2000 Chrysler LHS

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

• 12/22/2004· STRUCTURE

  THE STRUTS FAILED, CAUSING THE TRUNK LID TO FALL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF 5 OTHER CONSUMER WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC *JB

• 12/21/2004· SEAT BELTS

  THE FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS WERE VERY HARD TO RELEASE ONCE BUCKLED. THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *PH *SC *JB

• 12/20/2006· AIR BAGS

  TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASE A 2000 CHRYSLER LH MARCH IN 2006. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SPLIT IN THE DASH BOARD OVER THE AIRBAG DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO OWNER OF DEALERSHIP ONE MONTH LATER BECAUSE THE REPAIR ON DASH BOARD SPLIT OPEN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR AND NOT REPLACE THE DASH BOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 11/30/06 HIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HIS VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. CONTACT HAD HIS INSURANCE ADJUSTER LOOK AT VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD BY THE ADJUSTER THAT THE DASH BOARD IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE ADJUSTER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD COULD NOT BE PATCH OVER THE AIRBAG DOORS. THE CONTACT SAID THAT INSURANCE THE ADJUSTER SAID THAT PIECES OF PAINT AND PUTTING COULD COME OFF INTO PASSENGERS FACE AND EYES.

• 12/18/2002· STRUCTURE

  THE METAL IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR KNOB SEPARATED, AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS *DT

• 12/17/2007· STEERING

  I OWN A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS AND WE BOUGHT THE CAR BACK IN 2002 WITH 36*** MILES ON IT. AROUND 15,000 MILES AFTER BUYING THE CAR, MY WIFE WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE RACK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER PAYING A THOUSAND PLUS, WE WERE BACK UP AND GOING. WE NEVER HEARD ANY MORE THAN RACK FAILURE. NOW FAST FORWARD TO FRIDAY DECEMBER 14TH, 2007, I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I LIMPED IT HOME (ABOUT 20 MILES) AND STARTED CONTACTING A REPAIR SHOP. I WOUND UP MUSCLING THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS GONE BAD. THE CAR NOW HAS 150,000 MILES ON IT AND WE ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER $600 BILL. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS NOT REPLACED TO MY KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME OF THE RACK REPLACEMENT. BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 5 MPH. *TR

• 12/13/2004· WHEELSCrash

  FRONT LEFT WHEEL BECAME DETACHED AT 35 MPH FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TAKEN TO SHOP FOR CHECKUP AND REPAIR.

• 12/13/2004· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND THE TIE RODS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 12/11/2008· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HOOD MOLDING FLEW OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO FIND THE PIECE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $300. THE CONTACT FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,216.

• 12/10/2004· TIRES

  IN THE PAST 3 YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES ON OUR CAR, AND THE REAR PASSENGER ONE TWICE. IN TOTAL, 5 DIFFERENT TIMES. THEY ALL START TO HAVE SLOW LEAKS AND THEN GO FLAT. THEY ARE THE ONLY TYPE OF TIRE THAT CAN GO ON THE LHS AND ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE. *AK

• 12/10/2003· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DOWNHILL, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB CONSUMERS WIFE WAS IN SEVERE SHOCK. HE WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO BE NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT. *PH

• 12/10/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FRONT HEADLIGHTS SHORTED OUT DUE TO RAIN GETTING INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT LENS.*AK THE RUBBER INSULATION AROUND THE HEAD LIGHTS CAME OUT, THE GLUE THAT WAS USED FAILED .*CB *JB

• 12/01/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I CAME OUTSIDE ONE DAY AND PRESSED THE KEYLESS ALARM AND HEARD A LOUD EEEEEEEHHHHHHH NOISE. IT WAS MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK MAKING THIS LOUD OBNOCIOUS SOUND. THAT WAS BACK IN APRIL OF 2004. THEN JUST THIS MONTH (NOVEMBER) THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISE. THIS RESULTS IN ME HAVING TO PRESS THE REMOTE 4 AND 5 TIMES JUST TO OPEN THE DOOR. AS FAR AS THE BACK DOOR, I HAVE TO PRESS THE KEYPAD SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN OPEN THE LOCK FROM THE INSIDE. ON TOP OF THAT, ONE DAY WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE LATCH JUST POPPED. NOW, YOU HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR ON THAT SIDE. GOD FORBID I AM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE WHOEVER IS ON THAT SIDE OR SITTING BEHIND ME WILL DEFINITELY BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. AT THIS MOMENT, I AM TRYING TO GET MONEY UP TO GET THESE ISSUES FIXED BECAUSE THE ESTIMATE THAT I RECEIVED FOR JUST THE REAR AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WAS ALMOST $400 ALONE. THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE LIGHTER THAT JUST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY OR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW THE FALL INTO THE DOOR IF YOU ATTEMPT TO ROLL IT DOWN.*AK

