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Chrysler CONCORDE electrical problems

69 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.

Key facts

2,216 owner complaints analyzed

14 distinct recall campaigns

71,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1993 to 2004 model years. Data updated: . 823 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Electrical and battery issues evidence

69 of 2,216 complaints match this topic (3.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 10137117 · 2005-09-20 (September 20, 2005)

DT: THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL,, AND WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL. THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS FOUND THROUGH A CHRYSLER WEBSITE, AND CONSUMER PUT IN THE LAST EIGHT DIGITS OF THE VIN AND THEY WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER'S SON CONTACTED CHRYSLER THIRTY TIMES , AND THEY ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THERE WAS FUEL RAIL LEAK, AND A NEW FUEL RAIL WOULD HAVE TO…

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Owner report 10196242 · 2007-07-13 (July 13, 2007)

1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE - 3.3 LITER V6 FACTORY INSTALLED OPTIONS: POWER WINDOWS POWER LOCKS POWER TRUNK RELEASE A/C CRUISE CONTROL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (TRACTION CONTROL OPTION NOT INSTALLED) (POWER RADIO ANTENNA NOT INSTALLED) (OPTIONAL TRANSMISSION COOLER RADIATOR INSTALLED) (ALL FACTORY RECALLS WERE COMPLETED ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR) CURRENT ONGOING ISSUES WITH CAR: 1) HORN RANDOMLY GOES OFF IN WARMER WEATHER (80 F +) DUE TO POSSIBLE STEERING WHEEL CONSTRUCTION ISSUES OR COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERMITTENT ISSUE OR WIRING HARNESS ISSUE.…

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Owner report 547502 · 1999-07-26 (July 26, 1999)

LOWER HALF OF POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR SOFT FROM THE BATTERY ACID AND A HOLE, CAUSING ALL FLUID TO DRAIN OUT, LOCATION OF RESERVOIR NEXT TO BATTERY. YH

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Owner report 830790 · 1998-11-16 (November 16, 1998)

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE PROBLEMS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE ALIGNMENT. ALSO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN/ DOOR LOCKS, THE FUSE BLOW OUT. IN ADDITION, INTERMITTENTLY THE REVERSE POSITION IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS INOPERATIVE. CAUSES UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THESE PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.

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Owner report 855426 · 2000-01-24 (January 24, 2000)

AT LOW SPEED 20MPH IN PARKING LOTS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH A/C ON ALL GAUGES THE INSTRUMENT ON PANEL WOULD GO OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE HEATER COMES ON BLOWING AT FULL SPEED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER NO WARRANTY FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED AT CONSUMER COST. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AT HEAVY BRAKING. DEALER'S RESPONSE NO WARRANTY, DIAGNOSIS SHOWED IT NEEDED NEW COMPUTER. 3 MONTHS LATER, ABS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAI…

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

2,216 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

37.1%Usable mileage823 / 2,216 records
84.1%Valid incident date1,863 / 2,216 records
100.0%Valid filing date2,216 / 2,216 records
83.9%Ordered incident and filing dates1,859 / 2,216 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
113.6%
ODI 522482

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. *AK

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102.9%
ODI 10049854 · 136,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

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115.0%
ODI 10021851

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH ON THE HWY VEHICLE SHUTDOWN, FORCING THE DRIVER TO PULL OUT THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED THAT HEAD GASKET BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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85.0%
ODI 10010879 · 49,555 mi

I USE TO OWN A 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS MY WHEELS FALLING OFF, LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING. A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP STATED THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD AT ALL! MY ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 45 M.P.H., ALL POWER TO THE CAR DIED. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO SEVERAL CONCORDE OWNERS AND THIS IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH THESE. I STOP MAKING PAYMENT FOR THIS CAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I BROUGHT IT FROM WOULD NOT FIX IT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I FEAR FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS THIS CAR NOW…

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86.0%
ODI 10009472

THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL.*JB

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3419.4%
ODI 10024478

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STARTED MAKING CLUNKY NOISE, PULLED OUT OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE LOCK UP. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED YET. *AK

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9027.0%
ODI 10003606

MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 46,000 MILES ON IT DEVELOPED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE TIMING CHAIN TO COME OFF ITS TRACK AND SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGING OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $8,000. WHEN I ASKED WHAT CAUSED THE SLUDGE, THE DEALER TOLD ME I DIDN'T HAVE THE OIL CHANGED ENOUGH. WHEN I PRODUCED DOCUMENTS TO THE CONTRARY, THE DEALER TOLD ME THE OIL USED MUST HAVE BEEN BAD AND BROKE DOWN. I FIND THIS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT GOTTEN SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER O…

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9731.6%
ODI 10009617

ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

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5249.1%
ODI 10031051 · 22,000 mi

2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES. THE ENGINE SIEZE AND CEASED TO FUNCTION WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY THREE CHILDREN DOWN INTERSTATE HYW. I HAD VERY LITTLWE CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE ENGINE HAS ALWAYS GOTTEN EXTREMELY HOT DURING USE EVEN ON SHORT TRIPS. CHRYSLER HAS TOLD ME THAT I DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL FRQUENTLY ENOUGH WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE. I THINK SOMETHING IS INHERINTLY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AS IT GETS EXTREMELY HOT EVEN AFTER SHORT TRIPS. IN FACT, THE HOOD OF THE CAR GETS SO HOT IT…

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1421.5%
ODI 10109198 · 74,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER, CAUSING IT TO STRIKE A CURB. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

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622.2%
ODI 10188261 · 12,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED. THIS FAILURE PREVENTS THE AIR BAGS FROM OPERATING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,816 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

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512.5%
ODI 10163236 · 65,000 mi

CAR SPUTTERS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON SUDDENLY, CAR WILL STALL. HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, AS WELL AS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. I HAVE TO PULL OVER WHEN CAR STALLS, PUT CAR INTO PARK, AND RESTART WITH NO PROBLEMS. HAPPENS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WITHOUT REGARD TO GAS LEVEL OR SPEED. WILL ALSO CAUSE OTHER COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION, SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO AND CRUISE CONTROL. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST 6 MOS NOW. *NM

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Engine And Engine Cooling
10.3%
ODI 10050174 · 36,800 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CAMP SHAFT SENSOR. VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WITHIN 330 MILES. THEN, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. IN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE COMPUTER/ FUEL PUMP, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. DEALERSHIP WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT WHEN THEY NOTICED BLACK SLUDGE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLIPPING TIME. *AK

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72.0%
ODI 10003892

CONSUMER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAS A VERY BAD FUEL LEAK. TS

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41.8%
ODI 10071236

WE ARE NOW ABOUT TO PUT IN OUR 3RD 95 CIRRUS TRANSMISSION AND 2ND 95 CONCORDE TRANSMISSION AND FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. I HAVE SHELLED OUT NEARLY $12,000 BETWEEN THE TWO CARS IN THE LAST 6 YEARS FOR REPEATED FAILURES IN ENGINES, WATER PUMPS, STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILURES, TRANSMISSIONS, BRAKE SYSTEMS, RADIOS, AIR CONDITIONERS, FUEL RAILS, ALTERNATORS AND COMPUTER PCM'S TO NAME A FEW. BY FAR THE WORST QUALITY CARS AND HIGHEST COST OF OWNERSHIP OF ANY CARS I HAVE OWNED IN THE LAST 30 YEARS. SOMETHING MAJOR GOES WRONG…

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31.9%
ODI 10004590

UNDER VEHICLE WAS WATER WITH TRANSMISSION FLUIDS, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY DEALER TECHNICIAN ENGINE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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64.5%
ODI 10075599

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE A LITTLE WHILE, HALF OF THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND THE OTHER HALF WAS A NORMAL TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE LIFTER AND VALVE ON THE DRIVER'S HEAD AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *NM

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1910.9%
ODI 10056422

THE TRANSMISSION ON A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONE PART, THE SPEED SENSOR. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLONID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR PIECE BY PIECE. ALSO, MY CAR IS OVER HEATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE PAID OVER $2000 IN PAYMENTS AND MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. *AK

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5416.2%
ODI 10001836 · 34,000 mi

CONSUMER ADVISED THAT TIMING CHAIN GUIDE HAS BROKEN TWICE WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE. 1ST FAILURE OCCURRED IN 10/01 AT 34K MILES. 2ND FAILURE OCCURRED IN 11/02 AT 58K MILES. TS

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6420.8%
ODI 10037428 · 57,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORD THAT HAS NEEDED REPEATED WORK. SOME HAS BEEN FIXED AND OTHERS NOT. MY FIRST COMPLAINT TO THEM WAS THE HEATER NOT COOLING. OF COURSE IT ALWAYS WORKED WHEN THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT. I HAVE HAD THE PAINT TOUCHED TWO TIMES OVER THE DRIVER'S DOOR ON THE ROOF, THE SEAL WILL STAY AROUND THE HEAD LIGHTS. THE TRUNK LEAKED AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AT RANDOM TIMES AND THE CAR OVERHEATED ON THE 4TH OF JULY AND AGAIN THREE WEEKS LATER. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED AN OIL SEND RECEIVE SENSOR ON THE CAR…

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2422.6%
ODI 10042930 · 59,834 mi

CAR SEIZED AT 55 MPH POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. DEALER INSPECTED IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. PROVIDED ALL OIL CHANGES AND EXTENDED WARRANTY CLAIM WAS DENIED. *LA

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812.3%
ODI 10101964 · 15,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH AND TURNING THE CORNER ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS VERY UNSYMPATHETIC TO PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS FURIOUS.*AK

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311.1%
ODI 10099034 · 2,100 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF 0-30 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AND SEVERAL SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING. *JB THE CONSUMER REQUESTED HER MONEY BACK ALONG WITH A NEW VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATIC AT TIMES, THERE WAS BELT NOISE AT THE IDLE, THEN ENGINE MADE A TICKING NOISE THROUGH OUT THE DAY AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SC THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE REAR LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED. *JB

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615.0%
ODI 10139257 · 50,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED 2004 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE SPEED WENT IMMEDIATELY TO 30 MPH. THEN, THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR THE CAR TO START AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED AFTER 15 TO 20 MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED EIGHT TIMES. SOMETIMES THE CAR HAS TO SIT UP TO THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED FOR THE STALLING ISSUE AROUND TWO OR THREE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR. THE RESULT WAS …

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
196.3%
ODI 10094737

WHILE SHIFTING TRANSMISSION PIN SHAFT SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND TOWED IT THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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4613.2%
ODI 10009657

THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED.*JB

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3214.6%
ODI 10019654

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB

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85.0%
ODI 10015444 · 7,000 mi

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT. *JB

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86.0%
ODI 10015706 · 16,000 mi

THE CONSUMER THE PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK, TOOK KEYS OUT AND SHUT OFF IGNITION, THE VEHICLE THEN SLIPPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT PARKED VEHICLE ON OTHER SIDE. CONSUMER SUFFERED A SLIGHT INJURY ON SKIN BECAUSE HER LEGS DANGLED SLIGHTLY OUT. *AK *JB

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74.0%
ODI 10021620

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. *NLM. *AK

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206.0%
ODI 10010361 · 68,870 mi

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR.*JB

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20.7%
ODI 10062273 · 4,800 mi

CHASSIS INTEGRITY. THE CHASSIS MOUNTS DETERIOTION IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS RESULTED IN THE STRUTS MALFUNCTIONING, THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES LEAKING TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE POWERED WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *AK

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10.9%
ODI 10053062 · 58,986 mi

WE OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT HAS TRANMISSION FAILURE AT 59,000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND PERSON OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE SAME VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I DO HAVE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THIS PERSON. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND BEEN INFORMED THAT THE WARRENTY HAS EXPIRED AND IT IS MY PROBLEM TO FIX. IT SEEMS THAT I HAVE HEARD OF ADDITIONAL PERSONS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT I COULD NOT BE SURE OF THIS.

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46.2%
ODI 10086352 · 43,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, AND TRANSMISSION SKIPPED, MAKING NOISES, SO DROVE HOME, AND CHECKED WITH REPAIR MAN, INDICATED WAS TRANSMISSION., CALLED DEALER, THEY SAID WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (3YRS, 36K MILES), AND I HAD 43000. THEY WANTED ME TO BRING IT IN, AND MY EXPERIENCE IS YOU BRING IT THERE, AND IT COST TWICE AS MUCH., SO I TOOK IT ELSEWHERE, AND THEN I SAW A INTERNET SITE THAT SAID THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 2002'S TO 70K, AND I HAD ALREADY HAD THE WORK DONE BY THEN BY SOMEONE OUT OF CHRYSLER., THEY STILL SAID IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COVER…

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311.1%
ODI 10091145 · 1,500 mi

MY VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE AT TIMES AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THE CONCORD LX STARTS ACCELERATING OKAY AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPS. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS GOING AROUND 55 MPH THEN IT SLOWLY DIES DOWN TO ABOUT 10-18 MPH. I WAS DRIVING HOME IN VERY BUSY TRAFFIC ON 95 AND DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT WAS SLOWING DOWN UNTIL IT WAS RATHER LATE TO TRY AND GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE SHOP A TTL OF FIVE TIMES. ONLY RECENTLY, 9-16-04 DID THE CHRYSLER REPAIRMAN STATE THIS IS DEFI…

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37.5%
ODI 10182503

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. OUR 2004 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI HAS DEVELOPED MANY PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, I WILL TRY TO LIST THEM HERE. WE HAVE HAD MANY EVENTS OF FALSE READINGS FROM THE BRAIN OF THE CAR ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AS DOES THE OIL AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT. THERE HAS BEEN MANY TIMES THAT THE CAR HAS JUST CUT OFF AT DIFFERENT STAGES IN DRIVING. WE HAVE BEEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, OR GOING DOWN A CITY STREET, OR DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, OR JUST COME TO A STOP LIGHT, OR J…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
247.9%
ODI 483524

ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE.

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308.6%
ODI 10091643

BRAKES PULSATED WHEN APPLIED, AND VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ABS BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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73.2%
ODI 528742

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

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116.8%
ODI 10164289 · 40,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. AT 5 MPH THE ABS ENGAGED AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED 40 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A SERVICE DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO DETERMINED, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE ABS ENGAGE AT A LOW SPEED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. UPDATED 08/23/04. *JB

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64.5%
ODI 10067093 · 70,000 mi

WHILE REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

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42.3%
ODI 703841

REAR BRAKES IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED BY MANUFACTURER, RESULTING IN FRONT BRAKES OVERLOADING AND WARPING THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTLY, I ASSUME THAT CHRYSLER (NOW DAIMLER/CHRYSLER) IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WHICH HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES. VERY DISCONCERTING TO HAVE SUCH A SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM WITH A CAR COSTING UPWARDS OF $25,000.

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61.8%
ODI 10048933 · 42,000 mi

1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE V-6 3.2L: BRAKES DROP TO 20% POWER IN COLD WEATHER. NO WARNING. NO BRAKE LITE ON DASHBOARD. 20% BRAKES ARE EFFECTIVE ENOUGH AT AT SLOW SPEED AND INITIAL DEPARTURE FROM PARKING SPOT. LACK OF FULL POWER IS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL FULL POWER IS APPLIED. BRAKES RETURN BACK TO 100% POWER AFTER WARMER WEATHER. AFTER PROLONGED COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL FREEZES IN PLACE. RUBBER BOOT ON PISTON FORWARD OF BRAKE PEDAL COVERED WITH RUSTY DUST & SHOWS POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO INTERIOR WATER LEAK. IN PROCESS OF REPAIRS NOW.*AK

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10.3%
ODI 8003084

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER APPLYING BRAKES, AFTER SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND RAN INTO SEVERAL TREES/ A CONCRETE WALL, AND TWO OTHER TREES BEFORE STOPPING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, ALSO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*SLC

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10.9%
ODI 10213466 · 84,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE INTERMITTENTLY. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AS A RESULT, THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND WATER CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS INTERNAL, THE WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL PAN CAUSING THE WATER AND OTHER SUBSTANCES TO BE PUMPED INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO AVOID A CRASH. THE BRAKES HAVE ALSO …

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System
3511.6%
ODI 10124879 · 58,300 mi

DT: THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER FUEL RAIL BECAUSE OF 0-RINGS. APPARENTLY THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOW, THERE IS A CRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, IT IS LEAKING. THIS IS THE THIRD PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL RAIL.*AK *JB

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195.5%
ODI 10183828 · 181,000 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 1994 CHRSLYER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE WARMING UP, AND WHEN HE CAME BACK TO THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES. THE CONTACT PUT THE FIRE OUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000. THE CONTACT TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE …

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135.9%
ODI 10019303

THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. *JB

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63.7%
ODI 10008682 · 90,000 mi

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE SEALS FOR THE FUEL RAIL, THE MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED, THE MECHANIC STATED THE ORIGINAL SEALS WERE STILL ON THE VEHICLE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED.*JB

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75.2%
ODI 10096633

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE GARAGE. THE DRIVER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND A APPOINTMENT. THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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10.6%
ODI 721555

TIRES OUT OF ROUND, COMPRESSOR, O-RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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00.0%

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10.3%
ODI 8001046

GAS FUMES ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT A FUEL LEAK WAS PRESENT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL RAIL O-RINGS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
113.6%
ODI 521928

ENGINE STOPS FOR UNKNOWN REASON.

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133.7%
ODI 505393

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

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115.0%
ODI 529119

BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE EMTTING FROM VEHICLE.

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42.5%
ODI 10033485 · 81,000 mi

DEFECTIVE ENGINE LEADING TO COMPLETE FAILURE. THE CAR HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT.HE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK

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53.7%
ODI 533049

BOLT IN THE TRANSMISSION CASING WERE STRIPPED CAUSING LEAK.

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116.3%
ODI 10066295 · 70,100 mi

THE #4 & # 6 ROD BARINGS FAILED. ENGINE SLUG DEVELOPED. *AK

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72.1%
ODI 10038786 · 73,000 mi

MY CAR A 1999 CHYSLER CONCORD HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS USED OIL EVER SINCE 30,000 MILES MARK I'M TALKING 3 QUARTS PER OIL CHANGE. I SEE IN CHYSLERS MEMO TO DEALERS THIS IS ACCEPTABLE IT SHOULD USE 1 QT. PER 750 MILES. AT THAT RATE IT'S EMPTY ON OIL BY OIL CHANGE TIME AT 3000 MILES. NOW I'M DRIVING AND A ROD BEARING GOES OUT. AGAIN ANOTHER WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 L ENGINE. HERE I SIT MAKING $400.00 PAYMENTS ON A CAR I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX ($4000.00) TO REPLACE ENGINE. PLEASE HELP US TO GET A MUCH NEEDED …

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113.6%
ODI 10056553 · 59,000 mi

MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY, HE WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND HAD TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL UNTIL HE COULD GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.THANK GOD HE OR KNOW ONE ELSE WAS HURT. *AK THE CAR IS A CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2000 WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE.

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76.6%
ODI 10174006 · 61,400 mi

ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROX. 61,000 MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCES HAS ALWAYS BEEN UP TO DATE. ENGINE SLUDGE. $6000 IN DAMAGE WITH $9000 STILL OWED ON CAR! *NM

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11.5%
ODI 566603

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHOUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. *YH

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Vehicle Speed Control
82.6%
ODI 10139003 · 77,881 mi

DT: CONSUMER BOUGHT (1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE FIVE MONTHS AGO. TOOK IT TO DMV, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE LESS MILES ON IT THAN WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD. THEN ,CONSUMER REALIZED THAT THE ODOMETER WAS GOING BACKWARDS. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE DMV TOLD THEM THAT AFTER 10 YEARS THE MILES ON A VEHICLE DID NOT MATTER. ALSO, THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS PUT IN A NEW ODOMETER, AND SIMPLY SET IT FOR THE AMOUNT OF MILES THAT THEY HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER WAS THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.*AK

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92.6%
ODI 10017427 · 75,000 mi

THE THROTTLE CABLE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. THE MANUFACTURER HAD DISCONTINUED THE PART. *NLM *THE THROTTLE WAS HARD TO DEPRESS ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. *SCC *JB

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115.0%
ODI 10109680 · 120,000 mi

WHILE PARKING IN REVERSE GEAR, THE VEHICLE LURCH FORWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

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21.2%
ODI 701125

WHILE ACCELLERATING AWAY FROM FULL STOP, ACCELLERATOR EITHER STUCK OR WAS PULLED DOWN THEN STUCK. DRIVER COULD NOT BREAK FREE. TRIED PULLING UP AND STOMPING ON PEDAL. APPLIED AGGRESSIVE BRAKING AND LUCKILY BROUGHT CAR UNDER CONTROL TO FULL STOP. DRIVER REMEMBERS SEEING 4,000 RPM. ALL ELSE HAPPENED TOO FAST. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. LINKAGES AND OTHER MECHANICAL AREAS APPEAR OK. WILL CHECK WITH DEALER TOMORROW.

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10.7%
ODI 10067093 · 70,000 mi

WHILE REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

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95.1%
ODI 10030217

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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236.9%
ODI 10008077 · 32,800 mi

I HAD JUST PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WAS ABOUT TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK WHEN MY 1999 CONCORDE TOOK OFF JUMPED A CURB STOP AND HIT A TREE, WHERE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELLERATE AND THE WHEELS DUG 5-6 INCH RUTS IN THE GROUND, BEFORE REVERSING JUMPING BACK OVER THE CURBING AND STOPPING. THE WHOLE TIME MY FOOT WAS ALSO ON THE BRAKE WHICH DIDN'T RESPOND.*JB

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154.9%
ODI 10012402

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *NLM

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11.5%
ODI 10063540 · 21,709 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED THROTTLE SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM

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13.7%
ODI 10616994

THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED ON A FEW OCCASION BUT THIS WAS THE SCARIEST. LOSING ALL POWER I COULD ONLY STEER WHEEL AND SLOWLY MOVE TO THE ACCESS ROAD. ALSO THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHERE I AM STUCK AT A LOCATION BECAUSE CAR WILL NOT START. BATTERY IS NEW SO I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURE MALFUNCTION AND OR FAULTY PARTS/COMPONENTS. *JS

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12.5%
ODI 10243774

I DID NOT HAVE A ACCIDENT. BUT I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONLY 15 MONTHS AND I'VE HAD TO TAKE THIS CAR IN FOR THE SAME DEFECT SEVERAL TIMES AND MANY TIMES OVER AND OVER AGAIN ESPECIALLY THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS CAR AND I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS ANY MORE. AND TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT RIGHT OR GIVE US ANOTHER CAR. *TR

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Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner
299.6%
ODI 487002

BRAKES CHATTER/STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *DSH

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185.2%
ODI 10043546 · 74,000 mi

I HAVE A 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT I PURCHASED NEW. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS SINGLE VEHICLE THAN 12 OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED COMBINED. HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO FIX WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY: THE GAS CYLINDERS THAT HOLD THE HOOD UP BECAME WEAK AND THE HOOD STRUCK ME ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD WHILE I WAS CHANGING THE OIL. THE TRUNK LID WILL ALSO FALL AND HIT YOU ON THE HEAD. ONE OF THE REAR INSIDE DOOR LATCHES BROKE AND CHRYSLER ALSO REFUSED TO FIX THAT. I DECIDED TO FIX THE DOOR LATCH M…

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115.0%
ODI 537460

AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE.

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21.2%
ODI 552778

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO ANY RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING RECALL REPAIR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *MJS

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53.7%
ODI 10107087

THERE WERE SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS. THE A/C TURNS ON EVEN IF LOCKED OUT, THE DRIVER'S DOOR LEAKED, THE DASH LIGHTS BLINK ON/OFF WITHOUT CONTROL (ALL GAUGES), AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT, LIGHTS UP. BF THE TRUNK WOULD OPEN DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE AIR, AT NIGHT, THE WINDOW WOULD STEAM UP COMPLETELY IN SECONDS, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD QUIT. *SC *JB

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10.6%
ODI 721555

TIRES OUT OF ROUND, COMPRESSOR, O-RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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92.7%
ODI 10043154 · 35,000 mi

THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE SMELLS LIKE A HORSE AND IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING IN JUNE 2002. THE AIR CONDITIONING EMITTED A FOG. I TOOK THE CAR TO MIDAS WHERE THEY WOULD PUT DYE IN TO THE SYSTEM TO DETECT WHERE THE LEAKAGE WAS COMING FROM. THEY TOLD ME TO RETURN IN TWO WEEKS TO REVIEW. THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS, REFILLED THE COOLANT AND IT WORKED UNTIL APRIL OF 2003, STILL SMELLED LIKE A HORSE. THEN GOT IT LOOKED AT AGAIN IN APRIL 2003, AT A CHRYSLER DEALER - THEY DIDN'…

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31.0%
ODI 10025659 · 4,700 mi

A/C EVAPORATOR DEFECTIVE. HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPLACED: A "O" SEAL, FAN, THE DEALER SENT IT OUT TO HAVE THE EVAPORATOR SEALED, IT WON'T SEAL. NEEDS TOTAL REPLACEMENT. CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, AND A/C IS ONLY USED MAYBE 3 MONTHS PER YEAR IN NORTHEAST OHIO. SHOULD BE COVERED/REPLACED BY AUTOMAKER. THEY REFUSE. *AK

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine58,887–94,416 mi74,000 mi247
ODI 10049854 · 136,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

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ODI 10078745 · 108,830 mi

MY 1995 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 3.3-LITRE V6 ENGINE. VIN#[XXX] THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE RESTARTS ON ITS OWN IMMEDIATELY WHILE COASTING AFTER IT SHUTS OFF. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES FOR IT TO RESTART. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND AT $85/HOUR DIAGNOSTIC TIME, I AM RELUCTANT TO BRING IT TO THEM AGAIN. MOST RECENTLY THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 23, 2004. ON THAT DAY, WHILE DRIVING, THE FIRST TIME TIME THE E…

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ODI 10010879 · 49,555 mi

I USE TO OWN A 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS MY WHEELS FALLING OFF, LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING. A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP STATED THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD AT ALL! MY ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 45 M.P.H., ALL POWER TO THE CAR DIED. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO SEVERAL CONCORDE OWNERS AND THIS IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH THESE. I STOP MAKING PAYMENT FOR THIS CAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I BROUGHT IT FROM WOULD NOT FIX IT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I FEAR FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS THIS CAR NOW…

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Engine And Engine Cooling59,834–97,500 mi73,774 mi161
ODI 10050174 · 36,800 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CAMP SHAFT SENSOR. VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WITHIN 330 MILES. THEN, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. IN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE COMPUTER/ FUEL PUMP, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. DEALERSHIP WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT WHEN THEY NOTICED BLACK SLUDGE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLIPPING TIME. *AK

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ODI 10070611 · 120,000 mi

I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CHRYSLER THAN ANY CAR I HAVE DRIVEN. IT IS NOT YET TEN YEARS OLD, BUT I HAVE HAD BRAKE WORK DONE AT LEAST THREE TIMES TOTALING 1500.00+DOLLARS. MY AIR CONDITIONING FAILS EVERY YEAR. THE BARS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR HAVE BEGUN TO PEEL AWAY FROM THE MAIN BODY. THREE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF FROM THE INSIDE, AND I DONT EVEN USE MY REAR DOORS. THIS WILL COST ME 150.00 PER DOOR WITHOUT INCLUDING LABOR. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW BECAUSE THE MECHANIC IS CHECKING IT FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE REAR TRAN…

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ODI 10070872 · 99,000 mi

THIS 1994 CHRYSLER HAS HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS, MOST RECENT BEING THE WINDHSIELD WIPERS FLEW UP AND STUCK WHILE ON THE FREEWAY IN THE RAIN GOING 55MPH. EXHAUST SMELLS BAD, STARTER IS BAD, AIR CONDITIONER TICKS WHEN TURNED OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. AS A NEWLY SINGLE MOTHER OF 4 BOYS LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT THAT I CAN GET TO AND FROM RELIABLY, SO I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY MYSELF EVENTUALLY, THE LAST THING I EVER SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IS A CAR THAT IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD. ESPECIALLY SINCE CHRYSLER IS SHOWING ALL THE BEATIFUL NEW CHRYSLER PRODUCTS …

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission33,637–101,518 mi57,801 mi27
ODI 10049855 · 136,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

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ODI 10080838 · 116,035 mi

MY 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORD 3.3 (FLEX FUEL) LITER SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION. MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR, FUEL CAN BE SMELLED WHILE VECHILE IS RUNNING, MIL CODE 12,11,41 HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED,FOG OR MIST COATS THE INSIDE WINDOWS EVERYDAY,THE FRONT END OF MY CAR FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO RIP LOOSE. I'VE INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER RECHARGED, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER INSTALLED,NEW O2 SENSERS,FUEL INJECTION CLEANING SERVICE PERFORMED,TRANSMISSION REPLACED,DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED, OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED AND HAVE KEP…

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ODI 10101943 · 87,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIRS BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THERE WAS OVERHEATING AND THE POWER BRAKE WAS DELAYED. *SC

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipToo few reports for a range56,000 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10164289 · 40,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. AT 5 MPH THE ABS ENGAGED AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED 40 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A SERVICE DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO DETERMINED, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE ABS ENGAGE AT A LOW SPEED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. UPDATED 08/23/04. *JB

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ODI 10067093 · 70,000 mi

WHILE REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

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ODI 10048933 · 42,000 mi

1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE V-6 3.2L: BRAKES DROP TO 20% POWER IN COLD WEATHER. NO WARNING. NO BRAKE LITE ON DASHBOARD. 20% BRAKES ARE EFFECTIVE ENOUGH AT AT SLOW SPEED AND INITIAL DEPARTURE FROM PARKING SPOT. LACK OF FULL POWER IS NOT EVIDENT UNTIL FULL POWER IS APPLIED. BRAKES RETURN BACK TO 100% POWER AFTER WARMER WEATHER. AFTER PROLONGED COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL FREEZES IN PLACE. RUBBER BOOT ON PISTON FORWARD OF BRAKE PEDAL COVERED WITH RUSTY DUST & SHOWS POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO INTERIOR WATER LEAK. IN PROCESS OF REPAIRS NOW.*AK

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System82,500–131,000 mi90,000 mi5
ODI 10124879 · 58,300 mi

DT: THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER FUEL RAIL BECAUSE OF 0-RINGS. APPARENTLY THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. NOW, THERE IS A CRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, IT IS LEAKING. THIS IS THE THIRD PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL RAIL.*AK *JB

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ODI 10162230 · 131,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START, AND THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE UPPER PLENUM AND ALL THE O RINGS WERE REPLACED.

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ODI 10183828 · 181,000 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 1994 CHRSLYER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE WARMING UP, AND WHEN HE CAME BACK TO THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES. THE CONTACT PUT THE FIRE OUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000. THE CONTACT TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE …

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline54,250–72,500 mi63,545 mi26
ODI 10033485 · 81,000 mi

DEFECTIVE ENGINE LEADING TO COMPLETE FAILURE. THE CAR HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT.HE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK

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ODI 10066295 · 70,100 mi

THE #4 & # 6 ROD BARINGS FAILED. ENGINE SLUG DEVELOPED. *AK

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ODI 10121107 · 68 mi

CATASTOPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OF CHRYSLER 2.7 V-6 ENGINE

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Vehicle Speed Control42,580–80,000 mi55,000 mi17
ODI 10139003 · 77,881 mi

DT: CONSUMER BOUGHT (1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE FIVE MONTHS AGO. TOOK IT TO DMV, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE LESS MILES ON IT THAN WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD. THEN ,CONSUMER REALIZED THAT THE ODOMETER WAS GOING BACKWARDS. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE DMV TOLD THEM THAT AFTER 10 YEARS THE MILES ON A VEHICLE DID NOT MATTER. ALSO, THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS PUT IN A NEW ODOMETER, AND SIMPLY SET IT FOR THE AMOUNT OF MILES THAT THEY HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER WAS THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.*AK

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ODI 10017427 · 75,000 mi

THE THROTTLE CABLE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. THE MANUFACTURER HAD DISCONTINUED THE PART. *NLM *THE THROTTLE WAS HARD TO DEPRESS ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. *SCC *JB

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ODI 10166774 · 125,643 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO, A RATTLING SOUND EMANATED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. AT TIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED.

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Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner63,500–78,250 mi74,500 mi8
ODI 10043546 · 74,000 mi

I HAVE A 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT I PURCHASED NEW. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS SINGLE VEHICLE THAN 12 OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED COMBINED. HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO FIX WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY: THE GAS CYLINDERS THAT HOLD THE HOOD UP BECAME WEAK AND THE HOOD STRUCK ME ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD WHILE I WAS CHANGING THE OIL. THE TRUNK LID WILL ALSO FALL AND HIT YOU ON THE HEAD. ONE OF THE REAR INSIDE DOOR LATCHES BROKE AND CHRYSLER ALSO REFUSED TO FIX THAT. I DECIDED TO FIX THE DOOR LATCH M…

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ODI 10080838 · 116,035 mi

MY 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORD 3.3 (FLEX FUEL) LITER SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION. MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR, FUEL CAN BE SMELLED WHILE VECHILE IS RUNNING, MIL CODE 12,11,41 HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED,FOG OR MIST COATS THE INSIDE WINDOWS EVERYDAY,THE FRONT END OF MY CAR FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO RIP LOOSE. I'VE INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER RECHARGED, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER INSTALLED,NEW O2 SENSERS,FUEL INJECTION CLEANING SERVICE PERFORMED,TRANSMISSION REPLACED,DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED, OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED AND HAVE KEP…

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ODI 10043154 · 35,000 mi

THE AIR CONDITIONING IN MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE SMELLS LIKE A HORSE AND IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING IN JUNE 2002. THE AIR CONDITIONING EMITTED A FOG. I TOOK THE CAR TO MIDAS WHERE THEY WOULD PUT DYE IN TO THE SYSTEM TO DETECT WHERE THE LEAKAGE WAS COMING FROM. THEY TOLD ME TO RETURN IN TWO WEEKS TO REVIEW. THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS, REFILLED THE COOLANT AND IT WORKED UNTIL APRIL OF 2003, STILL SMELLED LIKE A HORSE. THEN GOT IT LOOKED AT AGAIN IN APRIL 2003, AT A CHRYSLER DEALER - THEY DIDN'…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

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2025-020None

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2025-030None

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2025-040None

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2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 213 reports

2003: 9 complaints · 2004: 13 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2003469
20045713
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20032610
20043901

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngine And Engine Cooling:EngineEngine And Engine CoolingPower Train:Automatic TransmissionService Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipFuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection SystemEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineVehicle Speed ControlEquipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine—
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ODI 10226492 · 40,500 mi

ENGINE FAILURE ON 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 2.7L ENGINE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,500 MILES ON ODOMETER. ENGINE FAIL WITH NO WARNING. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS AT CHRYSLER DEALER FOR DIAGNOSE AND POSSIBLE REPAIR UNDER EXTEND WARRANTY STILL IN AFFECT (7 YRS. OR 100,000 MILES). AT THIS TIME I DO NOT KNOW IF THE DEALER IS GOING TO MAKE GOOD ON WARRANTY OR NOT. *TR

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ODI 10303091 · 58,000 mi

EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: ORDINARY DRIVING, INCLUDING HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION, LOW SPEED ACCELERATION, LOW SPEED DECELERATION, STOPPED, IDLING IN GEAR. 5 OCCURRENCES IN 2000 MILES. ENGINE FAILS COMPLETELY, FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE RESTART CAPABILITY. NORMAL OPERATION FOR MANY MORE MILES. CAR'S COMPUTER FAULT CODE REPORT IS CONSISTENT WITH DESCRIPTION CONTAINED IN CHRYSLER RECALL BELOW. CHRYSLER RECALL (NOTIFICATION CODE J18) APPEARED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BUT WAS RESCINDED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE DEPT. THAT CHRYSLER IS WORKING ON THE PROBL…

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ODI 805740

FUEL INJECTION: FUEL RAIL LEAKS, SPILLS GASOLINE ON TOP OF ENGINE, COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STTES THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PRODUCT DEFECTS SUCH AS THE TRANSMISSION, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, DOOR LOCK AND TRUNK LOCK AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CONSUMER STATES SOME WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *JB

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ODI 962316

FRONT CV JOINTS AND NUTS REPLACED. TT

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ODI 550871

TIMING COVER GASKET AND SEAL REPLACED, FAILURE CAUSED LEAKAGE. YH

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ODI 551324

TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER PULLEY FAILED. NLM

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ODI 855426

AT LOW SPEED 20MPH IN PARKING LOTS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH A/C ON ALL GAUGES THE INSTRUMENT ON PANEL WOULD GO OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE HEATER COMES ON BLOWING AT FULL SPEED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER NO WARRANTY FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED AT CONSUMER COST. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AT HEAVY BRAKING. DEALER'S RESPONSE NO WARRANTY, DIAGNOSIS SHOWED IT NEEDED NEW COMPUTER. 3 MONTHS LATER, ABS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAI…

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ODI 807164

WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND CAR IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING WHENEVER DRIVING 30 MILES. ALSO, REPLACED ABS MODULE CONTROLLER. IN ADDITION, RIGHT STEERING TIE ROD RUBBED AGAINST TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE/STALLING PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. (94V-024). *AK

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ODI 805740

FUEL INJECTION: FUEL RAIL LEAKS, SPILLS GASOLINE ON TOP OF ENGINE, COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STTES THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PRODUCT DEFECTS SUCH AS THE TRANSMISSION, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, DOOR LOCK AND TRUNK LOCK AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CONSUMER STATES SOME WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *JB

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ODI 529119

BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE EMTTING FROM VEHICLE.

