1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINT AND INNER TIE ROD. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS; ONCE AT 52,000 MILES OF WEAR, AND ANOTHER AT 94,000 MILES OF WEAR. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT IN LATE DECEMBER, 1998. DEALER NOTIFIED. REPAIRS AND PARTS WERE CHARGED TO CONSUMER. *AK

POWER BRAKE BOOSTER/TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHTS/HORN/ AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AND WATER PUMP FAILED @ 36,000 WHILE STOPPING ON HIGHWAY IN 65MPH TRAFFIC. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING FUEL INJECTION DELIVERY SYSTEM, CONTACTED THE DEALER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER 98V184000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. ALSO, HIGH MOUNTED SDTOP LAMP ASSEMBLY WOULD REMAIN ON AFTER VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS SEEN/REPLACED AND FIXED ALL THE LIGHTS. *AK

FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING GASOLINE ONTO HOT ENGINE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SMOKE AND EMIT GASOLINE ODOR, VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ABS BRAKES WOULD SELF ENGAGE ON THEIR OWN. DO NOT HAVE TO TOUCH BRAKE PEDAL. WOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN GOING 40MPH OR BELOW. THERE WOULD BE NO WARNING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER DUE TO ABS BRAKES ENGAGING & BURNING BRAKE PADS. *AK

FUEL RAIL LEAKAGE CAUSING STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE OF CAR. THIS IS A FIRE HAZZARD! FUEL SENDING UNIT SHORTING OUT INTERMITTENTLY TO SHOW LOW FUEL LEVEL,MORE SO AFTER FUEL FILL-UP. HEADLIGHTS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH .

GAS FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED FUEL INJECTORS, GASKETS FOR FUEL RAILS, FUEL DAMPER & "O" RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER HAD A FUEL LEAK, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTERWARD WHILE ON THE WAY HOME THE AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT FIRE. *AK

THE AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED EVAPORATOR COIL. I QUESTIONED HOW AN EVAPORATOR COIL COULD FAIL, SINCE IN MY EXPERIENCE HAVING OWNED MORE THAN 80 VEHICLES I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN EVAPORATOR COIL JUST FAILING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE EVAPORATOR COIL ARE SUBJECT TO CORROSION AND RAPID FAILURE WHEN THE SYSTEM IS CHARGED WITH R-134 REFRIGERANT. THOSE SYSTEMS THAT FAILED PRIOR TO REACHING 70,000 MILES WERE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPONENTS UNLESS THE SYSTEM ACTUALLY FAILED. THOSE OF US WHO HAD THESE FAILURES OCCUR AFTER THE 70,000 MILE CUTOFF ARE FACED WITH APPROXIMATELY $1,000 IN REPAIR COSTS. THE REALLY TERRIBLE PART ABOUT THIS IS THAT THE DEALER INFORMED ME THE SYSTEM WILL PROBABLY FAIL AGAIN WITHIN 2 YEARS AND THERE IS NO BETTER COMPONENT AVAILABLE TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM UNIQUE TO CHRYSLER, RATHER ALL MANUFACTURERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AFTER SWITCHING TO THE NEW REFRIGERANTS. IT APPEARS THAT THE CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN DUPED AGAIN.