1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Power Train Problems

1. "BUSY RATTLE", NOT LOUD, BUT CONTINUOUS, MOST NOTICEABLE ON SMOOTH ROADS ABOVE 30 MPH, FROM FRONT FRAME SUB-ASSEMBLY, FOUR MOUNTING BOLTS. THE SUB-FRAME ASSEMBLY IS ALSO CALLED THE "MOTOR CARRIER" AND IS BOLTED FROM THE BOTTOM UP TO THE FRAME (ABOVE). EACH BOLT GOES THROUGH A LARGE RUBBER BUSHING (ALSO CALLED AN INSULATOR). WITH 75,000 THOUSAND MILES AND NO OIL LEAKS, THE RUBBER BUSHINGS ARE ALL DRIED OUT AND FLAKING APART. EACH INSULATOR COST OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS AND IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM CHRYSLER. THE COST OF REPLACING VIA A QUOTE FROM PEP BOYS IS OVER SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE MADE FROM A HARD YELLOW PLASTIC TYPE MATERIAL AND SHOULD BE MORE DURABLE. 2. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT PEP BOYS THE VIBRATION WILL WEAR THE BOLTS AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE COULD DROP DOWN. 3. PEP BOYS RECOMMENDS THE BUSHINGS AND THE BOLTS TO BE REPLACED. THE NEW BUSHINGS FROM CHRYSLER HAVE A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. REVIEWED THE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOT SEE ANY ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE RATTLE OR A REPORT THAT THE ENGINE ACTUALLY COULD FALL OUT ON THE ROAD. THE DATA BASE IS NOT WELL ORGANIZED AS IT IS SEGMENTED BY MONTHLY REPORTS. I CAN SEE HOW THE NOISE MIGHT CAUSE ONE TO INCREASE THE RADIO VOLUME AND NOT HEAR AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE. THESE BUSHINGS WILL BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY HUSBAND, 2 CHILDREN, AGES 4 AND 6, AND MYSELF WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN OUR 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD DOWN A HILL. WE HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS UP TO THIS POINT. OUR CAR ONLY HAS 40,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FIRM TOLD US IT WAS OUR TRANSMISSION AND GAVE US A DIAGNOSTIC CODE OF "P1787". WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE TRIED IT ON OUR RESIDENTIAL STREET AND IT GOES FOR A FEW YARDS AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS THIS YEAR AND NOT HAVING SAFE TRANSPORTATION HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET MEDICAL CARE, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BY THIS VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

1996 CONCORDE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. *TS ***NAR*** THE TRANSAXLE LEAKED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN USING 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE EXPERIENCED THE CAR'S FLOOR SHIFT LEVER JUMPED FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHILE IN A DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED (C45) AND REPAIRED ON 10/11/2004. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO A GARAGE DOOR. PER THE INSURANCE AGENT I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER, THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP, AND THIS SITE. CHRYSLER PROVIDED A REFERENCE NUMBER AND I HAVE SCHEDULED FOR A REINSPECTION/REINSTALLATION 1/18/2006. *NM

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK. *BF PRIOR TO HAVING THE RECALL WORK DONE THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAULTY INTERLOCK SYSTEM. *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP OVER THE WEEKEND TO PERFORM NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V021000. WHEN THE OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN OVER-DRIVE. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY MOVING THE FLOOR SHIFTER. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY MAY HAVE TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR EXTENSIVE REPAIR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 49,000

RECALL 04 V 021 000 CONCERNING SHIFT IGNITION - PARK INTERLOCK. CONSUMER HAD TWO CONCERNS ABOUT THIS RECALL. FIRST, PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND SECOND, CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. LOCAL DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF THIS RECALL. *AK RECALL3 04V021000. *SC

Mileage: 68,967

ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF. *AK

Mileage: 139,600

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT. *JB

Mileage: 7,000

I'VE HAD 3 REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS AND AT THIS TIME MY CHRYSLER IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. *AK

VEHICLE IS MISFIRING, DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), EVEN THOUGH THE PCM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TT

VEHICLE IS MISFIRING, DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), EVEN THOUGH THE PCM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TT

CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS FOLLOWING INITIAL SHIFT FROM PARK OR DRIVE. VEHICLE LOCKS IN 2ND GEAR (LIMP MODE). POOR SHIFTING, DELAY IN GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. DELAY ENGAGEMENT AT VEHICLE START UP.*AK

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM GEAR INTO GEAR WHEN CONSUMER PUT GEAR INTO DRIVE. ALSO, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, AND RADIO WENT OUT . *AK

ON JAN 25, 1999 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DID NOT GET OUT OF LOW GEAR WHEN IT HAPPENED. DID NOT HAVE ANY REVERSE. THE RPMS WENT UP TO 5,000 JUST TO GO 30MPH. PUT A STRAIN ON ENGINE. VEHICLE WOULD RACE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON 13 OCT 99. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED SEALS/PACKAGED TRANSAXLE, TORQUE CONVERTOR/ TRANSMISSION/OIL PUMP & INPUT CLUTCH REPLACED. *AK

ON JAN 25, 1999 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DID NOT GET OUT OF LOW GEAR WHEN IT HAPPENED. DID NOT HAVE ANY REVERSE. THE RPMS WENT UP TO 5,000 JUST TO GO 30MPH. PUT A STRAIN ON ENGINE. VEHICLE WOULD RACE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON 13 OCT 99. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED SEALS/PACKAGED TRANSAXLE, TORQUE CONVERTOR/ TRANSMISSION/OIL PUMP & INPUT CLUTCH REPLACED. *AK

ON JAN 25, 1999 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DID NOT GET OUT OF LOW GEAR WHEN IT HAPPENED. DID NOT HAVE ANY REVERSE. THE RPMS WENT UP TO 5,000 JUST TO GO 30MPH. PUT A STRAIN ON ENGINE. VEHICLE WOULD RACE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON 13 OCT 99. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED SEALS/PACKAGED TRANSAXLE, TORQUE CONVERTOR/ TRANSMISSION/OIL PUMP & INPUT CLUTCH REPLACED. *AK

WHILE SHIFTING GEAR INTO REVERSE FROM PARK, TRANSMISSION ACTS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE RACES WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, AND INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATES GEAR IS IN REVERSE.