1994 Chrysler LHS from North America - Comments

Air conditioning evaporator failed 3 times (more often than I replaced my brakes - I didn't know there was 'wear & tear' on an evaporator). Last replacement was 2 years ago with a 3rd party (non-Mopar), and hasn't been a problem yet.

Transmission failed at 20,000 miles - replaced under warranty.

ABS and traction control lights have started coming off & on at random, with noticeable thump in the brake pedal if stopped at a traffic light. The mechanic replaced the master cylinder. This seemed to take care of the symptoms for about a week, but now they're back. Is the master cylinder component failing again, or is there something else and the mechanic picked the wrong part to replace?

A solid clunk in the front end when backing up while turning. Mechanics have replaced multiple parts, but still haven't found the cause of the clunk.

We're still trying to find a mechanic who can fix our car the first time. Tune in next week for the next episode of "The Parts Replacers".

My wife and I really, really love driving this car. It is a great highway machine, especially if you want to feel comfortable traveling 'at speed' on the Pennsylvania turnpike's hills and curves in the rain with the trucks. It performs like a muscle car, trunk big enough to pack it all in for a major road trip. My daughter pretends she's in the back of a limousine (Black LHSs were used as VIP limousines by the Pentagon starting in 1994 to carry generals around D.C. to meetings with Congress and other officials). But, could Mopar please, please, please make more reliable parts, and could Chrysler please help me find a mechanic who can diagnose the problem the 1st time. I don't mind shelling out $600 --- if I know my wife won't be calling me to say its not fixed. The track record is the opposite.

I own a '95 LH body Chrysler and spent a lot of money on that "solid clunk" in the front end myself. On my car, it was caused by worn control arm bushing and ball joints, plus worn tie rod ends (inner and outer), plus a loose sway bar, which can be tightened up with new bushings. The inner tie rod ends terminate behind the intake manifold and require LOTS of labor time to replace. About 10-11 hours of labor for everything (at $70/hour) -- plus parts and alignment. Over $1000 total for this type of front end servicing. The LH body cars also conduct brake and tire noise up thru the torsion bars, and it there is nothing that can be done about that. My car only had 60K miles when I had to fix this problem. My transmission failed at exactly 60K as well.

I have a 1997 Chrysler LHS with 123,000 + miles. I bought it 1 year old. It was a rental car from Chrysler's rental car company. I have had quite a few problems. I am going to have to replace the inner tie rod end bushings for the 2nd time. The 1st was at 60,000 miles. I like the car and it rides good on the highway, but my main complaint is not being able to find anyone who can work on the car and fix it the 1st time. Some mechanics will not even touch a Chrysler product. If Chrysler will not address the problem, then I will have to switch to another manufacturer.

It doesn't seem too much to ask to have knowledgeable people to be able to fix problems with your car, especially at the dealership where you purchased it.

My transmission failed me also, but at 160,000 miles. The starter fails every now and again and that is about all of the problems that I have had. It is a really nice car and accelerates than most other cars smaller than it. Chrysler and their dealerships are real sticklers for having poor service. The local one has yanked me around so much that we refuse to go to them for anything for ever. Chrysler really needs quality control not only on service, but their cheaply made parts as well.

My 1994 Chrysler LHS has 115,000 miles. The last couple of years have had on again and off again problems with the A/C. It will operate fine for several weeks after each time the problem is supposedly solved. The last occurrence was a couple of months ago. I'm deathly afraid of dealerships so have a local independent garage service the car. Their last attempt at it was their last as they couldn't perform what needed to be done because it required Chrysler soft ware to look deeper into the problem. Chrysler does not share their software as other manufactures do. They recommended a Dodge dealership that they were friendly with. After 3 hours of labor they thought they had it solved. Now a month later it is back doing the same thing it originally did a couple of years ago. I'm taking the car back again in a couple of days to give them another chance. This is not only the major problem I've had with this car, unless this problem gets fixed this time, I'll be looking for another car and doubt it will be a Chrysler product.

If the car is clunking when you back up or it is sitting idle it is the trans mount at the back of the trany been there done that couldn't figure out what the prob was for a long time it is easy to replace and is about 50.00 for the trany mount.

I have problems with the car shaking at about 40 Mph, and won't go away or shake much less without flooring the gas pedal. I can't use a gentle acceleration after 40Mph. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what it might me?? THe 1994 LHS has 178,000 miles on it and supposedly has lost compression. Supposedly my dad's mechanic raised the idle and it was fine until about a month & a half ago when the engine light came on and then it wouldn't respond like it used to. I have since replaced the spark plugs, while doing so noticed that the middle 2 were blacker than the others. Looking for any suggestions to get this car a few more thousand miles if possible. As others have said it a nice car to ride in and would like to keep it around a little while longer if possible. I also get a lot of steam from the front end once the car is warmed up. Not sure if I have a loose hose leaking fluid or if I have holes in the radiator. I tried the BG Stopleak and it didn't have any effect on the radiator. Looking for any help that can be given. Thank you.

Where did you ever get the idea that your Chrysler is a Muscle Car?

Wow! I hate to break it to you, but it's not even close!

It's a FWD V6 for gosh sakes!!!

I had a Dodge Intrepid which is basically an LHS. I have had the same problems everyone else has had. I had the tranny rebuilt twice. Air conditioning problems, fan relay went out, water pump failed, etc etc.. I know some of these things are normal for cars, but not under 100,000 miles and not occurring as regularly as they do with Chrysler. It just isn't an Intrepid or an LHS, this happens on every Dodge/Chrysler that I know of. Chrysler and Dodge just are not worth owning. The best thing any of you can do is just sell them and go with GM or a foreign car. I never thought I would say it, but buy a Japanese car. They will last forever and never give you problems and the resale is much better. This is coming from a big Chevy and Pontiac enthusiast.

I have a Chrysler LHS. I bought it for $1,000 and it has a newer engine with 57,000 miles. On the mileage it has 179,654 miles. It runs great.

I had to get my gas line hooked up to the engine because it smelled like gas in the car - very bad, and I got it fixed for $20.00. And I had to get a transmission mount for $149.99.

My rod in the back left of the car that holds the wheel in place broke, and that cost $300.00. All I have to get fixed is the windshield washer line, because it has a hole in it. Other than that, you can't beat it for a price like that. I've been driving Chrysler, and Dodge for 19 years.

We own a 95 Chrysler LHS. Bought it last summer for 1200.00 from a Taxi Company. It has over 500,00 km on it and we've only had to replace rad cap and because it leaks trannie fluid, we top that up occasionally. Just last week however, the water pump went and when calling around about repairs to this, we were told it would cost $500-1000 to repair. Does any one know if this is easy to work on?