1993 Chrysler Concorde

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.

Risk. EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKETS CAN CRACK DUE TO FATIGUE AND SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE.

Risk. IF THIS OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION HALF-SHAFT COULD PULL OUT OF THE TRANSAXLE AND RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE ENGINE CRADLE AT THE POINT WHERE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO IT.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.5L ENGINES. THE FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM CAN LEAK FUEL FROM SOME OF THE SEALING O-RINGS OR FROM HAIR LINE CRACKS IN THE THERMOSET FUEL INJECTION RAIL.

Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET (PASSENGER) SIDE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLES SHOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL MUST HAVE THE OUTLET RAIL REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS OR FROM A CRACKED FUEL LINE, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH 3.3L ENGINES. THE 'O-RINGS' USED TO SEAL THE INTERFACE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL SUPPLY, RETURN AND CROSS OVER TUBES ARE NOT AS ROBUST AS THOSE USED IN LATER MODEL YEARS. DETERIORATION OF THE 'O-RINGS' CAN CAUSE FUEL LEAKAGE.

Risk. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL.

On september 5, 2004, mr. Robert galenty of iselin, nj, petitioned the agency to conduct defect investigations of certain model year (my) 1993-1997 vehicles produced by daimlerchrysler corporation.his petition identified three issues of concern: 1) fuel leaking from the fuel injector rails; 2) brake fluid contamination resulting in brake failure; and 3) susceptibility of the vehicle frame to damage while the vehicle is being towed.mr. Galanty alleged that his 1996 dodge intrepid had each of these three problems.concerning fuel rail leakage, daimlerchrysler commenced a recall (98v-184) of …

The manufacturer reports above are based on daimlerchrysler?s (dc) analysis of model year (my) 1998 (population = 356,384) and 1999 (population = 486,948) ja, jx and lh family subject vehicle data (earlier mys excluded).the population number includes all mys.the precise number of duplicates between odi and dc reports cannot be determined due to missing or incomplete information.the fatality incident involved an elderly person who attempted to stop a roll away vehicle and received fatal injuries.odi also gathered information on my 1997-99 prowler vehicles in this investigation. The prowler …

Mr. Larry a. Sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr ? 30120(g), NHTSA has decided to limit the scope of the petition vehicles to 1993-1995 models, excluding the 1993 jeep grand cherokee and 1994-1995 dodge ram series trucks that were recalled (93v210 & 96v230) for steering column failure.if the analysis of these vehicles had …

Alleged that the rear suspension trailing and/or its attachment bolt may fail, posing a risk of loss of vehicle control and loss of rear service brake operation

Nitrile rubber seals used in the fuel rail assemblies of the subject vehicles at the supply, return, and crossover tube fittings, and at the pressure regulator fail, resulting in fuel leakage in the engine compartment.also, the outlet (right) fuel rail may leak from cracks at certain mold gates in the thermoset rail material.chrysler will recall the subject vehicles and stated that it intends to replace the o-rings with fluorocarbon o-ring having greater heat resistance capability and attach reinforcements to the rail in the areas where the cracking concern has been known to occur most …

Alleged gasoline leaks from the fuel rail cross-over tube fittings

A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.the agency reserves the right to take further action if waarranted by the circumstances.an engineering analysis clossing report is included in the public file.

A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further expenditure of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see the engineering analysis closing report (ea95-023)

INFORMATION REGARDING EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR REFRIGERANT LEAKS IN THE A/C EVAPORATOR COIL ON SUBJECT VEHICLES. *TT

STEERING LINKAGE FAILURE WHILE BACKING INTO THE DRIVE WAY. NOTHING WOULD INDICATE THERE WAS ABOUT TO BE A FAILURE. LINKAGE BOLTS SHEERED OFF. TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. CALLED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS AND THEY SAID "IM SORRY MR. ANDERSON DUE TO THE WARRANTY LAPS OF THE VEHICLE CHRYSLER IS UNABLE TO ASSIST IN REPAIR OF YOUR STEERING LINKAGE PROBLEMS" MY CAR IS A 1993 CONCORDE WITH 155K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2-5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,034.

MY SON HAS A 1993 CONCORDE, AND HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. VIBRATION IN STEERING, AND TO MUCH PLAY. WHEN HE INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM HE WAS HAVING, I TOLD HIM TO TURN HIS STEERING WHEEL, THEN HE TURNED IT THE OTHER WAY, BOTH TIE RODS LOOKED ODD. I TOLD HIM DON'T TAKE THE CAR FAR. AFTER HE LEFT, I NOTICED ODD MARKS LEFT IN THE DIRT IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE, LEFT LARGER AND HEAVIER IMPRINT THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS, AND FOUND THIS HTTP://WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM. AS I WAS READING THE INFORMATION I WAS AMAZED, THEN READING FURTHER I NOTICED THEY EXPLAIN THE PROBLEMS AND WHAT HAPPENS. GRANTED THE CAR HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT, IF THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD A PROBLEM AND HAD IT FIXED OR BAND AIDED ADD ANOTHER 65,000 MILES TO A PROBLEM THAT ALREADY EXISTS, IT WOULD BE TIME TO FIX AGAIN. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE CAR HAS OTHER ISSUES, BESIDES THE STEERING, THIS ALSO EXPLAINS WHY MOST OF THE CHRYSLERS AT THE YOU PULL IT YARD I WAS AT WHERE HEAVENLY DAMAGED IN THE FRONT, AND HEAD ON. IF YOUR STEERING FAILS, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE HOLD ON, HOPE FOR THE BEST, TILL YOU HIT SOMETHING HEAD ON, OR SOMEONE HITS YOU. I HAVE HAD SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY SON, HE BECAME HEAVILY ADDICTED TO HEROIN, IT TOOK ME 2 YEARS TO GET HIM TO GET THE HELP HE NEEDED. HE WENT TO A FAITH BASED REHAB, HE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND CAME HOME OCTOBER 2006. HE WORKED ALL YEAR TO SAVE UP FOR A CAR, THIS GAVE HIM A GREAT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE, SIZE 205/70R15 TIRES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T016000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT) WAS REFERENCED. WHILE DRIVING 10-60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING AND VIBRATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEEL BELT AND TIRES SHIFTED. COOPER TIRES STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE OLD AND THAT NO RECALL WAS AVAILABLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE, POWERTRAIN, AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE - 3.3 LITER V6 FACTORY INSTALLED OPTIONS: POWER WINDOWS POWER LOCKS POWER TRUNK RELEASE A/C CRUISE CONTROL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (TRACTION CONTROL OPTION NOT INSTALLED) (POWER RADIO ANTENNA NOT INSTALLED) (OPTIONAL TRANSMISSION COOLER RADIATOR INSTALLED) (ALL FACTORY RECALLS WERE COMPLETED ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR) CURRENT ONGOING ISSUES WITH CAR: 1) HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF IN WARMER WEATHER (80 F +) DUE TO POSSIBLE STEERING WHEEL CONSTRUCTION ISSUES OR COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERMITTENT ISSUE OR WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. 2) ELECTRIC TRUNK DOOR OPENS AT RANDOM AND WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DOOR LOCKS OPEN BY THEMSELVES AND THE HORN GOES OFF DUE TO POSSIBLE COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERMITTENT ISSUE OR WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. 3) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAGES SHUT OFF DURING DRIVING AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT ITSELF INTO 1ST GEAR OR INTO REVERSE WHILE IN CITY TRAFFIC OR ON THE FREEWAY (REGARDLESS OF CURRENT SPEED) DUE TO POSSIBLE COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERMITTENT ISSUE OR WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. (THIS IS USUALLY FUN TO EXPERIENCE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH+)! NOT! (RPMS SHOOT UP TO OVER 6,000+) 4) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK ON ENGINE START AND WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AND WILL NOT DOWN OR UP SHIFT WHILE DRIVING UNTIL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DECIDES TO WORK AGAIN DUE TO POSSIBLE COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERMITTENT ISSUE OR WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. 5) THE FRONT END WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT, WHEN I TURN SHARP TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WHILE PARKING OR J

