1994 Chrysler Concorde

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FUEL SPILLED OVER THE ENGINE FROM GASKET ON FUEL RAIL - AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL TODAY

• 12/31/1997· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER STICKS, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO OTHER SELECTIONS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

• 12/29/2003· SEATS

  BRACKETS SUPPORTING BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT HAVE BROKEN IN HALF ALLOWING SEAT BACK TO FAIL TO SUPPORT DRIVER.*AK

• 12/29/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS COVER BECAME CLOUDY CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MJS

• 12/29/1999· STEERING,STRUCTURE

  THE GAS STRUTS WEAKENED IN COLD WEATHER, ALLOWING THE HOOD TO FALL ON MY HEAD CAUSING PERSONAL, BUT FORTUNATELY NOT SEVER, INJURY. NO PRIOR INDICATION OF WEAKENING. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED DURING A LOW-SPEED PARKING LOT MANEUVER, CAUSING MY WIFE TO LOSE CONTROL. FORTUNATELY SHE STOPPED. REQUIRED RACK REPLACEMENT AND POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE. CAR ESSENTIALLY UNSTEERABLE. IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT SPEED, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD SURELY HAVE OCCURRED. *AK

• 12/28/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE ROTORS OF VEHICLE ARE WARPING W/LOW MILEAGE ACCUMULATION WHICH AFFECTS STOPPING PERFORMANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. TT

• 12/26/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  AT JUST 43,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST OVER $1400. NOW, 13,000 MILES AND 14 MONTHS LATER I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME TROUBLE. THIS ESSENTIALLY EQUATES TO AN ADDITONAL $100 PER MONTH IN OPERATING EXPENSES. *AK

• 12/22/2000· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN MY CAR LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR. STILL WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. HAD DEALER CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND IT IS SEAL/CLUTCH FAILURE WITH LIMP IN ...THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE KNOWN DEFECT OF THIS TRANSMISSION 42LE. THERE ARE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS AND ALOT OF THE EXACT SAME FAILURES. BEEN RESEARCHING ON THE NET..CLASS ACTION SUIT MAY ALSO BE PENDING REGARDING THIS DEFECT AND CHRYLER REFUSING TO RECALL...SET UP FILE WITH CHRYLSER THIS AM #8117947. THEY REFUSED GOODWILL REPAIR SO FAR WITH STANDARD EXCUSE, VEHICLE IS OUT OF 3YR/36000 MILE WARRANY...DESPITE TSB"S. THIS HAS BEEN A SERIOUS AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANNY AND CHRYSLER KNOWS. THEY TRY TO GET OUT OF REPAIRING CARS WITH THIS DEFECT BUT USUALLY END HAVING TO PAY SOME IN SMALL CLAIMS CT ETC. I WAS TOLD WE HAVE TO REALLY FIGHT SINCE THIS IS A KNOW DEFECT. $1400.00 TO REPAIR IT. RESEARCHING ON THE NET I FIND CHRYSLER KNOWS ABT THE DEFECT AND HAD KNOW FOR A VERY LONG TIME..EVEN DEVELOPING A NEW TYPE OFSEAL SET FOR THESE TRANNY'S..EXCEPT THEY WON'T RECALL THE THOUSAND OF VEHICLES AND INSTALL THE NEW REDESIGNED KIT UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED TOO.IT IS A DESIGN FLAW ..LOTS OF INFO ON THIS ON THE NET...LOTS OF TSB'S ON THIS TRANNY TOO..WISH YOU WOULD FORCE A RECALL! THANKS MARION. *AK

• 12/19/1995· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR EMITS 'MUSTY' ODOR. *SD

• 12/18/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK WHEN ACCELERATING AND PASSING OTHER VEHICLE. TT

• 12/17/1997· VISIBILITY

  DEFROSTER NOT CLEARING THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISIBILITY.

• 12/15/1998· SEAT BELTS,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESCrash

  WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT HAD A REAR DRIVER SIDE BUMPER ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHICH WAS LOCKED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, TO FLY OPEN. OCCUPANT WAS NOT RESTRAINEDT BY A SEATBELT WHICH FELL OUT. CURRENTLY AT THE DLR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/15/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL RAIL FAILED AND FUEL BEGAN LEAKING ON TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR A REFUND. *YD

• 12/14/2001· SEATS

  PASSENGER'S SEAT IS NOT SECURE ON SEAT TRACKS. IT CAUSES SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.*AK

• 12/12/1999· STEERING

  RUBBER BUSHING ON TIE-ROD END FAILED AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. TIE ROD REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED. *AK

• 12/06/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAT FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSED REAR SEAT TO BE DAMAGED/FOAM MELTED AND RUG CHARRED. *AK

• 12/05/1996· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE NEAR THE TRACKS AND ANCHORS.

• 12/02/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

• 12/02/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

• 12/02/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL RAIL LEAKING GASOLINE CAUSING A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR, REPLACED RAIL AND O-RINGS.

• 11/30/2000· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. NLM

• 11/27/2000· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER HAS 2 CONCORDES, ONE IS A 1994 AND THE OTHER IS A 1997, BOTH OF THE CARS' SWAY BAR'S FAILED. *SLC

• 11/27/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  DURING COLLISION VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED INJURIES TO CONSUMERS (WRISTS, ARMS, NECK AND BACK).

• 11/22/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER. *SD

• 11/21/1999· VISIBILITY

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/21/1997· STEERING

  STEERING COLUMN WORKS IMPROPERLY, RECALL ON COMPONENTS, HOWEVER CONSUMERS VIN NOT PART OF RECALL.

• 11/20/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTION LEAKS, STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS, CRACKED RAIL IN THE INJECTOR. DEALER REPLACED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM RAIL. *AK DEALER REPLACED DRIVE BELTS AND UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES. *SLC

• 11/19/2000· SEATS

  SEAT BEGAN TO FAIL IN SPRING 2000, FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE SEAT ASSEMBLY IN AUG 2000. ONE SIDE WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN,THE OTHER BROKEN NEARLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. DANGEROUS AS IT COULD HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DID NOT CONTACT DEALER BECAUSE NO RECALL HAD BEEN RECEIVED, BUT LATER HEARD THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL OR OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED.*AK

• 11/19/1999· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  THE SUBFRAME CRACKED, DISMOUNTING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKING VERY BADLY. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *YC

• 11/19/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE FRONT END SHAKES. *AK

• 11/18/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER/ ONE ACCIDENT.

• 11/18/1996· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE JERKS INTO SECOND GEAR, CAUSING CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD.

• 11/18/1994· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  COMPUTER FAILURE, CAUSING TRANSAXLE TO FAIL. *SKD

• 11/15/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE STALLED, DUE TO IGNITION FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL 94V024000. *DSH

• 11/13/2000· STEERING

  BOTH FRONT TIE RODS WERE REPORTED LOST FROM DEALER. SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIRS WERE DONE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 11/13/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DROVE THRU ABOUT 2-3 INCHES OF WATER, ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. HAS TO BE REPLACED. TT 1 AND 1/2 INCHES OF WATER WAS FOUND IN EACH CYLINDER AND CAUSED RODS TO BEND, THE AIR CLEANER DRAWS ITS AIR FROM A HOSE CONNECTED TO WHEEL WEEL OF CAR. *SLC

• 11/12/1997· EQUIPMENT

  UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM PERMITS THE WINDOWS TO FOG UP SUDDENLY CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

• 11/09/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING GEAR CHAIN BROKE. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 477750) *SKD

• 11/09/1994· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER FAILED THREE TIMES. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 468573) *SKD

• 11/08/1995· POWER TRAIN

  AT, TRANSMISSION WILL DOWN SHIFT WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEED 2 GEARS. TT

• 11/08/1994· EQUIPMENT

  REMOTE CONTROL ANTENNA MOTOR FAILURE. *AK

• 11/06/2000· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR REPLACED. *MJS

• 11/05/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  PE98007; FUEL INJECTION ASSEMBLY LEAKAGE; VEHICLE WAS RUNNING REALLY ROUGH. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES IN A 3 WEEK PERIOD. DEALER FOUND PROBLEM TO BE WITH THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL, WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 11/01/2000· POWER TRAIN

  WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HR AND WOULD NOT UP SHIFT.MANAGED TO PULL TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND ONTO AXCESS ROAD.STOPPED CAR TRIED TO PUT IN GEAR AND HAD NONE EXCEPT REVERSE .SHUT OFF MOTOR RESTARTED AND PUT IN LOW GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO EASE CAR OFF ROAD AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR.HAD CAR TOWED TO TRANSISSION SHOP AND WAS DETERMINED BY THERE PUTING ON COMPUTER THAT OVERDRIVE WAS OUT.I CONTACTED CAR DEALER AS I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR 26 DAYS BEFORE.HE SAID I WAS TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROBLEM I SEE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND AND HOPE YOU CAN HELP. THANKS. *AK

• 11/01/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATES DUE TO SENSOR FAILURES, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED SENSOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *MJS

• 10/30/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HOOD OF VEHICLE , WENT TO OPEN HOOD WHEN ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/28/1996· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  FAILURE ON THE STEEIRNG WHEEL AND COLUMN, CONSUMER WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 10/26/2001· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,POWER TRAIN

  1. ENGINE STAYED IN "LIMP MODE". THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BEFORE PROBLEM SOLVED. 2. FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT REGISTER BELOW HALF-FULL. NEEDS "FUEL SENDING UNIT". 3. ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND SYSTEM FAILURE - REPLACED ABS MODULE, PART #4759326 4. FRONT ROTORS REPLACED. 5. LEFT SWAY BAR LINK REPLACED 6. WATER PUMP REPLACED

• 10/26/1998· SEATS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT (POWER) RAIL HAD BROKEN. RIGHT SIDE OF DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES & SHIFTS WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES OR BRAKES APPLIED. LEFT OKAY. *AK

• 10/25/2003· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,SEATS,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE A 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT I PURCHASED NEW. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS SINGLE VEHICLE THAN 12 OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED COMBINED. HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO FIX WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY: THE GAS CYLINDERS THAT HOLD THE HOOD UP BECAME WEAK AND THE HOOD STRUCK ME ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD WHILE I WAS CHANGING THE OIL. THE TRUNK LID WILL ALSO FALL AND HIT YOU ON THE HEAD. ONE OF THE REAR INSIDE DOOR LATCHES BROKE AND CHRYSLER ALSO REFUSED TO FIX THAT. I DECIDED TO FIX THE DOOR LATCH MYSELF AND THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THE DOOR HAD BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR 6 MONTHS. I HAD TO BUY A COMPLETE DOOR PANEL AT A SALVAGE YARD TO FIX A SIMPLE DOOR LATCH HANDLE. THE MOST RECENT AND SERIOUS SAFETY COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE HAPPENED ON 10-12-03. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND I WAS THE PASSENGER ALONG WITH 2 OTHER PASSENGERS. WHILE APPROACHING A BRIDGE AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC WE HIT A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR DIED. MY WIFE NEARLY PANICKED AS SHE COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. SHE THEN TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH BACK ON AND THE CAR RESTARTED. THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED ITSELF OFF BY SIMPLY HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, SOMETHING WE ALL DO EVERY TIME WE DRIVE. I CONSIDER THIS LAST INCIDENT TO BE VERY SERIOUS AND FELT LIKE SOMEONE NEEDED TO BE INFORMED. I REALIZE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD BUT IT HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE THIS CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON, WINDSHIELD MOTOR WENT OUT, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT. ALSO A SEAT RAIL BROKE AND CHRYSLER ALSO REFUSED TO FIX THAT. TO SUM THINGS UP, THIS WAS THE FIRST CHRYSLER PRODUCT THAT I HAD EVER PURCHASED AND IT WILL DEFINITELY BE THE LAST. *LA