1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Problems & Recalls
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Common Problems
AUTOMATIC SHIFT ON THE FLOOR. DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED. IT STAYS ON ACCESSORY AND DRAINS MY BATTERY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF THE YEAR OF THE CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST 2012. RAN FINE UNTIL 06/01/13. I FEEL I...
Mileage: 157,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND POWER STEERING LINES WERE COVERED WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO FLUID LEAKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC IN ORDER TO HAVE THE BRAKE AND POWER STEE...
Mileage: 152,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND POWER STEERING LINES WERE COVERED WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO FLUID LEAKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC IN ORDER TO HAVE THE BRAKE AND POWER STEE...
Mileage: 152,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND POWER STEERING LINES WERE COVERED WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO FLUID LEAKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC IN ORDER TO HAVE THE BRAKE AND POWER STEE...
Mileage: 152,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIMING CHAIN ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. ...
Mileage: 117,750
I BOUGHT A USED 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE IN THE SPRING OF 2008. THREE WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THE OIL LIGHT TURNED ON, I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, THOUGH I GAVE THE CAR AN OIL CHANGE. ROUGHLY 5 DAYS AFTER GIVING THE CAR AN OIL CHANGE I DROVE IT AROUND FOR THE DAY AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BUT...
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/11/08 *J...
Mileage: 68,000
CHRYSLER/DODGE 2.7 LITER DOHC ENGINE HAS OIL ENGINE SLUDGE. *TR
ENGINE ON OUR 1998 CONCORDE WITH ONLY 47,000 MILES ON IT BLEW OUT WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING IT. HE HAD THE OIL CHANGED 3 MONTHS AGO. *TR
ENGINE FAILURE, REGULAR OIL CHANGES WELL MAINTAINED. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE DRIVING ON WAY HOME FROM WORK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC,THEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON CAR SHUT OFF WOULD NOT START BACK UP. HAD TO HAVE POLICE COME HELP WITH TRAFFIC AND HAVE HELP GETTING IT OFF ROAD . TOWED HOME GOT IT STARTED BACK UP SOUNDE...
Mileage: 109,000
MY 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE STARTED USING OIL AT 70,000 MILES IT NOW HAS 90,000 MILES AND NOW USES 1-QT OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES ALL REPORTS I READ SAY THAT THE ENGINE IS READY TO FAIL I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES AND MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE TO MFG SPECS SO I CANNOT BE TO BLAME. *TR
KNOCKING IN ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V035000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER) IN MAY OF 2003. THE DEALER STATED T...
Mileage: 86,544
THE ENGINE HAS FAILED TWICE. *TR
Mileage: 21,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING TO APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 97,000
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REGARDING THE LONGEVITY OF THEIR AUTOMOBILES. THISWAS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT FAILED BETWEEN 100,000 AND 110,000 WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, DOOR SEALS, THE AUTOMATIC SEATS AND NOW THE ENGINE. ...
Mileage: 107,000
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REGARDING THE LONGEVITY OF THEIR AUTOMOBILES. THISWAS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT FAILED BETWEEN 100,000 AND 110,000 WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, DOOR SEALS, THE AUTOMATIC SEATS AND NOW THE ENGINE. ...
Mileage: 107,000
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REGARDING THE LONGEVITY OF THEIR AUTOMOBILES. THISWAS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT FAILED BETWEEN 100,000 AND 110,000 WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, DOOR SEALS, THE AUTOMATIC SEATS AND NOW THE ENGINE. ...
Mileage: 107,000
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REGARDING THE LONGEVITY OF THEIR AUTOMOBILES. THISWAS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT FAILED BETWEEN 100,000 AND 110,000 WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, DOOR SEALS, THE AUTOMATIC SEATS AND NOW THE ENGINE. ...
Mileage: 107,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD TO THE HOSPITAL ON A HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE AND MY 5 MONTH OLD BABY, THEN ALL THE SUDDEN, AND WITH NO WARNING THE CAR JUST STOPPED . I GOT A TOWTRUCK AND I SPENT 2,000 TO REBUILT THE ENGINE BUT STILL THE CAR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TRIGED THE ...
