2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Problems & Recalls

THIS CAR HAS AN ONGOING RECALL FOR SEAT RECLINER BOLTS. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SEAT BACK WENT FLAT AND I FELL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME THE SEAT BELT RECLINER BOLT BROKE. I BELIEVE I AM DUE FINANCIAL RESTITUTION EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT GET INJURED OR WORSE ...

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (FREMONT AUTO MALL IN FREMONT, CA) AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE F...

Mileage: 216,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (FREMONT AUTO MALL IN FREMONT, CA) AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE F...

Mileage: 216,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 43,000

FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE WE NOTICED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING. THIS COULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED, AND EVEN WHILE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AT NIGHT. THE CAR'S ALARM WOULD ALSO CHIRP WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF. THIS HAS CONTINUED, AND PROGRESSED TO THE BATTERY DRAINING IF UN-DRIVEN FOR OVER 1...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AS THE RPM READING INCREASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED INTE...

Mileage: 85,000

AFTER BACKING OUR CAR OUT OF THE CARPORT, WE NOTICED A LONG THIN PIECE OF CORRODED METAL LAYING ON THE GROUND. I GOT UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, THE ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR HAD HOLES COMPLETELY CORRODED THROUGH. THE SUSPENSION COMPONE...

AFTER BACKING OUR CAR OUT OF THE CARPORT, WE NOTICED A LONG THIN PIECE OF CORRODED METAL LAYING ON THE GROUND. I GOT UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, THE ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR HAD HOLES COMPLETELY CORRODED THROUGH. THE SUSPENSION COMPONE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH HE DROVE OVER BLACK ICE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTR...

Mileage: 99,000

2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2.7L ENGINE. ENGINE NOISE DUE TO EXCESS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE EVEN THOUGH SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE ROUTINE WAS FOLLOWED PERFORMING OIL CHANGES AT PROPER INTERVALS. CLIO MICHIGAN CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED A TOTAL ENGINE REBUILD OR A USED ENGINE REPL...

Mileage: 73,774

BEGINNING IN 2005, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON OUR CHRYSLER CONCORDE DASHBOARD BEGAN INTERMITTENT ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, BUT KNOWING IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HOW DIFFICULT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE, WE IGNORED IT. FINALLY IT REMAINED ON IN 2006 AND IN 2010 WE HAD THE AIRBAG MODULE RE...

Mileage: 46,000

2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK SUDDENLY RECLINED. THE SEAT BACK WILL NOT STAY UP. CHRYSLER RECALL C04 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V035000 HAD ALLEGEDLY BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE BY THE SELLING DEALER, LAFLAM CHRYLER IN RUNNEMEDE, NJ, ON FEB 20, 2007. THIS RECALL IS SUPPOSED TO ENTA...

Mileage: 55,780

2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK SUDDENLY RECLINED. THE SEAT BACK WILL NOT STAY UP. CHRYSLER RECALL C04 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V035000 HAD ALLEGEDLY BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE BY THE SELLING DEALER, LAFLAM CHRYLER IN RUNNEMEDE, NJ, ON FEB 20, 2007. THIS RECALL IS SUPPOSED TO ENTA...

Mileage: 55,780

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND BEGAN SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRE...

Mileage: 92,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN HIS VEHICLE WAS MALFUNCTIONING. HE HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND OIL WAS NOT BEING PUMPED INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN HOPES THAT T...

Mileage: 48,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CONCORDE HOME FROM WORK A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND AS I TURNED ON THE RAMP TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP MY CAR JUST QUIT RUNNING, NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM AT ALL WITH IT BEING SUCH A LARGE VEHICLE IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING. I WAS REALLY THANKFUL THAT I...

Mileage: 84,747

1. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ALL LIGHTING, INTERIOR DASH, HEADLAMPS, ETC. HAVE A "FLICKERING" OR "PULSING" EFFECT. OVER TIME, THIS HAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE, AN 02 CHRYS CONCORDE, HAS ONLY 26K MI AND WAS PURCHASED NEW. THIS FLICKERING OF LIGHTING HAS WORSENED TO THE POINT THAT IT BOTHERS OT...

