1995 Chrysler Lhs Problems

DT: 3 MONTHS AGO THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TOWARD THE CITY AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN CAR STARTED SMOKING. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS SMOKE EVERYWHERE. CONSUMER HAD CAR TOWED. IT WAS RUNNING FINE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CAR THREW A ROD, AND NEEDED A NEW MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE THE SHE COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED.*AK

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' FOR CHRYSLER LHS 1995, TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK. *BF RECALL#04V021000. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CRASH HE WAS INVOLVED IN WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB

LOTS OF PLAY IN STEERING 7 TO 8 INCHS. HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. COST $650. WENT OUT AGAIN AUGUST OF 2010. *TR *JS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, A SNAPPING SOUND WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF STEERING. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO CALL A FRIEND. THE FRIEND NOTICED TWO BOLTS LYING ON THE GROUND THAT APPEARED TO BE PART OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO ALERTED OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/3/2006 - *NM

DT: 3 MONTHS AGO THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TOWARD THE CITY AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN CAR STARTED SMOKING. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS SMOKE EVERYWHERE. CONSUMER HAD CAR TOWED. IT WAS RUNNING FINE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE CAR THREW A ROD, AND NEEDED A NEW MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE THE SHE COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED.*AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE REAR BRAKE BADS FAILED CAUSING THEM TO GRIND ON THE ROTORS. BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SUPPORT IS BROKEN. POWER STEERING PUMP HAS A LEAK. TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES BURNED OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WATER PUMP FAILED ALONG WITH FAILING TIMING BELT & TIMING BELT TENSIONER CAUSING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ENGINE HAS SEVERAL OIL LEAKS. RACK & PINION SYSTEM IS SHIFTING, CAUSING A THUMPING SOUND AND VEHICLE SHIFTING WHILE CORNERING AT TIMES. SELT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY. BRAKES PERFORM POORLY, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING FUEL, AWAITING MECHANIC DETERMINATION IF IT'S COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

THE CAR KEEPS ON DYING WHEN I'M DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR DIES I LOSE MY BRAKES AND MY POWER STEERING MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL RAILS AND I HAVE NOTICED IT LEAKING GASOLINE ONCE IN AWHILE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER LHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NOTICEABLE IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V184000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 235,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER LHS. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRUSHING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RESISTANT UPON APPLICATION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS WERE IN NORMAL CONDITION. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THREE OCCUPANTS WERE MODERATELY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE REAR BRAKE BADS FAILED CAUSING THEM TO GRIND ON THE ROTORS. BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SUPPORT IS BROKEN. POWER STEERING PUMP HAS A LEAK. TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES BURNED OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WATER PUMP FAILED ALONG WITH FAILING TIMING BELT & TIMING BELT TENSIONER CAUSING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ENGINE HAS SEVERAL OIL LEAKS. RACK & PINION SYSTEM IS SHIFTING, CAUSING A THUMPING SOUND AND VEHICLE SHIFTING WHILE CORNERING AT TIMES. SELT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY. BRAKES PERFORM POORLY, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING FUEL, AWAITING MECHANIC DETERMINATION IF IT'S COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CAUSING THE HALF AXLE TO PULL OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 99V215000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A POP AND CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMERS REPAIR MANUAL STATED THAT IT WAS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. *AK *JG

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AT THREE TO FIVE MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT IT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE FRONTAL AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TOLL BOOTH ON I-90, WEST OF BOSTON, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN NO UPSHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR. THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AT ABOUT 6,000 RPM, WITH THE CAR'S SPEED LIMITED TO ABOUT 50 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN, IN A MIDDLE LANE ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH A 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT--A VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION! FROM THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY, LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERS, AND OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLER VEHICULES WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION, I LEARNED THAT THE INTERNAL MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM/DEFECT, OF WHICH CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE.THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS ARE OBVIOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SUDDEN BREAKDOWN OCCURS ON A BUSY, HIGH-SPEED HIGHWAY, AS IN MY CASE. CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE, NOR WILL THEY PAY FOR REPAIR OF THEIR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE.

