2001 Chrysler Concorde complaints

WATER OUTLET HOUSING HAS BEGAN LEAKING. THE PART CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT FROM CHRYSLER. JUST STARTED TO LEAK ONE DAY UNTIL IT GOT WORSE AND THE CAR NOW SITS IN MY DRIVE WAY.*JB

I OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH APPROXIMATELY 63,000. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER GARAGE IN SHINNSTON, WV WHERE ONE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. THE GARAGE MANAGER, HOWEVER, DENIED ANY PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THIS ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, WE HAVE SUFFERED SEVERE ECONOMIC INJURIES, AS WE HAVE A CAR THAT IS NOT PAID FOR, NOT DRIVABLE, AND WILL COST, AT A MINIMUM, $6,000 TO FIX. ALTHOUGH MANY INTERNET SITES TELL OF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING THE SAME CONSEQUENCES AS WE ARE, NO ONE AT CHRYSLER CORPORATION WILL ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM. *JB

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN OCT. 2004, WITH AROUND 32,000 MILES ON IT. MAY, 2005 ( WITH 54,000 MILES) MY ENGINE GAVE UP ON ME. I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON, TWO MINUTES LATER MY ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY ENGINE AFTER ABOUT 15 MIN LATER. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD LOW OIL, RESULTING IN SLUDGE BUILD UP. I'D JUST RECEIVED AN A OIL CHANGE ON APRIL 22, 2005. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO SEE A SALESMAN AND PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. I QUESTIONED HIM BY ASKING HOW TO FIX MY CAR , HE SAID TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO 4 OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS, THEY ALL SAID THAT I HAVE SOME TYPE OF INTERNAL ENGINE MALFUNCTION THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED. I CONTACTED DAIMLER , I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. MEAN WHILE, I HAVE BEEN PAYING ON A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT WORK, I HAVE BEEN MISSING WORK DUE TO NOT HAVING TRANSPORTATION, AND I JUST GOT MY VEHICLE EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR TO FAILURE, SO I STILL OWE MORE THAT FOUR YEARS ON MY CAR. PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME ON WHAT TO DO. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ON BEHALF OF DAIMLER, WHY IS THERE NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT?*JB

MY CAR'S PERFORMANCE HAD SUFFERED A LITTLE. I WAS COMING UP ON 60000 MILES AND DECIDED TO GET SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE. THAT WAS ON AUG 13TH, 2005. I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT WORKED FINE THE DAY BEFORE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MIDAS REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS A JUMPED TIMING ISSUE. BASICALLY IT IS AN INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. I AM HAVING IT LOOKED AT BY ANOTHER AUTO SHOP NOW TO VERIFY. *NM

DT: CONSUMER STATED HE ENDED UP STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON JULY 4, 2005 FOR TWO HOURS BECAUSE THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN HIS CAR SPUN ROD BEARINGS. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. HE WAS CLIMBING A HILL GOING APPROX. 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. HE DROPPED THE OIL PAN AND SAW WHERE THE BEARINGS HAD GONE OUT. HE HASN'T TALKED TO NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAR HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. HE HAS BEEN ON LINE AND SAW WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING A SLUDGE (BUILDUP) PROBLEM SIMILAR TO HIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER DOES HAVE THE OLD BEARINGS AND HE IS SURE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. *NM

2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE DEVELOPED A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

CONSUMERS BEWARE! CONTACTED BY IMPARTIAL SERVICES GROUP (FOR CHRYSLER) TO SETTLE MY CLAIM FOR $5,561.16 FOR ENGINE FAILURE. THEY OFFERE #300.00 AFTER I COMPLIED WITH ALL THEIR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 80,000 MILES. THE ENGINE FAILED AND I STILL OWE $6,000.00. A MONTH AGO I HAD IT CHECKED, OIL CHANGES, ETC.. THEN 4 WEEKS LATER I'M AT A STOP SIGN AND IT JUST SHUTS DOWN. I TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHICH RUINED THE ENGINE. THIS JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT OR FAIR. I FEEL THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE LASTED ME LONGER THAN 1 1/2 YEARS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS ACTUALLY EVEN HAPPENING...I CAN'T AFFORD THIS. YESTERDAY A FRIEND OF MINE HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING HER 2001 CONCORDE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENDED TO MY AUNT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TOO AND HER INTREPID SAT USELESS WHILE SHE FINISHED PAYING OFF THE LOAN FOR IT. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINES IF IT'S HAPPENED TO NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT ALSO MY FRIEND AND MY AUNT. HO

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CLANG AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, ALL THE ENGINE LIGHTS WENT ON, AND THE PISTON AND ENGINE BLEW OUT. THERE WAS A SMOKE COLOR FROM THE ENGINE WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD.