Mileage: 26,000

REAR SEAT BELTS (3) DO NOT CATCH WHEN I PULL ON THEM SUDDENLY. I DID NOT HAVE ANY INCIDENT THAT CAUSED ME TO CHECK THEM. I UNDERSTAND SEAT BELTS ARE WARRANTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR SO THAT THEY CAN BE REPAIRED WITHOUT COST. THE CAR IS 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. IT HAS APPROX. 64,000 MILES AND I ...

Mileage: 64,000

ENGINE FAILURE ON 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 2.7L ENGINE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,500 MILES ON ODOMETER. ENGINE FAIL WITH NO WARNING. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS AT CHRYSLER DEALER FOR DIAGNOSE AND POSSIBLE REPAIR UNDER EXTEND WARRANTY STILL IN AFFECT (7 YRS. OR 100,000 MILES). AT THIS TIME I DO NOT KNOW IF T...

Mileage: 40,500

ENGINE FAILURE ON 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 2.7L ENGINE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,500 MILES ON ODOMETER. ENGINE FAIL WITH NO WARNING. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS AT CHRYSLER DEALER FOR DIAGNOSE AND POSSIBLE REPAIR UNDER EXTEND WARRANTY STILL IN AFFECT (7 YRS. OR 100,000 MILES). AT THIS TIME I DO NOT KNOW IF T...

Mileage: 40,500

I GOT TO WORK THIS MORNING 4/18/2008 8:15 AND TURNED IN THE PARKING LOT AND COULDN'T STEER THE ...WHEEL. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THIS IS MY 3RD CAR I HAVE BOUGHT FROM CHRYSLER AND I AM FED UP. THE THIRD TIME HAS NOT BEEN THE CHARM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE ENGINE CAUSED THE VEHI...

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR CAP CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE PARTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEAD GASK...

Mileage: 81,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE BACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT FAILED. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I...

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE BACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT FAILED. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I...

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE BACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT FAILED. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I...

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT COULD NOT BE RAISED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE FRONT SEAT POWER ASSEMBLY. ...

Mileage: 52,000

I JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE I WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE I HEARD POPPING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND I COMPLETELY LOST STEERING. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE INNER RODS AND RACK AND PINION BROKE OFF. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS LINE OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I CAL...

Mileage: 101,000

I JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE I WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE I HEARD POPPING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND I COMPLETELY LOST STEERING. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE INNER RODS AND RACK AND PINION BROKE OFF. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS LINE OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I CAL...

Mileage: 101,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,780.

Mileage: 108,780

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START OCCASIONALLY. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TUNE-UP ON THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE MECHANIC ...

Mileage: 70,000

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CRUISING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD A 90 DEGREE TURN, AND A BUILDUP ...

Mileage: 130,000

COMPLETE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF -TWO FLUID CHANGES; WHEN I WENT TO GET IT REPAIRED AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP I WAS ADVISED THERE WERE SO MANY PARTS ON BACK ORDER FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT IT WOULD BE A MONTH OR BETTER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. TOT...

Mileage: 124,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, REAR-ENDING A COMMERCIAL TRUCK. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH JAW FRACTURES, MISSING TEETH, AND CARDIAC INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTI...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE TRAVELING FROM BALTIMORE TO BURLINGTON, VT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND IT TOOK SEVERAL DAYS FOR AN APPOINTMENT. AFTER PAYING A $72 FEE FOR A DIAGNOSIS, I WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO AN "ELECTRONIC" FAILURE, BUT PARTS WERE NOT AVAIL...

ALUMINUM RIM TIRES ON 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE DEVELOP LEAKS ALONG SEAL WITH TIRE BEAD. LEADS TO SLOW LEAK AND RESULTING LOW PRESSURE TIRE. I WAS TOLD BY GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CHRYSLER ALUMINUM WHEELS. TO EXTENT THAT SOMEONE DOES NOT NOTICE TIRE LOSS OF PRES...