Mileage: 86,800
TL* THE CONTAC OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORD. THE BODY MOUNT ON THE VEHICLE WORE OUT, AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF THE VEHICLE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THE BODY WOULD DISCONNECT FROM THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD TO TO REPAIR THE BODY MOUNT. THE CONTAC...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. ON 1-6-07 THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED OFF AS IF THE CAR WAS OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNED ON, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER ...
Mileage: 66,984
TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *NM
Mileage: 125,000
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 ENGIN...
Mileage: 140,518
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...
Mileage: 211,797
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...
Mileage: 211,797
MY ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING AT ALL WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Mileage: 85,000
ON THE MORNING OF 10/20/2006, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN OUR 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. HE WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND LOSING POWER, THE OIL LIGHT ALSO CAME ON WHEN HE STOPPED. HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK AND PARK THE CAR. ONLY TO BE TOLD BY A CERTIFIED M...
Mileage: 72,095
ON THE MORNING OF 10/20/2006, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN OUR 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. HE WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND LOSING POWER, THE OIL LIGHT ALSO CAME ON WHEN HE STOPPED. HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK AND PARK THE CAR. ONLY TO BE TOLD BY A CERTIFIED M...
Mileage: 72,095
ON THE MORNING OF 10/20/2006, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN OUR 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. HE WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND LOSING POWER, THE OIL LIGHT ALSO CAME ON WHEN HE STOPPED. HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK AND PARK THE CAR. ONLY TO BE TOLD BY A CERTIFIED M...
Mileage: 72,095
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND D...
Mileage: 100,000
I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD THAT RECEIVED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. WHILE DRIVING ON DAY, I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COME FROM THE ENGINE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE CAR NEVER CUT BACK ON AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. I PHONED SEVERAL ENGINE REPAIR COMPANIES AND ...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/21...
Mileage: 153,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE STALLED COMPLETELY, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD DROPPED A VALVE, AND THAT ...
Mileage: 69,000
GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS VERY HARD TO MOVE. SOMETIMES NEEDING BOTH HANDS TO PUT IT IN GEAR. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE AND GO TO PARK. *JB
Mileage: 63,200
I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI AND CURRENTLY THE MILEAGE ON THIS CAR IS AROUND 84000. ON JUNE 28, 2006, WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY ENGINE MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INDICATIONS, AND LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF. AFTER OBTAINING THREE DIFFERENT EXPERT OPINIONS FROM DIFFERENT MECHA...
Mileage: 84,000
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A NOISE THEN LOST POWER. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO BELIEVES THAT THE "WRIST PIN" MAY HAVE FAILED AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT FOR SURE IS TO TEAR IT DOWN. THEY DON'T RECOMMEND REPAIRING DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF WORK AND OTHER POTENTIAL ENGINE PROBL...
Mileage: 55,000
VEHICLE. *JB
Mileage: 75
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ELEVATED TO THE RED AREA, AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BLEEDER VALVE AB CONNECTOR HAD MELTED. AFTER THIS WAS REPLACED IT WAS DETERMINED...
Mileage: 127,000
THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS IN MY 1998 CONCORD FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE KNOCKING AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE LEADING TO NOISE IN THE TOP END. .BECAUSE OF THE HIGH DEMAND FOR THESE 2.7 LITER ENGINES THE REPAIR COST IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME. *JB
Mileage: 54,000
CAR WILL NOT START AFTER SHORT DRIVE. YOU HAVE TO WAIT ONE HOUR BETWEEN RESTARTS. MANY ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR AT OUR LOCAL FIVE STAR DEALER. FUEL FILTER WAS CHANGED, RADIATOR,OXYGEN. SENSOR,FUEL PUMP. WE WERE TOLD THAT ETHANOL FUEL WAS THE ISSUE, AND TO ONLY USE PREMIUM. THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE ...
Mileage: 22,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ALTHOUGH NO VISIBLE FLAMES WERE SEEN, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INITIAL INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP DETE...
Mileage: 70,000
DT: THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON 10-29-05 WHEN VEHICLE JUST DIED. HE THOUGHT HE HAD GOTTEN BAD GAS. HAD IT TOWED AND THE MECHANIC, WHO TOLD HIM THAT ENGINE LOCKED. HE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS. ALSO, HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *AK
Mileage: 103,000
WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB
Mileage: 83,294
DT: DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINER BOLTS WAS RECALLED. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED CONSUMER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THIS WAS ON 1-13-04, AND IT WAS ON THAT DATE THAT CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT IT WAS BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY SOMEONE HAD TRIE...
Mileage: 50,807
DT: DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINER BOLTS WAS RECALLED. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED CONSUMER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THIS WAS ON 1-13-04, AND IT WAS ON THAT DATE THAT CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT IT WAS BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY SOMEONE HAD TRIE...
Mileage: 50,807
CONSUMER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD NEED A NEW COMPUTER. *TS ***NAR RECEIVED 9-28-05*** THE CONSUMER WAS LIVING IN GERMANY AT THE TIME AND THE CHRYSLER DEALER THERE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE PART FROM THE STATES FOR TWO MONTHS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A RENTAL BUT WAS TOLD T...
THERE WAS NO INSTRUCTION TO CHECK/INSPECT BATTERY CABLES THAT WERE "BURIED" BEHIND R/F WHEEL FENDER WELL AND BELOW ENGINE. WHEN INSPECTED, THEY WERE SO CORRODED, THAT BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT SIGNIFICANT LABOR EXPENSE WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN NEGATED BY NORMAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTION PROC...
Mileage: 36,371
THE HEADLIGHTS COVERS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. THIS PLASTIC HAS FILMED OVER REDUCING THE EFFECTIVNESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY CAR. I HAVE NOTICED IT ON ALL SIMULAR YEAR/MAKE/MODEL OF MY CAR. THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AT A CONSIDERABLE OUT...
THE HEADLIGHTS COVERS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. THIS PLASTIC HAS FILMED OVER REDUCING THE EFFECTIVNESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY CAR. I HAVE NOTICED IT ON ALL SIMULAR YEAR/MAKE/MODEL OF MY CAR. THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AT A CONSIDERABLE OUT...
3/2/05 I LEFT THE CAR REPAIR SHOP GETTING 2 SENSORS FOR MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, I DROVE AWAY, WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF LEAVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING LOUD CLICKING NOISES THAT THEN BECAME A NOISE SIMILAR TO A DIESAL ENGINE RUNNING. I DROVE A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES, WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN...
Mileage: 76,000
MY 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE'S ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN TICKING AND KNOCKING FOR ABOUT A HUNDRED MILES BEFORE IT SEIZED. IT THEN MADE A KLUNKING SOUND, AND SIMPLY QUIT. THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO COULD GIVE NO REASON FOR IT TO HAVE SEIZED UP.
DT: THE CAR STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION, MECHANIC REPORTS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 63 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN CAR BEGAN TO PUTTER AND THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THERE WAS NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, NO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AS IT BEGAN , OWNER BEGAN...
Mileage: 110,000
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE, IT WAS LIKE A CLANKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE QUIT WHILE HE WAS ON THE OFF RAMP. PREVIOUSLY TO THIS THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. CHRYSLERS CLAIMS NOT TO HAVE HEARD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS P...
CATASTOPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OF CHRYSLER 2.7 V-6 ENGINE
Mileage: 68
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. MOTOR BLEW OUT. VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 72,000
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FOGGED UP. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TRUNK LID WOULD FALL INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING INJURY T...
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FOGGED UP. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TRUNK LID WOULD FALL INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING INJURY T...
WHILE DRIVING 70-75 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Mileage: 89,000
LOST OF VEHICLE HOOD COWL PANEL WHILE DRIVING. ALL 7 ORIGINAL COWL PANEL FASTENING STEEL CLIPS WERE UNDISTURBED NOT THE RESULT OF WEAR AND TEAR, BUT INFERIOR PRODUCT OR INADEQUATE DESIGN. *BF NAR *JLS THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE GOING 65 MPH A LARGE BLACK OBJECT FLEW AGAINST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD...
2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE
Mileage: 83,000
WHILE DRIVING 36 MPH ENGINE FAILED. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK
Mileage: 77,700
WHILE DRIVING 36 MPH ENGINE FAILED. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK
Mileage: 77,700
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE OIL CHANGE. ONCE THE CONSUMER LEFT THE JIFFY LUBE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A FLAT BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. T...
WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR , HOWEVER IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, AS SOON AS THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ...
I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 60,000 MILES.TOOK IT INTO CHRYSLER NUMBEROUS TIMES FOR A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, THEY SIAD THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THEN MY ENGINE TOTALLY DIED.CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO COME BACK WI...
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING (AT THE END OF MY COMMUTE TO WORK) I LOST COMPLETE ENGINE CONTROL THREE TIMES. THE RPMS EACH TIME WENT DOWN TO ZERO, PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL REPETEDLY SEEMED TO BRING THEM UP EACH TIME. UNTIL FINALLY THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN (THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST AT THIS POINT). ...
DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK RECALL 04V021000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HASN'T RELEASED THE PARTS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE NOT PROVIDING ANY SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION FOR THIS ISSUE. *AK
Mileage: 59,000
MY CONCORDE BROKE DOWN WHILE ON VACATION, WAS TOWED IT TO A NEARBY CHRYSLER DEALER/SERVICE CENTER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 7/70 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (BY ABOUT 400 MILES), IT WAS COVERED COMPLETELY AND A BRAND NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. LESS THAN 10 MONTHS...
Mileage: 69,000
TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK.*MR THE VEHICLE SHIFT LOCK WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM
Mileage: 67,250
WHILE THE TRUNK LID WAS OPENED TRUNK SUPPORT STRUTS FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE TRUNK LID TO CLOSE ONTO THE CONSUMER'S HEAD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 45,000
WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ...
INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS ON VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. *MR THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT WAS NORMAL. THERE WAS ALSO A LOOSE FEELING IN THE STEERING ON ALL TURNS. *SC *JB
WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC
Mileage: 65,000
MY ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AND I HAVE TO AD AT LEAST A OUART OF OIL OR MORE EACH MONTH 2.7L ENGINE ALL I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THESE ENGINES IS BAD THEY ALL BLOW UP AND ALSO THE COOLING SYSTEM WERE THE BLEEDER IS BLEW OFF AND THE GUY AT THE AUTO JUNK YARD SAYS ALL THE ENGINES THE GET IN HAVE THIS REP...
Mileage: 83,000
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. IN 1998 I BOUGHT A NEW CHRYSLER CONCORDE. IT HAS ONLY BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IT HAS FAILED TO START OR RUN TWICE - BOTH TIMES REQUIRING TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A FAILED HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS, ...
Mileage: 55,000
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE JERKED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WITH 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. SWITCH DOSEN'T SEEM TO RELEASE AFTER STARTING, CONSIQUENCE IS THAT AIR BAGS, POWER WINDOWS,POWER LOCKLS AND ALL RELATED POWER EQUIPMENT IS NON FUNCTIONAL. I KNOW OF OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE I...
Mileage: 95,000
IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WITH 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. SWITCH DOSEN'T SEEM TO RELEASE AFTER STARTING, CONSIQUENCE IS THAT AIR BAGS, POWER WINDOWS,POWER LOCKLS AND ALL RELATED POWER EQUIPMENT IS NON FUNCTIONAL. I KNOW OF OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE I...
Mileage: 95,000
IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WITH 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. SWITCH DOSEN'T SEEM TO RELEASE AFTER STARTING, CONSIQUENCE IS THAT AIR BAGS, POWER WINDOWS,POWER LOCKLS AND ALL RELATED POWER EQUIPMENT IS NON FUNCTIONAL. I KNOW OF OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE I...
Mileage: 95,000
IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WITH 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. SWITCH DOSEN'T SEEM TO RELEASE AFTER STARTING, CONSIQUENCE IS THAT AIR BAGS, POWER WINDOWS,POWER LOCKLS AND ALL RELATED POWER EQUIPMENT IS NON FUNCTIONAL. I KNOW OF OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE I...
Mileage: 95,000
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
THE #4 & # 6 ROD BARINGS FAILED. ENGINE SLUG DEVELOPED. *AK
Mileage: 70,100
THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AT 5 MPH. DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO DO SO AND FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Mileage: 48,000
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH OF 2001 AND HAD CAR MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SUGGESTED REPAIR SCHEDULE. IN JULY 2001 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER LATER THAT MONTH DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER REPAIR PERSON THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED....
