Chrysler Concorde Complaints

2,216 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10174415November 27, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE KNOCKED AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS CRUISING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED WHICH RESULTED IN A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE SEIZED. EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DECIDED WHAT TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174471November 27, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE TURNPIKE AND THE CAR LOSS COMPRESSION. I HEARD SOMETHING CLANKING AROUND AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC SAID IT SPUN A ROD AND THE CRANKSHAFT IS DAMAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174276November 26, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
RIGHT FRONT SIDE MARKER LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL BULB BURNED OUT. CANNOT ACCESS THIS LIGHT FIXTURE TO REPLACE LIGHT BULB. DEALER STATES THIS IS A $175 JOB. NEEDS TO DISMANTLE INSIDE FENDER LINING. I ELECTED TO FOREGO THE REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE COST. THIS NOW CREATES A HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR ME BECAUSE WHEN CHANGING LANES TO THE RIGHT, VEHICLE THAT MAY BE IN MY BLIND SPOT WILL NOT SEE MY INTENDED TURN SIGNAL. I ATTRIBUTE THIS TO POOR DESIGN WHICH COULD CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174155November 24, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR IS CONTINUING TO STALL. DEALER CANNOT FIND WHAT IS CAUSING. CAR STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND WAS CONSEQUENTLY HIT BY ANOTHER CAR FROM BEHIND. NO MAJOR DAMAGE DONE, AS WE WERE ONLY TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH. CAR SPUTTERS A LOT, STALLS A LOT, AND IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN TO DRIVE. TRIED TO TRADE IT IN BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ANYMORE AFTER THE WRECK, BUT WILL CAUSE ME A HUGE FINANCIAL LOSS TO DO THIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS COMPLAINT NUMBER 2 WITH NHTSA. I SEE THE PACIFICAS WERE JUST RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM... WHEN WILL YOU LOOK INTO THE CONCORDS? *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174006November 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROX. 61,000 MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCES HAS ALWAYS BEEN UP TO DATE. ENGINE SLUDGE. $6000 IN DAMAGE WITH $9000 STILL OWED ON CAR! *NM
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
#10173509November 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE QUIT WHEN I HIT 97000 MILES WITH NO WARNING. ENGINE STARTED TICKING AND IT WAS ALL OVER. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A 3.5 LITER AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173326November 13, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE TRAILERING ARM-LINK FRACTURED. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB
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
#10173214November 11, 2006
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE REAR SEAL ON THE BACK GLASS HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS HAS FLOODED THE BACK SEAT AND FLOOR, AND GOTTEN THE TRUNK WET. I HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED AS OF YET. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT MY WIFE OWNED, A 1998 NEON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172929November 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
I BOUGHT A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT STARTED OFF WITH NO HEAT (REPLACED HEATER CORE) THEN HAD TRANNY FLUID IN THE RADIATOR(REPLACED RADIATOR) NOW THE ENGINE SEIZED AND HAS ANTI-FREEZE IN THE OIL. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASED. *JB
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
#10172727November 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN STARTED, WHICH CONTINUED AS THE ENGINE RAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WENT TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE ENGINE OF THAT YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172737November 6, 2006
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE A 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORD. I HAVE ONE CAR SEAT AND ONE BOOSTER SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT. THE SEAT BELT HOLDING MY CAR SEAT HAS COME UNBUCKLED OVER 10 TIMES WITH JUST MY SON THROWING HIS TOYS DOWN ON THE SEAT FROM THE CAR SEAT. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN MY HUSBAND'S SUV SO I THINK THAT IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE SEAT BELT. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BUT WE CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172665November 5, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. SERVICE MECHANICS CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. IT IS GETTING WORSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172115October 30, 2006
STEERING
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PULLEY FOR THE POWER STEERING SHEARED OFF. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE. THE SECOND TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BOTH TIMES I LOST POWER STEERING. I AM LUCKY THAT I HAD THE STRENGTH TO CONTROL THE CAR. THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/28/2006.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172176October 30, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AT NIGHT ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS POOR HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR FAN, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT GASKET NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, WHICH REQUIRED THE BUMPER TO BE DISMOUNTED TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT LAMP. THE WAS MADE THE REPAIR RATHER EXPENSIVE. THE MOISTURE AND DUST ENTERING INTO THE HEAD LIGHT REDUCED THE ILLUMINATION POWER CREATING A SAFETY RISK FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO CONNECTED CONFERENCED THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS NOT RECALL FOR THE HEAD LIGHT DEFECT AND THE REPAIR HAD TO BE COVERED BY THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. LATER THE HEAD LIGHT LAMP WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DID NOT REPLACE THE GASKET, CONSEQUENTLY THE POOR ILLUMINATION PROBLEM REMAINED WITHOUT RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172049October 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY ENGINE IN MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. I KEPT MY CAR IN THE SHOP PRACTICING ALL PERIODIC MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172050October 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING AT ALL WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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