2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

WE FIRST SAW A DEALERSHIP REGARDING A CLICKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON APRIL 26, 2004, THEN AGAIN ON JULY 16, 2004 AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. ON THE LATTER DATE, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE OIL CHANGED. ON 7/25, THE ENGINE. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I HAD JUST PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE EARLY IN 2005. WHEN THE TECH BROKE DOWN THE OLD 2.7 LITER ENGINE, HE WROTE, "...ROD BEARINGS WORN AND ROD TAP NOISE THE ENGINE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ABUSE OR ALTERATION...". THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE PREPARING TO REQUEST COMPENSATION FROM DAIMLER-CHRYSLER. *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING THE ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD DIFFICULT AT NIGHT, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK THIS CONDITION ALSO EXIST WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. ALSO THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. *TT

THE CAR WAS IDLING FOR ABOUT 20MINUTES, THEN IT STARTED TO IDLE UP QUITE HIGH THEN BOG DOWN LOW, AFTER THAT I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, WAITED FOR MY HUSBAND. GOT THE CAR TO HIS FATHERS HOUSE, BARELY, THEN TOOK IT TO WHERE WE BOUGHT IT FROM. THEN IT DIED AND WON'T START BACK UP. THE CAR ONLY HAS 105,000 MILES ON IT. ENGINE IS COMPLETLY GONE.

THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. THEN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP. FOLLOWING THAT A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD, AND VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

DOOR LOCKS: CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FORM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE BACK DOOR LOCKED DRIVERS SIDE. CONSUMER CANNOT OPEN DOOR MANUALLY, BUT IT OPENS WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. *AK FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MADE NOISE, AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROZE AND COULD NOT BE OPENED BY REMOTE OR MANUALLY. CONSUME RCONSIDERED THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM IN CASE OF A COLLISION WITH INJURY PASSENGERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THEN AFTER TRYING TO COAST HOME, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A LACK OF MAINTENANCE, AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST.*AK

CAR STALLED AT RED LIGHT, I PULLED OVER TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE THEM PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE TO SCAN FOR ERRORS AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND OIL SENSOR WERE BAD, I PAID FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE SENSORS ($525.00) AND FIVE DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED SOMETHING AND PULLED OVER, THIS TIME IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION LINE ($480.00) AND TRANSMISSION WORK $(1765.00) THIS WAS ALL PAID WITHIN 2 WEEKS, BUT WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR I WAS TOLD THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT MY OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,BUT WHEN THEY PULLED THE OIL PUMP THEY SAID THAT I HAD ENGINE SLUG. *AK

THE 2.7L ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH. VEHICLE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHILE ROLLING OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS EVALUATED AND IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED, AND THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. IT WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *AK *SC

THE DOOR LOCKS TEND NOT TO UNLOCK, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK THE PASSENGER HAD TO SLIDE ACROSS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE KEY AND MANUAL LOCK FAILED. LOCK WAS REPLACED. REAR PASSENGER HAD TO SLIDE ACROSS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE LOCK MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND A LOUD BUZZ NOISE CAME FROM THE LOCK MOTOR FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER INSTALLATION. LOCK DOES NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. *TC