Mileage: 65,000
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH OF 2001 AND HAD CAR MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SUGGESTED REPAIR SCHEDULE. IN JULY 2001 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER LATER THAT MONTH DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER REPAIR PERSON THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED....
Mileage: 65,000
2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, CAR JUST STOPPED- LATER WAS TOLD SPUN A ROD BEARING, NO WARNING ...EXPECTED REPAIR COST 4-8K DOLLARS. *JB
Mileage: 65,130
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ENGINE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK
Mileage: 64,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY SUDDENLY THE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER THAN PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND UNTO THE RAMP. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF STEAM STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON OPENING THE HOOD THEY NOTICED THAT ENGINE HAD SHATTERED INTO ...
Mileage: 134,000
EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, HAVE REPLACED THE HORN, SO THERE MUST BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD THAT CAUSES THE HORN TO STOP WORKING WHENEVER IT RAINS.
WENT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF SEVERE DOWN SHIFTING AT STOP AND CAR LERCHING FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC WHICH BECAME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ICE AND SNOW WERE ADDED AS THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. DEALER CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER.CONTINUED TO HAVE SAME COMPLAINT. SPEED SENSOR CHANGED 3 TIMES...
Mileage: 54,500
THE TRANSMISSION ON A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONE PART, THE SPEED SENSOR. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLONID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR PIECE BY ...
THE TRANSMISSION ON A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONE PART, THE SPEED SENSOR. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLONID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR PIECE BY ...
THE TRANSMISSION ON A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONE PART, THE SPEED SENSOR. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLONID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR PIECE BY ...
HORN DOES NOT WORK. *JB
Mileage: 32,400
BOTH FRONT/REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED. INTERMITTENTLY SEAT BELT BUCKLES RELEASED THE SEAT BELT LATCH. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO BUCKLE IN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 59,000
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, ANDTECHNICIAN INDICATED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 68,000
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALERSHIP IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HAVE PERFORMED A TUNE UP AND REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. *AK
I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH A 2.7 L ENGINE. WE HAVE MAINTAINED IT ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE IN THE HANDBOOK, WITH OIL CHANGES APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4500 - 7500 MILES.*AK THE CAR HAS 79000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A WEEK AGO WE NOTICED AN ENGINE NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A FAN GOING OUT. WE TOOK T...
Mileage: 79,000
CAR ENGINE SLUG BARINGS WHILE DRIVING SHUT DOWN AND SLID OFF THE ROAD HITTING A TREE WITH RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL END. *LA
Mileage: 115,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER.IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
RADIO (AM SIDE) DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY SIGNALS , ONLY A HUMMING NOISE
I WAS READING THE NEWS AND FOUND THE ARTICLE ABOUT A PROBE BEING BROADENED ON THE DODGE DURANGO TO COVER THE CHRYSLER SEBRING ALSO. I WAS WANTING TO MAKE A COMPLAINT OR BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT I HAVE A 1998 CONCORDE LXI AND THIS SAME THING WHERE THE CAR CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT A KEY ...
Mileage: 45,000
THE COLUMN GEAR SHIFT IS TO HARD TO SHIFT WHEN NESSESARY. SPOUSE COULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND HAD TO LEAVE CAR IN DRIVE POSITION ON TWO OCCASIONS AND CALL FOR HELP. SHE HAS SINCE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR. *AK THE CAR COULD HAVE ROLLED AFTER LEAVEING THE VEHICLE SINCE SHE FAILED SET THE PARKING ...
Mileage: 28,800
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STARTED MAKING CLUNKY NOISE, PULLED OUT OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE LOCK UP. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED YET. *AK
CARS WITH HIGH LIGHTS, AND BLUE LIGHTS ARE BLINDING THIS OLD MAN TRYING TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. MANY TIMES I HAVE TIPPED THE MIRRORS AWAY FROM MY SIGHT WHEN HIGH LIGHTS APPROACH FROM THE REAR. AND THE NEW BLUE LIGHTS ARE MUCH TO HARD TO FACT AT NIGHT. *NLM
HOOD ATTACHMENT HAS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE MODE OF VEHICLE, FLEW OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. *NLM. *AK
TRANSMISSIONS LINES LEAK AT RADIATOR IF LEAK IS BAD ENOUGH IT MAY CAUSE LOSE OF CONTROL AT MAY CAUSE DEATH. *NLM
Mileage: 56,567
THIS CAR HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. I FIND THAT THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE WINDOWS ARE CONSISTENT E.G. WON'T ROLL DOWN ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND "OFF TRACK" DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT. I HAVE WATER COLLECTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AFTER LOTS OF RAIN. THE MOLDING ON THE CAR WHETHER IT BE THE HEADLIGHTS OR A...