DT: CALLER'S CAR DIED ON SIDE STREET WITHOUT WARNING. CAR WAS TOWED. DEALER SAID THE ENGINE WAS SHOT, AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. DEALER DID NOT TELL CALLER WHAT HAPPENED TO ENGINE. OTHER DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD HER THAT CAR WAS A LEMON. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

CONSUMER STATES: THE ENGINE HAS A DESIGN FAILURE THAT CAUSES OIL TO SLUDGE UP INSIDE MOTOR, TEMPERATURE GAUGE SPIKED. DROVE 2 MILES TO THE DEALER AND LOST ALL COOLANT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER HEARD A PING NOISE, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESS OF MOTOR SLUDGE AT THE BASE OF THE MOTOR. OWNER STATED THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED ON TIME, EVERY TIME. ALSO, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVES WERE BENT. *AK

2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD WITH NO WARNING! CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER. CHRYSLER SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED A JASPER MOTOR ($7270.54) BECAUSE THE CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WAS KNOWN TO SEIZE WITH SLUDGE AT 50,000 MILES. CHRYSLER HAS NOT AMENDED THE CURRENT SLUDGE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE FLAWED 2.7 LITER ENGINE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. DAIMLER CHRYSLER DID , HOWEVER EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THEIR MERCEDES CARS FOR ENGINE SLUDGE, AND PAID FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENTS ON MERCEDES WITH SLUDGE ENGINES. *AK

THE 2.7 LITER ORIGINAL ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD KNOCK. CONTACTED THE DEALER. THIS ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW REDESIGNED ENGINE. DEALER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO TEST THE SLUDGE. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER, WHERE THE OWNER LEARNED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH TIMING CHAIN BROKE. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE STALLED. *AK *SC *JB

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING,RETURNED 1/4 MILE TO REPAIR SHOP, ENGINE BLOWN AFTER 2ND START AT REPAIR SHOP. EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO ABOUT THIS 2.7L ENGINE SAY THAT IT IS JUNK. THIS INCLUDES A PERSON FROM A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. JUST LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS ENGINE. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE FROM MY HOME TO GO SHOPPING IN TOWN, WHEN THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY CAR SUDDENLY DIED. IT WAS TOWED TO BOB RIDINGS FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD SPUN 3 ROD BEARINGS, DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE IN MOTOR. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 49,000 MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE RECORDS OF MY OIL CHANGES. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, DUE TO OWNER NEGLECT. SO NOW I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT MOTOR PUT IN MY CAR. WHICH IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, AND ONLY HAD 23,217 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IF THIS IS HOW CHRYSLER CARS HOLD UP , THEN I WOULD SUGGEST TO OTHER CONSUMERS TO BUY JAPANESE, AS MY HUSBAND HAS A 1985 NISSAN 300ZX, WITH 157,000 MILES AND HAS NEVER HAD A MOTOR PROBLEM, SAME OIL, SAME OIL CHANGES AS MY CONCORDE.*AK

PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPOT WHEN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TRIED TO GET OFF THE STREET AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE TIE ROD ENDS ON THE RACK AND PINION HAD FALLEN OFF, BOLTS HAD BACKED OUT. ALSO, DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULDN'T MOVE ANYMORE WHILE ROTATING THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED AT THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS NOISE UNDER THE HOOD A COUPLE OF HOURS PRIOR TO STALLING. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A MECHANIC THEN A DEALER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT, AND THERE WAS NOT POINT IN REPLACING THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP ARRIVED AT THIS CONCLUSION WITHOUT TAKING THE ENGINE APART, LEADING THE CONSUMER TO BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES.*AK

