1999 Chrysler Concorde complaints

WHILE DIVING CONSUMER VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR.*AK

SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE HAS CAUSED THRU NO ERROR ON MY END A BLOWN ENGINE, WITH NO WARNING. I NEED A NEW MOTOR EVEN AFTER ALL THE MONEY I'VE PUT INTO IT WITH SENSORS IN THE TRANNY, NEW WINDOW MOTOR, ROD KNOCKING...AND I CHANGED OIL IN THE CAR EVERY 3,000 MILES USING THE OIL THAT CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS. THERE IS SO MUCH SLUDGE BUILD UP ON THIS 2.7 ENGINE THAT IF IT WERE A HUMAN ARTERY THE PATIENT WOULD HAVE DIED TOO...THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE MOTORS AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING TO HELP US GET IT FIXED, UNLESS WE HAVE AN EXTRA $7,000.00 SITTING AROUND

THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE OWNER SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE MOTOR WAS GOING AT SUCH A HIGH SPEED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE POLICE DID TAKE A REPORT. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PARK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE HAD GONE AT AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED AND WHEN THE CONSUMER SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND BRAKED, THE CONSUMER HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. *SC *JB

I HAD JUST LEFT CHURCH, AND GOT INTO MY CAR TO COME HOME. I PUT ON MY SEAT BELT, MOVED THE SEAT FORWARD, CHECKED THE MIRRORS, AND WITH MY FOOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, TOOK OFF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND LOOKED OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER. AS I DID THIS, I VIEWED A WHITE CAR STOPPED ABOUT TWO CARS LENGTH BEHIND ME, WAITING TO EXIT THE PARKING LOT. THEY WAIVED TO ME TO GO AHEAD. AT THIS POINT MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE COLUMN SHIFTER WAS IN REVERSE, AND MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR ( BY ITSELF ) WENT INTO FULL ACCELERATION FORWARD, ABOUT ONE AND A HALF CAR LENGTHS HITTING A TREE, WITHOUT MY SHIFTING ANYTHING ON THE SHIFTING COLUMN. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IMPACT STIRRED UP A HUGE AMOUNT OF DIRT AND DUST IN FRONT OF MY WINDSHIELD. THE TREE WAS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED MY CAR AS THE MOTOR WAS STILL IN FULL ACCELERATION AS I REACHED TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. MANY WITNESSES GATHERED AROUND MY CAR COMING TO MY DOOR TO SEE IF I WAS HURT. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER, AND THEY REFUSE TO EXCEPT LIABILITY FOR WHAT I AM SURE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THIS CAR! THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND WITH THIS SAME CAR IN SEPT OF 1999, ONLY THE CAR WENT INTO FULL ACCELERATION IN REVERSE. *AK *CB

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK FELL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE SEAT BACK ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE BROKE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO FALL BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED BECAUSE I WAS MAKING A TURN.*AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED/TIMING BELT BROKE, AND THE PISTON WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE TO A BACK ORDER BECAUSE THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD FLUTTERING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND A FEW SECONDS LATER IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SNAPPED. *AK THE DEALER FOUND THE TIMING BELT IDLER TENSIONER BOLT BROKEN OFF IN THE BLOCK AND THE WATER PUMP LEAKING THEY DRILLED OUT THE BROKEN BOLT AND REPLACED THE TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER, THE ENGINE WAS CRANKED OVER AND THE DISCOVERED THAT ALL CYLINDERS THE HAD NO COMPRESSION. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS BENT VALVES. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *TT *JB

1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE V-6 3.2L: BRAKES DROP TO 20% POWER IN COLD WEATHER. NO WARNING. NO BRAKE LITE ON DASHBOARD. 20% BRAKES ARE EFFECTIVE ENOUGH AT AT SLOW SPEED AND INITIAL DEPARTURE FROM PARKING SPOT. LACK OF FULL POWER IS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL FULL POWER IS APPLIED. BRAKES RETURN BACK TO 100% POWER AFTER WARMER WEATHER. AFTER PROLONGED COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL FREEZES IN PLACE. RUBBER BOOT ON PISTON FORWARD OF BRAKE PEDAL COVERED WITH RUSTY DUST & SHOWS POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO INTERIOR WATER LEAK. IN PROCESS OF REPAIRS NOW.*AK

AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING UNIT DOES NOT COOL OR HEAT PROPERLY. HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED REGULARLY WITHOUT CHRYSLER DEALER "FINDING" ANYTHING. ON PARTICULAR DATE BELOW IT WAS A VERY COLD MORNING, USED HEAT AND DROVE 3 KIDS 20 MILES. STOPPED FOR HALF HOUR, GOT BACK IN CAR AND CAR SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE - ROUGH AND LOUD. I WAS ALONE WITH THE 3 KIDS. ASKED A COUPLE OF MEN TO LISTEN, THEY THOUGHT CYLINDER(S) WERE GONE AS NOISE LOWERED WHEN ENGINE REVVED. (BY THE WAY, THIS CAR HAS HAD 2 TRANSMISSIONS ALREADY, WITH 73,000 MILES). LIMPED HOME SCARED TO DEATH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH THE 3 KIDS. STOPPED AT SERVICE STATION, TOLD NOT TO DRIVE AS ENGINE WAS FAILING. CALLED AAA AND THEY CAME AND TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE DIESEL SOUND AND "FOUND NOTHING WRONG." TODAY IS NOV 24TH 2003 AND THIS MORNING THE SAME SOUND IS BACK IN MY ENGINE. THE HEAT ONLY WORKS WHEN I AM MOVING, NOT AT IDLE, AND LEAVES A VERY ODD SMELL IN THE CAR IF THE CAR IS LEFT IDLING WITH THE HEAT ON. I HAVE A 5 MONTH OLD, A 5 YEAR OLD AND AN 8 YEAR OLD, I AM GETTING VERY FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH THEM IN IT ANYMORE. I DID AN ONLINE SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS AC/HEAT PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN THIS MODEL (CHRYSLER CONCORDE 1999) AND CAN CREATE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE THAT CAUSES SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. I WANT THIS FIXED AND I WANT YOU TO GET AFTER CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS! *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A SIDE STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER" THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED". THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 67 MPH MAIN ENGINE BEARING FAILED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE, AND WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE SMELLS LIKE A HORSE AND IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING IN JUNE 2002. THE AIR CONDITIONING EMITTED A FOG. I TOOK THE CAR TO MIDAS WHERE THEY WOULD PUT DYE IN TO THE SYSTEM TO DETECT WHERE THE LEAKAGE WAS COMING FROM. THEY TOLD ME TO RETURN IN TWO WEEKS TO REVIEW. THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS, REFILLED THE COOLANT AND IT WORKED UNTIL APRIL OF 2003, STILL SMELLED LIKE A HORSE. THEN GOT IT LOOKED AT AGAIN IN APRIL 2003, AT A CHRYSLER DEALER - THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG BUT REFILLED COOLANT. IT WORKED UNTIL OCTOBER 2003. I THEN TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I JUST TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE IN THE EVAPORATED CORE AND ADVISED TO CALL CHRYSLER TO HAVE THEM COVER THE CHARGE. MY CAR HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN HAPPENING, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT NO ONE WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I AM NOW WORKING WITH CHRYSLER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THAT THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT KEEPS COSTING US MORE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WITH NO RESOLUTION. I AM WORKING WITH CHRYSLER NOW TO HAVE THEM COVER THIS CHARGE, BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT SINCE I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HELP ME OUT MUCH IF AT ALL. I CALLED THEIR RECALL DEPARTMENT AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THIS PART OF THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, BUT I S

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED A TOTAL OF 5 COMPUTERS BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. *TS *NLM

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S HEATER, ENGINE MAKING KNOCKING NOISES AND SLOW ACCELERATION.*MR THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHICH LEAD TO A BUILD UP OF HEAT IN THE ENGINE CABIN, WHICH IN TURN LEAD TO A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE. DURING ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE RATTLED AND VIBRATED AND IT DID NOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS.*TS ALSO THE FRONT WINDOW AND POWER MIRROR WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER FOUND A BAD WINDOW MOTOR. *JB

