AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

• 10/29/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  BY 35000 MILES, WATER PUMP LEAKED, P/S PUMP LEAKED AND OIL PAN LEAKED. ALSO, REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER FAILED. ALL REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. WINDSHIELD SUBJECT TO CHIPPING, HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE.

• 10/28/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS APROACHING A RED LIGHT AND THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE AND REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS ON DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALLED. *AK

• 10/27/2004· PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAINCrash

  AFTER REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY, FROM PARKED VEHICLE IT ROLLED FORWARD DOWN A HILL AND SMASHED ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED A CITY BLOCK.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER THE RECALL ON FLOOR SHIFTER WAS PERFORMED. *JB

• 10/27/2000· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD END RATTLING DUE TO TIE ROD WEARING OUT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ROD MAY FALL OFF, AND THERE WILL BE NO STEERING.*AK

• 10/26/1998· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STEERING RACK SHEARED OFF, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF VEHCILE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/26/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ROTORS WARPED AND PITTED AFTER 9000 MILES , NEED TO BE REPLACED.FIRST TIME IT WAS AT 15708 MILES . THIS IS SECOND OCCURENCE , BRAKES PULSATE AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES . WAS TOLD BRAKE PADS AT 50% WEAR , CURRENT MILAGE IS 24323 MILES.

• 10/23/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  GOING 30MPH WHEN LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN (POWER WINDOWS, AIR CONDITIONER, POWER STEERING & ABS) . LATER RESTARTED & EVERYTHING WAS WORKING. TOOK TO DEALER & PROBLEM WAS NOT LOCATED OR DUPLICATED. *AK *SLC

• 10/21/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH OR HIGHER, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

• 10/19/2004· STEERING

  WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE RACK AND PINION SNAPPED AND FAILED. THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

• 10/16/2001· TIRES

  DOT #BEXOTU51059 - VIBRATION IN STEERING CAUSED US TO HAVE TIRES BALANCED. THE NEXT DAY, ON THE TURNPIKE, THE VIBRATION & NOISE CAME BACK. SOON AFTER, THE TIRE BLEW OUT. TREAD SEPARATED, BUT DID NOT COME OFF THE TIRE. TREAD DAMAGED FENDERWELL, FENDER, BUMPER, SIDELIGHT & TRIM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: BEXOTU5105 TIRESIZE: P225/60R16)

• 10/14/1999· STEERING

  MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AT OLSON TIRE - STORE # 06-17 IN PORT ST LUCIE FLORIDA ON MAY 11, 1999. MY INVOICE SAYS THEY REPLACE A RACK AND PINION UNIT AND A TIE ROD END AT A COST OF $1521.86 INCLUDING LABOR AND APPLICABLE TAXES. ON FRIDAY, OCT 8, 1999, I WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE WHEN I HEARD A "CLUNK" I LOOKED AROUND SAW THAT I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND TRIED TO PULL FORAWRD. THE CAR JUST ROCKED IN PLACE. I GOT OUT AND SAW THAT MY D. SIDE TIRE WAS TURNED AND THE P.SIDE TIRE WAS STRAIGHT. BOTTOM LINE WAS THAT THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE RACK IN WAS SHEERED OFF (BROKE). ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD , THESE BOLTS JUST DON'T BREAK. MY WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR BEACUSE A BOLT IS HARDWARE??? AND OLSON WANTED TO CHRAGE ME $300++++ TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS"BOLT". HAD I BEEN DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED , THERE COULD HAVE BENN SOME VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE??

• 10/11/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OUR MECHANIC STATED HE HAS REPLACE 9 TO 10 TIMING BELTS, IDLER PULLY, WATER PUMPS ON THE SAME TYPE OF CARS. IT SEAMS LIKE THE IDLER PULLY FREEZES, CAUSING THE WATER PUMP TO FREEZE, WHICH THEN CAUSES THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR WAS 503.00 PLUS A LARGE TOWING BILL. I WOULD THINK A $85.00 PULLEY SHOULD BE MADE BETTER AS TO NOT CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE WHEN IT BREAKS.

• 10/07/1996· POWER TRAIN

  THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE CONSUMER TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FREELY. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER REPAIRED. *SLC

• 10/06/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DESIGN/LOCATION OF THE HORN BUTTON IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

• 10/05/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL RAIL WHICH WAS REPAIRED IN 1999 BY PREVIOUS OWNER. ITS BLOWING FUEL ONTO THE MOTOR AGAIN. THE SAME ISSUE . IT HAS 130K MILES ON IT. WHEN OUR MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT WE SAW IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE PARTS PLACES WE CALLED SAID THEY DO NOT SELL THE THE RECALL KITS TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. CALLED DEALERSHIP SPOKE WITH MANAGER. THEY SAID THE RECALL KITS ARE IN DETROIT AND SINCE THE RECALL. L HS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE IT CANT BE REPAIRED AGAIN. WE CALLED MANUFACTURER. THEY SAID TO GO TO A SCRAP YARD TO GET PART OR CALL BACK DEALERSHIP AND ADVISE THEM TO ORDER THE KIT AND RE DO IT AND THERES ALSO ANOTHER RECALL ON IT CURRENTLY AMD FORBTHE DEALERSHIP TO HONOR THAT RECALL ALSO. WE CALLED BACK DEALERSHIP AND ARE CURRENTLY WAITING ON A DECISION. THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO US TODAY. WE HAVENT HEARD BACK. THIS IS MY ONLY WORK VEHICLE. NOONE SELLS THE PART BECAUSE ITS A RECALL. IT BLOWING FUEL ALL OVER MOTOR AND IM WORRIED IT WILL CATCH FIRE .

• 10/04/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

  PETITION FOR INVESTIGATION OF 1996 CHRYSLER LHS DEFECTIVE FUEL RAILS. *BF PETITION IS TO ALSO INVESTIGATE THE ABS AND THE FRAME CONSTRUCTION/ALIGNMENT. THE VEHILCE'S WINDSHILED EXPLODED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BELOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE'S FUEL RAILS LEAKED GASOLINE. THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS CONTAMINATED. *NM

• 10/03/1997· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  INADEQUATE REAR SUSPENSION THAT ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE BOTTOM EVEN ON SMOTH ROAD WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT LOADS.

• 10/02/2001· STEERING,SUSPENSION,EQUIPMENT

  POWER RACK AND PINION BUSHING FAILED TO WHERE RACK WAS MOVING WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL GIVING THE DRIVER SO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR I ASSUME THE FRONT STEERING LINKAGE WHICH WAS PREMATURALLY WORN ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING.THE LEFT REAR TRRAILING ARM COMPLETLY FAILED WHEN IT RUST ALL THE WAY THRU CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UYNSAFE TO DO DRIVE AS THE AXILE WAS SPLAYED OUT AND PUSHED BACK. I REALLY GIVE THE MILAGE OF JUST 75000 THAT THIS WAS A PREMATURE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS RAMIFICATION HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO BRING THIS CAR UNDER CONTROL. AS FOR THE A/C EVAPORATOR CHRYSLER FIXED TRHAT AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RECALLED FUEL RAIL. *AK

• 09/26/2001· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN SHIFTING GEAR INTO DRIVE VEHICLE MAKES A HUMMING NOISE, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 09/26/1999· STEERING

  STEERING GEAR FAILED BY LEAKING STEERING FLUID ON INSIDE BUSHINGS ON TIE RODS. BUSHINGS DEGENERATED AND SUDDENLY HAD SUBSTATIAL PLAY. CAUSED STEERING WHEEL TO HAVE ABOUT 4 INCHES OF PLAY AND MADE CAR DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN THE ROAD EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. CAR WOULD VEER LEFT THEN RIGHT - CAUSING OVERSTEERING JUST TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. COST OF REPAIR HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $2,000. DEALER (JIM COGDILL DODGE) SAYS CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE IN CURRENT CONDITION.

• 09/25/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  WHEN CONSUMER TURNS THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THERE ARE GASOLINE FUMES COMING FROM OF THE VENTS. SHE HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

• 09/24/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  DURING A MINOR FRONTAL IMPACT AT 2 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

• 09/21/2004· STEERING

  THE TIE ROD ENDS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER STATED HE WAS GOING ON THE FOURTH SET OF TIE RODS AT 125,000 MILES. *AK

• 09/20/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, VEHCILE LURCHED FORWARD AND IMPACTED VEHICLE AT 12:00 POSITION. *AK

• 09/19/2001· STRUCTURE

  THE STRUT TOWER ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS STARTING TO RUST. THE RUSTING MAY CAUSED THE STRUT TO GO THROUGH THE BODY OF THE CAR. WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.

• 09/17/2002· STEERING

  ACCORDING TO MY INDEPENDENT CHRYSLER MECHANIC,THE STEERING GEAR BOX DISINTEGRATED AND BECAME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE STEERING GEAR. THE FRONT WHEELS DID NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING WHEEL; THE CAR HAD NO STEERING CONTROL.*AK

• 09/14/1999· EQUIPMENTFire

  WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH SAW SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND FROM THE VENTS AND BOTH SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO A/C FAN MOTOR MALFUNCTIONING. *AK