1997 CHRYSLER LHS Complaints

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND VEHICLE IN PARK, VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, CAUSING A COLLISION/INJURY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING . DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

MANUFACTURER INSTALLED SUN ROOF HINGES SEPARATED, CAUSING IT TO FLY OFF THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, CAUSING WARPING, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS. *AK

RECALL 98V184000, CHRYSLER/FUEL LEAKAGE; OWNER RECEIVED NOTICE ON APRIL 3, 1999. OWNER CONTACTED DEALER ON APRIL 5, 1999, AND WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR AUGUST 12, 1999. *AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V184000 & NOTIFIED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD "O" RINGS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. PICKED UP VEHICLE & IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH. TOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHEN OTHER DRIVERS STARTED FLAGGING OWNER DOWN DUE TO VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE RECALL REMEDY HAD FAILED & VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. *AK

THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WAS THERE WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. I ASKED THE DEALER TO FIX THE BRAKE CHATTER. THEY ALLEGEDLY SERVICED THE BRAKES AND THE PROBLEM WAS IMPROVED BUT STILL THERE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN THROUGH A LITTLE MORE MILEAGE, THE PROBLEM IS GETTING MARKEDLY WORSE. I THINK THE ROTORS MUST BE WARPED. SEEMS THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME. AFTER READING SOME OF THE BULLETIN BOARDS ON THIS PROBLEM, I SEE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY A MATERIAL DEFECT IN THE ROTOR COMPOSITION. PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I FILE THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I WISH TO OFFICIALLY DOCUMENT THE SEVERE CHATTER THAT OCCURS WHEN BRAKING AT AROUND 45 MPH. IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE SUCH A PROBLEM IF THE STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T VIBRATE SO VIOLENTLY. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A LOSS OF CONTROL IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THANKS, ROBERT MURRY

AT 32800 MILES ORIGINAL ROTORS WARPED AND WERE REPLACED. AT 42800, THE 2ND ROTOR SET WARPED. IN BOTH CASES, I WAS DRIVING ON WASHINGTON'S BELTWAY, AND HAD TO STOP FAST (NOT A PANIC STOP) FROM 50MPH TO 0. (NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH OTHER CAR) AFTER I ROUNDED A CURVE. THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN AND CAUSED THE CAR TO VIBRATE . THE ROTORS' DESIGN IS INADEQUATE. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I HAD TO MAKE MORE THAN ONE HARD STOP BEFORE THE BRAKES HAD A CHANCE TO COOL OFF? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE SUMMARY AS RECORDED BELOW.

WHEN PARKING VEHICLE, DRIVER SMELLED ODOR OF GAS FUMES. DRIVER ALSO NOTICED A HEAVY ODOR OF GAS FUMES OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

WE REPLACED THE WARPED ROTORS ON APRIL 10, 1998 AND HAVE SINCE HAD THEM TURNED TWICE. OF COURSE NONE OF THIS WAS UNDER WARANTY. WE WERE WONDERING IF THERE WERE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND IF IT COULD BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR TO CAUSE THIS REPETITIVE PROBLEM. OTHER VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE OWNED DID NOT PRESENT THESE PROBLEMS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR.