2000 CHRYSLER LHS

CHILD SEAT

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." SOME OF THE OWNER'S MANUALS FOR THESE VEHICLES ARE MISSING INSTRUCTIONS THAT PROVIDE A STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE, INCLU

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE MOLDING FLASH ON THE PRIMARY LEVER MAY PREVENT THE OPERATION OF THE G-LOCK AND TILT LOCK FUNCTIONS ON SOME OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTORS.

SEAT BELTS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE TURNING LOOP (ATL) TOP MOUNTING BOLT WAS INADEQUATELY MANUFACTURED.

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES (NON-SUNROOF ONLY) FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT."

ELECTRICAL EXTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASHING AND BLINKING CONSISTENTLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER HAVING TUNE UP. HEATING AND AC DOESN'T PROPERLY WORK AT ALL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY.

ELECTRICAL EXTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASHING AND BLINKING CONSISTENTLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER HAVING TUNE UP. HEATING AND AC DOESN'T PROPERLY WORK AT ALL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY.

ELECTRICAL EXTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASHING AND BLINKING CONSISTENTLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER HAVING TUNE UP. HEATING AND AC DOESN'T PROPERLY WORK AT ALL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY.

AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF 2000 LBS CHRYSLER, DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT AHEAD, APPROXIMATELY 35MPH.

Mileage: 125,530

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT FRACTURED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM THE POLICE TO HELP PROP THE SEAT UP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NEW PIN DUE TO AN UNKNOWN RECALL. AFTER THE SECOND SEAT FRACTURE, THE ENTIRE SEAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

ONE CRACK STARTED OUT AS 2" LONG HAIRLINE, BUT HAVE GOTTEN BIGGER AND NOW IT IS ACROSS THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. AND RIGHT BELOW IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY AIRBAG. HAVE CALLED SEVERAL PLACES TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET IT FIXED/ REPLACED - THE ONLY ANSWER I GET WAS CHRYSLER HAS STOPPED MANUFACTURING THE DASHBOARD, SO ANSWER IS TO COVER IT UP. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS AS THERE SEEM TO BE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM. THESE CAR MANUFACTURERS WAITS FOR COUPLE CAUSALITIES BEFORE THEY WAKE UP AND THE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BEING PROACTIVE IS AN ISSUE FOR THEM! SEEMS LIKE DASHBOARD CRACK IS CHRYSLER'S EXPERTISE IN GENERAL, HAVE ALSO FOUND COMPLAINS ON THEIR 300M AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300M/2000/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/CRACKED_DASHBOARD.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

ONE CRACK STARTED OUT AS 2" LONG HAIRLINE, BUT HAVE GOTTEN BIGGER AND NOW IT IS ACROSS THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. AND RIGHT BELOW IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY AIRBAG. HAVE CALLED SEVERAL PLACES TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET IT FIXED/ REPLACED - THE ONLY ANSWER I GET WAS CHRYSLER HAS STOPPED MANUFACTURING THE DASHBOARD, SO ANSWER IS TO COVER IT UP. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS AS THERE SEEM TO BE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM. THESE CAR MANUFACTURERS WAITS FOR COUPLE CAUSALITIES BEFORE THEY WAKE UP AND THE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BEING PROACTIVE IS AN ISSUE FOR THEM! SEEMS LIKE DASHBOARD CRACK IS CHRYSLER'S EXPERTISE IN GENERAL, HAVE ALSO FOUND COMPLAINS ON THEIR 300M AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300M/2000/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/CRACKED_DASHBOARD.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

HEATER DISPLAY DOESN'T WORK. *TR

Mileage: 230,000

FOR SOME TIME NOW WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR ,I WOULD HEAR A BANGING SOUND AND FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL MOVE. I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE AND TIE ROD ENDS AND I THINK CENTER LINK WERE REPLACED . IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE AND THAN I STARTED TO GET A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. ON FEB. 16TH 2012 I WAS LEAVING WORK AND NOTICED THE GRINDING AND BANGING HAD INCREASED. MY ROUTE HOME CONSISTS MOSTLY OF RIGHT TURNS. IT IS WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OFF A BUSY BRIDGE ,TO MY HORROR THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN LEFT, IT TOOK EVERY OUNCE OF MY STRENGTH TO FINALLY GET THE WHEEL TO TURN. I DROVE SLOWLY THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP HOME, EACH TIME A LEFT TURN CAME I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL. I COULD NOT PARK THE CAR PROPERLY ON MY ARRIVAL AS MY STRENGTH WAS GONE AND I WAS EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL. I TALKED TO A CO-WORKER WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND HE IS HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM BUT CONTINUES TO DRIVE AS HE CAN MUSCLE THE WHEE

Mileage: 96,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AS A PRE-CERTIFIED CAR WITH ONLY 14,100 ORIGINAL MILES IN JUNE OF 2003. ON 4/4/2004 MY VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER SENSOR FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE PLACE IN A SAFETY MODE OF NO MORE THAN 25 MILES AN HOUR..(FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED). THEN A YEAR LATER AROUND THE SAME TIME, MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSING ME AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO REPAIRED THE CRADLE BUSHING 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. I ALSO JUST RECENTLY (DEC. OF 2011) HAD ALL THE STRUTS COMPLETE ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS WITH BALL JOINTS. REPLACED BOTH UPPER OUTER TIE RODS, BOTH LATERAL LINKS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING MY TIRES BEFORE THERE WARRANTY TIME AND REPLACING FRONT-END BRAKE PADS. ALSO MY SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE REAR DEFROSTER/ANTENNA MODULE STARTED SMOKING AND MELTED CAUSING MY DEFROSTER NOT TO WORK ANYMORE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE, W

