Tl* the contact owned a 2001 chrysler lhs. While the contact was driving 40 MPH, another vehicle did not yield to the right of way. As a result, the contact slammed on the brake pedal and crashed into the rear side of the other vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's sustained minor injuries and bruising to the head and both arms. The contact sustained a concussion. Medical attention was not received. A police report was filed. The contact drove home and the insurance company towed the vehicle to their location where it was deemed destroyed. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 159,000.*pm
Chrysler LHS no deployment problems
22 of the 967 owner complaints about the Chrysler LHS describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 22
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical mileage
- 157,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
Was on my way to class, was hit on passenger front side of car, then hit head on by sitting truck, air bags never deployed (have pictures to prove this), and I have been disabled from work with ongoing daily pain. If airbag would have deployed I know I wouldn't have been thrown around in the car like I was.
Driver of another vehicle was traveling down a major highway on the wrong side of the hwy, when the car in front of me swerved and I was hit head on in my 1999 chrysler lhs concord by the oncoming vehicle, where I tried to swerve over but was too late my chrysler went air born, flipped and rolled, out of the impact my air bag didn't deploy and I was thrown from the front to the rear, back to the front of the vehicle. I have read several complaints as mine regarding the chrysler air bags not deploying, and on a head on collision, they are automatically suppose to deploy. I'm now in and out of therapy and without a vehicle. But thankful to still be alive.
1994 chrysler lhs accelerated without warning causing consumer to strike two vehicles and a telephone pole. *kb the consumer stated the air bags failed to deploy.
Dt*: the contact stated while pulling into the driveway, at three to five MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and struck another vehicle parked in the driveway. The contact was wearing a seat belt, but it did not lock upon impact. The contact received minor injuries as a result of the seat belt failure. The frontal airbag failed to deploy. The police and manufacturer were not alerted.
Dt: when the consumer's wife started the vehicle it went forward while the vehicle was in park. This caused vehicle to run over a short wall. This resulted in injuries to the driver and the passengers. Upon impact, airbags failed to deploy. The consumer believed that the problem was the transmission. Recall work done on this issue. The consumer felt that the recall work was the reason for the accident. When the consumer contacted the manufacturer, they stated that it was not their fault. The accident occurred on 7-17-05.*ak just the week before this accident a new battery and transmission were installed at the service dealer. The consumer believes the computer malfunctioned.
Dt: consumer's friend wrecked into a telephone pole with front impact, and both air bags did not deploy. Had not taken the vehicle to dealership. Did not contact manufacturer. Had not replaced air bags.
Owner was making a turn at 20 MPH and hit a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle actually hit a tree and split the tree in half. The tree was about 8" to 10" in diameter. Provide further details. *jb complaint filed on behalf of consumer who is recovering in a nursing home.
Consumer's vehicle was rear ended. Upon impact, it hit the vehicle in the front at 20 MPH. Air bags did not deploy, but there was a crack in the dashboard.
When the consumer applied the brakes, the pedal went to the floor. The consumer hit a pot hole and was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and skidded into a ditch. The air bags did not deploy. The passenger was injured and went to the hospital the next day. The vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company. *jb
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chrysler LHS no deployment
Which Chrysler LHS years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (8 complaints), 1994 (6 complaints) and 1995 (3 complaints).
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