• 11/28/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR INTO THE INTERIOR. SO BAD, IT IS GIVING ME A HEADACHE. THERE IS NO GASOLINE STORAGE IN MY GARAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER SEVERAL YEARS. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *JB

• 11/27/2001· TIRES

  WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, FRONT/RIGHT GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE, SIZE: P225/55R17, DOT: UNKNOWN EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MILES ON TIRE, AND THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/22/2004· STRUCTURE

  THE MOLDING THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE WINDSHIELD SNAPPED OFF AND LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. REPLACED COWLING/MOLDING. *BF THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE WAY THE WINDSHIELD WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOOD WAS POOR. *SC *JB

• 11/20/2014· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

  ONE CRACK STARTED OUT AS 2" LONG HAIRLINE, BUT HAVE GOTTEN BIGGER AND NOW IT IS ACROSS THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. AND RIGHT BELOW IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY AIRBAG. HAVE CALLED SEVERAL PLACES TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET IT FIXED/ REPLACED - THE ONLY ANSWER I GET WAS CHRYSLER HAS STOPPED MANUFACTURING THE DASHBOARD, SO ANSWER IS TO COVER IT UP. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS AS THERE SEEM TO BE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM. THESE CAR MANUFACTURERS WAITS FOR COUPLE CAUSALITIES BEFORE THEY WAKE UP AND THE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BEING PROACTIVE IS AN ISSUE FOR THEM! SEEMS LIKE DASHBOARD CRACK IS CHRYSLER'S EXPERTISE IN GENERAL, HAVE ALSO FOUND COMPLAINS ON THEIR 300M AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300M/2000/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/CRACKED_DASHBOARD.SHTML. *TR

• 11/15/2007· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE PANEL ON THE HOOD NEAREST TO THE WINDSHIELD DETACHED. THE PANEL WENT BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

• 11/13/2007· SEATS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FELL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE SEAT BACK IN PLACE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,980.

• 11/12/2004· STEERING

  WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN THERE IS A TENDENCY THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO MANEUVER. THE BRAKES ALSO TEND TO SQUEAK WHENEVER THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN.*AK

• 11/10/2003· TIRES

  VALVE STEM CORROSION LEADS TO AIR LOSS IN TIRE AND A SUBSEQUENT FLAT TIRE AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL. I HAVE HAD THIS CONDITION OCCUR ON EVERY WHEEL OF MY VEHICLE AND THREE TIMES ON ONE WHEEL. DEALER INDICATES THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT MANUFACTURER HAS NO REMEDY.*AK

• 11/02/2010· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  BOTH OF THE MY FRONT DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. NOT ONLY MY CAR BUT I KNOW OF SOME OTHER PEOPLE THAT I TALKED TO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEIR CAR. NOW THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS,SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN AND A PERSON WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE AND NOT ABLE TO GET OUT. *TR

• 11/01/2007· STEERING

  2000 LHS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. CAR HAS 83,000 MILES. GOOD MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP. STEERING IS SLUGGISH, WANDERING ON HIGHWAY, CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL, INTERMITTENT PULLING SURGES IN STEERING WHEEL, CONSTANT CORRECTIONS, LOOSE FEEL, AFRAID OF SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE - PLAN TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER WHERE I KNOW I WILL BE GIVEN SONG AND DANCE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS DRIVEN OVER 100,000 MILES NEVER HAD SUCH AN ISSUE. *TR

• 10/31/2003· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK LID WILL NOT RISE FREELY AND STAY UP. HAVE HAD NEW TRUNK PROPS INSTALLED TWICE AND STILL HAPPENS. *LA

• 10/31/2003· VISIBILITY

  #1 RUBBER MOULDING AROUND WINDOWS HAS COME LOOSE SEVERAL TIMES. #2 THERE IS A SCREECHING AND RUBBING WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING DRIVER'S WINDOW. *LA

• 10/31/2003· EQUIPMENT

  CAR TEMPERATURE AND AIR CONDITIONING IS UNSTABLE. COLD AIR COMING IN WHEN WARM AIR IS CALLED FOR AND VISE-VERSA. *LA

• 10/31/2003· EQUIPMENT

  INDOOR OVERHEAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE HANGS UP. TAKES DRIVING SEVERAL MILES TO REGISTER CORRECT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. MY 1994 DID THE SAME. *LA

