1993 Chrysler Concorde Heating & air conditioning Problems

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 JUST QUIT, AS WELL AS THE ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT(ECU); ECU REPLACED. WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP DROPS AROUND FREEZING CAR HAS A BANGING NOISE UNDERNEATH, UNTIL IT WARMS UP. REMOTE DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING WITHIN 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

NHTSA ID

751443

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG COVER CAME OFF.*AK 3 WINDOW SWITCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CONSUMER REPLACED COMPLETE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. DRIVER SIDE SAFETY BELT WAS REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

886598

Incident

Mar 1, 2001

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 A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ABS TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON AND STUCK, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I LOST SPEED QUICKLY IN THE OUTER LANE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THE DEALER SAYS THE CAB MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OTHER NUMEROUS PROBLEMS INCLUDE DIM HEADLIGHTS, WIPERS DO NOT CLEAR THE DRIVER'S WINDOW PROPERLY, REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS TWICE, ILL FITTING TRIM INSIDE, A/C LEAKS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, RATTLES OVER ROUGH ROADS THAT THE DEALER CAN'T FIND AND INSUFFICIENT WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAY JUST TO NAME A FEW. CHRYSLER HAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH QUALITY.

NHTSA ID

733644

Incident

Feb 1, 1999

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 SAID IT NEEDED ABS BRAKE RELAY, EMERCENCY BRAKE INOPERATIVE (1993), EVAPORATOR CORE RUPTURED, HEAD GASKET WARPED FROM OVERHEATING CAUSING LEAKAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

855426

Incident

Jun 15, 1997

3 REPLACEMENTS OF EVAPORATOR; 1 REPLACEMENT OF CONDENSOR; O-RINGS REPLACED TWICE

NHTSA ID

715566

WHILE DRIVING AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE FAN BELT TO BURN UP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

850557

Incident

Oct 5, 1999

AIRCONDITIONER STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR AND SMELLED TERRIBLE.. HAD IT CHECKED AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WOULD COST , ESTIMATED FIVEHUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR.(EVAPORATOR CRACK , AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ..

NHTSA ID

708533

Incident

Jul 4, 1998

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................

NHTSA ID

706228

Incident

Apr 1, 1999

THE AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED EVAPORATOR COIL. I QUESTIONED HOW AN EVAPORATOR COIL COULD FAIL, SINCE IN MY EXPERIENCE HAVING OWNED MORE THAN 80 VEHICLES I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN EVAPORATOR COIL JUST FAILING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE EVAPORATOR COIL ARE SUBJECT TO CORROSION AND RAPID FAILURE WHEN THE SYSTEM IS CHARGED WITH R-134 REFRIGERANT. THOSE SYSTEMS THAT FAILED PRIOR TO REACHING 70,000 MILES WERE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPONENTS UNLESS THE SYSTEM ACTUALLY FAILED. THOSE OF US WHO HAD THESE FAILURES OCCUR AFTER THE 70,000 MILE CUTOFF ARE FACED WITH APPROXIMATELY $1,000 IN REPAIR COSTS. THE REALLY TERRIBLE PART ABOUT THIS IS THAT THE DEALER INFORMED ME THE SYSTEM WILL PROBABLY FAIL AGAIN WITHIN 2 YEARS AND THERE IS NO BETTER COMPONENT AVAILABLE TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM UNIQUE TO CHRYSLER, RATHER ALL MANUFACTURERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AFTER SWITCHING TO THE NEW REFRIGERANTS. IT APPEARS THAT THE CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN DUPED AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

701364

Incident

Nov 1, 1998

HAD A FUNGUS GROWTH ON EVAPORATOR COIL. THIS CAUSED A MANURE LIKE ODOR WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. *AK

NHTSA ID

828059

Incident

Oct 26, 1997

WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED, ELIMINATING FRONT END VIBRATION. REAR VIEW MIRROR FALL OFF TWICE, ONCE WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FRONT BRAKES OR ACTUALLY THE TRACTIONED CONTROL UNIT MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE BRAKES TO STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY FROM A STANDING START UNDER NORMAL DRY ROAD CONDITION. AIR CONDITIONER LEAKED FUMES INTO THE INTERIOR CAUSING A REFRIGERANT ODOR, REPLACE O RINGS. IGNITION SWITCH REPLACE TWICE, DUE TO KEY COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILD DRIVING, BUT AT REST POSITION THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. CAR CAN SUDDENLY VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTS, WITHOUT WARNING , WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER

NHTSA ID

540701

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A MECHANICAL NIGHTMARE! CHRYSLER HAS HAD NO INTEREST IN WORKING WITH ME TO REPAIR THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER DEALERS ARE SHADY AT BEST IN RESPECT TO HONEST REPAIRS. I CAN'T EVEN GET THE NAME OF A CHRYSLER REP FROM THE LOCAL DEALER (BECK CHRYSLER IN PALATKA, FL) TO OVERSEE CURRENT REPAIR WORK. A/C HAS BROKEN DOWN EVERY YEAR SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. ALTHOUGH THERE IS AN AIRBAG RECALL, CHRYSLER HAS NOT SENT NOTIFICATION, HELP!

NHTSA ID

540691

AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR COIL UNIT FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, CONDENSER UNIT FAILED ONCE RESULTING IN LEAKING.

NHTSA ID

536142

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

NHTSA ID

521662

POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, RADIO FAILED.

NHTSA ID

514045

AIR CONDITION FAILED DUE TO FAULTY EVAPORATOR.

NHTSA ID

527727

Incident

Oct 8, 1996

AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS. *SD

NHTSA ID

503442

Incident

Apr 19, 1996

AIR CONDITIONER MAKES NOISE WHEN OPERATED.

NHTSA ID

500221

FREON WAS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID

976174

Incident

Dec 1, 1995

THE AIR CONDITION HOUSING LEAKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID

976074

THE A/C HOUSING IS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. TT

NHTSA ID

975938

AIR CONDITIONER PUTS OUT FUMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID

975180

AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED, SWITCH BURNED AND HOSES HAD HOLES. TT *JB

NHTSA ID

974889

FUEL SYSTEM IS LEAKING. TT CONSUMER STATES IGNITION SWITCH STICKS, HEATING SYTEM IS INOPERATIVEDOES NOT DEFROST WINDOWS, AIR IS INOPERATIVE.*JB

NHTSA ID

974529

Incident

Mar 12, 1993

HEATER/AC HOUSING LEAKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID

974558