Chrysler Concorde Complaints (1999)

333 consumer complaints on file.

#10184338March 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
STEPSON WAS DRIVING CAR BACK FROM TOLEDO OHIO AREA TO CANTON OHIO AND THE ENGINE IN THE CAR JERKED AND THEN JUST QUIT. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THIS MORNING THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKER AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS TODAY I FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE WEBSITES REFERENCING THIS AND MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE HAPPENING TO OTHERS. I CALLED CHRYSLER TODAY AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER SO CHRYSLER COULD NOT ESTABLISH HOW WELL THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182439February 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD 44548 MILES WHEN PURCHASED ON 05/01/2002. THE VEHICLE WAS 3 YEARS OLD AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2 MOTORS SEIZED. THE CONTACTHAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MILES WHEN THE FIRST MOTOR FAILED AT 60,000 MILES WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 - 60 MPH WHEN THE MOTOR BEGAN CLICKING VERY LOUDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS VERY NICE. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BETWEEN 25 - 35 MPH AND THE MOTOR AGAIN BEGAN CLICKING, AND SEIZED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE REGULAR MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINEDTHAT THE MOTOR HAD SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD JUST HAD TWO OIL CHANGES BECAUSE SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN THE OIL. A SYNTHETIC OIL WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE TO TRY AND COMBAT THE SLUDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET ANOTHER MOTOR WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN STORAGE WITH THE MECHANIC. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177589January 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. I EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AT 105,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF AND THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176760December 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS ENGINE SEIZED BECAUSE OF A LACK OF OIL. THE CONTACT HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND HE WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS DO TO A CLOGGED OIL LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173326November 13, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE TRAILERING ARM-LINK FRACTURED. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172929November 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
I BOUGHT A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT STARTED OFF WITH NO HEAT (REPLACED HEATER CORE) THEN HAD TRANNY FLUID IN THE RADIATOR(REPLACED RADIATOR) NOW THE ENGINE SEIZED AND HAS ANTI-FREEZE IN THE OIL. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172665November 5, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. SERVICE MECHANICS CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. IT IS GETTING WORSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172049October 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY ENGINE IN MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. I KEPT MY CAR IN THE SHOP PRACTICING ALL PERIODIC MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171437October 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND BENT THE VALVES. A NEW TIMING KIT AND HEADS NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170728October 13, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2.7 ENGINE SEIZED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169131September 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON 9/21/2006. I TALKED WITH TWO LOCAL MECHANICS WHO BOTH HAVE HAD OVER 20 YEARS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BUSINESSES AND BOTH INDICATED THE ENGINE IN MY VEHICLE IS NOTORIOUS FOR FAILING WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THAT THEY BOTH HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE ENGINES AND HAVE READ THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED TO THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS WITH THE SAME ENGINE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CONSUMER CENTER AND THEY WANT ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST SERVICE CENTER SO THAT THEY CAN DIAGNOSE WHY THE CAR FAILED WITH NO APPARENT WARNING. THEY INDICATED THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY REIMBURSEMENT OF THE TOW BILL OR COST OF TEARING THE ENGINE DOWN IF THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I AM REPORTING A COMPLAINT NOW DUE TO FACT THAT I HAVE READ SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE CHRYSLER HAS NOT OFFERED ANY HELP ON ANY OF THE REPAIR COST ON THE VEHICLES THAT APPARENTLY HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE AND HAVE NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES OR TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168737September 20, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BCM ON THE CAR HAS BEEN SHORTING OUT. THE LIGHTS TURN OFF THE DASH LIGHTS TURN OFF THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS OUT THE HEAT AND A/C WON'T WORK ALL AT ONCE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BCM ONCE. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK LESS THAN A YEAR. NOW THE DEALER SAID THE BCM HAS SHORTED OUT THE JUNCTION BOX OR THE JUNCTION BOX SHORTED OUT THE BCM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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

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