1999 CHRYSLER LHS Complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, COWL AND MOLDING BETWEEN THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD BLEW OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WARRANTY ON VEHICLE HAS EXPIRED DUE TO MILEAGE. *LA CONSUMER WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR $128.80, WHICH WAS DENIED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION BE OPENED TO SEE IF THEIR COMPLAINT WARRANTED A RECALL. *PH

CONSUMER NOTICED TWO SUDDEN CRACKS (SLITS) ALONG THE AIRBAG AREA. *PH THE DASHBOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT *JB

WHILE DRIVING ,THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THE CHROME RIM BUBBLED UP AND CAUSED THE BLOW OUT. *JB THE CONSUMER COULDN'T KEEP ANY OF THE TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED. AIR WAS ADDED TO THE TIRES 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE COWL MOLDING BETWEEN THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD BLEW OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *PH *JB *NM

DASH IS SPLITTING WHERE AIR BAG GOES I BOUGHT CAR OCT. 1999 I ONLY HAD 10,200 MILES ON IT, SITS IN GARAGE WHEN NOT DRIVEN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WILL IT DEPLOY ACCIDENTALLY ON MY PASSENGER FOR NO REASON OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. I FELT IT'S A MFG. ERROR AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. THEY WILL FOR A 250.00 FEE WHICH I DON'T THINK IS RIGHT. THEY NEVER RETURN YOUR CALLS . ( AUTO WEST CHRYSLER IN ROSEVILLE, CA. ) I'VE ALSO TALK TO THERE CS IN MICH. FILE#11761879. ONE SERVICE MANGERROSEVILLE SAID THE 1999 CHRYSLER LSH DASH HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE -- IT'S A $35,000 CAR. I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD HAPPEN. I HAD TAKEN A EXTENDED WARRANTY OUT BUT I GUESS IT DOESN'T COVER THIS PROBLEM . *LA

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. DEALER AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE CRACKS WERE NEAR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. NEEDED A NEW DASHBOARD, AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2000. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 45 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK A SEMI TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER. THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS WERE ON BUT THE CONSUMER HAD GONE OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND INJURED HERSELF. (THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS EJECTED OUT HER SEAT AS WELL) *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASHBOARD, THEN VEHICLE WILL STALL. WHEN THIS OCCURS, VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER, RESULTING IN NO STEERING OR BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

TIRES WILL NOT MAINTAIN INFLATION APPARENTLY DUE TO RIM MATERIAL. MULTIPLE CLEANINGS AND RESEALINGS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEMS. NEW TIRES HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. NEW VALVE STEMS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. INFLATION DECREASES TYPICALLY 10 TO 12 PSI IN A WEEK PERIOD ON FRONT TIRES. SLOWER ON REAR TIRES. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER TWO YEARS.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE MAKING CLUNKING NOISES AND WHEELS LOCKING UP. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE WHEELS DID NOT TURN. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T FIND A RECALL ON THE STEERING RACK BUT FOUND NUMEROUS ARTICLES REGARDING THE DEFECT IN WHICH OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME AND A FEW RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. (TSB#1900101) *SCC *JB