2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

CONSUMERS BEWARE! CONTACTED BY IMPARTIAL SERVICES GROUP (FOR CHRYSLER) TO SETTLE MY CLAIM FOR $5,561.16 FOR ENGINE FAILURE. THEY OFFERE #300.00 AFTER I COMPLIED WITH ALL THEIR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CLANG AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, ALL THE ENGINE LIGHTS WENT ON, AND THE PISTON AND ENGINE BLEW OUT. THERE WAS A SMOKE COLOR FROM THE ENGINE WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD.

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 80,000 MILES. THE ENGINE FAILED AND I STILL OWE $6,000.00. A MONTH AGO I HAD IT CHECKED, OIL CHANGES, ETC.. THEN 4 WEEKS LATER I'M AT A STOP SIGN AND IT JUST SHUTS DOWN. I TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHICH RUINED THE ENGINE. THIS JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT OR FAIR. I FEEL THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE LASTED ME LONGER THAN 1 1/2 YEARS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS ACTUALLY EVEN HAPPENING...I CAN'T AFFORD THIS. YESTERDAY A FRIEND OF MINE HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING HER 2001 CONCORDE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENDED TO MY AUNT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TOO AND HER INTREPID SAT USELESS WHILE SHE FINISHED PAYING OFF THE LOAN FOR IT. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINES IF IT'S HAPPENED TO NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT ALSO MY FRIEND AND MY AUNT. HO

DT: CALLER'S CAR DIED ON SIDE STREET WITHOUT WARNING. CAR WAS TOWED. DEALER SAID THE ENGINE WAS SHOT, AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. DEALER DID NOT TELL CALLER WHAT HAPPENED TO ENGINE. OTHER DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD HER THAT CAR WAS A LEMON. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

CONSUMER STATES: THE ENGINE HAS A DESIGN FAILURE THAT CAUSES OIL TO SLUDGE UP INSIDE MOTOR, TEMPERATURE GAUGE SPIKED. DROVE 2 MILES TO THE DEALER AND LOST ALL COOLANT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER HEARD A PING NOISE, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESS OF MOTOR SLUDGE AT THE BASE OF THE MOTOR. OWNER STATED THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED ON TIME, EVERY TIME. ALSO, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVES WERE BENT. *AK

2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD WITH NO WARNING! CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER. CHRYSLER SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED A JASPER MOTOR ($7270.54) BECAUSE THE CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WAS KNOWN TO SEIZE WITH SLUDGE AT 50,000 MILES. CHRYSLER HAS NOT AMENDED THE CURRENT SLUDGE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2.7 LITER ENGINE. THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE FLAWED 2.7 LITER ENGINE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. DAIMLER CHRYSLER DID , HOWEVER EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THEIR MERCEDES CARS FOR ENGINE SLUDGE, AND PAID FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENTS ON MERCEDES WITH SLUDGE ENGINES. *AK

THE 2.7 LITER ORIGINAL ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD KNOCK. CONTACTED THE DEALER. THIS ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW REDESIGNED ENGINE. DEALER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO TEST THE SLUDGE. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER, WHERE THE OWNER LEARNED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH TIMING CHAIN BROKE. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE STALLED. *AK *SC *JB