MIDDLE INJECTOR O-RING ON LEFT BANK IS LEAKING AT THE TOP. MY CAR IS A 1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE AND FALLS UNDER RECALL ID 98V184000. THE RECALL WAS DONE ONCE AND I KNOW THAT THE O-RINGS ARE REPLACED AS PART OF THIS RECALL SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WON'T FIX THIS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY AND THEY CHARGED ME $102 LABOR BECAUSE THEY SAID IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL. AS I UNDERSTAND THIS THE O-RINGS WERE REPLACED AND NOW THERE WORK HAS FAILED AND THEY WON'T STAND BEHIND IT. *NM

THE FUEL IS LEAKING AT THE INJECTORS ON MY 1993 CONCORDE AND THERE IS A RECALL ID # 98V184000 AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY FAIRFIELD CHRYSLER WON'T HONOR THIS. DON'T THEY KNOW THAT THE CAR COULD CATCH ON FIRE I COULD LOSE MY FAMILY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START, AND THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE UPPER PLENUM AND ALL THE O RINGS WERE REPLACED.

MY DAUGHTER WHO IS A NEW DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO AROUND 90-95 MPH, SHE HIT THE BRAKES AND BEGAN TO LOSS CONTROL OF THE CAR , IT WAS RAINING AND THE ROADS WERE WET. WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR SHE BEGAN TO SLIDE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND HIT THE CENTER BARRIER WALL . SHE HAS A LOT OF BRUISING AND SCRAPES LUCKILY NOTHING MAJOR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE HEATER AUTOMATICALLY CAME ON. THE HEATER BLEW AT MAXIMUM SPEED. THE CONTROLS DID NOT WORK, ALLOWING HIM TO ADJUST THE HEAT SETTINGS. THE HEATER WILL CUT OFF AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

DT: CONSUMER BOUGHT (1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE FIVE MONTHS AGO. TOOK IT TO DMV, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE LESS MILES ON IT THAN WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD. THEN ,CONSUMER REALIZED THAT THE ODOMETER WAS GOING BACKWARDS. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE DMV TOLD THEM THAT AFTER 10 YEARS THE MILES ON A VEHICLE DID NOT MATTER. ALSO, THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS PUT IN A NEW ODOMETER, AND SIMPLY SET IT FOR THE AMOUNT OF MILES THAT THEY HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER WAS THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.*AK

DT: THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL,, AND WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL. THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS FOUND THROUGH A CHRYSLER WEBSITE, AND CONSUMER PUT IN THE LAST EIGHT DIGITS OF THE VIN AND THEY WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER'S SON CONTACTED CHRYSLER THIRTY TIMES , AND THEY ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THERE WAS FUEL RAIL LEAK, AND A NEW FUEL RAIL WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED, ALONG WITH OTHER WIRING THAT WAS MELTED AS A RESULT. THE CONSUMER'S SON HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND WISHED TO TAKE VEHICLE AWAY FROM CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE FELT THEY WERE DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER AGREED TO FIX THE RECALL BUT FIRST THEY WANTED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE AS THE CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING ODD AND PULLED OVER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE HOOD WAS RAISED. AND A SMALL FIRE CAME FROM THE FUEL RAIL. A BYSTANDER PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH HIS HAND, AND THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. *AK

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT, I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE RITE TO GET OUT. WHEN MY FRONT TIRES CAME OFF THE DRIVE WAY( OR CURB) I HEARD A SNAP. MY TIRES WOULDNT MOVE AFTER THAT. THE STEERIING WHEEL WOULD MOVE BUT MY TIRES WOULDNT. I HAD TO PAY $150 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A AN AUTO SHOP ($50), HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME WHAT HAD HAPPENED($70), AND HAVE IT TOWED BACK($50). THE AUTO SHOP TOLD ME THAT TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE TIE RODS TO THE RACK AND PINION HAD SNAPED IN HALF. THEY WANTED $820 TO FIX IT. I HAD THEM TOW IT BACK TO MY PARKING SPOT. I TOOK THE RACK AND PINION OUT MYSELF AND GOT THE BOLTS OUT. I AM STILL IN THE PROCESS OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE HAD LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE. SHE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO QUITE A FEW PEOPLE. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO OWNES A 1994 DODGE INTREPID. MY FRIEND SAID THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIS CAR. HE WAS DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED TO HIM, HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS CAR AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. MY WIFE FOUND A STORY OF A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT ENDED UP TAKING THE LIVES OF THERE 18 YR OLD DAUGHTER AND HER BOYFRIEND. I COULDNT FIND A RECALL FOR IT ON YOUR WEBSITE. I DONT KNOW IF YOU OR THE COMPANY'S WHO HAVE BUILT THESE CARS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED IF IT WERE INVESTAGAED. BEFORE IT TAKES ANYMORE LIVES.

