2000 Chrysler Concorde

DT: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30-35 MPH ON A STREET AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THERE WAS NO STALLING LOSS OF ALL POWER. THE STEERING WAS STILL WORKING THOUGH IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE VEHICLE. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND CALLED FOR A MECHANIC. A LOCAL MECHANIC CAME AND TOWED VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE REPAIR SHOP. THEE IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS BROWN SLUDGE, AND THIS WAS CAKED UP BEYOND REPAIR. SUGGESTED THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE EXPENSE OF A NEW ENGINE REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, WHO DID NOT WISH TO REPLACE OR HELP THE CONSUMER WITH THE REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. THIS HAPPENED AT 61, 000 MILES. *AK

DT: CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR CAR BECAUSE HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE NOISE WAS. REFERRED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO HAD 3 TECHNICIANS INSPECT THE VEHICLE. IT WAS SUGGESTED NOT TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER OR THE MOTOR MAY BLOWOUT. A NEW MOTOR WAS RECOMMENDED. THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN. CONSUMER WAS NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS ON THE MOTOR, BUT REMEMBERED THE SLUDGE AND SHAVINGS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE MOTOR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY. CHRYSLER RETURNED CONSUMER'S CALL AND STATED THEY WOULD PAY 50% OF THE BILL FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR. VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS NOW. *AK *NM

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED FROM YANKEE FORD,SO.PORTLAND. WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE CAR SEEMED TO IDLE HIGH. YANKEE FORD DIAGNOSTIC COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IN 2004 FALL, I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING HOT, THE ENGINE SOUNDED ROUGH. THE OIL CHANGES WERE UP TO DATE. THE OIL WAS CLEAN WHEN THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT. HE DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THEN HE LOOKED IN THE ENGINE. IT WAS VERY DIRTY. WHEN THE MACHINE SHOP CLEANED IT, THE MECHANICS SAID THEY NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE IT, IT WAS CAKED WITH SLUDGE. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE SHOP WHILE THE MECHANIC HAS LOOKED FOR A NEW USED ENGINE. THE COST IS VERY, VERY HIGH AND I STILL OWE $7,000 ON THE CAR. IT HAD LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I TOOK IT IN. *JB

BOUGHT A USED 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE W/2.7 ENGINE 1 YEAR AGO W/51000 MILES ON IT I DROVE IT ONLY 1 YEAR AND ENGINE STOPPED WAS TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP IT WOULD REQUIRE A MAJOR REPAIR JOB AND AROUND $4000.00 TO REPAIR . CHRYSLER KNEW OF THIS ENGINE FAILURE SINCE IT CAME OUT AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT RECALLING FOR REPAIRS. THOMA STROWBRIDGE SR. *NM

DT: THE CALLER STATED CAR WAS IDLING UP WHILE DRIVING, AND THEN IT STALLED. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR AND COMPUTER THROTTLE SENSOR WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIE-ROD ENDS ALSO FAILED. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE THE SENSORS WAS $300-$400. THE CAR HAS A WARRANTY, BUT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.*AK

MY CHRYSLER CONCORDE(2000) JUST UP AND DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. IT WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. WE GOT THE OIL CHANGED EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES AND IT THREW A ROD. THE MECHANICS SAID IT WILL TAKE 4000 TO FIX BUT I CAN'T AFFORD IT. SO I HAVE BEEN PAYING ON A CAR THAT I CAN'T DRIVE. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 70000 MILES ON IT. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE CAR BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD IT. IT LOST ALL POWER ON THE HIGHWAY AS MY WIFE DROVE IT AND HAD TO BE TOWED.

2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 2.7L BOUGHT NEW STARTED MAKING ENGINE NOISE ON JUNE 23RD 2005 WITH 57009 MILES. JUNE 24TH FAILED TO START ATTEMPTING TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP. TOWED TO SHOP AND LATER TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED BLAMING ENGINE SLUDGE. CURRENTLY HAVING ENGINE REPLACED. READ ARTICLE IN CONSUMER REPORTS AUGUST 2005 EDITION ABOUT ENGINE SLUDGE LISTING 6 DIFFERENT MODELS OF ENGINES INCLUDING THE ONE IN THIS CAR THAT SEEM TO BE PRONE TO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THIS ARTICLE STATES THAT ALL THE AUTOMAKERS LISTED BUT CHRYSLER HAVE BEGUN REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR PROGRAMS

1.) OIL LIGHT FLICKERING, OIL MUDDY LOOKING ,OIL SHOOTING OUT OF TOP OF ENGINE 2.) TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THEY SAID NO OIL LEAKS FOUND,OIL SENDING UNIT BAD, REPLACED PART THEN SAID ENGINE BAD"LOWER ENGINE NOISES" DEALER QUOTED NEW ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT $4000.00 ON RIDE HOME FROM DEALERSHIP ENGINE FAILED . 3) I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY DECLINED TO HELP WITH COST OF REPAIRS AND I CANT AFFORD $4000.00 CAR IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE AND IM STILL PAYING OFF THE CAR LOAN. * I KEPT MAINTENANCE AND REQUIRED OIL CHANGES TO THIS VEHICLE HAD NO ENGINE PROBLEM UNTIL FAILURE. NO WARNING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT