255 of the
2,991 complaints filed about the Chrysler Concorde
are about the steering —
9% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1996.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AS THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SPINNING UNCONTROLLABLY. AFTER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE TIE ROD BOLT WAS FRACTURED ON THE STEERING RACK. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,931. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10432604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND POWER STEERING LINES WERE COVERED WITH EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO FLUID LEAKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC IN ORDER TO HAVE THE BRAKE AND POWER STEERING LINES REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.
NHTSA complaint #10415103 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
NHTSA complaint #10402994 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON OUR SECOND ENGINE NOW. THE SECOND ENGINE IS NOW DOING THE SAME AS THE FIRST BEFORE IT QUIT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO TELL ME WHY THE CAR KEEPS STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS. WHEN IT STALLS THE CAR IS STILL PARTIALLY ON. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND I CAN NOT ACCELERATE BUT THERE ARE STILL A COUPLE OF LIGHTS ON THE DISPLAY THE SAME ONES THAT TURN ON WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY HALF WAY FORWARD. I THINK THE ELECTRICAL IS STILL ON BUT THE ENGINE IS OFF. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I AM NOT A MECHANIC, BUT THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT EITHER SO I GUESS THAT WOULDN'T HELP! THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE REFERS TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS FINE. THIS IS A CONCORDE LXI ACTUALLY SHOULD BE CALLED POS INSTEAD OF LXI. WE HAVE REPLACED THE CAM SENSORS, THE CAM SHAFT, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, BATTERY CABLES, THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE ENGINE. IT STILL QUITS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. THIS ALL BEGAN BEFORE THE WARRANTY WENT OUT, IT PAID TO REPLACE THE FIRST CAM SENSOR. THIS WAS MY FIRST CAR AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AFTER THE WARRANTY WORE OUT. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MECHANICS TELL ME TO GET A NEW CAR I CAN'T AFFORD ONE.
NHTSA complaint #10322227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2001 CONCORD STEERING WENT OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME. CAR HAS ONLY 42000 MILES. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY ONE WHEEL WENT LEFT THE OTHER STAYED STRAIGHT. MY WIFE HAD JUST CAME HOME FROM WORK.
NHTSA complaint #10278596 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MOUNTING SUPPORT BUSHINGS TO "RACK & PINION" BECOME BRITTLE AND ALLOW MOVEMENT OF RACK WHICH REDUCES STEERING RESPONSE. DURING COLD WEATHER THE PROBLEM IS ALSO NOTICEABLE AS A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL 'BACK AND FORTH'. THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE IS DIRECTLY BELOW THE RACK AND THAT PIPE SHOULD BE INSULATED TO REDUCE THE HEAT TRANSFER TO THE BUSHINGS THAT ANCHOR THE RACK (ABOVE).
NHTSA complaint #10277978 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BAD CRADLE BUSHINGS GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING,TURNING,AND BREAKING LOUD BANG WHEN OVERDRIVE IS INITIATED AND VERY BAD ALIGNMENT FRONT DRIVER TIRE STARTED SMOKING AND THE BRAKE ROTOR WAS HOT ENOUGH TO BURN FLAT SPOTS ON MY FINGER TIPS.
NHTSA complaint #10262095 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE EXPERIENCED ALOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING OF MY CHRYSLER CONCORDE 1997. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT CRADLE BUSHINGS WHERE WORN AWAY. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS. I LOOKED AT A WEB SITE CONCERNING THIS AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND OTHER CHRSLER MODELS. AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATED TO SEVERE AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURES WITH THESE VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #10259198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
A POPPING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY VIBRATES AND HAS SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. A JULY 2008 SAFETY INSPECTION REVEALED "EXCESSIVE PLAY" IN THE STEERING LINKAGE AND LEFT OUTER TIEROD WAS BAD. REPAIRS PERFORMED AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED YET AGAIN THREE MONTHS LATER. AFTER LEARNING OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS RELATED TO STEERING PROBLEMS IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES, I NOW FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DANGEROUS PRODUCTS THEY ARE PUTTING ON THE MARKET.
