Chrysler Concorde Complaints (2000)

307 consumer complaints on file.

#10186167March 26, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND AVOID ANY TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP , AND THEY INDICATED THAT MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I ONLY HAD 82,000 MILES AND CHANGED MY OIL 3 TO 4 TIMES A YEAR.THIS WAS WELL WITHIN THE GUIDLINES. HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE GREAT. THEY SET UP A COMMUNICATION WITH CHRYSLER AND INSTEAD OF HAVING TO PAY $8,100 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT, THEY OFFERRED TO PAY $7,000 AND I HAD TO PAY $1,000. I WAS HAPPY WITH THE RESULT, HOWEVER, I DON'T KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT.*AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10185971March 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE IN MY CHRYSTLER CONCORDE SEIZED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING I DID. THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SPIN.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185933March 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. RECENTLY THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING VERY BAD. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE ENGINE IS GOING TO SEIZE UP, AND NOT TO DRIVE IT. HE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE OR AT LEAST A REBUILD. HE THEN PROCEDED TO INFORM ME ABOUT HOW PROBLAMATIC THE 2.7L ENGINE IS, AND IT FAILS QUITE FREQUENTLY WITHOUT WARNING! HE WAS SURPRISED THAT MINE HAS LASTED THIS LONG. HE SAID MINE IS FAILING PREMATURELY AS WITH MOST OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE THIS ENGINE. HE MENTIONED ENGINE SLUDGE AS THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE, EVEN THOUGH THE OIL IS CHANGED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4 MONTHS!
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182601February 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE FROM SANDERS AUTOMOTIVE IN COLUMBUS, OH. THE CAR HAS SINCE THEN REQUIRED A COMPLETELY NEW ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BY A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR MAN THAT THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN RECALLED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL AND AS A CONSUMER DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET $3500-$4500 FOR A CAR THAT APPARENTLY HAS THIS ISSUE ON A REGULAR BASIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182375February 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 2000 CONCORDE HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED AT ONLY 36,000 MILES. MAINTENANCE WAS DONE ROUTINELY AND THE OFF BRAND WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY BECAUSE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. I REALLY TOOK CARE OF THIS CAR AND IT FAILED ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182189February 10, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE ONE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD MY BROTHER AND FATHER IN LAW WHOM ARE MECHANICS COME TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE. WE THEN CLEANED OUT THE ENGINE REAL GOOD AND CHANGED ALL THE LIQUIDS IN IT. IT WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY A MONTH. I THEN GOT UP IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND STARTED MY VEHICLE AND WENT TO MY MOTHERS DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE WORK. ON MY WAY TO WORK THE ENGINE STARTED ACTING UP AND LUCKILY I WAS JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM HOME. I WENT STRAIGHT HOME AND MADE IT RIGHT BEFORE MY CHRYSLER CONCORD QUIT COMPLETELY ON ME. I THEN HAD MY BROTHER IN LAW AGAIN COME LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS TOAST AND NEEDED A NEW ONE. NOW I HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE MOTOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR BEFORE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. NOW I OWE $8,000.00 ON THIS VEHICLE AND CAN NOT DRIVE IT DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AGAIN. IT SETS IN MY DRIVE AS A LAWN ORNAMENT NOW. NOW THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE SINCE THIS HAPPENED SOME TIME AGO. BUT I KNOW IT WAS IN THE SUMMER TIME AFTER JUNE OF 2006. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182217February 10, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE FRONT BEACH ROAD IN PANAMA CITY, FL, DURING CHRISTMAS 06 THE PLASTIC PIECE BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD FLEW OFF AND HIT OUR WINDSHIELD VERY HARD AND FLEW OVER OUR CAR. IT WAS DARK AND WE WERE NOT SURE WHAT HIT OUR WINDSHIELD UNTIL THE MORNING AND WE SAW THAT LONG PIECE WAS MISSING FROM OUR CAR. WE WENT AND TRIED TO FIND THE PIECE THAT FLEW OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT COULD NOT FIND IT. WE ARE NOT SURE HOW MUCH THIS PIECE WILL COST US, BUT I FEEL FOR IT TO FLY OFF AND HIT OUR WINDSHIELD WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT SURE IF IT HIT ANYONE BEHIND US. I FEEL AFTER READING THIS COMPLAINT SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS SITE THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RESEARCH HIS PROBLEM AND FIX THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE US WHO HAVE LOST THIS PIECE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181376February 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2000 ENGINE SEIZED AT 69000 MILES TOO MUCH MONEY TO REPAIR TIMING BELT/CHAIN REPLACED AT 55000 MILES DOOR LOCKS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ENGINE QUIT WITH FAMILY IN CAR DURING 65 MPH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177564January 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT A POINT ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO MY CAR BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, A NEIGHBOR TOLD ME TO CHECK THE OIL AND SEE IF IT WAS LOW, IT WAS, I FILLED IT AND THE NOISE DIMINISHED. NO LIGHT EVER CAME ON EXCEPT BRIEFLY ON A LEFT HAND TURN ONCE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. ON CHRISTMAS DAY WHILE DRIVING A TOTAL OF 60 MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR BEGAN TO STUTTER AND JERK AND ACT VERY BAD ONCE I REDUCED SPEED AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. TODAY I FOUND OUT MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR WARRANTY COVERAGE TO APPROVE REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. I PURCHASED IT THE END OF OCTOBER 2006 AND IT HAD 82468 MILES ON IT. I DROVE IT FOR TWO MONTHS AND PUT 2000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE ENGINE WENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176337December 17, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
BACKING OUT OF OUR GARAGE (STRAIGHT WITHOUT TURNING) AT HOME; THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY DIDN'T RESPOND TO ANY ACTION FROM DRIVER (MY WIFE) AFTER A "SNAPPING SOUND" WAS HEARD. NO PRIOR ACCIDENT OR KNOWN DAMAGE TO TRIGGER THIS. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR OTHER BUSY ARTERY, THE OUTCOME MIGHT HAVE BEEN WITH PERSONAL AND/OR MATERIAL CONSEQUENCES. HOPEFULLY THIS WASN'T THE CASE. THIS IS A CHRYSLER CONCORD XI 2000 WITH 38,000 MILES, AND OVERALL IN PRISTINE CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175811December 11, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A SERVICE STATION. THE DIP STICK WAS CHECKED FOR OIL LEVEL. THE CONTACT ADDED TWO QUARTS, WAITED 5 MINUTES, AND THEN CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AGAIN. THE LEVEL WAS INDICATED THE OIL TANK WAS STILL NEAR EMPTY, SO THE CONTACT ADDED ONE MORE QUART. THEN THE LEVEL WAS TOO HIGH, SO THE CONTACT EMPTIED THE OIL AND ADDED THE RECOMMENDED 5 QUARTS. THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175057December 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL VEHICLE POWER, AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE PRESENT, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173681November 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL VEHICLE POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173413November 13, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE IN JUNE 2001 FROM PATTERSON CHEVROLET. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR AND IT WAS SERVICED FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS (OIL LEAKING AND SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD) IN NOVEMBER 2001, TWICE IN DECEMBER 2001 AND ONCE IN JANUARY 2002 BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RUN VERY LOUDLY. I PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL AND THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE SIMPLY DIED WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A VERY BUSY STREET. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR INDICATIONS THERE WAS ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172689November 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, WAS PULLED OVER AND DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEN, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FRACTURED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RUN ERRATICALLY. THE TIMING CHAIN GEARS AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171890October 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE, CRACKED ENGINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171495October 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 295 JUST PASSING INTO MASSACHUSETTS ON OCTOBER 20TH 2006 WHEN I HEARD MY ENGINE MAKING HORRID SOUNDS, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO CONTROL AND INSTEAD OF PANICKING LIKE A NORMAL DRIVER AND CRASHING HORRIBLY(WHICH WOULD HAVE HAPPENED I ASSURE YOU) I POPPED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED OFF ALL POWER AND COASTED INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE(TURNING WITH NO POWER IS NO FUN AT ALL). AS IT TURNS OUT MY ENGINE HAD BLOWN UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND HAD MY 2 WEEK OLD DAUGHTER AND FIANCE BEEN IN THE CAR THEY AS WELL. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO WHAT I DID BUT I WAS LUCKY AND THERE WERE VERY FEW DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I HAVE WORKED AT OIL CHANGE GARAGES AND I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR. THE FAULT IS WITH THE ENGINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170370October 10, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES WHICH WERE CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE ENGINE ALSO MADE SEVERAL CLUNKY NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE BRAKELINE WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP CONTAMINATED THE ENGINE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. ON A SECOND VISIT TO THE DEALER THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE INDICATING A BLOWOUT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. THE COMPONENTS AFFECTED WERE THE TIMING CHAIN, THE CONTROL PANEL AND THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170276October 9, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
CHRYSLER 2000 CONCORDE LXI STEERING RACK FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169392September 27, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CONSTANT KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP, AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AS THE SPEED INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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