1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF UPDATED 10/24/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V184000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM) AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. EIGHT YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED FUEL WOULD ALSO LEAK WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM WAS LEAKING AND THE O-RING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, ENGINE COOLANT, WATER AND STEAM POURED FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND INTO THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED FIRST DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH FEET. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED THE RESULTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 05/19/10. *LJ

MY VEHICLE, DRIVEN BY MY STEP SON, CROSSED THE MEDIAN, SPUN AROUND AND SLAMMED BACKWARDS INTO A POWER POLE. HE HIT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUSH THE REAR BUMPER AND THE TRUNK IN ALMOST 3 FEET AND YET THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE SUDDEN STOP BROKE THE FRONT SEAT LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR AND RIPPED HIS GLASSES OFF HIS HEAD AND FLUNG THEM INTO THE BACK WINDOW. FORTUNATELY HE HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON, OR THE RECOIL WOULD HAVE SENT HIM THE FORWARD MOMENTUM FROM THE RECOIL WOULD HAVE SENT HIM THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW. STILL THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AND IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME FROM THE ACCIDENT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS REPAIRED IN 2004, BUT HAS RECENTLY RECURRED. THE CONTACT WILL CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

BAD CRADLE BUSHINGS GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING,TURNING,AND BREAKING LOUD BANG WHEN OVERDRIVE IS INITIATED AND VERY BAD ALIGNMENT FRONT DRIVER TIRE STARTED SMOKING AND THE BRAKE ROTOR WAS HOT ENOUGH TO BURN FLAT SPOTS ON MY FINGER TIPS. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED ALOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING OF MY CHRYSLER CONCORDE 1997. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT CRADLE BUSHINGS WHERE WORN AWAY. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS. I LOOKED AT A WEB SITE CONCERNING THIS AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND OTHER CHRSLER MODELS. AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATED TO SEVERE AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURES WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORD. I HAD A SEVERE CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE GARAGE AND ALMOST $1000 LATER I HAD REPLACED BOTH INNER TIE ROD ENDS, ALL 4 CRADLE BUSHINGS AS WELL AS BOTH SWAYBARS IN FRONT END. NOT TO MENTION FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AFTER EACH REPAIR. THEN MY LEFT TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WITHIN A BOUT A MONTH. THE PROBLEM WAS EVENTUALLY FIXED AND NOISE STOPPED UNTIL NOW. SIX MONTHS LATER I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME NOISES AND A LOSE TIE ROD AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT CHRYSLER AND NOTE THAT THEY DON'T INCLUDE THE 1997 MODEL AS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS BUT I DO WITH MY 97 CONCORD. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN MY VEHICLE AND THIS IS REALLY UNSAFE. IF THE TIERODS BREAK OR COME LOSE YOU CAN'T STEER THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER AND FIXED. *TR

OWN 1997 CHRYSLER CONDORDE. AC/EVAPORATOR ODOR. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN STATES GOING ON SINCE 1992 WITH CHRYSLER CARS. CAUSING AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS MIXED WITH BACTERIA AND FUNGI GROWTH. I HAVE ASTHMA, THIS IS A HEALTH ISSUE. CHRYSLER REGRETS THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS SINCE WART. UP . ISSUE IS THIS IS GOING ON SINCE 1992 WHY WAS THIS NOT ADDRESSED FOR SAFETY OF RESPIRATORY CONSUMERS. HEALTH HAZARD TO ALL WHO HAVE IMMUNE PROBLEMS. THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN IN WART TIME PERIOD. THIS TAKES TIME TO FORM..END RESULTS MICROBIAL GROWTH ON EVAPORATOR CORE DURING NORMAL OPERATION, CONDENSATION FORMS IN AND AROUND AC EVAPORATOR. WHEN AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS MIX WITH CONDENSATION, BACTERIA AND FUNGI GROWTH BEGINS AND ODOR RESULTS. THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHRYSLER TO FIX AND MAKE CONSUMER SAFE AND NOT ENDANGERING THEIR HEALTH. WHY WAS THIS ISSUE NOT ADDRESSED IN 1992 ON WITH ALL THE REPORTS SHOWING THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER..CIRRUS,CONCORDE, NEW YORKER, IMPERIAL, LABARON COUPE,TOWN AND COUNTRY SEBRING VOYAGER ...SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. WHO FAILED TO PICK UP ON THIS AND WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1992 .JUST PURCHASED A 300C SPENDING $4,0000.00. NOW I WON'T KNOW IF THIS CAR WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN FUTURE AND ENDANGER MY LIFE AS I HAVE ASTHMA AND THIS IS A RESPIRATORY PROBLEM. DISAPPOINTED CONSUMER WORRYING ABOUT MY HEALTH WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. SHE DID NOT GET PULLED BACK ALONG WITH THE SEAT BECAUSE SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT. SHE FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT IT WAS FOR THE 1998 MODELS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 174,000.