Dt*: the contact stated while shifting into reverse the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The sudden acceleration occurred on three occasions. During the first occurrences the vehicle stopped when the brakes were applied. The third time the vehicle bumped into a telephone pole before stopping. Upon inspection the independent repair shop found the pin in the throttle body came out. The pin was reinstalled by the independent repair shop. The consumer paid for the repairs. Updated 03/20/06.
1999 Chrysler LHS acceleration problems
25 complaints (15% of all complaints for this car). 14 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 25
- of this car's complaints
- 15%
- crashes
- 14
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Linkages2
- Accelerator pedal2
At what mileage
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Chrysler LHS acceleration problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1999 Chrysler LHS acceleration
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Throttle control failure
Based on the low failure rate, the absence of failures over the past year, the absence of injuries, and odi's field investigation of incident vehicles, a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that no safety-related defect exists.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances. See attached report for additional information.
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What 1999 Chrysler LHS owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Vehicle unexpectedly and suprisingly took off at high speed from a complete stop. *bf (lawyer james scherr on behalf of client lucy garcy).
While driving at 70 pmph vehicle's speed suddenly dropped to 35 MPH, and that was as fast as the vehicle would go. The speed sensor had to be replaced at consumer's expense. *ak
The throttle body of my car is defective and chrysler knows about this defect. They have sent service bulletins out to dealerships, but have failed to notify car owners. In the early stages the car runs very poorly, as the the throttle body begins to deteriorate more rapidly, it changes the speed of the car with no notice and without any effort from the driver. The car can actually lunge forward at a complete stop because of this defective part. I waited several weeks before I was able to obtain a throttle body on my own. The service dept. Of the local dealership was useless in this effort. I believe that this second throttle body is no better than the first one. The car is beginning to act the same way. Chrysler knows they have a problem, they've sent service bulletins to the dealerships about it. This very clearly is a safety issue, but to date I have received nothing in the way of notice from them. When I called the chrysler headquarters consumer division, my concerns and complaint were essentially dismissed by them.
Chrysler lhs gas pedal stuck.
Vehicle would not accelerate when depressing the gas pedal vehicle would lurch forward.
The vehicle surged forward when the consumer attempted to brake, and caused her to lose control of the vehicle which resulted in an accident.
The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration.
Speed control/transaxle. 2nd occurrence. 1st with 98 chrylser concorde. 2nd with this past saturday, 3-22-03. When the speed control module goes out, you are left with only 1st and reverse. According to the service tech at hemet chrysler, it happens more than it should. If it goes out while at highway speeds, it immediately shifts the car into 1st and you almost come to an abrupt halt. No accident, but it could result in one in heavy traffic and would probably hit in the rear with the sudden deceleration in speed.
The consumer shifted from park into drive with brake depressed and the vehicle accelerated forward with a roaring noise colliding with a light pole. The brakes failed to stop the vehicle and the vehicle was totaled.
Questions about the 1999 Chrysler LHS acceleration
Does the 1999 Chrysler LHS have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 25 complaints about the acceleration of the 1999 Chrysler LHS, 15% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1999 Chrysler LHS acceleration problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Chrysler LHS acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Chrysler LHS have the most acceleration problems?
The Chrysler LHS model years with the most acceleration complaints are 1999 (25 complaints), 1994 (14 complaints) and 1995 (12 complaints).
Other 1999 Chrysler LHS problems
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