1994 Chrysler Lhs Transmission Problems

IN JULY 2004, I PURCHASED A USED '94 CHRYSLER LHS W/95,000 MILES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (EXTERIOR/INTERIOR) BUT WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS I EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (ELECTRIC CURRENT NOT GOING TO GAUGES, GAUGES GOING HAYWIRE), TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (PERIODIC 'LIMP MODE', CAR ERRATICALLY SURGING) AND STEERING PROBLEMS (RACK 7 PINION, INNER/OUTER TIE RODS). WITHIN A FEW MONTHS I REPLACED THE INNER/OUTER TIE RODS AND FRONT/REAR STABILIZER LINKS THAT ALL IMPROVED MY FRONT SUSPENSION. JUST RECENTLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I HAD MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER REPLACE ONE BROKEN TRANSMISSION MOUNT ($305) THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK AT 124,500 MILES WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON MY LOCAL HIGHWAY MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF DRIVE GEARS, I WAS ABLE TO EXIT SAFELY ONTO MY JOBS PARKING LOT BEFORE IT FINALLY GAVE OUT. I HAD IT TOWED TO AN EXCLUSIVE AUTO TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY HAD TO REBUILD/OVERHAUL THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER ($1,800). A WHOPPING $2,100 IN REPAIRS IN ABOUT A MONTH. THERE WENT MY CHRISTMAS MONEY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10146729

Incident

Dec 1, 2005

Mileage

124,500 mi

PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK RECALL 04V021000 NOTICE, THE DEFECT OCCURRED. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS, DOWN THE DRIVEWAY INTO A NEIGHBOR'S YARD, AND CRASHING INTO A TREE, BREAKING THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10117011

Incident

Mar 29, 2004

Mileage

125,000 mi

THIS IS THE SECOND 1994 LHS I'VE HAD, AND THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURED ON BOTH CARS.SOMEONE NEEDS TO LISTEN TO COMPLAINTS BEFORE THERE IS A LOSS OF SOMEONES LIFE. WHICH I CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE RACKET PINION AND TIE ROD.ANOTHER FEW MILES AND WE MIGHT NOT BE HERE TODAY.THERE IS ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER AND AC NOT WORKING,CANT SHUT IT OFF,TURN IT ON CHANGE IT FROMHEAT TO AC.HOOD PROBLEMS. TIMING BELT.SO MANY THINGS HAVE WENT WRONG WITH BOTH THESE CARS AND THEY BOTH WERE 1994 CH-LHS.DONT HAVE THE DATES IN FRONT OF ME WHEN ALL THE THINGS HAPPENED.I HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR 3 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. AND THE LAST ONE I PUT MONEY INTO IT ONE TIME AFTER ANOTHER ANOTHER,SOMEONE HIT IT AND IT WAS TOTALED OUT.I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER. ANY CHRYSLER .THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A NICE CAR,GOT 2 LEMONS.JUST THINK THEY NEED TO BE CHECKED OUT BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT.

NHTSA ID

10114656

Incident

Feb 26, 2005

A RECALL FOR THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTER-LOCK HAS BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER, DEALER CONTINUES TO STATE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE OCTOBER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10115687

Incident

Oct 26, 2004

Mileage

61,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES ENGINE WILL GO INTO GEAR, AND MOST TIMES IT WILL BE A LOW GEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10057187

Incident

Nov 11, 2003

Mileage

108,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING ENGINE IDLES ROUGHLY, AND WILL NOT SHIFT TO PROPER GEARS. DEALER IS REBUILDING TRANSMISSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10034048

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION WILLNOT ENGAGE IN GEAR IN COLD WEATHER UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS WARM. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

NHTSA ID

8010024

Incident

Mar 1, 1999

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS STRONG SHUTTERING WHILE SHIFTING FROM 1-2, 2-3,AND 3-4. HAD CAR IN AT 52422 MILES FOR SHUTTERING, DEALER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING.*AK

NHTSA ID

759960

Incident

Mar 17, 2002

TOOK VEHICLE FOR RECALL WORK TO BE DONE AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS OF BAD TRANSMISSION, DEALER CLAIMS IT'S A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION CAR WAS PERFECT BEFORE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

756873

Incident

Jan 10, 2002

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL BE HARD TO SHIFT GEAR, AND WILL MAKE NOISE AT THE TIME OF SHIFTING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002164

Incident

Jan 10, 2002

I WAS PUSSING ON THE GAS TO HEAT UP THE ENGINE, WHILE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL THE GEAR CHANGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND THE CAR BECAUSE IT MOVED IN REVERSE DIRECTION LIKE A ROCKET FROM THE DRIVE WAY TO THE STREET TO HIT ANOTHER STANDING CAR AND MOVED OFF THE STREET. OTHER THAN BODY DAMAGE THE ENGINE DIDN'T WORK AFTER THE ACCEDENT AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AND UNTIL NOW SINCE 4/2000 I'M FIXING THINGS RELATED TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS USED. RIGHT NOW I CAN CHANGE FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITHOUT PUSHING ANY WHERE! NOT EVEN ON THE BRAKES! I THINK WHAT HAPPEND WASN'T FAIR TO ME AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH BECAUSE I DIDN'T CAUSE ANY DEATH OR ENJURY TO ANYONE. EMAD.THX. *AK

NHTSA ID

749714

Incident

Mar 15, 2000

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.*AK

NHTSA ID

747202

Incident

May 15, 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH WHEN TACHOMETER SHOT UP AS IF VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL AND LOST THE GEAR HE WAS IN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION, AND CHECKED TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS GOOD. BUT, VEHICLE COULD ONLY ENGAGE IN FIRST AND REVERSE GEARS. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT FOR $2150.00. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

887367

Incident

Apr 14, 2001

REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE. MECHANIC THINKS PROBLEM IS CONNECTED TO WIRING HARNESS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE IS IRRATIC, GAUGES QUIT, AND VEHICLE STALLS.

