2000 CHRYSLER LHS Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 CHRYSLER LHS AND THE STEERING FAILED. I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT. MY MAJOR CONCERN WAS THAT MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS USING THIS CAR TO PRACTICE DRIVING FOR HER MOTOR VEHICLE TEST. IF IT WAS HER THAT WAS DRIVING THE CAR SHE WOULD OF BEEN HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE ONLY 55,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. IT HAD 3 OWNERS ALL IN MY FAMILY. I ASKED CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER TO COVER THE $800 REPAIR BILL. THEY OF COURSE REFUSED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED AND WERE VERY RUDE. I CONTACTED THE TUFANO DEALERSHIP THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND STILL REFUSED. CLAIMING THE MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH. THERE ARE MAY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I AM JUST LOOK FOR REIMBURSEMENT. I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I AM SATISFIED. CAN YOU HELP. *NM

HEADLIGHTS ARE CLOUDING OVER CAUSING DIMNESS IN NIGHT AND DECREASED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS BUT NOT OTHER MANUFACTURERS. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I ALSO HAD A FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ACTUATOR REPLACED. THE HANDLE DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY NOW. AUTO SHOP PERFORMED REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STORAGE IS CRACKED. *NM

DT: POWER DOOR LOCKS WENT OUT ON BOTH SIDES. THIS FIRST BEGAN ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, BUT NOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET IN AND OUT, AND SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO GAIN ENTRY WITH THE KEY ITSELF. ONLY REPAIRS WERE TO POWER WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT NO REPAIRS TO THE LOCKS. *AK THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LOCK ALSO FAILED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING NEEDS TO BE CONSTANTLY CORRECTED. THE DEALER ANALYSIS REQUIRES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY DUE TO INTERNAL LOOSENESS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 54000 MILES. SURELY THE DURABILITY SHOULD BE BETTER ON A VEHICLE THAT IS DRIVEN ONLY OCCASIONALLY FOR LONG TRIPS.

VEHICLE FLOOR SHIFTER INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V021000), CAR ROLLED AND CAUSED SOME MINOR PROPERTY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE, COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THE 2000 LHS IS NOT COVERED UNDER ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME. RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE LATER MODELS EFFECTED.

THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BEFORE I BOUGHT IT, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT EVERYTHING WAS CHECKED AND ALL IT NEEDED WAS A ROTATE AND TIRE BALANCE.A FEW MONTHS LATER I TAKE IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED BECUASE IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. ALL LEFT TURNS WOULD MAKE THE DRIVER SIDE SLAM DOWN LIKE I HIT A POTHOLE AND IT MADE TERIBBLE NOISES GOING OVER BUMPS. A DIFFERENT DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED FOUR NEW TIE RODS AND A RACK & PINION. I HAD THOSE REPLACED, THE TIE RODS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, I ALSO HAD THE AC COMPRESSOR, TRANSMISSION SERVICE,AND TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES REPLACED. THE REPAIRS DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLS ME OH WE SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE OTHER PROBLEMS,CRADLE BUSHINGS AND SWAY BAR LINKS. I KNEW THIS SERVICE DEPATMENT WAS NOT WORTH THE TROUBLES SO I TOOK THE CAR TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC. HE FOUND THE REAR CRADLE BUSHINGS WERE GONE, THERE WAS NOTHING PROTECTING THE CRADLE, THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE OK. I HAD NEW CRADLE BUSHINGS INSTALLED BUT THE FRONT IS STILL SHAKEY AND THE STEERING HAS BECOME WORSE SINCE A NEW RACK & PINION WAS INSTALLED. THE CAR WONDERS ON THE FREEWAY, SHAKES AT ALL SPEEDS AND THERE ARE STIFF SPOTS IN MY STEERING. I HAVE THE OLD BUSHINGS, NOT THE OTHER PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED.*AK

TODAY WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE MY 2000 LHS, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT TO THE HIGHEST GEAR. THE RPM'S REMAINED VERY HIGH. THE SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT ZERO. THE OVERHEAD INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE. WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR WHEN SLOWING AROUND A CORNER, THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE STALLS. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR. I WILL CONTACT THE DEALER (BERMONT MOTORS, GILBERTSVILLE, PA) IMMEDIATELY. MY 1994 LHS HAD TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR WAS BOUGHT IN DECEMBER 1999 AND I ONLY HAVE 37,000 MILES ON IT. BESIDES THIS, THE MOLDING AROUND ONE DOOR AND AROUND ONE HEADLAMP IS COMING OFF. THE BLACK TRIM IS DISCOLORED. I AM QUICKLY LOOSING MY CONFIDENCE & DEPENDIBILITY IN CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. I DOUBT IF I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER CAR.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TRUNK HOOD DID NOT STAY UP ON ITS OWN. TRUNK CAME DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TC

POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED ON TWO DOORS DRIVER FRONT AND PASSENGER REAR. DOOR LOCK SQUEALS WHEN LOCKING AND WILL NOT LET YOU OPEN THE DOOR OR PULL THE LOCK OPEN (UP) MANUALLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN DEFECTIVE IF YOU WOULD LOSE POWER TO THE LOCK YOU COULD NOT GET THE DOOR OPEN. *NM

THE STRUTS FAILED, CAUSING THE TRUNK LID TO FALL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF 5 OTHER CONSUMER WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC *JB