1994 CHRYSLER LHS Complaints

CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR FUEL RAIL O RING, AND FUEL OUTLET RAIL. *AK

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

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP FROM 2000 RPM TO 3000 RPM AND THEN LOSE POWER AND STALL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS HAVE GONE BAD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE BULBS. ALSO, ENTIRE SOCKET WOULD NEED REPLACING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. DEALER FURNISHED INFORMATION TO MANUFACTURER THAT PARTS WAS BROKEN. THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT CORRECT ACCORDING TO CONSUMER. *AK

THE PIVOT BOLT ATTACHING THE CAMSHAFT DRIVE BELT IDLER ASSEMBLY TO THE ENGINE BLOCK BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY WHILE WE WERE IN AN INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC ENDANGERED. THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE LOCATION OF THE INCIDENT. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE TENSIONER PULLEY AND THE TIMING BELT AND TO THE VALVE TRAIN. MAJOR SERVICE WAS CONDUCTED ON THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES WHEN THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WATER PUMP AND OTHER COMPONENTS. THE OFFICIAL SERVICE MANUAL DOES NOT EVEN SUGGEST REPLACING THE IDLER ASSEMBLY OR PIVOT BOLT (INTEGRAL TO THE REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY), AND WHEN I SPOKE WITH DAIMLERCHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY ALSO HAVE NO SERVICE BULLETINS SUGGESTING THAT ITEM BE SERVICED. I STILL HAVE THE BROKEN PARTS AVAILABLE.

LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKETS HAVE CRACKED DUE FATIGUE, AND HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 99V215000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STALLING, IT WILL STALL WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND WHILE DRIVING. *SLC

I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED CASE, AS MY SISTER-IN-LAW, A FRIEND AT WORK, BY HUSBAND'S BOSS, AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AND THEY ALL HAD THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION. *AK

AFTER STARTING FROM A FULL STOP AT A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION. WE ROLLED THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION TO THE CURB. IT FAILED TO RESTART. MECHANICAL INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN PIVOT BOLT IN THE TENSIONER ASSEMBLY FOR THE CAMSHAFT DRIVE BELT. THE CONDITION CREATED WAS DANGEROUR AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IN THAT THE ENGINE FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING NO POWER ASSISTS FOR STEERING AND REQUIRED GUESSING AS TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS THE CAR WAS STILL ROLLING. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN READILY AVAILABLE AS THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE SINCE THE FAILURE ALSO RESULTED IN THE ENGINE BENDING VALVES IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS. *AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE REVERSE OR DRIVE WHEN NOT WARMED UP. FIRST DRIVE OF THE DAY TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO ACQUIRE A GEAR. *AK