NHTSA ID

876266

Incident

Jan 19, 2000

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE SINCE PURCHASE. TOTAL FAILURE: 24000 MI. TORCO CHRYSLER REBUILT TRANSMISSION. TOTAL FAILURE: 41000, 42000,48000MI. ROEASCH CHRYSLER REBUILT, TOTAL FAILURE: 85000 MI. PRIVATE MECHANIC IS ATTEMPTING TO REBUILD .

NHTSA ID

733703

Incident

Jan 1, 1997

THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH BECOMES WORSE NEARING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CONDITION PERSISTS AFTER REPLACING THE POWERTRAIN MOUNT AND RESECURING THE HARMONIC BALANCER ON ANOTHER VISIT. I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE SHOP FOREMAN AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY (SHAFT BEARING) REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT AND TWO AXLE SHAFTS WHICH EXIBIT EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE PROBLEM THAT I COMPLAINED OF EARLIER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY THE USED CAR WARRENTY BY 100% MINUS A $50 DEDUCTABLE AND DOCUMENTED WILL NOW COST AN ESTIMATED $2400 DOLLARS AT MY EXPENSE. I WILL PURSUE LEGAL ACTION IF NECESSARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

733336

Incident

Mar 31, 2000

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS. WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UP. VEHICLE SURGES AND STALLS. ALSO, CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED LAST WEEK, BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 94V024000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

871717

Incident

Sep 20, 2000

THROUGHOUT THE LAST 3 MONTHS WE HAVE NOTICED THAT OUR CARS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP. IT HAS BEEN SHUDDERING EVERYTIME IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM 3RD TO OD. IT ALSO HAS SLAMMED INTO GEAR OCCASIONALLY. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED FOR SEVERAL REASONS. ONE IS OBVIOUSLY THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THIS CAR BECAUSE THIS IS HER CAR AND THEY ARE USUALLY WITH HER. ALSO, WE ARE VERY UPSET WITH THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THIS CAR ONLY HAS 64000 MILES ON IT. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING THIS EARLY. WE TAKE EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF OUR VEHICLES AND WANT TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF ITS OCCUPANTS. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

726892

Incident

Jun 10, 2000

THIS CAR HAD A BUMPER TO BUMPER 60,000 MILE WARRANTY - TRANSMISSION AND AIR CONDITIONING SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED 100% I DID NOT PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE FROM VANDYNHOVEN'S ONLY HAD IT SERVICED THROUGH THEM. THEY ARE REIMBURSING ME 50% ON THE AIRCONDITIONING BECAUSE CHRYSLER HAS AGREED TO PAY 50% BUT I FEEL THAT THE EVAPORATOR CORE WAS WARRANTEED UP TO 70,000 MILES AND NOW I'M AT 71,700 AND THEY AREN'T COVERING IT IN FULL. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN AT LEAST 2 TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY WITH AIR PROBLEMS ? SAME WITH THE TRANSMISSION - IT WAS BROUGHT IN ON SEVERAL OCCATIONS WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FULLY COVERED AND I HAD TO PAY $750.00 THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING ON 10/04/99 *AK

NHTSA ID

724327

Incident

Aug 16, 1999

NHTSA RECALL 99V215000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837/ ENGINE CRADLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HERSHBERGER MOTORSTO REMEDY FAILED PART. THEN CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER DEALER, BEAVERTON CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH, WHICH NOTICED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HEAR NOISES, AND FELT THAT TRANSMISSION WAS TRYING TO DISENGAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

861261

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKETS, VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND VIBRATION WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO RECALL COMPONENT. MJS

NHTSA ID

552018

Incident

Feb 15, 2000

WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTER SECTION. CONSUMER FELT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD 23000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS DESIGN FLAW. *AK

NHTSA ID

858474

Incident

Mar 3, 2000

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 ID

720118

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

REAR RACK BUSHING FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

551319

ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO INDICATIO THAT IT IS GOING TO STALL. THE FIRST SIGN OF A PROBLEM IS WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE IS NO RESPONSE AND THE OIL INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON . THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING IN REVERSE AND LOW IN THE THE FIRST TIME I GO TO DRIVE IT IN THAT DAY. IT TAKES ABOUT 2 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN GET IT TO ENGAGE. WHEN DRIVING AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP, THERE IS SOME HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE HOOD LIFT ASSIST CYLINDERS DO NOT FUNCTION ALLOWING THE HOOD TO DROP WITHOUT NOTICE. I WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD TWICE WHILE CHECKING FLUIDS.*AK

NHTSA ID

718377

Incident

Jan 14, 2000