58 of the 185 complaints about the 1996 Chrysler LHS are about the steering — 31% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 105,500 miles.
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Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
STEERING
HAS LOOSE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL AND STARTED GO OFF OF THE ROAD FOR A MOMENT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD..
NHTSA complaint #10979461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10664056 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
1.CLUNCKING,GRINDING, DOESN'T STEER PROPERLY 2.EVERY TIME IT'S ON THE ROAD 3.PARTS WILL BE REPLACED WHEN WE HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO.
NHTSA complaint #10317442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
FRONT END SHAKING AND POPPING REPLACED TIRERODS A LOWERCONTROL ARMS.
NHTSA complaint #10270133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
1996 CHRYSLER LHS, LOOSE STEERING. DISCOVERED STEERING AT RISK OF TOTAL FAILURE, TIE ROD/RACK & PINION BUSHING COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED. IF NOT DISCOVERED IN TIME, COULD HAVE CAUSED COMPLETE FAILURE OF STEERING DUE TO BOLT SHEARING, PERHAPS CAUSING FATAL OR AT THE VERY LEAST, EXTREMELY INJURIOUS ACCIDENT..
NHTSA complaint #10226881 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STILL IN NEED OF REPAIR, NEEDS RACK & PINION BUSHINGS, RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END, ALREADY HAD INNER TIE ROD REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10215238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
STILL IN NEED OF REPAIR, NEEDS RACK & PINION BUSHINGS, RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END, ALREADY HAD INNER TIE ROD REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10215238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
I'D PARKED MY 1996 CHRYSLER LHS IN A PARKING LOT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS ON 7/10/2005. THE VEHICLE HAS 95K MILES ON IT. AS I RETURNED, AND BACKED THE VEHICLE UP TO EXIT THE SPACE, I HEARD A LOUD "POP". SUDDENLY THE CAR NO LONGER RESPONDED TO STEERING. UPON EXAMINATION, I FOUND THE INNER TIE ROD BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF WHERE THEY CONNECTED TO THE STEERING GEAR. BOTH BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF AT THE SAME LENGTH, AND THE RETAINING PLATE WAS STILL IN PLACE, PREVENTING THE BOLTS FROM LOOSENING/ROTATING. IF THIS HAD OCCURED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, I'D BE DEAD. I HAVEN'T HAD IT REPAIRED YET, BUT I'VE KEPT THE OLD TIE ROD BOLTS. I DON'T KNOW HOW EASY I CAN GET OUT THE SHEARED ENDS FROM THE STEERING GEAR, BUT I WOULD SUSPECT IT WON'T BE IN GOOD SHAPE WHEN I FINISH.
NHTSA complaint #10128510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTING ON IT'S OWN AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO THE VEHICLE KEEPS VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. HAVE REPLACED THE CONTROL ARMS TWO TIMES DUE TO BREAK OF BUSHINGS. THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE STEERING RACK DO NOT KEEP IT SECURED TO THE CHASSIS AND MOVES AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS OPERATED. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BRACKET IN 1999. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AND NEED TO KNOW HOW TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. THE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURE DATE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR INDICATES THE MANUFACTURE DATE AUGUST/1995.
NHTSA complaint #10114151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
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.
NHTSA complaint #10046658 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
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.
NHTSA complaint #10097134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE TIE ROD ENDS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER STATED HE WAS GOING ON THE FOURTH SET OF TIE RODS AT 125,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10092933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
INNER TIE ROD ENDS ONLY LAST REALISTICALLY ABOUT 10,000 MILES,BECOME COMPLETELY UNSERVICEABLE IN 20,000. I AM SURE CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS POOR DESIGN/MATERIAL PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING BOX ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE MOUNTING BUSHINGS. BE ADVISED THAT I HAVE REPLACED THE INNER TIE RODS TWICE, THEN THE BUSHINGS WHEN THEY BECAME AVAILABLE IN AFTER MARKET FORM. CHRYSLER, AFTER MY MANY COMPLAINTS, REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS(ONCE AGAIN) AND THE STEERING BOX DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE BOX DUE TO BUSHING WEAR. ONCE AGAIN, THE TIE ROD BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR NOW HAS ALMOST 80,000 MILES. ISN'T THIS RIDICULOUS. HAVING AT ONE TIME BEEN A FRONT END MECHANIC I KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS PROBLEM IS. THE CAR IS A 1996 CHRYSLER LHS. I EXPECT SOME RELIEF FROM THIS.
NHTSA complaint #10055207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
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."
NHTSA complaint #10049531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED IN A PARKING GARAGE THE STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT TWO HALF-INCH BOLTS FOR THE INNER TIE ROD BROKE IN THE STEERING RACK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND INNER TIE ROD BUSHING. THE CONSUMER HAS THE PARTS IN HIS POSSESSION. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10047926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE BUSHING. THE BUSHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ,BUT THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.
NHTSA complaint #10031314 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
THE STEERING WAS VERY SENSITIVE, IT TOOK LITTLE PRESSURE TO CHANGE DIRECTION OF THE WHEELS.
NHTSA complaint #10004568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
ONCE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING A STOP INTO A DRIVEWAY THE OWNER HEARD A POPPING SOUND. HE WAS INFORMED THAT SEVERAL BOLTS THAT GO INTO THE STEERING BOX HAD SHEERED. THE VEHICLE HAD LOST TOTAL STEERING. THE OWNER STILL HAS THE BOLTS/BROKEN PARTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #10002554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
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
NHTSA complaint #8023822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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
NHTSA complaint #8023322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
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.
NHTSA complaint #767297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
IN JANUARY 2002 A CHRYSLER CERTIFIED MECHANIC PUT BUSHINGS INTO MY STEERING MECHANISM. I SAY PUT THEM THERE BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS ONES (LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD, HAD COMPELTELY DISSINTEGRATED. IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR MY HUSBAND WAS APPROACHING THE END OF A FREEWAY. WHEN HE BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, THE BOLT ON THE D SIDE FELL OFF AND THE STEERING MECHANISM FELL APART. HE WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AT THE MOMENT THE STEERING MECHANISM FELL APART. IT IS A MIRACLE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, INJURIES OR DEATHS AS HE WAS SWERVING FROM ONE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO THE OTHER. THE D SIDE WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF THE STEERING.
NHTSA complaint #766113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER DETERMINED THAT BUSHINGS ON STEERING RACK HAD WORN OUT.
NHTSA complaint #8001464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
POWER STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER DETERMINED THAT BUSHINGS ON STEERING RACK HAD WORN OUT.
NHTSA complaint #8001464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
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.
NHTSA complaint #752847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
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.
NHTSA complaint #752847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK INTO DRIVEWAY, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING, THE FRONT WHEELS WERE COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE FRONT WHEELS WERE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER, VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR AND AND TIE ROD END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #562533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE. ALSO, THE STEERING BOX MOVES BACK AND FORTH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #891345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
STEERING HAS A LOT OF PLAY, AND IS VERY LOOSE. *AK DEALER FOUND PROBLEM TO BE WITH THE TIEROD ENDS, BOTH INNER. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #882592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
STEERING HAS A LOT OF PLAY, AND IS VERY LOOSE. *AK DEALER FOUND PROBLEM TO BE WITH THE TIEROD ENDS, BOTH INNER. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #882592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.