2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

HELLO, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION WITH MY YEAR 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LX. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND I PURCHASED THIS CAR ROUGHLY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WITH 41,000 MILES ON IT. THE CARFAX VEHICLE REPORT STATED THAT THE CAR HAD PERFECT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND IT WAS OWNED BY ONE FEMALE OWNER OVER THE COURSE OF ITS LIFE. AFTER OWNING THE CAR I NOW HAVE ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, WITH PERFECT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS OF THE ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM THAT THESE 2.7 LITER ENGINES EXPERIENCE. MY RPMS ARE DROPPING TO LOW REVS AT IDLE, AND MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE ENGINE WILL EVENTUALLY SEIZE WHILE DRIVING. AT THIS POINT I NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND LEAVE IT STATIONARY IN MY PARENTS GARAGE. TO REPLACE THESE ENGINES THEY COST AROUND 4,000 - 10,000 DOLLARS....

THE MOTOR ON A MY 2.7L 2000 CHRYSLER CONTOUR ROD BEARINGS WENT OUT RUINING THE MOTOR. THE REPAIR WOULD BE 3,000. I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS A KNOWN INCIDENT WITH THESE MOTORS THAT CHRYSLER USES IN THIS MODEL. THE MOTOR WENT OUT ON A CAMPING TRIP 180 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. I LEFT THE CAR AT A SHOP AND AM CURRENTLY DONATING IT TO CHARITY. *TR

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, LOUD KNOCKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE THEN TRIED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND THE MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ENGINE SLUDGE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. SHE FILED A REPORT WITH THE DEALER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LX WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE BLOW UP LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OR BACK OF HER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $4,000 TO $6,000. THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE IS THE SECOND OWNER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,520.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BRIEFLY. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS LATER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT SKIPPED LINKAGES, AND THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,100.

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THEN HE HEARD NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE DUE TO A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. AS OF JANUARY 3, 2008, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF JANUARY 3, 2008, THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 95,000. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE.

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.

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...

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

ENGINE KNOCKS AT 115,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO RESOURCES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO ENGINE MALFUNCTION. *TR

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

I WAS JUST DRIVING ONE NIGHT HOME FROM MY MOTHERS HOUSE AND THE ENGINE JUST BLEW WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3,000-3,500 MILES AND AFTER READING THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2.7 CHRYSLER ENGINE I AM QUITE DISPLEASED THAT A COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS KIND OF NEGLECT. *TR

2000 CHRYSLER CONCORD WITH 2.7 ENGINE FAILED AT 58,450 MILES, ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE AT CHRYSLER DEALER. DEALER ESTIMATES REPAIRS AT $7,000.00. *AK

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...

CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2000 ENGINE SEIZED AT 69000 MILES TOO MUCH MONEY TO REPAIR TIMING BELT/CHAIN REPLACED AT 55000 MILES DOOR LOCKS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED ENGINE QUIT WITH FAMILY IN CAR DURING 65 MPH. *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...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL VEHICLE POWER, AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL SLUDGE PRESENT, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL VEHICLE POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE IN JUNE 2001 FROM PATTERSON CHEVROLET. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR AND IT WAS SERVICED FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS (OIL LEAKING AND SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD) IN NOVEMBER 2001, TWICE IN DECEMBER 2001 AND ONCE IN JANUARY 2002 BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RUN VERY LOUDLY. I PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL AND THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE SIMPLY DIED WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A VERY BUSY STREET. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR INDICATIONS THERE WAS ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, WAS PULLED OVER AND DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEN, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FRACTURED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RUN ERRATICALLY. THE TIMING CHAIN GEARS AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE.

SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE, CRACKED ENGINE. *NM

I WAS DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 295 JUST PASSING INTO MASSACHUSETTS ON OCTOBER 20TH 2006 WHEN I HEARD MY ENGINE MAKING HORRID SOUNDS, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO CONTROL AND INSTEAD OF PANICKING LIKE A NORMAL DRIVER AND CRASHING HORRIBLY(WHICH WOULD HAVE HAPPENED I ASSURE YOU) I POPPED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED OFF ALL POWER AND COASTED INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE(TURNING WITH NO POWER IS NO FUN AT ALL). AS IT TURNS OUT MY ENGINE HAD BLOWN UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND HAD MY 2 WEEK OLD DAUGHTER AND FIANCE BEEN IN THE CAR THEY AS WELL. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO WHAT I DID BUT I WAS LUCKY AND THERE WERE VERY FEW DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I HAVE WORKED AT OIL CHANGE GARAGES AND I DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR. THE...

