AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER FAILED. *SD
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 →
BRAKE ROTORS OF VEHICLE ARE WARPING W/LOW MILEAGE ACCUMULATION WHICH AFFECTS STOPPING PERFORMANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. TT
AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR EMITS 'MUSTY' ODOR. *SD
ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK WHEN ACCELERATING AND PASSING OTHER VEHICLE. TT
VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER. *SD
ENGINE STALLED, DUE TO IGNITION FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL 94V024000. *DSH
DROVE THRU ABOUT 2-3 INCHES OF WATER, ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. HAS TO BE REPLACED. TT 1 AND 1/2 INCHES OF WATER WAS FOUND IN EACH CYLINDER AND CAUSED RODS TO BEND, THE AIR CLEANER DRAWS ITS AIR FROM A HOSE CONNECTED TO WHEEL WEEL OF CAR. *SLC
AT, TRANSMISSION WILL DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEED 2 GEARS. TT
DIRECTIONAL RIGHT/LEFT SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING; INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, USUALLY HAPPENS WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT; AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES; SIGNALS WORK. TT *JB
IN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
VEHICLE'S ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, UNKNOWN REASON FOR FAILURE. TT *JB
ABS: WHENEVER APPLY BRAKES HARD, THEY LOCK UP AND VEHICLE JERKS; NO OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS. TT
INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. TT
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WEAK , AT NIGHT WHEN LOOKING OUT THE BACK WINDOW YOU CAN SEE DOUBLE . TT
ABS BRAKES; HYDRAULIC UNIT REPLACED DUE TO BRAKES FAILING COMPLETELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. TT
THE CAR HAS ABS BRAKES. THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TT
HEADLIGHTS OPERATE POORLY AT NIGHT DURING RAINY WEATHER/HEADLIGHTS ARE MORE LIKE A FLOOD LIGHT THAN SPOT LIGHT, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT ON THE CAR. THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
AUTO-TRAN: TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT; JUMPS GEAR, JERKS, TAKES A LURCH. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD, DEALER REPLACE PARKING BRAKE LEVEL. TT
WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE FRONT BRAKE START SHAKE DISC BRAKE . TT
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FROZE, CAUSING BELTS TO COME OFF. *DH
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HOSE RUPTURED AND FLUID SPILLED ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHILE DRIVING.CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. TT
VEHICLE WAS HIT AT A 12 O'CLOCK POSITION, AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO INFLATE. TT
PE95-033 ACTIVE, FUEL TANK LEAK. TT
DIFFICULT TO LOCATE HORN IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *AK
TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY UP UNLESS ITS COMPLETELY OPEN. TT
TRUNK LID INADVERTENTLY OPENED WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT IN FRONT OF OWNERS HOUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. TT
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 13,351 MILES., CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. TT
FOOT ON BRAKE PLACED GEAR SELECTOR INTO DRIVE AND VEHICLE SURGED. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. TT
ENGINE STALLS OUT IN HWY SPEED INTERMITTENTLY POSSIBLY DUE TO WIRING HARNESS. TT
WHEN DRIVING ON HWY AT HIGH SPEEDS CAR STALLS OUT WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. TT
ALL THREE BOLTS THAT SECURES THE TAILGATE LATCH FELL OUT. TT
ACCESS TO HORN WITH DIFFICULTY. HAVE TO FEEL OR SEARCH TAKING EYES OFF ROAD. TT
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. *SKD
POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *DH
OCCUPANTS RECEIVED HEADACHES OR NAUSEA DUE TO GAS FUMES FROM VENTS WHEN DRIVING. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 65MPH, HIT A DEER AT 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVERS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
THE DASH IS TOO LOW, CAUSING AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE FOOT PATH FROM GAS TO BRAKE PEDAL. TT
SEVERE GLARE FROM WINDSHIELD DUE TO REFLECTIONS OFF DASHBOARD; CANNOT SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD DUE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT. TT
SWITCH BUTTON RING HEAD LIGHT, HEAD LIGHTS ARE TOO DIM, CAUSING VISION PROBLEMS. TT
HEADLIGHTS ARE INADEQUATE DUE TO POOR LIGHT INTENSITY ON LOW/HIGH BEAMS. *AK
TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT FUNCTION IN COLD STARTS
VEHICLES HEADLIGHT DESIGN IS POOR ,LIGHT IS VERY DIM DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW LIGHTING ON EITHER SIDE OF FRONT. TT
DRIVERS/PASSENGERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL COLLISION; COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSING HIGHWAY ILEGALLY. TT
RIGHT FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB FAILED. *SKD
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