1993 Chrysler Concorde Fuel system Problems

MIDDLE INJECTOR O-RING ON LEFT BANK IS LEAKING AT THE TOP. MY CAR IS A 1993 CHRYSLER CONCORDE AND FALLS UNDER RECALL ID 98V184000. THE RECALL WAS DONE ONCE AND I KNOW THAT THE O-RINGS ARE REPLACED AS PART OF THIS RECALL SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WON'T FIX THIS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY AND THEY CHARGED ME $102 LABOR BECAUSE THEY SAID IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL. AS I UNDERSTAND THIS THE O-RINGS WERE REPLACED AND NOW THERE WORK HAS FAILED AND THEY WON'T STAND BEHIND IT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10168745

Incident

Aug 17, 2006

THE FUEL IS LEAKING AT THE INJECTORS ON MY 1993 CONCORDE AND THERE IS A RECALL ID # 98V184000 AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY FAIRFIELD CHRYSLER WON'T HONOR THIS. DON'T THEY KNOW THAT THE CAR COULD CATCH ON FIRE I COULD LOSE MY FAMILY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10166333

Incident

Aug 14, 2006

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.

NHTSA ID

10162230

Incident

Jul 7, 2006

Mileage

131,000 mi

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 BE INSTALLED, ALONG WITH OTHER WIRING THAT WAS MELTED AS A RESULT. THE CONSUMER'S SON HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND WISHED TO TAKE VEHICLE AWAY FROM CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE FELT THEY WERE DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER AGREED TO FIX THE RECALL BUT FIRST THEY WANTED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE AS THE CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING ODD AND PULLED OVER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE HOOD WAS RAISED. AND A SMALL FIRE CAME FROM THE FUEL RAIL. A BYSTANDER PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH HIS HAND, AND THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. *AK

NHTSA ID

10137117

Incident

Sep 7, 2005

Mileage

205,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. RECALL 98V184000 WAS DONE ON FUEL O RINGS, TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER INDICATED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY OIL ON MOTOR.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR ABOUT 7-8 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE FIRE STARTED AROUND THE FUEL RAIL O-RING. *JB

NHTSA ID

8004353

Incident

Mar 6, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

10124879

Incident

Jun 3, 2005

Mileage

58,300 mi

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 PROBLEM. I RECENTLY FOUND A WEBSITE LISTING PERSONS WITH SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS I'VE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND FIND IT AMAZING THAT WE HAVEN'T ALL BECOME A FATALITY BECAUSE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE A HOOD THAT WON'T STAY UP, A TRUNK THAT SOMETIMES OPENS BY ITSELF, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES OFF AND THE HEATER COMES ON AT FULL SPEED, ACCELERATION WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM PARKING TO DRIVE AND ON AND ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT PROBLEMS COME WITH USED CARS BUT SOME OF THESE ISSUSES WERE THERE WHEN THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW AND WAS RECALLED. I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME I WILL HAVE SOME OF THESE ISSUES IN WIRTING AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN GIVE ME A BETTER ANSWER THAN. *AK "I FOUND NOTHING" (EXCEPT MY MONEY). BEFORE THIS CAR I DROVE A 1994 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM WHICH I BOUGHT IN 1995. IT SERVED ME REALLY WELL FOR 8 YEARS WITH ME DRIVING BACK AND FORTH TO MY HOMETOWN IN MISSISSIPPI, SOMETIMES TWICE A YEAR. THE ADJUSTMENTS MADE ON IT WERE NORMAL FOR WEAR AND TEAR AFTER THAT LONG, AND IT DID MAKE SOME OF THE SAME NOISES AS THE CONCORDE, BUT I DON'T THINK I'LL BE BUYING ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE AFTER I TRADE THIS ONE. I PRAY THAT IT DOESN'T CATCH FIRE OR BLOW UP BEFORE I CAN.

NHTSA ID

10065683

Incident

Oct 9, 2003

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

NHTSA ID

10050174

Mileage

36,800 mi

AFTER HAVING RECALL 98V130000 DONE FOR FUEL SEAL, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. VEHICLE WAS OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.*AK THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT, CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF GASOLINE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROX. 15 MILES. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND GASOLINE WAS COMING OUT OF THE MOTOR. CONSUMER WENT TO TURN THE KEY TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER WHEN THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE BRAKES WERE ALSO INOPERATIVE. *JG

NHTSA ID

8018278

Incident

Sep 6, 2002

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, MECHANIC INDICATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED TO GET FUEL RAIL REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING.*AK

NHTSA ID

8006780

Incident

Apr 1, 2002

VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V184000 ON JULY 22, 1999 WITHN 74,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER LATER SMELLED GASOLINE ODORS COMING FROM VEHICLE, AND HAS EXPERIENCED POOR FUEL ECONOMY MILEAGE WITH 102,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT FUEL RAIL O-RINGS WERE CAUSE OF PROBLEM, AND WERE NEVER REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP UNDER THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

8001537

Incident

Jul 22, 1999

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE, AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED FUEL LEAK ORIGINATING FROM FUEL RAIL,MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V184000.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

8000970

Incident

Dec 15, 2001

1. FUEL LEAKS FROM INJECTOR ONTO ENGINE (FIRE HAZARD) 2. IGNITION SWITCH CRANKS ENGINE WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY TO THE START POSITION. 3. LOUD SCREECHING NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE IN PARK AND NEUTRAL, THIS IS THE SAME NOISE THE CAR MAKES WHEN CRANKING THE ENGINE. SOUNDS AS IF THE STARTER IS HANGING ON SOMETHING (LIKE THE FLYWHEEL OR SOMETHING). I'M NOT A MECHANIC BUT DO HAVE ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE TO KNOW THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

NHTSA ID

754803

RECALL 98 V 130 000/FUEL SEALS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. FUEL IS LEAKING FROM O-RING, CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

895905

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

WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE PUDDLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE FUEL LINE REPLACED. APPARENTLY , LEAK WAS COMING FROM A COMPRESSED SEAL WHERE THE FLEXIBLE PART OF LINE AND SOLID PART OF LINE MET. *AK THECONSUMER HAD BEEN SMELLING GAS FUMES FOR 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. NLM

NHTSA ID

893718

Incident

Jul 1, 2001

GAS LEAKING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, FUEL ODOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHICH MAKES CONSUMER SICK. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T FIND WHERE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING. *AK CONSUMER HAD RECALL 98V13 AND EVER SINCE THEN CONSUMER HAS BEEN SMELLING GAS, DEALER CAN NOT FIND WHERE THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM. *SLC

NHTSA ID

892381

Incident

May 25, 2001

VEHICLE IS LEAKING GASOLINE AROUND FUEL RAILS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

892333

Incident

May 1, 2000

LEFT FUEL RAIL LEAKED SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF GAS WHEN UNDER PRESSURE. FUEL RAIL ASSY AND #4 INJECTOR WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AT A COST EXCEEDING $700. THE FUEL RAIL O'RING RECALL WAS COMPLETED THIS CAR IN 1999. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS FUEL-RAIL LEAKING PROBLEM SUBMITTED TO THE NHTSA. DUE TO THE EXTREME HAZARD, THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND A NO-COST REPAIR. I HOPE A RECALL IS FORTHCOMING SOON TO REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL ASSY. FUEL RAIL LEAK WAS NOT CAUSED BY INJECTOR ALTHOUGH ONE INJECTOR WAS REPLACED DURING REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

741048

Incident

Feb 10, 2001

FUEL RAIL IS LEAKING FROM TANK AND FUMES ARE ENTERING INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 98V184000 FOR FUEL INJECTION O-RINGS. *AK

NHTSA ID

876344

CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH RECALL ID 98V130000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL787. VEHICLE IS STILL LEAKING GAS. MAINLY, IN THE MORNING THERE'S A SMELL OF GAS. ALSO, WHEN LIFTING HOOD ONE CAN SEE GAS COMING FROM INJECTORS. EACH TIME VEHICLE IS BROGHT INTO DEALER, THEY TRIED TO FIX IT BASICALLY BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

875910

Incident

Nov 4, 2000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR A LEAK, AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL RAIL. DEALER REPLACED FUEL RAIL.*AK

NHTSA ID

873032

Incident

Oct 2, 2000

AFTER RECALL REPAIR OF THE FUEL RAIL O-RING THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK WHICH RAN OFF THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE, A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A REAR FUEL LINE SUPPORT WAS NOT INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF RECALL. NLM

NHTSA ID

553842

Incident

Jun 21, 1999

FUEL LINE ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS DEFECT WAS NOT A PART OF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 8761 SINCE IT OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND NOT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER IS CHARGING CONSUMER FOR REPAIR EXPENSES. *AK

NHTSA ID

865853

Incident

Jun 21, 2000

AT FIRST START OF DAY CONSUMER WILL SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GAS WHICH WILL LURK AROUND THE VEHICLE, BUT HAS NOT NOTICED A LEAK.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

865272