1994 Chrysler Concorde Engine Problems

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ENGINE STALLED. DEALER STATED THAT CRANK SHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10095403

Incident

Sep 15, 2004

Mileage

48,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND STALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10091445

Incident

Aug 11, 2004

Mileage

66,000 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 KEPT UP ON REGULARLY SCHEDULED OIL AND FLUID CHANGES.MY VECHILE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE,ME AND MY FAMILY ARE IN HARMS WAY FROM THE TIME WE GET IN THE CAR UNTIL WE ALL EXIT THE VECHILE. I INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR AND FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE GATHERED ON TOP OF MY FRONT DIFFERENTAIL HOUSING.I CALLED DWAYNE LANES DODGE OF EVERETT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY RECALLS FOR MY CAR. MY CAR STILL OVER HEATS,STALLS,SHUTSDOWN WHILE IN MOTION,SMELLS OF GASOLINE,SURGES,AND THE RACK AND PINNION SLIDE OUT OF THE LAME RUBBER GASKETS THAT MOUNT THEM TO THE FRAME OF MY CAR WHENEVER I TURN A CORNER. *LA

NHTSA ID

10080838

Incident

Jun 10, 2004

Mileage

116,035 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 I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO HAVE. I LOVE MY CAR, BUT I AM MORE THAN DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT I STILL HAVE $3,000 LEFT TO PAY ON A USED CAR.

NHTSA ID

10070872

Incident

Sep 15, 2001

Mileage

99,000 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 TRANS. MOUNT AND MOUNT BUSHINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF BECAUSE IT NEEDS NEW LOWER CONTROL ARMS NOW. WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILING THIS IS 900.00 WORTH OF WORK. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET ANYTHING FROM CHRYSLER EXCEPT AN EMAILED, "I'M SORRY...THANK YOU FOR BUYING CHRYSLER" IF I EVER GET THIS CAR OUT OF THE SHOP, I WILL NOT BUY CHRYSLER AGAIN. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON VARIOUS REPAIRS ON THIS CAR AND IT IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD!

NHTSA ID

10070611

Incident

Sep 15, 2002

Mileage

120,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10049854

Incident

Nov 30, 2003

Mileage

136,000 mi

COOLING FANS AND A/C FANS DO NOT WORK AT ALL CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONSTANTLY OVER HEAT AND LEAK ANTI FREEZE AND TO SMOKE WHENEVER IT IS DRIVEN ALSO A PIECE CALLED A SOLENOID CIRCUIT IS BAD WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO RUN BAD AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR OR HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM THE CAR IS INACTIVE AS OF NOW. *JB

NHTSA ID

10016384

Incident

Aug 28, 2002

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

NHTSA ID

10003892

Incident

Jan 2, 2003

WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 15 MPH TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER PULLEY BROKE. VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. PART WAS MADE OF PLASTIC.*AK

NHTSA ID

8014118

Incident

Jul 11, 2002

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE WHICH STATEED THE SAME PROBLEMS THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING WHICH INCLUDED POOR SHIFTING OR TRANSFER GEAR WHINING. THE ONLY SOLACE GIVEN WAS TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN IF IT GOT WORSE. WHEN IT DID, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. AFTER PHONING THE CHRYSLER CORP., CONSUMER WAS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARTS IN WHICH HE CLAIMS HE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYTHING. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF HE HAS ANY RECOURSE IN THIS SITUATION. *JG

NHTSA ID

564895

Incident

Nov 26, 1997

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

NHTSA ID

753716

Incident

Oct 19, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

893658

Incident

Aug 3, 2001

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED, AND IN HOT OR COLD WEATHER. VEHICLE WILL RESTART, BUT IT WILL IMMEDIATELY FAIL AGAIN UNLESS CONSUMER KEEPS APPLYING GAS PEDAL. CONSUMER WILL CONTACTED DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

NHTSA ID

890183

THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOGGED WINDOWS, HEATER CORE REPLACED HOWEVER THE FOGGING CONTINUED. *MJS

NHTSA ID

557408

Incident

Jan 15, 1997

THE TENSIONER PULLEY THAT RUNS THE TIMING BELT IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THE PULLEY MELTED CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO SEIZE AND THE WATER PUMP TO FAIL. MY MECHANIC CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN MY AREA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE CONCORDE. THE REPLACEMENT PULLEY IS MADE OF METAL. IF THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT CAUSES SUCH EXTENSIVE/EXPENSIVE DAMAGE, WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? THE REPAIR COST ME $879.00.

NHTSA ID

730061

Incident

Aug 2, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMOBILE CUT OFF COMPLETELY/ LOST ALL POWER. IT QUICKLY STARTED BACK UP AGAIN AFTER CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEN 2 DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO CONSUMER'S WIFE. *AK

NHTSA ID

869390

Incident

Aug 17, 2000

BREAKDOWN OF THIS NATURE IS UNCOMMON FOR A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. THE RECOMMENDED TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE IS 60,000 MILES. BREAKDOWN OCCURRED BEFORE 60,0000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA ID

725351

Incident

May 12, 2000

THE ENGINE BLOCKED HAD A PIN SIZE HOLE AT THE REAR WHICH ALLOW COLLANT TO ESCAPE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING. NLM

NHTSA ID

552989

Incident

May 2, 2000

CRUISE LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THE CAR WILL SEEM TO LURCH OR KICK AND THEN ENGINE WILL STALL, LOOSING STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY, POSSIBLE COMPUTER OR TORQUE CONVERTER

NHTSA ID

9000999

Incident

May 26, 2000

RIGHT FRONT AXLE BECAME DISLODGED WHILE DRIVING. FRONT RIGHT AXLE WENT INTO TRANSMISSION & SPLIT THE SPLINES. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE AT MECHANIC. THE INDICATION WAS MOTOR MOUNTS WERE MARGINAL & WERE SAGGING. WERE NOT BROKEN. *ML

NHTSA ID

861600

Incident

Feb 10, 2000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE FAILURES WHICH RESULTED IN SMOKE AND GAS FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE DUE TO LEAKAGE. *MJS

NHTSA ID

551353

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

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

NHTSA ID

550871

Incident

Oct 7, 1996

99 V 125 OOO/ENGINE CRADLE: VEHICLE HAVE EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WITH LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHING BRACKET NOTICE CRACK FROM A NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. DEALER & MFR. NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THIS RECALL WAS NOT AWARE OF; CAN NHTSA CONFIRM THIS MFR. RECALL AND HELP IN THIS MATTER.

NHTSA ID

851540

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

THE TESIONER BELT PULLEY WHICH IS PLASTIC, SHATTERED AND MELTED,CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND OVERHEAT.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

850235

VEHICLE PARKED INDRIVEWAY. IGNITION OFF. ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE. EVERETT FIRE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING

NHTSA ID

709147

Incident

Jul 23, 1999