2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY SUGGESTED PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START IT. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK AND STILL WOULD NOT START. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH, A PINGING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR 45 MINUTES. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED THE PINGING NOISE REMAINED. AGAIN, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE REPAIRMAN DETERMINED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP.

I AM THE UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH A BURNED OUT 2.7 LITER ENGINE, THE SAME ONE YOU ARE INVESTIGATING ON THIS WEB SITE. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE MORNING OF 7/25/05 ON THE NORTHBOUND I90 EXPRESSWAY ON GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. TRAVELING AT APPROX. 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATED AN ENGINE OVERHEATING CONDITION AND BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE GOOD DRIVING SKILLS AS THIS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE SHUT DOWN ALL POWER ACCESSORIES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES AT THIS POINT AND WAS FORTUNATE TO BE AT THE WHITEHAVEN RD. EXIT. WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST ONTO THE EXIT RAMP AND PARKED THE CONCORDE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART PRODUCED A GRATING METAL ON METAL SOUND AND I NEW THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. THE SAME DAY I CALLED AROUND FOR THE BEST PRICE ON THE COST OF AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND DECIDED MY BEST OPTION WAS NOT TO GO TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AS THEY DO NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS ENGINE AND OPTED TO HAVE AAA DELIVER THE CAR TO MY LOCAL GARAGE FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. IT IS NOW 11/27/2005 AND I AM UNABLE TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND STILL PAYING INSURANCE AND LOAN PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE(I STILL OWE $4.5K). MY ENGINE FAILED AT 95K MILES AND I AM TOLD THAT THIS ONE OF THE BETTER 2.7 LITER ENGINES, NONETHELESS I AM STUCK PAYING FOR A DEAD HORSE. *JB

ENGINE FAILURE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ENGINE TO REPLACE THE 2.7 THAT WAS IN OUR 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. *JB

WATER OUTLET HOUSING HAS BEGAN LEAKING. THE PART CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT FROM CHRYSLER. JUST STARTED TO LEAK ONE DAY UNTIL IT GOT WORSE AND THE CAR NOW SITS IN MY DRIVE WAY.*JB

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN OCT. 2004, WITH AROUND 32,000 MILES ON IT. MAY, 2005 ( WITH 54,000 MILES) MY ENGINE GAVE UP ON ME. I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON, TWO MINUTES LATER MY ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY ENGINE AFTER ABOUT 15 MIN LATER. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD LOW OIL, RESULTING IN SLUDGE BUILD UP. I'D JUST RECEIVED AN A OIL CHANGE ON APRIL 22, 2005. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO SEE A SALESMAN AND PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. I QUESTIONED HIM BY ASKING HOW TO FIX MY CAR , HE SAID TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO 4 OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS, THEY ALL SAID THAT I HAVE SOME TYPE OF INTERNAL ENGINE MALFUNCTION THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED. I CONTACTED DAIMLER , I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. MEAN WHILE, I HAVE BEEN PAYING ON A VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT WORK, I HAVE BEEN MISSING WORK DUE TO NOT HAVING TRANSPORTATION, AND I JUST GOT MY VEHICLE EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR TO FAILURE, SO I STILL OWE MORE THAT FOUR YEARS ON MY CAR. PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME ON WHAT TO DO. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ON BEHALF OF DAIMLER, WHY IS THERE NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT?*JB

I OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH APPROXIMATELY 63,000. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER GARAGE IN SHINNSTON, WV WHERE ONE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. THE GARAGE MANAGER, HOWEVER, DENIED ANY PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM THIS ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, WE HAVE SUFFERED SEVERE ECONOMIC INJURIES, AS WE HAVE A CAR THAT IS NOT PAID FOR, NOT DRIVABLE, AND WILL COST, AT A MINIMUM, $6,000 TO FIX. ALTHOUGH MANY INTERNET SITES TELL OF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING THE SAME CONSEQUENCES AS WE ARE, NO ONE AT CHRYSLER CORPORATION WILL ADMIT TO THIS PROBLEM. *JB

MY CAR'S PERFORMANCE HAD SUFFERED A LITTLE. I WAS COMING UP ON 60000 MILES AND DECIDED TO GET SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE. THAT WAS ON AUG 13TH, 2005. I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT WORKED FINE THE DAY BEFORE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MIDAS REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS A JUMPED TIMING ISSUE. BASICALLY IT IS AN INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. I AM HAVING IT LOOKED AT BY ANOTHER AUTO SHOP NOW TO VERIFY. *NM

DT: CONSUMER STATED HE ENDED UP STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON JULY 4, 2005 FOR TWO HOURS BECAUSE THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN HIS CAR SPUN ROD BEARINGS. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. HE WAS CLIMBING A HILL GOING APPROX. 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. HE DROPPED THE OIL PAN AND SAW WHERE THE BEARINGS HAD GONE OUT. HE HASN'T TALKED TO NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAR HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. HE HAS BEEN ON LINE AND SAW WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING A SLUDGE (BUILDUP) PROBLEM SIMILAR TO HIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER DOES HAVE THE OLD BEARINGS AND HE IS SURE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. *NM

2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE DEVELOPED A RATTLE IN THE ENGINE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE WAS FULL OF SLUDGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB