1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

ENGINE STOPS UNPREDICTABLY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT THIS IS ABOUT TO OCCUR. NO "IDIOT LIGHTS" ARE LIT, AND THE ENGINE DOES NOT LURCH OR HESITATE -- IT SIMPLY QUITS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SOME NEAR MISHAPS WHEN THIS OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SUDDEN DECELERATION WITHOUT WARNING, AND VERY SLUGGISH HANDLING UNTIL THE ENGINE CAN BE RESTARTED, REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHER DRIVERS. INPUT-OUTPUT SENSORS WERE REPLACED 90 DAYS AGO. THIS ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 16, 2003 WHEN IT BEGAN TO RECUR. *JB

TRANSMISSION INPUT SENSOR FAILED ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI WITH 25,000+ MILES CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO ABRUPTLY DOWN SHIFT CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVER REV ENGINE WHICH CAUSED AN ABRUPT SLOWDOWN WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION OR A LOSS OF CONTROL. PART ID # IS 4800878. SINCE MY FAILURE I HAVE HEARD OF 2 OTHER FAILURES JUST FROM PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO. THIS IS A PROBLEM CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY ACCIDENT WHICH THIS FAILURE CONTRIBUTES TO. A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED. JUST FOR INFO THIS REPAIR COST ME $161.87. PRETTY STEEP FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM!*JB

MY CAR A 1999 CHYSLER CONCORD HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS USED OIL EVER SINCE 30,000 MILES MARK I'M TALKING 3 QUARTS PER OIL CHANGE. I SEE IN CHYSLERS MEMO TO DEALERS THIS IS ACCEPTABLE IT SHOULD USE 1 QT. PER 750 MILES. AT THAT RATE IT'S EMPTY ON OIL BY OIL CHANGE TIME AT 3000 MILES. NOW I'M DRIVING AND A ROD BEARING GOES OUT. AGAIN ANOTHER WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 L ENGINE. HERE I SIT MAKING $400.00 PAYMENTS ON A CAR I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX ($4000.00) TO REPLACE ENGINE. PLEASE HELP US TO GET A MUCH NEEDED RECALL!! THANK YOU. *PH

ON 6/12/03 I FILLED OUT A VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE ON A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE, VIN [XXX]. ON 8/02/02 I PURCHASED THIS CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 48,580 MILES.ON 8/15/02, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO [XXX] BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAR LEAKING OIL, BRAKES STICKING, AND AIR, HEATER,DEFROST,VENTILATION PROBLEMS.UPON ARRIVAL TO [XXX] ON 8/15/02 TO DROP THE CAR OFF TO BE SERVICED THERE WERE 48,620 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER RECEIVING A PHONE CALL FROM [XXX] DEALERSHIP STATING "THAT THE CAR WAS READY." "AND HAD BEEN SERVICED." AFTER ARRIVING AND GETTING IN THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE ODOMETER HAD BEEN CHANGED, BECAUSE IT WAS NOW READING 48,883 MILES. I THEN QUESTIONED [XXX] ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL MILES AND WAS TOLD "BEEN EVERYTHING HAD FIXED." ON 4/15/03, I WAS BACK AT [XXX] HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE DASHBOARD. AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. IN THE MONTH OF MAY 2003, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT BEING DEFECTIVE, WHICH MAY BREAK CAUSING THE SEAT TO SUDDENLY RECLINE. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 5/27/03 TO HAVE THE BOLT REPLACED. AFTER BEING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES I WAS TOLD THAT "THE CAR WAS READY TO GO." I ASKED IF THE BOLT HAD BEEN REPLACED? I DO NOT BELIEVE IT HAD BECAUSE IT WAS NOT GONE LONG ENOUGH. I ALSO HAD TO REQUEST A CUSTOMER'S COPY OF THE INVOICE. WHEN I RECEIVED THE INVOICE I NOTICE THAT THE INVOICE STATED THAT THE CAR WAS GRAY. THE CAR IS BLACK. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU [XXX] *AK *SCC INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CAR HAS POPPING SOUND AROUND LEFT FRONT WHEEL,ALL BUT ONE WINDOW IS OFF TRACK AND CANT USE.HAVE TO BANG KEY ON END TO GET IT TO TURN IGNITION OVER.CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKING.WONT STAY IN ALIGNMENT.USES OIL FROM FIRST DAY WE BOUGHT CAR.WHEN WINDOWS DID WORK THEY SNAPPED SHUT LOUDLY.THIS IS A SMOOTH RIDING CAR BUT HAS WAY TO MANY PROBLEMS.ALSO THE TV CABLE BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS THE ONLY COMPONENT THAT WASNT COVERED ON THE WARRANTY.KINDA STRANGE SINCE THE CAR WONT BUDGE WITHOUT IT..I AM SORRY I EVER BOUGHT THIS CAR.I AM PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT WILL BE TRASH BY THE TIME IT IS PAID FOR.*AK

PROBLEMS IN STEERING ,NOISE AND LOOSE CONTROL WHEN I DRIVING , I SEND MY CAR NUMEROU TIME TO DEALER WITHOUT RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

PROBLEMS WITH SPEED SENSORS ON CHRYSLER CONCORDE.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPEED SENSOR PROBLEM, AND FEELS THAT IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITH IN A YEAR OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN RESOLVING MATTERS. *CB THE WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND THE HEADLIGHT DEVICES FELL OFF. *JB

IN MAY 2003, THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR RECALL # 03V035000 REPAIRS CONCERNING SEAT BACK RECLINING BOLT. UPON ARRIVING FOR THE APPOINTMENT DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING HEARD SOME ENGINE NOISE. PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE HOOD BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE PART #4805701-AB WAS ON BACK ORDER. *AK *TS *JB