Chrysler Concorde Complaints

2,216 consumer complaints on file.

#10130543July 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I SAW A LIGHT BLUISH SMOKE COME FROM MY TAILPIPE ONCE AND THEN LATER IN MY DRIVE THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING FUNNY NOISES AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR SEIZED UP AND SHUT OFF. IT RESTARTED BUT THEN SHUT DOWN AGAIN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. MY ENGINE IS COMPLETELY SHOT SAYS MY MECHANIC WITH ME GETTING ALMOST NO COMPRESSION. I WAS NOT OVERDUE ON MY OIL CHANGE AND I HAD JUST REFILLED MY OIL 2 DAYS PREVIOUS. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130546July 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORD LX. CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF AN ENGINE FAILURE. IT FIRST STARTED BY THE ENGINE KNOCKING AND LIGHT COLORED SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE CAR WAS MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES. TOOK T VEHICLE O DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEN ENGINE SPECIALIST SAID VEHICL NEEDED A BRAND NEW ENGINE AT THE COST OF $5500.*AK I WAS TOLD BY THE ENGINE SPECIALIST THAT THERE IS DEFECT IN THE OIL PUMP AND IT WILL NOT MAINTAIN OIL PRESSURE AND THIS CAUSES OIL SLUDGE AND THIS IN TURN LOCKS THE ENGINE UP. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR 7 MONTHS I BOUGHT IT USED AND I STILL OWE $9000. ON THIS CAR NOW. I HAVE DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND AT LEAST 900 OTHER CASES OF THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124918July 25, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES AND THE GAS FELT LIKE THEY WERE ACCELERATING, IT ACCELERATED SO BAD THE CONSUMER RAN A STOP SIGN. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK, AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP OVER 100 MPH, AND THE CAR WAS FULL OF GAS FUMES. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, AND CONSUMER DIDN'T TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL. IT KEPT ACCELERATING. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT SLOWED DOWN, BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION TO GET THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, SHE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER CONTINUOUSLY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, BUT COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN FOR A MOMENT AND THEN CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE BEING APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONSUMER FINALLY MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129467July 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE BEGAIN TO HICCUP ON THE INTERSTATE. AS I PULLED OFF AN EXIT IT STOPPED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, NOT STEERING ABILITY, NO DRIVEABILITY. I WAS ALMOST HIT AND SEVERAL OTHER CARS HAD TO AVOID HITTING ME. THERE WERE MANY DRIVERS AFFECTED AND ANGRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128987July 16, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD HAVE BECOME FOGGY AND DISCOLORED TO THE POINT THAT THE LIGHTS APPEAR DIM IN THE EVENING. THIS APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHAT HAZARDOUS AS VISIBILITY IN NIGHT DRIVING IS NECESSARY. CHRYSLER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. COST TO REPLACE THEM IS PROBABLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $700. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I REALIZE I BOUGHT IT USED BUT I FEEL THAT THESE HEADLIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004353July 15, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. RECALL 98V184000 WAS DONE ON FUEL O RINGS, TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY OIL ON MOTOR.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR ABOUT 7-8 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE FIRE STARTED AROUND THE FUEL RAIL O-RING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128575July 13, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DT: CONSUMER STATED THE RACK AND PINION CONTINUED TO WEAR OUT WHICH CAUSED THE CAR THE CONSUMER TO VEER OFF TO THE CENTER LINE. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 46,000 MILES ON IT. IT JUST TAKES OFF IN ANY DIRECTION LEFT OR RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CHRYSLER SAID SINCE HE HAD IT REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WHEN THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, IT LASTED FOR 2 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128432July 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE ENGINE ALWAYS GETS REAL HOT AND STALLS. SHE FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN A DANGEROUS PLACES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128433July 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: CONSUMER STATED HE ENDED UP STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON JULY 4, 2005 FOR TWO HOURS BECAUSE THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN HIS CAR SPUN ROD BEARINGS. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. HE WAS CLIMBING A HILL GOING APPROX. 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. HE DROPPED THE OIL PAN AND SAW WHERE THE BEARINGS HAD GONE OUT. HE HASN'T TALKED TO NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAR HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. HE HAS BEEN ON LINE AND SAW WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING A SLUDGE (BUILDUP) PROBLEM SIMILAR TO HIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER DOES HAVE THE OLD BEARINGS AND HE IS SURE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128276July 11, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: ON JUNE 23 2005 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE BEGAN TO JUMP. OWNER WAS GOING 45 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS UNTIL THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO JUMP. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES STILL WORKED SO OWNER SLOWED DOWN , AND GOT INTO THE RIGHT LANE IN CASE THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND OTHER FACTORS IN THE ENGINE. MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT WILL NOT COOPERATE WITH OWNER. THE CAR HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN FOR FIVE MINUTES. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. CAR IS NOW IN SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130236July 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE DEVELOPED A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128118July 8, 2005
EQUIPMENT
2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LH; AC EVAPORATOR FAILED AFTER ABOUT 3 YEARS; DEALER CHARGED ME MORE THAN $500 FOR AN ANALYSIS AND RE-CHARGE, WHICH LASTED 2 MONTHS; TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER, WHO THEN TOLD ME IT WAS THE AC EVAPORATOR, AND THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY! TO FIX IT WOULD COST MORE THAN $1,200. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER ON 7.8.2005 AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS IS GROSSLY UNFAIR -- ESPECIALLY WHEN CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN ITS AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. CHRYSLER SAID THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS EQUIPMENT SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124879July 8, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DT: THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER FUEL RAIL BECAUSE OF 0-RINGS. APPARENTLY THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOW, THERE IS A CRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, IT IS LEAKING. THIS IS THE THIRD PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL RAIL.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127751July 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER HAS DELAMINATED FROM METAL PORTION. APPEARS TO BE UNSAFE PASSENGER CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127776July 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY CHRYSLER CONCORDE(2000) JUST UP AND DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. IT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. WE GOT THE OIL CHANGED EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES AND IT THREW A ROD. THE MECHANICS SAID IT WILL TAKE 4000 TO FIX BUT I CAN'T AFFORD IT. SO I HAVE BEEN PAYING ON A CAR THAT I CAN'T DRIVE. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 70000 MILES ON IT. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE CAR BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD IT. IT LOST ALL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AS MY WIFE DROVE IT AND HAD TO BE TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127823July 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3/2/05 I LEFT THE CAR REPAIR SHOP GETTING 2 SENSORS FOR MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, I DROVE AWAY, WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF LEAVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING LOUD CLICKING NOISES THAT THEN BECAME A NOISE SIMILAR TO A DIESAL ENGINE RUNNING. I DROVE A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES, WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN WAITING TO ENTER ONTO A MAIN ROAD, MY ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND UNLESS I REPLACE IT FOR ROUGHLY $3500 THE CAR IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE USED. THAT IS ONLY THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE WITHOUT THE LABOR CHARGE INCLUDED...ADDING THAT WILL BE AN ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 6/98. HAVING THIS HAPPEN IS UNACCEPTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127833July 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CALLER STATED CAR WAS IDLING UP WHILE DRIVING, AND THEN IT STALLED. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR AND COMPUTER THROTTLE SENSOR WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIE-ROD ENDS ALSO FAILED. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE THE SENSORS WAS $300-$400. THE CAR HAS A WARRANTY, BUT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127483July 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONTACT STATES THE GEAR SHIFT IS HARD TO PUT INTO GEAR. THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR. A MECHANIC SAID THE GEARS BROKE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. CONSUMER DID HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE PURCHASE DATE OR THE DEALER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127412July 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 1999 CHRSYLER CONCORDE THAT HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES WHEN THE ENGINE JUST DIED. TURNS OUT THAT SLUDGE BUILD UP IS THE PROBLEM BUT THE ENGINE IS RUINED???? I HAVE RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING THE THE MANUAL. THEN I FOUND THAT THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS 2.7L ENGINE. WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER STEPPED UP TO INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM AND WORST YET WHY HAVEN'T THE LOCAL DEALERS BEEN INFORMING THE LOCAL CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM?? I AM FURIOUS AND WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM CHRSYLER, EVER. I WAS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING THE NEW 300M BECUASE I LOVE THE CAR BUT NO WAY WILL I PURCHASE ONE NOW AFTER BABYING THIS CAR FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS. I AM HEADING BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER TOMOORW TO BUY A NEW HONDA ACCORD. MY SON SS DRIVNG MY 1990 HONDA ACOORD I OWNED BEFORE TRYING AN "AMERICAN" MADE CAR AGAIN WITH 131,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER ONE PROBLEM. NEVER AGAIN.....NO CHYRSLER PRODUCTS IN MY FURURE....EVER! IS THERE ANY RECOURSE??????? THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127184June 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I HAVE BEEN BURNING OIL EXTEMELY FAST. HE SUGGESTED A HEAVIER WEIGHTED OIL AND ENGINE RESTORE. HE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT I GET A QUOTE ON HAVING MY ENGINE REBUILT SINCE THE CAR PROBABLY HAS LOOSE RINGS AND VALVES. (I WAS QUOTED A PRICE IN THE $4K-$5K RANGE). I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BUILD ENGINES THAT LAST LONGER THAN 97,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING HOME THE OTHER DAY AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST DIED. THANK FULLY I WAS ON A HILL & WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE. I MANGAGED TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN, HOWEVER IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT ALSO HAPPENED TO MY 16 YEAR OLD SON, WHO IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CAR, SINCE I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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