2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING,RETURNED 1/4 MILE TO REPAIR SHOP, ENGINE BLOWN AFTER 2ND START AT REPAIR SHOP. EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO ABOUT THIS 2.7L ENGINE SAY THAT IT IS JUNK. THIS INCLUDES A PERSON FROM A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. JUST LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS ENGINE. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE FROM MY HOME TO GO SHOPPING IN TOWN, WHEN THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY CAR SUDDENLY DIED. IT WAS TOWED TO BOB RIDINGS FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD SPUN 3 ROD BEARINGS, DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE IN MOTOR. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 49,000 MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE RECORDS OF MY OIL CHANGES. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, DUE TO OWNER NEGLECT. SO NOW I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT MOTOR PUT IN MY CAR. WHICH IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, AND ONLY HAD 23,217 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IF THIS IS HOW CHRYSLER CARS HOLD UP , THEN I WOULD SUGGEST TO OTHER CONSUMERS TO BUY JAPANESE, AS MY HUSBAND HAS A 1985 NISSAN 300ZX, WITH 157,000 MILES AND HAS NEVER HAD A MOTOR PROBLEM, SAME OIL, SAME OIL CHANGES AS MY CONCORDE.*AK

PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPOT WHEN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TRIED TO GET OFF THE STREET AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE TIE ROD ENDS ON THE RACK AND PINION HAD FALLEN OFF, BOLTS HAD BACKED OUT. ALSO, DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULDN'T MOVE ANYMORE WHILE ROTATING THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED AT THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS NOISE UNDER THE HOOD A COUPLE OF HOURS PRIOR TO STALLING. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A MECHANIC THEN A DEALER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT, AND THERE WAS NOT POINT IN REPLACING THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP ARRIVED AT THIS CONCLUSION WITHOUT TAKING THE ENGINE APART, LEADING THE CONSUMER TO BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES.*AK

2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2.7 LITER - HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE (TOWED) 3 TIMES DUE TO ENGINE NOT STARTING OR SUDDENLY STOPPING WHILE DRIVING.. DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM HOWEVER STATED THAT PROBLEM IS PROBABLY DUE TO SLUDE BUILDUP IN THE ENGINE.. CAR HAS 24000 MILES AND SLUDGE IS HORRIBLE.. DEALER STATES ENGINE MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS ENGINE STOPS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING.. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE JUST FAILED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND PAID 100 TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. ONCE THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED IT SENT THE CHAIN THROUGH THE ENGINE AND BASICALLY DESTROYED THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THERE WAS ONLY 59,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE WHICH IS WELL BELOW CHRYSLER'S 100,000 MILE REPLACEMENT RECCOMENDATION. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT WHICH COST $4,000 AND DRAINED MY SAVINGS COMPLETELY. *AK

12/29/03 TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK OUT INTERMITTANT CLICKING NOISE IN ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND SLUDGE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED REPLACING ENGINE WITH THE LONG BLOCK. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANGER WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AND HE STATED 'IT JUST HAPPENS". THE REPLACEMENT ESTIMATE WAS $6500.00. WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY $6500.00 OUT OF OUR POCKET AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND MAINTAIN THE CAR. IT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE NOISE INTERMITTANTLY. IN MAY 2004 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT BEGAN MAKING AN AWFUL NOISE. UPON PULLING OVER THE CAR DIED AND THE MOTOR HAD SEIZED. THIS HAS HAD A HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON OUR LIVELYHOOD. AS THIS CAR WAS OUR ONLY RELIABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, WE WERE FORCED TO PURCHASE A USED CAR THAT WE COULD MAKE SMALL PAYMENTS ON AS WE NEEDED TRANSPORTATION. WE ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS ON THE CONCORDE AND KEEP FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE ON THIS USELESS CAR SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY. I STILL OWE TWO AND A HALF YEARS WORTH OF PAYMENTS. THIS CAR WILL SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I CAN SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WHICH PROBABLY WILL BE AFTER THE CAR IS PAID OFF IN 2 1/2 YEARS.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE FIVE MINUTES LATER. THEN VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILT UP. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT A SET OF ORIGINAL TIRES WERE LOSING PSI AIR SLOWLY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRES AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE CHROME OF THE RIM WAS THE PROBLEM, CUTTING THE TIRES.*AK