METAL FUEL LINE VIBRATED LOOSE AND LEAKED ONTO ENGINE.
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 →
HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTED WHICH CAUSED SMALL FIRE UNDER DASH.
LEAK FOUND AT THE PLASTIC QUIK-CONNECT DELIVERING FUEL TO THE RAIL.
FUELTANK: FUEL LEAK ON FUEL RAIL, DEFECTIVE RAIL AND THEY'RE DESIGNING A NEW ONE. *AK
DEFECTIIVE FUEL RAIL CAUSED GASOLINE TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE RESULTING IN SMOKE AND ODOR.
OWNER SMELLED FUEL AND SAW FUEL CASCADING FROM INJECTION RAIL ON SIDE OF ENGINE AND POOLING BENEATH VEHICLE.
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
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT PLASTIC LINER HAS CRACKED.OWNER NOTES THAT THESE ARE POWER SEATS.CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
WHILE VEHCLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. *AK
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
FRONT ROTORS FAILED DUE TO RUST.
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
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
INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. *AK
REAR SUSPENSION ARM BOLTS FAILED FROM RUST.
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WHILE THE IGNITION WAS OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A TREE. *AK
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
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO FAULTY SEALS.
ENGINE STOPS FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
FUEL LINE FAILED, CAUSING GAS LEAK.
HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT.
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 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 BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE.
ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY INDICATING ABS FAILURE. *AK
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.
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
POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, RADIO FAILED.
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATING, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.
AIR CONDITION FAILED DUE TO FAULTY EVAPORATOR.
THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON/OFF, NOT CLEAR WHETHER ABS BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO BRAKES LOCKING UP/SMOKING.
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
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
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
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUNK HOOD OPENED, THE POWER DOOR LOCKED BY ITSELF AND HORN SOMETIMES GOES OFF BY ITSELF. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT,THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
ABS MAIN POWER RELAY FAILED, ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK/WATER PUMP/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR/LEFT SWAY BAR. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
PAINT FADING ON THE CAR. *AK
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
ABS MAIN POWER RELAY FAILED, ALSO REPLACED STEERING RACK/LEFT SWAY BAR/WATER PUMP/WINDSHIELD WIPER. *AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, AT 35 MPH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE. *AK
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
BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES. *SD
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
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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