1999 CHRYSLER LHS
218 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 22 |
| AIR BAGS | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 9 |
| STEERING | 9 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 8 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 8 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 7 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 6 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 6 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 6 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 5 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 5 |
| TIRES | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 4 |
Recent Complaints
WAS ON MY WAY TO CLASS, WAS HIT ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF CAR, THEN HIT HEAD ON BY SITTING TRUCK, AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED (HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE THIS), AND I HAVE BEEN DISABLED FROM WORK WITH ONGOING DAILY PAIN. IF AIRBAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED I KNOW I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THROWN AROUND IN THE CAR LIKE I WAS. *TR
I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A LARGE SUV. MY DRIVER-SIDE SEATBELT UN-SNAPPED AT MOMENT OF IMPACT..MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HER BELT WAS FINE..THE CAR WAS DAMAGED AND EVERYBODY WAS OK...BUT WAS CURIOUS WHY THE SEATBELT UN-SNAPPED.. *TR
Mileage: 72,000
DRIVER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HWY, WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SWERVED AND I WAS HIT HEAD ON IN MY 1999 CHRYSLER LHS CONCORD BY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE, WHERE I TRIED TO SWERVE OVER BUT WAS TOO LATE MY CHRYSLER WENT AIR BORN, FLIPPED AND ROLLED, OUT OF THE IMPACT MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I WAS THROWN FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR, BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AS MINE REGARDING THE CHRYSLER AIR BAGS NOT DEPL
1999 CHRYSLER LHS - DRIVER HYDROPLANED IN THE MIDDLE LANE BEFORE STRIKING THE INSIDE MEDIAN WALL. *NJ THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN AND THEY HAD UNEVEN PATTERN WEAR. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT 10-0555-90. *JB
VEHICLE STEERING WOULD START PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THEN THE LEFT. NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END AND VERY LOUD AT TIMES WHILE TURNING. AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT TURN IT WOULD LOCK UP NO CONTROL THEN YOU WOULD GET CONTROL OF THE STEERING. WE HAD CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. VEHICLE THEN STARTED GETTING WERE IT WAS HARD TO TURN LEFT ,IT WAS LIKE THE POWER STEERING WOULD QUIT AND THEN START BACK .VEHICLE WOULD TURN RIGHT NO PROBLEM. WE HAD THIS CHECKED AGAIN,IT WAS UNDER WA
Mileage: 73,000
TRUNK DOOR HAS SHOCK FAILURE, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL ON PERSON WHILE LOOKING INTO TRUNK, TO REMOVE GROCERIES FOR INSTANCE. *AK
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. DURING THE FIRST OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE BUMPED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE BEFORE STOPPING. UPON INSPECTION THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE PIN IN THE THROTTLE BODY CAME OUT. THE PIN WAS REINSTALLED BY THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. UPDAT
Mileage: 11,000
DT: WHEN THE CONSUMER'S WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE IT WENT FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN OVER A SHORT WALL. THIS RESULTED IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGERS. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION. RECALL WORK DONE ON THIS ISSUE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR F
Mileage: 25,500
DT: WHEN THE CONSUMER'S WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE IT WENT FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN OVER A SHORT WALL. THIS RESULTED IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGERS. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION. RECALL WORK DONE ON THIS ISSUE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR F
Mileage: 25,500
DT: WHEN THE CONSUMER'S WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE IT WENT FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN OVER A SHORT WALL. THIS RESULTED IN INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGERS. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION. RECALL WORK DONE ON THIS ISSUE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR F
Mileage: 25,500
IN DEC 2002, THE RACK IN PINION SYSTEM IN MY CHRYSLER LHS STARTED TO LEAK AND CAUSED A FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOST. THE CAR BURNED UP N MINUTES. WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT CHRYSLER HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH RACK IN PINNIONS BUT HAS NEVER DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE,
OWNER WAS MAKING A TURN AT 20 MPH AND HIT A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY HIT A TREE AND SPLIT THE TREE IN HALF. THE TREE WAS ABOUT 8" TO 10" IN DIAMETER. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB COMPLAINT FILED ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER WHO IS RECOVERING IN A NURSING HOME. *TC
Mileage: 20,000
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. UPON IMPACT, IT HIT THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT AT 20 MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD.*AK
VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUPRISINGLY TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED FROM A COMPLETE STOP. *BF (LAWYER JAMES SCHERR ON BEHALF OF CLIENT LUCY GARCY). *JB
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 45 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK A SEMI TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER. THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WERE ON BUT THE CONSUMER HAD GONE OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND INJURED HERSELF. (THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS EJECTED OUT HER SEAT AS WELL) *SCC *JB
Mileage: 63,800
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 45 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK A SEMI TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER. THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WERE ON BUT THE CONSUMER HAD GONE OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND INJURED HERSELF. (THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS EJECTED OUT HER SEAT AS WELL) *SCC *JB
Mileage: 63,800
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND AS A RESULT THE SEAT BROKE AND FELL BACKWARDS. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. *NLM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER A CURVE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE. *NLM
Mileage: 52,000
THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, AND CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB