1998 Chrysler Concorde complaints

LOST OF VEHICLE HOOD COWL PANEL WHILE DRIVING. ALL 7 ORIGINAL COWL PANEL FASTENING STEEL CLIPS WERE UNDISTURBED NOT THE RESULT OF WEAR AND TEAR, BUT INFERIOR PRODUCT OR INADEQUATE DESIGN. *BF NAR *JLS THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE GOING 65 MPH A LARGE BLACK OBJECT FLEW AGAINST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND OVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TC *JB

2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE

WHILE DRIVING 36 MPH ENGINE FAILED. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE OIL CHANGE. ONCE THE CONSUMER LEFT THE JIFFY LUBE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A FLAT BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR , HOWEVER IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, AS SOON AS THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY GONE, ALSO, THERE WAS A SLUDGE BUILD UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 60,000 MILES.TOOK IT INTO CHRYSLER NUMBEROUS TIMES FOR A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, THEY SIAD THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THEN MY ENGINE TOTALLY DIED.CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO COME BACK WITH THERE IS SLUDGE IN MY ENGINE FROM NOT PROPER OIL CHANGES. NOT FROM ME BUT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER,(WHICH I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 23,000 MILES ON IT WITH AN EXTENDED WARR.)SO CHRYSLER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO FOR ME,AND CHARGED ME 268.00 TO TEAR MY ENGINE APART AND THROW IT IN THE TRUNK IN PIECES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED FROM THE LOT AND IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY. BUT I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN MY CAR FOR 5,000.00 . WHAT A JOKE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING (AT THE END OF MY COMMUTE TO WORK) I LOST COMPLETE ENGINE CONTROL THREE TIMES. THE RPMS EACH TIME WENT DOWN TO ZERO, PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL REPETEDLY SEEMED TO BRING THEM UP EACH TIME. UNTIL FINALLY THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN (THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST AT THIS POINT). THE CAR ENDED DEAD ON THE OFF-RAMP NEAR WORK. MY CAR IS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD WITH A 2.7 L ENGINE. MY DEALER (JOE JACOBBY'S OUT OF WARRENTON, VA) TOLD ME: "IT IS THE BEST ENGINE CHRYSLER MAKES", BEFORE I BOUGHT IT! WHAT A LAUGH! BILL WALKER. *AK

DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK RECALL 04V021000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HASN'T RELEASED THE PARTS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE NOT PROVIDING ANY SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION FOR THIS ISSUE. *AK

MY CONCORDE BROKE DOWN WHILE ON VACATION, WAS TOWED IT TO A NEARBY CHRYSLER DEALER/SERVICE CENTER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 7/70 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (BY ABOUT 400 MILES), IT WAS COVERED COMPLETELY AND A BRAND NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. LESS THAN 10 MONTHS LATER, THAT ENGINE HAS EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF 6K. I WAS TOLD THE "NEW" ENGINE THAT HAD JUST EXPLODED WAS ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 1 YEAR OR 12K MILES. I HAD EXCEEDED THE MILAGE BY ABOUT 6K. THEY HAVE FINALLY AGREED TO COVER THE THING WITH ME "ONLY" BEING CHARGED $500.*AK

TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK.*MR THE VEHICLE SHIFT LOCK WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM

WHILE THE TRUNK LID WAS OPENED TRUNK SUPPORT STRUTS FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE TRUNK LID TO CLOSE ONTO THE CONSUMER'S HEAD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS ON VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. *MR THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT WAS NORMAL. THERE WAS ALSO A LOOSE FEELING IN THE STEERING ON ALL TURNS. *SC *JB

WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC

MY ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AND I HAVE TO AD AT LEAST A OUART OF OIL OR MORE EACH MONTH 2.7L ENGINE ALL I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THESE ENGINES IS BAD THEY ALL BLOW UP AND ALSO THE COOLING SYSTEM WERE THE BLEEDER IS BLEW OFF AND THE GUY AT THE AUTO JUNK YARD SAYS ALL THE ENGINES THE GET IN HAVE THIS REPLACED OR ALREADY BLOWEN OFF AND THEIR IS A WAITING LIST FOR THESE ENGINES DO TO A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM BLOWING UP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. IN 1998 I BOUGHT A NEW CHRYSLER CONCORDE. IT HAS ONLY BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IT HAS FAILED TO START OR RUN TWICE - BOTH TIMES REQUIRING TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A FAILED HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS, CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 5083852AA. THE REPAIR WAS MADE BY THE DEALER BY ATTEMPTING TO SOLDER BROKEN PIN CONNECTORS BACK TOGETHER. COST FOR THIS REPAIR WAS AROUND $400. WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED A WEEK LATER I WAS TOLD THE FIRST REPAIR COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND A REPLACEMENT PART WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND INSTALLED. CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 5083852AA IS NO LONGER MADE SO A SUBSTITUTE PART, CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 4760623AB, COSTING ABOUT $1200, WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND MODIFIED TO FIT MY CONCORDE. THIS REPAIR, INCLUDING PARTS, LABOR, RENTAL CAR AND TOWING WILL RUN INTO THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE REASON FOR HAVING TO ORDER THE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE PART IS BECAUSE CHRYSLER DECIDED TO STOP MAKING AND SUPPLYING CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 5083852AA. BY THE WAY, CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 4760623AB IS NOT A FORM, FIT, FUNCTION REPLACEMENT. WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PARTS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD? *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE JERKED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WITH 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. SWITCH DOSEN'T SEEM TO RELEASE AFTER STARTING, CONSIQUENCE IS THAT AIR BAGS, POWER WINDOWS,POWER LOCKLS AND ALL RELATED POWER EQUIPMENT IS NON FUNCTIONAL. I KNOW OF OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND/OR RELATED LINKAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

THE #4 & # 6 ROD BARINGS FAILED. ENGINE SLUG DEVELOPED. *AK

THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AT 5 MPH. DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO DO SO AND FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *AK

PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH OF 2001 AND HAD CAR MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SUGGESTED REPAIR SCHEDULE. IN JULY 2001 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER LATER THAT MONTH DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER REPAIR PERSON THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS MAINTAINING THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE CAME OUT OF 'TIME' AND THE ENGINE MAY HAVE SLIPPED. REPAIRMAN COULD NOT GIVE ME A SUGGESTION ON HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IT COST ME OVER $3,000 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED WITH A USED ENGINE. THE REPAIRMAN AT THE TIME ALLOWED ME TO KEEP MY VEHICLE IN 'STORAGE' UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PAY THE REPAIR BILL. A YEAR LATER I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP (IN DEC 2003). I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I ASKED THE DEALER REPAIRMAN (NEW PERSON, OTHER REPAIRMAN LEFT COMPANY) WHY THAT WAS. REPAIRMAN CLAIMED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE CAR SAT FOR SO LONG. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WORK IT OUT WITH THE DEALER. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR I.E. ACCELERATION PROBLEMS (SLOW/ OR SOMETIMES RAPID), LEAKING FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ENGINE (I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP (NOT THE DEALER - MICHAEL CHRYSLER, I DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH THEM), THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I DON'T NOT DRIVE MY CAR AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS NOR D

2.7 LITER ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, CAR JUST STOPPED- LATER WAS TOLD SPUN A ROD BEARING, NO WARNING ...EXPECTED REPAIR COST 4-8K DOLLARS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ENGINE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY SUDDENLY THE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER THAN PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND UNTO THE RAMP. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF STEAM STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON OPENING THE HOOD THEY NOTICED THAT ENGINE HAD SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY SLUG BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT VEHICLE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLE.*AK

EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, HAVE REPLACED THE HORN, SO THERE MUST BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD THAT CAUSES THE HORN TO STOP WORKING WHENEVER IT RAINS.

WENT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF SEVERE DOWN SHIFTING AT STOP AND CAR LERCHING FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC WHICH BECAME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ICE AND SNOW WERE ADDED AS THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. DEALER CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER.CONTINUED TO HAVE SAME COMPLAINT. SPEED SENSOR CHANGED 3 TIMES. FINALLY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND HAVING COMPUTER REPLACED. CAR HAS 55,000 MILES!!!!!!!!*AK

THE TRANSMISSION ON A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONE PART, THE SPEED SENSOR. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLONID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR PIECE BY PIECE. ALSO, MY CAR IS OVER HEATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE PAID OVER $2000 IN PAYMENTS AND MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. *AK

HORN DOES NOT WORK. *JB

BOTH FRONT/REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED. INTERMITTENTLY SEAT BELT BUCKLES RELEASED THE SEAT BELT LATCH. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO BUCKLE IN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, ANDTECHNICIAN INDICATED ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALERSHIP IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HAVE PERFORMED A TUNE UP AND REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. *AK

I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH A 2.7 L ENGINE. WE HAVE MAINTAINED IT ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE IN THE HANDBOOK, WITH OIL CHANGES APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4500 - 7500 MILES.*AK THE CAR HAS 79000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A WEEK AGO WE NOTICED AN ENGINE NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A FAN GOING OUT. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO AN INDEPENDANT SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED A FAILURE OF THE COOLING FAN. THAT WAS REPAIRED, BUT AT THE SAME TIME A MUCH LARGE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE ENGINE IS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE LIFTERS. THE SHOP DETERMINED IT WAS NOT UPPER ENGINE, AND HENCE NOT LIFTERS. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE ENGINE TORN APART AND REPLACED ($7,000) BUT THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY LOWER ENGINE. I FOUND LITERALLY A HUNDRED REPORTS OF ENGINE FAILURE ON CONCORDES AND INTREPIDS WITH THIS SAME ENGINE, MANY OF WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED (BLEW UP) WHILE DRIVING - WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS A LUCKY ONE - THAT SO FAR HASN'T HAD THE ENGINE BLOW UP, BUT IF IT DOES OR IF IT HAD, SINCE I LIVE IN A DALLAS SUBURB WITH MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF TRAFFIC IT MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I WILL BE KEEPING OFF THE HIGHWAYS IF I DRIVE IT AT ALL.

CAR ENGINE SLUG BARINGS WHILE DRIVING SHUT DOWN AND SLID OFF THE ROAD HITTING A TREE WITH RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL END. *LA

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER.IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

RADIO (AM SIDE) DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY SIGNALS , ONLY A HUMMING NOISE

I WAS READING THE NEWS AND FOUND THE ARTICLE ABOUT A PROBE BEING BROADENED ON THE DODGE DURANGO TO COVER THE CHRYSLER SEBRING ALSO. I WAS WANTING TO MAKE A COMPLAINT OR BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT I HAVE A 1998 CONCORDE LXI AND THIS SAME THING WHERE THE CAR CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, LUCKILY IT HAS NEVER CAUSED ANY SERIOUS INJURY BESIDES A TWISTED ANKLE OR TWO. IT IS A RATHER SERIOUS PROBLEM THOUGH. I DO NOT EVEN NEED TO HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK WITH OR WITHOUT THE KEY ON. *AK

THE COLUMN GEAR SHIFT IS TO HARD TO SHIFT WHEN NESSESARY. SPOUSE COULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND HAD TO LEAVE CAR IN DRIVE POSITION ON TWO OCCASIONS AND CALL FOR HELP. SHE HAS SINCE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR. *AK THE CAR COULD HAVE ROLLED AFTER LEAVEING THE VEHICLE SINCE SHE FAILED SET THE PARKING BRAKE.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STARTED MAKING CLUNKY NOISE, PULLED OUT OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE LOCK UP. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED YET. *AK

CARS WITH HIGH LIGHTS, AND BLUE LIGHTS ARE BLINDING THIS OLD MAN TRYING TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. MANY TIMES I HAVE TIPPED THE MIRRORS AWAY FROM MY SIGHT WHEN HIGH LIGHTS APPROACH FROM THE REAR. AND THE NEW BLUE LIGHTS ARE MUCH TO HARD TO FACT AT NIGHT. *NLM

HOOD ATTACHMENT HAS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE MODE OF VEHICLE, FLEW OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. *NLM. *AK

TRANSMISSIONS LINES LEAK AT RADIATOR IF LEAK IS BAD ENOUGH IT MAY CAUSE LOSE OF CONTROL AT MAY CAUSE DEATH. *NLM

THIS CAR HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. I FIND THAT THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE WINDOWS ARE CONSISTENT E.G. WON'T ROLL DOWN ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND "OFF TRACK" DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT. I HAVE WATER COLLECTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AFTER LOTS OF RAIN. THE MOLDING ON THE CAR WHETHER IT BE THE HEADLIGHTS OR AROUND THE DOORS DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE TRUNK VENT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE STRUTS AND SWAY BAR HAD TO BE REPLACE SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE. *NLM

THE DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS.*JB

THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING.*JB

TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE PLASTIC MOLDING WHICH IS UNDER THE HOOD, PART #4805701AA, BROKE. IT HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND FLEW AND DAMAGE THE CAR BEHIND WHO WAS DRIVING THE SAME DIRECTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND GOT A NEW REDESIGNED MOLDING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH