CHRYSLER LHS · model year

1995 CHRYSLER LHS

252 NHTSA complaints, 15 crash reports for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1995CHRYSLERLHS carries 252 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 15 crashes, 4 fires, 43 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1995 LHS is power train:automatic transmission with 33 filings, followed by fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system (12) and vehicle speed control (11). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 88 investigation files overlapping the 1995 LHS, and 7 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

252
Complaints
15
Crashes
4
Fires
43
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

252 filings

Crashes Reported

15 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

Above median complaint volume — review patterns below.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION33
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE10
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER9
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE8
STEERING:LINKAGES7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM7
STEERING7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP6
SEATS6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
STEERING:RACK AND PINION6

Recent Complaints

20181202ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DEAR CUSTOMER, I NEED USED IGNITION COIL WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR 4 TERMINAL CONNECTOR ITS PART# 68045309AA, PT2285, AND 1P1542. I WOULD LIKE BUY THIS. DO YOU HAVE PART THERE? PLEASE CAN YOU CONTACT ME EMAIL SOON. THANK YOU, (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

20161014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE CAR KEEPS ON DYING WHEN I'M DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR DIES I LOSE MY BRAKES AND MY POWER STEERING MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL RAILS AND I HAVE NOTICED IT LEAKING GASOLINE ONCE IN AWHILE.

20161014CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

EVEN WHEN I HAVE MY CAR OFF WITHOUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION I CAN SHIFT THE VEHICLE BETWEEN EVERY DIFFERENT GEAR. IF I'M ON A HILL OR IN A PARKING LOT WITHOUT EVEN HAVING MY CAR RUNNING OR HAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION OF MY VEHICLE I CAN GO FROM PARK NEUTRAL DRIVE REVERSE.

20120515FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER LHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NOTICEABLE IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL RAIL WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V184000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 235,000.

Mileage: 235,000

20120311STEERING

LOTS OF PLAY IN STEERING 7 TO 8 INCHS. HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. COST $650. WENT OUT AGAIN AUGUST OF 2010. *TR *JS

Mileage: 108,970

20110117FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

1995 CHRYSLER LHS FUEL RAIL LEAK, GASOLINE POURING ONTO ENGINE MANIFOLD (2ND OWNER OF CAR) WAS REPAIRED 8YRS AGO FOR SAME ISSUE AT MY OWN COST UNAWARE OF RECALL OF FUEL RAIL PROBLEM WHEN PURCHASED VEHICLE . DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM ..IT HAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL RAIL LEAKING AND OR O- RINGS FAILURE FOR YEAR AND VIN OF VEHICLE THEY STATE IT WAS DONE IN 1999. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

20091221FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

CONSTANT FUEL VAPOR FUMES OF RAW GAS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE, RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V184000 WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE AS THE REINFORCEMENTS ARE PRESENT, FUMES OCCUR DAILY WITH PRESENCE OF FUEL COMING OUT OF REINFORCEMENT AREA OUTLET FUEL RAIL WAS NOT REPLACED. BELIEVE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL AS PER RECALL AS REINFORCEMENTS DO NOT HOLD UP. *TR

Mileage: 169,700

20091221FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CONSTANT FUEL VAPOR FUMES OF RAW GAS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE, RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V184000 WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE AS THE REINFORCEMENTS ARE PRESENT, FUMES OCCUR DAILY WITH PRESENCE OF FUEL COMING OUT OF REINFORCEMENT AREA OUTLET FUEL RAIL WAS NOT REPLACED. BELIEVE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL AS PER RECALL AS REINFORCEMENTS DO NOT HOLD UP. *TR

Mileage: 169,700

20091118FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

1995 CHRYSLER LHS FUEL O-RING AND FUEL RAIL PROBLEM FIXED BY DEALER UNDER A NATIONAL RECALL. SAME ISSUE HAS RESURFACED WITH THE FUEL O-RING AND FUEL RAIL. DEALER HAS INDICATED IT WILL NOT BE FIXED NOW UNDER THE RECALL.. VEHICLE IS A FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD AND SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

20090217CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER LHS. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRUSHING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RESISTANT UPON APPLICATION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS WERE IN NORMAL CONDITION. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THREE OCCUPANTS WERE MODERATELY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

