Chrysler Concorde Complaints

2,216 consumer complaints on file.

#10168633September 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE RODS WERE ABOUT TO BLOW AND THE ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168665September 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168252September 14, 2006
EQUIPMENT
FUNNY ODOR WHEN RUNNING AIR CONDITIONING OR THE HEATER. TOLD THERE WAS A SLIGHT LEAK AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1200 TO $1400. THE CAR IS A 2001 CONCORDE WITH 43676 MILES, SURE WAS HOPING TO GET MORE THAN THAT OUT OF A HEATER OR AC UNIT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168194September 13, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR I WAS DRIVING WAS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD THAT HAD BEEN IN EXCELLENT DRIVING UP UNTIL THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. JUST THREE DAYS EARLIER THE AUTOMOBILE WAS SERVICED AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER FOR AN OIL AND OIL FILTER CHANGE. I INQUIRED AT THE PICK UP EVENT IF THE BRAKES WERE OKAY AND IT WAS REPORTED TO ME THAT THE WERE FINE AND THAT EVERYTHING WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE WAS FINE. ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2006, I STARTED THIS AUTOMOBILE IN MY GARAGE TO GO TO CHURCH. AFTER PUTTING MY SEAT BELT ON, I USUALLY INCH MYSELF OUT OF MY GARAGE VERY, VERY SLOWLY. HOWEVER, THIS TIME AFTER ADJUSTING THE TRANSMISSION LEVER FROM PARK TO DRIVE MY AUTOMOBILE TOOK OFF SO FAST I COULD NOT CONTROL IT AT ALL. I HIT THE BREAKS AS HARD AS I COULD BUT MY AUTOMOBILE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. NOT ONLY THAT, I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING OF MY AUTOMOBILE AT ALL. I LIVE NEAR THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND THERE IS A DRAINAGE DITCH RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET WHERE I LIVE THAT CONNECTS WITH THE OCEAN. THERE IS A CHAIN-LINKED WIRE FENCE THAT SEPARATES THE STREET FROM THE DRAINAGE DITCH. MY AUTOMOBILE RACED OUT OF MY GARAGE, DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, WENT ACROSS THE STREET AND HIT THE CURB ACROSS THE STREET WHERE IT FORCE MY AUTOMOBILE TO SWERVE ACROSS THE ADJOINING STREET TO BREAK THROUGH THE CHAIN-LINKED FENCE WHERE IT WENT DOWN A CONCRETE EMBANKMENT FOR AN APPROXIMATE 20-FOOT DROP UNTIL IT COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE WATER. THE CAR THEN BEGAN FILLING UP WITH WATER UNTIL IT BECAME COMPLETELY SUBMERGED. FORTUNATELY, A NEIGHBOR HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING OUT OF HIS SECOND STORY WINDOW OF HIS HOUSE WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARRIVED PROMPTLY TO SAVE MY LIFE BY PULLING ME OUT OF THE WINDOW OF MY AUTOMOBILE. I WAS TAKEN BY PARAMEDIC PERSONAL BY AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OF A NEARBY HOSPITAL WERE IT WAS DETERMINED I HAD NOT SUSTAINED ANY IMMEDIATE INJURIES AT ALL. THE AUTOMOBILE WAS LATER DETERMINED TO BE A TOTALED WRECK. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10167857September 11, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END RATTLED AND SHOOK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FRONT TIE ROD ENDS AND BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THREE YEARS. THE FIRST TIME IN AUGUST 2003, THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE SECOND TIME IN JUNE 2004, THE FRONT END RATTLED AND SHOOK. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FRONT TIE ROD ENDS AND BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167898September 11, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK GAS STRUTS HAVE FAILED TWICE. THE ORIGINAL AND A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT SET. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 54000 MILES AS OF NOW. THE LAST SET LET THE TRUNK LID ALMOST FALL AND STRIKE MY WIFE ON THE HEAD WHILE LOADING GROCERIES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167671September 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED AND A NEW ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE OIL WAS LOW, BUT THE OIL WAS AT THE PROPER SPOT WHEN CHECKED. WHEN THE CONTACT ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE, BLUE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED THE SMOG CHECK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166971August 29, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START AND MADE A RATTLING NOISE. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE NOISE BEGAN ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED 2 TO 3 YEARS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THE CONTACT FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ENGINE FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON THE INTERNET AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES PERFORMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166774August 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO, A RATTLING SOUND EMANATED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. AT TIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166475August 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO PROCEED. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD SCREECHING NOISES AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166333August 23, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE FUEL IS LEAKING AT THE INJECTORS ON MY 1993 CONCORDE AND THERE IS A RECALL ID # 98V184000 AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY FAIRFIELD CHRYSLER WON'T HONOR THIS. DON'T THEY KNOW THAT THE CAR COULD CATCH ON FIRE I COULD LOSE MY FAMILY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166904August 22, 2006
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND RIM DETACHED FROM VEHICLE. *KB ALL THE LUG NUTS WERE TORN OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIE ROD HAD BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166111August 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, THE GEARSHIFT WAS WOBBLED, AND THE GEAR INDICATOR DISPLAYED PARK. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE DRIVE, BUT SLIPPED INTO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 04V021000, PERTAINING TO THE FLOOR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165991August 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD THAT RECEIVED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. WHILE DRIVING ON DAY, I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COME FROM THE ENGINE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE CAR NEVER CUT BACK ON AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. I PHONED SEVERAL ENGINE REPAIR COMPANIES AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY RECEIVE MANY COMPLAINTS / REQUESTS FOR THE ENGINES. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE CONCORD HAD ONE OF THE WORST PERFORMING AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE ENGINES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165041August 9, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS FRACTURED. A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V035000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, SEATS: FRONT ASSEMBLY: RECLINER ON 9-23-03 HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. 08/29/06 THE RIGHT REAR STOP LAMP BLUB HAD TO BE REPLACED AND BOTH FRONT WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165057August 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CRANK BEARING FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164677August 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY WHEN STARTUP WAS ATTEMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164599August 5, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SAME SAD STORY AS THE OTHERS ON YOUR WEBSITE. I HAD A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. ON NEW YEAR'S DAY 2005 I WAS DRIVING TO MY DAUGHTER'S WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. SUDDENLY, IT DIED. I HAD TOWED INTO MY DEALER, CLIFFORD CHRYSLER OF BUFFALO GROVE. THEY SAID THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP DUE TO SLUDGE. SINCE THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY INSISTED THEY TALK TO CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE OIL CHANGES EVEN WHEN I SENT THEM A RECORD OF MY OIL CHANGES, THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPLACING THE ENGINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164488August 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE SEIZED AND QUIT ON OUR 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD AS I PULLED INTO A LOCAL MACDONALDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THANKFULLY, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN THE DAY BEFORE WHILE I WAS IN 65 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC. WE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING OIL BURNING FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO MONTHS. BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED 12 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. BECAUSE OUR MECHANIC IS HAVING TROUBLE LOCATING A USED ENGINE, I BEGAN SEARCHING AND FOUND THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY CONSUMERS OF THIS PRODUCT TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164510August 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING TO WORK IN THE AM, THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. IT SEEMED TO BE OK AFTER THAT. THEN LATER THAT EVENING, I WAS DRIVING ON A 70 MPH FREEWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER THIS TIME AND I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF ABOUT $3200. I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR DONE YET SO THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I DECIDE WHAT TO DO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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