1999 CHRYSLER LHS Complaints

PLASTIC BALL UNDERNEATH FRONT BUMPER IS TOO CLOSE TO GROUND. WHEN PARKING HEAD IN IT HITS PARKING BUMPER AND WILL TEAR LOOSE.*AK

I TRIED FOR OVER A MILE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH THE SWITCH AND BRAKE. I STARTED ON LEVEL LAND, WENT UPHILL AND DOWN AND HAD THE BRAKE TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE TOLL BOOTHS WITH A NUMBER OF OCCUPIED VEHICLES IN LINE. TO AVOID INJURYING OR KILLING SOMEONE, I LEFT THE ROADWAY HITTING BARRIERS AND UNOCCUPIED VEHICLES. MY WIFE SUFFERED NUMEROUS BRUISING AND BENT GLASSES. I SUFFERED A BROKEN STRERNUM AND HAVE DEVELOPED FLUID IN MY LUNGS AND POSSIBLY AROUND MY HEART. MY PROGNOSIS IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.*AK

WHILE PARKED AT A STOP LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME ACROSS CENTER DIVIDER AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER WITH NO RESULTS.*AK 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER WHO HAS NOT RESPONDED BACK YET. *SLC

VEHICLE GOES FROM A NORMAL IDLE TO HALF THROTTLE. IT CAN GO AS HIGH AS 2400 RPM'S. SITTING STILL VEHICLE CAN LURCH FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS TO BE PREPARED WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER A YEAR. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IDLING HAS AFFECTED BRAKES AND WORE OUT FRONT TIRE. *AK

WHILE WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING GARAGE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND DRIVER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE,HITTING OTHER PEOPLE AROUND. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED, AND HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER COULD NOT TELL WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF ACCELERATION. *AK *SLC

LIGHTS INSIDE THE DASH KEEPS BLINKING ON AND OFF I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS CAR WAS EVER IN ANY KIND OF ACCIENDENT . I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THE MILEAGE WAS TURNED BACK. AND ALSO WHO WAS THE ACTUAL OWNER, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS A DEMO AND THE MANAGER USED IT TO GET AROUND IN. FOR THIS TO BE TURE WHY AM I HAVING PROMBLES WITH IT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FRIDAY 6/22 AT 9.30 TO TAKE IT IN. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR IT'S SEAT BELTS. WOULD I BE ABLE TO FIND OUT IF THIS HAS BEEN FIX. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU MAY BE ABLE TO DO FOR ME.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE EITHER A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO POWER STEERING ASSIST UNIT FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC LIGHTS THAT COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHEN IT GETS DARK, CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS GO OFF BY THEMSELVES, AFTER 2 OR 3 SECONDS THEY COME BACK ON, SOMETIMES THIS REPEATS FOR 2 OR 3 TIMES BEFORE THEY STAY ON AGAIN. *JB

I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS VEHICLE OWNED BY [XXX] WHICH WAS SUBJECTED TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN REVERSE FROM A START. I HAVE RESEARCHED YOUR DATABASE FOR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND RETURNED A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. 1998 CHRYSLER LHS: 2 OF 3 COMPLAINTS ABOUT UNINTENDED ACCEL., 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE 9 OF 54, 1999 CHRYSLER 300M AND 300 M, 8 OF 51; 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE 9 OF 46; I BELIEVE THAT THIS HIGH INCIDENCE OF OWNER COMPLAINTS INDICATES THAT THERE MY BE PROBLEMS AND A DEFECTS INVESTIGATION BY YOUR OFFICE MAY BE JUSTIFIED. THANK YOU, [XXX].*AK 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).

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FAILED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS TRYED TO GET PART IN, BUT NOTHING SO FAR.*AK