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2000 Chrysler CONCORDE: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

307 owner complaints analyzed

7 distinct recall campaigns

66,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2000 model year. Data updated: . 209 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 97 of 307 complaints (31.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Engine operation4815.6%
Steering behavior258.1%
Braking behavior154.9%
Transmission and shifting72.3%
Electrical and battery issues62.0%
Fuel system concerns20.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
97
Engine And Engine Cooling
64
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch
15
Vehicle Speed Control
15
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
11
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys
11
Steering:Rack And Pinion
9
Air Bags
7
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine97
Engine And Engine Cooling64
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch15
Vehicle Speed Control15
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline11
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys11
Steering:Rack And Pinion9
Air Bags7

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 97; Engine And Engine Cooling: 64; Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch: 15; Vehicle Speed Control: 15; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 11; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys: 11; Steering:Rack And Pinion: 9; Air Bags: 7

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
11
25,000 to 49,999
28
50,000 to 74,999
93
75,000 to 99,999
42
100,000 to 149,999
32
150,000 and above
3
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00011
25,000 to 49,99928
50,000 to 74,99993
75,000 to 99,99942
100,000 to 149,99932
150,000 and above3

Under 25,000: 11; 25,000 to 49,999: 28; 50,000 to 74,999: 93; 75,000 to 99,999: 42; 100,000 to 149,999: 32; 150,000 and above: 3

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (93). 98 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1999
1
2000
8
2001
10
2002
11
2003
41
2004
71
2005
62
2006
34
2007
26
2008
19
2009
7
2010
5
2011
2
2012
1
2013
1
2014
3
2015
2
2016
1
2017
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19991
20008
200110
200211
200341
200471
200562
200634
200726
200819
20097
20105
20112
20121
20131
20143
20152
20161
20172

1999: 1; 2000: 8; 2001: 10; 2002: 11; 2003: 41; 2004: 71; 2005: 62; 2006: 34; 2007: 26; 2008: 19; 2009: 7; 2010: 5; 2011: 2; 2012: 1; 2013: 1; 2014: 3; 2015: 2; 2016: 1; 2017: 2

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 48 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 25 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 15 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10003289 · 2003-01-23 (January 23, 2003)

DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS INOPERATIVE. DRIVERS DOOR LOCK FAILED LAST SUMMER AND NOW PASSENGERS DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED. BOTH MADE A LOUD, GRINDING NOISE DURING ACTUATION JUST PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT WITH THE CONCORDE.

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Owner report 10007225 · 2003-02-12 (February 12, 2003)

THE STEERING GEAR AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

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Owner report 10008069 · 2003-02-25 (February 25, 2003)

RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AND THEN IT FELT AS IF THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, BUT ONLY IN ONE DIRECTION. THE DEALER SAID THE WHOLE LEFT RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 47,000 MILES AND WAS THREE YEARS OLD.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 47,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008069 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10009617 · 2003-03-17 (March 17, 2003)

ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

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Owner report 10010808 · 2003-03-20 (March 20, 2003)

THE ENGINE DEVELOPED SERIOUS VARNISHING AT TOP OF ENGINE AFTER COOLANT WAS CHANGED AT 30,000 MILES. ENGINE TOTALLY FAILED AT 60,000 DUE TO VARNISH AND SLUDGE BUILD UP. THIS WELL MAINTAINED CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER V6 FAILED AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 07-002-02 WAS ISSUED BY CHRYSLER REGARDING COOLANT SERVICING. THEY TELL ME COOLANT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH VARNISH AND SLUDGE AND THEY REFUSED ANY HELP OR ASSISTANCE. REPAIR IS ESTIMATED OVER $6,000. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 60,214 miles reported. Look up ODI 10010808 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011007 · 2003-03-25 (March 25, 2003)

AFTER ONLY THREE YEARS, THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WENT BAD SO THAT IT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN I START DRIVING AND I CANNOT LOCK IT USING THE REMOTE OR THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. I WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT ANYTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY UNTIL I SPOKE TO 3 FRIENDS OF MINE THAT ALSO OWN 2000 CHRYSLER PRODUCTS WHICH THEY ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ACTUATORS IN. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN AWFUL HIGH RATE OF FAILURE.

