2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, WAS PULLED OVER AND DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEN, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FRACTURED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RUN ERRATICALLY. THE TIMING CHAIN GEARS AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 295 JUST PASSING INTO MASSACHUSETTS ON OCTOBER 20TH 2006 WHEN I HEARD MY ENGINE MAKING HORRID SOUNDS, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO CONTROL AND INSTEAD OF PANICKING LIKE A NORMAL DRIVER AND CRASHING HORRIBLY(WHICH WOULD HAVE HAPPENED I ASSURE YOU) I POPPED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED OFF ALL POWER AND COASTED INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE(TURNING WITH NO POWER IS NO FUN AT ALL). AS IT TURNS OUT MY ENGINE HAD BLOWN UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND HAD MY 2 WEEK OLD DAUGHTER AND FIANCE BEEN IN THE CAR THEY AS WELL. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO WHAT I DID BUT I WAS LUCKY AND THERE WERE VERY FEW DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I HAVE WORKED AT OIL CHANGE GARAGES AND I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR. THE FAULT IS WITH THE ENGINE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES WHICH WERE CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE ENGINE ALSO MADE SEVERAL CLUNKY NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE BRAKELINE WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP CONTAMINATED THE ENGINE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. ON A SECOND VISIT TO THE DEALER THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE INDICATING A BLOWOUT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. THE COMPONENTS AFFECTED WERE THE TIMING CHAIN, THE CONTROL PANEL AND THE ENGINE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CONSTANT KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP, AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AS THE SPEED INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, A VERY LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THEN A VAST AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A PISTON AND ROD PROBLEM RESULTING IN A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK; THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AS NEEDED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRUNK FELL DOWN AND HIT THE CONTACT ON THE HEAD. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE TRUNK FELL DOWN PERIODICALLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

TRUNK GAS STRUTS HAVE FAILED TWICE. THE ORIGINAL AND A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT SET. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 54000 MILES AS OF NOW. THE LAST SET LET THE TRUNK LID ALMOST FALL AND STRIKE MY WIFE ON THE HEAD WHILE LOADING GROCERIES. *NM

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING TO WORK IN THE AM, THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. IT SEEMED TO BE OK AFTER THAT. THEN LATER THAT EVENING, I WAS DRIVING ON A 70 MPH FREEWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER THIS TIME AND I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF ABOUT $3200. I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR DONE YET SO THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I DECIDE WHAT TO DO. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS METAL FLOATING IN THE OIL PAN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

I WAS RESPONDING FROM HOME TO AN EMERGENCY PAGE WHEN I BEGAN HEARING LOUD NOISES COMING FOR THE ENGINE. I WAS TURNING A CORNER WHEN THIS BEGAN SO I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH. I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. UPON ATTEMPTING TO START MY VEHICLE IT FAILED. I HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHICH INFORMED ME THE TIMING CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND BENT THE VALVES, DAMAGED THE HEADS. I NEED A NEED MOTOR. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $4,000 FOR A USED MOTOR PLUS LABOR COSTS. I STILL OWE $3,000 ON THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED IT LATE 2003 AND THE DEALER DIDN'T INFORM ME THIS WAS AN ONGOING, VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'M A SINGLE MOM WITH NO MEANS OF PURCHASING A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE LET ALONE THINKING OF FIXING IT. I CAN'T EVEN TRADE IT IN FOR A VEHICLE SINCE I OWE MORE THAN THE CAR IS NOW WORTH. *NM