20070911FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, STRONG GASOLINE FUMES BEGAN TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V184000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL RAIL, THEREFORE RENDERING THE RECALL AS NULL AND VOID EVEN THOUGH THE PARTS AND FAILURE WERE IDENTICAL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VIN AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 175,000. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 175,000

20061018FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

FUEL RAIL CRACKED SPILLING FUEL OVER THE ENGINE. TOOK TO MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, PARTS AND LABOR 760.00. *NM

Mileage: 115,489

20060717FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN JANUARY 1999, A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED FOR THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, NHTSA #98V184000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. IN FEBRUARY 2004, FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE O-RINGS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT, BUT BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE ONE YEAR WARRANTY, THE CLAIM WAS DENIED.

Mileage: 60,000

20060607SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CAUSING THE HALF AXLE TO PULL OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 99V215000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 75,222

20060525STEERING:RACK AND PINION

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, A SNAPPING SOUND WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF STEERING. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO CALL A FRIEND. THE FRIEND NOTICED TWO BOLTS LYING ON THE GROUND THAT APPEARED TO BE PART OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO ALERTED OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 7/3/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 80,000

20060417CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AT THREE TO FIVE MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT IT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE FRONTAL AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

Mileage: 205,000

20060417CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AT THREE TO FIVE MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT IT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE FRONTAL AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

Mileage: 205,000

20060417CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AT THREE TO FIVE MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT IT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE FRONTAL AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.

Mileage: 205,000

20051129STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

I WAS HAVING SOME UNEVEN AND PREMATURE FRONT TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS. I THOUGHT THAT THE INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS WERE SIMPLY WORN OUT. I FOUND OUT INSTEAD THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS TO THE STEERING RACK HAD ACTUALLY SHEARED/ BROKEN, AND THIS WAS ALLOWING THE EXCESSIVE SLOP IN THE STEERING. OBVIOUSLY, IF THE BOLT WOULD HAVE SHEARED ALL THE WAY OFF, SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC (POSSIBLY DEADLY) LOSS OF STEERING WOULD HAVE OCCURRED, WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO REMOVE/EXTRACT THE BROKEN BOLT, THE STEERING RACK HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO THE BROKEN BOLT WITH AN EXTRACTOR. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE 6 HOURS OF LABOR JOB, TO REPAIR A SIMPLE BROKEN BOLT. NOT ONLY IS IT RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, THIS IS AN ITEM (THE TIE ROD TO STEERING RACK BOLT) THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK FROM NORMAL USAGE OF THE AUTOMOBILE. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND FROM ON-LINE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM IN THE CHRYSLER LH PLATFORM CARS. ALSO, THAT THERE HAVE BEEN M

20051129STEERING:LINKAGES

I WAS HAVING SOME UNEVEN AND PREMATURE FRONT TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS. I THOUGHT THAT THE INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS WERE SIMPLY WORN OUT. I FOUND OUT INSTEAD THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS TO THE STEERING RACK HAD ACTUALLY SHEARED/ BROKEN, AND THIS WAS ALLOWING THE EXCESSIVE SLOP IN THE STEERING. OBVIOUSLY, IF THE BOLT WOULD HAVE SHEARED ALL THE WAY OFF, SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC (POSSIBLY DEADLY) LOSS OF STEERING WOULD HAVE OCCURRED, WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO REMOVE/EXTRACT THE BROKEN BOLT, THE STEERING RACK HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO THE BROKEN BOLT WITH AN EXTRACTOR. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE 6 HOURS OF LABOR JOB, TO REPAIR A SIMPLE BROKEN BOLT. NOT ONLY IS IT RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, THIS IS AN ITEM (THE TIE ROD TO STEERING RACK BOLT) THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK FROM NORMAL USAGE OF THE AUTOMOBILE. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND FROM ON-LINE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM IN THE CHRYSLER LH PLATFORM CARS. ALSO, THAT THERE HAVE BEEN M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1995 CHRYSLER LHS have?
The 1995 CHRYSLER LHS has 252 NHTSA complaints, 15 crashes, 4 fires, 43 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1995 CHRYSLER LHS?
The most-complained component for the 1995 CHRYSLER LHS is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION with 33 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM and VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.
Is the 1995 CHRYSLER LHS safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

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Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.