FUEL LEAKS FROM FUEL INJECTION RAIL, FUME ODOR NOTICE.
1994 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 1994 record →
HEAD LIGHTS WERE VERY POOR, ESPECIALLY WHE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS WER EQUALLY POOR. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL OPEN A FILE ON THIS MATTER . *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING STALLING.
BOTTOM SEAT SUPPORT SHEARD OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE.
WHEN DRIVING AND MAKING A STOP, THE VEHICLE WILL JUST STALL. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND WILL NOT MOVE, HAVE TO CUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART AGAIN. THEN THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND THEN MOVE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD TO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CLUTCH HAD GONE OUT. *AK
STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS VERY SLUGGISH ON HILLS/ SHIFTED DOWN TO 2ND GEAR FROM DRIVE AND HILL CLIMBING BECAME EASIER. HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE.
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE INTO THE REVERSE GEAR RIGHT AWAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUDDERS WHEN OVERDRIVE KICKS IN WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH. THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO LEAKY TRANSMISSION SEALS. THE SEALS WILL BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN 2ND GEAR.
TRANSMISSION GEAR FAILED.
THE TRANSMISSION SNATCH OR JERK.
FUEL SPILLED OUT OF CAR WHEN STARTED.
FUEL PUMP LEAKS A GREAT DEAL OF FUEL DOWN OVER THE ENGINE AND ONTO ELECTRICAL WIRING.
ENTIRE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.
WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE FUEL LINE WHER EIT ENTERED TO HOUSING ON TOP OF ENGINE AND THEN RAN DOWN OVER THE FRONT OF ENGINE. *AK
TRACKS FOR THE POWER SEATS FAILED CAUSING SEAT TO BECOME WOBBLY.
TRUNK LIGHT BULB BURNED AND MELTED ITEMS WITHIN THE TRUNK.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE , IT BEGAN TO SURGE, FUEL SYSTEM HAS RUBBER O-RINGS LOCATED IN FUEL INJECTORS. O-RINGS IN A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE. THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. *AK
ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE/COMPUTER FAILED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER STICKS, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO OTHER SELECTIONS WHILE DRIVING. *AK
THE AIR CLIMATE CONTROL DEFOGGER/DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
FUEL INJECTION LEAKS, STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS, CRACKED RAIL IN THE INJECTOR. DEALER REPLACED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM RAIL. *AK DEALER REPLACED DRIVE BELTS AND UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES. *SLC
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL WILL PERMIT THE WINDOWS TO FOG UP SUDDENLY, VIRTUALLY OBSCURING THE DRIVERS VISION.
TRANSMISSION MAKES RUMBLING SOUND AND FAILED AFTERWORDS. YH
SPARK PLUGS FAILED. YH
PASSENGER DOOR STOP INOPERATIVE. YH
WHILE CAR WAS IN REVERSE GEAR, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED CAR.
INSTRUMENT PANEL ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON.
AIR CONDITIONER EMITTED A MUSTY SMELL AND SUBSEQUENTLY STOPPED WORKING. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKS IN SECOND GEAR AND VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL ENGINE COOLS.
LEFT REAR LINK WHICH HOLDS THE AXLE IN PLACE FAILED, ALLOWING THE REAR AXLE TO COME OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE LEFT REAR LINK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE BUILT-IN CSS BUCKLE IS DEFECTIVE; IT DISENGAGES WHEN PULLING THE STRAP WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE CHILD IF IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT.THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THE WARNING LIGHT BEFORE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CHRYSLER SENT AN INSPECTOR OUT IN FEB. 97. A LETTER WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE INVESTIGATION STATING THAT THE INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE IMPACT ABSORBED BY THE UNDERCARRIGE DID MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR AIRBAG DEPOLYMENT; AND THAT PROPER DEPLOYMENT DID OCCUR. THEY DECLINED ANY ASSISTANCE . *AK
BOLT THAT HOLDS STABILIZER BAR TO THE UNIBODY SNAPPED.
AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT WORK.
WINDOW SWITCHES WORE OUT. *AK
THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVRAL TIMES TO THE OWNER AND HAS PUT HIM IN SOME SERIOUS POTENTIAL ACCIDENT POSITIONS. *AK *JB
POWER WINDOWS SWITCHES WORE OUT. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN CRASH. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
WATER PUMP SEIZED, CAUSING DRIVE BELTS TO MELT AND VEHICLE TO STALL.
SWAY BAR LINKS FAILED.
BOLT THAT HOLDS STABILIZER BAR TO A BRACKET SNAPPED.
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK
FRONT AXLE REPLACED.
ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK. DEALER SAW IT 2 TIMES AND DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT IT THE STEERING RACK WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO PLASTIC PART MELTING.
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. *AK
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