Mileage: 17,000

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AS A PRE-CERTIFIED CAR WITH ONLY 14,100 ORIGINAL MILES IN JUNE OF 2003. ON 4/4/2004 MY VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER SENSOR FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE PLACE IN A SAFETY MODE OF NO MORE THAN 25 MILES AN HOUR..(FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED). THEN A YEAR LATER AROUND THE SAME TIME, MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSING ME AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO REPAIRED THE CRADLE BUSHING 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. I ALSO JUST RECENTLY (DEC. OF 2011) HAD ALL THE STRUTS COMPLETE ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS WITH BALL JOINTS. REPLACED BOTH UPPER OUTER TIE RODS, BOTH LATERAL LINKS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING MY TIRES BEFORE THERE WARRANTY TIME AND REPLACING FRONT-END BRAKE PADS. ALSO MY SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE REAR DEFROSTER/ANTENNA MODULE STARTED SMOKING AND MELTED CAUSING MY DEFROSTER NOT TO WORK ANYMORE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE, W

Mileage: 17,000

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AS A PRE-CERTIFIED CAR WITH ONLY 14,100 ORIGINAL MILES IN JUNE OF 2003. ON 4/4/2004 MY VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER SENSOR FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE PLACE IN A SAFETY MODE OF NO MORE THAN 25 MILES AN HOUR..(FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED). THEN A YEAR LATER AROUND THE SAME TIME, MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSING ME AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO REPAIRED THE CRADLE BUSHING 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. I ALSO JUST RECENTLY (DEC. OF 2011) HAD ALL THE STRUTS COMPLETE ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS WITH BALL JOINTS. REPLACED BOTH UPPER OUTER TIE RODS, BOTH LATERAL LINKS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING MY TIRES BEFORE THERE WARRANTY TIME AND REPLACING FRONT-END BRAKE PADS. ALSO MY SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE REAR DEFROSTER/ANTENNA MODULE STARTED SMOKING AND MELTED CAUSING MY DEFROSTER NOT TO WORK ANYMORE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE, W

Mileage: 17,000

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AS A PRE-CERTIFIED CAR WITH ONLY 14,100 ORIGINAL MILES IN JUNE OF 2003. ON 4/4/2004 MY VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER SENSOR FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE PLACE IN A SAFETY MODE OF NO MORE THAN 25 MILES AN HOUR..(FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED). THEN A YEAR LATER AROUND THE SAME TIME, MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSING ME AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO REPAIRED THE CRADLE BUSHING 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. I ALSO JUST RECENTLY (DEC. OF 2011) HAD ALL THE STRUTS COMPLETE ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS WITH BALL JOINTS. REPLACED BOTH UPPER OUTER TIE RODS, BOTH LATERAL LINKS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING MY TIRES BEFORE THERE WARRANTY TIME AND REPLACING FRONT-END BRAKE PADS. ALSO MY SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE REAR DEFROSTER/ANTENNA MODULE STARTED SMOKING AND MELTED CAUSING MY DEFROSTER NOT TO WORK ANYMORE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE, W

Mileage: 17,000

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AS A PRE-CERTIFIED CAR WITH ONLY 14,100 ORIGINAL MILES IN JUNE OF 2003. ON 4/4/2004 MY VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER SENSOR FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE PLACE IN A SAFETY MODE OF NO MORE THAN 25 MILES AN HOUR..(FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED). THEN A YEAR LATER AROUND THE SAME TIME, MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSING ME AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO REPAIRED THE CRADLE BUSHING 3 TIMES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. I ALSO JUST RECENTLY (DEC. OF 2011) HAD ALL THE STRUTS COMPLETE ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS WITH BALL JOINTS. REPLACED BOTH UPPER OUTER TIE RODS, BOTH LATERAL LINKS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING MY TIRES BEFORE THERE WARRANTY TIME AND REPLACING FRONT-END BRAKE PADS. ALSO MY SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE REAR DEFROSTER/ANTENNA MODULE STARTED SMOKING AND MELTED CAUSING MY DEFROSTER NOT TO WORK ANYMORE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE, W

Mileage: 17,000

BOTH OF THE MY FRONT DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. NOT ONLY MY CAR BUT I KNOW OF SOME OTHER PEOPLE THAT I TALKED TO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEIR CAR. NOW THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS,SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN AND A PERSON WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE AND NOT ABLE TO GET OUT. *TR

BOTH OF THE MY FRONT DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. NOT ONLY MY CAR BUT I KNOW OF SOME OTHER PEOPLE THAT I TALKED TO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEIR CAR. NOW THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS,SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN AND A PERSON WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE AND NOT ABLE TO GET OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL TICKING COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS THEN BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND CORRODED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,344.

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING WAS A 2000 CHRYSLER LHS. I T-BONED A CAR RESULTING IN BOTH CARS BEING TOTALED. THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS EXTENSIVE: HOOD, FENDERS, FRONT END, AND RADIATOR ALL DESTROYED. NEITHER OF THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 171,000