Fuel rail and injector fuel leak, gasoline odorFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE21 complaints1999-01 → 2019-02lhs-1997-fuel-rail-leak
- 836457 TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD "O" RINGS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. PICKED UP VEHICLE & IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH
- 10233164 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE
- 559869 THE VEHICLE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS WERE REPLACED PER RECALL NOTICE 98V-184, RECENTLY THE CONSUMER BEGAN SMELLING FUEL AROUND THE ENGINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE GARAGE
Brake rotor warping and steering wheel shake when brakingSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC7 complaints1998-12 → 2002-06lhs-1997-brake-rotor-warping
- 702998 AT 32800 MILES ORIGINAL ROTORS WARPED AND WERE REPLACED. AT 42800, THE 2ND ROTOR SET WARPED
- 723337 AT 38,430 MILES THE ROTORS WERE SO WARPED THAT AT 60 MPH AT HARD BRAKING IF YOU WERE NOT EXPECTING IT AND HOLDING ON TIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL COULD TWIST OUT OF YOUR HANDS
- 843366 FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, CAUSING WARPING, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE
Loose steering, tie rod and steering rack failureSTEERING8 complaints2002-11 → 2010-05lhs-1997-steering-tie-rod-rack
- 10247901 WHEN I GOT HOME I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE TIE RODS AND OF COURSE THEY WERE LOOSE AT THE INNER TIE ROD
- 10190728 STEERING IS VERY LOOSE. THE CAR A 1997 CHRYSLER LHS WANDERS FROM LANE TO LANE AND NEEDS CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS
- 10101633 VEHICLE TENDS TO SWERVE MAKING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL DIFFICULT. REPAIR SHOP SAYS THE STEERING RACK NEEDS REPLACEMENT
Transmission seizure, lockup and failurePOWER TRAIN4 complaints1999-09 → 2005-05lhs-1997-transmission-failure
- 846360 TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING . DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION
- 10120553 THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WHILE GOING 35 MPH AND IF I DIDN'T HAVE ON MY SEAT BELT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD
- 854753 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND COMING OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL DRIVER ONLY HAD LOW POWER AND REVERSE
Lower ball joint failure with loss of steeringSUSPENSION4 complaints2001-04 → 2003-06lhs-1997-ball-joint-failure
- 10017368 THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DEALER STATED, THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD COMPLETELY FAILED
- 10016002 THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD WORN OUT COMPLETELY
- 10015221 THE RIGHT BALL JOINT AND STABILIZER BAR FAILED
Instrument panel and dash light dropoutELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints2004-12 → 2013-02lhs-1997-instrument-cluster-dropout
- 10102861 INSTRUMENT PANEL LOOSE GROUND CONNECTIONS CAUSE DRIVER INST PANEL TO GO ON OR OFF WHEN DRIVING THIS ALSO EFFECTS AIR BAG PANEL LIGHT
- 10112943 THE SPEED, TEMPERATURE, AND FUEL LIGHT GAUGES WERE INOPERATIVE
- 10499816 I WAS DRIVING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND MY DASH LIGHT WENT BLACK. IT STOPPED WORKING
Hood gas strut failure, hood fallingLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES3 complaints2001-03 → 2001-04lhs-1997-hood-gas-strut-failure
- 883225 CONSUMER LIFTED HOOD TO CHECK OIL, HOOD SLAMMED DOWN AND INJURED CONSUMER
- 9002013 THERE IS NO OTHER DEVICE TO MAKE SURE THE HOOD WILL STAY OPEN
- 743788 HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP AND SUDDENLY FALLS AND COULD EASILY INJURE SOMEBODY
Vehicle movement while in parkPOWER TRAIN3 complaints1999-11 → 2000-09lhs-1997-vehicle-moves-in-park
- 554642 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARK GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE MOVED AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARKED GEAR WHEN COLLISION OCCURRED
- 868866 VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ROLLING WHILE IN PARKED; AND HIT A HOUSE; DEALER NOTIFIED
- 848965 WHEN STARTING VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND VEHICLE IN PARK, VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, CAUSING A COLLISION/INJURY