Owner-reported narrative. 49,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10011007 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011078 · 2003-03-26 (March 26, 2003)

THE SEAT RECLINER BOLTS ON THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT BROKE CAUSING THE RECLINER PORTION OF THE SEAT TO RECLINE RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN AT THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT CLARK NOTED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED AS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO THE FIX PROBLEM.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 48,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10011078 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10012402 · 2003-04-08 (April 8, 2003)

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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Recall history

7 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

00V033000 · Seat Belts:Front:Retractor

Reported: 2000-02-04 (February 4, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE MOLDING FLASH ON THE PRIMARY LEVER MAY PREVENT THE OPERATION OF THE G-LOCK AND TILT LOCK FUNCTIONS ON SOME OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTORS.

Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS IN A FRONTAL CRASH SITUATION, DRIVER PROTECTION FROM THE SEAT BELT MAY BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLIES.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
00V034000 · Seat Belts

Reported: 2000-02-04 (February 4, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE TURNING LOOP (ATL) TOP MOUNTING BOLT WAS INADEQUATELY MANUFACTURED.

Consequence: THE AFFECTED MOUNTING BOLTS MAY NOT WITHSTAND SUFFICIENT FORCE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IN CERTAIN IMPACT SITUATIONS, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A BELTED OCCUPANT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SHOULDER BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTER MOUNTING BOLTS.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
00V180000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder

Reported: 2000-07-10 (July 10, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: NON-ABS EQUIPPED PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON RETAINER SNAP RING MAY HAVE BEEN BENT INWARD DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. THE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON MAY BE IN A "BRAKE APPLIED" POSITION DUE TO THE DAMAGED PISTON RETAINER SNAP RING. WHEN THE PISTON IS IN THE APPLIED POSITION, THE FLUID COMPENSATION PORTS ARE CLOSED WHICH RESULTS IN A BRAKE DRAG CONDITION.

Consequence: IF THE BRAKE OVERHEAT, BRAKE FADING COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN NEEDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SHOULD A DRIVER NOT ANTICIPATE THE EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE, THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
00V366000 · Child Seat

Reported: 2000-11-09 (November 9, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." SOME OF THE OWNER'S MANUALS FOR THESE VEHICLES ARE MISSING INSTRUCTIONS THAT PROVIDE A STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE, INCLUDING DIAGRAMS, FOR PROPERLY ATTACHING A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM'S TETHER STRAP TO THE TETHER ANCHORAGE.

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE CHILD SEAT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ATTACHED INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE CHILD.

Remedy: OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN ADDENDUM TO THE OWNER'S MANUALS.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
01V273000 · Structure:Frame And Members

Reported: 2001-08-02 (August 2, 2001)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES (NON-SUNROOF ONLY) FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT."

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IF THE OCCUPANT'S HEAD WERE TO CONTACT THE B-PILLAR.

Remedy: OWNERS WILL BE SENT A STORAGE BIN ACCESSORY UNIT THAT CAN BE ATTACHED TO THE B-PILLAR ALONG WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. HOWEVER, IF AN OWNER WISHES, THE DEALER CAN PERFORM THE INSTALLATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 17, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

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03V035000 · Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner

Reported: 2003-02-05 (February 5, 2003)

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY.

Consequence: IF THE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINES WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
99V343000 · Air Bags:Frontal

Reported: 1999-12-02 (December 2, 1999)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN INCORRECT INFLATOR CHARGE AMOUNT.

Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A PASSENGER OCCUPANT INJURY UNDER CERTAIN ACCIDENT CONDITIONS.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULE WITH A CORRECT MODULE.

