Chrysler Concorde Complaints (1999)

333 consumer complaints on file.

#10124521June 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SHUT DOWN WITH OUT WARNING OR LIGHTS. TOTAL SHUTDOWN WITHOUT POWER STEERING ON BUSY ROAD. THE ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW BLOCK BECAUSE THE POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE COULD NOT BE REBUILT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CYLINDER WALLS ARE TOO THIN. USED ENGINES ARE NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123987June 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE BLOWER WORKED BUT THERE WAS NO HEAT. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS BAD AND THIS WAS A BAD YEAR FOR THESE ENGINES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121434May 19, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DT: THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RECLINING BOLT BROKE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119513May 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CONTACT STATES: CONTACT MAINTAINS CAR REGULARLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND STOPPED. WILL NOT START AND HAD TO HAVE TIT OWED. NOW FINDING OUT THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE, AND THERE WAS SO MUCH ENGINE DAMAGE THAT A NEW ENGINE IS REQUIRED DUE TO DAMAGE OF SLUDGE BUILD UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119615May 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE FAILED. PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE. AFTER GETTING OFF THE ROAD IT DID START AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD EVER HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER TOOK TO THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND MECHANIC SAID THE ROD BEARINGS WERE GONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119339April 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE DIED AFTER THE MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING.*MR *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118298April 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT HAS BEEN AT THE ATLANTA DODGE DEALERSHIP SINCE MARCH 26. THE ENGINE HAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS SERVICED BEFORE MY TRIP TO ATLANTA, YET I STILL EXPERIENCED THE UNIT MAKING NOISES THE DAY AFTER WE ARRIVED. (THANKFULLY, WE ARRIVED). WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE AC UNIT MAKING NOISES, THE ENGINE DIED ON I-20 WEST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AGO, IT HAS ABOUT 79,000 MILES. I HAD 3 REGULAR OIL CHANGES DURING THOSE 6 MONTHS, AND ONE MONTH BEFORE MY BUSINESS TRIP, I HAD A DIAGNOSIS TEST DONE AT GOODYEAR BECAUSE THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON-AN-OFF. GOODYEAR ALSO CHANGED THE OIL THAT 3RD TIME. NOTHING WAS DISCOVERED. AS A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 KIDS, I WAS TRYING TO REBUILD MY CREDIT AFTER A SERIES OF JOB LAYOFFS. I HAVE HAD AUTO RENTALS FOR THE 5TH WEEK NOW AND SEE NO END IN SIGHT. LUCKILY, I DID PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT NO ONE IS ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT, NO ONE-- THE WARRANTY PEOPLE, THRIFTY DEALERSHIP (WHERE PURCHASED) OR CHRYSLER! I AM SINKING FURTHER INTO DEBT. THIS IS SO UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER. I AM MORE THAN ANGRY. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CAR AGAIN WITHOUT CHECKING ?MYCARSTATS? (I DID A VERY GENERIC ONLINE SEARCH AND HAD CARFAX). AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE A DODGE OR CHRYSLER AGAIN. I AM NOW SEARCHING FOR A MECHANIC?S SPECIAL TO GET AROUND TOWN AND TO WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115332April 18, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER HAD THE DRIVER'S SEAT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V035000 FOR THE RECLINING SEAT POSITION. NOW THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE AND COLLAPSED BACK. THE BACK OF THE SEAT WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT COME UP AT ALL. THE PASSENGERS UNABLE TO SIT UP IN A REGULAR SEATED POSITION. *AK *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117591April 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD BRAKE EQUIPMENT BECAME INOPERATIVE DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUMER PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE "TOOK OFF." THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10117493April 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HA DIT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117395April 4, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER HAS TO BE RECHARGED PERIODICALLY DUE TO A LEAK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116374April 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I SUFFERED MAJOR LOSS IN VALU,E AND MY HUSBAND WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE 1999 CONCORD ENGINE. Y 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD HAD UNDER 57,000 MILES, AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A REPLACEMENT ENGINE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. DESPITE PROVIDING CHRYSLER WILL OIL CHANGE RECORDS SHOWING THE TIMELINESS OF MAINTENANCE TO MY ENGINE, THEY CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE AND THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $9000!!! MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING, BOGGED DOWN AND STARTED TO "DIE". IN ORDER TO AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT, HE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY DRIVE OVER THE SHOULDER AND THROUGH THE GRASS SO HE COULD SAFELY GET THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER ROAD.*AK THE COST TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THE ENGINE WAS MUCH MORE THAN THE BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. IN FACT, THE BLUE BOOK VALUE WAS DEFLATED AT LEAST IN PART TO FAILING ENGINES OF THE CONCORD. I HAD LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO SELL MY CAR "AS IS" FOR A MERE $1000!!! MY CAR WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION PRIOR THE ENGINE FAILURE AND I BELIEVE THE BLUE BOOK VALUE WAS APPROXIMATELY $7000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114453March 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD [XXX] WHICH I BOUGHT USED FROM BUD BROWN CHRSYLER. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME I HAD BOUGHT WAS 55286. I HAD CHANGE THE OIL REGULAR. AT ABOUT MILEAGE 62400 MY ENGINE FAIL. I COME TO FIND OUT PRICING TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. MY CAR ENGINE IS KNOW TO GO OUT (2.7L). FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD WHEN BUILT THE OIL PUMP WASN'T BIG ENOUGH TO CIRCULATE THE OIL AND CAUSE A SLUDGE BUILT UP. I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK WHEN MY WENT OUT AND WAS WITH OUT MY CAR FOR AN MONTH.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114438March 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY CHRYLSER CONCORDE 2.7L ENGINE SUFFERED A COMPLETE FAILURE. REPAIR COSTS ARE NEAR $5000 AND UPON RESEARCH, I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHRYSLER 2.7L ENGINES FROM 1998 TO 2000. CHRYSLER DENIES ANY ALLEGATIONS OF THE ENGINE BEING FAULTY AND THAT THEY ARE FAILING DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. THE MOST THAT ENGINE EVER WENT BETWEEN OIL AND FILTER CHANGES WAS 4200 MILES AND THAT WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. THE REST OF THE CHANGES WERE DONE AT OR BEFORE 3000 MILES. CHRYSLERS RECOMMENDATION UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS IS 6500 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115374March 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE, AND WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY, AND IT STARTED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY DISCOVERED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114996March 11, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. CONSUMER HAD THE FIRST ENGINE 2.7 REPLACED WITH A REBUILT 2.7 LITER ENGINE. IN WHICH SHE WAS TOLD THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE WAS THE ONLY ONE TO FIT THE VEHICLE. THIS REBUILT ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AS THE FIRST. CONSUMER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION AND INPUT, OUTPUT SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112590March 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY 99 CHRYSLER CONCORDE HOME AND IT STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN DIED. MY ENGINE IS GONE. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND I HAVE NO MEANS OF FIXING THIS. AND NOW, NO WAY TO TRAVEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110690February 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2.7 LITRE ENGINE FAILED. SUDDENLY JUST STOPPED. HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP, WHETHER I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT OR MAKING A TURN. IM ONE OF MANY THOUSANDS OF CHRYSLER VICTIMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111293February 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108414February 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR STALLED, OIL LIGHT CAME ON, CAR STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISE, TOWED TO CHRYSLER. DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS A NEW ENGINE. AT MY EXPENSE HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR AND CHRYSLER WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 T0 3500 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE COST IS 5000.00 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I AM DEVISTATED BY THIS AND THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN UP TO ITS DEFECTIVE MOTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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