1995 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE-----DUAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE ------- DUE TO CORROSION OF METAL BRAKE LINES LEADING TO THE REAR OF VEHICLE IN THE AREA OF THE GAS TANK. BOTH HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO A BRACKET (DIS-SIMILAR METALS) TRAPPED MOISTURE AGAINST THE BRAKE LINES. BOTH BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED FROM THE OUTSIDE INWARD AT THE SAME THE SAME LOCATION. ORIGINAL OWNER, NOT LOCATED NEAR WATER, NEVER UNDERWATER, NORMAL DRIVING USE. REPLACE BRAKE LINES. PARTS AVAILABLE. *JB

Mileage: 107,342

WE ARE NOW ABOUT TO PUT IN OUR 3RD 95 CIRRUS TRANSMISSION AND 2ND 95 CONCORDE TRANSMISSION AND FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. I HAVE SHELLED OUT NEARLY $12,000 BETWEEN THE TWO CARS IN THE LAST 6 YEARS FOR REPEATED FAILURES IN ENGINES, WATER PUMPS, STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILURES, TRANSMISSIONS, BRAKE SYSTEMS, RADIOS, AIR CONDITIONERS, FUEL RAILS, ALTERNATORS AND COMPUTER PCM'S TO NAME A FEW. BY FAR THE WORST QUALITY CARS AND HIGHEST COST OF OWNERSHIP OF ANY CARS I HAVE OWNED IN THE LAST 30 YEARS. SOMETHING MAJOR GOES WRONG WITH THESE CARS EVERY FEW MONTHS.

CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PADS FELL OFF VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO CRASH. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS TRACED TO THE INNER PADS ON EACH OF THE FRONT WHEELS. EACH BRAKE PAD THAT FELL OFF WAS LOCATED NEAR WHERE EACH OF THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD BE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH CRASHED INTO HIS HOUSE. THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE RIVETS COMING OUT OF THE COUNTERSINKS HOLDING THE PADS INTO PLACE. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 74,575

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH, SHE APPLIED BRAKES TO VEER OVER TO ANOTHER LANE, AND VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, CAR STOPPED. VEHICLE WOULDN'T TURN OVER AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO BRAKE LINING BEING 'TOO THIN" WHICH CAUSED BRAKES TO BECOME SPONGY, AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO A FIRE STARTED IN THE MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

PROBLEM SEEMS TO START WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKING THEN EVENTUALLY YOU WILL START TO HEAR A POPPING NOISE IN YOUR FRONT END, COMING FROM THE TIE ROD. THOUGHT THIS WAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM BUT TOOK TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY REPLACED MY BRAKES AND SERVICED TRANSMISSION. CLUNCKING NOISE STILL EXISTED WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS AND THE SLIGHTLY ACCELLERATED. TURNS OUT THE TIE ROD, TRANSMISSION MOUNT AND AXLE WERE TO BLAME. CAN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THE AXLE AS THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD REPLACE BUT DID NOT SHOW UP ON REPAIR. I KNOW THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN AND SUSPENSION IN THE CAR. AS FOR THE DIP STICK, THE HEAT CREATED BY THE ENGINE IS COOKING THE PLASTIC IN THE COLORED DIPSTICK TO THE POINT IT JUST FALLS APART. I RECENTLY HAD THE TIE ROD AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT REPLACED AND NOW HAVE A MUCH WORSE CLUNCKING NOISE THE SAME DAY OF THE REPLACEMENT...CAN I GET SOME HELP AS I FEEL THIS CAR IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WAITING TO HAPPEN..

PROBLEM SEEMS TO START WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKING THEN EVENTUALLY YOU WILL START TO HEAR A POPPING NOISE IN YOUR FRONT END, COMING FROM THE TIE ROD. THOUGHT THIS WAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM BUT TOOK TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY REPLACED MY BRAKES AND SERVICED TRANSMISSION. CLUNCKING NOISE STILL EXISTED WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS AND THE SLIGHTLY ACCELLERATED. TURNS OUT THE TIE ROD, TRANSMISSION MOUNT AND AXLE WERE TO BLAME. CAN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THE AXLE AS THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD REPLACE BUT DID NOT SHOW UP ON REPAIR. I KNOW THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN AND SUSPENSION IN THE CAR. AS FOR THE DIP STICK, THE HEAT CREATED BY THE ENGINE IS COOKING THE PLASTIC IN THE COLORED DIPSTICK TO THE POINT IT JUST FALLS APART. I RECENTLY HAD THE TIE ROD AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT REPLACED AND NOW HAVE A MUCH WORSE CLUNCKING NOISE THE SAME DAY OF THE REPLACEMENT...CAN I GET SOME HELP AS I FEEL THIS CAR IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WAITING TO HAPPEN..

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS FAILED PREMATURELY. (QCAW)

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS FAILED PREMATURELY. (QCAW)

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED/FAILED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER/POWER WINDOWS DID NOT WORK; THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WORKED. CALLED DEALER & TOLD WILL CHECK VEHICLE OUT. *AK

BOTH FRONT ROTORS WARPED/FAILED. *AK

WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STALLS, WHICH THEN CAUSES THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES TO LOCK , CONSUMER HAS NO CONTROL OVER STEERING OR STOPPPING THE VEHICLE.*AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP.*AK POSSIBLE ENGINE RELATED. *SLC

THE CAR HAS ABS AND THEY HAVE INCREASED STOOOING DISTANCES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. TT STALLING OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND WARM, ENGINE NOISY. HARSH DOWNSHIFT. ODOR COMES FROM VENTS WHEN AC IS ON. SPORADIC CLIMATE CONTROL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE. *SLC

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME UNPLUGGED. *TT

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY PEDAL BECOMES SPONGY WITH NO WARNING.CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TT