2000 Chrysler LHS problems
The 2000 Chrysler LHS has 115 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (23%) concerns steering. After that come body & structure (15%) and tires (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 115 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 82 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 22 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 82 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 60,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 57,000 miles (24 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Chrysler LHS with enough data (65 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer was in a collision and air bags did not deploy, resulting in injuries. Dealer was not contacted at the time of this call. Ph.
While driving at 45 MPH vehicle crashed into a tree. Upon impact, none of the frontal airbags deployed. Driver sustained back and neck injuries.
Right hand exterior mirror exploded while driving at 30MPH. Problem was repaired after filing a police report. 2nd time, 03 aug 01, was doing the same speed when mirror exploded again. Nothing had hit the mirror to cause that problem. Mechanic indicated no cause of explosion.
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.
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.