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ODI 892096

WHEN APPYLING BRAKES ENGINE VIBRATES, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE SAID ENGINE BOLTS WERE BROKEN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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ODI 10025310 · 94,233 mi

1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE ENGINE FAILURE AT 90000 WHILLE WIFE AND CHILDREN IN TRAFFIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE SLUG BUILD UP. MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD COST $4600.00 TO REPLACE ENGINE STILL OWE 11000 ON IT, AND CANT AFFORD TO REPAIR. MECHANIC SAID SLUG BUILD UP IS DUE TO OIL PUMP DESIGN ALSO HAVE AC PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD RADIATOR FAN FAILURE TWICE , SPEED SENSOR FAILURE, BROKEN WINDOW CLIPS, BRAKE SHIMMY , BROKEN RECLINER SEAT BOLTS

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ODI 857036

WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE SURGES AND MAY CAUSE A FRONTAL IMPACT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALER REPLACED ENGINE COMPONENTS. TRANSMISSION CHANGED, SURGE STILL CONTINUES. *AK

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ODI 855426

AT LOW SPEED 20MPH IN PARKING LOTS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH A/C ON ALL GAUGES THE INSTRUMENT ON PANEL WOULD GO OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE HEATER COMES ON BLOWING AT FULL SPEED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER NO WARRANTY FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED AT CONSUMER COST. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AT HEAVY BRAKING. DEALER'S RESPONSE NO WARRANTY, DIAGNOSIS SHOWED IT NEEDED NEW COMPUTER. 3 MONTHS LATER, ABS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAI…

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ODI 550871

TIMING COVER GASKET AND SEAL REPLACED, FAILURE CAUSED LEAKAGE. YH

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ODI 715836

FRONT END STRUTS WRE REPLACED AFTER REPORTING CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN CAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE ENROUTE FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO WASHINGTON ON VACATION, THE STEERING BROKE WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN AN UNDERGROUND PARKING LOT IN SOUTH BEND, IN. RACK AND PINION WAS REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH BEND. STARTED TO SMELL GAS FUMES IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING TO WASHINGTON. TRIED TO GET REPAIRS IN SOUTH DAKOTA BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A DEALERSHIP WHO WOULD REPAIR IT. LOCATED DEALERSHIP IN PASCO, WASHINTON TO…

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Engine And Engine Cooling
2
ODI 10226492 · 40,500 mi

ENGINE FAILURE ON 2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 2.7L ENGINE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,500 MILES ON ODOMETER. ENGINE FAIL WITH NO WARNING. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS AT CHRYSLER DEALER FOR DIAGNOSE AND POSSIBLE REPAIR UNDER EXTEND WARRANTY STILL IN AFFECT (7 YRS. OR 100,000 MILES). AT THIS TIME I DO NOT KNOW IF THE DEALER IS GOING TO MAKE GOOD ON WARRANTY OR NOT. *TR

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ODI 10303091 · 58,000 mi

EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: ORDINARY DRIVING, INCLUDING HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION, LOW SPEED ACCELERATION, LOW SPEED DECELERATION, STOPPED, IDLING IN GEAR. 5 OCCURRENCES IN 2000 MILES. ENGINE FAILS COMPLETELY, FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE RESTART CAPABILITY. NORMAL OPERATION FOR MANY MORE MILES. CAR'S COMPUTER FAULT CODE REPORT IS CONSISTENT WITH DESCRIPTION CONTAINED IN CHRYSLER RECALL BELOW. CHRYSLER RECALL (NOTIFICATION CODE J18) APPEARED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BUT WAS RESCINDED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE DEPT. THAT CHRYSLER IS WORKING ON THE PROBL…

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ODI 10080838 · 116,035 mi

MY 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORD 3.3 (FLEX FUEL) LITER SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION. MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR, FUEL CAN BE SMELLED WHILE VECHILE IS RUNNING, MIL CODE 12,11,41 HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED,FOG OR MIST COATS THE INSIDE WINDOWS EVERYDAY,THE FRONT END OF MY CAR FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO RIP LOOSE. I'VE INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER RECHARGED, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER INSTALLED,NEW O2 SENSERS,FUEL INJECTION CLEANING SERVICE PERFORMED,TRANSMISSION REPLACED,DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED, OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED AND HAVE KEP…

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ODI 10079284

CONSUMER STATED THAT EVER SINCE SHE HAD HER VEHICLE, SHE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, AND THE TRANSMISSION. SHE ALSO STATED THAT NOW SHE IT NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. ALSO, SHE WAS TOLD BY HER MECHANIC THAT THE CRANK SHIFT IS GOING BAD. CURRENTLY SHE ISN'T DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *LA

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ODI 10056422

THE TRANSMISSION ON A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONE PART, THE SPEED SENSOR. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLONID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR PIECE BY PIECE. ALSO, MY CAR IS OVER HEATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE PAID OVER $2000 IN PAYMENTS AND MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. *AK

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1
ODI 819330

FUEL INJECTION LEAKS, STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS, CRACKED RAIL IN THE INJECTOR. DEALER REPLACED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM RAIL. *AK DEALER REPLACED DRIVE BELTS AND UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES. *SLC

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ODI 10080838 · 116,035 mi

MY 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORD 3.3 (FLEX FUEL) LITER SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION. MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR, FUEL CAN BE SMELLED WHILE VECHILE IS RUNNING, MIL CODE 12,11,41 HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED,FOG OR MIST COATS THE INSIDE WINDOWS EVERYDAY,THE FRONT END OF MY CAR FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO RIP LOOSE. I'VE INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER RECHARGED, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER INSTALLED,NEW O2 SENSERS,FUEL INJECTION CLEANING SERVICE PERFORMED,TRANSMISSION REPLACED,DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED, OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED AND HAVE KEP…

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ODI 10159411

AUTO-THEFT MECHANISM KICKED IN WHEN NOT NEEDED, RADIATOR AND AIR/CONDITIONER WENT OUT BEFORE 70,000 MILES AND NOW THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACING...AT 67,000 MILES. *JB

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ODI 10218384 · 78,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PUMP MOTOR CIRCUIT FOR THE ABS FAILED AND CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE APPROXIMATE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS BETWEEN $1,500 TO $2,000. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN APRIL OF 2006 AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEARING WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND CHEAP PARTS. THE AIR…

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
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ODI 805740

FUEL INJECTION: FUEL RAIL LEAKS, SPILLS GASOLINE ON TOP OF ENGINE, COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STTES THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PRODUCT DEFECTS SUCH AS THE TRANSMISSION, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, DOOR LOCK AND TRUNK LOCK AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CONSUMER STATES SOME WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *JB

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ODI 962316

FRONT CV JOINTS AND NUTS REPLACED. TT

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ODI 550871

TIMING COVER GASKET AND SEAL REPLACED, FAILURE CAUSED LEAKAGE. YH

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ODI 10080838 · 116,035 mi

MY 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORD 3.3 (FLEX FUEL) LITER SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION. MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR, FUEL CAN BE SMELLED WHILE VECHILE IS RUNNING, MIL CODE 12,11,41 HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED,FOG OR MIST COATS THE INSIDE WINDOWS EVERYDAY,THE FRONT END OF MY CAR FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO RIP LOOSE. I'VE INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER RECHARGED, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER INSTALLED,NEW O2 SENSERS,FUEL INJECTION CLEANING SERVICE PERFORMED,TRANSMISSION REPLACED,DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED, OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED AND HAVE KEP…

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ODI 10079284

CONSUMER STATED THAT EVER SINCE SHE HAD HER VEHICLE, SHE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, AND THE TRANSMISSION. SHE ALSO STATED THAT NOW SHE IT NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. ALSO, SHE WAS TOLD BY HER MECHANIC THAT THE CRANK SHIFT IS GOING BAD. CURRENTLY SHE ISN'T DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *LA

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ODI 10056422

THE TRANSMISSION ON A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONE PART, THE SPEED SENSOR. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLONID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR PIECE BY PIECE. ALSO, MY CAR IS OVER HEATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE PAID OVER $2000 IN PAYMENTS AND MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. *AK