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING TO WORK IN THE AM, THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. IT SEEMED TO BE OK AFTER THAT. THEN LATER THAT EVENING, I WAS DRIVING ON A 70 MPH FREEWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER THIS TIME AND I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF ABOUT $3200. I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR DONE YET SO THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I DECIDE WHAT TO DO. *NM

I WAS RESPONDING FROM HOME TO AN EMERGENCY PAGE WHEN I BEGAN HEARING LOUD NOISES COMING FOR THE ENGINE. I WAS TURNING A CORNER WHEN THIS BEGAN SO I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH. I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. UPON ATTEMPTING TO START MY VEHICLE IT FAILED. I HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHICH INFORMED ME THE TIMING CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND BENT THE VALVES, DAMAGED THE HEADS. I NEED A NEED MOTOR. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $4,000 FOR A USED MOTOR PLUS LABOR COSTS. I STILL OWE $3,000 ON THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED IT LATE 2003 AND THE DEALER DIDN'T INFORM ME THIS WAS AN ONGOING, VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'M A SINGLE MOM WITH NO MEANS OF PURCHASING A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE LET ALONE THINKING OF FIXING IT. I CAN'T EVEN TRADE IT IN FOR A VEHICLE SINCE I OWE MORE THAN THE CAR...

TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. ENGINE QUIT AND I COASTED INTO A DRIVEWAY. MECHANIC SAID THE TIMING BELT BROKE CAUSING THE VALVES TO BE BENT AND ENGINE FAILURE. $6000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. HARD FOR A ELDERLY COUPLE!*JB

MY 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE 2.7 LITER WITH 56,000 MILES WAS JUST REPORTED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT BECAUSE OF SLUDGE BUILD UP. I WAS PUZZLED BECAUSE I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES ? PLEASE HELP ME ! *NM THANKS, LANCE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE DEALER WHICH IS 5 MILES AWAY THE CAR DIED. TOLD IT WAS SLUDGE AND EVEN THOUGH I HAD PROOF OF OIL CHANGES, THEY WOULD NOT FIX ENGINE BUT WANTED $7000.00 TO REPLACE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE ENGINE STALLING. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

I HAVE AN 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE AND WAS TURNING FROM ONE HIGHWAY TO NEXT AND CAR DIED RIGHT IN MIDDLE OF TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR LOUD ENGINE SOUNDS THAT WOULD INDICATE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. HAD CAR TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ENGINE HAD FROZE UP AND WOULD COST $7,100 TO REPLACE IT WITH NEW ENGINE AS NO USED ENGINES WERE AVAILABLE. CAR ONLY HAD 85,300 MILES ON IT AND HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE...WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED PREVIOUS YEAR. CALLED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER CORP AND THEY WERE VERY RUDE. *NM

OIL LIGHT WENT ON YESTERDAY MORNING. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION AND THEY PUT IN A QUART OF OIL. ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT, OIL LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I STOPPED AT ANOTHER SERVICE STATION AND THEY PUT IN ANOTHER QUART OF OIL. MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I PUSHED THE CAR INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING. THEY JUST INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE - MINIMUM COST WILL BE $6,400. THEY ADVISED THAT THESE WERE NOT GREAT ENGINES AND CHRYSLER IS NOT PROUD OF THEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2005. HE HAD NOT DRIVEN IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THEN, HE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY BELIEVED THAT IT HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME, AND THE NEXT TIME HE TRIED TO START VEHICLE UP BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT TOWED IT TO A DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED NOW.*AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. *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

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

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

2000 CHRYSLER CONCORD LX EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE EQUIPMENT.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AFTER DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TIMING CHAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED JUST RECENTLY THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN, THIS TIME THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ENGINE COMPRESSION AND A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. *JB

