2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

I BOUGHT A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORD WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. THE ENGINE DIED ON ME TWO YEARS AFTER I GOT IT, 68,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT LEFT ME WITH A VERY LARGE CAR NOTE. I ALSO HAD TO GO GET A NEW CAR BECAUSE THE AMOUNT THAT IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WAS JUST AS HIGH AS A NEW CAR. I JUST NOW PAID IT OFF AND THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT MY HOUSE THIS WHOLE TIME. IT IS A SHAME. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP THAT LED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I HEARD THE ENGINE KNOCKING AND THEN I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO A DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT WHERE IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THE ENGINE HAD BEEN BLOWN DUE TO A BEARING BREAKING. THE GARAGE SAID THAT IT WASN'T WORTH REBUILDING THE ENGINE AND WOULD BE BETTER OFF BUYING A NEW ENGINE WHICH I COULDN'T AFFORD DUE TO ME BEING A COLLEGE STUDENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR, SIZE P225/60R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BEGAN TO SLOWLY LOSE AIR UNTIL IT WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. HE NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE HAD SEVERE CRACKS AND WAS CHIPPING. THE OTHER THREE TIRES ALSO BEGAN TO LOSE AIR. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE MECHANIC SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT IN THE ENGINE FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2007, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2000, WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. I HAVE ONLY USED THE DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE WORK AND THE CAR IN NO LONGER UNDER THE 7 YEARS, 70,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE FOR THE CAR. ON AUGUST 14, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND THE ENGINE PERFORMED ERRATICALLY AND I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY CHRYSLER DEALER. THEY CALLED, WITHOUT SPECIFICALLY PINPOINTING THE PROBLEM, AND INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LOSS OF PRESSURE IN ONE OF THE VALVES AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $8,000. IT COST $250 FOR THAT ESTIMATE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SECOND AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THE ENGINE HAD MAJOR PISTON DAMAGE IN THE VALVE AND A REBUILD ENGINE WAS THE ONLY OPTION. THEY ALSO INDICATED THIS ENGINE HAD LONG TERM AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEMS OF FAILURE DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. A REVIEW OF NUMEROUS WEB SITES INDICATES HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF SUCH COMPLAINTS AND CHRYSLER POINTING THE CAR OWNERS AS RESPONSIBLE INSTEAD OF BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE WEB SITES INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS DISCONTINUED BY CHRYSLER WITHIN 2 YEARS BUT NO NOTIFICATION WAS EVER MADE TO CURRENT OWNERS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE PROBLEM OCCURRING. I AM EXTREMELY FORTUNATE, THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON MY NORMAL COMMUTE IN A CAR POOL ON THE INTERSTATE. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE TO HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED *JB

ENGINE KNOCKS AT 115,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO RESOURCES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO ENGINE MALFUNCTION. *TR

WAS ON INTERSTATE HEADING TO HAMPTON VIRGINIA WHEN HAD TO PULL OVER FOR TRAFFIC AND SIT FOR 20 MINUTES DUE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DELAY, WHEN I PULLED BACK INTO TRAFFIC MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS SQUEALING AND SOUNDED LIKE ENGINE WAS FALLING OUT. HAD TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE COSTING 7500.00, INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 5 MONTHS AGO!! STILL OWE 2 YEARS ON THIS CAR WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES. *JB

CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI, MODEL YEAR 2000, MILEAGE 71930: LEAVING DRIVEWAY, TURNING RIGHT, UPON TRYING TO CENTER STEERING WHEEL AFTER TURN, IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO THE LEFT AND I RAN OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE. BACKED OUT AND ONLY COULD STEER LEFT WITH EXTREME EFFORT. MANAGED TO GET CAR BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. CALL MECHANIC, TOLD ME RACK AND PINION HAD FAILED - COMMON PROBLEM ON 2000 CONCORDE. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. *AK

FIRST ,HEARD NOISE COMING FORM ENGINE(RATTLING NOISE). TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC, THAT THE ENGINE WOULD PROBABLY BE GONE IN SIX MONTHS. THAT'S ALL I WAS TOLD. NO REASONS WHY. IF THE PROBLEM WAS FIXABLE OR ANYTHING. A WEEK LATER THE CAR CUT-OFF ON ME RIGHT AFTER I HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY. IF I WOULD'VE STILL BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD'VE DEFINITELY CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC. HE HAD TO TAKE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY APART TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. COME TO FIND OUT , IT WAS THE WATER PUMP THAT CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK IN TWO PLACES, CAUSING THE WHOLE ENGINE TO LOCK-UP! SO I PAID MY MECHANIC $1,615.20 TO REPLACE TIMING CHAIN, GASKETS,AND NUMEROUS OTHER THINGS TO TRY TO GET THE CAR STARTED JUST TO SEE IF THE ENGINE WAS GONE. GUESS WHAT I FOUND OUT? IT WAS GONE -DEAD).NOW I'M STUCK WITH A BEAUTIFUL CAR , THAT'S NO GOOD TO ME. AND I'M STILL PAYING ON IT! THIS STINKS.