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ODI 733644

IN THE 2 YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, JUST A LOUD BANG THEN LIKE IT DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED IN 1995 BY A PRIOR OWNER AND AGAIN BY ME IN 1998. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED IN 1999. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A PARTIAL REPAIR HISTORY OF A PRIOR OWNER WHICH SHOWS WORK WAS DONE BETWEEN DECEMBER 96 AND SEPTEMBER 97 THAT INCLUDES 3 REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND 2 REPAIRS TO THE AIR CONDITIONING. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD …

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ODI 716464

AT JUST 43,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST OVER $1400. NOW, 13,000 MILES AND 14 MONTHS LATER I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME TROUBLE. THIS ESSENTIALLY EQUATES TO AN ADDITONAL $100 PER MONTH IN OPERATING EXPENSES. *AK

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ODI 807164

WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND CAR IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING WHENEVER DRIVING 30 MILES. ALSO, REPLACED ABS MODULE CONTROLLER. IN ADDITION, RIGHT STEERING TIE ROD RUBBED AGAINST TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE/STALLING PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. (94V-024). *AK

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ODI 805740

FUEL INJECTION: FUEL RAIL LEAKS, SPILLS GASOLINE ON TOP OF ENGINE, COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STTES THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PRODUCT DEFECTS SUCH AS THE TRANSMISSION, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, DOOR LOCK AND TRUNK LOCK AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CONSUMER STATES SOME WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *JB

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ODI 544212

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE, COOLER LINES REPLACED.

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ODI 538309

ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.IT MADE A CLUNKING SOUND AND STALLED. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND IGNITION.

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ODI 810888

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

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ODI 8002267

WHEN PUTTING GEAR LEVER INTO DRIVE THE ENGINE REVS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR, VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE PROPERLY ANYMORE.*AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE SHAKES LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME APART. *YD

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ODI 531492

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING BANGING INTO GEARS.

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ODI 963488

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

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ODI 8002267

WHEN PUTTING GEAR LEVER INTO DRIVE THE ENGINE REVS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR, VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE PROPERLY ANYMORE.*AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE SHAKES LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME APART. *YD

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ODI 521662

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.

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ODI 733644

IN THE 2 YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, JUST A LOUD BANG THEN LIKE IT DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED IN 1995 BY A PRIOR OWNER AND AGAIN BY ME IN 1998. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED IN 1999. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A PARTIAL REPAIR HISTORY OF A PRIOR OWNER WHICH SHOWS WORK WAS DONE BETWEEN DECEMBER 96 AND SEPTEMBER 97 THAT INCLUDES 3 REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND 2 REPAIRS TO THE AIR CONDITIONING. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD …

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ODI 10080838 · 116,035 mi

MY 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORD 3.3 (FLEX FUEL) LITER SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION. MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR, FUEL CAN BE SMELLED WHILE VECHILE IS RUNNING, MIL CODE 12,11,41 HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED,FOG OR MIST COATS THE INSIDE WINDOWS EVERYDAY,THE FRONT END OF MY CAR FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO RIP LOOSE. I'VE INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER RECHARGED, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER INSTALLED,NEW O2 SENSERS,FUEL INJECTION CLEANING SERVICE PERFORMED,TRANSMISSION REPLACED,DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED, OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED AND HAVE KEP…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
4
ODI 551324

TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER PULLEY FAILED. NLM

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ODI 855426

AT LOW SPEED 20MPH IN PARKING LOTS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH A/C ON ALL GAUGES THE INSTRUMENT ON PANEL WOULD GO OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE HEATER COMES ON BLOWING AT FULL SPEED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER NO WARRANTY FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED AT CONSUMER COST. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AT HEAVY BRAKING. DEALER'S RESPONSE NO WARRANTY, DIAGNOSIS SHOWED IT NEEDED NEW COMPUTER. 3 MONTHS LATER, ABS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAI…

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ODI 807164

WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND CAR IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING WHENEVER DRIVING 30 MILES. ALSO, REPLACED ABS MODULE CONTROLLER. IN ADDITION, RIGHT STEERING TIE ROD RUBBED AGAINST TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE/STALLING PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. (94V-024). *AK

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ODI 733644

IN THE 2 YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, JUST A LOUD BANG THEN LIKE IT DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED IN 1995 BY A PRIOR OWNER AND AGAIN BY ME IN 1998. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED IN 1999. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A PARTIAL REPAIR HISTORY OF A PRIOR OWNER WHICH SHOWS WORK WAS DONE BETWEEN DECEMBER 96 AND SEPTEMBER 97 THAT INCLUDES 3 REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND 2 REPAIRS TO THE AIR CONDITIONING. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD …

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ODI 716464

AT JUST 43,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE REPAIR COST OVER $1400. NOW, 13,000 MILES AND 14 MONTHS LATER I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME TROUBLE. THIS ESSENTIALLY EQUATES TO AN ADDITONAL $100 PER MONTH IN OPERATING EXPENSES. *AK

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ODI 807164

WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND CAR IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING WHENEVER DRIVING 30 MILES. ALSO, REPLACED ABS MODULE CONTROLLER. IN ADDITION, RIGHT STEERING TIE ROD RUBBED AGAINST TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE/STALLING PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. (94V-024). *AK

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ODI 753716

1. ENGINE STAYED IN "LIMP MODE". THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BEFORE PROBLEM SOLVED. 2. FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT REGISTER BELOW HALF-FULL. NEEDS "FUEL SENDING UNIT". 3. ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND SYSTEM FAILURE - REPLACED ABS MODULE, PART #4759326 4. FRONT ROTORS REPLACED. 5. LEFT SWAY BAR LINK REPLACED 6. WATER PUMP REPLACED

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ODI 973519

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. TT STALLING OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND WARM, ENGINE NOISY. HARSH DOWNSHIFT. ODOR COMES FROM VENTS WHEN AC IS ON. SPORADIC CLIMATE CONTROL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE. *SLC

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ODI 864771

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH, SHE APPLIED BRAKES TO VEER OVER TO ANOTHER LANE, AND VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, CAR STOPPED. VEHICLE WOULDN'T TURN OVER AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. *AK

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ODI 10067093 · 70,000 mi

WHILE REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

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ODI 736094

HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION FROM CHRYSLER. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

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ODI 733644

IN THE 2 YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, JUST A LOUD BANG THEN LIKE IT DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED IN 1995 BY A PRIOR OWNER AND AGAIN BY ME IN 1998. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED IN 1999. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A PARTIAL REPAIR HISTORY OF A PRIOR OWNER WHICH SHOWS WORK WAS DONE BETWEEN DECEMBER 96 AND SEPTEMBER 97 THAT INCLUDES 3 REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND 2 REPAIRS TO THE AIR CONDITIONING. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD …

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ODI 855426

AT LOW SPEED 20MPH IN PARKING LOTS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH A/C ON ALL GAUGES THE INSTRUMENT ON PANEL WOULD GO OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE HEATER COMES ON BLOWING AT FULL SPEED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER NO WARRANTY FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED AT CONSUMER COST. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AT HEAVY BRAKING. DEALER'S RESPONSE NO WARRANTY, DIAGNOSIS SHOWED IT NEEDED NEW COMPUTER. 3 MONTHS LATER, ABS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAI…

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ODI 973519

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. TT STALLING OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND WARM, ENGINE NOISY. HARSH DOWNSHIFT. ODOR COMES FROM VENTS WHEN AC IS ON. SPORADIC CLIMATE CONTROL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE. *SLC

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System
1
ODI 805740

FUEL INJECTION: FUEL RAIL LEAKS, SPILLS GASOLINE ON TOP OF ENGINE, COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STTES THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PRODUCT DEFECTS SUCH AS THE TRANSMISSION, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, DOOR LOCK AND TRUNK LOCK AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CONSUMER STATES SOME WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *JB

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ODI 819330

FUEL INJECTION LEAKS, STRONG SMELL OF RAW GAS, CRACKED RAIL IN THE INJECTOR. DEALER REPLACED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM RAIL. *AK DEALER REPLACED DRIVE BELTS AND UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES. *SLC

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ODI 805740

FUEL INJECTION: FUEL RAIL LEAKS, SPILLS GASOLINE ON TOP OF ENGINE, COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STTES THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PRODUCT DEFECTS SUCH AS THE TRANSMISSION, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, DOOR LOCK AND TRUNK LOCK AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CONSUMER STATES SOME WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. *JB

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ODI 544212

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE, COOLER LINES REPLACED.

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ODI 751443

FIRST THE HEADLIGHT LENSES CLOUDED OVER; HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN THE INJECTOR SHOT FUEL ON THE ENGINE, CAR CAUGHT FIRE; $3600 IN DAMAGE. THEN THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF THRICE; BOUGHT A NEW ONE. THE CAR CONSTANTLY RUNS HOT SINCE LAST YEAR; REPLACED COOLING BLOCK; NOW IT ONLY RUNS HOT WHEN IDLING OR IN STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC; HAVE TO RUN THE HEATER TO KEEP IT FROM OVERHEATING; MECHANIC CANT FIND THE CAUSE; AC TEMP CHANGES FROM COOL TO TEPID WHEN CAR IDLES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT; ONCE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE, AIR RETUNS TO COOL. THE OVERHEAD COMPUTER JU…

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ODI 893658

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO TREMBLE. ALSO, WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO REVERSE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK WATER PUMP, FUEL PUMP BELTS, HOSES AND TIMING BELT FAILED. A/C AND FUEL INJECTION FAILED AS WELL. *YH

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ODI 552778

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO ANY RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING RECALL REPAIR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *MJS

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
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ODI 529119

BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE EMTTING FROM VEHICLE.