VEHICLE MADE NOISE FROM WHAT I ASSUMED WAS THE ENGINE ON THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TO MAKE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND DROVE MY SON TO SCHOOL. ON MY WAY FROM SCHOOL TO WORK THE VEHICLE CEASED OPERATING. I HAD STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE CAR DIED. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS HAD GONE ON. OTHER THAN THE INITIAL NOISE IT HAD MADE UPON STARTING THAT MORNING THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE. I CHOSE NOT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE SINCE A NEW WARRANTY ENGINE WOULD HAVE COST ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE CAR WAS WORTH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORD WITH 62566 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR HAS THE 2.7L ENGINE IN IT AND IT IS NOW DEAD DUE TO LACK OF COMPRESSION. MY LITTLE SISTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED. A THREE YEAR 36 THOUSAND MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS UNACCEPTABLE. I OPENING A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYLSER BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER CONSUMERS IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY RECOURSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ENGINE INADVERTENTLY STALLED. WHEN TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT STALLING WAS DUE ENGINE SLUDGE. *AK

HAVING JUST EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY, VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST BRAKING AND STEERING. UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE, AND FACING AN UPHILL SLOPE, I WAS ABLE TO BACK MY CAR THROUGH FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO SAFETY AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD THIS SPONTANEOUS AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURED JUST ONE MILE EARLIER, I MOST LIKE WOULD NOT HAVE LIVED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE PERISHED DRIVING THIS CAR, AS A MORE THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF FATALITIES IN THIS MODEL WILL PROVE. CHRYSLER DEALER WANTS $375 TO FIND CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE AND $7500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THIS IS A 2.7 V6 WITH 58,000 MILES.*AK

THE ENGINE OF MY 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. IMMEDIATELY THE OIL WARNING LAMP IMMUMINATED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE PURCHASE DELEARSHIP WHERE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS TOLD THE MOTOR WAS DESTROYED. THE REPAIR COST WAS PLACED AT APPROX. $7,900. THE CAUSE WAS PLACED ON A CLOGGED OIL INTAKE NOT ALLOWING OIL TO CIRCULATE THE MOTOR, ESSENTIALLY STARVING THE ENGINE. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE 2.7 LITER CHRYSLER MOTOR AND UNCOVERED NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES FROM VARIOUS WEBSITE LISTINGS. THE CENTER FOR AUTOMOTOVE SAFETY HAS CONTACTED CHRYLSLER ON TWO OCCASIONS REQUESTING A REMEDY FOR THE CONSUMERS, OUT IN MOST CASES, SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. OVER 490 OF THESE MOTORS HAVE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THIS DESIGN FLAW. THE FLAW APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A SMALL OIL PASSAGE WHICH CAUSES THE MOTOR TO RUN...

ON MY WAY TO WORK MY ENGINE IN MY 2000 CONCORD STARTED TICKING AND SEIZED WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM ON JANUARY 4, 2005. I ONLY HAVE 40,000 MILES ON MY 4 YEAR OLD CAR WITH A 5 YEAR/50,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I PAID OVER $900 FOR AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP! I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT WHEN IT SEIZED WHICH SAVED ME FROM BEING IN AN ACCIDENT OR FROM ANYONE GETTING HURT. THE LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT MY TIMING BELT BROKE AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2.7L ENGINES THAT CHRYSLER PUT IN THEIR CARS DUE TO THE OIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. CHRYSLER BLAMES THE PROBLEM WITH SLUDGING IN THE ENGINE AND IT WILL COST ME $6,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THEY WANT ME TO SHOW MY RECEIPTS FOR MY OIL...

SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE OF A CHRYSLER CONCORD 2.7L ENGINE RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. ROUTINE MAINT. HAD BEEN PREFORMED AND YET SLUDGE STILL BUILT UP. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, NOT A MAINT. PROBLEM.

2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH 56,000 MILES I WAS DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY NEAR FORKED RIVER, NEW JERSEY WHEN I HEARD A POPPING SOUND, THEN THE ENGINE WENT DEAD. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE PLASTIC COVER OVER THE ENGINE WAS TORN AND OIL/GAS WAS SPLATTERED EVERYWHERE. WE NEEDED TO BE TOWED OFF THE GSP BY THEIR TOW TRUCK, THEN HAD TO CALL AAA AFTER THAT FOR ANOTHER TOW. SINCE WE WERE ABOUT 80 MILES FROM HOME, THIS RESULTED IN A TOWING CHARGE OF OVER $200. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE SPOKE WITH SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THREE DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERS, AND ALL TOLD HIM THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THE ENGINE ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE, AT OR AROUND 50,000 MILES THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKS, RESULTING IN IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE...