Chrysler Concorde Complaints (1998)

175 consumer complaints on file.

#10000057December 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
BRAKE FAILURE-FROZEN BRAKE PEDAL-ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FILLED WITH WATER AND FROZE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021120October 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE MOTOR WILL SEIZE AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017324August 27, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONNECTING PIN ON SHIFTING BRACKET IS BROKEN WHICH ALLOWS KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN PARK . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013724July 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ALL GAUGES WENT OUT. THEN, ENGINE STALLED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011905June 17, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE,AND VEHICLE WAS SWAYING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. AND INDICATED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564607June 5, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, SUSPENSION:REAR
POWER STEERING RACK IS WORN, CAUSING STEERING TO BE LOOSE AND NOISY, CONSUMER STATES THE CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER DID NOT TEND TO OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010739May 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
CONSUMER STATES THE COLUMN GEAR SHIFT IS TOO HARD TO SHIFT WHEN NEEDED, CONSUMER USED BOTH HANDS TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. DEALER CONTACTED. *JB CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE, WHEN SHE CHECKED THE DASHBOARD, SHE SAW THAT THE GEAR SHIFT HAD SOMEHOW SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. (THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED TO ANOTHER GEAR UNKNOWN TO HER, SAME THING REPEATS) THERE IS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC INSISTS THAT THE SCARCENESS OF THE PART IS AN INDICATION OF UNIVERSAL FAILURE. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009079May 3, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS HAVE BECOME INOPERATIVE, INCLUDING PASSENGER'S FRONT/ REAR AND DRIVER'S FRONT WINDOW.*AKIT WAS EXPLAINED TO CONSUMER TO HAVE THE WINDOWS REPLACED BUT SOMETIMES THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008833May 1, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE! THE WINDOW HAS BEEN GIVING MY WIFE A LOT OF PROBLEMS, I HAD 2 OF THE MOTORS REPLACED, THE ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS BROKEN AGAIN, AND NOW IT IS OFF TRACK. IT IS A SHAME THAT CHRYSLER WONT OWN UP TO THE FACT THEY HAVE A DEFECT, THE NEXT CAR I BUY WILL NOT BE A CHRYSLER. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761425
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008521April 24, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES THE HEADLIGHTS RUBBER OUT LINER SEEMS TO LET WATER SEEK THROUGH CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS OF VEHICLE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008522April 24, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THERE ARE AIR POCKETS AND AIR BUBBLES IN WINDSHIELD WHICH CAN CAUSE GLASS TO BE UNSAFE. MECHANIC STATED WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006750April 1, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER ASSIST BELT HAS BROKEN 5 TIMES IN LAST 3 YEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005782March 18, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVE, VEHICLE STARTED TO REV,AND THEN TO ACCELERATE IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WAS DOING A 360 DEGREE, CONSUMER HAD TO STOP VEHICLE BY SHUTTING IT OFF. BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING.*AK ENGINEER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DURING INSPECTION OF VEHICLE MECHANIC FOUND PROBLEM WITH COURTESTY LIGHTS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759431March 16, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
AFTER TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT I WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH "RIGHT POWER STEERING RACK MOUNTING BUSHINGS" AND THE "LOWER CONTROL ARM" WAS MAKING A NOISE. HE SAID IT WOULD COST APPROX. $1400.00 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS WELL AMINTAINED AND DRIVEN PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. THIS SEEMS A BIT STRANGE THAT A VEHICLE LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD, NOT DRIVEN ABUSIVELY WOULD HAVE SUCH A MAJOR EXPENSE REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759142March 9, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
INADVERTENT UNLATCHING OF SEAT BELT;KNOWN DEFECT ON MECHANISM OG GEN 3 DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757262January 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND NOW BACK ROADS, CAR WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. NO NOISE, SOUND, OR SMOKE. LOSE ALL POWER. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE I MUST PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. I LOSE ALL ENGINE POWER AND CAR WILL NOT RESTART. TOOK CAR TO MY OWN MECHANIC AND TWO "FIVE STAR" CHRYSLER DEALERS. NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. DEALERS TOUT THE EXPERTISE OF THEIR FACTORY-TRAINED TECHNICIANS. THEIR ABLE-BODIED MECHANICS RAN THOROUGH DIAGNOSTICS AND ASSURED ME THEY TESTED EVERY PART THEY COULD THINK OF. ONE DEALER EVEN CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY FOR ASSISTANCE. NOTHING SHOWS UP ON DEALERS' DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. MY ON-BOARD COMPUTER IS NOT CODING ANY MALFUNCTIONS. MY CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY 3 TIMES AT NIGHT AND TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES ON BACK ROADS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRS WITHOUT WARNING AND IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE, INCLUDING A BUSY INTERSECTION. I SEEM TO HAVE A VEHICLE WITH AN INHERENT, DEFECTIVE FLAW THAT THE BEST CHRYSLER MECHANICS WITH THE BEST TRAINING AND DIAGOSTIC EQUIPMENT CANNOT FIND. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, A DANGEROUS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000782December 17, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT SEALS ARE COMING OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON FRONT/LEFT, AND FRONT/RIGHT HEADLIGHT COVERS. DEALERSHIP DID NOT EXAMINE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000591December 11, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
RUBBER SEAL AROUND 2 HEADLAMPS WOULD COME OFF. ADHESIVE FAILS TO RETAIN RUBBER SEAL IN PLACE. THERE ISN'T ANY DISTORTION OF VISIBILITY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. SEAL WOULD BE HANGING OFF. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR MECHANIC.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THESE RUBBER SEALS HAVE COME UNGLUED AND ARE HANGING FROM THE LAMPS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752808October 2, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
SIMILAR TO ODI ID NO. 748019, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BROKE LOOSE AND COULD NOT BE RAISED. EXAMINATION OF THE FAILURE SHOWED THAT THE SHEET METAL WINDOW SUPPORT HAD BROKEN. CHRYLSER'S ONLY SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW WITH SIMILAR COMPONENTS. VERY POOR DESIGN. A SHEET METAL PART BENT OVER ON TO ITSELF AND THEN GLUED (EPOXIED) PRODUCES A WEAK JOINT.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896738September 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE DETERIORATING FROM INSIDE OUT. REPAIRS WERE MADE BY DEALER AT CONSUMER'S COST. PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMNATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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