WHILE DRIVING GAS SMELL WAS NOTICED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK
1995 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 1995 record →
BRAKE ROTORS/PADS FAILED PREMATURELY. (QCAW)
WATER PUMP FAILED. ALSO, OVERHEAD CAM TIMING BELT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE.
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THROUGH A WALL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED. *AK
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASION, ACCELERATOR JAMMED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY EFFORT, LAST TIME RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT.
FUEL RAIL FAILED CAUSING FUEL SMELL TO ENTER VEHICLE.
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS DIFFICULT TO FASTEN.
ENGINE WATER PUMP FAILED, CAUSING OVERHEATING.
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN VEHICLE HIT A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER. VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND HIT CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PASSENGE RSUFFERED INJURIES BECAUSE SEAT BELT SLIPPED FROM HER LAP TO THE STOMACH. 524758 DUP OF 524239, POSTED ON 30-SEP-98. *AK
ENGINE OIL LEAK.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
WATER PUMP FAILED.
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.
WATER PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SMOKE AND VIBRATE.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT.
BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION. ALSO FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT FELL BACK UPON IMPACT, CAUSING PASSENGER (WIFE) TO SLIP UNDER THE SEAT BELTS. HIT THE DASHBOARD AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
WHEN TRAVELEING THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER/STALL/HESIATE CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOUT 60 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AISBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUIFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED/FAILED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER/POWER WINDOWS DID NOT WORK; THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WORKED. CALLED DEALER & TOLD WILL CHECK VEHICLE OUT. *AK
TIE ROD FAILURE.
UPON STARTING VEHICLE TO BACKUP WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE WENT WIDE OPEN AND VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS ABOUT (10) FEET HITTING (2) VEHICLES BEFORE STOPPING. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T REWIND. CONSUMER HAS HAD IT REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE THEY'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. DEALER TOLD THEM THAT THE SEAT BELTS WEREN'T ADJUSTABLE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR. *AK
BOTH FRONT ROTORS WARPED/FAILED. *AK
OWNER PUT REAR DEFROSTER ON AND THEN THE WINDOW SHATTERED. *AK
TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN INNER CV JOINT, WOBBLES ON BRAKE APPLICATION.
HEAT DUCT PANEL UNDER THE DASH BOARD/ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT FASTENED PROPERLY IN PLACE.
TIMING BELT FAILED.
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROJECT VERY FAR IN FRONT AND THERE IS NO VISION UPON MAKING A TURN IN DRIVEWAYS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING DOWN A DARK COUNTRY ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SHINE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE WHEN MAKING A TURN. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE NOISE, SLIP AND VEHICLE WAS BUCKING; REPLACED TRANSAXLE AND REPAIRED WIRING TO MAIN HARNESS-LOOSE CONNECTION. *A
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A GASOLINE SMELL IN THE VEHICLE, AT DEALERS (6) TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK
SPARE TIME THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE IS 1 INCH SMALLER THAN ALL OTHER TIRES.
WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STALLS, WHICH THEN CAUSES THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES TO LOCK , CONSUMER HAS NO CONTROL OVER STEERING OR STOPPPING THE VEHICLE.*AK
THE LATCH PLATE ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN THAN THE OTHER SEAT BELTS, THEREFORE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE LAP BELT TIGHT. *AK
STARTER/IGNITION FAILURE.*AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP.*AK POSSIBLE ENGINE RELATED. *SLC
ELECTRIC TRUNK RELEASE FAILED. *DH
TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING HEAD INJURY TO PASSENGER. *SD
THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OR WILL NOT START AT ALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE CAR HAS ABS AND THEY HAVE INCREASED STOOOING DISTANCES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
REAR SUSPENSION NOT ALIGNED FROM ASSEMBLY PLANT IN CANADA. REAR TIRES ARE WORN SEVERELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH HAS NO LIGHTS/ AT NIGHT MUST BE ENGAGED BY FEEL ALONE.
EXCESSIVE FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER REFUELING. *DSH
SOMETHING IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE NOT TANK THERE IS BAD GAS SMELL IN CAR . TT
CENTER CONSOLE UNSECURED, DUE TO DESIGN. *DSH
PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING, REPLACE RACK AND PINION, SECOND TIME EXPERIENCE COMPLETE STEERING LOSS, BOLT THAT HOLDS THE TIE ROD ON SHEARED OFF, REP R/P AGAIN.
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