FaultScore

Chrysler LHS window and wiper problems

43 of the 1,430 complaints filed about the Chrysler LHS are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 3% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1994.

43

Complaints

3%

Share of all complaints

0

Crashes

2

Fires

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers complaints by model year

1994 LHS 13 30.2%
1995 LHS 5 11.6%
1996 LHS 3 7.0%
1997 LHS 6 14.0%
1999 LHS 10 23.3%

Median failure at 141,000 miles

2000 LHS 5 11.6%

Median failure at 8,097 miles

2001 LHS 1 2.3%

Median failure at 96,000 miles

What owners said

2001 Chrysler LHS at 96,000 miles Louisville, KY

VISIBILITY/WIPER

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005 AND RECENTLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND REMAINS ON AND I CANNOT GET MY HORN TO WORK. I ALSO SMELL GAS IN THE WINTER WHEN STARTING THE CAR (HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL PLACES TO FIND A LEAK). VISIBILITY WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

NHTSA complaint #10717882 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Chrysler LHS at 157,000 miles Nampa, ID

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER LHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS, THE WINDOWS BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE TRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,000. UPDATED 03/01/13*LJ UPDATED 03/07/13

NHTSA complaint #10479673 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Chrysler LHS at 125,000 miles Urbana, OH

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

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.

1994 Chrysler LHS Angleton, TX

VISIBILITY

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 1994 CHRYSLER LHS. *MR THE MIRROR IN THE WINDSHIELD WAS TOO LOW AND OBSTRUCTED THE VISION OF THE DRIVER WHEN LOOKING TO THE RIGHT SIDE, THE FRONT END WAS BOUNCING AND WOBBLING IN THE FRONT END, THE FUEL PROBLEM CAUSED AN ODOR IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10083725 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chrysler LHS Greenville, SC

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

POWER SUN ROOF FLEW OUT OF THE TOP OF THE CAR. THE FRAM AND BASIC CAB;E STRUCTURE REMAINED BUT THE GLASS BLEW OUT. REPLACEMENT COST IS ESTIMATED AT $800 PLUS LABOR. THIS SEEMS VERY HIGH TO ME. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN TRAVELING BEHIND US.

NHTSA complaint #10082785 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Chrysler LHS at 20 miles Souderton, PA

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR

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

NHTSA complaint #10045175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Chrysler LHS at 16,174 miles Souderton, PA

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

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

NHTSA complaint #10045180 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Chrysler LHS Springfield, MO

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED TWICE.

NHTSA complaint #10011657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chrysler LHS Pottstown, PA

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

SUNROOF FLEW OFF THE CAR IN ONE PIECE, NO CARS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE IMPACTED. MR

NHTSA complaint #768193 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Chrysler LHS Tulsa, OK

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

TWO FRONT POWER WINDOWS ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS RE-EXAMINED AND REPAIRED. *AK *NLM

NHTSA complaint #8018788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chrysler LHS NEW Rochelle, NY

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WASHER IS NOT SPRAYING. DEALER REPOSITIONED WASHER HOSE THAT WAS TWISTED.

NHTSA complaint #565804 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Chrysler LHS Farmingdale, NY

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

IF DASHBOARD IN COLOR IS OTHER THAN BLACK OR CHARCOAL, BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, A TERRIBLE GLARE IS EMITTED WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUNLIGHT. VISUAL AID IS DISTORTED TERRIBLY, ENOUGH SO THAT AN ACCIDENT COULD RESULT FROM DRIVING INTO THE SUN.

NHTSA complaint #759171 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Chrysler LHS Cleveland, OH Fire

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

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.

NHTSA complaint #896534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chrysler LHS Reynoldsbu, OH

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPERS VIBRATE.

NHTSA complaint #784264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chrysler LHS Reynoldsbu, OH

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR

REAR VIEW MIRRORS FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #784264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Chrysler LHS Southbury, CT

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

DURING NIGHT TIMES THE REAR WINDSHIELD PRODUCE DOUBLE IMAGE OF THE HEAD LIGHTS OF THE VEHICLES BEHIND CAUSING VISUAL DISTRACTION. YH

NHTSA complaint #551358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chrysler LHS Okeechobee, FL

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 94 CHRYSLER. THE ANTENNA IS INOPERABLE, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPERABLE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS INOPERABLE, THE GAS LIGHT JUMPS UP & DOWN ALL THE TIME. THE ABS/TRAC OFF LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DOES NOT GO DOWN. I KNOW THAT ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT JUST WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLERS AND THEY ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS....PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS

NHTSA complaint #720118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chrysler LHS Okeechobee, FL

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 94 CHRYSLER. THE ANTENNA IS INOPERABLE, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPERABLE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS INOPERABLE, THE GAS LIGHT JUMPS UP & DOWN ALL THE TIME. THE ABS/TRAC OFF LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DOES NOT GO DOWN. I KNOW THAT ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT JUST WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLERS AND THEY ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS....PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS

NHTSA complaint #720118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chrysler LHS Okeechobee, FL

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 94 CHRYSLER. THE ANTENNA IS INOPERABLE, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPERABLE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS INOPERABLE, THE GAS LIGHT JUMPS UP & DOWN ALL THE TIME. THE ABS/TRAC OFF LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DOES NOT GO DOWN. I KNOW THAT ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT JUST WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLERS AND THEY ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS....PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS

NHTSA complaint #720118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Chrysler LHS Grand Junction, CO

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE FROM THE DASH AREA. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT DOWN. VEHCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT RADIO SHORTED OUT, AND SHUT DOWN ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. RADIO/BOTH WNDOWS MOTORS, AND FUSES WERE REPLACED. ON MARCH 13, 2000 THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN, AND VEHICLE SMELLED ELECTRICALLY HOT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #858454 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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