Mileage: 31,000

BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM COPPER CITY DODGE IN ROME NY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN TEST DRIVEN. WERE REASSURED IT WOULD BE GOOD WHEN WE TOOK DELIVERY. AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS LIGHT WAS BACK. DEALER SAID IT WAS BAD GAS CAP AND FIXED. ABOUT TWO WEEKS OR SO IT WAS BACK ON. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED ...

Mileage: 31,954

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING AT 55 MPH THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHICH DETERMINED THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 90,494

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AT 40MPH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND OPERATE AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON THE DASH PANEL ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLEARED THE FAILURE COD...

Mileage: 62,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FAILURE IS DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND TENSION ON THE TIMING CHAIN. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS INDI...

Mileage: 68,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE BATTERY. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS WERE TAKEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE DEALER. AD...

Mileage: 42,000

BRAKE SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND ,WHEN STOPPING. THEY WOULD GO BUMP, BUMP UNTIL CAR STOPPED. THEY CALLED IT PULSATING BRAKES. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND "SEVERELY RUSTED ROTORS". MILEAGE: 23616. I KEPT BRAKE PARTS. MI LICENSE 58RWVJEEP CHEROKEE HAD SAME PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 23,616

BRAKE SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND ,WHEN STOPPING. THEY WOULD GO BUMP, BUMP UNTIL CAR STOPPED. THEY CALLED IT PULSATING BRAKES. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS AND "SEVERELY RUSTED ROTORS". MILEAGE: 23616. I KEPT BRAKE PARTS. MI LICENSE 568RWVJEEP CHEROKEE HAD SAME PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 23,616

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED FROM 55 TO 20 MPH. WHEN THIS HAPPENED SHE PULLED OVER,TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTARTED IT. IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RESTARTED IT WOULD CONTINUE TO GO ONLY 20 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID SWITCH VALVE WAS LATCHED IN THE LR POS...

I PURCHASED A 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LX IN FEBRUARY OF 2005 AND IT WAS SERVICED AT A KEY CHRYSLER DODGE AND JEEP IN XENIA OH TWICE IN MARCH OF 2005 FOR AN INTERNAL OIL LEAK WHICH IS NOW A RECURRING PROBLEM WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME AT LEAST 6500 DOLLARS TO FIX!!!! CHRYSLER HAS NO INTENTIONS ON HELPI...

AUGUST 2005, MY CHRYSLER CONCORD'S OIL WAS CHANGED BY THE DEALERSHIP, TWELVE DAYS LATER MY CARS ENGINE WAS KNOCKING LOUDLY, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I LET THE OIL RUN LOW (WHICH I HAD NOT)AND SLUDGE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITHIN THE LOWER ENGINE. THEY CHANGED THE OIL AGAIN FOR FREE, AND FLUSHED THE SLUDGE...

Mileage: 88,000

I PURCHASED A 2002 USED CONCORDE WITH AROUND 40,000 MILES. FOUR MONTHS, TWO OIL CHANGES, AND 12,000 MILES LATER THE ENGINE SEIZED / TIMING CHAIN BROKE. MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN WERE UNINJURED. THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS IS AT $5,692. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONSUMER PROTECTION SERVICE CONTRACT PROVIDER...

DT: AFTER PARKING CALLER TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. CALLER STATED VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TICKING NOISE WHEN HE STARTED IT AND THEN IT WOULD STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE WARMED UP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

Mileage: 108,000

DT: 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORD LX. CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF AN ENGINE FAILURE. IT FIRST STARTED BY THE ENGINE KNOCKING AND LIGHT COLORED SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE CAR WAS MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES. TOOK T VEHICLE O DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEN ENGINE SPECI...

Mileage: 47,498

WE PURCHASED 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LIMITED IN DECEMBER 2004. THE VEHICLE HAD 36,000 MILES AND RAN GREAT. THREE MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR COMES ON AND THE NEEDS SERVICE PERFORMED INDICATOR. WE TAKE THE CAR TO THE MECHNAIC ASK THEM TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS ...