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

Data completeness

307 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

68.1%Usable mileage209 / 307 records
89.6%Valid incident date275 / 307 records
100.0%Valid filing date307 / 307 records
89.3%Ordered incident and filing dates274 / 307 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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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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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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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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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:Engine57,752–84,715 mi66,506 mi76
ODI 10010808 · 60,214 mi

THE ENGINE DEVELOPED SERIOUS VARNISHING AT TOP OF ENGINE AFTER COOLANT WAS CHANGED AT 30,000 MILES. ENGINE TOTALLY FAILED AT 60,000 DUE TO VARNISH AND SLUDGE BUILD UP. THIS WELL MAINTAINED CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER V6 FAILED AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 07-002-02 WAS ISSUED BY CHRYSLER REGARDING COOLANT SERVICING. THEY TELL ME COOLANT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH VARNISH AND SLUDGE AND THEY REFUSED ANY HELP OR ASSISTANCE. REPAIR IS ESTIMATED OVER $6,000. *JB

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ODI 10015108 · 50,000 mi

THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE, THE SPEED DECREASED, AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE STALLED. *JB

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ODI 10030286 · 72,000 mi

MOTOR IN 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE STOPPED RUNNING. WAS TOLD BY MACHENIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO ENGINE OIL FORMING INTO SLUDGE. *AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling57,000–86,831 mi72,600 mi50
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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ODI 10051341 · 86,325 mi

I HAD BOUGHT A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE IN 2001. THE CAR HAD BEEN ACTING FUNNY. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON DURING STOPS, THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP WITHOUT MY PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC & PAID FOR REPAIRS THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEN, SOON AFTER I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REPAIR SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED THE CAMSENSOR. IT SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. ABOUT 6 WEEKS LATER ALL OF THE PROBLEMS RETURNED. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXCEPT WHEN I DROVE IT BACK TO…

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ODI 10057610 · 60,100 mi

THE CONSUMER WAS AT A GAS STATION FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WHEN IT'S ENGINE LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT ONLY MADE A CLICKING SOUND. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *NM

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Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch37,623–50,000 mi48,750 mi8
ODI 10011007 · 49,500 mi

AFTER ONLY THREE YEARS, THE LOCK ACTUATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WENT BAD SO THAT IT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN I START DRIVING AND I CANNOT LOCK IT USING THE REMOTE OR THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. I WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT ANYTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY UNTIL I SPOKE TO 3 FRIENDS OF MINE THAT ALSO OWN 2000 CHRYSLER PRODUCTS WHICH THEY ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ACTUATORS IN. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN AWFUL HIGH RATE OF FAILURE.

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ODI 10033032 · 25,000 mi

FOR ABOUT A YEAR THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR HAS HAD A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WHEN IT ATTEMPTS TO AUTO LOCK EITHER BY USING THE REMOTE, INTERNAL BUTTON, OR THE SPEED SENSOR. BY READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, I SEE THAT MY PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE OTHERS HAVE DISCRIBED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DOOR CANNOT BE UNLOCKED UNLESS YOU PRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON AND THEN PULL THE LOCK UP. THIS COULD BE A VERY BAD SITUATION IF SOMEONE WERE TRAPPED INSIDE AFTER AN ACCIDENT.*AK

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ODI 10052025 · 50,000 mi

INTERMITTENTLY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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Vehicle Speed ControlToo few reports for a range52,407 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10063514 · 50,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH DRIVER APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, TOOK FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND APPLIED THE BRAKES,THEN PUT FOOT BACK ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND VEHICLE STALLED. . ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AS AN INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SHUT DOWN/STALLED. VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

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ODI 10107075 · 54,814 mi

WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED HER FOOT ON BRAKE, TO PLACE THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE MOTOR STARTED REVVING UP. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST JUMPED INTO REVERSE, CAR SPUN IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE HITTING ANOTHER CAR. *SC *JB

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ODI 10124918 · 48,000 mi

DT: WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES AND THE GAS FELT LIKE THEY WERE ACCELERATING, IT ACCELERATED SO BAD THE CONSUMER RAN A STOP SIGN. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK, AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP OVER 100 MPH, AND THE CAR WAS FULL OF GAS FUMES. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, AND CONSUMER DIDN'T TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL. IT KEPT ACCELERATING. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT SLOWED DOWN, BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION TO GET THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED W…

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline60,000–72,500 mi66,000 mi11
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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ODI 10072306 · 66,000 mi

ENGINE FILLED WITH SLUDGE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL COMPLETELY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PISTONS GOING THROUGH THE VALVES. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR, CAUSING THE FRONT SEATS TO BREAK OFF THE FLOOR. THE ENTIRE TRACK ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE MOTORS UNDERNEATH. *AK

