Chrysler Concorde Complaints

2,216 consumer complaints on file.

#10199372August 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING TO APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199390August 13, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE I WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE I HEARD POPPING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND I COMPLETELY LOST STEERING. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE INNER RODS AND RACK AND PINION BROKE OFF. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS LINE OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT UNDER MANUFACTURE WARRANTY.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198779August 7, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE KNOCKS AT 115,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO RESOURCES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO ENGINE MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198714August 7, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS ON INTERSTATE HEADING TO HAMPTON VIRGINIA WHEN HAD TO PULL OVER FOR TRAFFIC AND SIT FOR 20 MINUTES DUE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DELAY, WHEN I PULLED BACK INTO TRAFFIC MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS SQUEALING AND SOUNDED LIKE ENGINE WAS FALLING OUT. HAD TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE COSTING 7500.00, INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 5 MONTHS AGO!! STILL OWE 2 YEARS ON THIS CAR WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198020July 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS CUSTOMER WANTS THE BLUE BOOK VALUE FOR THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAD TO REBUILT DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH A FAULTY OIL PUMP, WHICH WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE ENGINE. THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196242July 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE - 3.3 LITER V6 FACTORY INSTALLED OPTIONS: POWER WINDOWS POWER LOCKS POWER TRUNK RELEASE A/C CRUISE CONTROL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (TRACTION CONTROL OPTION NOT INSTALLED) (POWER RADIO ANTENNA NOT INSTALLED) (OPTIONAL TRANSMISSION COOLER RADIATOR INSTALLED) (ALL FACTORY RECALLS WERE COMPLETED ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR) CURRENT ONGOING ISSUES WITH CAR: 1) HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF IN WARMER WEATHER (80 F +) DUE TO POSSIBLE STEERING WHEEL CONSTRUCTION ISSUES OR COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERMITTENT ISSUE OR WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. 2) ELECTRIC TRUNK DOOR OPENS AT RANDOM AND WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DOOR LOCKS OPEN BY THEMSELVES AND THE HORN GOES OFF DUE TO POSSIBLE COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERMITTENT ISSUE OR WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. 3) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAGES SHUT OFF DURING DRIVING AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT ITSELF INTO 1ST GEAR OR INTO REVERSE WHILE IN CITY TRAFFIC OR ON THE FREEWAY (REGARDLESS OF CURRENT SPEED) DUE TO POSSIBLE COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERMITTENT ISSUE OR WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. (THIS IS USUALLY FUN TO EXPERIENCE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH+)! NOT! (RPMS SHOOT UP TO OVER 6,000+) 4) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK ON ENGINE START AND WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AND WILL NOT DOWN OR UP SHIFT WHILE DRIVING UNTIL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DECIDES TO WORK AGAIN DUE TO POSSIBLE COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERMITTENT ISSUE OR WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. 5) THE FRONT END WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT, WHEN I TURN SHARP TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE PARKING OR JUST PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR ONTO A ROAD FROM A PARKED POSITION, THE DRIVE SHAFTS OR STRUTS OR ARMS THEMSELVES SEEM TO SHIFT AND CLUNK VERY LOUDLY (SIMILAR TO A 40 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER BEING SWUNG INTO YOUR SUB-FRAME IN THE FRONT END). I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO 3 CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS AND 4 PRIVATE GARAGES AND NO ONE HAS FIGURED IT OUT. I REPLACED (2 FRONT DRIVE AXLES, 4 STRUTS, STUTT MOUNTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, ALL RUBBER BUSHINGS IN FRONT END, REAR SWAY BAR AND BUSHINGS).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195541July 7, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI, MODEL YEAR 2000, MILEAGE 71930: LEAVING DRIVEWAY, TURNING RIGHT, UPON TRYING TO CENTER STEERING WHEEL AFTER TURN, IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO THE LEFT AND I RAN OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE. BACKED OUT AND ONLY COULD STEER LEFT WITH EXTREME EFFORT. MANAGED TO GET CAR BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. CALL MECHANIC, TOLD ME RACK AND PINION HAD FAILED - COMMON PROBLEM ON 2000 CONCORDE. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195357July 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,780.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195327July 4, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FIRST ,HEARD NOISE COMING FORM ENGINE(RATTLING NOISE). TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC, THAT THE ENGINE WOULD PROBABLY BE GONE IN SIX MONTHS. THAT'S ALL I WAS TOLD. NO REASONS WHY. IF THE PROBLEM WAS FIXABLE OR ANYTHING. A WEEK LATER THE CAR CUT-OFF ON ME RIGHT AFTER I HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY. IF I WOULD'VE STILL BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD'VE DEFINITELY CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC. HE HAD TO TAKE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY APART TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. COME TO FIND OUT , IT WAS THE WATER PUMP THAT CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK IN TWO PLACES, CAUSING THE WHOLE ENGINE TO LOCK-UP! SO I PAID MY MECHANIC $1,615.20 TO REPLACE TIMING CHAIN, GASKETS,AND NUMEROUS OTHER THINGS TO TRY TO GET THE CAR STARTED JUST TO SEE IF THE ENGINE WAS GONE. GUESS WHAT I FOUND OUT? IT WAS GONE -DEAD).NOW I'M STUCK WITH A BEAUTIFUL CAR , THAT'S NO GOOD TO ME. AND I'M STILL PAYING ON IT! THIS STINKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195281July 3, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REGARDING THE LONGEVITY OF THEIR AUTOMOBILES. THISWAS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT FAILED BETWEEN 100,000 AND 110,000 WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, DOOR SEALS, THE AUTOMATIC SEATS AND NOW THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHRYSLER DEALER, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER TOLD ME I HAD A BAD ROD AND THE ENGINE WAS VIRTUALLY SHOT AND WASN'T WORTH FIXING. HE SAID HE WAS ASHAMED TO SAY THE 2.7 ENGINES WERE JUNK. I HAVE RESEARCHED MY CAR AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME, IF NOT MORE PROBLEMS THAN WHAT I HAD, WHICH INDICATED THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF FOR NOT CARING OR MAKING GOOD FOR THEIR MISTAKES INSTEAD OF IGNORING THEM! THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS, INCLUDING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH DOOR LOCKS, THE POWER SEATS, AND THE SEALS FROM AROUND THE DOORS. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT RESEARCHING THE VEHICLE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN! I JUST WISH THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER WOULD CARE MORE ABOUT THEIR CARS, AND THE CONSUMERS THAT WERE BUYING THEM, AND THEN MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE MORE SALES SINCE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE STINKS. I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO SAY A TRUE STATEMENT ABOUT SERVICE FOR DAIMLER-CHRYSLER PROBLEMS. I WILL NEVER BUY A DAIMLER-CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN, AS PER MY OWN EXPERIENCES WITH PROBLEMS AND THE RESPONSES FROM THE COMPANY. IF I HAVE NO SATISFACTION FROM THIS EMAIL, WHICH I KNOW WILL NOT HAPPEN!, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT OTHERS KNOW WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH!, ESPECIALLY WILL ALL THE VETERANS THAT I KNOW AND HAVE CONTACTS WITH SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192676June 7, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 126,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192472June 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT 07, IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS WAS NORMAL. ONE NIGHT IT STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATED. THE NEXT MORNING WHILE DRIVING IT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THAT WAS IT. I HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192286June 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD TO THE HOSPITAL ON A HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE AND MY 5 MONTH OLD BABY, THEN ALL THE SUDDEN, AND WITH NO WARNING THE CAR JUST STOPPED . I GOT A TOWTRUCK AND I SPENT 2,000 TO REBUILT THE ENGINE BUT STILL THE CAR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TRIGED THE ENGINE FAILUE ESPECIALLY THAT I KEEP CHANGING OIL AND TUNE UP EVERY 3 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192113May 31, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, EQUIPMENT
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THERE IS A SMOKE TINTED PIECE OF PLASTIC BETWEEN THE HOOD AND THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS USED TO COVER THE VENTS ON THE HOOD. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC FLEW OFF THE CAR, HIT MY WINDSHIELD, WENT OVER THE CAR, AND SMASHED IN THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR BEHIND. SEVERAL CARS FOLLOWING ME HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEIR PIECE HAS FAILED. 3 YRS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. ONLY BY LUCK WAS NO ONE WAS INJURED. IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HEAVIER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC SITUATION. I SPOKE WITH A DEALER YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PART HOWEVER THEY HAD REPLACED A NUMBER OF LOST GUARDS THAT HAD BEEN BLOWN OFF THE CAR IN THE SAME METHOD I DESCRIBED. THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE PART AGAIN BUT NO MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO INSURED THE PART WOULD STAY ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192022May 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE NOISE INTENSIFIED. THE MECHANIC CLOSEST TO HIS HOME PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE BECAUSE METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL. HOWEVER, THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT COULD BE A ROD OR A CRANK SHAFT CAUSING THE FAILURE, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY RELATED TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS 65,000 MILES, THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191702May 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY 1999 CONCORDE WITH 90,000 MILES ON IT STARTED KNOCKING VERY LOUDLY. I HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE THE MOTOR WAS TEARING ITSELF APART. HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY A MECHANICE WHO SAID THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT 3000-4000 DOLLARS. THE VEHICLE STILL SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY TODAY MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. THIS HAPPENED IN 2004 AND ITS NOW 2007. GREAT WAY TO BACK YOUR PRODUCT CHYRSLER BY TELLING ME I DIDNT MAINTAIN PROPER MAINTANANCE. WANT TO SEE THE RECIEPTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191669May 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START OCCASIONALLY. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TUNE-UP ON THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, BELTS, AND A NEW WATER PUMP AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 75,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191050May 17, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS ALWAYS HAD REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND HAS ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR SIX MONTHS. THE DEALER DISASSEMBLED THE ENGINE AND FOUND FAILURE WITH AN ENGINE SLUG. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE. THE # OF CYLINDERS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 70,776 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190182May 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE COOLANT AND OIL WERE MIXING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE HEAD GASKETS OR VALVES WHICH NORMALLY ARE THE CAUSES OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS THE THIRD PARTY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189873May 5, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF CAR IN A PARKING LOT WHEN PUT IN GEAR. TOTALLED 2 CARS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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