• 10/31/2003· VISIBILITY

  REAR VIEW MIRROR DOES NOT DIM SUFFICIENTLY TO AVOID GLARE FROM CARS BEHIND. MIRRORS ON MY OLD CARS WERE BETTER. *LA

• 10/31/2003· STRUCTURE

  SHINY BLACK TRIM ON OUTSIDE OF BODY THAT GOES AROUND WINDOWS IS DULL AND MISCOLORED. *LA

• 10/31/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IS JERKY, CLUNKY AND NOISEY FROM THE DAY CAR WAS BOUGHT. TRANSMISSION IS A BIT BETTER THAN MY 1994 LHS WHICH HAD COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT STARTED AT 20,000 MILES. CHRYSLER REIMBURSED ME FOR COST OF NEW TRANSMISSION. *LA

• 10/24/2003· STRUCTURE

  THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG COVER CRACKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIRBAG FALLS UNDER TRIM AND THEY DID NOT REPAIR TRIM. *JB

• 10/18/1999· STEERING

  ALARM SYSTEM: WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOCK THE DOORS BY ONE OF THREE METHODS (KEYSWITCH, ELECTRIC LOCK BUTTONS, OR TRANSMITTER) AND NOT MANUALLY LOCK THE DOOR(S), THE RED LIGHT ON TOP THE DASH IS SUPPOSED TO START FLASHING AND THE ALARM IS SUPPOSED TO ARM. THIS WORKS ONLY ABOUT HALF THE TIME. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS CALLED STAR AT CHRYSLER AND WERE TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN GLITCH, AND THAT A TSB WOULD FOLLOW. IF YOU WANT TO ARM THE ALARM, YOU CAN WAIT ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN RELOCK THE DOOR(S), OR PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT TO RUN AND BACK OFF, THEN GET OUT OF THE CAR AND ARM THE ALARM AGAIN.

• 10/10/2019· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  ELECTRICAL EXTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASHING AND BLINKING CONSISTENTLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER HAVING TUNE UP. HEATING AND AC DOESN'T PROPERLY WORK AT ALL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY.

• 09/29/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I HAVE A CHRYSLER 2000 LHS AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE 2 DOOR ACTUATORS REPLACED IN MY CAR IN THE LAST YEAR. I DON'T FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A NORMAL OCCURRANCE AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER 2 DOORS AT THIS TIME.*AK

• 09/24/2007· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STEERING ISSUES, NOISE IN WHEEL AREA WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS, TIE RODS TO BE REPLACED, PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE SHIFTS HEAVY WHILE ROLLING OVER A BUMP, DOME LIGHTS GO ON SPORADICALLY, FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO E AND GOES BACK UP ALL THE TIME, TIRES WORN AND THEY WERE BRAND NEW. *TR

• 09/22/2003· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CHRYSLER LHS 2000 *PH *SCC *JB

• 09/19/2001· VISIBILITYFire

  RIGHT HAND EXTERIOR MIRROR EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AFTER FILING A POLICE REPORT. 2ND TIME, 03 AUG 01, WAS DOING THE SAME SPEED WHEN MIRROR EXPLODED AGAIN. NOTHING HAD HIT THE MIRROR TO CAUSE THAT PROBLEM. MECHANIC INDICATED NO CAUSE OF EXPLOSION.*AK

• 09/13/2004· STEERING

  I BEGAN HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, UPON A WARM START. THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON RIGHT TURN EXIT RAMPS AND THE CLUNKING NOISE IS PRESENT WHILE DRIVING.*AK

• 09/12/2005· STEERING

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 CHRYSLER LHS AND THE STEERING FAILED. I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT. MY MAJOR CONCERN WAS THAT MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS USING THIS CAR TO PRACTICE DRIVING FOR HER MOTOR VEHICLE TEST. IF IT WAS HER THAT WAS DRIVING THE CAR SHE WOULD OF BEEN HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE ONLY 55,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. IT HAD 3 OWNERS ALL IN MY FAMILY. I ASKED CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER TO COVER THE $800 REPAIR BILL. THEY OF COURSE REFUSED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED AND WERE VERY RUDE. I CONTACTED THE TUFANO DEALERSHIP THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND STILL REFUSED. CLAIMING THE MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH. THERE ARE MAY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I AM JUST LOOK FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I AM SATISFIED. CAN YOU HELP. *NM

• 09/07/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR WILL NOT START EVERY TIME. SOMETIMES, AFTER TURNING THE KEY, NOTHING HAPPENS. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED AND ALL IS WELL WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN ACTIVATED. *AK

• 09/06/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

  HEADLIGHTS ARE CLOUDING OVER CAUSING DIMNESS IN NIGHT AND DECREASED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS BUT NOT OTHER MANUFACTURERS. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I ALSO HAD A FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ACTUATOR REPLACED. THE HANDLE DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY NOW. AUTO SHOP PERFORMED REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STORAGE IS CRACKED. *NM

• 09/05/2006· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, A VERY LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, VIBRATED, AND SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD, RACK AND PINION, BUSHINGS AND SWAY BAR WERE BAD. THE REAR BUSHINGS, SWAY BAR, STRUT AND STRUT MOUNT WERE ALSO BAD.

• 09/05/2000· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING THE GOODYEAR TIRE BLEWOUT AT 400 MILES, GOODYEAR INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THAT MODEL TIRE LOOSES AIR DUE TO A PUNCTURE AND WILL GENERATE SO MUCH HEAT THAT IT WILL BLOWOUT EVERY TIME (GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 225/55 R LS). NLM

• 09/04/2003· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH A PLASTIC PIECE ON THE HOOD STARTED TO VIBRATE AND FLEW OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN BOLTED. THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS STILL CLIPPED AND WAS NOT OF THE SAME MATERIAL. *SCC *JB

• 09/03/2008· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE STEERING FAILURE BEGAN IN AUGUST OF 2006. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AND THE RACK AND PINION. IN JUNE OF 2008, THE STEERING FAILURE RECURRED AND THE NOISE WORSENED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND THE OIL GASKET, WATER PUMP TENSION PULLEY, TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE CLAMP, AND THE WATER PUMP WERE ALL REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,337 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

• 09/01/2015· SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM THE POLICE TO HELP PROP THE SEAT UP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NEW PIN DUE TO AN UNKNOWN RECALL. AFTER THE SECOND SEAT FRACTURE, THE ENTIRE SEAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 08/02/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL TICKING COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS THEN BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND CORRODED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,344.

• 08/01/2005· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DT: POWER DOOR LOCKS WENT OUT ON BOTH SIDES. THIS FIRST BEGAN ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, BUT NOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET IN AND OUT, AND SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO GAIN ENTRY WITH THE KEY ITSELF. ONLY REPAIRS WERE TO POWER WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT NO REPAIRS TO THE LOCKS. *AK THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LOCK ALSO FAILED. *NM

• 08/01/2003· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THEYRE'S A POSIBBILITY THE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURING BECAUSE OF THE SUSPENSION OR STRUTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *CB

• 08/01/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT

  POWER LOCKS ACTUATOR SEEMS TO BE GOING BAD ON A THE LHS. IS THERE A WAY TO LOOK AT THE REPAIR SHOP FOR CHRYSLER TO SEE HOW MANY POWER LOCKS ACTUATOR ARE GOING BAD. I HAVE A BROTHER AND A COUSIN THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR LHS . *AK

• 07/24/2007· STEERING

  ON JULY 15, 2007, I ENTERED MY CHRYSLER LHS TO DRIVE HOME FROM A LOCAL BUSINESS PARKING LOT. AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, I HEARD A "POP", "POP". I THOUGHT THAT I HAD A BLOW OUT AND CHECKED THE WHEELS. ALL WERE OK. I TRIED AGAIN TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT TURNED FREELY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND BACK WITH NO EFFORT WHAT SO EVER. CHECKED THE FRONT WHEELS AFTER TURNING STEERING WHEEL FULLY TO THE LEFT AND FOUND THE WHEELS POINTED STRAIGHT AHEAD. LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY HAD IT TRANSPORTED TO BAXTER CHRYSLER FOR REPAIR. THEY FOUND THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING ASSEMBLY TO THE FRAME HAD BROKEN AND AS A RESULT CAUSED THE TIE RODS, STEERING GEAR AND ASSOCIATED PARTS TO BREAK INCLUDING THE RACK. THIS IS THE SECOND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE STEERING ASSEMBLY ON THIS CAR. SEE COMPLAINT FILED 6/20/2006, ODI # 10160292. AS IN THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT, I OR MY WIFE WAS LUCKY THAT WE WERE NOT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR