2001 Chrysler Concorde

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

• 12/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

• 12/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

• 12/27/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 12/21/2004· STEERING

  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

• 12/20/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAD A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. I SERVICED IT EVERY 3,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. THEN ONE DAY, AT 95,000 MILES, I WAS DRIVING IT AND THE THERMOSTAT SHOT TO OVERHEATING. I PULLED OVER, HAD A SERVICE STATION LOOK AT IT, AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING A DEALER NEEDED TO LOOK AT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THE 'ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, THAT COOLANT AND OIL MIXED AND GOT SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WAS SHOT.' AT 95,000 MILES IT WOULD COST ME MORE TO FIX THEN THE CAR WAS WORTH, SO I HAD TO BUY A NEW CAR. SOMEONE TOLD ME THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS CHRYSLER ENGINE AND CHRYSLER TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL AND NOTHING I COULD DO. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND A LOT OF ARTICLES ABOUT HOW BIG A PROBLEM THIS IS AND HOW MANY CARS IT HAS AFFECTED, AND SUGGESTED OWNERS REPORT THIS TO YOU. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE CHRYSLER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. WHILE IN MY CASE IT DIDN'T RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT (IT ALMOST DID WHEN MY CAR DIED ON THE ROAD), AND THE CAR DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE, DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR CARS CATCH ON FIRE BEFORE CHRYSLER IS MADE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR AN OBVIOUS ENGINE FLAW? I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR GUIDANCE YOU CAN GIVE ON WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE AND SHOULD PURSUE. BOB BLADEL ASHBURN, VA *TR

• 12/17/2006· STRUCTURE

  THE TRUNK LID HYDRAULIC SUPPORT DEVICES ARE FAILING TO HOLD THE LID OPEN ALLOWING IT TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS AND HAS RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES TO BOTH ME AND MY WIFE (BUMPS AND BRUISES). I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2001 AND IT ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE AND HAS NEVER RECEIVED ANY DAMAGE. I FEAR A MORE SEVERE INJURY WILL RESULT IF THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES. *NM

• 11/28/2005· SEATS

  MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A NEW 2001 CHRYSLER VOYAGER MINIVAN IN APRIL OF 2001. AS OF 11/10/05 THERE WAS 51,000 MILES ON OUR 4 YEAR OLD VAN. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT IT FOR ALL SERVICING. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 11/10/05. MY HUSBAND WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON HIS WAY HOME WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE IN HALF AND LANDED IN THE BACK SEAT! THANKFULLY HE DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH THE FRAME BREAKING DID AGGRAVATE A PREVIOUS BACK INJURY. WE HAD TO USE OUR "CLUB" (ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) TO PROP UP THE SEAT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY (WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY). THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE $1200-$1500 FOR PARTS ALONE FOR THE "MECHANISM"?? OUR SEATS ARE MANUAL SEATS...IT WAS THE FRAME THAT BROKE IN HALF!!! NEEDLESS TO SAY WE WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN!! WE TRADED THAT VAN IN THAT DAY AND BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA VEHICLE. WE ONLY HAD THE ONE VEHICLE AND NEEDED SOMETHING DRIVABLE AND RELIABLE THAT DAY!!! WE COULD POSSIBLY SEE SOMETHING MECHANICAL BREAKING DOWN...BUT A DRIVER'S SEAT TO BREAK IN HALF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING??? THAT IS SO TOTALLY DANGEROUS AND DEFINITELY UNEXPECTED!!! *NM

• 11/27/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE KNOCKED AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS CRUISING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED WHICH RESULTED IN A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE SEIZED. EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DECIDED WHAT TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

• 11/27/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE TURNPIKE AND THE CAR LOSS COMPRESSION. I HEARD SOMETHING CLANKING AROUND AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC SAID IT SPUN A ROD AND THE CRANKSHAFT IS DAMAGE. *JB

• 11/27/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I AM THE UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH A BURNED OUT 2.7 LITER ENGINE, THE SAME ONE YOU ARE INVESTIGATING ON THIS WEB SITE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE MORNING OF 7/25/05 ON THE NORTHBOUND I90 EXPRESSWAY ON GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. TRAVELING AT APPROX. 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATED AN ENGINE OVERHEATING CONDITION AND BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE GOOD DRIVING SKILLS AS THIS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE SHUT DOWN ALL POWER ACCESSORIES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES AT THIS POINT AND WAS FORTUNATE TO BE AT THE WHITEHAVEN RD. EXIT. WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST ONTO THE EXIT RAMP AND PARKED THE CONCORDE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART PRODUCED A GRATING METAL ON METAL SOUND AND I NEW THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. THE SAME DAY I CALLED AROUND FOR THE BEST PRICE ON THE COST OF AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND DECIDED MY BEST OPTION WAS NOT TO GO TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AS THEY DO NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS ENGINE AND OPTED TO HAVE AAA DELIVER THE CAR TO MY LOCAL GARAGE FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. IT IS NOW 11/27/2005 AND I AM UNABLE TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND STILL PAYING INSURANCE AND LOAN PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE(I STILL OWE $4.5K). MY ENGINE FAILED AT 95K MILES AND I AM TOLD THAT THIS ONE OF THE BETTER 2.7 LITER ENGINES, NONETHELESS I AM STUCK PAYING FOR A DEAD HORSE. *JB

• 11/26/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 11/21/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROX. 61,000 MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCES HAS ALWAYS BEEN UP TO DATE. ENGINE SLUDGE. $6000 IN DAMAGE WITH $9000 STILL OWED ON CAR! *NM

• 11/16/2001· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN BACK WINDOWS WERE DOWN, ALSO WOULD MAKE EARS POP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THIS HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. *AK *SLC

• 11/16/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE HAS AN ODOR COMING THROUGH VENTS SMELLING OF BURNED CRAYON, THE ODOR WAS MAKING CONSUMER AND PASSENGERS SICK, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED STATED THAT THE MANFACTURER PUT A COATING ON EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND IT WAS BURNING OFF. *AK *NLM

• 11/14/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE QUIT WHEN I HIT 97000 MILES WITH NO WARNING. ENGINE STARTED TICKING AND IT WAS ALL OVER. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A 3.5 LITER AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *JB

• 11/11/2006· VISIBILITY

  THE REAR SEAL ON THE BACK GLASS HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS HAS FLOODED THE BACK SEAT AND FLOOR, AND GOTTEN THE TRUNK WET. I HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED AS OF YET. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT MY WIFE OWNED, A 1998 NEON. *NM

• 11/10/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 11/07/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 11/06/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE STARTED TO RATTLE AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS A 2.7L AND THE CAR HAD 118,000 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE FILED AND THE CAR IS CURRENTLY NOT RUNNING. *TR

• 11/05/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 11/02/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  RECENTLY HAD A FAILURE OF THE GAS TANK VENTING SYSTEM IN OUR 2001 CHRYSLER 300M. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE VENT LINES USED ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH GASOLINE (ESSENTIALLY VACUUM LINES) AND BOTH WERE SIGNIFICANTLY ERODED. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ON CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH AS LITTLE AS 15,000 MILES ON THEM AND THAT THEY DO NOT USE FUEL LINE IN THE REPAIR BUT SIMPLY REPLACE WITH THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL. REGARDLESS, THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS THE HOSES ARE CONSIDERED A WEAR ITEM. THE DEALER DISPOSED OF THE ORIGINAL LINES SO I WAS UNABLE TO INSPECT THE LEVEL OF DEGRADATION BUT THEY SAID THAT ONE HOSE WAS LEAKING. *JB

• 10/30/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH VEHICLE DECELERATED DOWN TO 12 MPH AND HESITATED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STIL EXISTS.AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A HESITATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/21/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE FAILURE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ENGINE TO REPLACE THE 2.7 THAT WAS IN OUR 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. *JB

