1997 Chrysler Concorde

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

• 12/30/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON CHRISTMAS DAY DRIVING WITH MY SON TO MY MOTHERS HOME ABOUT ONE HOUR AWAY, I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED AT THE SIGNAL. WHEN THE SIGNAL TURNED GREEN, I PUSHED THE GAS, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. I CHECKED TO VERIFY THAT THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO A PARK AND RIDE, THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTS THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED, AND IS DESTROYED BEYOND REPAIR OF THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ZERO WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE ANY FLUID. THERE WERE NOT ANY WARNING LIGHTS REGISTERING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MAKE IS A CHRYSLER CONCORDE. IT IS A 1997, WITH 97,000 MILES. UP UNTIL THAT MOMENT THE VEHICLE WAS IDEAL. THEN WITHIN TEN FEET IT IS DESTROYED BEYOND REPAIR, WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. *JB

• 12/29/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  (1) ALWAYS SMELLED GASOLINE AFTER DRIVING CAR FOR A WHILE. A COUPLE OF REPAIR PLACES COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I FINALLY FIGURED OUT MYSELF WHERE THE LEAK WAS IN THE ENGINE AND POINTED IT OUT TO A REPAIR MAN. (2) THIS REPAIR MAN TOLD ME IT DEFINITELY WAS LEAKING AND IF I LET IT GO ANY LONGER THERE WOULD CERTAINLY BE AN ENGINE FIRE. WHEN I QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM, HE SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN MORE OFTEN ON CHRYSLER'S THAN ANY OTHER CAR. (3) HE REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, AS WELL AS THE FUEL DAMPNER ASSEMBLY WITH FUEL RAIL. I DON'T HAVE THE OLD PARTS. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED THEM AND I WILL TRY TO OBTAIN THEM. *NM

• 12/17/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER SMELLED FUMES, AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER SINCE HE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A FUEL RAIL. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BUT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE.. NO RECALLS FOUND. *AK THE CUSTOMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE O RINGS. RECALL FOUND: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 98V184000 RECALL DATE : AUG 06, 1998 *TC

• 12/11/2000· SUSPENSION

  WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS STARTED SHAKING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER WOULD NOT LET CONSUMER DRIVE HOME UNTIL FIXED. *AK

• 12/09/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER HAD FUEL RAIL O-RING REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 98V-184 YET THEY FAILED AGAIN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER. NLM

• 12/07/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT VERY STRONG. ALSO, CANNOT SEE IN THE DISTANCE DUE TO WINDSHIELD DISTORTING HEADLIGHTS COMING TOWARDS VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/06/2005· STRUCTURE

  WHEN I WOULD PLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE ON MY 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK AND ACCELERATE AT A RAPID RATE. THE ONLY WAY THAT I COULD STOP THE ACCELERATION WAS BY PLACING BOTH ON THE BRAKE AND TURNING THE KEY OFF. DAVE DENNIS CHRYSLER DEALER IN DAYTON, OH., VERIFIED THIS. THEY FOUND THAT THE CRADLE BUSHINGS WERE BAD WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO MOVE AND HIT THE THROTTLE WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO REV. UP IN GEAR. THEY REPLACED THE CRADLE BUSHINGS AND I HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE SINCE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MECHANIC AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER STATED THAT WORN CRADLE BUSHINGS WERE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH K FRAMES USED ON CHRYSLERS. I CAN'T BE THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM DUE TO CRADLE BUSHINGS WEAR. *NM

• 12/05/2008· STEERING

  I HAVE A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORD. I HAD A SEVERE CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE GARAGE AND ALMOST $1000 LATER I HAD REPLACED BOTH INNER TIE ROD ENDS, ALL 4 CRADLE BUSHINGS AS WELL AS BOTH SWAYBARS IN FRONT END. NOT TO MENTION FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AFTER EACH REPAIR. THEN MY LEFT TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WITHIN A BOUT A MONTH. THE PROBLEM WAS EVENTUALLY FIXED AND NOISE STOPPED UNTIL NOW. SIX MONTHS LATER I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME NOISES AND A LOSE TIE ROD AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT CHRYSLER AND NOTE THAT THEY DON'T INCLUDE THE 1997 MODEL AS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS BUT I DO WITH MY 97 CONCORD. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN MY VEHICLE AND THIS IS REALLY UNSAFE. IF THE TIERODS BREAK OR COME LOSE YOU CAN'T STEER THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER AND FIXED. *TR

• 12/03/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HE SMELLED A FUEL SMELL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE O RINGS. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 98V184000 *TC THIS PROBLEM MADE THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE EXTREMELY SICK. THE LEFT FRONT FUEL RAIL WAS FOUND LEAKING. *SC *JB

• 11/30/2000· SUSPENSION

  THE LOWER CONTROL ARM REINFORCEMENT BRACKET FAILED BUT CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN, CONSUMER BELIEVES SHE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE FAILURE PER RECALL 99V-215. NLM

• 11/28/2000· STEERING,TIRES

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION BEING REPLACED BY DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. REPLACEMENT WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CAUSES OF FAILURE ARE STILL UNKNOWN. *AK THE TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WORN ON OUTSIDE EDGES. *YH

• 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

• 11/21/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHERFire

  WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND PARKED VEHICLE. A FIRE IMMEDIATELY STARTED FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER DETERMINED THAT FIRE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM, SPECIFICALLY A LEAK FROM THE FUEL RAILS. TS

• 11/19/2008· STEERING

  COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE ON 199 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. *TR

• 11/17/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH DRIVER HIT A DEER, LOST CONTROL, AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HIT A BRIDGE. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/15/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY VEHICLE, DRIVEN BY MY STEP SON, CROSSED THE MEDIAN, SPUN AROUND AND SLAMMED BACKWARDS INTO A POWER POLE. HE HIT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUSH THE REAR BUMPER AND THE TRUNK IN ALMOST 3 FEET AND YET THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE SUDDEN STOP BROKE THE FRONT SEAT LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR AND RIPPED HIS GLASSES OFF HIS HEAD AND FLUNG THEM INTO THE BACK WINDOW. FORTUNATELY HE HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON, OR THE RECOIL WOULD HAVE SENT HIM THE FORWARD MOMENTUM FROM THE RECOIL WOULD HAVE SENT HIM THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW. STILL THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AND IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME FROM THE ACCIDENT.

• 11/07/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTUING IN A COLLISION.*AK

• 11/06/2000· AIR BAGS

  INTERMITTENTLY, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

• 11/05/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER MADE A TURN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. AFTER BEING TOWED DEALER STATED THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WANTED THE CONSUMER TO PROVIDE OIL CHANGE RECORDS.*AK

• 11/04/2002· POWER TRAIN

  THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLES SHIFTER FOILED EVEN THOUGH THE IGNITION WAS LOCKED AND THE KEYS WERE TAKEN OUT. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS IN PARK AND ON AN INCLINE AND IN PARK. THE VEHICLE THEN SLIPPED BACKWARDS AND SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE INSPECTOR FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SHIFT INTER-LOCK MECHANISM ON THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. *SCC

• 11/03/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK AT 4:30A.M. ON 10/14/99. UPON THE ENTRANCE TO I-696 ( ABOUT 2MILES FROM MY RESIDENCE) THE TEMPERATURE GAGE RAN HIGH AND THE HIGH TEMMP LIGHT CAME ON UPON THE ENTRANCE RAMP. I DROVE APPROX 4 MILES TO MY MOTHERS RESIDENCE WHICH WAS ON THE WAY TO WORK.. AT THAT HOUR I MUST DEPEND AND RELY ON THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. THANK GOODNESS MY MOTHER LIVES ON THE WAY TO MY JOB 55 MILES FROM MY RESIDENCE. WHEN I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT APPROX. 7AM (WHEN THEY OPEN) THE GENTLEMAN BEHIND THE COUNTER SAID IT PROBABLY WASN'T A HOSE, ( WHICH I THOUGHT BECAUSE OF THE COOLANT LOSS AND OVER HEATING) BUT INSTEAD A WATER PUMP BECAUSE IT IS SO COMMON IN THAT MAKE OF VEHICLE. THIS DISTURBS ME BECAUSE IF HE KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF SO MANY REPAIRS WHY NOT A RECALL ON THE PART? $:30 AM IS A SCARRY TIME TO BREAK DOWN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I NEED MY VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. IT WAS 197.60 FOR LABOR, 1.60 FOR A SEAL, 11.60 FOR COOLANT, AND 94.50 FOR THE PUMP,15.00 MISC CHARGE, AND 7.36 IN TAX TOTAL WAS 327.66. I DO HAVE THE PART AND THE RECEIPT OF THE BILL IF YOU NEED IT . I DID NOT RECEIVE MY CAR BACK UNTILL 6PM I WAS TOLD IT TOOK SO LONG BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT. I WISH I COULD PLAN AND MAKE APPOINTMENTS FOR EMERGENCIES.

