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1993 Chrysler Concorde complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jan 27, 1998CA

METAL FUEL LINE VIBRATED LOOSE AND LEAKED ONTO ENGINE.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › SwitchFire
Filed Jan 19, 1998IL

HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTED WHICH CAUSED SMALL FIRE UNDER DASH.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Jan 16, 1998NC

LEAK FOUND AT THE PLASTIC QUIK-CONNECT DELIVERING FUEL TO THE RAIL.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jan 13, 1998PA

FUELTANK: FUEL LEAK ON FUEL RAIL, DEFECTIVE RAIL AND THEY'RE DESIGNING A NEW ONE. *AK

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jan 12, 1998VA

DEFECTIIVE FUEL RAIL CAUSED GASOLINE TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE RESULTING IN SMOKE AND ODOR.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Dec 29, 1997NC

OWNER SMELLED FUEL AND SAW FUEL CASCADING FROM INJECTION RAIL ON SIDE OF ENGINE AND POOLING BENEATH VEHICLE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 23, 1997CA

EA95-028, THE FUEL RAIL IS CRACKED ,CAUSING FUEL TO PRESSURIZE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RESULTING IN A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED PARTS ARE ON A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust
Filed Dec 1, 1997NJ

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT PLASTIC LINER HAS CRACKED.OWNER NOTES THAT THESE ARE POWER SEATS.CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Nov 26, 1997TX

WHILE VEHCLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Nov 13, 1997TX

THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING, CAUSING GAS FUMES TO BE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS TO BE DRIVEN WITH THE WINDOW DOWN. DEALER HAS DONE NOTHING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 5, 1997MI

FRONT ROTORS FAILED DUE TO RUST.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Oct 8, 1997NJ

THE DOOR LOCKS RELEASE FROM THE LOCKE DPOSITION BY THEMSELVES. ALSO, OCCURS WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARKING LOT. IN ADDITION, HORN GOES OFF BEEPING/BLARING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust
Filed Oct 7, 1997CT

CONSUMER STEVENS CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH IN MILFORD CT., SAID, THE POWER SEAT MACHANISM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Oct 7, 1997IL

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. *AK

Suspension › Multiple Axle › Torque Arm
Filed Sep 11, 1997NJ

REAR SUSPENSION ARM BOLTS FAILED FROM RUST.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Sep 3, 1997OH

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock SwitchCrash
Filed Aug 29, 1997GA

VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WHILE THE IGNITION WAS OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A TREE. *AK

Power TrainCrash
Filed Aug 11, 1997MI

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED THOUGH THE DRIVER'S GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE HITTING THE GARAGE DOOR. *AK

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft › Seal
Filed Jul 28, 1997NY

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO FAULTY SEALS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 27, 1997IL

ENGINE STOPS FOR UNKNOWN REASON.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail
Filed May 30, 1997TX

FUEL LINE FAILED, CAUSING GAS LEAK.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › SwitchFire
Filed May 28, 1997OH

HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Apr 15, 1997FL

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50MPH WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE .OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT DEALERS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Apr 9, 1997FL

FUEL RAIL IS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKING INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MANUFECTURER HAS A NEW FUEL RAIL DESIGN FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Apr 8, 1997FL

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 20, 1997IL

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY INDICATING ABS FAILURE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 16, 1997IL

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATES WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO THE ABS PROBLEM.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 4, 1997CA

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN COLLISION, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE AIR BAG DIDI NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED FROM AHEAD INJURY FROM THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. *AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jan 22, 1997MI

POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, RADIO FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 21, 1997NY

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Jan 7, 1997NE

ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATING, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jan 6, 1997NY

AIR CONDITION FAILED DUE TO FAULTY EVAPORATOR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 17, 1996FL

THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON/OFF, NOT CLEAR WHETHER ABS BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Dec 6, 1996TX

MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO BRAKES LOCKING UP/SMOKING.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Dec 2, 1996GA

FUEL INJECTION: FUEL RAIL LEAKS, SPILLS GASOLINE ON TOP OF ENGINE, COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STTES THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PRODUCT DEFECTS SUCH AS THE TRANSMISSION, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, DOOR LOCK AND TRUNK LOCK AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CONSUMER STATES SOME WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 25, 1996IL

ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 14, 1996MI

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash2 injured
Filed Nov 6, 1996PA

WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, PUT CAR IN REVERSE MOVING A SHORT DISTANCE-BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, CHANGED GEA RTO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD, WENT OVER A CEMENT PARKING GUIDE, STROKE A TREE AND STOPPED. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Nov 5, 1996LA

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUNK HOOD OPENED, THE POWER DOOR LOCKED BY ITSELF AND HORN SOMETIMES GOES OFF BY ITSELF. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Oct 22, 1996LA

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT,THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 10, 1996CT

ABS MAIN POWER RELAY FAILED, ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK/WATER PUMP/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR/LEFT SWAY BAR. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 7, 1996OH

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Sep 18, 1996ID

PAINT FADING ON THE CAR. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Sep 17, 1996NY

CAR WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, WENT TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARD, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER CAR .PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 17, 1996CT

ABS MAIN POWER RELAY FAILED, ALSO REPLACED STEERING RACK/LEFT SWAY BAR/WATER PUMP/WINDSHIELD WIPER. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Aug 21, 1996VA

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, AT 35 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Aug 15, 1996WI

PURCHASED CAR USED, THE FRONT CALIPER HAD TO BE REPLACED . *AK TIE ROD BOLT TO FRONT LEFT WHEEL FELL OUT, STEERING INOPERABLE. BRAKES BEGAN VIBRATING AT 23000 MILES, WHEN BRAKING BRAKES SOUNDED LIKE METAL ON METAL, BRAKE SHOE ON THE FRONT LEFT WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND RUSTED. WATER PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 25, 1996IL

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES. *SD

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 12, 1996MA

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

Suspension
Filed Jul 8, 1996MA

BRACKET ON THE REAR WHEEL BROKE, CAUSING STRUT TO BECOME UNATTACHED WHILE DRIVING AND REAR WHEEL HAS A LOT OF PLAY. *AK

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