• 10/19/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2.7 ENGINE 2001 INTREPID WITHOUT WARNING THE TIMING CHAIN WENT AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE MOTOR IS FULL OF SLUDGE EVEN WITH THE REGULAR OIL CHANGES 5-30 OIL .CHRYSLER TOLD THE SHOP THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES AND THEY'RE A PIECE OF CRAP. *TR

• 10/19/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 12MPH AND HESITATED. DELAER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS HESITATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/15/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 10/12/2001· VISIBILITY

  DUE TO CAB FORWARD DESIGN OF VEHICLE, WHEN DRIVING, VIEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD IS DISTORTED. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE WITH THIS DIRSTORTION. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO REMEDY. *YH

• 10/11/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

• 10/05/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 10/03/2002· AIR BAGS

  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

• 09/25/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 09/24/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON I-355 ILLINOIS. *JB

• 09/22/2012· ENGINE

  I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TO PICK UP PAYCHECK AND CAR STARTED TO HAVE A PINGING TYPE SOUND IN ENGINE, OPENED HOOD, NOTICED NO ANTIFREEZE (WHICH WAS JUST CHECKED 5 DAYS EARLIER AND WAS AT CORRECT LEVELS!!), THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I REALLY WISH WE COULD GET TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THE FAULTY ENGINES 2.7L ON THIS VEHICLE!!! I BOUGHT IT FROM AN OLDER COUPLE AND ONLY PUT 5000 MILES ON THE CAR. NOW I'M STUCK WITH NO CAR FOR MYSELF AND 5 YEAR OLD CHILD!!! *TR

• 09/17/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 09/16/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 09/16/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 09/14/2006· EQUIPMENT

  FUNNY ODOR WHEN RUNNING AIR CONDITIONING OR THE HEATER. TOLD THERE WAS A SLIGHT LEAK AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1200 TO $1400. THE CAR IS A 2001 CONCORDE WITH 43676 MILES, SURE WAS HOPING TO GET MORE THAN THAT OUT OF A HEATER OR AC UNIT. *NM

• 09/10/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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.

• 09/07/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY CAR CHRYSLER ENGINE FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

• 09/05/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS VISIBLE SIGNS OF OIL SLUDGE. UPDATED 09/26/07. *JB

• 08/31/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE, KNOCKING SO HARD ,FELT LIKE MOTOR WAS GOING TO COME OUT, I COULD'VE CRASHED. FOUND OUT ENGINE IS BAD. LOCKED IN GARAGE. OIL LIGHT JUST STARTED COMING ON AT STOP OR IDLE. *JB. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS VISIBLE OIL SLUDGE. UPDATED *JB

• 08/25/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 08/14/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 08/11/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 08/08/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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.

• 08/07/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY WHEN STARTUP WAS ATTEMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

• 08/05/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE FIRST BREAKDOWN OCCURRED IN JANUARY OF 2004. THE ENGINE FROZE WITH NO WARNING. WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERED THE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE SECOND BREAKDOWN OCCURRED ON AUGUST 1ST 2008. THAT'S RIGHT THE SECOND BREAKDOWN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE ENGINE WENT FROM RUNNING GREAT TO RUNNING LIKE CRAP IN SECONDS. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT I WILL BE NEEDING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ENGINE. *TR

• 08/02/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2001 CHRYSLER CONCORD HAD MOTOR PROBLEMS. *KB *NM

• 07/28/2009· STEERING

  2001 CONCORD STEERING WENT OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME. CAR HAS ONLY 42000 MILES. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY ONE WHEEL WENT LEFT THE OTHER STAYED STRAIGHT. MY WIFE HAD JUST CAME HOME FROM WORK. *TR

• 07/23/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DRIVING ON I90, 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE STARTED LOOSING POWER, ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND STARTED SMOKING AND OVERHEATING AND DIED. TOWED TO MECHANIC, ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. FILED COMPLAINT WITH THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY AND CLAIM WITH ISG. *NM