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. RECALL 98V184000 WAS DONE ON FUEL O RINGS, TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY OIL ON MOTOR.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR ABOUT 7-8 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE FIRE STARTED AROUND THE FUEL RAIL O-RING. *JB

DT: THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER FUEL RAIL BECAUSE OF 0-RINGS. APPARENTLY THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOW, THERE IS A CRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, IT IS LEAKING. THIS IS THE THIRD PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL RAIL.*AK *JB

DEALER HAD FIXED RECALL C45 - FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK ON 93 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. PICKED UP CAR FROM DEALER AND RETURNING HOME AT 40 MPH (RT 124 MD) WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE HOOD POPS OPEN AND SLAMS AGAINST THE FRONT WIND SHIELD WITH A LOUD BANG. WINDSHIELD NOT DAMAGED. SOMEHOW MANAGED TO PULL THE HOOD AWAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. HOOD DISTORTED AND CRUMPLED. HOOD SHOCKS AND HINGES RIPPED. HOOD SUDDENLY OPENING WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE HOOD LOCK. *AK

WHILE SHIFTING TRANSMISSION PIN SHAFT SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND TOWED IT THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

1. NO GRADUAL SIGNS. ONE DAY, FRONT END VERY UNSTABLE, SHAKING AND WOBBLING - AS IF FRONT END NOT ALIGNED OR BAD TIRES / INFLATION. STEERING THE VEHICLE WAS A CHALLENGE & FELT VERY UNSAFE. SAME DAY, I TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE STORE TO HAVE LOOKED AT, TIRES CHECKED / ROTATED IF NEEDED. REPLACED ONE REAR TIRE THAT WAS SOON TO BE NEEDED AND CHECKED INFLATION ON OTHERS, ETC. 5:30PM, I WAS SENT ON MY WAY. CAR DROVE BETTER IT SEEMED - FOR APPROX. 4 MILES. 2. 5:45PM - AT RED STOP LIGHT, WHILE WAITING FOR LIGHT TO CHANGE EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE WITH VEHICLE. ONCE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WAS 2ND CAR IN LINE TO PROCEED... WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. I THOUGHT MAY HAVE STALLED - NO. IT WOULD JUST NOT GO. I GOT OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AROUND ME... LOOKED AT FRONT OF CAR, NOTHING. BENT DOWN TO LOOK AT TIRES & BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE FACING (TURNED) INWARD - TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE DO THIS !!! THANK GOD I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD BOLT CONNECTING UPPER TIE ROD TO RACK IS BROKEN OFF IN RACK !!! 3. ESTIMATE WAS GIVEN - HOWEVER, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BOLTS BREAKING ON ANY EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE IT REPAIRED. VEHICLE HAS 80,000 MILES AND IS A 1993 CONCORDE. *LA

CHRYSLER CONCORDE 1993 CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. ON MAY 13, 2004, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED:THE CRUISE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR HESITATES AND SHUDDERS. AFTER A SECOND OR TWO, THE LIGHT GOES OFF.*AK

ON 09/11/03 I PURCHASED A USED 1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE LOW FUEL GAUGE AND AIRBAG LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON, ND MY TANK IS AT LEAST HALF FULL ALL THE TIME. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND WHEN THEY DO, IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SOMETIMES STALL AND JERK VIOLENTLY AS IF I'VE BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR AND GAS FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH PRIVATE MECHANICS AND EXPLAINED IT TO THEM BUT NOONE COULD FIND ANY PROBLEM. I RECENTLY FOUND A WEBSITE LISTING PERSONS WITH SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS I'VE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND FIND IT AMAZING THAT WE HAVEN'T ALL BECOME A FATALITY BECAUSE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE A HOOD THAT WON'T STAY UP, A TRUNK THAT SOMETIMES OPENS BY ITSELF, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES OFF AND THE HEATER COMES ON AT FULL SPEED, ACCELERATION WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM PARKING TO DRIVE AND ON AND ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT PROBLEMS COME WITH USED CARS BUT SOME OF THESE ISSUSES WERE THERE WHEN THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW AND WAS RECALLED. I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I WILL HAVE SOME OF THESE ISSUES IN WIRTING AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN GIVE ME A BETTER ANSWER THAN. *AK "I FOUND NOTHING" (EXCEPT MY MONEY). BEFORE THIS CAR I DROVE A 1994 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM WHICH I BOUGHT IN 1995. IT SERVED ME REALLY WELL FOR 8 YEARS WITH ME DRIVING BACK AND FORTH TO MY HOMETOWN IN MISSISSIPPI, SOMETIMES TWICE A YE

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CAMP SHAFT SENSOR. VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WITHIN 330 MILES. THEN, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. IN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE COMPUTER/ FUEL PUMP, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. DEALERSHIP WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT WHEN THEY NOTICED BLACK SLUDGE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLIPPING TIME. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99-V-215-000: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKETS CAN CRACK DUE TO FATIGUE AND SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE CRADLE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL DOWN, RESULTING IN INJURIES. TS. *AK

THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP. *YH

THE HYDRAULIC LINE DEVELOPED A HOLE DUE TO RUSTING. THE RUST WAS CAUSE BY DRIPPING OF AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSATION ON THE LINE. I HAVE PHOTO IF DESIRED. DT

AFTER HAVING RECALL 98V130000 DONE FOR FUEL SEAL, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.*AK THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT, CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF GASOLINE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROX. 15 MILES. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND GASOLINE WAS COMING OUT OF THE MOTOR. CONSUMER WENT TO TURN THE KEY TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER WHEN THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE BRAKES WERE ALSO INOPERATIVE. *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT IS BROKEN.*JB

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, MECHANIC INDICATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED TO GET FUEL RAIL REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT. VEHICLE KEPT OVERHEATING. *AK

GOT NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 99V215000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 837; MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER. DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER OR DIDN'T HAVE THE TOOL TO PUT PART ON.*AK

LIFELINER STE, P205/70R15, DOT UTYTC4L418, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 28000 MILES ON A 1993, CHRYSLER, CONCORDE.TREAD SEPARATION ON FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V184000 ON JULY 22, 1999 WITHN 74,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER LATER SMELLED GASOLINE ODORS COMING FROM VEHICLE, AND HAS EXPERIENCED POOR FUEL ECONOMY MILEAGE WITH 102,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT FUEL RAIL O-RINGS WERE CAUSE OF PROBLEM, AND WERE NEVER REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP UNDER THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE, AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED FUEL LEAK ORIGINATING FROM FUEL RAIL,MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V184000.*AK *SLC

1. FUEL LEAKS FROM INJECTOR ONTO ENGINE (FIRE HAZARD) 2. IGNITION SWITCH CRANKS ENGINE WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY TO THE START POSITION. 3. LOUD SCREECHING NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE IN PARK AND NEUTRAL, THIS IS THE SAME NOISE THE CAR MAKES WHEN CRANKING THE ENGINE. SOUNDS AS IF THE STARTER IS HANGING ON SOMETHING (LIKE THE FLYWHEEL OR SOMETHING). I'M NOT A MECHANIC BUT DO HAVE ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE TO KNOW THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

WHEN RUNNING DOWN HIGHWAY CAR WILL DROP INTO SECOND GEAR, DEALER CANNOT FIX. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE ALSO WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM ABS SYSTEM. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

RECALL 98 V 130 000/FUEL SEALS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. FUEL IS LEAKING FROM O-RING, CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*AK

FIRST THE HEADLIGHT LENSES CLOUDED OVER; HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN THE INJECTOR SHOT FUEL ON THE ENGINE, CAR CAUGHT FIRE; $3600 IN DAMAGE. THEN THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF THRICE; BOUGHT A NEW ONE. THE CAR CONSTANTLY RUNS HOT SINCE LAST YEAR; REPLACED COOLING BLOCK; NOW IT ONLY RUNS HOT WHEN IDLING OR IN STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC; HAVE TO RUN THE HEATER TO KEEP IT FROM OVERHEATING; MECHANIC CANT FIND THE CAUSE; AC TEMP CHANGES FROM COOL TO TEPID WHEN CAR IDLES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT; ONCE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE, AIR RETUNS TO COOL. THE OVERHEAD COMPUTER JUST QUIT, AS WELL AS THE ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT(ECU); ECU REPLACED. WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP DROPS AROUND FREEZING CAR HAS A BANGING NOISE UNDERNEATH, UNTIL IT WARMS UP. REMOTE DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING WITHIN 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED/ANY TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC 4 TIMES, CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE PUDDLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE FUEL LINE REPLACED. APPARENTLY , LEAK WAS COMING FROM A COMPRESSED SEAL WHERE THE FLEXIBLE PART OF LINE AND SOLID PART OF LINE MET. *AK THECONSUMER HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS FUMES FOR 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. NLM

ABS FAILURE LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY AND SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 3-4 TIMES BUT PROBLEM NEVER FIXED. HAVE SPENT OVER $500 TRYING TO GET IT REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER/DEALER WILL NOT HELP WITH ADDITIONAL REPAIR COSTS.

TRANSMISSION "NEUTRALIZES" WHEN SLOWING DOWN THEN "SLAMS" INTO GEAR WHEN YOU START TO ACCELERATE.*AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING GASOLINE AROUND FUEL RAILS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

GAS LEAKING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, FUEL ODOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHICH MAKES CONSUMER SICK. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T FIND WHERE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING. *AK CONSUMER HAD RECALL 98V13 AND EVER SINCE THEN CONSUMER HAS BEEN SMELLING GAS, DEALER CAN NOT FIND WHERE THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM. *SLC

I NOW HAVE PERMANENT INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT AS WELL AS MY DAUGHTER. WE ARE NOT SURE YET OF HER EXTENT SINCE SHE IN ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG COVER CAME OFF.*AK 3 WINDOW SWITCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CONSUMER REPLACED COMPLETE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. DRIVER SIDE SAFETY BELT WAS REPLACED. *SLC

LEFT FUEL RAIL LEAKED SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF GAS WHEN UNDER PRESSURE. FUEL RAIL ASSY AND #4 INJECTOR WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AT A COST EXCEEDING $700. THE FUEL RAIL O'RING RECALL WAS COMPLETED THIS CAR IN 1999. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS FUEL-RAIL LEAKING PROBLEM SUBMITTED TO THE NHTSA. DUE TO THE EXTREME HAZARD, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND A NO-COST REPAIR. I HOPE A RECALL IS FORTHCOMING SOON TO REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL ASSY. FUEL RAIL LEAK WAS NOT CAUSED BY INJECTOR ALTHOUGH ONE INJECTOR WAS REPLACED DURING REPAIR.

THE PASSENGER BUCKET SEAT, INBOARD SEAT-TRACK IS BROKEN. THIS CAUSES THE INBOARD SIDE TO BE LOOSE. THE INBOARD SEAT ASSY CAN MOVE SEVERAL INCHES UP/DOWN. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE ONE DESCRIBED IN A CHRYSLER "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION" WHERIN THE INBOARD PIVOT BRACKET WAS TO BE REPLACED ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. IN WHAT MAY BE A RELATED PROBLEM THE FORE/AFT POWER SEAT MOTOR IS EITHER BURNED OUT OR DEFECTIVE. IN SHORT, THE PASSENGER BUCKET SEAT TRACK ASSY. IS DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE. THE DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT STATES THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT TRACK ASSY. MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $450 OR SO IN PARTS ALONE. IN THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT IS UNSTABLE AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT IN MATERIALS OR DESIGN, I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE GROUNDS FOR A RECALL AND NO COST REPAIR. IN ADDITION, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT TRACKS HAVE HAD 6 INCH PLASTIC GUIDES BREAK AND COME LOOSE FROM THE TRACK ASSY. THIS CAUSES THE SEATS TO BE MILDLY UNSTABLE AND LOOSE.