• 11/01/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TSB # 790 WAS FOR THE LEFT FUEL INJECTION RAIL LEAKING (CRACKED). MY RIGHT RAIL IS LEAKING!!! I CALLED CHRYSLER @ 1-800 992-1997 AND TRIED TO REPORT THIS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL IN JANUARY, 1999 ONLY AFFECTED THE LEFT FUEL INJECTION RAIL. I COULD HAVE HAD A FIRE AS THE GASOLINE WAS LEAKING (IN VOLUME) ON THE TOP OF MY ENGINE AND RUNNING DOWN THE ENGINE BLOCK ONTO THE GROUND. I THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I ATTEMPTED TO INFORM THEM OF THIS TODAY AND I WAS TOLD ME TO GO TO A DEALER. I DO MY OWN CAR REPAIR WORK AND KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT VEHICLES. I ALSO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT PRODUCT SAFETY AS I AM THE PRODUCT SAFETY OFFICER WHERE I AM EMPLOYED. I HAVE DETAILED DIGITIAL PHOTOS OF THE RAIL WHILE IT IS LEAKING. THEY ARE GOOD PICTURES. THESE PICTURES ARE WORTH MORE THAN 1000 WORDS!!! IF YOU WANT THE PICTURES, PLEASE ADVISE.*AK

• 10/30/2002· EQUIPMENT

  THE FIRST REPLACEMENT PART WAS A MANUFACTUER NEW UNIT, NOT REBUILT AND AS SUCH SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT BEND IN THE INTEREST OF CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND GIVE AND SORT OF HELP IN THIS MATTER. DT

• 10/27/2006· SEAT BELTSCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 48 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE SEATBELT DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK, THE LENGTH OF THE BELT WAS NOT CONTROLLED BY THE SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR. THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR DID NOT FUNCTION AS IT SHOULD BE AND THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR RIGHT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP.

• 10/23/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LINE HAS BROKEN. VEHICLE LOST ALOT OF GAS WHICH LEAKED OUT, IT COULD IGNITE.*AK FUEL CONNECTOR ON FLOW SIDE OF FUEL FILTER WAS NOT CONNECTED AT THE FACTORY. *YH

• 10/21/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  THERE WAS A TWO-CAR ACCIDENT AHEAD ON HIGHWAY. TRIED TO AVOID HITTING THEM, BUT REAR ENDED A VEHICLE. REAR. NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

• 10/19/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL(NHTSA 98V184000) REGARDING THE FUEL RAIL. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL. *JB

• 10/19/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY THE PEDAL WENT TOP FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM

• 10/18/1999· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED & WOULD TRY TO BACK OUT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTED IT & GEARS WOULD REENGAGE. WOULD PUT INTO DRIVE & VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING FORWARD. WOULD KEEP SHIFTING LEVER TO CATCH. WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, VEHICLE RACED HIGH & REVVED. NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER & BEEN TO DEALER. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT CONSTANT. *AK

• 10/15/1998· TIRES

  GOODYEAR EAGLE GE (P225-60516) TIRES HYDROPLANE WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN VERY BADLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

• 10/12/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE GARAGE. THE DRIVER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND A APPOINTMENT. THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

• 10/10/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP DETACHED FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK WHILE FUELING. *AK

• 10/06/1999· STEERING

  VEHICLE KEEPS LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID. DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND VEHICLE STILL LEAKS POWER STEERING FLUID. *AK

• 10/05/2000· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  WHEN CONSUMER STARTED TO TURN VEHICLE INNER TIE ROD WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, FRONT WHEEL SHIMMIED AND VIBRATED. THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK

• 10/01/1998· VISIBILITY

  WINDOWS BECOME CLOUDY WITH A FILM IN TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER WASHING THEM IN THE INSIDE.

