Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1998 Chrysler LHS

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
3
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
141
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

3 filed
2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
04V021000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT2004-01-13

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.

RiskEITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

03V035000·SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER2003-02-05

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

RiskIF THE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINES WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
EA03011·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2003-07-17 → 2004-01-30

AUTO TRANS IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK

Led to recall04V021000

EA03011·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT2003-07-17 → 2004-01-30

AUTO TRANS IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK

Led to recall04V021000

PE03010·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES2003-02-27 → 2003-09-02

THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE

PE03010·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2003-02-27 → 2003-09-02

THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE

PE03010·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL2003-02-27 → 2003-09-02

THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE

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