Mileage: 28,000
THIS CAR HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. I FIND THAT THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE WINDOWS ARE CONSISTENT E.G. WON'T ROLL DOWN ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND "OFF TRACK" DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT. I HAVE WATER COLLECTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AFTER LOTS OF RAIN. THE MOLDING ON THE CAR WHETHER IT BE THE HEADLIGHTS OR A...
Mileage: 28,000
THIS CAR HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. I FIND THAT THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE WINDOWS ARE CONSISTENT E.G. WON'T ROLL DOWN ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND "OFF TRACK" DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT. I HAVE WATER COLLECTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AFTER LOTS OF RAIN. THE MOLDING ON THE CAR WHETHER IT BE THE HEADLIGHTS OR A...
Mileage: 28,000
THE DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS.*JB
THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING.*JB
TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE PLASTIC MOLDING WHICH IS UNDER THE HOOD, PART #4805701AA, BROKE. IT HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND FLEW AND DAMAGE THE CAR BEHIND WHO WAS DRIVING THE SAME DIRECTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND GOT A NEW REDESIGNED MOLDING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. ...
BRAKE FAILURE-FROZEN BRAKE PEDAL-ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FILLED WITH WATER AND FROZE.
Mileage: 66,261
BRAKE FAILURE-FROZEN BRAKE PEDAL-ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FILLED WITH WATER AND FROZE.
Mileage: 666,261
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
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
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ALL GAUGES WENT OUT. THEN, ENGINE STALLED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ALL GAUGES WENT OUT. THEN, ENGINE STALLED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
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
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
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
SWAY BAR LINKS ARE WORN AND RATTLE, NEED REPLACED. *SLC
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 ...
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 ...
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
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 CHRYS...
CONSUMER STATES THE HEADLIGHTS RUBBER OUT LINER SEEMS TO LET WATER SEEK THROUGH CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS OF VEHICLE. *TT
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
POWER ASSIST BELT HAS BROKEN 5 TIMES IN LAST 3 YEARS.*AK
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 FO...
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 FO...
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 DRIVE...
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 DRIVE...
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 DRIVE...
INADVERTENT UNLATCHING OF SEAT BELT;KNOWN DEFECT ON MECHANISM OG GEN 3 DESIGN. *AK
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 DEALER...
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
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 F...
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 B...
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
THERE IS A CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE TURNING LEFT, THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAD LOW MILEAGE, CONSUMER PAID FOR REPLACEMENT COSTS. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD, HE PUT OUT FIRE. 15 MINUTES LATER, IT WAS BURNING AGAIN, THIS TIME BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. DEALER STATED FIRE BEGAN IN STARTER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD, HE PUT OUT FIRE. 15 MINUTES LATER, IT WAS BURNING AGAIN, THIS TIME BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. DEALER STATED FIRE BEGAN IN STARTER. *AK
STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. WAS REAR-ENDED. AFTER BEING HIT, WE NOTICED THAT WE WERE LAYING BACK IN THE FRONT TWO SEATS WHICH HAD COLLAPSED. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. (STATE FARM IS THE AGENT HANDLING THE ADJUSTMENT). PASSENGER SUFFERED MILD CONCUSSION/ NECK/ ARM AND BACK INJURIES. DRIVER HAS MUSCLE ACHES AND...
THE DRIVER'S SIDE GLASS WINDOW BECAME LOOSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MARCH 2000 AND IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND IT WAS COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE GLASS WINDOW JUST CAME DOWN WHILE DRIVING. BUT JUST RECENTLY ON 6/21/2001 THE GLASS WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. ...
DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL TO "ALL" CARS, I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK
ROTORS REPLACED A SECOND TIME ON 2 MAY 2001 DUE TO SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL AT 60 MPH, BRAKING DISTANCE NORMAL. ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK BRAKES PULSATE WHEN BRAKING ON HIGHWAY DUE TO WEARING OF ROTORS. *YH
BRAKE ROTORS, SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL, AT 60 MILES HR., JUNE 17,1999, MANUFACTURER TOOK CARE OF, AFTER I COMPLAINED TO THEM, HAD 13,714 MILES AT THE TIME. NOW HERE WE ARE AGAIN WITH SAME PROBLEM, MAY 2001 SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL AT 60 MILES PER HR., ROTORS AGAIN, 36,700 MILES, REPAIR NOT COMPLETED ...
FLOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL GET FLOODED EACH TIME THAT IT RAINED. DEALER CAN NOT FIND OUT WHERE WATER IS COMING FROM. THEN, THERE WILL BE A MILDEW SMELL.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE TOO THIN, AND THIS HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. ALSO WHEN BRAKING CONSUMER HAS NOTICED VIBRATION IN T FRONT END. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
LEFT FRONT SEATBACK RECLINER DROPPED BACK WHILE DRIVING..DEALER SERVICE DEPT. REMOVED SEAT R&R LOWER COVER...DRILLED OUT AND RETAPPED BROKEN HINGE BOLT..DEALER CHARGES FOR REPAIRS ($170.25), CLAIMS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE..REPORTED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE..CLAIMS NO OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBL...
WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE, AND HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY FOUND OUT THAT NOISE CAME FROM THE BUSHINGS. *AK
VACUME NOISE POSSIBLE LEAK. ONLY WHEN COLD OUTSIDE . SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. *SLC
KNOCKING SOUND FROM ENGINE. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT OIL PUMP FAILED, DESTROYING ENGINE. ZONE MANAGER REFUSES TO PAY FOR NEW ENGINE. AGREES TO ONLY PAY HALF. ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE AT ALL RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. AUTOMOBILE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
EXACT DATE AND MILEAGE ARE ESTIMATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REPORT: THE ORIGINAL REPORT AND EXACT DATE ETC ARE FILED WITH THE DEALER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING . DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DETEERMINE THE CAUSE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE PROBLEM OCCURED TWICE AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *YH
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE MANUFACUTRER STATED THE CRUMPLE ZONES ABSORB ENOUGH OF THE IMPACT SO THE AIR BAGS COULD NOT DEPLOY. *YH
ENGINE STOPS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OWNER'S CONCERN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICE. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION!*AK
DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME.*AK
REAR, DRIVER SIDE TRAILING ARM SHEARED FROM METAL FATIQUE, CAUSING REAR, DRIVER SIDE WHEEL TO COME OFF. BROKEN TRAILING ARM ALSO REPEATEDLY BUMPED AGAINST BRAKE LINE. FRONT END OF CAR NOW "SHIMMIES". THE REPLACEMENT PART IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DESIGN THAN ORIGINAL PART -- THE ORIGINAL EMPLOYED...
VEHICLE SUDDENDLY SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR W/OUT WARNING, NOW WILL NOT UPSHIFT, HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE ON 11/06/98 AND 08/21/99 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE IN TRAFFIC TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKE TO PROCEED AND CAR ACCELERATED VERY FAST INTO TRAFFIC. *AK DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PROBLEM FOUND ON THE INTERNET. *YH
BRAKES FAILED, ROTORS
TIRES OUT OF ROUND, COMPRESSOR, O-RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
TIRES OUT OF ROUND, COMPRESSOR, O-RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
TIRES OUT OF ROUND, COMPRESSOR, O-RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
TIRES OUT OF ROUND, COMPRESSOR, O-RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
TIRES OUT OF ROUND, COMPRESSOR, O-RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
TIRES OUT OF ROUND, COMPRESSOR, O-RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE MATERIAL OF THE SEAT BELT IS SO THIN, WHICH CAUSES THE BELT TO TWIST ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LOOP, THAT IS LOCATED ON THE PILLAR BETWEEN THE DOORS. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT BELT NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO BRAKING SYSTEM NOT BEING INSTALLED PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED ROTORS TO OVERHEAT AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS COULD HAV E RESULTED IN A CRASH.
THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO BRAKING SYSTEM NOT BEING INSTALLED PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED ROTORS TO OVERHEAT AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS COULD HAV E RESULTED IN A CRASH.
DRIVER TURNED ON THE IGNITION , WITH FOOT ON BRAKES SHIFTED TO REVERSE, SLOWLY RELEASED BRAKES, WHEN IT SHOT BACKWARDS IN EXTREME HIGH SPEED ,HITTING A REAR PARKING CEMENT WALL. *AK
WE PURCHASE A JAYCO FOLD DOWNTRAILER MODEL 1406 WITH ATANDEM AXEL. WE WERE TOLD WE COULD TOW IT SAFELY WITH OUR CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THEY ATTACHED A TRAILER HITCH TO THE REAR OF THE CAR WITH BOLTS. AFTER TRAVELLING AT LEGAL SPEED LIMITS FOR ONLY 1500 MILES
WINDOW.
WINDSHIELD WASHER--CRACKED RESERVOIR.
VEHICLE PARKED 1 HOUR. STARTED VEHICLE & IT ACCELERATED AT WILD RATE OF SPEED. HAD NO CONTROL. APPLIED BRAKES WHICH FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE & WENT INTO 6 FEET OF WATER. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS CONTAMINATED, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD.*AK
WINDSHIELD IS DISTORTED WHICH CAUSES OBJECTS TO APPEAR LARGER OR SMALLER OR CLOSER THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE . *AK
CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT UPON SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, DRIVING ON BUMPY TERRAIN AND FREEWAY CONDITIONS. CAR HAS BEEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR REPAIRS SUCH AS COMPLETE REBUILD OF RACK AND PINION, ROTATION OF TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. STEERING WHEEL COMES TO REST TURNED LEFT AND WILL NOT "BOUNC...
CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT UPON SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, DRIVING ON BUMPY TERRAIN AND FREEWAY CONDITIONS. CAR HAS BEEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR REPAIRS SUCH AS COMPLETE REBUILD OF RACK AND PINION, ROTATION OF TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. STEERING WHEEL COMES TO REST TURNED LEFT AND WILL NOT "BOUNC...
WHEN PUTTING TRANSMISSION LEVER INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WILL SHOOT BACK AT A HIGH RATE SPEED, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONDITION. *AK
VEHICLE DESIGN WITH THE HIGH TRUNK CAUSES POOR VISIBILTY FOR DRIVER. NLM
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP QUICKLY, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO REAR END A SUV. THIS HAPPENED ON NORMAL ROAD SURFACE, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. OWNER NOT SURE ABOUT THE DAMAGES AT THIS TIME. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DE...
REAR BRAKES IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED BY MANUFACTURER, RESULTING IN FRONT BRAKES OVERLOADING AND WARPING THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTLY, I ASSUME THAT CHRYSLER (NOW DAIMLER/CHRYSLER) IS AWARE OF ...
THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN THE FRONT CENTER SEAT IS CRACKED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE AUGUST OF 1998. *AK
TIRES/SUSPENSION OUT OF ALIGNMENT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT GOING OVER 55 MPH.
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. *YC
PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE. YH
HIGH POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER, FEED STUD DAMAGED. YH
PARKING BRAKE HANDLE BROKE OFF. YH
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. YH
WHEN RELAY FAILS IT CAUSES A HARSH DOWNSHIFT TO 2ND GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED, COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON SLICK STREET OR ICY ROADS. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH BIG DENTS IN THE BODY OF VEHICLE, MANFACTURER AGREED TO FIX THE DENTS IN THE SHEET METAL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER LEARNED OF THE DEFECTIVE ROOF RIPPLES.*SLC
IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OFF WITH VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF FORWARD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, AND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. *AK...
WINDSHIELD DISTORTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION.
RADIO/CASSETTE PLAYER GENERATES HEAT WHEN PLAYING.
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND TRYING TO LOOK INTO THE REAR WINDOW THE CONSUMER CAN'T SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN THERE ARE OTHER CARS THE CONSUMER CAN'T SEE THE VEHICLE OR ANYTHING. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER SOME PILLOWS AND STILL COULD'NT SEE. *AK