2000 Chrysler Concorde

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP THAT LED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I HEARD THE ENGINE KNOCKING AND THEN I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO A DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT WHERE IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THE ENGINE HAD BEEN BLOWN DUE TO A BEARING BREAKING. THE GARAGE SAID THAT IT WASN'T WORTH REBUILDING THE ENGINE AND WOULD BE BETTER OFF BUYING A NEW ENGINE WHICH I COULDN'T AFFORD DUE TO ME BEING A COLLEGE STUDENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE MECHANIC SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT IN THE ENGINE FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2007, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2000, WITH A 2.7 ENGINE. I HAVE ONLY USED THE DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE WORK AND THE CAR IN NO LONGER UNDER THE 7 YEARS, 70,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE FOR THE CAR. ON AUGUST 14, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND THE ENGINE PERFORMED ERRATICALLY AND I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY CHRYSLER DEALER. THEY CALLED, WITHOUT SPECIFICALLY PINPOINTING THE PROBLEM, AND INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LOSS OF PRESSURE IN ONE OF THE VALVES AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $8,000. IT COST $250 FOR THAT ESTIMATE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SECOND AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THE ENGINE HAD MAJOR PISTON DAMAGE IN THE VALVE AND A REBUILD ENGINE WAS THE ONLY OPTION. THEY ALSO INDICATED THIS ENGINE HAD LONG TERM AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEMS OF FAILURE DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. A REVIEW OF NUMEROUS WEB SITES INDICATES HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF SUCH COMPLAINTS AND CHRYSLER POINTING THE CAR OWNERS AS RESPONSIBLE INSTEAD OF BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE WEB SITES INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS DISCONTINUED BY CHRYSLER WITHIN 2 YEARS BUT NO NOTIFICATION WAS EVER MADE TO CURRENT OWNERS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE PROBLEM OCCURRING. I AM EXTREMELY FORTUNATE, THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON MY NORMAL COMMUTE IN A CAR POOL ON THE INTERSTATE. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE TO HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED *JB

WAS ON INTERSTATE HEADING TO HAMPTON VIRGINIA WHEN HAD TO PULL OVER FOR TRAFFIC AND SIT FOR 20 MINUTES DUE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DELAY, WHEN I PULLED BACK INTO TRAFFIC MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS SQUEALING AND SOUNDED LIKE ENGINE WAS FALLING OUT. HAD TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE COSTING 7500.00, INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 5 MONTHS AGO!! STILL OWE 2 YEARS ON THIS CAR WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES. *JB

FIRST ,HEARD NOISE COMING FORM ENGINE(RATTLING NOISE). TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC, THAT THE ENGINE WOULD PROBABLY BE GONE IN SIX MONTHS. THAT'S ALL I WAS TOLD. NO REASONS WHY. IF THE PROBLEM WAS FIXABLE OR ANYTHING. A WEEK LATER THE CAR CUT-OFF ON ME RIGHT AFTER I HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY. IF I WOULD'VE STILL BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD'VE DEFINITELY CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC. HE HAD TO TAKE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY APART TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. COME TO FIND OUT , IT WAS THE WATER PUMP THAT CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK IN TWO PLACES, CAUSING THE WHOLE ENGINE TO LOCK-UP! SO I PAID MY MECHANIC $1,615.20 TO REPLACE TIMING CHAIN, GASKETS,AND NUMEROUS OTHER THINGS TO TRY TO GET THE CAR STARTED JUST TO SEE IF THE ENGINE WAS GONE. GUESS WHAT I FOUND OUT? IT WAS GONE -DEAD).NOW I'M STUCK WITH A BEAUTIFUL CAR , THAT'S NO GOOD TO ME. AND I'M STILL PAYING ON IT! THIS STINKS.

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT 07, IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS WAS NORMAL. ONE NIGHT IT STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATED. THE NEXT MORNING WHILE DRIVING IT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THAT WAS IT. I HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. ON APRIL 22, 2007 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD DETACHED, THE WATER PUMP HAD SEIZED, AND SOME OF THE VALVES WERE BENT. THE DEALER QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $3,000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED ON APRIL 22, 2007, THE CONSUMER STATED FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER AGREED TO PAY FOR ALL THE PARTS BUT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH $868.56. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS AND WORK. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FIXED. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE INVOICE FOR REPAIR. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR