Chrysler Concorde Complaints

2,216 consumer complaints on file.

#10155034April 11, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
ALUMINUM RIM TIRES ON 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE DEVELOP LEAKS ALONG SEAL WITH TIRE BEAD. LEADS TO SLOW LEAK AND RESULTING LOW PRESSURE TIRE. I WAS TOLD BY GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CHRYSLER ALUMINUM WHEELS. TO EXTENT THAT SOMEONE DOES NOT NOTICE TIRE LOSS OF PRESSURE, DRIVING WITH SEVERELY UNDERINFLATED TIRE COULD RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN TIRE IN FOR SERVICE - (REMOVE TIRE AND CLEAN RIM) BUT IT IS STILL LEAKING. I VIEW THIS AS A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT, THE RIM SHOULD NOT FAIL TO HOLD PRESSURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154955April 10, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AT 2 AM, I STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A REST STOP, BUT DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT INTO A PARKING SPOT BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT. I FOUND IT AMAZING, SINCE WE JUST GOT THE CAR BACK AFTER $1600.00 IN REPAIRS FOUR MONTHS AGO. NOW, MY MECHANIC IS TELLING ME THAT CHRYSLER ONLY MADE THESE ENGINES TO LAST FOR UP TO 5 YEARS AT THE MOST, AND HE'S NOT SURPRISED. WELL, I AM. A VEHICLE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 5 YEARS. NOW THE ONLY OPTION THE MECHANIC TELLS ME I HAVE IS TO PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW ENGINE AND REPLACE THE OLD ONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154714April 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-75, MY 1999 CONCORDE BEGAN MAKING NOISE THAT SOUNDED SIMILAR TO AN OBJECT TOUCHING A MOVING FAN. WHEN I GOT TO FIRST EXIT, VEHICLE DIED, AND AT THAT POINT OIL LIGHT FLICKERED. I RESTARTED AND BEFORE I COULD GET ACROSS 1 LANE OF TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I THOUGHT THAT FROM THE SOUND MY WHOLE ENGINE WOULD FALL OUT OF MY VEHICLE. CAR DIED AGAIN,AS I MANAGED TO REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD "THROWN A ROD", AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED WHAT WOULD CAUSE IT AND WAS TOLD "EVERYDAY WEAR AND TEAR", IT HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT. IT WILL COST $5,000.00 TO REPLACE, WHICH I DON'T HAVE!!! I HAVE SPOKEN TO VERY RELIABLE AUTO PARTS DEALER ABOUT A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. HE TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAS A REPUTATION FOR BEING THE WORST YOU COULD HAVE, AND THAT HE WOULD NOT PUT ANOTHER 2.7 LITER ENGINE BACK IN THE CAR. (DIDN'T MAKE ME FEEL ANY BETTER!!) NOW I FIND THIS WEBSITE AND I READ 64 COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IS THERE A PLACE OR PHONE NUMBER TO SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. AS IT STANDS NOW, I HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN'T DRIVE, BUT STILL HAVE TO PAY $7,000 ON, AND NO PROSPECTS OF BEING ABLE TO AFFORD ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154749April 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWNED A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORD. I BOUGHT FROM SHAWNEE MISSION KIA. I HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR. I GOT MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING AN OIL CHANGE ONE MONTH BEFORE MY ENGINE BEGAN TO GO OUT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I JUST BEGAN TO KNOCK ONE DAY ( THE ENGINE) AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO A MONTH MY ENGINE WENT OUT. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE AND I WAS FORCED TO SEND THE CAR BACK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154254March 31, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTION. 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE ACCELERATOR STUCK, UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKING SYSTEM SO TURNED CAR OFF. LOST STEERING, BRAKING CONTROL AND HIT A BARRICADE, TOTALING VEHICLE AND CAUSING CONCUSSION AND HEAD TO TOE BRUISING. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10154016March 29, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
(1) HEARD PERSISTENT KNOCKING/PINGING SOUND THAT WAS GROWING LOUDER (2) TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED IMMINENT ENGINE FAILURE - CRACKED ROD (3) REPLACED ENGINE, FOUND CRACKED ROD AND ENGINE LOADED DOWN WITH SLUDGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154091March 20, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
1996 CONCORDE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. *TS ***NAR*** THE TRANSAXLE LEAKED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152829March 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2000 CHYRSLER CONCORDE WITH A 2.7 LEMON ENGINE. IT BLEW UP AT 73500 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP AND TOO SMALL OF OIL PORTS. I HAVE READ THE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET AS WELL AS CHRYSLERS DENIAL OF A PROBLEM. IF FORMER EMPLOYEES OF CHRYSLER HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. IT IS TIME FOR DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ACT RESPONSIBLY. REGARDLESS OF THEIR CLAIMS ONE OR TWO MISSED OIL CHANGES WILL NOT CAUSE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT A VEHICLE TO GO FOR 200 THOUSAND MILES OR MORE IN THIS AGE OF TECHNOLOGY! I ALSO OWN A 96 GMC YUKON WITH 156 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. IT STILL RUNS GREAT AND HAS NOT GIVEN ME ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152830March 16, 2006
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, AIR BAGS, STEERING
