1999 Chrysler Concorde

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 THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE 2.7L ENGINES IN THE 1998-2001 HAD A DESIGN FLAW, WHEREIN AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF SLUDGE BUILD UP OCCURS, PREVENTING THE OIL FROM CIRCULATING THROUGH THE ENGINE, WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN WHY THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OIL ON MY DIPSTICK. THE MECHANIC COULDN'T GIVE ME A PRICE ON THE COST OF FIXING THE PROBLEM, MAINLY BECAUSE OUT OF ALL OF THE CASES THAT HE'S SEEN WITH THIS SAME ENGINE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO FIXES. I CANNOT BEGIN TO EXPLAIN HOW INCONVENIENT THIS IS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. BOTH MY WIFE AND I ARE STUDENTS WHO WORK. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING, THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE CAN COST UP TO $9,000 DOLLARS. AT THIS POINT, THAT'S MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH NOW, AND WE SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS TYPE OF EXPENSE. *JB

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 PLUS TAX. *NM

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 REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND HELP US OUT WITH THE COST OR ARE THEY SITTING ON THERE THUMBS WAITING FOR THE PROBLEM TO GO AWAY? *NM

MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT MAKING THIS AWFUL RATTLING NOISE. I HAD A AUTO SHOP TELL ME A FEW THINGS AND I PAID TO GET A FEW REPAIRS THAT COST ME CLOSED TO $1,000. THEN BEFORE I COULD GET A REPAIR DONE TO THE TIMING CHAIN OF MY '99' CONCORDE, IT SHUT DOWN ON ME AS I WAS LEAVING WORK. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED FROM THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, DURING RUSH HOUR AND IT IS NOW IN MY GARAGE WAITING TO BE REPOSSESSED. *JB

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 THEY SAID THE SAME THING, THAT THIS WAS A 2.7 ENGINE AND IT'S EXPENSIVE AND IT'S NOT WORTH ANYTHING AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY WILL PROBABLY NOT COVER MUCH OF ANYTHING. I FEEL THAT SINCE THIS ENGINE IS KNOWN TO HAVE ENGINE FAILURE PROBLEMS, SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS CAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE FOR AN ENGINE TO GO OUT WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING AND IT'S NOT AFFORDABLE AT ALL.. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IMMEDIATELY. *NM

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