2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2.7 LITER - HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE (TOWED) 3 TIMES DUE TO ENGINE NOT STARTING OR SUDDENLY STOPPING WHILE DRIVING.. DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM HOWEVER STATED THAT PROBLEM IS PROBABLY DUE TO SLUDE BUILDUP IN THE ENGINE.. CAR HAS 24000 MILES AND SLUDGE IS HORRIBLE.. DEALER STATES ENGINE MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS ENGINE STOPS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING.. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE JUST FAILED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND PAID 100 TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. ONCE THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED IT SENT THE CHAIN THROUGH THE ENGINE AND BASICALLY DESTROYED THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THERE WAS ONLY 59,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE WHICH IS WELL BELOW CHRYSLER'S 100,000 MILE REPLACEMENT RECCOMENDATION. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT WHICH COST $4,000 AND DRAINED MY SAVINGS COMPLETELY. *AK

12/29/03 TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK OUT INTERMITTANT CLICKING NOISE IN ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND SLUDGE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED REPLACING ENGINE WITH THE LONG BLOCK. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANGER WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AND HE STATED 'IT JUST HAPPENS". THE REPLACEMENT ESTIMATE WAS $6500.00. WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY $6500.00 OUT OF OUR POCKET AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND MAINTAIN THE CAR. IT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE NOISE INTERMITTANTLY. IN MAY 2004 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT BEGAN MAKING AN AWFUL NOISE. UPON PULLING OVER THE CAR DIED AND THE MOTOR HAD SEIZED. THIS HAS HAD A HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON OUR LIVELYHOOD. AS THIS CAR WAS OUR ONLY RELIABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, WE WERE FORCED TO PURCHASE A USED CAR THAT WE COULD MAKE SMALL PAYMENTS ON AS WE NEEDED TRANSPORTATION. WE ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS ON THE CONCORDE AND KEEP FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE ON THIS USELESS CAR SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY. I STILL OWE TWO AND A HALF YEARS WORTH OF PAYMENTS. THIS CAR WILL SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WHICH PROBABLY WILL BE AFTER THE CAR IS PAID OFF IN 2 1/2 YEARS.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE FIVE MINUTES LATER. THEN VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILT UP. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT A SET OF ORIGINAL TIRES WERE LOSING PSI AIR SLOWLY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRES AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE CHROME OF THE RIM WAS THE PROBLEM, CUTTING THE TIRES.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WOULD BE TAKEN TO THE CHRYSLER, BUT CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT THE USED CAR DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WAS RUNNING A SCAM BECAUSE AS LONG AS THEY'VE HAD THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK

TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON 2.7L CHRYSLER MITSIBUSHI ENGINE IN 2001 CONCORDE AT ONLY 69,700 MILES. THIS CAUSED SEVER ENGINE DAMAGE INCLUDING BENT VALVES AND BROKEN HEADS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE BLEW OUT AND SMOKE STARTED TO ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK

1) MY "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON CONTINUALLY. I HAVE HAD IT IN THREE TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S MY GAS CAP OR A LOOSE HOSE. THIS IS NOT TRUE, AS IT CAME ON THE 2 AND 3RD TIME, AFTER "REPAIRS" HAD BEEN DONE, AND I HAD NOT REFUELED THE CAR OR DRIVEN IN POOR CONDITIONS. EACH TIME THE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 75 MILES. 2) THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RANDOMLY FADE IN AND OUT. 3) AFTER GETTING THE OIL CHANGED ON 5/24/04, I WAS DOWN A QUART OF OIL BY 6/3/2004. 4)THE ENGINE RUNS VERY HOT AND STUMBLES WHEN I ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING. WHEN I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALER TO EXPRESS CONCERN OVER THIS, I WAS TOLD I NEED TO CHANGE MY OIL. I REMINDED THEM I HAD JUST CHANGED MY OIL, BUT I THEN EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT ENGINE SEIZURE, WHICH I HAVE LEARNED IS NOT UNCOMMON IN THIS VEHICLE. I ASKED WHAT COULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THIS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO PEOPLE WHO CHANGE THEIR OIL. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE ENGINE DOES SEIZE, EVEN THOUGH I'VE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES? HOW CAN I BE PROACTIVE WHEN THE SERVICE CENTERS DENY THE PROBLEM EVEN EXISTS? *AK

