1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

I OWN A 1999 CHRSYLER CONCORDE THAT HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES WHEN THE ENGINE JUST DIED. TURNS OUT THAT SLUDGE BUILD UP IS THE PROBLEM BUT THE ENGINE IS RUINED???? I HAVE RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING THE THE MANUAL. THEN I FOUND THAT THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS 2.7L ENGINE. WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER STEPPED UP TO INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM AND WORST YET WHY HAVEN'T THE LOCAL DEALERS BEEN INFORMING THE LOCAL CUSTOMERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM?? I AM FURIOUS AND WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM CHRSYLER, EVER. I WAS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING THE NEW 300M BECUASE I LOVE THE CAR BUT NO WAY WILL I PURCHASE ONE NOW AFTER BABYING THIS CAR FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS. I AM HEADING BACK TO THE HONDA DEALER TOMOORW TO BUY A NEW HONDA ACCORD. MY SON SS DRIVNG MY 1990 HONDA ACOORD I OWNED BEFORE TRYING AN "AMERICAN" MADE CAR AGAIN WITH 131,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER ONE PROBLEM. NEVER AGAIN.....NO CHYRSLER PRODUCTS IN MY FURURE....EVER! IS THERE ANY RECOURSE??????? THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I HAVE BEEN BURNING OIL EXTEMELY FAST. HE SUGGESTED A HEAVIER WEIGHTED OIL AND ENGINE RESTORE. HE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT I GET A QUOTE ON HAVING MY ENGINE REBUILT SINCE THE CAR PROBABLY HAS LOOSE RINGS AND VALVES. (I WAS QUOTED A PRICE IN THE $4K-$5K RANGE). I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BUILD ENGINES THAT LAST LONGER THAN 97,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING HOME THE OTHER DAY AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST DIED. THANK FULLY I WAS ON A HILL & WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE. I MANGAGED TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN, HOWEVER IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT ALSO HAPPENED TO MY 16 YEAR OLD SON, WHO IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CAR, SINCE I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE.

THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES . THE BOLTS TO THE SEAT BROKE AND THE FRAME TO THE SEAT BUSTED. *JB *TT THE CONSUME SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK. *NM

DT: 1999 CHRYSTER CONDORDE, CONSUMER HAD TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD BEEN ON FOR A WHILE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED ON THE CONSUMER.THE TEMPERATURE THAT DAY WAS AROUND 101 DEGREES. CONSUMER WAS INJURED SLIGHTLY FROM THE BROKEN GLASS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SHUT DOWN WITH OUT WARNING OR LIGHTS. TOTAL SHUTDOWN WITHOUT POWER STEERING ON BUSY ROAD. THE ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW BLOCK BECAUSE THE POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE COULD NOT BE REBUILT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CYLINDER WALLS ARE TOO THIN. USED ENGINES ARE NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD.

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE BLOWER WORKED BUT THERE WAS NO HEAT. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS BAD AND THIS WAS A BAD YEAR FOR THESE ENGINES. *TT

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE FAILED. PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE. AFTER GETTING OFF THE ROAD IT DID START AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD EVER HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER TOOK TO THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND MECHANIC SAID THE ROD BEARINGS WERE GONE. *JB

CONTACT STATES: CONTACT MAINTAINS CAR REGULARLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND STOPPED. WILL NOT START AND HAD TO HAVE TIT OWED. NOW FINDING OUT THAT THE TIMING BELT BROKE, AND THERE WAS SO MUCH ENGINE DAMAGE THAT A NEW ENGINE IS REQUIRED DUE TO DAMAGE OF SLUDGE BUILD UP.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT HAS BEEN AT THE ATLANTA DODGE DEALERSHIP SINCE MARCH 26. THE ENGINE HAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS SERVICED BEFORE MY TRIP TO ATLANTA, YET I STILL EXPERIENCED THE UNIT MAKING NOISES THE DAY AFTER WE ARRIVED. (THANKFULLY, WE ARRIVED). WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE AC UNIT MAKING NOISES, THE ENGINE DIED ON I-20 WEST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AGO, IT HAS ABOUT 79,000 MILES. I HAD 3 REGULAR OIL CHANGES DURING THOSE 6 MONTHS, AND ONE MONTH BEFORE MY BUSINESS TRIP, I HAD A DIAGNOSIS TEST DONE AT GOODYEAR BECAUSE THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON-AN-OFF. GOODYEAR ALSO CHANGED THE OIL THAT 3RD TIME. NOTHING WAS DISCOVERED. AS A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 KIDS, I WAS TRYING TO REBUILD MY CREDIT AFTER A SERIES OF JOB LAYOFFS. I HAVE HAD AUTO RENTALS FOR THE 5TH WEEK NOW AND SEE NO END IN SIGHT. LUCKILY, I DID PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT NO ONE IS ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT, NO ONE-- THE WARRANTY PEOPLE, THRIFTY DEALERSHIP (WHERE PURCHASED) OR CHRYSLER! I AM SINKING FURTHER INTO DEBT. THIS IS SO UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER. I AM MORE THAN ANGRY. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CAR AGAIN WITHOUT CHECKING ?MYCARSTATS? (I DID A VERY GENERIC ONLINE SEARCH AND HAD CARFAX). AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE A DODGE OR CHRYSLER AGAIN. I AM NOW SEARCHING FOR A MECHANIC?S SPECIAL TO GET AROUND TOWN AND TO WORK. *JB

CONSUMER HAD THE DRIVER'S SEAT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V035000 FOR THE RECLINING SEAT POSITION. NOW THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE AND COLLAPSED BACK. THE BACK OF THE SEAT WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT COME UP AT ALL. THE PASSENGERS UNABLE TO SIT UP IN A REGULAR SEATED POSITION. *AK *BF *NM