Major Problems with 2000 Chrysler LHS Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2000 Chrysler LHS

2000 Chrysler LHS AIR BAGS Victims: 2

2000 Chrysler LHS HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS Victims: 1 Mileage: 4000 miles

2000 Chrysler LHS FRONTAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 76000 miles

Browse 2000 Chrysler LHS complaints by category

Problems with STEERING, RACK AND PINION and LATCH are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chrysler LHS owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
STEERING excessive play and wander in steering on my 2000 chrysler lhs. 3 trips to dealership dealership blames alignment and tires....	9 ~ 62645 miles
RACK AND PINION > STEERING the steering rack and pinion needed to be replaced which required additional force to the steering wheel. *jb power steering	8 ~ 56604 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES door lock motors have failed on all four doors. driver side door was locked and unoperable. *ak...	5 ~ 132920 miles
AIR BAGS consumer noticed a crack in area where airbags comes out. she took vehicle to dealership and mechanic told her that	5 ~ 80106 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING the upper ball joints and the tie rods malfunctioned. *ak...	4 ~ 74712 miles
RIM > WHEELS air was seeping out of the four tires. the tires needed to be refilled with air every 3 days. the	4 ~ 34000 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE trunk lid will not rise freely and stay up. have had new trunk props installed twice and still happens. *la...	4 ~ 33094 miles
STRUCTURE the passenger side front airbag cover cracked. the dealer stated that the airbag falls under trim and they did not	4 ~ 70000 miles
SUSPENSION dt*: the contact stated while traveling 50 mph a very loud noise was heard when the vehicle hit a bump...	3 ~ 63000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HOOD > BODY while driving at 70 mph a plastic piece on the hood started to vibrate and flew off. *ak the consumer...	3 ~ 81178 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN transmission is jerky clunky and noisey from the day car was bought. transmission is a bit better than my 1994...	3 ~ 142790 miles
TIRES while driving the goodyear tire blewout at 400 miles goodyear informed consumer that that model tire looses air due to...	3 ~ 26000 miles
SEATS tl*the contact owns a 2000 chrysler lhs. when the contact entered the vehicle he leaned back in the seat and...	2 ~ 90000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM steering issues noise in wheel area while driving loss of traction control and abs tie rods to be replaced play...	2 ~ 47500 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt*: the contact stated periodically as the brake pedal is being depressed there is a revving sound followed by no...	2 ~ 47500 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE headlights are clouding over causing dimness in night and decreased visibility while driving. i have noticed this on other chrysler...	2 ~ 37500 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS while driving at 45 mph vehicle crashed into a tree. upon impact none of the frontal airbags deployed. driver sustained	2 ~ 123500 miles
VALVE > TIRES valve stem corrosion leads to air loss in tire and a subsequent flat tire and potential loss of control. i...	2 ~ 28500 miles
PUMP > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING while driving approximately 25 mph downhill the steering wheel failed to turn in either direction. the driver was able to...	2 ~ 87600 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC while pulling into garage consumer applied brakes there was no braking ability and vehicle hit the house. damage to vehicle...	2 ~ 39000 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING about 8 hours after purchase new vehicle died. took to dealer who worked on it for 8 days but could	2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING prob.#1-rear view mirror does not adjust for lights from rear traffic. prob.#2-temperature gauge in overhead console is very slow to	2 ~ 29169 miles
EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY prob.#1-rear view mirror does not adjust for lights from rear traffic. prob.#2-temperature gauge in overhead console is very slow to	2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER chrysler lhs 2000 ph scc *jb...	2 ~ 12500 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY the power window motor failed twice. *jb...	2 ~ 8087 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM heater display doesn't work. *tr...	1 ~ 230000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES both of the my front doors do not open from the inside. not only my car but i know of...	1
RACK > RACK AND PINION > STEERING on july 15 2007 i entered my chrysler lhs to drive home from a local business parking lot. after starting...	1 ~ 54848 miles
GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) > STEERING on july 15 2007 i entered my chrysler lhs to drive home from a local business parking lot. after starting...	1 ~ 54848 miles
BEAD > TIRES tl*- the contact owns a 2000 chrysler lhs with an odometer reading of 76000 miles. the contact stated that the...	1 ~ 76000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE there is a strong odor of gasoline coming from the outside of the car into the interior. so bad it...	1
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS dt*: the contact stated periodically as the brake pedal is being depressed there is a revving sound followed by no...	1 ~ 78000 miles
CABLES > 12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2000 chrysler lhs. while driving at 40 mph the contact stated there was an abnormal...	1 ~ 59000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING headlights are clouding over causing dimness in night and decreased visibility while driving. i have noticed this on other chrysler...	1 ~ 75000 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC abs sensor failure was informed by the auto body shop that this should have not gone bad when it did....	1 ~ 45000 miles
POWER TRAIN i purchased my vehicle as a pre-certified car with only 14 100 original miles in june of 2003. on 4/4/2004...	1 ~ 17000 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE there was a problem with the front end of the car before i bought it i was told by the...	1 ~ 54000 miles
LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS front left wheel became detached at 35 mph from the vehicle causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle.	1
REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS the front and rear seat belts were very hard to release once buckled. the dealer found no problem with the	1 ~ 31000 miles
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS the front and rear seat belts were very hard to release once buckled. the dealer found no problem with the	1 ~ 31000 miles
UPPER BALL JOINT > CONTROL ARM > FRONT the upper ball joints and the tie rods malfunctioned. *ak...	1 ~ 93000 miles
FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION vehicle floor shifter interlock system failed (see nhtsa campaign id # 04v021000) car rolled and caused some minor property and...	1 ~ 57860 miles
HOOD > BODY > STRUCTURE while driving my chrysler 2000 lhs at 65 mph in florida the hood molding became detached from my car and...	1 ~ 73000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the car will not start every time. sometimes after turning the key nothing happens. i have had the battery and...	1 ~ 69000 miles
EQUIPMENT power locks actuator seems to be going bad on a the lhs. is there a way to look at the...	1 ~ 480000 miles
MACPHERSON STRUT > FRONT > SUSPENSION consumer stated that there would be a loud noise coming from under the hood when starting up the vehicle theyre's	1 ~ 28000 miles
CONCEALMENT DEVICES > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING front headlights shorted out due to rain getting inside of the headlight lens.*ak the rubber insulation around the head lights	1 ~ 32000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > DOOR > BODY the metal in the driver side door knob separated and caused serious injuries to driver. please provide more details. ts	1 ~ 4000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION front end vibration 8am on 1/23/02. tires were checked by me and appeared to be ok. 4:30pm on 1/23 severe...	1
TREAD/BELT > TIRES while traveling approximately 70 mph in a 2000 chrysler lhs front/ right goodyear eagle tire size: p225/55r17 dot: unknown experienced	1
BODY > STRUCTURE shiny black trim on outside of body that goes around windows is dull and miscolored. *la...	1 ~ 19875 miles
INTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY rear view mirror does not dim sufficiently to avoid glare from cars behind. mirrors on my old cars were better.	1 ~ 20 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT car temperature and air conditioning is unstable. cold air coming in when warm air is called for and vise-versa. *la...	1
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT indoor overhead temperature gauge hangs up. takes driving several miles to register correct outside temperature. my 1994 did the same.	1
ANTI-THEFT DEVICE > COLUMN LOCKING > STEERING alarm system: when you get out of the vehicle and lock the doors by one of three methods (keyswitch electric...	1

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