Chrysler Concorde Complaints (1998)

175 consumer complaints on file.

#10088020August 17, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
WHILE THE TRUNK LID WAS OPENED TRUNK SUPPORT STRUTS FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE TRUNK LID TO CLOSE ONTO THE CONSUMER'S HEAD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10087995August 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089255August 9, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS ON VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. *MR THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT WAS NORMAL. THERE WAS ALSO A LOOSE FEELING IN THE STEERING ON ALL TURNS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080192August 5, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083120August 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AND I HAVE TO AD AT LEAST A OUART OF OIL OR MORE EACH MONTH 2.7L ENGINE ALL I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THESE ENGINES IS BAD THEY ALL BLOW UP AND ALSO THE COOLING SYSTEM WERE THE BLEEDER IS BLEW OFF AND THE GUY AT THE AUTO JUNK YARD SAYS ALL THE ENGINES THE GET IN HAVE THIS REPLACED OR ALREADY BLOWEN OFF AND THEIR IS A WAITING LIST FOR THESE ENGINES DO TO A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM BLOWING UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079980June 25, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074692June 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. IN 1998 I BOUGHT A NEW CHRYSLER CONCORDE. IT HAS ONLY BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IT HAS FAILED TO START OR RUN TWICE - BOTH TIMES REQUIRING TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A FAILED HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS, CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 5083852AA. THE REPAIR WAS MADE BY THE DEALER BY ATTEMPTING TO SOLDER BROKEN PIN CONNECTORS BACK TOGETHER. COST FOR THIS REPAIR WAS AROUND $400. WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED A WEEK LATER I WAS TOLD THE FIRST REPAIR COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND A REPLACEMENT PART WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND INSTALLED. CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 5083852AA IS NO LONGER MADE SO A SUBSTITUTE PART, CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 4760623AB, COSTING ABOUT $1200, WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND MODIFIED TO FIT MY CONCORDE. THIS REPAIR, INCLUDING PARTS, LABOR, RENTAL CAR AND TOWING WILL RUN INTO THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE REASON FOR HAVING TO ORDER THE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE PART IS BECAUSE CHRYSLER DECIDED TO STOP MAKING AND SUPPLYING CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 5083852AA. BY THE WAY, CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 4760623AB IS NOT A FORM, FIT, FUNCTION REPLACEMENT. WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PARTS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072027May 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE JERKED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067744April 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WITH 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. SWITCH DOSEN'T SEEM TO RELEASE AFTER STARTING, CONSIQUENCE IS THAT AIR BAGS, POWER WINDOWS,POWER LOCKLS AND ALL RELATED POWER EQUIPMENT IS NON FUNCTIONAL. I KNOW OF OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND/OR RELATED LINKAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067496April 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066295April 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE #4 & # 6 ROD BARINGS FAILED. ENGINE SLUG DEVELOPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067059April 13, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AT 5 MPH. DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO DO SO AND FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064057March 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH OF 2001 AND HAD CAR MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SUGGESTED REPAIR SCHEDULE. IN JULY 2001 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER LATER THAT MONTH DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER REPAIR PERSON THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS MAINTAINING THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE CAME OUT OF 'TIME' AND THE ENGINE MAY HAVE SLIPPED. REPAIRMAN COULD NOT GIVE ME A SUGGESTION ON HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IT COST ME OVER $3,000 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED WITH A USED ENGINE. THE REPAIRMAN AT THE TIME ALLOWED ME TO KEEP MY VEHICLE IN 'STORAGE' UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PAY THE REPAIR BILL. A YEAR LATER I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP (IN DEC 2003). I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I ASKED THE DEALER REPAIRMAN (NEW PERSON, OTHER REPAIRMAN LEFT COMPANY) WHY THAT WAS. REPAIRMAN CLAIMED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE CAR SAT FOR SO LONG. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WORK IT OUT WITH THE DEALER. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR I.E. ACCELERATION PROBLEMS (SLOW/ OR SOMETIMES RAPID), LEAKING FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ENGINE (I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP (NOT THE DEALER - MICHAEL CHRYSLER, I DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH THEM), THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I DON'T NOT DRIVE MY CAR AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS NOR DO I DO EXTENSIVE DRIVING, JUST LOCAL DRIVING. I THINK THIS CAR IS POORLY PUT TOGETHER. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN CHRYSLER AND ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ENGINE PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER SHOULD INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO KEEP PAYING FOR REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO THE FINANCING. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE FINANCING COMPANY (AMERICREDIT) ABOUT THE SITUATION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO GET THIS CAR IN AT LEAST DRIVABLE CONDITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062373March 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, CAR JUST STOPPED- LATER WAS TOLD SPUN A ROD BEARING, NO WARNING ...EXPECTED REPAIR COST 4-8K DOLLARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061240March 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ENGINE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059892February 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY SUDDENLY THE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER THAN PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND UNTO THE RAMP. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF STEAM STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON OPENING THE HOOD THEY NOTICED THAT ENGINE HAD SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY SLUG BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT VEHICLE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058479February 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, HAVE REPLACED THE HORN, SO THERE MUST BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD THAT CAUSES THE HORN TO STOP WORKING WHENEVER IT RAINS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058412February 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WENT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF SEVERE DOWN SHIFTING AT STOP AND CAR LERCHING FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC WHICH BECAME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ICE AND SNOW WERE ADDED AS THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. DEALER CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER.CONTINUED TO HAVE SAME COMPLAINT. SPEED SENSOR CHANGED 3 TIMES. FINALLY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND HAVING COMPUTER REPLACED. CAR HAS 55,000 MILES!!!!!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056422February 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TRANSMISSION ON A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONE PART, THE SPEED SENSOR. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLONID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR PIECE BY PIECE. ALSO, MY CAR IS OVER HEATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE PAID OVER $2000 IN PAYMENTS AND MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056351February 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DOES NOT WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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