1996 Chrysler LHS Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 5%of 135 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 84,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the body and structure of the 1996 Chrysler LHS, 5% of the 135 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 84,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“1. Backing up from a parking place 2. Lower control arm bracket ripped away from the engine cradle and cause the cv joint to come apart and break. 3. Replaced engine cradle, cv joint,front end alignment. I have pictures and old engine cradle.”
NHTSA complaint #10214302, filed 2008-01, 217,526 miles“The contact owns a 1996 Chrysler LHS. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle began to vibrate and steer to the right and left without warning. The contact stated that the subframe bushings of the vehicle were deteriorated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 84,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10887396, filed 2016-07, 84,000 miles“Upon test driving this vehicle I noted to the salesman that the brakes felt like they woudnt stop the car -they set up an appointment to check the brakes and relpace the hood shocks -upon keeping the appointment they replaced the hood shocks and let my wife leave w/o checking the brakes -a dodge technician told me Chrysler has that no stop type of effect when they install value line brake pads-this concerns me -we now have a car we havnt made a payment on yet and now its close to totaled-others I know w/ this body style has experienced similar stopping problem-also it hit hard enough to…”
NHTSA complaint #726183, filed 2000-07“Dt: the contact stated the struts that hold the hood up failed. The first time it hit the contact in the head and he became unconscious for approximately thirty minutes. The vehicle was repaired , and it happened a second time. The vehicle was again repaired. Also, the trunk springs failed. They were replaced. There have been no further occurrences.”
NHTSA complaint #10144578, filed 2005-12Related service bulletins
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Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 1996 Chrysler LHS
49 complaintsFuel system
24 complaintsBrakes
15 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsEngine cooling
11 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsEquipment
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Chrysler LHS
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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