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING A CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2.7 LITER ENGINE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. *LA

DOOR'S AUTOMATIC LOCKING MECHANISM/ POWER WINDOWS FAILED, AND ENGINE WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE . ALSO, AND FRONT ALIGNMENT MALFUNCTIONED TWICE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE GEAR SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO ANOTHER GEAR VEHICLE. *AK *JB

SLUDGE BUILD UP IN VEHICLE'S ENGINE.*MR WHEN THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AND SLOW ACCELERATION THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLOCK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE COST APPROX $5721.04 IN REPAIRS AND CHRYSLER REFUSED TO COVER THE COST. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT A LOT OF ENGINE REPLACEMENT ARE DUE TO A LATENT DEFECT IN THE CAR FROM THE CHRYSLER WEBSITES AND FEELS THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITIES IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. *CB

ENGINE STOPS UNPREDICTABLY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT THIS IS ABOUT TO OCCUR. NO "IDIOT LIGHTS" ARE LIT, AND THE ENGINE DOES NOT LURCH OR HESITATE -- IT SIMPLY QUITS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SOME NEAR MISHAPS WHEN THIS OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SUDDEN DECELERATION WITHOUT WARNING, AND VERY SLUGGISH HANDLING UNTIL THE ENGINE CAN BE RESTARTED, REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHER DRIVERS. INPUT-OUTPUT SENSORS WERE REPLACED 90 DAYS AGO. THIS ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 16, 2003 WHEN IT BEGAN TO RECUR. *JB

TRANSMISSION INPUT SENSOR FAILED ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI WITH 25,000+ MILES CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO ABRUPTLY DOWN SHIFT CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVER REV ENGINE WHICH CAUSED AN ABRUPT SLOWDOWN WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION OR A LOSS OF CONTROL. PART ID # IS 4800878. SINCE MY FAILURE I HAVE HEARD OF 2 OTHER FAILURES JUST FROM PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO. THIS IS A PROBLEM CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY ACCIDENT WHICH THIS FAILURE CONTRIBUTES TO. A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED. JUST FOR INFO THIS REPAIR COST ME $161.87. PRETTY STEEP FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM!*JB

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. *AK

EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED BY CAR HEATER.

MY CAR A 1999 CHYSLER CONCORD HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS USED OIL EVER SINCE 30,000 MILES MARK I'M TALKING 3 QUARTS PER OIL CHANGE. I SEE IN CHYSLERS MEMO TO DEALERS THIS IS ACCEPTABLE IT SHOULD USE 1 QT. PER 750 MILES. AT THAT RATE IT'S EMPTY ON OIL BY OIL CHANGE TIME AT 3000 MILES. NOW I'M DRIVING AND A ROD BEARING GOES OUT. AGAIN ANOTHER WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 L ENGINE. HERE I SIT MAKING $400.00 PAYMENTS ON A CAR I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX ($4000.00) TO REPLACE ENGINE. PLEASE HELP US TO GET A MUCH NEEDED RECALL!! THANK YOU. *PH