• 09/28/1999· POWER TRAINCrash

  VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN PARK WITH THE MOTOR IDLING. IT ROLLED UP THE OWNER'S DRIVERWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE, THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. OWNER MANAGED TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND STOP THE VEHICLE, BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP IT. DEALER SAID THAT OWNER MUST NOT HAVE PLACED THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY INTO PARK. COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *AK

• 09/28/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT HIGHBEAMS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHTING CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

• 09/21/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHENEVER VEHICLE REMAINS IDLE FOR LONGER THAN A DAY & THEN STARTING ITUP. IT WOULD STALL . WOULD HAPPEN FREQUENTLY BUT INTERMITTENLY. HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AS OF YET. *AK

• 09/18/2001· STRUCTURE

  WHILE CHECKING THE BATTERY THE HOOD FELL DOWN.

• 09/18/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, IT KEPT ON ROLLING. *AK

• 09/08/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY.

• 09/02/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BULB LENS WHICH COULD BECOME DANGEROUS IN NIGHT DRIVING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 08/27/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING AT 30 TO 35 MPH SMELLED FIRE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD DUE TO THE ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

• 08/25/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD REDUCE SPEED WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 30 MPH OR MORE;. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. *AK

• 08/24/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VEHICLE WAS MAKING A PINGING SOUND, AND WAS CUTTING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC SAID HE COULDN'T SEE THE VEHICLE, TO BRING IT IN. FUEL INJECTOR WAS DEFECTED. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WOULD COST HIM $600.00. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON DASHBOARD BLINKING OFF AND ON.*AK

• 08/24/1999· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING AT 24,000 MILES, THE BOLTS ON THE STEERING RACK SHEARED OFF, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BOTH THE STEERING AND THE TRANSMISSION, THE OWNERS WISH TO TRADE IN THIS VEHICLE, WHICH THEY BELIEVE IS A LEMON, IN EXCHANGE FOR A NEW ONE. *YC.ET.

• 08/21/2013· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF UPDATED 10/24/14*CN

• 08/18/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CHRYSLER CONCORD RECALLED LATE 1998-CAR LEFT AT CENTRAL AND ADVISED NEXT MORNING CAR WOULD NOT START. AT THE TIME CAR HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES. DEALER TALKED WIFE INTO 800 DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK ON ENGINE INCLUDING INJECTION CLEANING---FUNNY THATS WHAT IT WAS IN FOR ON RE-CALL SO WE NOW KNOW 3 YEARS LATER. CA BEGAN LEAKING FUEL JULY OF 2001 AND TOOK CAR TO PEP BOYS TO SEE WHAT PROBLEM WAS . AFTER REPLACING O RINGS STILL LEAKED , CAR RETURNED TO PEP BOYS . THEY NOW HAD TO REPLACE INJECTORS TO SEE IF THAT MUST BE PROBLEM. CAR STILL LEAKED .THEY CALLED CHRYSLER AND INFORMED BY CHRYSLER THAT THE RAILS MUST OF CRACKED AGAIN. BUT DEALER NOT RESPONSABLE BECAUSE OVER 1 YR WARRENTY AND 12000 MILES ,SO I HAD TO HAVE PEP BOYS ORDER PART S TO DO THE REPAIR. SINCE CAR WAS ALL APART AT THERE STORE AND COST TO MUCH TO TOW TO A DEALED. FOOT /NOTE I TOOK SICK AND WENT TO EMGCY ROOM FOR ..AS DR. STATED COULD OF BEEN FROM THE FUMES. BAD INFECTION IN THROAT PUT ON PEN VK . THIS WAS 1 DAY AFTER PROBLEM TOTAL COST SO FAR 1300.00 NOT INCLUDING LOSS OF WORK FOR WEEK DUE TO WELLNESS. ROBERT F TIERNEY. *AK

• 08/13/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY WHICH IS CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK CONSUMER PURCHASED FOURTH SET OF ROTORS FROM ANOTHER COMPANY, THEREFORE CHRYSLER WOULD NOT GIVE ANY REIMBURSEMENT, EACH TIME ROTORS WERE REPLACED, THEY WERE PITTED AND RUSTED ON THE INSIDE, BRAKES ALSO MAKE THUMPING NOISES. CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET LOOSE, DEALER TIGHTENED. *SLC

• 08/07/2009· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. IT HAS THE "WOBBLE OF DEATH", SO CALLED DUE TO ITS VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END. I HAVE SEARCHED IT ONLINE AND FOUND MANY CASES OF THE SAME. I AM AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD, BUT THE MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE "WOB" HAS AFFECTED VEHICLES AS OLD AS 1994. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BUT I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO TRY. *TR