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ODI 10094855 · 63,080 mi

WHILE DRIVING OFF THE HIGHWAY ENGINE RATTLED/OVERHEATED, CAUSING SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR OIL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. CONSUMER HEARD KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR, AND AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR. *AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys63,825–81,250 mi72,850 mi10
ODI 10088069 · 67,700 mi

THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE INTERSTATE. THE MANUFACTURE STATED THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED BECAUSE OF FAULTY MAINTENANCE. *AK

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ODI 10090546 · 82,000 mi

IN AUGUST OF 2003. MY CHRYSLER CONCORDE FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY TENSIONER, 66,000 MILES. THIS CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE(VALVES BENT, ETC..) ENGINE REBUILT COST $2500. ON SEPTEMBER 6TH 2004 82,000 MILES, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO GET FOOD. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE OR LESS FROM MY HOME, MY CAR DIED. OIL WAS SLUDGY WHEN VIEWING IT THROUGH OIL ENTRANCE ON ENGINE. AWAITING REPAIR ESTIMATES FROM REPAIR SHOP.*AK

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ODI 10102073 · 45,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS EVALUATED AND IS CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED, AND THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 2.7 LITER ENGINE. IT WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *AK *SC

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Steering:Rack And Pinion47,500–59,500 mi50,000 mi7
ODI 10008069 · 47,000 mi

RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AND THEN IT FELT AS IF THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, BUT ONLY IN ONE DIRECTION. THE DEALER SAID THE WHOLE LEFT RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 47,000 MILES AND WAS THREE YEARS OLD.*JB

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ODI 10048126 · 40,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR WHICH MUST BE REPLACED, PER THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

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ODI 10053466 · 53,000 mi

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT STEERING MECHANISM BROKE. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE MAIN BOLT CONNECTED TO RACK AND PINION SHEARED OFF. MECHANIC REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION AND THE BOLTS. *AK *MR

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Air BagsToo few reports for a range89,168 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10615347 · 84,000 mi

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND IT STARTED TO DING ON AND OFF. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO TOOK TO CHRYSLER DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2000 REGARDING THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL CONCERNING THE SEAT BELTS AFFECTING THE AIR BAG LIGHT. NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR EXCEPT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT CONNECTED. IT IS REALLY BOTHERING ME AS I DRIVE AND THIS NOISE KEEPS BINGING AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION??? …

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ODI 10655190 · 94,336 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING MY AIR AG WAS RELEASED. IN DOING SO MY ARM WAS HURT DUE TO THE AIR BEING DEVELOPED. PRIOR TO THAT HAPPENING ANYTIME I WOULD PARK MY CAR AND SET THE ALARM IT WOULDN'T LOCK OR UNLOCK THEN IT WOULD RESET MY RADIO AND LIGHT WOULD START TO FLICKER. *TR

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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 reports2024-102026-09

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
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

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.

2026-09 (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 CoolingLatches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:LatchVehicle Speed ControlEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated PulleysSteering:Rack And PinionAir Bags
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine—0
1
ODI 10181376 · 69,000 mi

CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2000 ENGINE SEIZED AT 69000 MILES TOO MUCH MONEY TO REPAIR TIMING BELT/CHAIN REPLACED AT 55000 MILES DOOR LOCKS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ENGINE QUIT WITH FAMILY IN CAR DURING 65 MPH. *NM

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1
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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Engine And Engine Cooling0—
1
ODI 10091875 · 30,490 mi

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE DOOR LOCK WAS INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER BELIEVED IT WAS AN ACTUATOR PROBLEM. *JB

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Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch
1
ODI 10181376 · 69,000 mi

CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2000 ENGINE SEIZED AT 69000 MILES TOO MUCH MONEY TO REPAIR TIMING BELT/CHAIN REPLACED AT 55000 MILES DOOR LOCKS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ENGINE QUIT WITH FAMILY IN CAR DURING 65 MPH. *NM

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1
ODI 10091875 · 30,490 mi

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE DOOR LOCK WAS INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER BELIEVED IT WAS AN ACTUATOR PROBLEM. *JB

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Vehicle Speed Control
1
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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2
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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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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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline0000—000
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys00000—00
Steering:Rack And Pinion000000—0
Air Bags000
2
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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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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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.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

57 mentions · 18.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 70,000 mi (45 usable records).

