1993 Chrysler Concorde complaints

TRANSAXLE BRACKET CRACKED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 TO 60 MPH, CAUSING A LOSS IN POWER WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, ODOR COMING FROM A/C SYSTEM, CAUSED BY MICROBIAL GROWTH ON THE EVAPORATOR CORE, A RESULT OF CONDENSATION FORMATION DURING A/C OPERATION, CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT SUITABLE FOR BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL GROWTH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

RECALL 99V215/ ENGINE CRADLE. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

RECALL 98V184000/FUEL LEAKAGE: RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE, AND WAS UNABLE TO GET DEALER TO HONOR RECALL. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO GO INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BACK UP. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PUT GEAR IN DRIVE, THEN SHIFT TO REVERSE, AND VEHICLE WOULD MOVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT JUST COLLAPSED FLAT!! THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME!! SOME CHEAP PART PROBABLY FAILED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

AT LOW SPEED 20MPH IN PARKING LOTS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH A/C ON ALL GAUGES THE INSTRUMENT ON PANEL WOULD GO OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE HEATER COMES ON BLOWING AT FULL SPEED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER NO WARRANTY FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED AT CONSUMER COST. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AT HEAVY BRAKING. DEALER'S RESPONSE NO WARRANTY, DIAGNOSIS SHOWED IT NEEDED NEW COMPUTER. 3 MONTHS LATER, ABS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED ABS BRAKE RELAY, EMERCENCY BRAKE INOPERATIVE (1993), EVAPORATOR CORE RUPTURED, HEAD GASKET WARPED FROM OVERHEATING CAUSING LEAKAGE. *AK

WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC PART OF FRAME ON LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD SEPARATED DUE TO CRACK. MANUFACTURER INFORMED OWNER, AFTER BEING NOTIFIED, THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED BACK & WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ON VEHICLE BUT NO NOTICE WENT OUT AS OF YET. RECALL #99V215000. *AK

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 53,000 MILES DUE TO FAULTY AND POOR DESIGN OF THE PRODUCT. *AK

AFTER RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED VEHICLE EXPERIENCING HARD START PROBLEMS. (98V-130) MJS

3 REPLACEMENTS OF EVAPORATOR; 1 REPLACEMENT OF CONDENSOR; O-RINGS REPLACED TWICE

I HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE. CONTACTED DEALER & MANUFACTURER BELIEVES IT IS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT .. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO HELP, WANTS $2200 TO FIX PROBLEM.. COULD HAVE HAD MAJOR ACCIDENT IF FAILED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. *NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY OR COMPONENT (S) LISED. *AK

STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE UP & DOWN IN DRIVER'S HAND, RAPIDLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING 35-45MPH. THE ROAD CAN BE EIGHER SMOOTH/ BUMPY OR ROUGH. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK. *AK

THIS IS AN ONGOING, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT STARTED APPROX. 6-12 MONTHS AGO AND HAS STEADILY WORSENED. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES RAPIDLY UP AND DOWN, AND GENERATES A LOUD MACHINE-GUN LIKE NOISE. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND LASTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 0 - 15 SECONDS. IT CAN OCCUR ON SMOOTH AS WELL AS BUMPY ROADS. IT GENERALLY HAPPENS ON LOCAL ROADS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 - 40 M.PH. DON'T KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKETS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO. 99V215000. HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF RECALL, BUT AM ANXIOUSLY AWAITING NOTICE SO THAT I CAN BRING IN MY CAR TO THE DEALER ONLY ONCE TO LOOK AT BOTH PROBELMS.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ALONE HEARD NOISE A CRACKING SOUND AND ALSO A LOUD POPPING SOUND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE AXLE WAS BROKEN AND ALSO THE C.V. JOINTS

WHILE DRIVING AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE FAN BELT TO BURN UP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO SPLIT THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. I HAVE THE INFO AND WILL FURNISH IF REQUESTED. PRIMARILY THE TWO FRONT SEATS OPERATE BUT SEEM TO BE LOOSE. I ALSO HAVE THE PARTS THAT BROKE OFF.

THE HOOD CYLINDER WOULD RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE ITS UP & DROPPED DOWN ON OWNER'S HEAD. HAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. HAS NOT BEEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM TO BE CHECKED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 25 TO 35 MPH THERE IS SOME KNOCKING WITHIN THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT TIRE. *AK TRANSMISSION LURCHES INTERMITTENLY AND TRANSMISSION IS BAD. JN

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE / WHEN IT IS PARKED, HORN INADVERTENTLY GOES OFF FOR UP TO 5 TO 6 MINUTES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *YC

NHTSA RECALL 98V-184 000: FUEL LEAKAGE; AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DON, VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERL.; DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMET THATPROBLEM WAS NOT DUE TO RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER KNOW VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING THAT BAD BEFORE TAKING INTO THE DEALER. THEY WANT CONSUMER TO BELEIVE THIS PROBLEM JUST OCCURRED DURING REPAIRS. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 TO 35 MPH THERE IS KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT AND FRONT LEFT WHEEL. *AK

HOOD SUPPORT CYLINDERS FAILED TO SUPPORT HOOD IN OPEN POSITION, HOOD FELL AND CAUSED MINOR INJURY (COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE). FOUND 5 PREVIOUS REPORTS INVOLVING '93, '94, '95 CHRYSLER CONCORDE AND SISTERS, DODGE INTREPID & EAGLE VISION. REF: OID IDS NO. 835156, 829961, 542632, 830044, & 707240. *AK

LOWER HALF OF POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR SOFT FROM THE BATTERY ACID AND A HOLE, CAUSING ALL FLUID TO DRAIN OUT, LOCATION OF RESERVOIR NEXT TO BATTERY. YH

WHILE DRIVING WITH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND WHEN CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE UP HE CAN SMELL THE FUEL. *AK

AIRCONDITIONER STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR AND SMELLED TERRIBLE.. HAD IT CHECKED AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WOULD COST , ESTIMATED FIVEHUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR.(EVAPORATOR CRACK , AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ..

FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER ON ONE OCCASION, AND TWO OTHER TIMES BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT CAUSE COULD NOT BE FOUND OR DUPLICATED. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPORX. 2-3 MPH, CAUSING FRONT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. HOWEVER, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPOLY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A LEAK IN ONE OF THE VALVES OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THERE IS A LEAK IN ONE OF THE VALVES ON THE ABS SYSTEM. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTOFIED .

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

THIS RECALL IS A WINDFALL IN REPAIRS FOR THE DEALER. EVERYTHING IS NOW FAILING BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR ( FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER). I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM................

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING AT STOPS.

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V-184) FUEL INJECTION O-RING. MJS

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY DATA SHOWS THAT 1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDS AND DODGE INTREPIDS HAD RACK AND PINION UNITS INSTALLED THAT WERE PRONE TO FAILURE AFTER ABOUT 45,000 MI. *MJS

ON 1/99 I BROUGHT CAR TO DONALDSON MOTOR COMPANY TO HAVE A/C CHECKED. WHILE IN THE SHOP, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE O-RINGS FOR THE FUEL RAIL. THEY REPLACED O-RINGS. ON 3/23/99 WHILE DRIVING CAR I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL AND CAR BURNING FUEL ATA FAST RATE. PARKED THE CAR AND NOTICED GAS DRIPPING ONTO TO CONCRETE. DROVE THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST LOCATION< JERRY SPECIALTY 3746 N. 16TH ST. ORANGE, TX 77632 (409) 886-0472. I WAS TOLD THE O RINGS AND THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PARTS WERE REPLACED IN THE AMOUNT OF 507.94, INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS MATTER AND LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *AK

WATER PUMP FAILED PREMATURELY.

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE PRIOR TO FUEL O-RINGS RECALL NOTIFICATION. (98V-184)(INSURANCE AGENCY) (AW)

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINT AND INNER TIE ROD. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS; ONCE AT 52,000 MILES OF WEAR, AND ANOTHER AT 94,000 MILES OF WEAR. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT IN LATE DECEMBER, 1998. DEALER NOTIFIED. REPAIRS AND PARTS WERE CHARGED TO CONSUMER. *AK

RECALL REPAIR DONE ON O-RING, AFTER REPAIR VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD STARTING.

FUEL RAIL FAILED PRIOR TO DEALERSHIP INSPECTION.

POWER BRAKE BOOSTER/TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHTS/HORN/ AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AND WATER PUMP FAILED @ 36,000 WHILE STOPPING ON HIGHWAY IN 65MPH TRAFFIC. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM, CONTACTED THE DEALER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER 98V184000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. *AK

HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. ALSO, HIGH MOUNTED SDTOP LAMP ASSEMBLY WOULD REMAIN ON AFTER VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS SEEN/REPLACED AND FIXED ALL THE LIGHTS. *AK

FUEL RAIL FAILURE/LEAK PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. (98V-184).

FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING GASOLINE ONTO HOT ENGINE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SMOKE AND EMIT GASOLINE ODOR, VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

FUEL INJECTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN FUEL LEAK.