1994 Chrysler Concorde Interior & seats Problems

CHRYSLER CONCORDE 1994, 3.5L V6. BOUGHT NEW. MAY 1999, FOUND TWO LONG NARROW PIECES OF PLASTIC MATERIAL IN THE FOOTWELL BEHIND THE DRIVER?S SEAT. CHRYSLER SERVICE COULDN'T IDENTIFY. 6 SEPT. 2000, CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP EXECUTED RECALL # 883, REPLACED SLIDES WHICH HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM DRIVER?S SEAT. APRIL 2004, LOST HORIZONTAL MOTION OF DRIVER?S SEAT ADJUSTMENT. FOUND THE SLIDES WERE ASSEMBLED SO TIGHTLY THEY DESTROYED THE SCREW ACTUATORS DUE TO OVERLOAD. INFORMED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY THEY DID RETROFIT SO NOW CHRYSLER?S PROBLEM. INFORMED CHRYSLER, THEY SAY TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP. MAY 2004, MY CAR NOW HAS A DRIVER?S SEAT WITH NO HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT AVAILABLE. FOUND ANOTHER BROKEN OFF SEAT SLIDE LINER BEHIND PASSENGER?S SEAT. WHAT CAN I DO? *NM

NHTSA ID

10106278

Incident

May 1, 1999

Mileage

59,000 mi

BRACKETS SUPPORTING BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT HAVE BROKEN IN HALF ALLOWING SEAT BACK TO FAIL TO SUPPORT DRIVER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10051227

Incident

Dec 28, 2003

Mileage

118,000 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 MYSELF AND THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THE DOOR HAD BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR 6 MONTHS. I HAD TO BUY A COMPLETE DOOR PANEL AT A SALVAGE YARD TO FIX A SIMPLE DOOR LATCH HANDLE. THE MOST RECENT AND SERIOUS SAFETY COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE HAPPENED ON 10-12-03. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND I WAS THE PASSENGER ALONG WITH 2 OTHER PASSENGERS. WHILE APPROACHING A BRIDGE AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC WE HIT A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR DIED. MY WIFE NEARLY PANICKED AS SHE COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. SHE THEN TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH BACK ON AND THE CAR RESTARTED. THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED ITSELF OFF BY SIMPLY HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, SOMETHING WE ALL DO EVERY TIME WE DRIVE. I CONSIDER THIS LAST INCIDENT TO BE VERY SERIOUS AND FELT LIKE SOMEONE NEEDED TO BE INFORMED. I REALIZE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD BUT IT HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE THIS CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON, WINDSHIELD MOTOR WENT OUT, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT. ALSO A SEAT RAIL BROKE AND CHRYSLER ALSO REFUSED TO FIX THAT. TO SUM THINGS UP, THIS WAS THE FIRST CHRYSLER PRODUCT THAT I HAD EVER PURCHASED AND IT WILL DEFINITELY BE THE LAST. *LA

NHTSA ID

10043546

Incident

Aug 12, 2003

Mileage

74,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED BACKWARD. CONSUMER HAS TO USE A PIECE OF WOOD TO POSITION SEAT BACK CORRECTLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10026980

Incident

Jun 10, 2003

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAS A BRACKET THAT BROKE. THIS ALLOWS SEAT NOT TO BE STATIONARY WHEN OCCUPIED OR NOT. *AK DEALER REPLACED POWER SEAT TRACKS AND PIVOT BRACKETS PER RECALL 883. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8017696

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002111

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

PASSENGER'S SEAT IS NOT SECURE ON SEAT TRACKS. IT CAUSES SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.*AK

NHTSA ID

8000732

Incident

Dec 1, 2001

CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM REPAIRED PER RECALL NOTICE 99V-215 BECAUSE OF LACK OF PARTS. NLM

NHTSA ID

558199

SEAT BEGAN TO FAIL IN SPRING 2000, FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE SEAT ASSEMBLY IN AUG 2000. ONE SIDE WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN,THE OTHER BROKEN NEARLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. DANGEROUS AS IT COULD HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DID NOT CONTACT DEALER BECAUSE NO RECALL HAD BEEN RECEIVED, BUT LATER HEARD THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL OR OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

