Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 1900101 | 03/23/2001 | 1900300 | 619127 | Some owners may experience loose feel or clunk in the steering wheel as the wheel is moved from side to side. *tt | 05/15/2001 |
| 1900300B | 10/06/2000 | 190300A | 618868 | Some vehicles may experience loose feel or clunk in the steering wheel as the wheel is moved from side to side. *tt | 05/03/2001 |
| 0042 | 09/13/2000 | 615695 | Advance service information for loose steering. *tt | 01/28/2001 | |
| 190300A | 09/08/2000 | 190300 | 6092235 | Experiencing loose feel or clunk in the steering wheel as the wheel is moved from side to side. *tt | 11/29/2000 |
| 190300 | 06/02/2000 | 614153 | A condition may exist where a loose feel or clunk in the steering wheel as the wheel is moved from side to side. *tt | 09/29/2000 | |
| 190899 | 12/31/1999 | 610017 | Information when servicing the inner tie rod end to steering gear attachments. *tt | 04/14/2000 | |
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||||
| 190798 | 10/02/1998 | 602894 | Information on steering gear mounting bushing service. *ak | 11/16/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 05/03/2010 | 137000 | ||
| My 1997 chrysler lhs completely lost all steering,the steering wheel went from one side to another with no resistance at all and the wheels never moved,luckly it was in a parking lot and not driving my grandkids | |||
| 11/06/2008 | 174000 | 1 | |
| I just purchased the cursed 97 chrysler lhs . driving it home i noticed sloppy steering conditions. and i hit a pothole and my car jerked over to the next lane and almost hit an oncoming vehicle. when i got home i went straight to the tie rods and of course they were loose at the inner tie rod. so im stuck with an unsafe car that i cant drive. thanks alot you billionaire freaks. *tr | |||
| 01/18/2003 | 126000 | 0 | 11/14/2001 |
| Noticeable feel and sound of clunking sound in steering when initiating a left or right turn during low speeds. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | |||
| 1 | 07/01/1997 | ||
| Steering leaks fluid. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 04/15/1998 | 1 | 04/04/1997 | |
| Power steering pump is leaking oil. yh | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 1 | 12/01/1997 | ||
| Power steering failed. yh | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES | |||
| The bolts allowing the steering wheel tire rods to turn, have broken off. the bracket that comes with bolts is broke. makes steering hard turning. ts | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/22/2004 | 108214 | 1 | 01/13/1998 |
| (1) events: normal driving. (2) loss of steering control on 1997 chrysler lhs. due to luck there was no accident or injury, although failure at a different time would easily have resulted in severe injury or death. failure is not yet fully analyzed, but appears to be due to failure of either inner tie rod bushing or inner tie rod mounting bolt. steering control of left side front wheel was completely lost. i will provide update when exact nature of failure is available. for legal reasons i am proceeding carefully in analyzing this failure. complete documentation will be available after analysis is complete. *jb | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| 11/22/2004 | 108214 | 1 | 01/13/1998 |
| (1) events: normal driving. (2) loss of steering control on 1997 chrysler lhs. due to luck there was no accident or injury, although failure at a different time would easily have resulted in severe injury or death. failure is not yet fully analyzed, but appears to be due to failure of either inner tie rod bushing or inner tie rod mounting bolt. steering control of left side front wheel was completely lost. i will provide update when exact nature of failure is available. for legal reasons i am proceeding carefully in analyzing this failure. complete documentation will be available after analysis is complete. *jb | |||
| 07/30/2004 | 167995 | 1 | 05/09/2002 |
| Rack and pinion broke while the vehicle was parked in the driveway. dealer was not notified. *ak | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION - RACK | |||
| 11/17/2004 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle tends to swerve making the ability to control difficult. repair shop says the steering rack needs replacement. *nm | |||