- The problem
- On certain passenger vehicles, seat back recliner bolt breakage can occur resulting in the seat back reclining unexpectedly.
- The risk
- If 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.
- The fix
- Dealers 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.
Vehicle safety record
2000 Chrysler LHS Problems, complaints & recalls
Owners have filed 91 complaints about the 2000 Chrysler LHS with NHTSA, most often about the body, doors & structure (23) and the steering (21). Those complaints describe 7 crashes, 3 fires and 5 injuries. It is covered by 5 recalls, the latest in February 2003 for the recliner. For comparison, the 1999 has 164 and the 2001 has 30.
NHTSA data checked
DMore problems than a typical LHS year, for its age
#97 most complained-about 2000 vehicle
- Complaints
- 91
- Recalls
- 5
- Crashes
- 7
- Fires
- 3
- Injuries
- 5
- Deaths
- 0
Most common 2000 Chrysler LHS problems
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2000 Chrysler LHS recalls 5
Recall repairs are free. Your dealer fixes them whether or not you bought the car there - check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see if yours is done. What to do
- The problem
- 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."
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, there is a potential for injury if the occupant's head were to contact the b-pillar.
- The fix
- Owners will be sent a storage bin accessory unit that can be attached to the b-pillar along with installation instructions. However, if an owner wishes, the dealer can perform the installation. Owner notification began december 17, 2001. 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.
- The problem
- 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, including diagrams, for properly attaching a child restraint system's tether strap to the tether anchorage.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, the child seat may not be properly attached increasing the risk of injury to the child.
- The fix
- Owners will be provided with an addendum to the owner's manuals.
- The problem
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The seat belt shoulder height adjustable turning loop (atl) top mounting bolt was inadequately manufactured.
- The risk
- The affected mounting bolts may not withstand sufficient force to function properly in certain impact situations, increasing the risk of injury to a belted occupant.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the shoulder belt height adjuster mounting bolts.
- The problem
- 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.
- The risk
- If this occurs in a frontal crash situation, driver protection from the seat belt may be reduced, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the left front retractor assemblies.
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91 complaints about the 2000 Chrysler LHS
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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.
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.
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...
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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
HEATER DISPLAY DOESN'T WORK. *TR
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...
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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 wheel. *Tr
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.
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...
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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, with no help or concern from chrysler. The bumper to bumper warranty I had purchased for the vehicle did not cover any of these failed parts. I also tried getting the recall parts replaced and was told by several dealerships that my car was not part of the recall because I have a sunroof lhs. I am constantly having to replace front-end suspension parts that keep failing on this vehicle. This vehicle only had 1 owner before me. I have receipts for all updated maintenance and repairs for this vehicle. Chrysler has denied me of any failed parts, warranty parts and recalls for the vehicle. This is just the beginning of the issues with this vehicle, there are other issues as well but will not be able to fit it on this form. *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.
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
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chrysler lhs. While driving 70 mph, the hood molding flew off of the vehicle and almost struck another vehicle. The contact pulled over and attempted to find the piece, but was unsuccessful. The dealer stated that the repair would cost $300. The contact found several complaints regarding this failure. The failure mileage was 80,000 and current mileage was 92,216.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chrysler lhs. While turning the vehicle, the steering made a loud noise. The steering failure began in august of 2006. The dealer replaced the steering gear and the rack and pinion. In june of 2008, the steering failure recurred and the noise worsened. The manufacturer took a report and stated that they would not assist with the repairs due to the age of the vehicle. The contact will take the vehicle to another dealer for a diagnosis. She purchased the vehicle brand new and the oil...
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gasket, water pump tension pulley, transmission cooling line clamp, and the water pump were all replaced due to the failure. The failure mileage was 58,337 and current mileage was 77,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chrysler lhs. When the contact entered the vehicle, he leaned back in the seat and it reclined all the way to the floor. He located a recall related to his failure and called the manufacturer regarding the recliner bolt in the driver's seat. He was informed that the repair had already been performed on his vehicle; however, he would have to pay approximately $1,000 to repair and install the seat again. The current and failure mileages were 90,000.
I own a 2000 chrysler lhs and we bought the car back in 2002 with 36*** miles on it. Around 15,000 miles after buying the car, my wife was going to make a left hand turn out of a parking lot when the steering locked up. We had the car towed to a local shop and they informed us that the rack would have to be replaced. After paying a thousand plus, we were back up and going. We never heard any more than rack failure. Now fast forward to friday december 14th, 2007, I was getting ready to leave work and the car...
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lost all power steering. I limped it home (about 20 miles) and started contacting a repair shop. I wound up muscling the car to my local dodge dealership and they said that the power steering pump has gone bad. The car now has 150,000 miles on it and we are looking at another $600 bill. The power steering pump was not replaced to my knowledge at the time of the rack replacement. Both instances occurred at a speed of less than 5 mph. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chrysler lhs. While driving 35 mph, the panel on the hood nearest to the windshield detached. The panel went behind the vehicle. The contact has not spoken with the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 120,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chrysler concorde. While driving 2 mph in reverse, the driver's seat fell backwards. The contact attempted to put the seat back in place, but was unsuccessful. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls available for this failure. The contact had an independent mechanic inspect the vehicle and locate the cause of the failure. The current mileage was 32,000 and failure mileage was 31,980.