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ODI 892096

WHEN APPYLING BRAKES ENGINE VIBRATES, AND SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE SAID ENGINE BOLTS WERE BROKEN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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ODI 538309

ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.IT MADE A CLUNKING SOUND AND STALLED. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND IGNITION.

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ODI 810888

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

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ODI 8002267

WHEN PUTTING GEAR LEVER INTO DRIVE THE ENGINE REVS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR, VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE PROPERLY ANYMORE.*AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE SHAKES LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME APART. *YD

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ODI 753716

1. ENGINE STAYED IN "LIMP MODE". THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BEFORE PROBLEM SOLVED. 2. FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT REGISTER BELOW HALF-FULL. NEEDS "FUEL SENDING UNIT". 3. ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND SYSTEM FAILURE - REPLACED ABS MODULE, PART #4759326 4. FRONT ROTORS REPLACED. 5. LEFT SWAY BAR LINK REPLACED 6. WATER PUMP REPLACED

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ODI 973519

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. TT STALLING OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND WARM, ENGINE NOISY. HARSH DOWNSHIFT. ODOR COMES FROM VENTS WHEN AC IS ON. SPORADIC CLIMATE CONTROL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE. *SLC

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ODI 974130

THROTTLE BODY IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ENGINE STALLS. TT

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ODI 8002267

WHEN PUTTING GEAR LEVER INTO DRIVE THE ENGINE REVS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR, VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE PROPERLY ANYMORE.*AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE SHAKES LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME APART. *YD

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ODI 715147

EVER SINCE THE CAR HAS HAD 7,000 MILES ON IT THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN I AM AT ARED LIGHT IT WILL REV. UP SHUDER THEN STALL IT STARTS RIGHTUP AGAIN I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING OR THEY CLEANED THROTLE BODY ASSEMBELY,FIXED A VACUUM HOSE , ADJUSTED THE CODES I CALL THE CAR COMPANY EVEN HADE A CO-PIOLT IN THERE JUST GUESTING ALSO THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED THE CAR WAS ONLY 1YEAR OLD AND SOME TIMES WHEN THE STALLING PROBLEM HAPPENS THE BRAKE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK

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ODI 706228

THIS RECALL IS A WINDFALL IN REPAIRS FOR THE DEALER. EVERYTHING IS NOW FAILING BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR ( FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER). I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM................

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ODI 973519

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. TT STALLING OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND WARM, ENGINE NOISY. HARSH DOWNSHIFT. ODOR COMES FROM VENTS WHEN AC IS ON. SPORADIC CLIMATE CONTROL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE. *SLC

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Vehicle Speed Control
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ODI 10025310 · 94,233 mi

1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE ENGINE FAILURE AT 90000 WHILLE WIFE AND CHILDREN IN TRAFFIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE SLUG BUILD UP. MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD COST $4600.00 TO REPLACE ENGINE STILL OWE 11000 ON IT, AND CANT AFFORD TO REPAIR. MECHANIC SAID SLUG BUILD UP IS DUE TO OIL PUMP DESIGN ALSO HAVE AC PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD RADIATOR FAN FAILURE TWICE , SPEED SENSOR FAILURE, BROKEN WINDOW CLIPS, BRAKE SHIMMY , BROKEN RECLINER SEAT BOLTS

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ODI 857036

WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE SURGES AND MAY CAUSE A FRONTAL IMPACT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALER REPLACED ENGINE COMPONENTS. TRANSMISSION CHANGED, SURGE STILL CONTINUES. *AK

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ODI 531492

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING BANGING INTO GEARS.

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ODI 963488

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

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ODI 8002267

WHEN PUTTING GEAR LEVER INTO DRIVE THE ENGINE REVS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR, VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE PROPERLY ANYMORE.*AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE SHAKES LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME APART. *YD

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ODI 864771

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH, SHE APPLIED BRAKES TO VEER OVER TO ANOTHER LANE, AND VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, CAR STOPPED. VEHICLE WOULDN'T TURN OVER AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. *AK

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ODI 10067093 · 70,000 mi

WHILE REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

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ODI 736094

HAVE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION FROM CHRYSLER. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

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ODI 974130

THROTTLE BODY IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ENGINE STALLS. TT

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ODI 8002267

WHEN PUTTING GEAR LEVER INTO DRIVE THE ENGINE REVS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR, VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE PROPERLY ANYMORE.*AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE SHAKES LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME APART. *YD

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ODI 715147

EVER SINCE THE CAR HAS HAD 7,000 MILES ON IT THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN I AM AT ARED LIGHT IT WILL REV. UP SHUDER THEN STALL IT STARTS RIGHTUP AGAIN I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING OR THEY CLEANED THROTLE BODY ASSEMBELY,FIXED A VACUUM HOSE , ADJUSTED THE CODES I CALL THE CAR COMPANY EVEN HADE A CO-PIOLT IN THERE JUST GUESTING ALSO THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED THE CAR WAS ONLY 1YEAR OLD AND SOME TIMES WHEN THE STALLING PROBLEM HAPPENS THE BRAKE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *AK

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Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner
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ODI 855426

AT LOW SPEED 20MPH IN PARKING LOTS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH A/C ON ALL GAUGES THE INSTRUMENT ON PANEL WOULD GO OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE HEATER COMES ON BLOWING AT FULL SPEED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER NO WARRANTY FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED AT CONSUMER COST. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AT HEAVY BRAKING. DEALER'S RESPONSE NO WARRANTY, DIAGNOSIS SHOWED IT NEEDED NEW COMPUTER. 3 MONTHS LATER, ABS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAI…

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ODI 550871

TIMING COVER GASKET AND SEAL REPLACED, FAILURE CAUSED LEAKAGE. YH

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ODI 715836

FRONT END STRUTS WRE REPLACED AFTER REPORTING CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN CAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE ENROUTE FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO WASHINGTON ON VACATION, THE STEERING BROKE WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN AN UNDERGROUND PARKING LOT IN SOUTH BEND, IN. RACK AND PINION WAS REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH BEND. STARTED TO SMELL GAS FUMES IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING TO WASHINGTON. TRIED TO GET REPAIRS IN SOUTH DAKOTA BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A DEALERSHIP WHO WOULD REPAIR IT. LOCATED DEALERSHIP IN PASCO, WASHINTON TO…

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ODI 10080838 · 116,035 mi

MY 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORD 3.3 (FLEX FUEL) LITER SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION. MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR, FUEL CAN BE SMELLED WHILE VECHILE IS RUNNING, MIL CODE 12,11,41 HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED,FOG OR MIST COATS THE INSIDE WINDOWS EVERYDAY,THE FRONT END OF MY CAR FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO RIP LOOSE. I'VE INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER RECHARGED, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER INSTALLED,NEW O2 SENSERS,FUEL INJECTION CLEANING SERVICE PERFORMED,TRANSMISSION REPLACED,DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED, OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED AND HAVE KEP…

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ODI 10159411

AUTO-THEFT MECHANISM KICKED IN WHEN NOT NEEDED, RADIATOR AND AIR/CONDITIONER WENT OUT BEFORE 70,000 MILES AND NOW THE HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACING...AT 67,000 MILES. *JB

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ODI 10218384 · 78,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PUMP MOTOR CIRCUIT FOR THE ABS FAILED AND CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE APPROXIMATE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS BETWEEN $1,500 TO $2,000. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN APRIL OF 2006 AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEARING WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND CHEAP PARTS. THE AIR…

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ODI 521662

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.

