2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Structure Problems

THE LIFTS ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF FALLING. THE DOOR AND HEADLIGHT TRIM IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS PULLED COMPLETELY OFF THE DOORS AND HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE OF SHRINKAGE, THEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES AN HOUR THE HOOD MOLDING CAME FLYING OFF AND WENT OVER THE TOP OF THE CAR AND LANDED IN THE DITCH. THESE ARE DEFECTS WHICH I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THE HYDRAULIC MECHANISM'S THAT HOLD UP THE TRUNK AND THE HOODS ON CHRYSLER CONCORDS AND OTHER MODELS HAVE A TENDENCY TO ALLOW THE HOOD OR TRUNK TO CLOSE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON MY 2000 CONCORD AND MY MOTHER'S CONCORD ALSO. IT IS NOT A MATTER OR EXCESS WEAR BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY 50, 000 MILES ON MY CAR THE HOOD HAS ONLY BEEN OPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES GIVE OR TAKE A FEW. THE EVENT THAT PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT LEFT A HUGE WELT ON MY HEAD, ALMOST KNOCKED ME UNCONSCIOUS IN A STORE PARKING LOT, AND MADE IT NECESSARY FOR ME TO SEEK MEDICAL ADVISE FROM THE BCBS HOTLINE. THE TRUNK OF MY CAR CLOSED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS MOVING MY HEAD TOWARD IT TO PUT GROCERIES IN THE TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE HOOD SLAM SHUT ON ME BUT AT THE TIME I WAS NOT UNDER IT. THE HOOD AND TRUNK HAVE CONSIDERABLE WEIGHT AND IF THEY CATCH SOMEONE WITH THE FULL FORCE OF THEIR FALL I HAVE NO DOUBT IT COULD BE FATAL. THE FAILURE IS MORE PREVALENT IN COLD WEATHER. IN FACT, MY TRUNK AND HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP ON THEIR OWN IN COLD WEATHER AND THIS IS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED TO ME HAPPENED IN WARM WEATHER HOWEVER. I AM SURPRISED THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON THESE PARTS. AS I STATED EARLIER I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON MORE THAN ONE CHRYSLER. THIS NEVER HAPPENED WHEN THE HOODS AND TRUNKS WERE HELD OPEN WITH SPRINGS. SO MUCH FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THERE IS A SMOKE TINTED PIECE OF PLASTIC BETWEEN THE HOOD AND THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS USED TO COVER THE VENTS ON THE HOOD. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC FLEW OFF THE CAR, HIT MY WINDSHIELD, WENT OVER THE CAR, AND SMASHED IN THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR BEHIND. SEVERAL CARS FOLLOWING ME HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEIR PIECE HAS FAILED. 3 YRS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. ONLY BY LUCK WAS NO ONE WAS INJURED. IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HEAVIER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC SITUATION. I SPOKE WITH A DEALER YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PART HOWEVER THEY HAD REPLACED A NUMBER OF LOST GUARDS THAT HAD BEEN BLOWN OFF THE CAR IN THE SAME METHOD I DESCRIBED. THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE PART AGAIN BUT NO MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO INSURED THE PART WOULD STAY ON THE CAR. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE FRONT BEACH ROAD IN PANAMA CITY, FL, DURING CHRISTMAS 06 THE PLASTIC PIECE BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD FLEW OFF AND HIT OUR WINDSHIELD VERY HARD AND FLEW OVER OUR CAR. IT WAS DARK AND WE WERE NOT SURE WHAT HIT OUR WINDSHIELD UNTIL THE MORNING AND WE SAW THAT LONG PIECE WAS MISSING FROM OUR CAR. WE WENT AND TRIED TO FIND THE PIECE THAT FLEW OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT COULD NOT FIND IT. WE ARE NOT SURE HOW MUCH THIS PIECE WILL COST US, BUT I FEEL FOR IT TO FLY OFF AND HIT OUR WINDSHIELD WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT SURE IF IT HIT ANYONE BEHIND US. I FEEL AFTER READING THIS COMPLAINT SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS SITE THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RESEARCH HIS PROBLEM AND FIX THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE US WHO HAVE LOST THIS PIECE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *JB

Mileage: 101,560

TRUNK GAS STRUTS HAVE FAILED TWICE. THE ORIGINAL AND A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT SET. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 54000 MILES AS OF NOW. THE LAST SET LET THE TRUNK LID ALMOST FALL AND STRIKE MY WIFE ON THE HEAD WHILE LOADING GROCERIES. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE PLASTIC TRIM BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND HOOD BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VIBRATION STARTED IN THE CENTER AND THEN THE PLASTIC TRIM CAME OFF. UPON INSPECTION, HE DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC CLIP ATTACHED TO THE TRIM OF THE METAL BROKE. THE PLASTIC CLIPS WEAKENED AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHY IT CAME OFF. THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT TO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO CHRYSLER. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005. *NM

Mileage: 72,000

DT: 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORD. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN OPENING THE TRUNK IT FELL DOWN HARD. THE HYDRAULIC LIFTS THAT HOLD THE TRUNK OPEN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUNK WAS NOT OPENED OFTEN. BOTH WERE REPLACED, LEFT AND RIGHT LIFTS.*AK

I HAVE SEVERAL RATHER EXPENSIVE FAILING ITEMS ON MY CAR INCLUDING RECURRING ISSUES: HAD TO REPLACE THE R/P STEERING AT 65,000 MILES STEERING RACK HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY AT THE 'NEUTRAL' OR STRAIGHT POSITION; THE MOLDING AROUND ALL DOORS HAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR; REAR DOOR LOCKS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM; LEFT TAILLIGHT GASKET LEAKS HAS RUINED INTERIOR OF THE CAR; PLASTIC TRIM AT THE BASE OF MY WINDSHIELD IS FLAPPING IN THE WIND; REPLACED STABILIZER BAR ENDS; ENGINE COOLANT OUTLET HOUSING WAS REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK FROM THE VENT FITTING - AND TO DATE I HAVE AT LEAST 3 MORE THINGS WE HAVE TO LOOK AT BEFORE I CAN SELL THIS HEEP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH PLASTIC MOLDING UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME OFF. THIS MOLDING STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD, WENT OVER THE VEHICLE AND STRUK A VEHICLE BEHIND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. *NM

Mileage: 79,700

CHASSIS INTEGRITY. THE CHASSIS MOUNTS DETERIOTION IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS RESULTED IN THE STRUTS MALFUNCTIONING, THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES LEAKING TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE POWERED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *AK

Mileage: 4,800

THE FRONT DRIVER PLASTIC DOOR KNOB HANDLE BROKE WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HANDLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $489.00. IT COST SO MUCH TO REPLACE THE HANDLE BECAUSE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE ENTIRE UNIT. *AK *SC

Mileage: 66,000

ON JULY 3,2003 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND TOLD THEM IT WAS LEAKING. THE CAR LEAKS AT ALL DOORS AND IN THE TRUNK. ALSO THE TRIM AROUND THE HEADLIGHTS IS COMING OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE OF $134.49 FOR THE HEADLIGHT TRIM REPAIR AND $201.17 FOR THE NEW DOOR GASKETS. THE TRUNK I WAS NOT GIVEN AN ESTIMATE ON BECAUSE THEY SAID THE WATER DOCTOR WOULD NEED TO REPAIR THAT. I TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THE CAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. I WAS CALLED BACK A WEEK LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PAY 1/3 OF THE COST OF THE REPAIR, THE SERVICE DEPT. WOULD PAY 1/3 OF THE COST AND I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE REMAINING 1/3. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS ARRANGMENT AS I KNOW THIS A DEFECT IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 53,000

DOOR MOLDING IS SEPARATING FROM ITS FRAME, CAUSING SEVERAL GAPES. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK

Mileage: 54,629

A MOLDING PIECE LOCATED ON THE HOOD BY THE WINDSHIELD FLEW OFF IN TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE MOLDING WAS 5 FEET LONG AND 4 1/2 FEET WIDE. THE REASON FOR THE PART COMING UNATTACHED WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 46,900

A LONG PIECE OF PLASTIC IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD. WHEN WIND GETS UNDER THE PLASTIC AT HIGH SPEEDS IT CAN FLY OFF AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC SHOULD BE MOUNTED TIGHTER.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. VEHICLE WAS SERVICE BY TECHNICIAN, NOTICE FRONT FRAME BUSHING CRADLES WERE MISSING. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL THE RUBBER SURROUNDING VARIOUS VEHICLE BODY COMPONENTS IS "POPPING" OFF. SPECIFICALLY THE RUBBER SURROUNDING THE HEADLIGHTS, DOORS AND WINDOWS. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL THE RUBBER SURROUNDING VARIOUS VEHICLE BODY COMPONENTS IS "POPPING" OFF. SPECIFICALLY THE RUBBER SURROUNDING THE HEADLIGHTS, DOORS AND WINDOWS. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

BOTH FRONT DOOR SEALS HAVE SHRUNK LEAVING A 1" GAP. WATER ENTERS AROUND TOP OF DOOR. ALSO, THE DUST SEALS AROUND BOTH HEADLAMPS HAVE SHRUNK, CANNOT GET THEM BACK ON. *JB

Mileage: 34,650

SEAT BELTS UNHOOK IN MY 2001 CONCORDE LXI. I WANT THEM RECALLED AND REPLACED THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION. ALSO I HAVE THE RUBBER AROUND EACH OF MY DOORS COME LOOSE AND THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE CONCORDE AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT PAY TO REPLACE THEM. THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE WINDOWS WHISTLE BECAUSE THE RUBBER SEAL IS AWAY FROM THE DOOR. I WANT CHRYSLER TO REPLACE THEM. *JB

Mileage: 54,000

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE PLASTIC STRIP ATTACH TO THE HOOD FLEW OFF. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

A SENSOR WITHIN TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING.*AKINPUT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED, ALSO THE RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK WAS INOPERABLE, PARTS ARE ON ORDER. *JG

THE VEHICLE MAKES LOUD NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE THE DOOR GASKET WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, THE CONSUMER BELIVES THE VEHICLE IS A LEMON. YH