2000 Lhs power steering problems. Car has 83,000 miles. Good maintenance and upkeep. Steering is sluggish, wandering on highway, clunking noise in steering wheel, intermittent pulling surges in steering wheel, constant corrections, loose feel, afraid of sudden and complete failure - plan to take car to dealer where I know I will be given song and dance. I have owned several cars driven over 100,000 miles never had such an issue. *Tr
Steering issues, noise in wheel area while driving, loss of traction control and abs, tie rods to be replaced, play in steering wheel, vehicle shifts heavy while rolling over a bump, dome lights go on sporadically, fuel gauge drops to e and goes back up all the time, tires worn and they were brand new. *Tr
On july 15, 2007, I entered my chrysler lhs to drive home from a local business parking lot. After starting the car and slightly turning the steering wheel, I heard a "pop", "pop". I thought that I had a blow out and checked the wheels. All were ok. I tried again to turn the steering wheel and it turned freely from right to left and back with no effort what so ever. Checked the front wheels after turning steering wheel fully to the left and found the wheels pointed straight ahead. Left the car overnight and the...
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next day had it transported to baxter chrysler for repair. They found that the bolts holding the steering assembly to the frame had broken and as a result caused the tie rods, steering gear and associated parts to break including the rack. This is the second catastrophic failure of the steering assembly on this car. See complaint filed 6/20/2006, odi # 10160292. As in the previous incident, I or my wife was lucky that we were not driving at highway speeds when this failure occurred. *Tr
While driving my chrysler 2000 lhs at 65 mph in florida, the hood molding became detached from my car and landed on the highway behind me. The chrysler dealer told me that this is a common occurrence and that there is an obvious defect in the design of the hood molding. I called chrysler to report the incident, but they told me they do not intend to do anything about this safety hazard. *Tr
Tl*- the contact owns a 2000 chrysler lhs with an odometer reading of 76000 miles. The contact stated that the chrome factory wheels were peeling on the inside which caused the tires to become flat. The contact took the vehicle to a tire shop, and they found that the chrome on the inside of the tire was peeling and causing the tire beads to separate from the rim and tire pitting. *Ak updated 03/19/07. *Jb
Tl* - the contact stated that he purchase a 2000 chrysler lh march in 2006. The contact noticed that there was a split in the dash board over the airbag door on passenger side. The contact took vehicle back to owner of dealership one month later because the repair on dash board split open. The dealership said they would only repair and not replace the dash board. The contact stated that on 11/30/06 his vehicle was parked and another vehicle hit his vehicle on the front driver side. Contact had his insurance...
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adjuster look at vehicle and was told by the adjuster that the dash board is a safety issue. The adjuster told the contact that the dashboard could not be patch over the airbag doors. The contact said that insurance the adjuster said that pieces of paint and putting could come off into passengers face and eyes.
There is a strong odor of gasoline coming from the outside of the car into the interior. So bad, it is giving me a headache. There is no gasoline storage in my garage. This has happened many times over several years. Seems to be getting worse. *Jb
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 50 mph, a very loud noise was heard when the vehicle hit a bump in the road, vibrated, and shifted to the right. The dealership determined the right inner tie rod, rack and pinion, bushings and sway bar were bad. The rear bushings, sway bar, strut and strut mount were also bad.
Chrysler LHS: every year compared
All LHS years2000 Chrysler LHS vs rivals
| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Chrysler LHS | 91 | 5 | D | |
| 2000 Chrysler Concorde | 315 | 8 | D | Compare |
| 2000 Chrysler Town & Country | 314 | 0 | C | Compare |
| 2000 Chrysler 300M | 249 | 7 | F | Compare |
| 2000 Chrysler Cirrus | 107 | 9 | D | Compare |
| 2000 Chrysler Sebring | 93 | 6 | B | Compare |
| 2000 Chrysler Sebring Convertible | 78 | 2 | F | Compare |
| 2000 Chrysler Grand Voyager | 10 | 0 | D | Compare |
| 2000 Chrysler Van | 7 | 0 | - | Compare |
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Questions about the 2000 Chrysler LHS
Does the 2000 Chrysler LHS have any recalls?
Yes - NHTSA lists 5 recalls for the 2000 Chrysler LHS: recliner (February 2003); frame and members (August 2001); child seat (November 2000); seat belts (February 2000) and more. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether yours has been fixed.
What are the most common problems with the 2000 Chrysler LHS?
By the complaints owners filed with NHTSA, the most common problem areas are the body, doors & structure (23), steering (21), wheels & tires (11).
How many complaints has the 2000 Chrysler LHS had?
91 complaints have been filed with NHTSA, the first on October 18, 1999 and the latest on October 10, 2019. Of these, 7 describe a crash and 3 a fire, and together they report 5 injuries and 0 deaths.
Is the 2000 Chrysler LHS a reliable vehicle?
Its Safety Index is 31 out of 100 (grade D: more problems than a typical Chrysler LHS year, for its age). The index weighs complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and recalls against how long the vehicle has been on the road, compared with the same model's other years. It is not a measure of every repair - read the complaints and owner experiences, and have any used vehicle inspected before you buy.
Which Chrysler LHS years have the most complaints?
1994 (338), 1999 (164), 1995 (161). See every Chrysler LHS year compared.
What should I do if my 2000 Chrysler LHS has a problem?
If it is a safety problem, stop driving it if it is unsafe and contact your dealer. Report it to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem - enough reports start investigations and recalls - and share your experience here so other owners know what to look for.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data