ON 6/12/03 I FILLED OUT A VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE ON A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE, VIN [XXX]. ON 8/02/02 I PURCHASED THIS CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 48,580 MILES.ON 8/15/02, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO [XXX] BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAR LEAKING OIL, BRAKES STICKING, AND AIR, HEATER,DEFROST,VENTILATION PROBLEMS.UPON ARRIVAL TO [XXX] ON 8/15/02 TO DROP THE CAR OFF TO BE SERVICED THERE WERE 48,620 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER RECEIVING A PHONE CALL FROM [XXX] DEALERSHIP STATING "THAT THE CAR WAS READY." "AND HAD BEEN SERVICED." AFTER ARRIVING AND GETTING IN THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE ODOMETER HAD BEEN CHANGED, BECAUSE IT WAS NOW READING 48,883 MILES. I THEN QUESTIONED [XXX] ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL MILES AND WAS TOLD "BEEN EVERYTHING HAD FIXED." ON 4/15/03, I WAS BACK AT [XXX] HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE DASHBOARD. AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. IN THE MONTH OF MAY 2003, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT BEING DEFECTIVE, WHICH MAY BREAK CAUSING THE SEAT TO SUDDENLY RECLINE. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 5/27/03 TO HAVE THE BOLT REPLACED. AFTER BEING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES I WAS TOLD THAT "THE CAR WAS READY TO GO." I ASKED IF THE BOLT HAD BEEN REPLACED? I DO NOT BELIEVE IT HAD BECAUSE IT WAS NOT GONE LONG ENOUGH. I ALSO HAD TO REQUEST A CUSTOMER'S COPY OF THE INVOICE. WHEN I RECEIVED THE INVOICE I NOTICE THAT THE INVOICE STATED THAT THE CAR WAS GRAY. THE CAR IS BLACK. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU [XXX] *AK *SCC INFORMAT

CAR HAS POPPING SOUND AROUND LEFT FRONT WHEEL,ALL BUT ONE WINDOW IS OFF TRACK AND CANT USE.HAVE TO BANG KEY ON END TO GET IT TO TURN IGNITION OVER.CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKING.WONT STAY IN ALIGNMENT.USES OIL FROM FIRST DAY WE BOUGHT CAR.WHEN WINDOWS DID WORK THEY SNAPPED SHUT LOUDLY.THIS IS A SMOOTH RIDING CAR BUT HAS WAY TO MANY PROBLEMS.ALSO THE TV CABLE BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS THE ONLY COMPONENT THAT WASNT COVERED ON THE WARRANTY.KINDA STRANGE SINCE THE CAR WONT BUDGE WITHOUT IT..I AM SORRY I EVER BOUGHT THIS CAR.I AM PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT WILL BE TRASH BY THE TIME IT IS PAID FOR.*AK

PROBLEMS IN STEERING ,NOISE AND LOOSE CONTROL WHEN I DRIVING , I SEND MY CAR NUMEROU TIME TO DEALER WITHOUT RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

PROBLEMS WITH SPEED SENSORS ON CHRYSLER CONCORDE.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPEED SENSOR PROBLEM, AND FEELS THAT IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITH IN A YEAR OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN RESOLVING MATTERS. *CB THE WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND THE HEADLIGHT DEVICES FELL OFF. *JB

IN MAY 2003, THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR RECALL # 03V035000 REPAIRS CONCERNING SEAT BACK RECLINING BOLT. UPON ARRIVING FOR THE APPOINTMENT DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING HEARD SOME ENGINE NOISE. PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE HOOD BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE PART #4805701-AB WAS ON BACK ORDER. *AK *TS *JB

REAR SEAT BELT LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TT THE REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK AND THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE CAR SEAT IN VEHICLE. PH *JB

THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A WIERD NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER STATED ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED DUE TO SLUG BUILD UP. *AK

I OWN A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. LOT OF LITTLE THINGS. WINDOW MOTORS, COOLING FAN, TRANSMISSION OVERSPEED SENSOR, AND THE LIST GOES ON. NOW THE AIR CONDITIONER IS GOING OUT, HAVING TO SERVICE IT ABOUT EVERY 2 MONTHS. WHY I AM WRITING THOUGH IS THE STEERING. SEEMS LIKE IT IS GOING BAD. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE CONCERNING THIS. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ORDERED FOR THIS AND THE SPEED UP ISSUE?*AK

1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE ENGINE FAILURE AT 90000 WHILLE WIFE AND CHILDREN IN TRAFFIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE SLUG BUILD UP. MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD COST $4600.00 TO REPLACE ENGINE STILL OWE 11000 ON IT, AND CANT AFFORD TO REPAIR. MECHANIC SAID SLUG BUILD UP IS DUE TO OIL PUMP DESIGN ALSO HAVE AC PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD RADIATOR FAN FAILURE TWICE , SPEED SENSOR FAILURE, BROKEN WINDOW CLIPS, BRAKE SHIMMY , BROKEN RECLINER SEAT BOLTS

