Engine & cooling

2000 Chrysler LHS Engine problems

Owners have filed 6 complaints about the 2000 Chrysler LHS's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 7% of all its complaints, most recently on September 3, 2008. They describe 0 crashes, 1 fire and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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Complaints: 6
Recalls: 0
Crashes: 0
Fires: 1
Injuries: 0
Deaths: 0

Engine complaints

SteeringEngine & coolingTransmission & drivetrain

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.

Engine & coolingFuel system

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

Engine & coolingFire

On july 11, 2005 the newburyport fire department was called to put out an engine fire in my 2000 chrysler cirrus. An insurance adjuster from rand adjustments came out to see the car at volpone towing also in newburyport mass. The adjuster determined that the car was a total loss. I am now without any transportation.

Engine & cooling

On june 9, 2005 I left a restaurant after lunch. I drove approximately 1 minute at 30-35 mph when the engine started running roughly and losing power. Since I was on a surface street and going slowly I was able to safely pull over into a gas station and turn the car off. It took approximately 30-45 seconds to drive the car the 300-400 yards to the gas station. I had the car towed to my mechanic who advised me that there was a hole in the middle driver's side piston and that it appeared to be caused by a part of...

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the valve seat falling off and becoming loose within the piston/cylinder. This caused a hole in the piston which polluted the oil which destroyed the engine/manafold, etc. The sudden loss of engine power could have been extremely serious at freeway speeds or even on surface streets. I was lucky that there was very light traffic. The car is at la brea chrysler (323) 933-5501. Daimler/chrysler has been contacted and the response was that it is out of warranty and that there was nothing that they could do. I will request that the old parts be kept so that they are available.

Engine & cooling

About 8 hours after purchase, new vehicle died. Took to dealer who worked on it for 8 days but could not find the problem. Problem has occurred many times and still exists. *Ak

Engine & coolingVisibility & wipers

Prob.#1-Rear view mirror does not adjust for lights from rear traffic. Prob.#2-Temperature gauge in overhead console is very slow to update the correct outside temperature. Temperature gauge hangs up at the incorrect degree. Had same problem with 1994 model. *Ak

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Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked yesterday. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data

2000 Chrysler LHS Engine problems

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Chrysler LHS engine complaints by year

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