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ODI 733644

IN THE 2 YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, JUST A LOUD BANG THEN LIKE IT DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED IN 1995 BY A PRIOR OWNER AND AGAIN BY ME IN 1998. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED IN 1999. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A PARTIAL REPAIR HISTORY OF A PRIOR OWNER WHICH SHOWS WORK WAS DONE BETWEEN DECEMBER 96 AND SEPTEMBER 97 THAT INCLUDES 3 REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND 2 REPAIRS TO THE AIR CONDITIONING. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD …

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ODI 10080838 · 116,035 mi

MY 1994 CHRYSLER CONCORD 3.3 (FLEX FUEL) LITER SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION. MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR, FUEL CAN BE SMELLED WHILE VECHILE IS RUNNING, MIL CODE 12,11,41 HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED,FOG OR MIST COATS THE INSIDE WINDOWS EVERYDAY,THE FRONT END OF MY CAR FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO RIP LOOSE. I'VE INSTALLED A NEW FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, HAD MY AIR CONDITIONER RECHARGED, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER INSTALLED,NEW O2 SENSERS,FUEL INJECTION CLEANING SERVICE PERFORMED,TRANSMISSION REPLACED,DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED, OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED AND HAVE KEP…

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ODI 733644

IN THE 2 YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, JUST A LOUD BANG THEN LIKE IT DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED IN 1995 BY A PRIOR OWNER AND AGAIN BY ME IN 1998. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED IN 1999. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A PARTIAL REPAIR HISTORY OF A PRIOR OWNER WHICH SHOWS WORK WAS DONE BETWEEN DECEMBER 96 AND SEPTEMBER 97 THAT INCLUDES 3 REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND 2 REPAIRS TO THE AIR CONDITIONING. I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD …

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ODI 855426

AT LOW SPEED 20MPH IN PARKING LOTS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH A/C ON ALL GAUGES THE INSTRUMENT ON PANEL WOULD GO OFF IMMEDIATELY AND THE HEATER COMES ON BLOWING AT FULL SPEED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER NO WARRANTY FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED AT CONSUMER COST. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AT HEAVY BRAKING. DEALER'S RESPONSE NO WARRANTY, DIAGNOSIS SHOWED IT NEEDED NEW COMPUTER. 3 MONTHS LATER, ABS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAI…

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ODI 973519

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. TT STALLING OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND WARM, ENGINE NOISY. HARSH DOWNSHIFT. ODOR COMES FROM VENTS WHEN AC IS ON. SPORADIC CLIMATE CONTROL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE. *SLC

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ODI 751443

FIRST THE HEADLIGHT LENSES CLOUDED OVER; HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN THE INJECTOR SHOT FUEL ON THE ENGINE, CAR CAUGHT FIRE; $3600 IN DAMAGE. THEN THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF THRICE; BOUGHT A NEW ONE. THE CAR CONSTANTLY RUNS HOT SINCE LAST YEAR; REPLACED COOLING BLOCK; NOW IT ONLY RUNS HOT WHEN IDLING OR IN STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC; HAVE TO RUN THE HEATER TO KEEP IT FROM OVERHEATING; MECHANIC CANT FIND THE CAUSE; AC TEMP CHANGES FROM COOL TO TEPID WHEN CAR IDLES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT; ONCE CAR BEGINS TO MOVE, AIR RETUNS TO COOL. THE OVERHEAD COMPUTER JU…

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ODI 893658

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO TREMBLE. ALSO, WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO REVERSE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK WATER PUMP, FUEL PUMP BELTS, HOSES AND TIMING BELT FAILED. A/C AND FUEL INJECTION FAILED AS WELL. *YH

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ODI 552778

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO ANY RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING RECALL REPAIR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *MJS

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ODI 706228

THIS RECALL IS A WINDFALL IN REPAIRS FOR THE DEALER. EVERYTHING IS NOW FAILING BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR ( FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER). I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM................

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ODI 973519

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. TT STALLING OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND WARM, ENGINE NOISY. HARSH DOWNSHIFT. ODOR COMES FROM VENTS WHEN AC IS ON. SPORADIC CLIMATE CONTROL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE. *SLC

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

8 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

206 mentions · 9.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 73,200 mi (127 usable records).

ODI 10024393

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

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ODI 10050174 · 36,800 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CAMP SHAFT SENSOR. VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WITHIN 330 MILES. THEN, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART. IN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE COMPUTER/ FUEL PUMP, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. DEALERSHIP WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT WHEN THEY NOTICED BLACK SLUDGE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLIPPING TIME. *AK

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ODI 10065683

ON 09/11/03 I PURCHASED A USED 1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE LOW FUEL GAUGE AND AIRBAG LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON, ND MY TANK IS AT LEAST HALF FULL ALL THE TIME. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND WHEN THEY DO, IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SOMETIMES STALL AND JERK VIOLENTLY AS IF I'VE BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR AND GAS FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH PRIVATE MECHANICS AND EXPLAINED IT TO THEM BUT NOONE COULD FIND ANY …

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

69 mentions · 3.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 81,000 mi (37 usable records).

ODI 517536

ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FAILED.

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ODI 546734

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATES WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO THE ABS PROBLEM.

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ODI 834726

HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. ALSO, HIGH MOUNTED SDTOP LAMP ASSEMBLY WOULD REMAIN ON AFTER VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS SEEN/REPLACED AND FIXED ALL THE LIGHTS. *AK

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Steering assistance concerns

64 mentions · 2.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,000 mi (26 usable records).

ODI 509686

ABS MAIN POWER RELAY FAILED, ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK/WATER PUMP/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR/LEFT SWAY BAR. *AK

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ODI 547502

LOWER HALF OF POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR SOFT FROM THE BATTERY ACID AND A HOLE, CAUSING ALL FLUID TO DRAIN OUT, LOCATION OF RESERVOIR NEXT TO BATTERY. YH

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ODI 974130

THROTTLE BODY IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ENGINE STALLS. TT

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

55 mentions · 2.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 116,539 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 517715

FUEL LINE FAILED, CAUSING GAS LEAK.

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ODI 527591

OWNER SMELLED FUEL AND SAW FUEL CASCADING FROM INJECTION RAIL ON SIDE OF ENGINE AND POOLING BENEATH VEHICLE.

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ODI 543598

FUEL INJECTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN FUEL LEAK.

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Hard or delayed shifting

30 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 91,450 mi (11 usable records).

ODI 10065683

ON 09/11/03 I PURCHASED A USED 1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE LOW FUEL GAUGE AND AIRBAG LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON, ND MY TANK IS AT LEAST HALF FULL ALL THE TIME. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND WHEN THEY DO, IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SOMETIMES STALL AND JERK VIOLENTLY AS IF I'VE BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR AND GAS FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH PRIVATE MECHANICS AND EXPLAINED IT TO THEM BUT NOONE COULD FIND ANY …

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ODI 829330

WHILE DOWNSHIFTING VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD ABOUT 1-2 FEET WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WANTS TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION. CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A BULLENTIN AT CUSTOMER'S COST. *AK *NLM

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ODI 845723

WHEN DRIVING AT 25 TO 35 MPH THERE IS SOME KNOCKING WITHIN THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT TIRE. *AK TRANSMISSION LURCHES INTERMITTENLY AND TRANSMISSION IS BAD. JN

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

25 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 100,900 mi (18 usable records).

ODI 748851

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO LOW GEAR IN A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED MANNER. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REACH A "RED LINE" CONDITION WITHIN A FRACTION OF A SECOND, AND CAUSES THE CAR TO REDUCE SPEED IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SINCE THE BREAK LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTIVATED, THIS SITUATION POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZZARD, AS THE CAR BEHIND MAY BE UNABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION FROM THE TOTALLY UNEXPECTED AND UN-SIGNALED BREAKING ACTION. THIS CONDITION HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES WITHIN ABOUT A ONE HOUR PERIOD, WHILE THE HEADLI…

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ODI 715836

FRONT END STRUTS WRE REPLACED AFTER REPORTING CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN CAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE ENROUTE FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO WASHINGTON ON VACATION, THE STEERING BROKE WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN AN UNDERGROUND PARKING LOT IN SOUTH BEND, IN. RACK AND PINION WAS REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH BEND. STARTED TO SMELL GAS FUMES IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING TO WASHINGTON. TRIED TO GET REPAIRS IN SOUTH DAKOTA BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A DEALERSHIP WHO WOULD REPAIR IT. LOCATED DEALERSHIP IN PASCO, WASHINTON TO…

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ODI 10154091 · 50,000 mi

1996 CONCORDE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. *TS ***NAR*** THE TRANSAXLE LEAKED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

3 mentions · 0.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 89,500 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10083120 · 83,000 mi

MY ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AND I HAVE TO AD AT LEAST A OUART OF OIL OR MORE EACH MONTH 2.7L ENGINE ALL I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THESE ENGINES IS BAD THEY ALL BLOW UP AND ALSO THE COOLING SYSTEM WERE THE BLEEDER IS BLEW OFF AND THE GUY AT THE AUTO JUNK YARD SAYS ALL THE ENGINES THE GET IN HAVE THIS REPLACED OR ALREADY BLOWEN OFF AND THEIR IS A WAITING LIST FOR THESE ENGINES DO TO A LARGE NUMBER OF THEM BLOWING UP. *AK

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ODI 10127184 · 96,500 mi

I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I HAVE BEEN BURNING OIL EXTEMELY FAST. HE SUGGESTED A HEAVIER WEIGHTED OIL AND ENGINE RESTORE. HE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT I GET A QUOTE ON HAVING MY ENGINE REBUILT SINCE THE CAR PROBABLY HAS LOOSE RINGS AND VALVES. (I WAS QUOTED A PRICE IN THE $4K-$5K RANGE). I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BUILD ENGINES THAT LAST LONGER THAN 97,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING HOME THE OTHER DAY AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST DIED. THANK FULLY I WAS ON A HILL & WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE. I MANGAGED TO GET…

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ODI 10152727 · 89,500 mi

HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN MY 99 CONCORDE, SLUDGING, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, COOLANT LOSS AND PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES THE ENGINE WOULD SLUDGE UP AND CAUSE TAPPING NOISES. HAD THE PROBLEM DEALT WITH ONCE IN 2003 AT AREA DEALERSHIP UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AT THAT TIME THE DEALER TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIRS STATING IT WAS LACK OF MAINTENANCE THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. EVENTUALLY THEY ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE CHANGED OIL REGULARLY AS I HAD BEFOR…

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b