1996 Chrysler Concorde

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

• 12/29/2008· STEERING

  A POPPING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY VIBRATES AND HAS SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. A JULY 2008 SAFETY INSPECTION REVEALED "EXCESSIVE PLAY" IN THE STEERING LINKAGE AND LEFT OUTER TIEROD WAS BAD. REPAIRS PERFORMED AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED YET AGAIN THREE MONTHS LATER. AFTER LEARNING OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS RELATED TO STEERING PROBLEMS IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES, I NOW FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS PRODUCTS THEY ARE PUTTING ON THE MARKET. *TR

• 12/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

• 12/27/2001· STEERING

  BOTH STEEL LINES ON THE RACK AND PINION STEERING RUPTURED, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO SPRAY ONTO THE ENGINE, ALSO THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OTHER LINE RUPTURED ONE MONTH LATER. *JB

• 12/20/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE HAS A HAIRLINE CRACK IN FUEL RAIL, THERE IS RECALL 98V184000 FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

• 12/16/1999· SUSPENSION

  PROBLEM: VEHICLE WANDERS AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTIVE STEERING INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. NO MATTER WHAT THE ROAD CONDITION( WET/DRY/FLAT/CROWNED), THE CAR WILL " DRIFT" AND OR PULL TO THE SIDE WITH OUT ANY APPARENT PATTERN, CONSEQUENTLY, INTENSE CONCENTRATION IS REQUIRED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, THE EFFORT TO STEER RIGHT/ LEFT IS VARIABLE, AGAIN WITH OUT A PATTERN. THE CAR IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH SPEED-SENSITIVE STEERING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE RECORDS, THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SAME DIFFICULTY. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS; THE FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND I HAVE PRECISELY ADJUSTED THE TIRE PSI ALL TO NO AVAIL. I HAD A 1996 EAGLE VISION THAT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, THOUGH I DID NOT REPORT IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *AK

• 12/14/2000· STEERING

  WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT AND BECOME HARD TO MANAGE, THIS WAS DUE TO BAD RACK AND PINION STEERING. THE DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

• 12/14/1999· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  REPLACED BOTH OUTER SWAY BAR LINKS, REPLACED RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END AND SLEEVE. *AK

• 12/11/2000· STEERING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/11/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINES BETWEEN THE TWO CYLINDER HEADS HAVE LEAKS IN THEM,CAUSING THE GAS TO LEAK ON THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/04/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE ACCELLERATING AWAY FROM FULL STOP, ACCELLERATOR EITHER STUCK OR WAS PULLED DOWN THEN STUCK. DRIVER COULD NOT BREAK FREE. TRIED PULLING UP AND STOMPING ON PEDAL. APPLIED AGGRESSIVE BRAKING AND LUCKILY BROUGHT CAR UNDER CONTROL TO FULL STOP. DRIVER REMEMBERS SEEING 4,000 RPM. ALL ELSE HAPPENED TOO FAST. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. LINKAGES AND OTHER MECHANICAL AREAS APPEAR OK. WILL CHECK WITH DEALER TOMORROW.

• 12/03/2004· SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BUSHINGS AND BOLTS WERE FALLING APART, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP.*AK

• 11/23/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK STUCK CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN.

• 11/22/1999· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  EVER SINCE THE CAR HAS HAD 7,000 MILES ON IT THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN I AM AT ARED LIGHT IT WILL REV. UP SHUDER THEN STALL IT STARTS RIGHTUP AGAIN I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING OR THEY CLEANED THROTLE BODY ASSEMBELY,FIXED A VACUUM HOSE , ADJUSTED THE CODES I CALL THE CAR COMPANY EVEN HADE A CO-PIOLT IN THERE JUST GUESTING ALSO THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED THE CAR WAS ONLY 1YEAR OLD AND SOME TIMES WHEN THE STALLING PROBLEM HAPPENS THE BRAKE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK

• 11/18/1998· EQUIPMENT

  RADIO CLOCK FAILED.

• 11/17/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CAR DIED ON FREEWAY AT 55 MPH. CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS LEAKING FIRST TIME. NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY; UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED AND LEAKING; LOWER MANIFOLD GASKET SUCKED/BLOWN OUT AND LEAKING. STILL NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY. *AK

• 11/16/2000· STEERING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/15/2004· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  THE CONSUMER HIT A TREE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE CONSUMER HIT HIS FACE ON THE WINDSHIELD CUTTING IT. *JB *SC

• 11/15/2003· STEERING

  I HAVE A 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI. MY BROTHER IN LAW HAS ONE THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL ALSO. WE BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STEERING GEAR BUSHINGS WEAR OUT AND ALLOWS THE STEERING TO WANDER. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS MY BROTHER IN LAW WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER AND EXPECTING THE CAR TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF STEERING BUT INSTEAD THE CAR WANTED TO GO STRAIGHT UNTIL THE STEERING GEAR HAD TRAVELED AS FAR AS IT COULD GO THEN THE STEERING REACTED. THIS PROBLEM ALSO CAUSES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END LEADING A MECHANIC TO BELIEVE THE ROTORS ARE WARPED WHEN IN FACT IT IS THE STEERING GEAR BUSHINGS. THESE BUSHINGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH CHRYSLER. INSTEAD THEY WANT YOU TO PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW STEERING GEAR FOR OVER $1000. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON TO THE 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI AND CHRYSLER SHOULD EITHER MAKE THE PART AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM OR REPLACE THE PART AT THERE OWN EXPENSE. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROBLEMS WHERE SOMEONE MAY DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND GET HURT OR KILLED AND NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW WHY OTHER THAN TO EXPECT THAT IT WAS THE DRIVERS FAULT. *LA

• 11/12/2004· STEERING

  FIRST IT WAS THE RACK & PINION GOING OUT ON MY 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. CHRYSLER DID REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE TIE-RODS HAVE FAILED - NOT COVERED UNDER CHRYSLER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB

• 11/09/2009· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  1. "BUSY RATTLE", NOT LOUD, BUT CONTINUOUS, MOST NOTICEABLE ON SMOOTH ROADS ABOVE 30 MPH, FROM FRONT FRAME SUB-ASSEMBLY, FOUR MOUNTING BOLTS. THE SUB-FRAME ASSEMBLY IS ALSO CALLED THE "MOTOR CARRIER" AND IS BOLTED FROM THE BOTTOM UP TO THE FRAME (ABOVE). EACH BOLT GOES THROUGH A LARGE RUBBER BUSHING (ALSO CALLED AN INSULATOR). WITH 75,000 THOUSAND MILES AND NO OIL LEAKS, THE RUBBER BUSHINGS ARE ALL DRIED OUT AND FLAKING APART. EACH INSULATOR COST OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS AND IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM CHRYSLER. THE COST OF REPLACING VIA A QUOTE FROM PEP BOYS IS OVER SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE MADE FROM A HARD YELLOW PLASTIC TYPE MATERIAL AND SHOULD BE MORE DURABLE. 2. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT PEP BOYS THE VIBRATION WILL WEAR THE BOLTS AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE COULD DROP DOWN. 3. PEP BOYS RECOMMENDS THE BUSHINGS AND THE BOLTS TO BE REPLACED. THE NEW BUSHINGS FROM CHRYSLER HAVE A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. REVIEWED THE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOT SEE ANY ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE RATTLE OR A REPORT THAT THE ENGINE ACTUALLY COULD FALL OUT ON THE ROAD. THE DATA BASE IS NOT WELL ORGANIZED AS IT IS SEGMENTED BY MONTHLY REPORTS. I CAN SEE HOW THE NOISE MIGHT CAUSE ONE TO INCREASE THE RADIO VOLUME AND NOT HEAR AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE. THESE BUSHINGS WILL BE REPLACED. *TR

• 11/06/2006· SEAT BELTS

  I HAVE A 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORD. I HAVE ONE CAR SEAT AND ONE BOOSTER SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT. THE SEAT BELT HOLDING MY CAR SEAT HAS COME UNBUCKLED OVER 10 TIMES WITH JUST MY SON THROWING HIS TOYS DOWN ON THE SEAT FROM THE CAR SEAT. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN MY HUSBAND'S SUV SO I THINK THAT IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE SEAT BELT. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BUT WE CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR. *JB

• 11/04/1999· STEERING

  STEERING RACK FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

• 11/01/2000· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERNAL CLOCKSPRING STRESS RELIEF STRIP WAS BEND IN ASSEMBLY AT FACTORY, COUSING STRESS AND FAILURE OF RIBBON WIRE POWERING AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

• 10/31/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS FAILED WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MOVED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. *SLC

• 10/28/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  ON JAN 25, 1999 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DID NOT GET OUT OF LOW GEAR WHEN IT HAPPENED. DID NOT HAVE ANY REVERSE. THE RPMS WENT UP TO 5,000 JUST TO GO 30MPH. PUT A STRAIN ON ENGINE. VEHICLE WOULD RACE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON 13 OCT 99. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED SEALS/PACKAGED TRANSAXLE, TORQUE CONVERTOR/ TRANSMISSION/OIL PUMP & INPUT CLUTCH REPLACED. *AK