I HAVE A 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WHICH HAS AIR-BAG PROBLEM WHICH I WAS TOLD WOULD COST ME $500 TO REPLACE A CLOCK SPRING BY BOB BAKER IN CARLSBAD, CA. I REFUSED STATING THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD TREAT THAT AS A DRIVE TRAIN DEFECT AND REPLACE IT. I ALSO HAD A FAILURE OF THE STEERING AND PAID FOR THAT OUT OF POCKET.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152736March 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A OIL CHANGE AFTER A NOISE WAS HEARD. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A BROKEN TIMING BELT DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE, THEREFORE THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDTAED 03/28/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152818March 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152691March 14, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY DAUGHTER WHO IS A NEW DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO AROUND 90-95 MPH, SHE HIT THE BRAKES AND BEGAN TO LOSS CONTROL OF THE CAR , IT WAS RAINING AND THE ROADS WERE WET. WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR SHE BEGAN TO SLIDE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND HIT THE CENTER BARRIER WALL . SHE HAS A LOT OF BRUISING AND SCRAPES LUCKILY NOTHING MAJOR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10152727March 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN MY 99 CONCORDE, SLUDGING, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, COOLANT LOSS AND PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES THE ENGINE WOULD SLUDGE UP AND CAUSE TAPPING NOISES. HAD THE PROBLEM DEALT WITH ONCE IN 2003 AT AREA DEALERSHIP UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AT THAT TIME THE DEALER TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIRS STATING IT WAS LACK OF MAINTENANCE THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. EVENTUALLY THEY ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE CHANGED OIL REGULARLY AS I HAD BEFORE AND THE PROBLEM OF OIL CONSUMPTION PERSISTED. I JUST ADDED OIL AND COOLANT AS NEEDED BETWEEN REGULAR CHANGES AT THE RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 2 QUARTS OIL PER MONTH AND 1 GALLON OF COOLANT PER MONTH. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE ENGINE VERY ABRUPTLY STARTED TO CLACK SO I PULLED OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY REGULAR REPAIR FACILITY, WHERE I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER USABLE DUE TO OIL SLUDGING AND LACK OF OIL CIRCULATION. CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THAT ORIGINALLY REPAIRED IT AND THEY WOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION AFTER THE DEALER INSPECTED IT . THIS IS THE SAME DEALER THAT TRIED TO BLAME ME FOR THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE DISCOVERED THIS TO BE A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND THAT CHRYSLER DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEB SITES DETAILING THE PROBLEMS CONSUMERS ARE HAVING WITH THIS ENGINE AND THEIR STYMIED EFFORTS TO HAVE CHRYSLER DEAL WITH THEM FAIRLY. WHEN I CALLED NHTSA THEY STATED THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS, I HOPE THIS ONE WILL PROMPT A FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152293March 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. THE KNOCKING STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152337March 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR WILL NOT START AFTER SHORT DRIVE. YOU HAVE TO WAIT ONE HOUR BETWEEN RESTARTS. MANY ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR AT OUR LOCAL FIVE STAR DEALER. FUEL FILTER WAS CHANGED, RADIATOR,OXYGEN. SENSOR,FUEL PUMP. WE WERE TOLD THAT ETHANOL FUEL WAS THE ISSUE, AND TO ONLY USE PREMIUM. THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE . WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON REPAIRS WITH NO SOLUTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152232March 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM COPPER CITY DODGE IN ROME NY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN TEST DRIVEN. WERE REASSURED IT WOULD BE GOOD WHEN WE TOOK DELIVERY. AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS LIGHT WAS BACK. DEALER SAID IT WAS BAD GAS CAP AND FIXED. ABOUT TWO WEEKS OR SO IT WAS BACK ON. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED TO BE RESET, FIXED. ABOUT TWO WEEKS IT WAS BACK. DEALER SAID IT WAS EVAP CANISTER, ROLLOVER VALVE AND AN EMISSIONS VALVE, CLAIMED FIXED, CHARGED US ABOUT $400. ABOUT TWO WEEKS OR SO IT WAS BACK AGAIN. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD FUEL PUMP WOULD BE ABOUT $700. TOOK CAR TO USUAL FAMILY MECHANIC WHO HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE REPLACED. OUR MECHANIC SAID IT ALL TESTED BAD. AFTER A MONTH OR SO LIGHT WAS BACK ON. CAR RUNS OK BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WON'T GO AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE WE'VE OWNED THE CAR. CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD WE'D HAVE TO WORK IT OUT WITH THE DEALER. I WILL NOT PAY THE DEALER ANOTHER RED CENT TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT'S BEEN THERE SINCE WE TOOK DELIVERY. I SHOULD HAVE NEVER PAID THEM FOR REPAIRS TO BEGIN WITH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151978March 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING AT 55 MPH THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHICH DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151992March 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 CONCORDE WITH 2.7 ENGINE FAILED 4/29/05 REQUIRED TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151612March 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TAPPING NOISE WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED INCLUDING OIL CHANGES ON A REGULAR BASIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151648March 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE DEALER WHICH IS 5 MILES AWAY THE CAR DIED. TOLD IT WAS SLUDGE AND EVEN THOUGH I HAD PROOF OF OIL CHANGES, THEY WOULD NOT FIX ENGINE BUT WANTED $7000.00 TO REPLACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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