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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 →

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Aug 24, 1998NY

WHILE DRIVING GAS SMELL WAS NOTICED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND FUEL RAIL WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 4, 1998MA

BRAKE ROTORS/PADS FAILED PREMATURELY. (QCAW)

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Jul 18, 1998MO

WATER PUMP FAILED. ALSO, OVERHEAD CAM TIMING BELT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jun 24, 1998MO

AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 2, 1998CT

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THROUGH A WALL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 18, 1998TX

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASION, ACCELERATOR JAMMED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY EFFORT, LAST TIME RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT.

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Apr 20, 1998CA

FUEL RAIL FAILED CAUSING FUEL SMELL TO ENTER VEHICLE.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Feb 23, 1998GA

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS DIFFICULT TO FASTEN.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Feb 11, 1998FL

ENGINE WATER PUMP FAILED, CAUSING OVERHEATING.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 4, 1998MD

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 and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 27, 1998FL

ENGINE OIL LEAK.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 23, 1998RI

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Jan 22, 1998NY

WATER PUMP FAILED.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Jan 21, 1998FL

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Dec 30, 1997FL

WATER PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SMOKE AND VIBRATE.

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Nov 14, 1997MD

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT.

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Nov 4, 1997CA

BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 30, 1997MD

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 4, 1997CA

WHEN TRAVELEING THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER/STALL/HESIATE CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 25, 1997GA

WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOUT 60 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AISBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUIFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 21, 1997MA

BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED/FAILED. *AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 19, 1997MI

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

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Aug 9, 1997PA

TIE ROD FAILURE.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 21, 1997TX

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

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jul 10, 1997PA

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 2, 1997NY

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 31, 1997MA

BOTH FRONT ROTORS WARPED/FAILED. *AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Feb 25, 1997IA

OWNER PUT REAR DEFROSTER ON AND THEN THE WINDOW SHATTERED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 4, 1997PA

TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN INNER CV JOINT, WOBBLES ON BRAKE APPLICATION.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Feb 4, 1997OR

HEAT DUCT PANEL UNDER THE DASH BOARD/ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT FASTENED PROPERLY IN PLACE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 13, 1997FL

TIMING BELT FAILED.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Dec 4, 1996MO

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROJECT VERY FAR IN FRONT AND THERE IS NO VISION UPON MAKING A TURN IN DRIVEWAYS. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Nov 14, 1996MT

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 28, 1996NY

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE NOISE, SLIP AND VEHICLE WAS BUCKING; REPLACED TRANSAXLE AND REPAIRED WIRING TO MAIN HARNESS-LOOSE CONNECTION. *A

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Oct 24, 1996NE

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

Tires › Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Filed Oct 11, 1996OH

SPARE TIME THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE IS 1 INCH SMALLER THAN ALL OTHER TIRES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 1, 1996MD

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

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Sep 24, 1996VA

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

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Sep 13, 1996CA

STARTER/IGNITION FAILURE.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 23, 1996VA

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP.*AK POSSIBLE ENGINE RELATED. *SLC

Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Jul 11, 1996CA

ELECTRIC TRUNK RELEASE FAILED. *DH

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut1 injured
Filed Jul 11, 1996PA

TRUNK LID WILL NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING HEAD INJURY TO PASSENGER. *SD

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 11, 1996FL

THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OR WILL NOT START AT ALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Apr 24, 1996MA

THE CAR HAS ABS AND THEY HAVE INCREASED STOOOING DISTANCES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Suspension › Rear
Filed Feb 1, 1996NJ

REAR SUSPENSION NOT ALIGNED FROM ASSEMBLY PLANT IN CANADA. REAR TIRES ARE WORN SEVERELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 17, 1996NY

CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH HAS NO LIGHTS/ AT NIGHT MUST BE ENGAGED BY FEEL ALONE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 16, 1995NY

EXCESSIVE FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER REFUELING. *DSH

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Dec 11, 1995NJ

SOMETHING IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE NOT TANK THERE IS BAD GAS SMELL IN CAR . TT

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 29, 1995CA

CENTER CONSOLE UNSECURED, DUE TO DESIGN. *DSH

Steering › Linkages
Filed Oct 31, 1995MI

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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