NHTSA complaint #10253151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORD. I HAD A SEVERE CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE GARAGE AND ALMOST $1000 LATER I HAD REPLACED BOTH INNER TIE ROD ENDS, ALL 4 CRADLE BUSHINGS AS WELL AS BOTH SWAYBARS IN FRONT END. NOT TO MENTION FRONT END ALIGNMENTS AFTER EACH REPAIR. THEN MY LEFT TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WITHIN A BOUT A MONTH. THE PROBLEM WAS EVENTUALLY FIXED AND NOISE STOPPED UNTIL NOW. SIX MONTHS LATER I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME NOISES AND A LOSE TIE ROD AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT CHRYSLER AND NOTE THAT THEY DON'T INCLUDE THE 1997 MODEL AS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS BUT I DO WITH MY 97 CONCORD. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN MY VEHICLE AND THIS IS REALLY UNSAFE. IF THE TIERODS BREAK OR COME LOSE YOU CAN'T STEER THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER AND FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #10250897 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOT OF CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN I WOULD GO OVER A BUMP WHILE TURNING, SO I TOOK MY CAR IN TO A CAR SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE TIE RODS ON MY CAR AND THAT IF I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED THAT I WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY HAVE BAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE STEERING WOULD LOCK UP, SO I AM HAVING MY CAR REPAIRED AT MY COST, WHEN CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS WHEN IT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO THERE ATTENTION. MY CAR IS A 2004 CHRYSLER CONCORD WITH ONLY 61744 MILES ON IT, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE TIE RODS FIXED BEFORE I GET KILLED, MY APPOINTMENT IS NOV 18, 2008.
NHTSA complaint #10249037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1995 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WHEN SHE LOST TOTAL STEERING CONTROL WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN CAUSING CAR TO GO OVER CURB DAMAGING A SIGN AT THE WARREN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION, IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD LINKAGE INTO THE RACK AND PINION HAD BROKEN OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10247350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I DID NOT HAVE A ACCIDENT. BUT I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONLY 15 MONTHS AND I'VE HAD TO TAKE THIS CAR IN FOR THE SAME DEFECT SEVERAL TIMES AND MANY TIMES OVER AND OVER AGAIN ESPECIALLY THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS CAR AND I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS ANY MORE. AND TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT RIGHT OR GIVE US ANOTHER CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10243774 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1995 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH APPROXIMATELY 122,000 MILES BECAME UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING/AN INABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS. WITHIN THE SAME WEEK, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAME UNBOLTED FROM THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #10231961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE AND WHILE DRIVING HAD THE TIE ROD BOLTS BREAK COMPLETELY OFF FROM THE RACK, SINCE I HAVE HAD THE BUSHINGS AND BOLTS REPLACED TWICE, AND AM STILL IN NEED OF RACK MOUNT BUSHINGS AS THEY HAVE FAILED AND I NOW ONCE AGAIN FEEL THE CAR FLOATING WHERE EVER IT WANTS TO GO ON THE ROAD. THE RACK MOUNT BUSHINGS ARE APPROX. $53 FOR TWO AND I AM IN NEED OF FOUR. I WORK BARELY PART TIME AND CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULDN'T EVEN EXIST. WHERE DOES A COMPANY LIKE DC STOP ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ISSUES THAT ARE VERY MUCH ON THEIR END OF THE STICK? HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN KILLED NO QUESTION. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT REGULARLY RIDE IN THE CAR AND IS CHRYSLER GOING TO PAY FOR OUR FUNERAL WHEN THEIR PRODUCT KILLS ONE OF US OR ON OF THEIR MILLIONS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS? I HIGHLY DOUBT IT. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY!
NHTSA complaint #10225921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I GOT TO WORK THIS MORNING 4/18/2008 8:15 AND TURNED IN THE PARKING LOT AND COULDN'T STEER THE ...WHEEL. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THIS IS MY 3RD CAR I HAVE BOUGHT FROM CHRYSLER AND I AM FED UP. THE THIRD TIME HAS NOT BEEN THE CHARM.
NHTSA complaint #10224886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PUMP MOTOR CIRCUIT FOR THE ABS FAILED AND CAUSED THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE APPROXIMATE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS BETWEEN $1,500 TO $2,000. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN APRIL OF 2006 AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BEARING WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND CHEAP PARTS. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO BEGAN TO LEAK. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SUCTION LINE BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN, AND IT RUSTED AND RUBBED THROUGH ANOTHER PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SUCTION LINE WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. THE LEAK COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED A FIRE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE COULD EASILY RUST INTO THE FRAME AND CONDENSATION COULD COLLECT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY HESITATING AND SURGING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE LEAK OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. UPDATED
NHTSA complaint #10218384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING PROBLEM...FIRST WENT OUT TURNING TO THE LEFT ONLY..NOW IT MAKES TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN IT IS COLD TILL IT WARMS UP BUT POWER ONLY WORKS TURNING TO THE RIGHT...BEEN TOLD RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED..
NHTSA complaint #10215715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.