Chrysler Concorde Complaints (2000)

307 consumer complaints on file.

#10267677May 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LX WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE BLOW UP LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OR BACK OF HER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262170March 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $4,000 TO $6,000. THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE IS THE SECOND OWNER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,520.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261741March 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HI MY 200 CHRYSLER CONCORD , STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY , MECHANIC SAID OVERHEATING /SLUDGE IN ENGINE CAUSED IT TO FAIL , ALMOST GOT HIT ON US ROUTE !&9 .ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE LANE . MY MECHANIC SAID THIS CAR IS THE WORST ENGINE HE,S SEEN IN HIS 25 YEARS OF WORKING ON CARS . I TODAY CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY WONT DO NOTHING FOR MY CAR SAID OUT OF WARRANTY . I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON NET AND FOUND CLASS ACTION SUITS BEING FILED ALL OVER AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR THIS 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256189January 24, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE HAS A DEFECT WITH THE 2.7 DOHC V6 ENGINE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE . MY MOTOR JUST FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE DUE TO THE DEFECT . OIL CHANGES EVERY 2500-3000 MILES . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247471November 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2000 CONCORD, KEPT IN MINT CONDITION, OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 TO 3.5K JUST TURNED 80K. WHILE PICKING MY FIANCEE FROM THE HOSPITAL ON THE X WAT, I HEARD A CLICK KIND OF SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, I EXITED THE RAMP AND PULLED OVER, THE ENGINE W3AS MAKING A SQUEAKING SOUND, ALL EQUIPMENT ON THIS CAR IS OF OEM. WE HAD IT TOWED HOME . IT APPEARED THAT THE OIL SENDING UNIT WAS SQUIRTING OIL, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP.VIA EMAIL, WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTLY. THE CAR IS SITTING, I CAN BARELY KEEP UP MY HOUSE PAYMENTS, YET AN ENGINE. HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BORROWING CARS FROM FRIENDS TO GET TO WORK. I HAVE TAKEN EXTRA CARE OF THIS CAR SO IT WOULD LAST ME. ALL I ASK IS FOR A LITTLE HELP. I AM IN DESPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245103October 10, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE HYDRAULIC MECHANISM'S THAT HOLD UP THE TRUNK AND THE HOODS ON CHRYSLER CONCORDS AND OTHER MODELS HAVE A TENDENCY TO ALLOW THE HOOD OR TRUNK TO CLOSE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON MY 2000 CONCORD AND MY MOTHER'S CONCORD ALSO. IT IS NOT A MATTER OR EXCESS WEAR BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY 50, 000 MILES ON MY CAR THE HOOD HAS ONLY BEEN OPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES GIVE OR TAKE A FEW. THE EVENT THAT PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT LEFT A HUGE WELT ON MY HEAD, ALMOST KNOCKED ME UNCONSCIOUS IN A STORE PARKING LOT, AND MADE IT NECESSARY FOR ME TO SEEK MEDICAL ADVISE FROM THE BCBS HOTLINE. THE TRUNK OF MY CAR CLOSED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS MOVING MY HEAD TOWARD IT TO PUT GROCERIES IN THE TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE HOOD SLAM SHUT ON ME BUT AT THE TIME I WAS NOT UNDER IT. THE HOOD AND TRUNK HAVE CONSIDERABLE WEIGHT AND IF THEY CATCH SOMEONE WITH THE FULL FORCE OF THEIR FALL I HAVE NO DOUBT IT COULD BE FATAL. THE FAILURE IS MORE PREVALENT IN COLD WEATHER. IN FACT, MY TRUNK AND HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP ON THEIR OWN IN COLD WEATHER AND THIS IS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED TO ME HAPPENED IN WARM WEATHER HOWEVER. I AM SURPRISED THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON THESE PARTS. AS I STATED EARLIER I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON MORE THAN ONE CHRYSLER. THIS NEVER HAPPENED WHEN THE HOODS AND TRUNKS WERE HELD OPEN WITH SPRINGS. SO MUCH FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10239182August 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BRIEFLY. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS LATER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT SKIPPED LINKAGES, AND THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238789August 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UPHILL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CAMSHAFT WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237999August 13, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR JUST QUIT RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE AND THIS WAS AFTER ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN JAN. 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238049August 13, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
UNEXPECTED PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229912June 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE WHOLE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS WAS AN ISSUE FOR THE MANUFACTURER. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229737June 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. SHE STATED THAT THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SLUDGE BUILD UP BECAUSE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE REMAINS PARKED AT HER HOME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228279May 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN EXCEPT THE ENGINE. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT TWO MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MUST ILLUMINATE BEFORE ANY REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,867 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 07/07/08 *LJ.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223673April 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, STALL, AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART SOMETIMES, AND OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD NOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE TO BE THE MOTOR. THE PURCHASE DATE, SPEED, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223637April 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ROD BEGAN KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED AND WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED COMPLETELY AND WAS NO GOOD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,000. UPDATED 04/28/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219296February 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE WAS TOWED TO TWO MECHANICS AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218654February 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
I PURCHASED A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LX IN SEPT. 2006. IT HAD 114,305 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. TEN MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO FAIL AFTER NORMAL, REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I FIRST THOUGHT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WOULD DIE OR WAS DIFFICULT TO START, SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ASSOCIATED CABLES. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AND SOON COULD NOT BE STARTED AT ALL. TWO MECHANIC SHOPS STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUINED BECAUSE OF A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE CRANK CASE, PREVENTING OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD THAT SEVERAL ROCKER ARMS HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND THAT SEVERAL CYLINDERS WERE WARPED. I SPENT $2,200 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT (I.E., ENTIRE CRANK CASE, TIMING BELT TENSIONER, OIL PUMP, CYLINDERS, RODS, ETC.) IN FEB. 2008, AFTER SEVEN MONTHS OF THE CAR BEING INOPERABLE. BOTH MECHANIC SHOPS STATED THAT THE SLUDGE/OIL CIRCULATION PROBLEM WAS ENDEMIC TO THE 2.7 LITER CHRYSLER ENGINE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW INVOLVING OVERLY NARROW, 90-DEGREE OIL PASSAGEWAYS IN THE CRANK CASE THAT MAKE OIL FLOW EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE ME IN FULL FOR THE COST OF REBUILDING THE ENGINE SINCE PROPER OIL-FLOW IS A BASIC ENGINEERING AND/OR MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO PRODUCE A RELIABLE AND SAFE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218517February 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND CREATED A HOLE IN THE VALVE COVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NEW MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $7,000. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217815February 12, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND HEARD STRANGE NOISES WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE REFERRED TO IT AS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,850 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,845.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217533February 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES, REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES MY CARS 2.7L V6 ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY, MANY CUSTOMERS AND WHILE STILL OWING LARGE SUMS OF MONEY ON OUR LOANS, ARE STUCK WITHOUT VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS COST INVOLVED IN THIS REPAIR. HAVING THIS PROBLEM HAS LEFT OUR FAMILY IN A VERY BAD POSITION, AND CHRYSLERS FAILURE TO ACT UPON IT IS CAUSING GREAT HARDSHIP FOR MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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