1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. THE KNOCKING STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE BEGAN RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION VERY SLOWLY. VEHICLE SEIZED ON THE ROAD IN NOVEMBER "05". DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPLACE ENGINE FOR APPR. $2,000- $4,000. I DID NOT ACCEPT THE OFFER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TAPPING NOISE WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED INCLUDING OIL CHANGES ON A REGULAR BASIS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE RPM'S THEN WENT TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND STARTED AFTER WAITING AT LEAST 2 HOURS. THE COMPUTER DOES NOT STORE ANY CODES AND THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THE FUEL FILTER AND BATTERY HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

I PURCHASED A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE AND AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CAR TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE/CHRYSLER AUTOSHOP (NOT EVEN 3 MINUTES), THE CAR FAILED AND STALLED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR ONTO THE SIDE AND AFTER CALLING SEVERAL PEOPLE AND WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS PROBABLY LOCKED AND HAD IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER AUTOSHOP IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE I STALLED. I WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE I MERGED ON THE HIGHWAY , APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM WHERE I PURCHASED IT, THE CAR STALLED, NO WARNING JUST STOPPED WITH 18 WHEELERS AND EVERYTHING BEHIND ME AND ALMOST CRASHING INTO ME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, RESTARTED, AND THEN DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE OIL DID NOT DISTRIBUTE PROPERLY IN THE ENGINE CAUSING A PISTON ROD BEARING TO BURN. THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WERE THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE OIL FILTER AND IT WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT HEARD THE KNOCKING NOISE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A YARD, WERE IT REMAINS. UPDATED 04/11/06. *JB

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND I HEARD A LIGHT TICKING SOUND. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND CAR WAS TOWED INTO A GARAGE. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE SEIZED , AND WOULD COST $5,000 TO REPLACE E IT. MY CAR HAS 87000 MILES, BUT I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ANYWAY AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T HELP .MY CAR SITS BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF A REBUILT ENGINE.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE STALLS, THE ABS, CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED AFTER THIS OCCURS, BUT CONTINUES TO STALL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.