736544

Incident

Sep 14, 2000

THE SEAT ROCKED TO THE SIDE AND BACKWARD, A BOLT HAD BROKEN AND THE SEAT NEEDED REPLACED, POSSIBLY RECALL RELATED. *MJS

NHTSA ID

557434

Incident

Jun 1, 2000

APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER REGARDING A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT. I INSPECTED THE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTED AT THIS TIME . THE INSTRUCTIONS INDICATE FOR ME TO KEEP THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE EVENT THE COMPONENT FAILS AT A LATER DATE. WHILE INSPECTING THE RAILS THAT THE SEATS SLIDE ON, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC WEAR PADS THAT THE UPPER RAIL SLIDE ON THEN MOVING THE SEAT FOREWARD OR REARWARD WERE BROKEN. I CHECKED THE PASSENGER SIDE ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THE SAME PIECES WERE BROKEN. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER REGARDING THESE BROKEN PIECES AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND INQUIRED IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER REPLACING THESE BROKEN ITEMS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE. THEY REFUSED TO CONSIDER REPLACING THESE ITEMS EVEN THOUGH BOTH SEATS ROCK SIDE TO SIDE AND FORWARD IF PUSHED FROM BEHIND. I CHECKED WITH THE PARTS DEPARTMENT TO ORDER REPLACEMENT WEAR PADS TO INSTALL IN THE RAILS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS TO BUY THE ENTIRE POWER SEAT MECHANISMS FOR BOTH SEATS. THE COST FOR THIS IS WELL OVER ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE, AND BELIEVE IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT ANY RANDOM SAMPLE OF LIKE VEHICLES, YOU WILL FIND NEARLY EVERY ONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE BROKEN COMPONENTS COULD CAUSE THE SEAT TO TILT WHILE CORNERING AND CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

731955

Incident

Sep 15, 2000

THE TRUNK LID ON THIS VEHICLE WILL SUDDEN DROP ON YOUR HEAD. IT HAS HIT ME SEVERAL TIMES. NO WARNING. IT CAN BE IN THE UP POSITION WHILE I AM UNLOADING MY GROCERIES AND THEN SUDDENLY "BANG!" I GET SOCKED BY THIS TRUNK LID. THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP EITHER BUT IT DOESNT SUDDENLY DROP JUST GOES DOWN AND WONT STAY UP. I WARN THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS WHEN THEY CHECK MY OIL TO BE CAREFUL OR THEY COULD GET INJURED. THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE TRUNK OR THE HOOD. THE DEALER SAYS ITS ABOUT $300.00 TO FIX BOTH. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WHICH THE TRUNK FELL ON ME OR THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM I AM AFRAID I WILL BE KNOCKED OUT LATE AT NITE WHILE LOADING AT THE SUPERMARKET AND ITS A SCARY THOUGHT FOR OLDER WOMEN ALONE AT NITE. *AK

NHTSA ID

722917

THE BACK SEAT BRACKETS ON THE DRIVERS SEAT ARE BROKEN. NLM

NHTSA ID

552232

CONSUMER WENT TO OPEN VEHICLE TO REMOVE AN OIL CAP, AND THE HOOD CAME DOWN ON HIM, HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF HEAD AND BACK. *AK

NHTSA ID

861530

SEATBACK BROKE. NO BACK SUPPORT FOR DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISION . DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WILL ONLY REPAIR AT CONSUMER EXPENSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

858444

Incident

Feb 19, 2000

THE GAS CYLINDER THAT HOLDS THE HOOD UP MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO SLAM DOWN AND PLACE A DENT IN THE HOOD. MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

835156

Incident

Feb 18, 1998

DRIVERS SEAT-RH SIDE SEATBACK BRACKET BROKE SUDDENLY CAUSING NON-ACCIDENT CAUSING SWERVE

NHTSA ID

703685

Incident

Jan 8, 1999

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT HAD A REAR DRIVER SIDE BUMPER ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHICH WAS LOCKED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, TO FLY OPEN. OCCUPANT WAS NOT RESTRAINEDT BY A SEATBELT WHICH FELL OUT. CURRENTLY AT THE DLR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

832300

Incident

Dec 14, 1998

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT (POWER) RAIL HAD BROKEN. RIGHT SIDE OF DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES & SHIFTS WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES OR BRAKES APPLIED. LEFT OKAY. *AK

NHTSA ID

829439

Incident

Jun 11, 1997

DRIVER'S SEATBACK SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT BUCKET WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT ALMOST CAUSED TO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL AS THE DRIVER SLID BACKWARDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA ID

781194

Incident

Oct 13, 1998

BOTTOM SEAT SUPPORT SHEARD OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE.

NHTSA ID

535587

Incident

May 3, 1998

TRACKS FOR THE POWER SEATS FAILED CAUSING SEAT TO BECOME WOBBLY.

NHTSA ID

530849

TRUNK LIGHT BULB BURNED AND MELTED ITEMS WITHIN THE TRUNK.

NHTSA ID

530844

Incident

Oct 1, 1995

CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

NHTSA ID

525312

Incident

Oct 7, 1997

POWER SEAT GLIDES CRACKING/FALLING OUT OF SEAT TRACKS, CAUSING SEATS TO BE UNSTABLE.

NHTSA ID

515984

Incident

Apr 13, 1996