2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: NON-ABS EQUIPPED PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON RETAINER SNAP RING MAY HAVE BEEN BENT INWARD DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. THE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON MAY BE IN A "BRAKE APPLIED" POSITION DUE TO THE DAMAGED PISTON RETAINER SNAP RING. WHEN THE PISTON IS

CHILD SEAT

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." SOME OF THE OWNER'S MANUALS FOR THESE VEHICLES ARE MISSING INSTRUCTIONS THAT PROVIDE A STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE, INCLU

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLT BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK RECLINING UNEXPECTEDLY.

SEAT BELTS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE TURNING LOOP (ATL) TOP MOUNTING BOLT WAS INADEQUATELY MANUFACTURED.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE MOLDING FLASH ON THE PRIMARY LEVER MAY PREVENT THE OPERATION OF THE G-LOCK AND TILT LOCK FUNCTIONS ON SOME OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTORS.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN INCORRECT INFLATOR CHARGE AMOUNT.

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES (NON-SUNROOF ONLY) FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT."

I READ ON THE INTERNET UNDER 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT THERE IS A MASTER BRAKE ISSUE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ABS BRAKES. IT AFFECTS THE STOPPING AND THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY RUB. THAT IS THE MAIN CONCERN I HAVE WITH MY CAR.

I READ ON THE INTERNET UNDER 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT THERE IS A MASTER BRAKE ISSUE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ABS BRAKES. IT AFFECTS THE STOPPING AND THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY RUB. THAT IS THE MAIN CONCERN I HAVE WITH MY CAR.

I READ ON THE INTERNET UNDER 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE THAT THERE IS A MASTER BRAKE ISSUE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ABS BRAKES. IT AFFECTS THE STOPPING AND THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY RUB. THAT IS THE MAIN CONCERN I HAVE WITH MY CAR.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY AIR AG WAS RELEASED. IN DOING SO MY ARM WAS HURT DUE TO THE AIR BEING DEVELOPED. PRIOR TO THAT HAPPENING ANYTIME I WOULD PARK MY CAR AND SET THE ALARM IT WOULDN'T LOCK OR UNLOCK THEN IT WOULD RESET MY RADIO AND LIGHT WOULD START TO FLICKER. *TR

Mileage: 94,336

AS I WAS DRIVING MY AIR AG WAS RELEASED. IN DOING SO MY ARM WAS HURT DUE TO THE AIR BEING DEVELOPED. PRIOR TO THAT HAPPENING ANYTIME I WOULD PARK MY CAR AND SET THE ALARM IT WOULDN'T LOCK OR UNLOCK THEN IT WOULD RESET MY RADIO AND LIGHT WOULD START TO FLICKER. *TR

Mileage: 94,336

OUR 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORD SHOT OUT A PARKING SPOT WHEN MY HUSBAND STARTED THE CAR. TOYOTA ISN'T THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THIS FAULT. CHILDREN NEARBY WERE JUST MISSED. THE CAR BRUSHED ONE TEEN. WE NEVER HAD ANY PREVIOUS ISSUES LIKE THIS. THE CAR SPED OUT OF THE SPACE, HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE NEXT SECTION OVER WHICH HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE NEXT SECTION OVER- NOT NEXT TO- BUT PARKING SECTIONS APART. ALL THREE VEHICLES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. DAIMLERCHRYSLER DENIED ANY MALFUNCTION. WE HAD F

THE HYDRAULIC MECHANISM'S THAT HOLD UP THE TRUNK AND THE HOODS ON CHRYSLER CONCORDS AND OTHER MODELS HAVE A TENDENCY TO ALLOW THE HOOD OR TRUNK TO CLOSE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON MY 2000 CONCORD AND MY MOTHER'S CONCORD ALSO. IT IS NOT A MATTER OR EXCESS WEAR BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY 50, 000 MILES ON MY CAR THE HOOD HAS ONLY BEEN OPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES GIVE OR TAKE A FEW. THE EVENT THAT PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT LEFT A HUGE WELT ON MY HEAD, ALMOST KNOCKED ME

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 MILEAGE

Mileage: 108,000

CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI, MODEL YEAR 2000, MILEAGE 71930: LEAVING DRIVEWAY, TURNING RIGHT, UPON TRYING TO CENTER STEERING WHEEL AFTER TURN, IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO THE LEFT AND I RAN OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE. BACKED OUT AND ONLY COULD STEER LEFT WITH EXTREME EFFORT. MANAGED TO GET CAR BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. CALL MECHANIC, TOLD ME RACK AND PINION HAD FAILED - COMMON PROBLEM ON 2000 CONCORDE. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. *AK

Mileage: 71,930

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF CAR IN A PARKING LOT WHEN PUT IN GEAR. TOTALLED 2 CARS. *JB

Mileage: 150,000

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

Mileage: 77,000

DT: DEER RAN IN FRONT OF CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE. SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT HIT SOME TREES. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT DRIVERS OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

Mileage: 89,000

DT: DEER RAN IN FRONT OF CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE. SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT HIT SOME TREES. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT DRIVERS OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

Mileage: 89,000

THE CHRYSLER CONCRODE TRANSMISSION LINE FAILED. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND 1 YEAR LATER THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES FAILED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THE SERVICE CONTRACT WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED HER FOOT ON BRAKE, TO PLACE THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE MOTOR STARTED REVVING UP. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST JUMPED INTO REVERSE, CAR SPUN IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE HITTING ANOTHER CAR. *SC *JB

Mileage: 54,814

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. *AK ......DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE, REQUIRING TWO SURGERIES TO DATE AND WILL REQUIRE FURTHER WORK. *AK

IN AUGUST OF 2003. MY CHRYSLER CONCORDE FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY TENSIONER, 66,000 MILES. THIS CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE(VALVES BENT, ETC..) ENGINE REBUILT COST $2500. ON SEPTEMBER 6TH 2004 82,000 MILES, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO GET FOOD. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE OR LESS FROM MY HOME, MY CAR DIED. OIL WAS SLUDGY WHEN VIEWING IT THROUGH OIL ENTRANCE ON ENGINE. AWAITING REPAIR ESTIMATES FROM REPAIR SHOP.*AK

Mileage: 82,000

ON JULY 3,2003 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND TOLD THEM IT WAS LEAKING. THE CAR LEAKS AT ALL DOORS AND IN THE TRUNK. ALSO THE TRIM AROUND THE HEADLIGHTS IS COMING OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE OF $134.49 FOR THE HEADLIGHT TRIM REPAIR AND $201.17 FOR THE NEW DOOR GASKETS. THE TRUNK I WAS NOT GIVEN AN ESTIMATE ON BECAUSE THEY SAID THE WATER DOCTOR WOULD NEED TO REPAIR THAT. I TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THE CAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. I WAS CAL

Mileage: 53,000

ON JULY 3,2003 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND TOLD THEM IT WAS LEAKING. THE CAR LEAKS AT ALL DOORS AND IN THE TRUNK. ALSO THE TRIM AROUND THE HEADLIGHTS IS COMING OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE OF $134.49 FOR THE HEADLIGHT TRIM REPAIR AND $201.17 FOR THE NEW DOOR GASKETS. THE TRUNK I WAS NOT GIVEN AN ESTIMATE ON BECAUSE THEY SAID THE WATER DOCTOR WOULD NEED TO REPAIR THAT. I TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THAT THE CAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. I WAS CAL

Mileage: 53,000

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *NLM