1995 CHRYSLER LHS Complaints

TRANSMISSION REPLACED 8/97 @ 42525 MILES. TRANSMISSION REPLACED 12/28/00 @ 91803 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND CHRYLSER SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY AND RECALL A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYLSER FOR REPAIR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPLACING 2ND TRANSMISSION. WILL TAKE TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT IF NECESSARY.

I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.THE 1ST.DEALER(SOUTHERN CHRYSLER IN LUFKIN TX) I TOOK IT TO COULD NOT FIX IT.THE 2ND.DEALER AND WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALY PURCHASED(MIKE PERRY MOTOR CO.)SAID THEY COULD FIX IT, BUT AT A COST OF $370.00.SINCE I HAVE NEVER TAMPERED WITH IT IN ANYWAY AND MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE,I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE DEALER AND AT NO COST TO ME. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

VEHICLE IS BREAKING WHERE BODY AND MOTOR CONNECTS. WHEN TURNING, VEHICLE SWAYS LEFT AND RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE VIN AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON O-RINGS . WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP CAR THERE WAS A STRONG GAS SMELL AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED, CONSUMER WAS CHARGED THE SECOND TIME TO SEE WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN '95 WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS AND 75,000 MILES. THE TRASNMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES AND THE LAST TWO TIMES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE 1ST OF AUGUST 2000. THE LAST 16 MONTHS THE CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM OF "SLIPPING" THE TRANSMISSION INTO WHAT IS CALLED "LIMP MODE" WHICH IMMEDIATELY SHIFTS THE CAR INTO LOW GEAR WITH NO WARNING AND IT WILL FLUCTUATE BACK INTO GEAR AND INTO LOW GEAR UNTIL THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. I BELIEVE THIS CAR HAS A DEFECT WHICH CANNOT BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN THIS LIMP MODE PORBLEM OCCURS THE EFFECTS AT LOW SPEEDS ARE DRAMATIC AND IT RECENTLY OCCURRED WHILE DOING 60 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. I AM A FATHER OF TWO GIRLS AND I DON'T WISH TO LEAVE MY WIFE A YOUNG WIDOW BECAUSE I, THE LITTLE GUY, CAN'T GET A BIG DOG LIKE CHRYSLER TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS CAR. THE CAR HAS HAD TWO RECALLS, TWO BLOWN AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AND VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

PE 95 033; WHEN GOING UP AN INCLINE VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE A SHIMMY. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS DUE TO FAULTY RACK AND PINION.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V215000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837/ ENGINE CRADLE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK *ML

DEALER STILL UNABLE TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALLCONCERNING ENGINE CRADLE. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE STILL WAITING FOR THE TOOLS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE FUEL TANK WAS BEING FILLED, FUEL WAS LEAKING. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY REMOVED FUEL TANK FOR REPAIRS, AND FOUND THAT RUBBER HOSE WAS CRACKED. *AK

CONSUMER UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR 99V-215 OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. NLM