1996 Chrysler Concorde Electrical Problems

I'VE HAD A 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LX FOR ABOUT 1 YR. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION 99% OF THE TIME I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE KEY UNTIL IT TURNS ON, IF IT EVEN DOES, AND A FEW MONTHS AGO EVERYTIME MY CAR DOES TURN ON, ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE DOOR LOCKS KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN. IT HASN'T BEEN DRIVABLE FOR AT LEAST 2 MONTHS NOW. REPLACED RELAYS, FUSES, STARTER, ALTERNATOR, BATTERY! I EVEN TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHICH THE MANAGER IS A FAMILY FRIEND, HE HAD IT FOR 2 WKS. RAN A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AND ALSO THE BATTERY WHICH IS NEW AND HAVE EXCHANGED SEVERAL TIMES WILL NOT HOLD A CHARGE. IT HAS NEW BATTERY GROUND CABLE NEW CABLE FROM ALTERNATOR TO STARTER CONNECTION, NEW SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES AND STILL HAS ALL THESE PROBLEMS. AND NOW IF THE CAR WILL TURN ON THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND IT NOW HAS A NEW THERMOSTAT. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED! AND NOW THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEGUN LEAKING. AND A FEW TIMES I HAVE NOTICED THE GEARS SHIFT. THE MOST FRIGHTENING THING IS WHEN IT DOES START, IT WILL DRIVE GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AND THEN, IT JUST TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS PRIOR TO SHUTTING DOWN. I AM A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL AND AM SO STRESSED OUT BECAUSE IT IS LITERALLY UNDRIVABLE. AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE 1ST THING I NOTICED AFTER ABOUT A WEEK WAS THE PROBLEM WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN IGNITION OVER AND OVER AGAIN TILL IT WOULD FINALLY START. SOMETIMES I WOULD SIT IN THE CAR 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. I'M SURPRISED I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYONE ELSE MENTION THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A LEMON AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'VE MISSED DR. APPTS. AND ALSO MY SON IS DISABLED AND WE'RE JUST HAVING THE MOST TERRIBLE TIME WITH NO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. CAN U PLEASE POST IF ANY OF THESE ISSUES ARE SOME OF CHRYSLERS UNREPORTED DEFECTS OR RECALLS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10283735

Incident

Apr 5, 2008

Mileage

115,000 mi

1996 CONCORDE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. *TS ***NAR*** THE TRANSAXLE LEAKED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10154091

Incident

Dec 5, 2000

Mileage

50,000 mi

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMNET. CONSUMER LEARNED LATER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE, BUT SHE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10117621

Incident

Apr 4, 2005

Mileage

92,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. THE HEATER STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. *TC

NHTSA ID

10105560

Incident

Dec 28, 2004

PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER CONCORDE 1996 OXYGEN SENSOR. *MR THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO REPLACE THE OXYGEN SENSOR NINE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND PROGRAM TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM. (THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THE UPSTREAM OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ONCE AGAIN. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THE CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE REMOTE TO THE DOOR LOCK MADE A DIFFERENT SOUND, THE DRIVER'S WINDOW WAS NOISY AND WAS TIGHTENED AND LUBED. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10024530

Incident

Nov 16, 2002

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM GEAR INTO GEAR WHEN CONSUMER PUT GEAR INTO DRIVE. ALSO, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, AND RADIO WENT OUT . *AK

NHTSA ID

860390

Incident

Jan 11, 1999

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE HEARD A BIG PPOPING NOISE AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER LIFTED HOOD AND BATTERY COVER HAD COME OFF. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

838288

Incident

May 21, 1999

HORN BUTTONS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

NHTSA ID

530642

Incident

Jul 1, 1996

HORN ACTIVATORS ARE NOT EASILY LOCATED DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, DUE TO DESIGN.

NHTSA ID

529936

VEHICLE WILL NOT START IN COLD TEMPERATURES, APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES. NO CODES ARE STORED, DRB II SHOWS NO ERROR CODES AND THERE IS NO SPARK AND NO GAS. WHEN TEMPERATURES WARM TO AROUND 20 DEGREES VEHICL WILL START.

NHTSA ID

530412

Incident

Dec 28, 1996

BATTERY FAILED.

NHTSA ID

603244

WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS EXPERIENCED WATER PUMP FAILURE, AT APPROX. 65MPH, NOTICED HEAT GUAGE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR 12 DAYS BECAUSE PART WAS ON NAT'L BACK ORDER. *AK TIRE BLOW OUT AT 10,000 MILES AND REPLACED. POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO O'RING FAILURE. SPARK PLUG FAILED.

NHTSA ID

810255

Incident

Feb 22, 1997

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH SUDDENLY LOSS OF POWER OCCURS, THEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, RENDERING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES INOPERATIVE, NO PRIOR WARNING.*AK

NHTSA ID

802748

INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING, LOSS OF ALL SAFETY FEATURES (POWER STEERING) *AK

NHTSA ID

980751

Incident

Mar 14, 1996