2003 Chrysler Concorde

MY 2003 CONCORDE SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 695 EXPRESSWAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I STARED TO LOSE POWER. ON 06/30/08 QUICKLY I PUT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED BACK UP AND CONTINUE TO WORK BUT WOULD NOT GO PASS 60 MPH. LUCKY FOR ME THERE WAS NO HEAVY TRAFFIC OR I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO LOSE POWER AS SOON AS THE LIGHT POP ON THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A SHORTED UPSTREAM 02 SENSOR . I PARKED THE CAR AND DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL 09/27/08 TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. ON 09/29/08 AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR 12 MILES THE LIGHT THEN POP BACK ON AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN IT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A CODE THAT CAME DURING THE TEST STATED THAT THE CAT CONVERTER INTERNAL WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE DOWN STREAM 02 SENSOR. I HAD THAT REPLACED. ON 10/02/08 AFTER THAT REPAIR I DROVE ANOTHER 24 MILES THIS TIME AND AS USUAL THE LIGHT POP BACK ON AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE CAR SOUND AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL OR DIFFERENT SHIFT AND WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED WITH A ROARING LOUD NOISE. I THEN PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND IT CONTINUE TO DRIVE NORMAL. ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYED ON. I RETURNED THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AT THIS TIME THEY SAID A DIFFERENT CODE APPEAR AND SAID THE P0420,PO430 AND THEY ORDER A ED CAT CONVERTER AND NOW THE LEFT UPSTREAM 02 SENSOR. WHICH THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE RIGHT CONVERTER AND BOTH SENSORS NOW THEY ARE WORKING ON THE LEFT. CAR WAS REPAIRED ON 10/06/08 AFTER THAT REPAIR I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND ON THE WAY HOME THE ENGINE LIGHT POP BACK ON FOR THE THIRD TIME, TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW THE CODE SAY PO600 AND THE PCM AND SOLENOID WAS PROGRAMMED AND REPLACED. NOW I HAVE TO GET UP AT 6AM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. *TR

AT TIMES, WHEN THE TRUNK IS OPEN AND THE TRUNK LID APPEARS TO BE LOCKED IN THE FULL-OPEN POSITION, IT WILL SILENTLY SLAM SHUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE I AM LEANING INTO THE TRUNK. IT HAS HIT ME HARD ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD THREE TIMES, LEAVING BRUISES. IT ALSO HIT MY HUSBAND ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ONCE. BECAUSE THE TRUNK IS SO LONG, WE HAVE TO LEAN IN FAR TO REACH ITEMS, EXPOSING OUR HEADS TO THE DESCENDING TRUNK LID. WE ARE ALSO WORRIED THAT OUR THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO IS EAGER TO HELP OUT REACHES INTO THE TRUNK WHILE WE ARE LOADING / UNLOADING THE CAR AND THAT SHE COULD GET HURT. THE LID LANDING ON HER HEAD OR ARMS WOULD BE CRIPPLING. THE LONG TRUNK LID IS HEAVY SO IT PICKS UP A LOT OF SPEED AND HITS HARD. IT ALSO DOES NOT HELP THAT THE PART OF THE TRUNK LID THAT HITS IS HARD FOLDED SHEET METAL (AS OPPOSED TO THE SOFTER PLASTIC HOUSING FOR THE LATCH). USUALLY, THE TRUNK LID DOES STAY UP. THIS PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT'S COLD - AND THEN SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES AFTER A FEW MINUTES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED. THIS FAILURE PREVENTS THE AIR BAGS FROM OPERATING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,816 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

ON FEBRUARY 6, 2007, THE RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK QUIT WORKING ELECTRONICALLY. ON MARCH 1, 2007, THE DRIVER' S DOOR LOCK QUIT WORKING ELECTRONICALLY. ON MARCH 25, 2007, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK QUIT WORKING ELECTRONICALLY.*AK WITHIN TWO MONTHS, THREE OF MY CAR DOORS CAN NO LONGER BE LOCKED USING THE REMOTE CONTROL. IN CALLING THE DEALER, TO REPAIR THESE COSTS $250.00-$275.00 PER DOOR.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PULLEY FOR THE POWER STEERING SHEARED OFF. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE. THE SECOND TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BOTH TIMES I LOST POWER STEERING. I AM LUCKY THAT I HAD THE STRENGTH TO CONTROL THE CAR. THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/28/2006.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SIX MONTHS AGO AND NEVER WENT OFF. CALLED TWO DEALERS, ONE WANTED $80 TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, 2ND SAID IT'S PROBABLY THE "CLOCK SPRING." AIR BAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE ALL DISABLED. DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY WARRANTY, I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, THIS IS NOT A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEM, IT SHOULD BE WARRANTIED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE (REF. #14889231) NO HELP THERE, NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *NM