1998 Chrysler Concorde Transmission Problems

GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS VERY HARD TO MOVE. SOMETIMES NEEDING BOTH HANDS TO PUT IT IN GEAR. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE AND GO TO PARK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10162566

Incident

Jun 13, 2006

Mileage

63,200 mi

DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK RECALL 04V021000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HASN'T RELEASED THE PARTS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE NOT PROVIDING ANY SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION FOR THIS ISSUE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10081597

Incident

Jun 18, 2004

Mileage

59,000 mi

TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK.*MR THE VEHICLE SHIFT LOCK WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10089385

Incident

Jun 12, 2003

Mileage

67,250 mi

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE JERKED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10072027

WENT TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF SEVERE DOWN SHIFTING AT STOP AND CAR LERCHING FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC WHICH BECAME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN ICE AND SNOW WERE ADDED AS THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. DEALER CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER.CONTINUED TO HAVE SAME COMPLAINT. SPEED SENSOR CHANGED 3 TIMES. FINALLY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND HAVING COMPUTER REPLACED. CAR HAS 55,000 MILES!!!!!!!!*AK

NHTSA ID

10058412

Incident

Feb 10, 2004

Mileage

54,500 mi

THE TRANSMISSION ON A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONE PART, THE SPEED SENSOR. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLONID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR PIECE BY PIECE. ALSO, MY CAR IS OVER HEATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE PAID OVER $2000 IN PAYMENTS AND MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10056422

Incident

Jul 7, 2003

I WAS READING THE NEWS AND FOUND THE ARTICLE ABOUT A PROBE BEING BROADENED ON THE DODGE DURANGO TO COVER THE CHRYSLER SEBRING ALSO. I WAS WANTING TO MAKE A COMPLAINT OR BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT I HAVE A 1998 CONCORDE LXI AND THIS SAME THING WHERE THE CAR CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, LUCKILY IT HAS NEVER CAUSED ANY SERIOUS INJURY BESIDES A TWISTED ANKLE OR TWO. IT IS A RATHER SERIOUS PROBLEM THOUGH. I DO NOT EVEN NEED TO HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK WITH OR WITHOUT THE KEY ON. *AK

NHTSA ID

10028856

Incident

Jul 20, 2003

Mileage

45,000 mi

THE COLUMN GEAR SHIFT IS TO HARD TO SHIFT WHEN NESSESARY. SPOUSE COULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND HAD TO LEAVE CAR IN DRIVE POSITION ON TWO OCCASIONS AND CALL FOR HELP. SHE HAS SINCE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR. *AK THE CAR COULD HAVE ROLLED AFTER LEAVEING THE VEHICLE SINCE SHE FAILED SET THE PARKING BRAKE.

NHTSA ID

10025725

Incident

Mar 3, 2003

Mileage

28,800 mi

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. *NLM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10021620

Incident

May 24, 2003

TRANSMISSIONS LINES LEAK AT RADIATOR IF LEAK IS BAD ENOUGH IT MAY CAUSE LOSE OF CONTROL AT MAY CAUSE DEATH. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019280

Incident

May 22, 2003

Mileage

56,567 mi

CONSUMER STATES THE COLUMN GEAR SHIFT IS TOO HARD TO SHIFT WHEN NEEDED, CONSUMER USED BOTH HANDS TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. DEALER CONTACTED. *JB CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE, WHEN SHE CHECKED THE DASHBOARD, SHE SAW THAT THE GEAR SHIFT HAD SOMEHOW SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. (THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED TO ANOTHER GEAR UNKNOWN TO HER, SAME THING REPEATS) THERE IS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC INSISTS THAT THE SCARCENESS OF THE PART IS AN INDICATION OF UNIVERSAL FAILURE. *SCC

NHTSA ID

8010739

Incident

May 30, 2002

VEHICLE SUDDENDLY SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR W/OUT WARNING, NOW WILL NOT UPSHIFT, HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE ON 11/06/98 AND 08/21/99 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

724880

Incident

Jul 2, 2000

WHEN RELAY FAILS IT CAUSES A HARSH DOWNSHIFT TO 2ND GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED, COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON SLICK STREET OR ICY ROADS. *AK

NHTSA ID

702692

Incident

Dec 31, 1998