Chrysler LHS transmission problems
71 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
663 owner complaints analyzed
10 distinct recall campaigns
78,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1993 to 2004 model years. Data snapshot: . 240 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
71 of 663 complaints match this topic (10.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10006018 · 2003-01-30 (January 30, 2003)
THE VEHICLE MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN BRAKING OR HITS A BUMP. STEERING ALSO SHIFTS. HE SAYS HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS, WHICH HE HAS HAD REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. ALSO THE INNER AND OUTER TIRE RODS AND THE MANUFACTURER STATES HIS AUTO IS NOT IN A RECALL. TS
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Owner report 10017691 · 2003-04-28 (April 28, 2003)
WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES OR SO, TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE DEALER/MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHOWED SIGNS OF FAILURE, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT FAILED TO LEAVE FIRST GEAR, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN IN FIRST GEAR, HOWEVER AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR AWHILE, THE VEHICLE RAN PERFECT. *JB
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Owner report 10034048 · 2003-08-15 (August 15, 2003)
WHEN DRIVING ENGINE IDLES ROUGHLY, AND WILL NOT SHIFT TO PROPER GEARS. DEALER IS REBUILDING TRANSMISSION. *AK
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Owner report 10045649 · 2003-11-07 (November 7, 2003)
BAD IGNITION SWITCH... I HAVE HAD 2 OF THESE CARS AND SAME THING ON BOTH. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT, LIGHTS ON DASH AND SPEEDOMETER WOULDN'T WORK... PUT IN NEW TRANSMISSION... STILL WOULD NOT SHIFT... HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED... NOW IT WORKS. HOW MANY PEOPLE PUT IN NEW TRANSMISSIONS? WHEN IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH? SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH OF MY CARS I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFAULT. *LA
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Owner report 10146729 · 2006-01-02 (January 2, 2006)
IN JULY 2004, I PURCHASED A USED '94 CHRYSLER LHS W/95,000 MILES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (EXTERIOR/INTERIOR) BUT WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS I EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (ELECTRIC CURRENT NOT GOING TO GAUGES, GAUGES GOING HAYWIRE), TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (PERIODIC 'LIMP MODE', CAR ERRATICALLY SURGING) AND STEERING PROBLEMS (RACK 7 PINION, INNER/OUTER TIE RODS). WITHIN A FEW MONTHS I REPLACED THE INNER/OUTER TIE RODS AND FRONT/REAR STABILIZER LINKS THAT ALL IMPROVED MY FRONT SUSPENSION. JUST RECENTLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I HAD MY LOCAL DODGE DE…
Owner-reported narrative. 124,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146729 at NHTSA ↗