| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005044970 | Incident Date: Apr, 05 2005 |
| Consumer's City: IRVINE | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: LHS | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment:appliance:air conditioner |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 01 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 08 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This vehicle was purchased used in december of 2004. during the spring of 2005 it was found that the a/c was not functioning. after $300 in diagnostics, it was determined the evaporator was leaking freon and would need replacing, at an additional cost of $870. i contacted the previous owner of the vehicle and he stated that the a/c situation was the sole reason for trading the vehicle in the fall of 2004. chrysler refused to replace the defective evaporator for the previous owner and the repair estimate was in excess of $1000; therefore, he traded the vehicle with less than 60k miles. the gm dealership which took the trade also failed to repair the a/c and falsely represented the a/c as functional when the car was purchased. at this time, chrysler refuses to acknowledge the continued defect of their previously confirmed evaporators, which were voluntarily repaired up to 70k miles on previous model year vehicles. the reselling dealership does not take responsibility of the repair because the vehicle was beyond their 6000 mile warranty period after the sale, even though they knowingly sold the vehicle with a defective a/c system. this evaporator problem was brought to the attention of chrysler prior to the 7-year/70k mile mark, and the evaporator is clearly defective. chrysler should extend the model year to include 98 and 99 models, and should honor their extended warranty period to allow for these defective evaporators to be replaced. *nm |