STEERING GEAR IS FAULTY, AS DIAGNOSED BY A CHRYSLER AUTHORIZED SERVICE REP. STEERING GEAR EMITS LOUD CLUNKING NOISES WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON NON SMOOTH ROADS. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE STEERING GEAR UNDER WARRANTY CONDITIONS. CONDITION HAS WORSENED DURING LAST 15000 MILES. *JB

BRAKE POWER BOOSTER FAILED. *MR PH

6 TIMES MY 1999 CHYSLER CONCORDE 2.7 MOTOR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTION SENSOR/CAUSE MOTOR TO UPHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT AT RANDOM OR GET STUCK IN GEAR...LAST WEEK A LOUD RATTLING IN THE MOTOR 74000 MILES...ENGINE REPLACEMENT ...$3,000 *AK

PROBLEMS WITH TRUNK RELEASE ON THE DASHBOARD, DRIVER'S WINDOW, SEAT BELT RETRACTORS AND THE COMPUTER CHIP. *MR PH

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF THE TRACK. *NLM.

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 3 RECALL LETTERS ON THE VEHICLE SINCE OWNERSHIP. IN EVERY INSTANCE, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE LOCAL SALES AND SERVICE DEALER FOR A REMEDY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE PARTS WERE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND STATED THEY WOULD CONTACT THE CONSUMER ONCE THEY ARRIVED. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY THE DEALER FOR THE REMEDIES, SO THE RECALLS REMAINED OPEN. THE MOST RECENT RECALL INVOLVED THE SEAT BELTS. *JB

THE VEHICLES CLOCK SPRING FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE RECALL WAS ON VARIOUS CHRYSLER VEHICLES EXCEPT THE CONCORDE. THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *AK *NLM

THE VEHICLE RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD, AND MINUTES LATER THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. *JB

THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BOLT WAS ON RECALL. *JB

MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE HAD A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY & WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS STRANDED ON I-40 IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT "SPUN A BEARING" & SHOWED ME SOME METALLIC GLITTER IN THE OIL. THE CAR NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY. $4500.00- 5000.00. I HAVE A USELESS 1999 CONCORDE WITH ONLY 90K MILES & I STILL OWE $11.000. IT HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. *NLM

NHTSA#02-V-293-000: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL # 02 V 293 000. *JB THE CLOCKSPRING WAS BROKEN/AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, AND THERE WAS NO HORN(ELECTRICAL FAILURES). (MODEL LXI) SCC

THIS IS THE MESSAGE THAT I SENT TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION ON 4/8/2003. I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ITEMS BELOW. THE CAR IS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI. I PURCHASED IT USED SEPT. 2002. I CURRENTLY HAVE 46201 MILES ON THE CAR AND BY LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION ON YOU WEBSITE SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS NOT WORKING. IT WORKED WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT NOW IT DOESN'T EVEN GO DOWN. I AM HAVING IT REPLACED, BUT AM NOT HAPPY THAT A CAR ONLY 3 YEARS OF AGE HAS SUCH A PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY DONE MY RESEARCH AND HAVE REALIZED THAT I HAVE PURCHASED A CAR WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK MECHANISM (ACTUATOR) ALSO HAS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS CURRENTLY MAKING A VERY LOUD PITCHED NOISE WHEN ACTIVATING THE LOCKING FEATURE. THE UNLOCK DOESN'T MAKE THE NOISE. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE ABOUT THIS INFORMATION. I WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING THE NHTSA ABOUT THESE ISSUES SO THEY ARE AWARE OF THEM. WHEN AT THE DEALER TODAY, 4/8/2003, THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT I WILL BE PURCHASING OR PERSUADING AN INDIVIDUAL TO PURCHASE A CHRYSLER PRODUCT. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STICKING THROTTLE OR GAS PEDAL. *JB