2000 Chrysler Concorde

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE WHOLE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS WAS AN ISSUE FOR THE MANUFACTURER. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 136,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. SHE STATED THAT THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SLUDGE BUILD UP BECAUSE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE REMAINS PARKED AT HER HOME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN EXCEPT THE ENGINE. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT TWO MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MUST ILLUMINATE BEFORE ANY REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,867 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 07/07/08 *LJ.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, STALL, AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART SOMETIMES, AND OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD NOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE TO BE THE MOTOR. THE PURCHASE DATE, SPEED, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ROD BEGAN KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED AND WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED COMPLETELY AND WAS NO GOOD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,000. UPDATED 04/28/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE WAS TOWED TO TWO MECHANICS AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LX IN SEPT. 2006. IT HAD 114,305 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. TEN MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO FAIL AFTER NORMAL, REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I FIRST THOUGHT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WOULD DIE OR WAS DIFFICULT TO START, SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ASSOCIATED CABLES. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AND SOON COULD NOT BE STARTED AT ALL. TWO MECHANIC SHOPS STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUINED BECAUSE OF A BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE CRANK CASE, PREVENTING OIL FROM CIRCULATING PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD THAT SEVERAL ROCKER ARMS HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND THAT SEVERAL CYLINDERS WERE WARPED. I SPENT $2,200 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT (I.E., ENTIRE CRANK CASE, TIMING BELT TENSIONER, OIL PUMP, CYLINDERS, RODS, ETC.) IN FEB. 2008, AFTER SEVEN MONTHS OF THE CAR BEING INOPERABLE. BOTH MECHANIC SHOPS STATED THAT THE SLUDGE/OIL CIRCULATION PROBLEM WAS ENDEMIC TO THE 2.7 LITER CHRYSLER ENGINE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW INVOLVING OVERLY NARROW, 90-DEGREE OIL PASSAGEWAYS IN THE CRANK CASE THAT MAKE OIL FLOW EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE ME IN FULL FOR THE COST OF REBUILDING THE ENGINE SINCE PROPER OIL-FLOW IS A BASIC ENGINEERING AND/OR MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO PRODUCE A RELIABLE AND SAFE ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND CREATED A HOLE IN THE VALVE COVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NEW MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE INSTALLED AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $7,000. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND HEARD STRANGE NOISES WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE REFERRED TO IT AS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,850 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,845.

WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES, REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES MY CARS 2.7L V6 ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY, MANY CUSTOMERS AND WHILE STILL OWING LARGE SUMS OF MONEY ON OUR LOANS, ARE STUCK WITHOUT VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS COST INVOLVED IN THIS REPAIR. HAVING THIS PROBLEM HAS LEFT OUR FAMILY IN A VERY BAD POSITION, AND CHRYSLERS FAILURE TO ACT UPON IT IS CAUSING GREAT HARDSHIP FOR MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR