2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT 07, IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS WAS NORMAL. ONE NIGHT IT STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATED. THE NEXT MORNING WHILE DRIVING IT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THAT WAS IT. I HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THERE IS A SMOKE TINTED PIECE OF PLASTIC BETWEEN THE HOOD AND THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS USED TO COVER THE VENTS ON THE HOOD. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC FLEW OFF THE CAR, HIT MY WINDSHIELD, WENT OVER THE CAR, AND SMASHED IN THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR BEHIND. SEVERAL CARS FOLLOWING ME HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEIR PIECE HAS FAILED. 3 YRS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. ONLY BY LUCK WAS NO ONE WAS INJURED. IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HEAVIER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC SITUATION. I SPOKE WITH A DEALER YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PART HOWEVER THEY HAD REPLACED A NUMBER OF LOST GUARDS THAT HAD BEEN BLOWN OFF THE CAR IN THE SAME METHOD I DESCRIBED. THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE PART AGAIN BUT NO MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO INSURED THE PART WOULD STAY ON THE CAR. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF CAR IN A PARKING LOT WHEN PUT IN GEAR. TOTALLED 2 CARS. *JB

I WAS JUST DRIVING ONE NIGHT HOME FROM MY MOTHERS HOUSE AND THE ENGINE JUST BLEW WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3,000-3,500 MILES AND AFTER READING THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2.7 CHRYSLER ENGINE I AM QUITE DISPLEASED THAT A COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS KIND OF NEGLECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. ON APRIL 22, 2007 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD DETACHED, THE WATER PUMP HAD SEIZED, AND SOME OF THE VALVES WERE BENT. THE DEALER QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $3,000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED ON APRIL 22, 2007, THE CONSUMER STATED FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER AGREED TO PAY FOR ALL THE PARTS BUT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH $868.56. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS AND WORK. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FIXED. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE INVOICE FOR REPAIR. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR

2000 CHRYSLER CONCORD WITH 2.7 ENGINE FAILED AT 58,450 MILES, ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE AT CHRYSLER DEALER. DEALER ESTIMATES REPAIRS AT $7,000.00. *AK

I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND AVOID ANY TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP , AND THEY INDICATED THAT MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I ONLY HAD 82,000 MILES AND CHANGED MY OIL 3 TO 4 TIMES A YEAR.THIS WAS WELL WITHIN THE GUIDLINES. HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE GREAT. THEY SET UP A COMMUNICATION WITH CHRYSLER AND INSTEAD OF HAVING TO PAY $8,100 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT, THEY OFFERRED TO PAY $7,000 AND I HAD TO PAY $1,000. I WAS HAPPY WITH THE RESULT, HOWEVER, I DON'T KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT.*AK

ENGINE IN MY CHRYSTLER CONCORDE SEIZED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING I DID. THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SPIN.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. RECENTLY THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING VERY BAD. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE ENGINE IS GOING TO SEIZE UP, AND NOT TO DRIVE IT. HE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE OR AT LEAST A REBUILD. HE THEN PROCEDED TO INFORM ME ABOUT HOW PROBLAMATIC THE 2.7L ENGINE IS, AND IT FAILS QUITE FREQUENTLY WITHOUT WARNING! HE WAS SURPRISED THAT MINE HAS LASTED THIS LONG. HE SAID MINE IS FAILING PREMATURELY AS WITH MOST OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE THIS ENGINE. HE MENTIONED ENGINE SLUDGE AS THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE, EVEN THOUGH THE OIL IS CHANGED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4 MONTHS!

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE FROM SANDERS AUTOMOTIVE IN COLUMBUS, OH. THE CAR HAS SINCE THEN REQUIRED A COMPLETELY NEW ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BY A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR MAN THAT THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN RECALLED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL AND AS A CONSUMER DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET $3500-$4500 FOR A CAR THAT APPARENTLY HAS THIS ISSUE ON A REGULAR BASIS. *JB