1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

FRIDAY, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT, I LUCKILY MADE IT TO WORK. IT MADE AN AWFUL SOUND LIKE SOMETHING BROKE. LATER THAT DAY, I TOOK IT TO A NEARBY GARAGE, THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN & HIS SUGGESTION WAS TO TAKE IT TO A JUNK YARD & HOPE FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS, OTHER WISE, IT WOULD COST 2000.00 FOR A REMANUFACTURED MOTOR & 1000.00 FOR LABOR TO INSTALL THE MOTOR. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE CHRYSLER 2.7 MOTOR WAS NOTORIOUS FOR BROKEN TIMING BELTS & THE ENGINES LOCKING UP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY; THE ENGINE OF MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE, HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT INVOLVING THE TIMING CHAIN THAT LED TO A GREAT MANY FAILURES, TOP SO BEING THE CRANKSHAFT, AS I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I HAD EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE IS THE 2.7L DOHC V6 THAT COMES STOCK WITH THE 1999 CONCORDE. I CHANGED MY OIL REGULARLY AND NEVER EXPECTED THE MOTOR TO FAIL AT JUST OVER 42K MILES. I WAS 400 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND HAD TO WAIT IN A SHOPPING CENTER FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL WE COULD ARRANGE A WAY HOME FOR MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND AT THE TIME MY 5 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CHECK OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT OIL SLUDGE CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED. SOMEONE HAD TO ASSIST HER WITH STEERING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE POLICE WAS CALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY ENGINE FAILURE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE AUTO SHOP STATED THAT ENGINE SLUDGE COATED THE ENGINE. IT WOULD COST $5,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 2/23/09 *CN THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS DIFFICULT TO UNFASTEN AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. UPDATED 02/26/09. *JB

THE ENGINE IN OUR 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD BLEW AT ONLY 38000 MILES, IT WAS THE FAMOUS FLAWED 2.7, CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE - TOLD US WE MUST NOT HAVE CHANGED THE OIL OFTEN ENOUGH! MY HUSBAND IS A DISTRICT SUPERVISOR FOR A OIL CHANGE CHAIN HERE IN MICHIGAN, THE OIL WAS CHANGED RELIGIOUSLY WITH SYNTHETIC BLEND, AN OIL FAR SUPERIOR TO THE BASIC FACTORY RECOMMENDATIONS. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE OURSELVES AT OUR OWN EXPENSE WITH A 3.2 AT A COST OF $3000. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADMIT ANY DEFECTS IN THEIR 2.7 MOTORS, YET OTHER COMPANIES WHOM USED THIS ENGINE HAVE VOLUNTARILY RECALLED IT! *TR

MY WIFE'S 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE (2.7 MOTOR) SHUT DOWN UP AT WAL MART. I GOT A CALL FROM MY BUDDY WHO SAID HE THINKS SHE NEEDS A BATTERY. I GO UP THERE, BUY A BATTERY, PUT IT IN, START THE CAR AND IT IS KNOCKING TO HIGH HEAVENS. I PULL THE DIPSTICK AND THERE IS A GREASE LIKE SUBSTANCE ON IT. I IMMEDIATELY GO INTO WAL MART AND BUY OIL. I FILL THE CRANK CASE UP AND HAVE HER START IT UP AGAIN. I KNOCKS FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN SECONDS THEN SOUNDS SOMEWHAT NORMAL. I INSTRUCT HER TO DRIVE HOME AND I WILL FOLLOW HER. IT IS ABOUT FOUR MILES TO HOME. SHE MAKES IT THREE MILES AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF AND SHE STRUGGLES AND GETS IT OFF THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT TWO HUNDRED YARDS FROM AN EXIT AND A RED LIGHT. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK IN...

THE CAR'S ENGINE SEIZED UP IN TRAFFIC, AND THANKFULLY SOMEONE HELPED ME GET IT OUT OF RUSH HOUR ATLANTA TRAFFIC BEFORE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. BUT, IT CERTAINLY COULD HAVE CAUSED ONE. NOW THE MOTOR IS SHOT AND THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE. *TR

TIMING CLUTCH BROKE. RUINED ENGINE. 100,000 MILES. OTHERWISE IN PERFECT CONDITION. TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE WITH A NEW ENGINE. ESPECIALLY WITH THE MECHANICAL HISTORY OF THIS SPECIFIC ENGINE. THE ONLY OFFER I HAVE RECEIVED TO SELL THIS VEHICLE IS THE SALVAGE YARD. $100 IF I BING IT TO THEM. $50 IF THEY COME GET IT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. ALL OTHER PARTS IN PERFECT CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED. THE TIMING CHAIN KIT WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE OIL PAN WAS REMOVED TO MAKE THE REPAIR, THERE WAS A LOT OF OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000. UPDATED 3/11/08 *CN UPDATED 03/11/08 *TR

1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS CUSTOMER WANTS THE BLUE BOOK VALUE FOR THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAD TO REBUILT DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. A MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH A FAULTY OIL PUMP, WHICH WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE ENGINE. THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WERE REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 126,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CAR PURCHASED NEW, 3/99. JAN 07, TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM REPAIR SHOP, ENGINE BEARING FAILED. REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED OIL SLUDGE FAILURE IN 2.7 LITER ENGINE. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT: $ 6,092.00. *JB

STEPSON WAS DRIVING CAR BACK FROM TOLEDO OHIO AREA TO CANTON OHIO AND THE ENGINE IN THE CAR JERKED AND THEN JUST QUIT. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THIS MORNING THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKER AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS TODAY I FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE WEBSITES REFERENCING THIS AND MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE HAPPENING TO OTHERS. I CALLED CHRYSLER TODAY AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER SO CHRYSLER COULD NOT ESTABLISH HOW WELL THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS ENGINE SEIZED BECAUSE OF A LACK OF OIL. THE CONTACT HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND HE WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS DO TO A CLOGGED OIL LINE.

MY ENGINE IN MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE COMPLETELY FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. I KEPT MY CAR IN THE SHOP PRACTICING ALL PERIODIC MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. *NM

2.7 ENGINE SEIZED. *NM

MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON 9/21/2006. I TALKED WITH TWO LOCAL MECHANICS WHO BOTH HAVE HAD OVER 20 YEARS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BUSINESSES AND BOTH INDICATED THE ENGINE IN MY VEHICLE IS NOTORIOUS FOR FAILING WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THAT THEY BOTH HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE ENGINES AND HAVE READ THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED TO THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS WITH THE SAME ENGINE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CONSUMER CENTER AND THEY WANT ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST SERVICE CENTER SO THAT THEY CAN DIAGNOSE WHY THE CAR FAILED WITH NO APPARENT WARNING. THEY INDICATED THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY REIMBURSEMENT OF THE TOW BILL OR COST OF TEARING THE ENGINE DOWN IF THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I AM REPORTING A COMPLAINT NOW DUE TO FACT THAT I HAVE READ SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE...

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO PROCEED. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD SCREECHING NOISES AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *JB

THE ENGINE SEIZED AND QUIT ON OUR 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD AS I PULLED INTO A LOCAL MACDONALDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THANKFULLY, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN THE DAY BEFORE WHILE I WAS IN 65 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC. WE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING OIL BURNING FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO MONTHS. BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED 12 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. BECAUSE OUR MECHANIC IS HAVING TROUBLE LOCATING A USED ENGINE, I BEGAN SEARCHING AND FOUND THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY CONSUMERS OF THIS PRODUCT TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND A LOUD TICKING NOISE OF THE PISTONS HITTING THE HEAD OF CAMS. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY SEIZED AND FAILED RESULTING IN AN NON-DRIVABLE STATE. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED, THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE. UPDATED 09/11/06. *JB

I BOUGHT A 1999 CONCORDE WITH A 2.7L ENGINE AT THE END OF MARCH OF 06. ON APRIL 3, 2006 I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND OTHER MAINTENANCE, AND THE CAR WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 127K MILES. ALL SEEMED WELL WITH THE CAR. ON 7/2/06, THE DAY BEFORE MY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE, MY WIFE TOOK MY CAR TO WORK INSTEAD OF HER OWN, AS SHE WAS GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE AFTERWARDS. AT ABOUT 7:07 AM, I GET A CALL FROM MY FRANTIC WIFE, AND SHE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT SHE WAS ON I-96 JUST BEFORE THE EXIT TO I-275 IN MICHIGAN GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS "ARE YOU OK?" I IMMEDIATELY GOT UP AND WENT TO WHERE SHE WAS. THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. I SIMPLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. HOWEVER, I WAS INFURIATED WHEN...

I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON ROUTE 295 IN NEW JERSEY. FIRST I HEARD A SPUTTERING SOUND THEN THE CAR LOST POWER. I HAD TO CROSS FROM THE FAST LANE TO THE SHOULDER WHILE LOSING POWER. I JUST MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR STOPPED FOR GOOD. THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL IN THE CAR AND IN FACT IT HAD JUST BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ANOTHER COSTLY REPAIR OF $1500 FOR A LEAKY AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. A BAD SMELL HAD BEEN COMING INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN WHENEVER I TURNED ON THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONER. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED I WAS TOLD THAT BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS CAR WAS NOTORIOUS FOR ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT HE COULD SEE METALLIC MATERIAL IN THE OIL CLEARLY SHOWING THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. TO REPAIR IT WITH A REBUILT ENGINE IT WOULD COST $5900...

I CURRENTLY PURCHASED A 1999 CONCORD WITH THE 2.7 ENGINE AND HAD THE FOR 3 MONTHS . I TOOK IT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE YESTERDAY AND AFTER DRIVING THE CAR BACK TO WORK I LOOKED OUT MY SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND SEEN A HUGE PUFF OF BLUE SMOKE WHEN I TOOK OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT. I TOOK THE THAT NIGHT TO FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE IS DONE. HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE ENGINE FAILURES ON THESE ENGINES AND SO I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF HE WAS TELLING ME THE TRUTH AND I WAS VERY SURPRISED OF THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE ENGINE.. THE PRICE FOR A REBUILT IS ABOUT $3500.00 AND REPLACEMENT ENGINE ABOUT $6500.00 OF WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD AND I STILL OWE $4300.00 ON A PILE OF JUNK THAT I CANNOT DRIVE. IS DAIMLER GOING TO...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

I'M FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OTHER REPAIRS AND WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP AND DROVE IT HOME AND BEGIN TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS SO I TURNED AROUND TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND IT CUT OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP AND THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THE ENGINE WENT OUT. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY AND HOW DID THIS HAPPEN CAUSE THIS WAS WITHOUT WARNING AND I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND I KEPT THE MAINTENANCE UP ON IT. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THIS WOULD BE A HASSLE GOING THRU THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY CAUSE THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE SO I WANTED A SECOND OPINION, I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SHOP AND...

WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AT 2 AM, I STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A REST STOP, BUT DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT INTO A PARKING SPOT BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT. I FOUND IT AMAZING, SINCE WE JUST GOT THE CAR BACK AFTER $1600.00 IN REPAIRS FOUR MONTHS AGO. NOW, MY MECHANIC IS TELLING ME THAT CHRYSLER ONLY MADE THESE ENGINES TO LAST FOR UP TO 5 YEARS AT THE MOST, AND HE'S NOT SURPRISED. WELL, I AM. A VEHICLE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 5 YEARS. NOW THE ONLY OPTION THE MECHANIC TELLS ME I HAVE IS TO PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW ENGINE AND REPLACE THE OLD ONE. *JB

(1) HEARD PERSISTENT KNOCKING/PINGING SOUND THAT WAS GROWING LOUDER (2) TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED IMMINENT ENGINE FAILURE - CRACKED ROD (3) REPLACED ENGINE, FOUND CRACKED ROD AND ENGINE LOADED DOWN WITH SLUDGE. *NM

HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE IN MY 99 CONCORDE, SLUDGING, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, COOLANT LOSS AND PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES THE ENGINE WOULD SLUDGE UP AND CAUSE TAPPING NOISES. HAD THE PROBLEM DEALT WITH ONCE IN 2003 AT AREA DEALERSHIP UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AT THAT TIME THE DEALER TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIRS STATING IT WAS LACK OF MAINTENANCE THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. EVENTUALLY THEY ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE CHANGED OIL REGULARLY AS I HAD BEFORE AND THE PROBLEM OF OIL CONSUMPTION PERSISTED. I JUST ADDED OIL AND COOLANT AS NEEDED BETWEEN REGULAR CHANGES AT THE RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 2 QUARTS OIL PER MONTH AND 1 GALLON OF COOLANT PER MONTH. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE ENGINE VERY ABRUPTLY STARTED TO CLACK SO I PULLED OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY REGULAR REPAIR...

VEHICLE BEGAN RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION VERY SLOWLY. VEHICLE SEIZED ON THE ROAD IN NOVEMBER "05". DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPLACE ENGINE FOR APPR. $2,000- $4,000. I DID NOT ACCEPT THE OFFER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE RPM'S THEN WENT TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND STARTED AFTER WAITING AT LEAST 2 HOURS. THE COMPUTER DOES NOT STORE ANY CODES AND THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. THE FUEL FILTER AND BATTERY HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

I PURCHASED A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE AND AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CAR TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE/CHRYSLER AUTOSHOP (NOT EVEN 3 MINUTES), THE CAR FAILED AND STALLED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR ONTO THE SIDE AND AFTER CALLING SEVERAL PEOPLE AND WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS PROBABLY LOCKED AND HAD IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER AUTOSHOP IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE I STALLED. I WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE I MERGED ON THE HIGHWAY , APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM WHERE I PURCHASED IT, THE CAR STALLED, NO WARNING JUST STOPPED WITH 18 WHEELERS AND EVERYTHING BEHIND ME AND ALMOST CRASHING INTO ME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, RESTARTED, AND THEN DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE OIL DID NOT DISTRIBUTE PROPERLY IN THE ENGINE CAUSING A PISTON ROD BEARING TO BURN. THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE OIL FILTER AND IT WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT HEARD THE KNOCKING NOISE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A YARD, WERE IT REMAINS. UPDATED 04/11/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WERE THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE STALLS, THE ABS, CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED AFTER THIS OCCURS, BUT CONTINUES TO STALL AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE. SHUT DOWN & TOWED TO SHOP. DURING DIAGNOSIS NOISE GOT PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER & TIMING CHAIN JUMPED. ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS 59,000 MILES & WAS ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED. MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS TURNED UP MANY CHRYSLER & DODGE 2.7 LITRE ENGINES FROM 1998 TO 2002 WITH THE SAME LOW MILEAGE FAILURES. CHRYSLER CORP. BLAMES IT ON LACK OF MAINTENANCE, BUT THAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE WITH SO MANY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS. *JB

I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM RELATIVES HOUSE. ENGINE STARTED TO RATTLE AND THE ENGINE DIED ON ME AND MY SON. REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER 2.7 LITER ENGINES BLOWING. CAR HAS 95,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED . THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOUND THE THROTTLE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLASH, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOWLY LOSE POWER THEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MINUTES. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED IT WOULD IDLE LOW AND THE ENGINE WOULD SHAKE; THEN EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CALLER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ENGINE LOST POWER. HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. HE HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. THEY SAID HE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL DRAINED OUT OF IT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. CALLER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS HOME. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD ENGINE SEIZE AFTER AN OIL CHARGE. I GOT THE OIL CHANGE ON SATURDAY AND MONDAY MY CAR ENGINE WAS KNOCKING AND BY THE END OF THE WEEK THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY. I RESEARCHED THE WEB FOR INFORMATION ON THIS ENGINE AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY THAT HAS THIS ENGINE WILL HAVE TO USE OUT OF POCKET MONEY TO FIX THE DAME THING THAT COST TWICE ITS MARKET VALUE TO FIX. *JB

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM A TRIP FROM FT. LAUDERDALE ,FL. ON LABOR DAY 9/5/05. WHEN MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE JUST STOPPED FOR NO APPARENT REASON . I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 4 MONTHS AGO AND I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 75,500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE PUT ON 5,000 MILES SINCE I OWNED IT AND HAVE CHANGED THE OIL TWICE ALREADY.*JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT ON CHRYSLER 1999 CONCORDE THE ENGINE FILLED UP FULL OF SLUDGE AND THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. THIS HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 2003. THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE OWNER, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE COST FROM THE DEALER WAS $7,600.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE, BUT IN CANADA IT WAS $3,200.00. THE OWNER WAS IN CANADA WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE OWNER DID POOR MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR, AND THAT CAUSED IT TO FILL WITH SLUDGE. THE OWNER SEND THE MANUFACTURER A LETTER AND HAS NOT HAD A RESPONSE. THE CAR SET IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR 2 YEARS. THE OWNER HAD TO TOW THE CAR BACK TO THE STATES. WAS HOPING THAT CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO FIX THE CAR, AND CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP RESPONDED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX IT. THE OWNER SAID THAT CHRYSLER WAS TAKING THE OWNER...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE ENGINE WENT OUT WITH ONLY 49,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, THEY WERE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THIS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A FIRST TIME OWNER HE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY TOLD HIM ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT CAR NEEDED OIL CHANGES OFTEN. THE CONTACT INSISTED THAT DURING THE SIX MONTHS THAT HE OWNED THE VEHICLE HE KEPT UP WITH THE OIL CHANGES, AND DID NOT BELIEVE THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I HAVE BEEN BURNING OIL EXTEMELY FAST. HE SUGGESTED A HEAVIER WEIGHTED OIL AND ENGINE RESTORE. HE ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT I GET A QUOTE ON HAVING MY ENGINE REBUILT SINCE THE CAR PROBABLY HAS LOOSE RINGS AND VALVES. (I WAS QUOTED A PRICE IN THE $4K-$5K RANGE). I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BUILD ENGINES THAT LAST LONGER THAN 97,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING HOME THE OTHER DAY AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST DIED. THANK FULLY I WAS ON A HILL & WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE. I MANGAGED TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN, HOWEVER IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT ALSO HAPPENED TO MY 16 YEAR OLD SON, WHO IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CAR, SINCE I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE.

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE BLOWER WORKED BUT THERE WAS NO HEAT. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS BAD AND THIS WAS A BAD YEAR FOR THESE ENGINES. *TT

1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE DIED AFTER THE MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING.*MR *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE FAILED. PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE. AFTER GETTING OFF THE ROAD IT DID START AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD EVER HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER TOOK TO THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND MECHANIC SAID THE ROD BEARINGS WERE GONE. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT HAS BEEN AT THE ATLANTA DODGE DEALERSHIP SINCE MARCH 26. THE ENGINE HAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS SERVICED BEFORE MY TRIP TO ATLANTA, YET I STILL EXPERIENCED THE UNIT MAKING NOISES THE DAY AFTER WE ARRIVED. (THANKFULLY, WE ARRIVED). WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE AC UNIT MAKING NOISES, THE ENGINE DIED ON I-20 WEST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AGO, IT HAS ABOUT 79,000 MILES. I HAD 3 REGULAR OIL CHANGES DURING THOSE 6 MONTHS, AND ONE MONTH BEFORE MY BUSINESS TRIP, I HAD A DIAGNOSIS TEST DONE AT GOODYEAR BECAUSE THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON-AN-OFF. GOODYEAR ALSO CHANGED THE OIL THAT 3RD TIME. NOTHING WAS DISCOVERED. AS A SINGLE PARENT OF 4 KIDS, I WAS TRYING TO REBUILD...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HA DIT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK

I SUFFERED MAJOR LOSS IN VALU,E AND MY HUSBAND WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE 1999 CONCORD ENGINE. Y 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD HAD UNDER 57,000 MILES, AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A REPLACEMENT ENGINE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. DESPITE PROVIDING CHRYSLER WILL OIL CHANGE RECORDS SHOWING THE TIMELINESS OF MAINTENANCE TO MY ENGINE, THEY CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE AND THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $9000!!! MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING, BOGGED DOWN AND STARTED TO "DIE". IN ORDER TO AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT, HE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY DRIVE OVER THE SHOULDER AND THROUGH THE GRASS SO HE COULD SAFELY GET THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER ROAD.*AK THE COST TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THE...