We found the following complaints for CHRYSLER LHS (1997)
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Seat/shoulder belt did not lock up on impact, air bags deployed, but my head still hit the windshield.
While driving45 mph the vehicle had a direct frontal impact in which the driver's and passenger air bagsdid not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this accident.please provide further information and vin # .
The speed, temperature, and fuel light gauges were inoperative. Themanufacturer will be contacted by consumer.
I have a 1997 chrysler lhs, most of the time while i am driving all of my instrument will drop down to 0 and the air bag light will come on and the heat will come on full blast hot no matter what setting i have it on. And then when the instrument finaly come back up to the speed that i am going the a/c comes on as well. I took the car to the chrysler dealership in randolph several times and they still don't know what's wrong with it. Can you please help, this has been going on for a long,long time.
I was driving several months ago and my dash light went black.it stopped working.they did not work for several months.then a week ago they came back on while i was driving.tonight, after a week of working dash lights, they suddenly stopped working again as i was driving down the road.what is going on? please let me know what can be done.
Horn inaccessable for emergency.yh
Instrument panel loose ground connections cause driver inst panel to go on or off when driving this also effects air bag panel light. This ischrysler tsb. When occurs you are blind to gas & all displays, incl mph.very dangerious, should be a recall.
While driving, smoke came from underneath the hood on the passenger side. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined. Please provide more information.*la
Over-heating of car engine. Failure of cooling fans, radiator leaking due to crack in radiator.
Water pump failed several times.
Water pump. Power window.
I drive a 1997 chrysler lhs. I have 2 issues both covered under recalls that chrysler has performed.1. Evaporator failed - chrysler added an addendum to increase the warranty on this to 71,000 miles. Mine failed at 53k and i had a independant mechanic repair my car. Total cost was around $1,000. Called chrysler and they simply said they would not cover the cost of the repair. I asked why and the help desk person said a tech told him we won't cover the costs. The repairs we're made last year. If it's covered and their addendum states it will ocver it how are they allowed to skirt past this?2. My car leaks gas. Found a recall in 1999 that addressed an issue about bad fuel rails and chrysler would did indeed repair cars. My car has the recall repairs performed. Doing a vin check verified this. So i explained to my chrysler dealer that obviously the recall is bad. He said bring the car in, i'll analyze it ( at my cost $100 ) and we will dtermine where it's at. I don't believe i should have to spend any $$ on their faulty work. How do i proceed to get chrysler cover their poor quality?i live in florida and very concerned that my car is a deatrh trap with the leaking fuel. At the extremem temperatures cars reach in flroida - a combustion is not far from happening.please help.
Over-heating of car engine. Failure of cooling fans, radiator leaking due to crack in radiator.
Over-heating of car engine. Failure of cooling fans, radiator leaking due to crack in radiator.
Whenconsumer turned off the engineand tried to turn it back on, it won't start, especially whendriving on a drive through. Dealer and manufacturer were contacted.
Belts failed.
When parking vehicle, driversmelled odor of gas fumes.driver alsonoticed a heavy odor of gas fumes outside the vehicle. Has not taken vehicle to dealer.
Exhaust system sensor failed.
The consumer has been experiencing problems withmuffler.muffler gets so hot, that it burns the metal under the car which, in turn, burns the rubber under the rear seats.when the consumer touched the muffler, it burnt his hand.in addition, it caused the rear seats to get very warm/hot.the manufacturer has been contacted.
The consumer has been experiencing problems with muffler. Muffler gets so hot, it burns the metal underneath the vehicle which, in turn,burns the rubber underneath the rear seats.
Cd player failed.
Headlight lensis so severely faded that it causes poor visibility while driving at night. Dealer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
While drivingheadlights become dim, causingview at night to be blurry.
The headlight housing can not be removed to replace a burned out headlight bulb.there are two bolts that need to be removed for each headlight.one of the two bolts can not be removed as the nut holding the bolt rotates inside the plastic housing and will not let the bolt be removed.this is a common failure and means that to many people have to drive with a burned out bulb much longer than necessary until they can schedule a repair appointment.it shouldn't take that long to replace a burned out headlight.
Bad fuel leak developed , and was ,after several weeks , repaired by local chrysler dealer ,-plenum , injector etc. Replaced.
The contact owns a 1997 chrysler lhs. The contact stated that the vehicle was included and repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 98v184000 (fuel system: gasoline: fuel injection system) in 1999 for an abnormal gasoline smell. The contact stated that the odor had returned and the smell of gasoline was extremely overpowering. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer and it was determined that the o-rings failed.the failure mileage was 143,000.
Recall 98v184000 chrysler/fuel leakage; owner made an appointment for january 27th. After arriving at dealership, owner was informed that the part was not available to correct campaign.owner was told that she would be notified once the part became available.repairs made in april.*ml
Very noticeable gasoline smell located in driver/passenger seating area.smell is first noticed upon starting of vehicle engine and/or when using the heat vent or air conditioning.
I had the check engine light come on.i checked it on a computer and it said misfire on cylinder one.it was running very rough and a family friend is a service manager for a chrysler dealership on the mainland, i live in hawaii.he said that it sounds like it very likely could be related to recall # 98v184000.i took it into, cutter dodge chrysler jeep in pearl city hawaii, in hopes that they would be able to take care of the recall.a few days later they told me there was a problem with the wires and spark plugs and to come and pick up my car.when i arrived at the dealership the car was not running, granted when i dropped it off it was running rough but it was running nevertheless.i had to have it towed off of the lot and when i took it back to my house i changed the spark plugs and wires.i still had a check engine light on, when i drove the car for a couple of days.i know that it may take a couple of trips to reset the computer.when the check engine light would not go off i wanted to check and see how the fuel injectors were.that is when i found that there was gas under the fuel rail, and the fuel rail has cracks around where the fuel injectors sit.i took the parts to the chrysler dealership and they had the parts for a couple of weeks it went from the gentleman that i was working with in the service department to his manager to tom smith who ultimately said he would not help me with this recall.the fuel injectors are definitely leaking and there are cracks on the fuel rail.
Car has had bad fuel leak now for a month , it is an injector that i am certain wasreplaced by the local dealer two years ago , but even though they have diagnosed it,they are claiming they replaced a different injector to the leaking one ,and thereforeis not covered under their warranty. I continue to drive thevehicle with the leak .
Consumer took vehicle into the dealer and they didn't fix it properly. Recall 98v184was forfuel rail "o" rings, andthey fixed theintake manifold. Vehicle has been correctly repaired since . *ml
Fuel rail/fuelpipe/o-ring repaired 10/04/99 at dealer invoice # chcs79506.
I drive a 1997 chrysler lhs. I have 2 issues both covered under recalls that chrysler has performed.1. Evaporator failed - chrysler added an addendum to increase the warranty on this to 71,000 miles. Mine failed at 53k and i had a independant mechanic repair my car. Total cost was around $1,000. Called chrysler and they simply said they would not cover the cost of the repair. I asked why and the help desk person said a tech told him we won't cover the costs. The repairs we're made last year. If it's covered and their addendum states it will ocver it how are they allowed to skirt past this?2. My car leaks gas. Found a recall in 1999 that addressed an issue about bad fuel rails and chrysler would did indeed repair cars. My car has the recall repairs performed. Doing a vin check verified this. So i explained to my chrysler dealer that obviously the recall is bad. He said bring the car in, i'll analyze it ( at my cost $100 ) and we will dtermine where it's at. I don't believe i should have to spend any $$ on their faulty work. How do i proceed to get chrysler cover their poor quality?i live in florida and very concerned that my car is a deatrh trap with the leaking fuel. At the extremem temperatures cars reach in flroida - a combustion is not far from happening.please help.
The vehicle experienced a problem with the fuel lines.
I had the check engine light come on.i checked it on a computer and it said misfire on cylinder one.it was running very rough and a family friend is a service manager for a chrysler dealership on the mainland, i live in hawaii.he said that it sounds like it very likely could be related to recall # 98v184000.i took it into, cutter dodge chrysler jeep in pearl city hawaii, in hopes that they would be able to take care of the recall.a few days later they told me there was a problem with the wires and spark plugs and to come and pick up my car.when i arrived at the dealership the car was not running, granted when i dropped it off it was running rough but it was running nevertheless.i had to have it towed off of the lot and when i took it back to my house i changed the spark plugs and wires.i still had a check engine light on, when i drove the car for a couple of days.i know that it may take a couple of trips to reset the computer.when the check engine light would not go off i wanted to check and see how the fuel injectors were.that is when i found that there was gas under the fuel rail, and the fuel rail has cracks around where the fuel injectors sit.i took the parts to the chrysler dealership and they had the parts for a couple of weeks it went from the gentleman that i was working with in the service department to his manager to tom smith who ultimately said he would not help me with this recall.the fuel injectors are definitely leaking and there are cracks on the fuel rail.
