2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

OWNER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20-30 MPH. WHEN MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN LOOSING ALL POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM WAS UNDETERMINED, AT THIS TIME. *NM IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO INDICATE ANY TYPE OF FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT MANY 2.7 LITER ENGINES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *NM

2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH APPROX. 94K MILES IS HAVING WHAT THE CHRYSLER MECHANIC CALLS A "BLOW BY" AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY SAY WE NEED A NEW ENGINE COSTING APPROX. $8000!!! WE HAVEN'T EVEN MADE IT TO THE FIRST TUNE-UP! WE'VE MAINTAINED THE CAR WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 3K MILES AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE ALWAYS ASKED THEM TO INFORM US OF ANY IMPENDING CAR PROBLEMS SINCE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY A LOT. NO SUGGESTION OF A HEAVIER WEIGHT OIL OR ANYTHING! THIS APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE 2.7 LTR ENGINE THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT AND SHOULD FIX! WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO NEGOTIATE WITH DEALERSHIP NOW. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT TIMING BELT BROKE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH DRIVER APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, TOOK FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND APPLIED THE BRAKES,THEN PUT FOOT BACK ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND VEHICLE STALLED. . ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AS AN INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SHUT DOWN/STALLED. VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A STATE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE IN MY 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE ALL OF THE SUUDEN WITHOUT WARNING, QUIT. WHEN TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THIS ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE AND 6 MONTH OLD IN THE CAR. NOT WHAT I WOULD CALL A SAFE SITUATION. FORTUNATELY FOR US NO ONE WAS HURT.*AK

CHASSIS INTEGRITY. THE CHASSIS MOUNTS DETERIOTION IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS RESULTED IN THE STRUTS MALFUNCTIONING, THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES LEAKING TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE POWERED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG. ENGINE DIED. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HAD BLOWN.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND TURNING VEHICLE TO THE LEFT IT LOST STEERING POWER AND IT WOULD NOT TURN LEFT. *AK

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN UNLOCK LEVER IS USED, THE LOCKS DO NOT UNLOCK AND THE INDIVIDUAL UNLOCK BUTTOM ON EACH DOOR MUST BE PULLED UP. HOWEVER, YOU CANNOT PULL UP THESE BUTTOMS UNTIL THE AUTOMATIC UNLOCK LEVER IS FIRST ACTIVATED.THIS REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZZARD BECAUSE THE REAR DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED BY SOMEONE SEATED IN THE REAR SEATS UNLESS SOMEONE PUSHES THE AUTOMATIC UNLOCK LEVER LOCATED ON THE FRONT TWO DOORS. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK CANNOT BE LOCKED UNTIL THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING LEVER IS FIRST PUSHED TO LOCK AND THEN THE DOOR BUTTON MUST BE PUSHED DOWN MANUALLY. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE STEPS WOULD ENABLE AN INTRUDER TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE.

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT BROKE VALVES AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PARTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE TOO SMALL AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH OIL. *JB