ON MAY 28, 2004, THE ENGINE IN MY 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE FAILED WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEAL (REEDMAN AUTO WORLD, LANGHORNE, PA). WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE $7,600. TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. WE HAVE 37, 500 MILES ON THE CAR - 1,500 BEYOND THE WARRANTY, THEREFORE NEITHER REEDMAN OR CHRYSLER WOULD HONOR THE WARRANTY. IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION IS ALSO DEFECTIVE ON THIS MODEL. THE STEERING MAY FAIL CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. I WILL NOT PLACE ME OR MY FAMILY INTO THIS DEATH TRAP. UNFORTUNATELY WE STILL HAVE $8,600. AND 2 1/2 YEARS LEFT ON THE LOAN. I AM IN A REAL DILEMA. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE THE OWNER WILL PUT A REBUILT ENGINE THAT HAS CORRECTED THE DEFECT FOR $2,000 LESS THAN REEDMAN'S.*AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LITE WENT ON SUDDENTLY. WE HAD THE CRANK & CAM SENSOR REPLACED IN LATE MAY 2004. WE WERE AT 37,000 MILES. JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $300. THE DEALERSHIP BLAMED SLUDGE. THIS CAN'T BE THE CASE. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. NOW THE TIMING BELT IS GOING. AGAIN BLAMED ON SLUDGE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT CAN DIE ON US AT ANYTIME. CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. WHY IS EVERYTHING BLAMED ON SLUDGE. THERE IS APPARENTLY SOMETHING ELSE WRONG THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO OWN UP TO. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REMOVED THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT SENSOR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON EVEN WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE ON POSITION. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ENGINE LOCKED UP WHEN CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO CROSS A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. TO DEALER. *AK

2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE-ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

I OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT JERKS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED AND LOW SPEEDS (AS IF SOMEONE HAD HIT IT FROM BEHIND) IT WAS BOUGHT ON JULY OF 03 AND IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP SHOP SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2003 TILL CURRENT AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.*AK

2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH A BLOWN ENGINE DUE TO SLUDGE AND NO HELP WHAT SO EVER FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER. LEFT WITH 2 YEARS TO PAY AND A CAR THAT DOESN'T RUN. THE CAR HAS 48,000 MILES AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND CHRYSLER IS REFUSING HELP TO SETTLE THE INCIDENT. CHRYSLER IS STATING THAT THE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE IS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE BY ME WHICH IS NOT TRUE. FROM WHAT RESEARCH I HAVE DONE IT SEEMS THAT THESE ENGINES ARE KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT OR HELP IT. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS JUST A CAR DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!!! *LA

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH WITH MY THREE CHILDREN, THE ENGINE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES. FORTUNATELY I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AVOIDING SERIOUS INJURY. CHRYSLER STATES THAT THE ENGINE HAS EXCESSIVE SLUDGE AND WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE HAS SOME PROBLEM THAT RESULTS IN IT GETTING TOO HOT WHICH CREATES THIS SLUDGE PROBLEM. EVEN ON SHORT 4 MILE TRIPS THE HOOD AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ARE TO HOT TO TOUCH. THESE CARS ARE A DANGER TO DRIVE AND COULD POSE A RISK TO ANYONE WHO IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PULL THE CAR OVER WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.

ON 9/30/03, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON U.S. HI-WAY 45 IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AND THE 2.7L ENGINE ON MY 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE SUDDENLY FAILED. WHEN THE CAR WAS LATER TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND THE PROBLE DIANOSED, I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY GONE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. FURTHER MORE THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER SUGGETED THAT IT APPREADED THAT I HAD NOT CHANGED THE OIL DURING THE TWO YEARS I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR. (UNTRUE) THE PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRENTY (EXPIRED BY 6,000 MILES)AND CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER ANY OF THE EXTIMATED COST.($6,900 FOR NEW ENGINE OR $4,000 FOR A USED 30-DAY WARRENTY ENGINE).

