Chrysler Concorde Complaints (2000)

307 consumer complaints on file.

#10112638March 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAVING JUST EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY, VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST BRAKING AND STEERING. UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE, AND FACING AN UPHILL SLOPE, I WAS ABLE TO BACK MY CAR THROUGH FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO SAFETY AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD THIS SPONTANEOUS AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURED JUST ONE MILE EARLIER, I MOST LIKE WOULD NOT HAVE LIVED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE PERISHED DRIVING THIS CAR, AS A MORE THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF FATALITIES IN THIS MODEL WILL PROVE. CHRYSLER DEALER WANTS $375 TO FIND CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE AND $7500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THIS IS A 2.7 V6 WITH 58,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112641March 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE OF MY 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. IMMEDIATELY THE OIL WARNING LAMP IMMUMINATED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE PURCHASE DELEARSHIP WHERE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS TOLD THE MOTOR WAS DESTROYED. THE REPAIR COST WAS PLACED AT APPROX. $7,900. THE CAUSE WAS PLACED ON A CLOGGED OIL INTAKE NOT ALLOWING OIL TO CIRCULATE THE MOTOR, ESSENTIALLY STARVING THE ENGINE. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE 2.7 LITER CHRYSLER MOTOR AND UNCOVERED NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES FROM VARIOUS WEBSITE LISTINGS. THE CENTER FOR AUTOMOTOVE SAFETY HAS CONTACTED CHRYLSLER ON TWO OCCASIONS REQUESTING A REMEDY FOR THE CONSUMERS, OUT IN MOST CASES, SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. OVER 490 OF THESE MOTORS HAVE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THIS DESIGN FLAW. THE FLAW APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A SMALL OIL PASSAGE WHICH CAUSES THE MOTOR TO RUN AT A HIGHER TOLERENCE THAN NORMAL. EVENTUALLY THE OIL DEVELOPS WHAT IS CAUSED A SLUDGE PROBLEM AND THE EVENTAL ENGINE FAILURE COMES SOON THEREAFTER. THESE VEHICLES ARE BREAKING DOWN ANYWHERE FROM 40,000 MILES ON UP TO MINE WHICH WAS AT 98,000. I PERSONALLY HAD TO BORROW THE $6,000 DOWN PAYMENT SO NOT ONLY AM I OUT THE OLD VEHICLE I AM OUT THE $6,000 I HAD TO BOWWOR TO MAKE THE DOWN PAYMENT. THERE ARE SEVERAL CONSUMER WEBSITES WHERE THIS ONFORMATION CAN BE LOCATED. A SIMPLE YAHOO SEARCH FOR THE CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER MOTOR WILL PROVIDE A WEALTH OF INITIAL RESEARCH INFORMATION. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND HOPEFULLY COME TO A RESOLUTION WITH THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO ASSIST THE CONSUMERS WHICH HAVE LOSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AS A RESULT OF THIS DESIGN FLAW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112660March 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON MY WAY TO WORK MY ENGINE IN MY 2000 CONCORD STARTED TICKING AND SEIZED WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM ON JANUARY 4, 2005. I ONLY HAVE 40,000 MILES ON MY 4 YEAR OLD CAR WITH A 5 YEAR/50,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I PAID OVER $900 FOR AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP! I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT WHEN IT SEIZED WHICH SAVED ME FROM BEING IN AN ACCIDENT OR FROM ANYONE GETTING HURT. THE LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT MY TIMING BELT BROKE AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2.7L ENGINES THAT CHRYSLER PUT IN THEIR CARS DUE TO THE OIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. CHRYSLER BLAMES THE PROBLEM WITH SLUDGING IN THE ENGINE AND IT WILL COST ME $6,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THEY WANT ME TO SHOW MY RECEIPTS FOR MY OIL CHANGES WHICH I DID NOT SAVE. WHEN I WENT TO THE SHOPS THAT I HAD MY OIL CHANGES DONE SOME WERE NOT ON THE SYSTEM BECAUSE I DID NOT RETURN WITHIN A YEAR AND THE LATEST SHOP WHERE I CHANGE MY OIL JUST RECEIVED A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM AND JUST STARTED TO RECORD THE CHANGES ON FEBRUARY 15, 2005 BUT NOT PRIOR TO THIS DATE. THIS LEAVES ME WITH NOTHING BUT A BIG BILL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY! I KNOW THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BEING OR ALREADY IS FILED AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR THIS PROBLEM. I NEED TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET MY NAME ON THIS LAWSUIT AND HOW TO ESCALATE THIS PROBLEM TO GET CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THE FIXES. I CAN BE E-MAILED AT [email protected] OR BY REPLYING TO THIS E-MAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112618March 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE OF A CHRYSLER CONCORD 2.7L ENGINE RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. ROUTINE MAINT. HAD BEEN PREFORMED AND YET SLUDGE STILL BUILT UP. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, NOT A MAINT. PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112538March 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORD ENGINE BEGAN A LOUD KNOCKING, AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, HE INFORMED US THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT (POSSIBLY A ROD). I HAVE READ "COUTLESS" ACCOUNTS OF THIS PROBLEM. I PAID FOR A YEAR AND A HALF FOR A CAR I CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE. WHY WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE ENGINES ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND AMENDS NEED TO BE MADE. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112337March 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 56,000 MILES I WAS DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY NEAR FORKED RIVER, NEW JERSEY WHEN I HEARD A POPPING SOUND, THEN THE ENGINE WENT DEAD. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE PLASTIC COVER OVER THE ENGINE WAS TORN AND OIL/GAS WAS SPLATTERED EVERYWHERE. WE NEEDED TO BE TOWED OFF THE GSP BY THEIR TOW TRUCK, THEN HAD TO CALL AAA AFTER THAT FOR ANOTHER TOW. SINCE WE WERE ABOUT 80 MILES FROM HOME, THIS RESULTED IN A TOWING CHARGE OF OVER $200. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE SPOKE WITH SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THREE DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERS, AND ALL TOLD HIM THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THE ENGINE ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE, AT OR AROUND 50,000 MILES THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKS, RESULTING IN IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IS $5,000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112969February 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A KNOCKING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE AND STARTED VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE THEN VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART IT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111951February 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH A 2.7 ENGINE THAT IS SLUDGED. I HAVE CHANGED MY OIL PROPERLY BUT DO NOT HAVE BUT 2 OR 3 RECEIPTS. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT COMPANY HAS DENIED THE CLAIM. I AM A REALTOR AND MUST HAVE A CAR, THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT HARDSHIP AND WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO GO I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE WARRANTY COMPANY NOR CHRYSLER IS STANDING BEHIND THE PRODUCT. I HAVE BASICALLY BEEN CALLED A LIAR BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE RECEIPTS. THE CAR IS JUST SITTING BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THE 2.7 ENGINES THAT HAVE GONE OUT LIKE MINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, OTHER COMPANIES STAND BEHIND THEIR AUTO PRODUCTS BUT CHRYSLER IS NOT. I STILL OWE ON THE CAR AND HAVE TO PAY THE PAYMENT AND INSURANCE. CHRYSLER CONSUMERS NEED HELP PLEASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111869February 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE FIRST SAW A DEALERSHIP REGARDING A CLICKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON APRIL 26, 2004, THEN AGAIN ON JULY 16, 2004 AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. ON THE LATTER DATE, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE OIL CHANGED. ON 7/25, THE ENGINE. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I HAD JUST PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE EARLY IN 2005. WHEN THE TECH BROKE DOWN THE OLD 2.7 LITER ENGINE, HE WROTE, "...ROD BEARINGS WORN AND ROD TAP NOISE THE ENGINE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ABUSE OR ALTERATION...". THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE PREPARING TO REQUEST COMPENSATION FROM DAIMLER-CHRYSLER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107073February 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING THE ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD DIFFICULT AT NIGHT, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK THIS CONDITION ALSO EXIST WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. ALSO THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110531February 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CAR WAS IDLING FOR ABOUT 20MINUTES, THEN IT STARTED TO IDLE UP QUITE HIGH THEN BOG DOWN LOW, AFTER THAT I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, WAITED FOR MY HUSBAND. GOT THE CAR TO HIS FATHERS HOUSE, BARELY, THEN TOOK IT TO WHERE WE BOUGHT IT FROM. THEN IT DIED AND WON'T START BACK UP. THE CAR ONLY HAS 105,000 MILES ON IT. ENGINE IS COMPLETLY GONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110914February 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. THEN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP. FOLLOWING THAT A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD, AND VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109248January 31, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCKS: CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FORM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE BACK DOOR LOCKED DRIVERS SIDE. CONSUMER CANNOT OPEN DOOR MANUALLY, BUT IT OPENS WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. *AK FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MADE NOISE, AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROZE AND COULD NOT BE OPENED BY REMOTE OR MANUALLY. CONSUME RCONSIDERED THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IN CASE OF A COLLISION WITH INJURY PASSENGERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109015January 27, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THEN AFTER TRYING TO COAST HOME, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A LACK OF MAINTENANCE, AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108037January 27, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CAR STALLED AT RED LIGHT, I PULLED OVER TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE THEM PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE TO SCAN FOR ERRORS AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND OIL SENSOR WERE BAD, I PAID FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE SENSORS ($525.00) AND FIVE DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED SOMETHING AND PULLED OVER, THIS TIME IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION LINE ($480.00) AND TRANSMISSION WORK $(1765.00) THIS WAS ALL PAID WITHIN 2 WEEKS, BUT WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR I WAS TOLD THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT MY OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,BUT WHEN THEY PULLED THE OIL PUMP THEY SAID THAT I HAD ENGINE SLUG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108978January 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE 2.7L ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH. VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHILE ROLLING OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102073January 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS EVALUATED AND IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED, AND THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. IT WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105597January 19, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DOOR LOCKS TEND NOT TO UNLOCK, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK THE PASSENGER HAD TO SLIDE ACROSS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE KEY AND MANUAL LOCK FAILED. LOCK WAS REPLACED. REAR PASSENGER HAD TO SLIDE ACROSS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE LOCK MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND A LOUD BUZZ NOISE CAME FROM THE LOCK MOTOR FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER INSTALLATION. LOCK DOES NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101178January 13, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHEN TURNING VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT TIMING BELT FAILED AND SLUDGE WAS IN THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WATER PUMP THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107075January 10, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED HER FOOT ON BRAKE, TO PLACE THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE MOTOR STARTED REVVING UP. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST JUMPED INTO REVERSE, CAR SPUN IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE HITTING ANOTHER CAR. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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