Mileage: 41,796

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER PULLED OVER. BUT, THEN WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER, CAUSING IT TO STRIKE A CURB. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL FAILED . AS A RESULT, THE DEFROSTER FAILED, AND VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED. *AK

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH AND TURNING THE CORNER ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS VERY UNSYMPATHETIC TO PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS FURIOUS.*AK

Mileage: 15,000

1. CAR OPERATED NORMALLY. AGE 2 YRS., 5 MONTHS; 21,460 MILEES. STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, THEN PROCEEDED FORWARD. 2. 50 TO 75 FT. BEYOND STOP, LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB & BEARING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. LEFT FRONT WHEEL TURNED IN, PERHAPS 40-60DEGREES FROM STRAIGHT TRACK. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL UNAFFECTED; REMAI...

Mileage: 21,460

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, AND TRANSMISSION SKIPPED, MAKING NOISES, SO DROVE HOME, AND CHECKED WITH REPAIR MAN, INDICATED WAS TRANSMISSION., CALLED DEALER, THEY SAID WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (3YRS, 36K MILES), AND I HAD 43000. THEY WANTED ME TO BRING IT IN, AND MY EXPERIENCE IS YOU BRING IT THERE, AND IT CO...

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN AND THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *NM

Mileage: 13,276

STRUT STRIKER CAP (FRONT) IS SQUEAKING WHEN THERE IS A JOUNCE AT 5-8 MPH. THIS IS EXACTLY LIKE THE NHTSA ITEM # 10000901 WHICH IS A REAR STRUT STIKER CAP PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 13,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED THROTTLE SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 21,709

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIR BAGS. MANUFACTURER STATES INSUFFICIENT FORCE PRESENT TO DEPLOY AIRBAGS. FORCE OF IMPACT CAUSED VEHICLE TO SPIN AND ROLL AFTER CONTACTING DITCH. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN STRUCK BY OTHER VEHIC...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM NOT SPECIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 7,000

GEARS ENGAGE WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE INGNITION.*AK AUTOMAITC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. EA03011

Mileage: 34,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT RECEIVE THE BOLTS NEED FOR COMPLETION OF REPAIR. *MR *TT *JB

LETTER FROM CHRIS YAYAS (FL) CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF SEAT BELTS IN CHRYSLERS AND REQUEST THAT CHRYSLER RETRO-FIT ALL AUTOMOBILES WITH DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS. REPLY TO CHRIS YAYAS AND SEND A COPY TO WASH OFC, DOT/1#2003-4279. *AK *CB *JB

CONSUMER HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO REMOVE THE WHEELS FROM VEHICLE, THE LUG NUTS UNSCREWED NORMALLY, HOWEVER A SLEDGE HAMMER HAD TO BE USED TO REMOVE THE WHEELS.*JB *TS

Mileage: 12,000

THE REFLECTION OF THE LIGHT COLORED DASH ON THE WINDSHIELD IS SO BAD THAT AT TIMES IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE ROAD SIGNS AND OTHER TRAFFIC. A DARK COLORED DASH ON THIS VEHICLE TYPE IS ESSENTIAL AND A MODIFICATION SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHOUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *YH

VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN IN LANE. SWAYS AS THOUGH IT IS CONSTANTLY IN HIGH WIND. DRIVER MUST REMAIN CONSTANTLY VIGILANT TO MAINTAIN LANE. FEELS UNSAFE.*AK

ABC NEWS PRIMETIME TESTED THE GEN-3 SEATBELT LATCH USED BY CHRYSLER WITH 14 OTHER SEATBELTS OVER 380 TIMES. GEN-3 FAILED EVERYTIME AND OTHER SEATBELTS PASSED EVERY TIME. CHRYSLER LOST $6 MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT OVER THIS SEATBELT, YET NOT RECALLED. STILL IN MILLIONS OF CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP VEHICLES. P...

VEHICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN IT IS VERY WINDY OUTSIDE. THIS CAUSES BODY OF VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SWAYS BADLY IF THE ROAD IS A LITTLE ROUGH. *YH