ODI 10015108 · 50,000 mi

THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE, THE SPEED DECREASED, AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE STALLED. *JB

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ODI 10046182

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 10047859 · 60,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED. OWNER DROVE VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION, DOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. WHEN LEAVING THE GAS STATION, THE MOTOR ACCELERATED VERY HIGH . DRIVER HAD NOT TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. DRIVER LATER HEARD A CLUNK IN THE ENGINE THEN MOTOR STALLED AGAIN. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

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

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

12 mentions · 3.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 81,000 mi (11 usable records).

ODI 10091875 · 30,490 mi

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE DOOR LOCK WAS INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER BELIEVED IT WAS AN ACTUATOR PROBLEM. *JB

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ODI 10092007

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL SHEARED OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED . *AK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TC

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ODI 10103850 · 70,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING UP AND DOWN A HILL AT 45 MPH VEHICLE HESITATED, AND ENGINE BUCKED FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON , BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED AFTER INSPECTION ENGINE BLEW OUT. *AK

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

Battery drain and no-start mentions

9 mentions · 2.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 106,900 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10057488

WHILE DRIVING AT UNDETERMINED SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, AND PRECEDED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK

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ODI 10078791 · 41,000 mi

I HAD OWNED MY 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE FOR APPROXIMATLY THREE YEARS WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. THERE WAS LITTLE IF ANY WARNING OF THE FAILURE IN THE WAY OF DASHBOARD INDICATORS, ETC. WHEN DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE SERVICING MECHANIC ADVISED THAT A SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE OIL RESERVE HAD CAUSED A FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER I INVESTIGATED FURTHER, I'VE SEEN OTHER SUCH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE THAT I HAD REPLACED. MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS POINT TO A …

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ODI 10110531 · 105,800 mi

THE CAR WAS IDLING FOR ABOUT 20MINUTES, THEN IT STARTED TO IDLE UP QUITE HIGH THEN BOG DOWN LOW, AFTER THAT I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, WAITED FOR MY HUSBAND. GOT THE CAR TO HIS FATHERS HOUSE, BARELY, THEN TOOK IT TO WHERE WE BOUGHT IT FROM. THEN IT DIED AND WON'T START BACK UP. THE CAR ONLY HAS 105,000 MILES ON IT. ENGINE IS COMPLETLY GONE.

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

Steering assistance concerns

7 mentions · 2.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 64,402 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10008069 · 47,000 mi

RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AND THEN IT FELT AS IF THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, BUT ONLY IN ONE DIRECTION. THE DEALER SAID THE WHOLE LEFT RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 47,000 MILES AND WAS THREE YEARS OLD.*JB

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ODI 10048126 · 40,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR WHICH MUST BE REPLACED, PER THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

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ODI 10073828

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE DRIVER LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *JB

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

Brake response concerns

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 101,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10713658 · 101,000 mi

I WAS LEAVING WORK WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND MY LIFE LITERALLY FLASHED IN FRONT OF MY EYES . I ENTERED THE FREEWAY VIA THE MERGE LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. WHEN I ENTERED THE FREEWAY I SLOWLY INCREASED MY SPEED TO 50 MPH. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND SHUT OFF. AT THIS POINT I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I COULD NOT STEER. MY VEHICLE SCRAPPED OFF THE JERSEY BARRIER AND I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I THEN PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD C…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

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

Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 84,620 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10177564 · 84,620 mi

AT A POINT ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO MY CAR BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, A NEIGHBOR TOLD ME TO CHECK THE OIL AND SEE IF IT WAS LOW, IT WAS, I FILLED IT AND THE NOISE DIMINISHED. NO LIGHT EVER CAME ON EXCEPT BRIEFLY ON A LEFT HAND TURN ONCE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. ON CHRISTMAS DAY WHILE DRIVING A TOTAL OF 60 MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR BEGAN TO STUTTER AND JERK AND ACT VERY BAD ONCE I REDUCED SPEED AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. TODAY I FOUND OUT MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR WARRANT…

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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