I own a 1994 chrysler lhs. On jan 2, 2011, I parked the car and turned the ignition off. The car had been making a strange sound (like it was stuck in 3rd gear) for approx 2 months. I had scheduled an appointment with my mechanic for jan 4,2011. What I thought was steam start rising from under the hood, but then I saw bright red, yellow and orange flames along the hoods edge. My passenger and I exited the vehicle and began running. Within 15 seconds flames shot 30 feet in the air. I called 911 and fire and police responded. The fire dept was there within minutes and the fire had only burned approx 15 minutes. The entire front end of the vehicle was destroyed. Just the engine block sat on the tar street. The tow truck driver said for the fire to have burned so hot, so fast, it must have been leaking fuel for several months or even a year. He also told me about the fuel injector recall, the car was a total loss and I only carried liability insurance. Do I have any recourse.
1994 Chrysler LHS: fuel leak
27 of the 323 complaints about the 1994 Chrysler LHS describe fuel leak.
- owner complaints
- 27
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- recalls
- 1
Fuel leak by model year
What owners say
While driving 55 MPH fuel rail cracked. As a result, fuel leaked onto the engine. *ak the fuel rail cracked on the left side (driver's side).
After vehicle was serviced for the federal safety agency recall 98v184000 concerning fuel rail leaking gas , problem was recurrent. Dealer won't fix it again.
Around 9/15/03 - my 1994 lhs started to vibrate while idling. The problem got worse and one day I noticed the smell of gas. I took it to my repair shop for repair. He had the car from 10/7 to 10/11 trying to determine the problem and finally repaired it. After paying $433.89 for the repair, I looked at the repair history (the car belonged to my husband) and found out that the car had a o-ring recall in 1999. That was supposed to have fixed the problem. I contacted russ darrow, authorized chrysler dealer, about the recall work and they said the repair should have lasted longer than 4 years. They weren't willing to do anything since I had work done by archer auto. I have the receipts for all repair work. I would like to get a refund of the money I paid but more importantly I would like someone to verify that the work done was correct and that I am not going to have a problem with a fire from gas leaking from the o-ring.
Consumer state while traveling notice engine running rough and fuel smell around the engine vehicle was service by dealer. Technician notice that the o rings had harding around the injectors and that was causing the fuel leak. Please provide further information.
Consumer had recall 99v215000 repaired for a leaking fuel rail repaired previously. However, there was a fuel smell present in passenger's compartment. Upon examination it was found that fuel rail was leaking fuel on top of the engine and pooling there. A private mechanic was currently fixing this problem. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
A fire under vehicle while wating at a stop light. Fire started from a fuel leakage underneath vehicle, manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was covered under a recall. Consumer wanted to know why she was not notified of recall, and what recourse does she have on this matter? Asking the federal safety agency help on this matter. Please feel free to provide any further details.
Vehicle is leaking gas out of the engine, consumer said it is fuel injection o-ring.
The federal safety agency recall 98v18400 / manufacturer's recall 790; fuel leakage. Was repaired ,and about 1200 miles later ,fuel started spraying and drenching all of front end of vehicle and liner of hood, causing serious fire hazard.
Fuel rail leaked fuel. Chrysler refused to replace. I had to replace at my own cost. In march, this year chrysler issued safety recall. I sent in invoices from dealer for $500. Chrysler sent me $200. I feel I'm entitles to additional $300; after all, I t was chrysler's failure to provide a safe vehicle.
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)
Consumer has taken the vehicle to be repaired under recall #98v184000 for o-ring fuel leaks, the dealer has had the vehicle for 6 days, claimed they did not have the parts.
Related recalls
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built with 3.5l engines. The fuel injection delivery system can leak fuel from some of the sealing o-rings or from hair line cracks in the thermoset fuel injection rail.
- Risk
- Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the fuel rail o-rings and reinforce the outlet (passenger) side fuel rail. Vehicles showing fuel leakage on the outlet fuel rail must have the outlet rail replaced which includes changing the upper and lower injector o-rings. However, if a vehicle is leaking fuel from the o-rings or from a cracked fuel line, the vehicle should be taken into a dealer to have this repaired as soon as possible.
Recall number 98V184000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1994 Chrysler LHS fuel leak
Is fuel leak a common problem on the 1994 Chrysler LHS?
27 of 323 owner complaints about the 1994 Chrysler LHS (8%) mention fuel leak. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Chrysler LHS?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Chrysler LHS
Ball joint 20Stalling 20Transmission failure 15Fire or smoke 12Headlights 12Fuel smell 11ABS 10Won't shift 7No deployment 6Brake failure 6Loss of power 5
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