1994 Chrysler LHS Engine cooling Problems

“Fire in engine compartment that totally destroyed car. There was a large puddle of gas in driveway under car prior to fire. Car had been idling in driveway for about 10 to 15 min. Before driving the kids to the bus stop. Wife and kids were in car with engine running and had smelled something like fuel. First bus had picked up 2 kids left then wife saw smoke heard noise saw flames from under hood and got other children out of car just before passenger compartment was starting to burn. Car was totally burned through out. …”

“The part listed above was smoking while I was driving. When I turned the car off, it wouldn't start again. Possibly something froze and caused the belt (pulley) to melt.”

“I was pussing on the gas to heat up the engine, while my foot on the gas pedal the gear changed from park to reverse, thank god there was no one behind the car because it moved in reverse direction like a rocket from the drive way to the street to hit another standing car and moved off the street. Other than body damage the engine didn't work after the accedent and I had to replace it and until now since 4/2000 I'm fixing things related to the engine because it was used. Right now I can change from park to reverse without pushing any where! Not even on the brakes! …”

“The contact owns a 1994 Chrysler LHS. Within a few seconds of parking his vehicle the contact noticed smoke coming from the front end of the vehicle, then he saw flames coming from the underneath the hood. He and the passenger got out of the vehicle and ran away from the vehicle. Within a few minutes, the flames were at least 30 feet in the air. The fire department arrived within 5 minutes and they extinguished the fire within 15 minutes. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed and he was not sure if the fire department also filed a report. …”

“Engine stalls without notice. This is the third time it has happened on the interstate in traffic and could cause an accident. There is no indicatio that it is going to stall. The first sign of a problem is when I press the accelerator pedal there is no response and the oil indicator light comes on . There is also a problem with the transmission not engaging in reverse and low in the the first time I go to drive it in that day. It takes about 2 minutes before I can get it to engage. When driving after the transmission is warmed up, there is some hesitation when accelerating. …”