2000 Chrysler Concorde

I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND AVOID ANY TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP , AND THEY INDICATED THAT MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I ONLY HAD 82,000 MILES AND CHANGED MY OIL 3 TO 4 TIMES A YEAR.THIS WAS WELL WITHIN THE GUIDLINES. HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE GREAT. THEY SET UP A COMMUNICATION WITH CHRYSLER AND INSTEAD OF HAVING TO PAY $8,100 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT, THEY OFFERRED TO PAY $7,000 AND I HAD TO PAY $1,000. I WAS HAPPY WITH THE RESULT, HOWEVER, I DON'T KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH THE 2.7L ENGINE. RECENTLY THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING VERY BAD. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE ENGINE IS GOING TO SEIZE UP, AND NOT TO DRIVE IT. HE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE OR AT LEAST A REBUILD. HE THEN PROCEDED TO INFORM ME ABOUT HOW PROBLAMATIC THE 2.7L ENGINE IS, AND IT FAILS QUITE FREQUENTLY WITHOUT WARNING! HE WAS SURPRISED THAT MINE HAS LASTED THIS LONG. HE SAID MINE IS FAILING PREMATURELY AS WITH MOST OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE THIS ENGINE. HE MENTIONED ENGINE SLUDGE AS THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE, EVEN THOUGH THE OIL IS CHANGED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4 MONTHS!

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE FROM SANDERS AUTOMOTIVE IN COLUMBUS, OH. THE CAR HAS SINCE THEN REQUIRED A COMPLETELY NEW ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BY A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR MAN THAT THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN RECALLED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL AND AS A CONSUMER DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET $3500-$4500 FOR A CAR THAT APPARENTLY HAS THIS ISSUE ON A REGULAR BASIS. *JB

I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE ONE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD MY BROTHER AND FATHER IN LAW WHOM ARE MECHANICS COME TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS FILLED WITH SLUDGE. WE THEN CLEANED OUT THE ENGINE REAL GOOD AND CHANGED ALL THE LIQUIDS IN IT. IT WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY A MONTH. I THEN GOT UP IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND STARTED MY VEHICLE AND WENT TO MY MOTHERS DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE WORK. ON MY WAY TO WORK THE ENGINE STARTED ACTING UP AND LUCKILY I WAS JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM HOME. I WENT STRAIGHT HOME AND MADE IT RIGHT BEFORE MY CHRYSLER CONCORD QUIT COMPLETELY ON ME. I THEN HAD MY BROTHER IN LAW AGAIN COME LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS TOAST AND NEEDED A NEW ONE. NOW I HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE MOTOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR BEFORE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. NOW I OWE $8,000.00 ON THIS VEHICLE AND CAN NOT DRIVE IT DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AGAIN. IT SETS IN MY DRIVE AS A LAWN ORNAMENT NOW. NOW THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE SINCE THIS HAPPENED SOME TIME AGO. BUT I KNOW IT WAS IN THE SUMMER TIME AFTER JUNE OF 2006. *NM

AT A POINT ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO MY CAR BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, A NEIGHBOR TOLD ME TO CHECK THE OIL AND SEE IF IT WAS LOW, IT WAS, I FILLED IT AND THE NOISE DIMINISHED. NO LIGHT EVER CAME ON EXCEPT BRIEFLY ON A LEFT HAND TURN ONCE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. ON CHRISTMAS DAY WHILE DRIVING A TOTAL OF 60 MILES MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR BEGAN TO STUTTER AND JERK AND ACT VERY BAD ONCE I REDUCED SPEED AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. TODAY I FOUND OUT MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR WARRANTY COVERAGE TO APPROVE REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. I PURCHASED IT THE END OF OCTOBER 2006 AND IT HAD 82468 MILES ON IT. I DROVE IT FOR TWO MONTHS AND PUT 2000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE ENGINE WENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A SERVICE STATION. THE DIP STICK WAS CHECKED FOR OIL LEVEL. THE CONTACT ADDED TWO QUARTS, WAITED 5 MINUTES, AND THEN CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AGAIN. THE LEVEL WAS INDICATED THE OIL TANK WAS STILL NEAR EMPTY, SO THE CONTACT ADDED ONE MORE QUART. THEN THE LEVEL WAS TOO HIGH, SO THE CONTACT EMPTIED THE OIL AND ADDED THE RECOMMENDED 5 QUARTS. THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.