Recall 98v184000 concerning fuel injection systemleakage.dealer could not get parts for recall service, but the vehicle has since been repaired.*ml
Recall 98v184000, chrysler/fuel leakage; owner received notice on april 3, 1999. Owner contacted dealer on april 5, 1999, and was given an appointment for august 12, 1999.
Consumer took vehicle into the dealer and they didn't fix it properly. Recall 98v184was forfuel rail "o" rings, andthey fixed theintake manifold. Vehicle has been correctly repaired since . *ml
The vehicle fuel rail o-rings were replaced per recall notice 98v-184, recently the consumer began smelling fuel around the engine when the vehicle was in the garage, the fuel rail o-rings had to be replaced again after initial repair and the consumer was charged.nlm
Fuel rail/fuelpipe/o-ring repaired 10/04/99 at dealer invoice # chcs79506.
Had received recall notice 98v184000 & notified dealer. Took vehicle to dealer & had "o" rings repaired under recall. Picked up vehicle & it was running rough. Tok vehicle back to dealer when other drivers started flagging owner down due to vehicle on fire. The recall remedy had failed & vehicle had caught fire.
A gasoline odor inpassenger compartment. Dealership has examined vehicle approximately sixtimes, and has been unable to effectively remedy the problem.note:recall 98v184000 repairs were performed on january 18, 2000.please provide any additional information / documentation.
The contact owns a 1997 chrysler lhs.while driving approximately 25 mph, the contact activated the air conditioner unit and smelled a strong odor of gasoline.the check engine warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel.the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and discovered that the fuel injection was leaking fuel.the technician advised the contact not to drive the vehicle due to the possibility of a fire.the vehicle has not been repaired.the vin was not included in the recall pertaining to the gasoline fuel injection system. The failure and current mileages were 130,000.updated 07/29/08 the fuel injection was leaking gas. Recall # 98v184000. Updated 07/31/08.
Consumer received a recall notice replacement fuel rail o ring to reinforce the fuel outlet rail. While driving consumer smelled a fuel odor coming inside from the vents.consumer was able to pull over and noticed oil on top of the engine leaking underneath.consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, andmechanic informed consumer that this vehicle was not under a recall.a recall was done four years ago, and consumer had to pay for repairs.
Gasoline expulsion out of tank after excepting too must gas into tank, consumer was covered in gasoline.
Engine check light is on, and vehicle smells like gasoline leaking.
Fuel tank problem.yh
Fuel rail/fuelpipe/o-ring repaired 10/04/99 at dealer invoice # chcs79506.
Consumer states fuel is leaking onto top of engine.nlmthe problem was supposedly corrected by a previous recall, but consumer smelled fuel and found fuel in the valley of the engine.*jg
Vehicle ran out of fuel when gauge indicated that there was and eighth of a tank remaining.
When my fuel guage reads a half of a tank, i'll run out of gas.
Fuel guage sender failed.yh
I noticed a gas smell while driving and thought that since i had recently put gas into the vehicle that that was what i smelled. The smell persisted and i had the hood open and i noticed that gas was gushing out of the front middle part of the engine. My engine light had come on and it was flashing on and off so i parked it and it now sits. I rely on my car to get to work. I was told that a fire could start and i feared for my safey and others around me.
Tranmission failed and has to be replaced. Hood will not stay up and suddenlyfalls and could easily injure somebody.
Consumer lifted hood to check oil, hood slammed down and injured consumer. Lifts went out on vehicle.
Transmission failed.
Not long after buying this used vehicle with about 95,000 miles, i noticed a shudder when i got up to about 40 mph. Now after driving only 20,000 miles it won't upshift after being driven for about 30 minutes and shudders at take off. The dealership won't bill chrysler for the $2100 tranny repair. I can't afford to be without a vehicle, and a repair bill in that amount or another car payment may put me under. This is very stressing. This is the newest used car i've owned and i thought it'd be reliable. I'll never buy a chrysler again.
Transmission locked up while driving .dealer has replaced the transmission.
When starting vehicle with foot on the brake, and vehicle in park,vehicle went into reverse, causing a collision/injury. Cause unknown.
While driving on the interstateand coming out of cruise control driver only had low power and reverse. Consumer felt that this was a transmission problem, check engine light came on. Took vehicle to dealer, and they put in a chrysler transmission.currently, after 500 miles, there's a winding noise. Consumer feels this is unsafe becausevehicle may lose total power on the highway.
Tranmission failed and has to be replaced. Hood will not stay up and suddenlyfalls and could easily injure somebody.
The vehicle was parked in park gear when the vehicle moved and crashed into a house, the vehicle was still in parked gear when collision occurred.*mjs
Vehicle experiencing problem with rolling while in parked; and hit a house; dealer notified. Please provide any further details:
I read an article online about defective seat belts model gen3 on chrysler lhs vehicles from 1994 thru 2001.i saw videos of how they were tested and how they failed.i checked my seat belts on my chrysler lhs 1997 and found that they too failed the test.i contacted the chrysler dealer but said that my vehicle did not apply to the recall and that i would have to buy the parts and have them replaced.i just recenly obtained this vehicle and i don't think that i should be responsible for unsafe parts installed by the manufacturer.
Seat/shoulder belt did not lock up on impact, air bags deployed, but my head still hit the windshield.
Seat belts do not retract.yh
Driver's and passeger's side seat belt retractors d no't retract back and the rear view windshield reflects double vision when looking out of the back window .due to the contour of the windshield.
Driver's side seat backrestbroke due to broken bolt while driving. The entire seat collapsed backwards when driver entered. Been to dealer & mechanic installed bolt on the side of seat & a put a board in back. On 11/14 was informed vehicle should not have left shop with a board in back. Dealership taking full responsibilty for problem.
We replaced the warped rotors on april 10, 1998 and have since had them turned twice.of course none of this was under waranty.we were wondering if there were others with the same problem and if it could be something wrong with the car to cause this repetitive problem.other vehicles that we have owned did not present these problems for the life of the car.
The contact owns a 1997 chrysler lhs.while the vehicle was being serviced for routine maintenance, the transmission pan was cleaned.several hours after the repair, while driving in reverse, the accelerator pedal became stuck in the applied position.the contact was unable to apply the brakes.she had to remove the key from the ignition in order to stop the vehicle.the dealer replaced the master cylinder, but the failure recurred several weeks later.she is in the process of taking the vehicle back to the dealer for a proper diagnosis. The failure mileage was 97,000 and current mileage is 104,000. Updated 3/30/09 the brake pedal went to the floor and the acclerator pedal was stuck. Updated 03/31/09.
At 32800 miles original rotors warped and were replaced. At 42800, the 2nd rotor set warped. In both cases, i was driving on washington's beltway, and had to stop fast (not a panic stop) from 50mph to 0. (no contact was made with other car) after i rounded a curve. The rotors warped again and caused the car to vibrate . The rotors' design is inadequate. What would happen if i had to make more than one hard stop before the brakes had a chance to cool off? i don't understand the summary as recorded below.
Disc rotors and brake pads are made of incompatible materials. Rotors are of made from to soft a material, thus resulting in premature wear, accompanied by sever pulsation and steering wheel shake when brakes are applied. This is the same problem they have with their light duty pickup trucks. The dealer is not so inclined to fix or repair because they were able to stall long enough until that portion of the warranty was passed.
Ongoing / intermittent problem with abs light coming on and causing brake failure. Pedal would go the floor, causingextended stopping or vehicle would keep on going. Vehicle been in / out of dealer shop on four occasions, and repairs were made on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring.
The problem with the brakes was there when i purchased the car. I asked the dealer to fix the brake chatter. They allegedly serviced the brakes and the problem was improved but still there.however, now that the car has been through a little more mileage, the problem is getting markedly worse. I think the rotors must be warped. Seems that this should have been corrected when i asked the dealer the first time.after reading some of the bulletin boards on this problem, i see that this is probably a material defect in the rotor composition.please help me to resolve this problem.i file this complaint because i wish to officially document the severe chatter that occurs when braking at around 45 mph.it probably would not be such a problem if the steering wheel didn't vibrate so violently.i'm concerned about a loss of control in an emergency situation.thanks, robert murry
When slowing down by applying brakes there is a roaring noise coming from front of vehicle, and steeringwheel shakes.please provide any further information.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Disc rotors and brake pads are made of incompatible materials. Rotors are of made from to soft a material, thus resulting in premature wear, accompanied by sever pulsation and steering wheel shake when brakes are applied. This is the same problem they have with their light duty pickup trucks. The dealer is not so inclined to fix or repair because they were able to stall long enough until that portion of the warranty was passed.
At 38,430 miles the rotors were so warped that at 60 mph at hard braking if you were not expecting it and holding on tight the steering wheel could twist out of your hands.the problem was corrected at my expense. Now at 49,650 the problem is starting again.the car has not had hard use and why should the brakes encounter such a problem at such low mileage?this is obviously a chrysler defect and they should be responsible for correction and refunds to the consumer for previous work.in looking at the past web history on the car i find other notes where people have experienced the same low mileage problems.something needs to be done.
At 32800 miles original rotors warped and were replaced. At 42800, the 2nd rotor set warped. In both cases, i was driving on washington's beltway, and had to stop fast (not a panic stop) from 50mph to 0. (no contact was made with other car) after i rounded a curve. The rotors warped again and caused the car to vibrate . The rotors' design is inadequate. What would happen if i had to make more than one hard stop before the brakes had a chance to cool off? i don't understand the summary as recorded below.
Brake rotors failed.
Front brake rotors rusted, causing warping, and resulting in extended stopping distance.the dealer has replaced the rotors.
I just purchased the cursed 97 chrysler lhs . Driving it home i noticed sloppy steering conditions. Andi hit a pothole and my car jerked over to the next lane and almost hit an oncoming vehicle. When i got home i went straight to the tie rods and of course they were loose at the inner tie rod. So im stuck with an unsafe car that i cant drive. Thanks alot you billionaire freaks.
My 1997 chrysler lhscompletely lost all steering,the steering wheel went from one side to another with no resistance at all and the wheels never moved,luckily it was in a parking lot and not driving my grandkids.
Noticeable feel and sound of "clunking" sound in steering when initiating a left or right turn during low speeds.
Power steering failed.yh
Steering leaks fluid.
Power steering pump is leaking oil.yh
The bolts allowing the steering wheel tire rods to turn, have broken off. The bracket that comes with bolts is broke. Makes steering hard turning. Ts
(1) events: normal driving. (2) loss of steering control on 1997 chrysler lhs. Due to luck there was no accident or injury, although failure at a different time would easily have resulted in severe injury or death. Failure is not yet fully analyzed, but appears to be due to failure of either inner tie rod bushing or inner tie rod mounting bolt. Steering control of left side front wheel was completely lost. I will provide update when exact nature of failure is available. For legal reasons i am proceeding carefully in analyzing this failure. Complete documentation will be available after analysis is complete.
(1) events: normal driving. (2) loss of steering control on 1997 chrysler lhs. Due to luck there was no accident or injury, although failure at a different time would easily have resulted in severe injury or death. Failure is not yet fully analyzed, but appears to be due to failure of either inner tie rod bushing or inner tie rod mounting bolt. Steering control of left side front wheel was completely lost. I will provide update when exact nature of failure is available. For legal reasons i am proceeding carefully in analyzing this failure. Complete documentation will be available after analysis is complete.
Rack and pinion broke while the vehicle was parked in the driveway. Dealer was not notified.
Vehicle tends to swerve making the ability to control difficult. Repair shop says the steering rack needs replacement.
Supports for hood on this car are 2 gas struts, rather the normal metal springs and arms. There is no other device to make sure the hood will stay open. When this failure occurs it can result in serious injury to anyone doing under hood service.
Vehicle was handling rough, dealer determined that submount frame was worn on all sides and needed to be replaced. .
The right ball joint andstabilizer bar failed.the following are the parts that were replaced, left ball joint, 2 rear stabilizer bars, and 16 rubber body frame mounts all at the owners expense.chrysler have recalled premature ball joint failure on some of the 1997 chrysler lhs.*scc
The consumer lost control of the steering.the dealer stated the lower ball joint had worn out completely.
The consumer was unable to steer the vehicle to the right or left. The dealer stated, the lower ball joint had completely failed.
Engine check light is on, and vehicle smells like gasoline leaking.
The contact owns a 1997 chrysler lhs.while the vehicle was being serviced for routine maintenance, the transmission pan was cleaned.several hours after the repair, while driving in reverse, the accelerator pedal became stuck in the applied position.the contact was unable to apply the brakes.she had to remove the key from the ignition in order to stop the vehicle.the dealer replaced the master cylinder, but the failure recurred several weeks later.she is in the process of taking the vehicle back to the dealer for a proper diagnosis. The failure mileage was 97,000 and current mileage is 104,000. Updated 3/30/09 the brake pedal went to the floor and the acclerator pedal was stuck. Updated 03/31/09.
When traveling in cold weather conditions defogger/defoster does not work properly, causing poor driver visibility. Consumer has contacteddealer.please provide any further details.
Heater failed.
Bolt on vent hose failed, hose obstructed brake and caused an accident.
Water pump. Power window.
Manufacturer installedsun roof hinges separated, causing it to fly off the vehicle.manufacturerhas been notified.
Driver's and passeger's side seat belt retractors d no't retract back and the rear view windshield reflects double vision when looking out of the back window .due to the contour of the windshield.
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