DEAR CUSTOMER, I NEED USED IGNITION COIL WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR 4 TERMINAL CONNECTOR ITS PART# 68045309AA, PT2285, AND 1P1542. I WOULD LIKE BUY THIS. DO YOU HAVE PART THERE? PLEASE CAN YOU CONTACT ME EMAIL SOON. THANK YOU, (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

DEALER CAR NOT OLD ENOUGH TO NEED A NEW WIRE HARNESS. *AK

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. *AK

THE AIR CONDITIONING ON THE CAR LEAKS AND SMELLS. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 1996 AND HAD IT 6 MONTHS WHEN IT NEEDED THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE AIR WAS RECHARGED BUT CONTINUES TO LEAK. WE JUST PUT CLOSE TO $2,000 INTO THIS USED LEMON AND STILL HAVE THE AIR TO FIX AND THE ALTERNATOR IS GOING SO WE ARE TOLD BEFORE WE GET STUCK AGAIN. THERE IS A LOUD WIND COMING FROM IT NOW THAT WAS NOT THERE WHEN WE GOT THE CAR. WE JUST REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT AND THE TENSION PULLEY. I WISH CHRYSLER WOULD AT LEAST FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING BECAUSE THAT IS ANOTHER $700+ WE JUST DON'T HAVE NOW. I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. I HAVE A HEART PROBLEM THAT THE AIR CONCITIONING WOULD HELP WITH IN THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS AROUND CINCINNATI, BUT IT HAS TAKEN ALL OUR TAX REFUND MONEY WHICH WE HAD BETTER USES FOR THIS YEAR. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE CAN DO TO HELP US??? *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE REAR BRAKE BADS FAILED CAUSING THEM TO GRIND ON THE ROTORS. BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SUPPORT IS BROKEN. POWER STEERING PUMP HAS A LEAK. TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES BURNED OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WATER PUMP FAILED ALONG WITH FAILING TIMING BELT & TIMING BELT TENSIONER CAUSING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ENGINE HAS SEVERAL OIL LEAKS. RACK & PINION SYSTEM IS SHIFTING, CAUSING A THUMPING SOUND AND VEHICLE SHIFTING WHILE CORNERING AT TIMES. SELT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY. BRAKES PERFORM POORLY, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING FUEL, AWAITING MECHANIC DETERMINATION IF IT'S COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT STUCK WHILE ADJUSTING IT BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT RAIL BRACKET WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK IN ORDER TO GET THE SEAT TO MOVE UNLESS IT WAS RUN BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES IT WOULD FINALLY LURCH TO THE SIDE THEN FORWARD. THIS WOULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER. *SC *JB

THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN IN TWO. *PH *NM

VEHICLE IS BREAKING WHERE BODY AND MOTOR CONNECTS. WHEN TURNING, VEHICLE SWAYS LEFT AND RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE VIN AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AT THREE TO FIVE MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT IT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE FRONTAL AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

DT: CONSUMER'S FRIEND WRECKED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE WITH FRONT IMPACT, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. DID NOT CONTACT MANUFACTURER. HAD NOT REPLACED AIR BAGS. *AK

A YELLOW SUBSTANCE ACCUMULATED INSIDE THE HEADLIGHTS LENS. THIS WOULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER'S VIEW WHEN DRIVING DURING NIGHT HOURS. *JB MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *TT

HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, AND IT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY WHILE ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATIOM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AT THREE TO FIVE MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT IT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE FRONTAL AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE REAR BRAKE BADS FAILED CAUSING THEM TO GRIND ON THE ROTORS. BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SUPPORT IS BROKEN. POWER STEERING PUMP HAS A LEAK. TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES BURNED OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. WATER PUMP FAILED ALONG WITH FAILING TIMING BELT & TIMING BELT TENSIONER CAUSING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ENGINE HAS SEVERAL OIL LEAKS. RACK & PINION SYSTEM IS SHIFTING, CAUSING A THUMPING SOUND AND VEHICLE SHIFTING WHILE CORNERING AT TIMES. SELT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T RETRACT PROPERLY. BRAKES PERFORM POORLY, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING FUEL, AWAITING MECHANIC DETERMINATION IF IT'S COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

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.*AK

I`VE HAD MY TRANSMISSION FIXED 3 TIMES AND ITS GOING OUT AGAIN. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ALSO THE STABILIZER BAR, TIE RODS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES. THE CAR LEAKS OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE. THE SUN ROOF DOESN`T CLOSE HALF THE TIME, AND THE TAIL LIGHTS DON`T WORK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY ONE TIME ALL THE WATER RAN OUT OF MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *AK

I`VE HAD MY TRANSMISSION FIXED 3 TIMES AND ITS GOING OUT AGAIN. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ALSO THE STABILIZER BAR, TIE RODS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES. THE CAR LEAKS OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE. THE SUN ROOF DOESN`T CLOSE HALF THE TIME, AND THE TAIL LIGHTS DON`T WORK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY ONE TIME ALL THE WATER RAN OUT OF MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *AK