WE OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT HAS TRANMISSION FAILURE AT 59,000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND PERSON OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE SAME VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I DO HAVE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THIS PERSON. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND BEEN INFORMED THAT THE WARRENTY HAS EXPIRED AND IT IS MY PROBLEM TO FIX. IT SEEMS THAT I HAVE HEARD OF ADDITIONAL PERSONS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT I COULD NOT BE SURE OF THIS.

TIMING CHAIN FAILED. CHRYSLER DID NOTHING. NO LIABILITY AT 37,000 MILES (1,000 OUT OF LEASE WARRANTY).

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMES ON. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST SIX TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AGAIN AND REWIRE THE PORTION OF WIRING ON THE ENGINE HARNESS. THIS WORKED FOR TWO DAYS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO BRING IT BACK IN AND THEY WOULD CONTACT CHRSLER AGAIN. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM CHRYSLER SAID TO REPLACE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER INSTALLED THE MODULE AND THE CAR SEAMED TO BE FIXED. UNFORTUNATLY THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED TWO WEEKS LATER. I HAVE SINCE GIVEN UP ON CHRYSLER FIXING THE PROBLEM AND MY ENGINE LITE CONTINUES TO GO OFF AND ON AT LEAST 5 DAYS A WEEK. THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH THIS IS THE FACT THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE ENGINE INTERNALLY I WON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ENGINE LITE IS ALREADY ON. I AM FED UP WITH THIS CAR AND THE LACK OF SUPPORT THAT CHRYSLER HAS SHOWN DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THEY WERE MORE THAT HAPPY TO SELL ME THE PRODUCT BUT WHEN SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH THE PRODUCT THEY WON'T BACK UP THEIR FIVE STAR DEALERS ( HA! HA!) ANY FEED BACK WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS, KENDALL . *AK

CAR SEIZED AT 55 MPH POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. DEALER INSPECTED IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. PROVIDED ALL OIL CHANGES AND EXTENDED WARRANTY CLAIM WAS DENIED. *LA

FOIA EMAIL FWD FM TIS REQUEST INFORMATION RE CHRYSLER'S 2001 CONCORD 2.7L ENGINE.*MR *CB *JB

WHEN AT A STOP THE VEHICLES RPM'S WOULD RACE AT A HIGH RATE. THE CONSUMER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL TO DECELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES. THE ENGINE SIEZE AND CEASED TO FUNCTION WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY THREE CHILDREN DOWN INTERSTATE HYW. I HAD VERY LITTLWE CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE ENGINE HAS ALWAYS GOTTEN EXTREMELY HOT DURING USE EVEN ON SHORT TRIPS. CHRYSLER HAS TOLD ME THAT I DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL FRQUENTLY ENOUGH WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE. I THINK SOMETHING IS INHERINTLY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AS IT GETS EXTREMELY HOT EVEN AFTER SHORT TRIPS. IN FACT, THE HOOD OF THE CAR GETS SO HOT IT CAN ACTUALLY BURN YOU WHEN YOU TOUCH IT. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH MANY CHRYSLER CONCORDES AND CHRYSLER OBVIOUSLY KNOWS A PROBLEM EXISTS THAT COULD ENDANGER THE LIVES OF CONSUMERS.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL STAY ON, CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE PARTS IN UNTIL DECEMEBER. NLM *JB

THIS CRASH RESULTED IN NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT EVEN WITH $7000 DAMAGE IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE..THE IMPACT WAS SQUARE CENTER OF THE CAR AND I WAS TOLD BY THE ADJUSTER AND BODY SHOP THAT THE BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED..I ALSO BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED..THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY DID COME AND CHECK THE CAR AND SENT US A LETTER , TELLING ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM..I DO HAVE EXCESS TO PICTURES OF THE FRONT END FROM THE BODY SHOP AND ADJUSTER..THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS SOME ATTENTION FROM SOMEONE BESIDES THE MANUFACTURER.IF YOU CAN ASSIST WITH THIS MATTER I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.I RECIEVED A NECK INJURY FROM THIS INCIDENT AND I AM STILL SEEING A DOCTOR AT THIS TIME. *AK