49 of the 1,430 complaints filed about the Chrysler LHS are about the equipment — 3% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1994.
49
Complaints
3%
Share of all complaints
0
Crashes
2
Fires
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
RECALL 883 DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIX INBOARD PIVOT BRACKET. SAID ANOTHER PART COULD NOT BE FOUND OR WELDED. CHANGED BRACKET MYSELF. DEALERSHIP HAD CAR 16 DAYS AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. NOW AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK AFTER RECEIVING CAR. THERE WAS NO OTHER PART NEEDED.
NHTSA complaint #10916699 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN DECEMBER OF 2004. DURING THE SPRING OF 2005 IT WAS FOUND THAT THE A/C WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. AFTER $300 IN DIAGNOSTICS, IT WAS DETERMINED THE EVAPORATOR WAS LEAKING FREON AND WOULD NEED REPLACING, AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $870. I CONTACTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND HE STATED THAT THE A/C SITUATION WAS THE SOLE REASON FOR TRADING THE VEHICLE IN THE FALL OF 2004. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE EVAPORATOR FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS IN EXCESS OF $1000; THEREFORE, HE TRADED THE VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES. THE GM DEALERSHIP WHICH TOOK THE TRADE ALSO FAILED TO REPAIR THE A/C AND FALSELY REPRESENTED THE A/C AS FUNCTIONAL WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. AT THIS TIME, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTINUED DEFECT OF THEIR PREVIOUSLY CONFIRMED EVAPORATORS, WHICH WERE VOLUNTARILY REPAIRED UP TO 70K MILES ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. THE RESELLING DEALERSHIP DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND THEIR 6000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD AFTER THE SALE, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOWINGLY SOLD THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE A/C SYSTEM. THIS EVAPORATOR PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF CHRYSLER PRIOR TO THE 7-YEAR/70K MILE MARK, AND THE EVAPORATOR IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. CHRYSLER SHOULD EXTEND THE MODEL YEAR TO INCLUDE 98 AND 99 MODELS, AND SHOULD HONOR THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD TO ALLOW FOR THESE DEFECTIVE EVAPORATORS TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10141518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DT: CONTACT COMPLAINED OF A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THERE WAS A NEW WATER PUMP/NEW BATTERY CABLES/ NEW BRAKES/ROTORS, AND PADS ON THE CAR. ALSO, PUT IN A NEW HEATER COIL. THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE AIR CONDITIONER, AND IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $500-600 TO FIX IT. CURRENTLY THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR AND THEY SHORTED OUT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10125381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. THE TRANSMISSION STAYED IN 2 OR 3RD GEAR. *JB THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED PREMATURELY. THE FUEL LINES LEAKED. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE RADIO/CASSETTE PLAYER FAILED. THE POWER MIRRORS FAILED. THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM FAILED. THE POWER WINDOWS AND SEATS FAILED. THE ALARM WAS INOPERATIVE. TRUNK RELEASE WAS INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #10096624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NAR 05/23/2003 *MR WHILE TRAVELING THE CONSUMERS ENGINE STALLED TWICE WITH IN A FEW HOURS APART. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ALSO BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #10021580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
SAFETY ALERT: WHILE DRIVING, A BOLT HOLDING THE RACK AND PINION ARM SHEARED OFF AND THE STEERING FAILED ! ! ! THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. IT WAS INOPERABLE. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY HUNG UP ON ME... WE JUST BOUGHT A TOYOTA.
NHTSA complaint #10070175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
INDOOR OVERHEAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE HANGS UP. TAKES DRIVING SEVERAL MILES TO REGISTER CORRECT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. MY 1994 DID THE SAME.
NHTSA complaint #10045177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CAR TEMPERATURE AND AIR CONDITIONING IS UNSTABLE. COLD AIR COMING IN WHEN WARM AIR IS CALLED FOR AND VISE-VERSA.
NHTSA complaint #10045178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 .
NHTSA complaint #10030566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE WITH 57000 MILES, HAS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GO OUT. AT 48000 THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10023427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A SUGGESTION, I HOPE THIS IS THE PROPER DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT IT. STOP LIGHTS SHOULD BE MANDATORY ON THE FRONT OF CARS AND TRUCKS AS WELL AS THE PRESENT LOCATIONS IN THE REAR. THE BENEFIT IS A DRIVER CAN TELL IF THE CAR APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT IS REALLY INTENDING TO STOP. THE SAME IS TRUE OF A DRIVER WITH TURN SIGNALS ON BUT HAS NO INTENTION TO SLOW AND TURN. THAT WOULD BE APPARENT IF THERE WAS A STOP LIGHT IN THE FRONT AND MAY SAVE A PERSON FROM PULLING IN FRONT OF THE CAR THEY BELIEVED WAS GOING TO TURN. ON THE REAR OF A CAR THERE SHOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT LIGHTS, A YELLOW CAUTION LIGHT THAT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS COASTING (NEITHER GAS NOR BRAKES APPLIED). THIS WOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WARNING TO THE FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT CHANGES ARE TAKING PLACE UP AHEAD.
NHTSA complaint #10016834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AC LOST CHARGE AND WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY IN FEB 2002. CAR WAS SEVICED AT MEINEKE IN SUMMERVILLE, SC. NO LEAK COULD BE DETECTED SO SYSTEM RERCHARGED. SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN IN JUN02 AND AGAIN IN AUG02 AT WHICH TIME ATLANTIC AIR AND ACCESS. INC LOCATED A LEAK IN THE EVAPORATER. TOOK VEHICLE TO RICK HENDRICK CHRYSLER AND THEY VERIFIED EVAPORATER FAILURE AND REPLACED THE EVAPORATER. CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE (VEHICLE LESS THAT 3 YEARS OLD) THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED CHRYSLER COORPERATION TO REQUEST CONSIDERATION DUE TO EVIDENCE THE HS BODY CARS HAD EXPERIENCE EVAPORATER FAILER IN THE THE 1996 AND 1997 MODELS AND IT APPEARED THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTED (THEY HAD INCREASE THE WARRANTY ON THE EVAPORATER IN 96/97 TO 7YEARS/70000 MILES). THEY ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE CONSIDERATION EVEN AFTER I BASED MY ARGUEMENT THAT THE EVAPORATER WAS NOT A MOVING PART AND THEREFORE NOT EFFECTED BY MILEAGE AND IT APPEARED THEY WERE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH EVAPORATER FAILURE. THEY RESTATED THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WERE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO COVER ANY REPAIRS. REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM NHTSA TO DETERMINE IF CHRYSLER IS STILL HAVE EVAPORATER FAILER PROBLEMS AND NOT ADDRESSING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO EFFECT REPAIRS IN MY AND OTHER OWNER'S VEHICLES AT THE COMPANY'S EXPENSE AND NOT THE OWNER'S.
NHTSA complaint #765811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER STATES THE AIR CONDITIONER IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER REPLACED EVAPORATOR O-RINGS AND FAN CONTROL SENSOR.
NHTSA complaint #565804 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
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.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT WHEN WEATHER WAS BELOW 25 DEGREES. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK EACH WINTER. THEY ALWAYS SAID THE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT WOULD WORK UNTIL THE NEXT WINTER. FINALLY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH STATE OF COLORADO AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. NOW THE NEW TRANSMISSION (2 YEARS AND 22,000 MILES LATER) WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AFTER SITTING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. AIR CONDITIONING DOESN'T WORK EVERY OTHER SUMMER. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. SERVICES AC AND IT WORKS THAT SUMMER. ALL WARRANTIES EXHAUSTED AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #747202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER NOTICED AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING, REPLACED COOLENT, AND NOTICED A LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #886758 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE FAILED, GOODYEAR, P23555R17, DOT 8302135, CONSUMER TRIED TO TAKE TIRE OFF, HOWEVER HE AND 4 OTHERS WERE UNABLE TO, VEHICLE WAS PULLED FROM THE JACK AND IT FLEW TO THE SIDE, THE TIRE FINALLY CAME OFF AFTER BEATING ON IT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, SPARE TIRE WAS ONLY A 16 IN. TIRE WHILE THE OTHER TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE 17 IN. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #880215 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
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.
NHTSA complaint #731461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
SPEAKERS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #784264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #784264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.