Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 12, 1997NJ
WHILE SHIFTING GEAR INTO REVERSE FROM PARK, TRANSMISSION ACTS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE RACES WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, AND INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATES GEAR IS IN REVERSE.
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1996 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 1996 record →
Parking Brake
Filed May 20, 1997TX
DRIVER'S PANT LEG WOULD GET CAUGHT ON THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE.
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Apr 24, 1997CA
BATTERY FAILED.
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Mar 20, 1997IL
WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS EXPERIENCED WATER PUMP FAILURE, AT APPROX. 65MPH, NOTICED HEAT GUAGE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR 12 DAYS BECAUSE PART WAS ON NAT'L BACK ORDER. *AK TIRE BLOW OUT AT 10,000 MILES AND REPLACED. POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO O'RING FAILURE. SPARK PLUG FAILED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 10, 1997CA
WHEN RELEASING THE ABS BRAKES THEY WILL GRIND, VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SEVEN TIMES WITHOUT A REMEDY. *AK
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA
AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE.
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 20, 1996TX
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH SUDDENLY LOSS OF POWER OCCURS, THEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, RENDERING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES INOPERATIVE, NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK
Air BagsCrash
Filed Aug 12, 1996NY
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 25, 1996MD
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. *AK
SteeringCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 24, 1996PA
THE MECHANISM IN THE VEHICLE THAT CONTROLS STEERING FELL APART. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Mar 14, 1996MI
INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING, LOSS OF ALL SAFETY FEATURES (POWER STEERING) *AK
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