2000 CHRYSLER LHS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HOOD MOLDING FLEW OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND ALMOST STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO FIND THE PIECE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $300. THE CONTACT FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,216.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE STEERING FAILURE BEGAN IN AUGUST OF 2006. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AND THE RACK AND PINION. IN JUNE OF 2008, THE STEERING FAILURE RECURRED AND THE NOISE WORSENED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND THE OIL GASKET, WATER PUMP TENSION PULLEY, TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE CLAMP, AND THE WATER PUMP WERE ALL REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,337 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, HE LEANED BACK IN THE SEAT AND IT RECLINED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HE LOCATED A RECALL RELATED TO HIS FAILURE AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECLINER BOLT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO REPAIR AND INSTALL THE SEAT AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

I OWN A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS AND WE BOUGHT THE CAR BACK IN 2002 WITH 36*** MILES ON IT. AROUND 15,000 MILES AFTER BUYING THE CAR, MY WIFE WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE RACK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER PAYING A THOUSAND PLUS, WE WERE BACK UP AND GOING. WE NEVER HEARD ANY MORE THAN RACK FAILURE. NOW FAST FORWARD TO FRIDAY DECEMBER 14TH, 2007, I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I LIMPED IT HOME (ABOUT 20 MILES) AND STARTED CONTACTING A REPAIR SHOP. I WOUND UP MUSCLING THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS GONE BAD. THE CAR NOW HAS 150,000 MILES ON IT AND WE ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER $600 BILL. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS NOT REPLACED TO MY KNOWLEDGE AT THE TIME OF THE RACK REPLACEMENT. BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 5 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE PANEL ON THE HOOD NEAREST TO THE WINDSHIELD DETACHED. THE PANEL WENT BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

2000 LHS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. CAR HAS 83,000 MILES. GOOD MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP. STEERING IS SLUGGISH, WANDERING ON HIGHWAY, CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL, INTERMITTENT PULLING SURGES IN STEERING WHEEL, CONSTANT CORRECTIONS, LOOSE FEEL, AFRAID OF SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE - PLAN TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER WHERE I KNOW I WILL BE GIVEN SONG AND DANCE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS DRIVEN OVER 100,000 MILES NEVER HAD SUCH AN ISSUE. *TR

STEERING ISSUES, NOISE IN WHEEL AREA WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS, TIE RODS TO BE REPLACED, PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE SHIFTS HEAVY WHILE ROLLING OVER A BUMP, DOME LIGHTS GO ON SPORADICALLY, FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO E AND GOES BACK UP ALL THE TIME, TIRES WORN AND THEY WERE BRAND NEW. *TR

ON JULY 15, 2007, I ENTERED MY CHRYSLER LHS TO DRIVE HOME FROM A LOCAL BUSINESS PARKING LOT. AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, I HEARD A "POP", "POP". I THOUGHT THAT I HAD A BLOW OUT AND CHECKED THE WHEELS. ALL WERE OK. I TRIED AGAIN TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT TURNED FREELY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND BACK WITH NO EFFORT WHAT SO EVER. CHECKED THE FRONT WHEELS AFTER TURNING STEERING WHEEL FULLY TO THE LEFT AND FOUND THE WHEELS POINTED STRAIGHT AHEAD. LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY HAD IT TRANSPORTED TO BAXTER CHRYSLER FOR REPAIR. THEY FOUND THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING ASSEMBLY TO THE FRAME HAD BROKEN AND AS A RESULT CAUSED THE TIE RODS, STEERING GEAR AND ASSOCIATED PARTS TO BREAK INCLUDING THE RACK. THIS IS THE SECOND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE STEERING ASSEMBLY ON THIS CAR. SEE COMPLAINT FILED 6/20/2006, ODI # 10160292. AS IN THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT, I OR MY WIFE WAS LUCKY THAT WE WERE NOT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CHRYSLER 2000 LHS AT 65 MPH IN FLORIDA, THE HOOD MOLDING BECAME DETACHED FROM MY CAR AND LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY BEHIND ME. THE CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE HOOD MOLDING. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT, BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY DO NOT INTEND TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 76000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME FACTORY WHEELS WERE PEELING ON THE INSIDE WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME FLAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE CHROME ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE WAS PEELING AND CAUSING THE TIRE BEADS TO SEPARATE FROM THE RIM AND TIRE PITTING. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB