Plastic timing belt pulley shattered inside casing and broke the timing belt.
1994 Chrysler LHS engine complaints
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Consumer was traveling about three miles on main street and vehicle just stopped, and there was noise underneath vehicle. Vehicle had to be towed.
While driving temperature gauge went to red, part overheated and radiator light came on. Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they said that problem was with water pump freezing up, and causing engine to fail.
White smoke comes out of engine. Brakes self applyed while driving. Steering wobbles all across lanes.
Consumer received manufacturer's recall790 for an oil leak. Vehicle hasbeen still leaking oil. Consumer has contacted dealership.
Consumer smelled gasoline fumes coming from vent area. Dealership was aware of problem.
Intermittently when accelerating to pass another vehicle transmission downshifts. When letting off the accelerator, transmission shifts up. Vehicle surges and stalls. Also, crank sensor was replaced last week, but the problem came back. Problem was reported to the dealership. Problem seems to be related to recall campaign 94v024000. Please provide any further information.
Vehicle will stall intermittently while driving or idling without warning . *ak the cranckshaft sensor replaced.
Water pump seized at 49000 miles, causing timing belt to break and belt tensioner to melt.
Reoccurring failure of the water pump caused timing belt and pulley to break, resulting in vehicle completely shutting down. Manufacturer denies that a problem exists. *ak.et.
Water pump defective (froze) causing the tensioner and timing belt to burn, causing an electrical fire.
The part listed above was smoking while I was driving. When I turned the car off, it wouldn't start again. *ak possibly something froze and caused the belt (pulley) to melt.
Engine stalls without notice. This is the third time it has happened on the interstate in traffic and could cause an accident. There is no indicatio that it is going to stall. The first sign of a problem is when I press the accelerator pedal there is no response and the oil indicator light comes on . There is also a problem with the transmission not engaging in reverse and low in the the first time I go to drive it in that day. It takes about 2 minutes before I can get it to engage. When driving after the transmission is warmed up, there is some hesitation when accelerating. Also the headlights are very dim when driving at night. The hood lift assist cylinders do not function allowing the hood to drop without notice. I was struck in the head twice while checking fluids.
The pivot bolt attaching the camshaft drive belt idler assembly to the engine block broke causing the engine to stop immediately while we were in an intersection. Fortunately there was no other traffic endangered. The engine could not be restarted and the car had to be towed from the location of the incident. Damage occurred to the tensioner pulley and the timing belt and to the valve train. Major service was conducted on the vehicle at about 70,000 miles when the timing belt was replaced along with the water pump and other components. The official service manual does not even suggest replacing the idler assembly or pivot bolt (integral to the replacement assembly), and when I spoke with daimlerchrysler customer service at their headquarters they admitted that they also have no service bulletins suggesting that item be serviced. I still have the broken parts available.
The vehicle is experiencing stalling, it will stall while stopped in traffic and while driving.
After starting from a full stop at a controlled intersection, the engine died without warning or indication. We rolled the car out of the intersection to the curb. It failed to restart. Mechanical inspection revealed a broken pivot bolt in the tensioner assembly for the camshaft drive belt. The condition created was dangerour and without any warning in that the engine failed suddenly without warning leaving no power assists for steering and required guessing as to what was happening. The check engine light came on as the car was still rolling. I do not have the VIN readily available as the car is not drivable since the failure also resulted in the engine bending valves in the combustion chambers.
Consumer could not have repair made on recalled leaky o-ring because dealer stated that consumers claim did not meet the required condition of the recall (98v184000). Nlm
While driving at 30 MPH and without prior warning, lost power. Dealer replaced engine belt and tensioner. *ak
While driving on highway 55 MPH white smoke came out the back of vehicle and car started to accelerate. Pulled over, white smoke came out of engine then turned into flames. Contacted fire dept. Consumer contacted dealer and manufacturer.
Poor original design of timing belt tensioner, new one metal.
Front end suspension out of alignment. Mjs
We are not satisfied with the reliability and performance of the original and replacement parts on a chrysler lhs we purchased new in 19994. The following are the high failure parts and systems on the car: 1. Water pump and associated parts (2 times) . It has failed twice, the first time was at 59,559 miles when it froze up and took the timing belt with it. The second time the pump developed a leak at 102,275 miles, which was 42,716 miles on the replacement pump. 2. Disc brakes and associated parts (2 times and need to be turned again). The rotors warp due to overheat from the brake pads. The first time the rotors were turned at 56,441 miles and then again at 84,347 miles. Right now the car has 102,750 miles and the rotors need to be turned again. 3. Airconditioning system and associated parts (2 times). The airconditioning system evaporator coil leaked at 62,299 miles, but was covered by an extended warranty. The evaporator coil is leaking again at 102,750 miles and is not covered by warranty. This is a very expensive procedure in that the dashboard has to be removed. 4. Fuel rail and associated parts (1 time). Due to a strong gas smell the fuel rail was replaced. When the dealer insisted that the problem wasn't covered by warranty, we paid to have the problem fixed. We were later reimbursed by chrysler when we called their customer service.
Tensioner belt pulley is plastic, causing all parts relating to the belt to become defective and inoperative.dealer has replaced the part with a metal tensioner belt pulley.
Fuel o-ring failed prior to recall repair work causing fuel leakage, not able to perform recall repair due to lack of parts. (98v‑184)
1) rack & pinion steering components are becoming worn after only 59000 miles. As the steering wheel is moved, a "clunking" noise is heard coming from the rack & pinion gear box, resulting in vibration through steering wheel at low or high speeds. 2) trunk is filling with water due to body welding cracks. Welding cracks are located in each rear corner of trunk lid near each turn indicator. 3) engine ticking is coming from valve train wear.
Water pump keeps going bad, causing wear on the timing chain which, in return , causes the vehicle to have a sudden shut down while driving. Dealer has been contacted.
Transmission failed.
Vehicle had stalled out while traveling 30-40mph. Happened 3 other times. Oil light sensor came on, but oil was not low. Not at dealer.
Consumer was driving vehicle, stopped at a stop light, light changed,commenced to take off, and vehicle stopped moving. Dealer notified.
While driving the vehicle stalls which may cause an accident. Cause unknown. Please provide details. Dealer cannot determine problem.
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