• 10/26/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  LEAKING FUEL INJECTOR ON MY 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM THAT WAS NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY. THIS IA A LOW MILEAGE AUTO WHICH IS DRIVEN BY A SENIOR CITIZEN. *NM

• 10/24/2001· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO CRUISE INTO NEXT LANE WOULD HEAR A LOT OF SCRAPPING NOISES. HAD COME UPON A STOP AND WOULD HEAR A SCRAPPING NOISE FROM FRONT END. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED RACK AND PINION WHICH INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH STEERING.*AK

• 10/23/2000· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  PE99031; BUSHING THAT HOLDS TRACK ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED ,ALMOST FEELS THAT POWER STEERING GOES TO MAUNAL STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/20/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. FAILURE OCCURED IN PARKING LOT. *AK

• 10/19/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP OVER THE WEEKEND TO PERFORM NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V021000. WHEN THE OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN OVER-DRIVE. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY MOVING THE FLOOR SHIFTER. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY MAY HAVE TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR EXTENSIVE REPAIR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *JB

• 10/17/2002· STEERING

  WHEN MAKING TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION THERE IS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALER DETERMINED THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

• 10/16/2000· VISIBILITY

  SUN ROOF WOULD OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 70MPH. SUCTION WOULD PULL IT UP FROM ATTACHMENT WHICH WAS ONLY GLUED DOWN. HEAD LINER WOULD ALSO BE SUCKED OUT WITH SUN ROOF. SUN ROOF FAILED TO HAVE SCREWS TO KEEP IT DOWN. GLUE KEPT MELTING IN THE SUN. HAVE TALKED TO DEALER AT LEAST 4 OR 6 TIMES ABOUT PROBLEM THAT COULD NOT BE RESOLVED.*AK

• 10/11/2006· SUSPENSION

  HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL BUSHINGS, IN FRONT END, INCLUDING MOTOR MOUNT. ALL HAVE WORN PREMATURELY AND WERE VERY EXPENSIVE. STILL HAVE STEERING BUSHING TO BE REPLACED THAT CAUSES DRIFT, BUT UNABLE AT THIS TIME TO AFFORD. REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT NO RECALL HAS SURFACED ON THESE ESSENTIAL PARTS. *JB

• 10/07/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. ALSO, ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE VIBRATES.

• 10/03/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1996 CONCORDE 2.7 LITER ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AT ABOUT 87,000 MILES. SERVICE HAS BEEN REGULAR AND MOSTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. AT 81,000 MILES THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO CHECKED IT AND SAID NOT TO WORRY. *LA

• 10/03/1997· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  INADEQUATE REAR SUSPENSION THAT ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE BOTTOM EVEN ON SMOTH ROAD WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT LOADS.

• 09/26/2006· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT ON FOR YEARS. JUST REMOVED CLOCK SPRING . COMPONENT IS FAULTY. SUSPECT THERE ARE MANY LIKE THIS. *NM

• 09/25/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW IMPACT AACIDENT OF 5 MPH 0R LESS AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER SUFFERED HEARING LOSS DUE TO THE SOUND EMMITTED FROM THE AIR BAGS WHEN THEY OPENED. CHRYSLER HAS DECLINED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *JG

• 09/25/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. *AK

• 09/23/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS INVOLVED IN A 40MPH FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

• 09/22/2007· STEERING

  I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL PARTY. 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, MY BOYFRIEND HAD PARKED ALONG THE STREET IN FRONT OF A FRIENDS HOUSE FOR A MOMENT, AND HAD JUST BEGAN TO PULL AWAY FROM THE CURB, WHEN HE HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE. AT THE SAME TIME, HE WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, AWAY FROM THE CURB, BUT THE CAR JUST KEPT GOING STRAIGHT. LUCKILY, HE WAS GOING AT A VERY LOW SPEED, SO NO ONE WAS INJURED. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS UNDER THE HOOD, AND FOUND THAT THE BOLTS FROM THE RACK AND PINION STEERING MECHANISM HAD BEEN COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF. THEY HAD SNAPPED IN HALF, LEAVING PART OF THE BOLTS INSIDE OF THE UNIT. I THANK GOD THAT NO ONE WAS HURT, AND THAT MY 12 YEAR OLD SON WASN'T IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS, SINCE I JUST SPENT ALL THE MONEY I HAD BUYING THIS VEHICLE, SO I HAVEN'T EVEN LOOKED INTO WHAT THIS IS GOING TO COST ME. I TRULY HOPE THAT CHRYSLER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE EVEN MORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

• 09/20/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 09/19/2001· STRUCTURE

  THE STRUT TOWER ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS STARTING TO RUST. THE RUSTING MAY CAUSED THE STRUT TO GO THROUGH THE BODY OF THE CAR. WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.

• 09/14/2000· STEERING

  BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER ALL OVER THE ROAD WHILE DRIVNG AT ANY SPEED, IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. AT THE DEALERSHIP, BOTH TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. ONE OF TIE ROD BUSHING WAS GONE, AND THE OTHER BUSHING WAS WORN OUT. *AK THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE STATES THAT IT IS UNUSUAL FOR THE TIE ROD TO WEAR PREMATURELY AND THINKS IT IS A DEFECT IN THE FRONT END THAT CAUSED IT. *YH

• 09/12/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  I'VE HAD A 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LX FOR ABOUT 1 YR. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION 99% OF THE TIME I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY UNTIL IT TURNS ON, IF IT EVEN DOES, AND A FEW MONTHS AGO EVERYTIME MY CAR DOES TURN ON, ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE DOOR LOCKS KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN. IT HASN'T BEEN DRIVABLE FOR AT LEAST 2 MONTHS NOW. REPLACED RELAYS, FUSES, STARTER, ALTERNATOR, BATTERY! I EVEN TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHICH THE MANAGER IS A FAMILY FRIEND, HE HAD IT FOR 2 WKS. RAN A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AND ALSO THE BATTERY WHICH IS NEW AND HAVE EXCHANGED SEVERAL TIMES WILL NOT HOLD A CHARGE. IT HAS NEW BATTERY GROUND CABLE NEW CABLE FROM ALTERNATOR TO STARTER CONNECTION, NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES AND STILL HAS ALL THESE PROBLEMS. AND NOW IF THE CAR WILL TURN ON THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND IT NOW HAS A NEW THERMOSTAT. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED! AND NOW THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEGUN LEAKING. AND A FEW TIMES I HAVE NOTICED THE GEARS SHIFT. THE MOST FRIGHTENING THING IS WHEN IT DOES START, IT WILL DRIVE GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AND THEN, IT JUST TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS PRIOR TO SHUTTING DOWN. I AM A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL AND AM SO STRESSED OUT BECAUSE IT IS LITERALLY UNDRIVABLE. AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE 1ST THING I NOTICED AFTER ABOUT A WEEK WAS THE PROBLEM WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN IGNITION OVER AND OVER AGAIN TILL IT WOULD FINALLY START. SOMETIMES I WOULD SIT IN THE CAR 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. I'M SURPRISED I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYONE ELSE MENTION THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A LEMON AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'VE MISSED DR. APPTS. AND ALSO MY SON IS DISABLED AND WE'RE JUST HAVING THE MOST TERRIBLE TIME WITH NO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. CAN U PLEASE POST IF ANY OF THESE ISSUES ARE SOME OF CHRYSLERS UNREPORTED DEFECTS OR RECALLS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

• 09/11/2006· STEERING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END RATTLED AND SHOOK AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FRONT TIE ROD ENDS AND BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THREE YEARS. THE FIRST TIME IN AUGUST 2003, THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE SECOND TIME IN JUNE 2004, THE FRONT END RATTLED AND SHOOK. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FRONT TIE ROD ENDS AND BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

• 09/07/2000· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  THE INNER TIE RODS, BUSHINGS AND THE STEERING GEAR FAILED CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING. *MJS

• 08/30/2004· POWER TRAIN

  RECALL 04 V 021 000 CONCERNING SHIFT IGNITION - PARK INTERLOCK. CONSUMER HAD TWO CONCERNS ABOUT THIS RECALL. FIRST, PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND SECOND, CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. LOCAL DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF THIS RECALL. *AK RECALL3 04V021000. *SC

• 08/25/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEFECTIVE ENGINE LEADING TO COMPLETE FAILURE. THE CAR HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT.HE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK

• 08/23/2003· STEERING,SUSPENSION,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE PUT NEARLY $2000 INTO THE FRONT END OF MY 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE, BEGINNING WITH THE INFAMOUS EARLY RACK & PINION DEFECT. RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS UP ON BLOCKS WAITING FOR ME TO REPLACE NEARLY EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT END.*AK THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE OF REPLACEMNT COSTS.