Chrysler Concorde Complaints

2,216 consumer complaints on file.

#739381January 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
VACUME NOISE POSSIBLE LEAK. ONLY WHEN COLD OUTSIDE . SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739319January 13, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
POWER STEERING BECAME QUITE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ... HARD TURNING WITHOUT POWER ASSIST ...DEALER WILL REPLACE RACK AND PINION GEAR ASSEMBLY WITH NEW RACK AND PINION GEAR ASSEMBLY ON JANAURY 15, 2001 AT A COST TO ME OF $1,156 PLUS TAX ... THIS CAR IS NOT DRIVEN HARD BY ME OR MY WIFE (SENIOR CITIZENS) ... THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE A DEFECT IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FOR THE GEAR ASSEMBLY TO FAIL AFTER ONLY 57,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739235January 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND A LOSS OF HANDLING WAS EXPERIENCED WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING THE CAR/ LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR SEEMED POSSIBLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878111January 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DUE TO LOCATION OF BUCKLE FOR SEAT BELT CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM UNDOING THE BELT. *AK THE BUCKLE IS HARD TO PRESS AND SEAT BELT WAS PLACED BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS AND IT IS TOO FAR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739201January 11, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. I AM ON THE FOURTH POWER STEERING PUMP. THE INNER TIE ROD END WHERE ABOUT TO FALL OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. THE STEERING STARTED HANGING UP HERE LATELY AND THE SHOP FOUND THE RACK AND PINION BAD. NOW YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END ON THIS CAR! LAST WEEK THE DIPSTICK BROKE OFF IN THE TUB. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANT AND THEY REPLACED IT . THESE ITEMS SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT ON A CAR NO OLDER THAN THIS CAR IS. I REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE OR STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. YOUR HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I AM HAVING TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY AND AM INCONVIENCED. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877904January 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN DRIVING AT 50 TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS. WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES. THEN, IT WILL THROW ITSELF INTO PARK. CONSUMER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE VEHICLE WON'T GO PAST 30 MPH. *AK AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT STAY RUNNING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738988January 8, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
AFTER TURNING INTO A SIDE STREET, I STOPPED WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I TRIED TO BACK UP, ONLY TO DISCOVER I HAD NO STEERING. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP, I LEARNED THAT THE BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF OF THE RACK. FORTUNATELY, I WASN'T MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738991January 8, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I TURNED INTO A SIDE STREET TO TURN AROUND WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. WHEN I TRIED TO BACK UP, I DISCOVERD I HAD NO STEERING. AFTER I HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO A SHOP, I LEARNED THAT THE BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF OF THE RACK. FORTUNATELY, I WASN'T MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738920January 7, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
MY SON, A TEENAGER AND EXCELLENT DRIVER, WAS DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY SNOW. CAR WAS IN MOTION WITH MINIMAL SPINNING OF WHEELS. SMOKE ENTERED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH VENTS. HE TURNED OFF CAR AND POPPED HOOD, WHICH DID NOT RELEASE. SAW FLAME IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT THROUGH SLITS NEAR WIPERS. STILL COULD NOT RELEASE HOOD BY HAND AT FRONT OF VEHICLE. USED SNOW TO ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH FIRE AND WAS JOINED BY PERSON WHO COMPLETELY DISCHARGED SMALL EXTINGUISHER. ASKED THAT FIRE DEPARTMENT (FD) BE CALLED, AND FD EXTINGUISHED FIRE. CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER SAME DATE AND HAVE NOT HEARD RESULT OF INVESTIGATION. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S NO RELEVANT RECALL, BUT CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION. I LOVED IT AND HAD NO COMPLAINTS. NOW AM FORCED TO REPLACE VEHICLE. INSURANCE HAS COMPLETELY SATISFIED LEASE OBLIGATION, BUT I AM DISADVANTAGED AS I MUST REPLACE VEHICLE AND I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER MUST BE AT FAULT. CAN YOU PROVIDE ANY INFO OR ASSISTANCE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738931January 7, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877491January 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558765January 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PLASTIC HANDLE ON TOP OF THE DIPSTICK BREAKS OFF EASILY, THIS ALLOWS THE DIPSTICK TO REMAIN IN THE RETAINING TUBE, WHERE IT COULD VIBRATE LOOSE AND DROP INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH WOULD CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738668January 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
GAS STRUTS SUPPORT THE HOOD WHEN RAISED ON THIS VEHICLE, IN LIEU OF THE MORE TRADITIONAL SPRINGS OR PROP. APPARENTLY, WHEN THE CAR MOVES FROM A MODERATE TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT TO A COLD ENVIRONMENT AFTER A FEW YEARS OF SERVICE, THESE GAS STRUTS WILL NOT ADEQUATELY SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD, WHICH THEN FALLS ON THE DRIVER'S HEAD AS HE CHECKS THE OIL, CAUSING LACERATIONS AND POTENTIALLY A CONCUSSION OR OTHER SERIOUS INJURY. THE TRANSMISSION, WITH AGE, IN VERY COLD WEATHER, CAN REFUSE TO SHIFT INTO A FORWARD GEAR AFTER BACKING THE CAR OUT ONTO A ROADWAY, CAUSING A MAJOR POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROPENSITY SHOULD TRIGGER A RECALL BY CHRYSLER TO FORECLOSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND ACCIDENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558887January 1, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, VEHICLE WENT FROM 0-70 MPH BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877060December 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE AT A STOP AND ABOUT TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 70 RPMS. OPERATOR HAD TO PLACE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL POSITION AND RPMS WENT BACK DOWN, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE, AND WERE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738150December 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN MY CAR LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR. STILL WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. HAD DEALER CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND IT IS SEAL/CLUTCH FAILURE WITH LIMP IN ...THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE KNOWN DEFECT OF THIS TRANSMISSION 42LE. THERE ARE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS AND ALOT OF THE EXACT SAME FAILURES. BEEN RESEARCHING ON THE NET..CLASS ACTION SUIT MAY ALSO BE PENDING REGARDING THIS DEFECT AND CHRYLER REFUSING TO RECALL...SET UP FILE WITH CHRYLSER THIS AM #8117947. THEY REFUSED GOODWILL REPAIR SO FAR WITH STANDARD EXCUSE, VEHICLE IS OUT OF 3YR/36000 MILE WARRANY...DESPITE TSB"S. THIS HAS BEEN A SERIOUS AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANNY AND CHRYSLER KNOWS. THEY TRY TO GET OUT OF REPAIRING CARS WITH THIS DEFECT BUT USUALLY END HAVING TO PAY SOME IN SMALL CLAIMS CT ETC. I WAS TOLD WE HAVE TO REALLY FIGHT SINCE THIS IS A KNOW DEFECT. $1400.00 TO REPAIR IT. RESEARCHING ON THE NET I FIND CHRYSLER KNOWS ABT THE DEFECT AND HAD KNOW FOR A VERY LONG TIME..EVEN DEVELOPING A NEW TYPE OFSEAL SET FOR THESE TRANNY'S..EXCEPT THEY WON'T RECALL THE THOUSAND OF VEHICLES AND INSTALL THE NEW REDESIGNED KIT UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED TOO.IT IS A DESIGN FLAW ..LOTS OF INFO ON THIS ON THE NET...LOTS OF TSB'S ON THIS TRANNY TOO..WISH YOU WOULD FORCE A RECALL! THANKS MARION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876811December 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS A HAIRLINE CRACK IN FUEL RAIL, THERE IS RECALL 98V184000 FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737929December 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY LOCK, WHICH CAUSES TIRES TO LOCK AND THE CAR SKIDS AND PITCHES FORWARD. OUR DOOR LOCKS ARE BROKEN AND THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE BACK SEAT IS COMING OUT FROM THE FLOOR. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR, WE ASKED THE SALESPERSON (TIM WHITE) IF THE CAR WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND IF THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR. HE SAID" IT HAD ONE OWNER." WHEN I REPEATED THIS TO THE MANAGER LAST WEEK, HE SAID IT DID. HE STATED THAT THE OWNER WAS THE RENTAL COMPANY IN FLORIDA. THEN I POINTED OUT TO THE MANAGER THAT ONE OWNER DID NOT MEAN ONE DRIVER. WITH IT BEING A RENTAL CAR IT HAS HAD MANY DRIVERS SOME NOT SO CAREFUL AS OTHERS. IF I HAD BEEN INFORRMED OF THE CARS TRUE HISTORY AND CONDITION, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS AUTOMOBILE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876510December 14, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT AND BECOME HARD TO MANAGE, THIS WAS DUE TO BAD RACK AND PINION STEERING. THE DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558124December 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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