This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Friday, I was driving to work, the car felt like it was going to stall out, I luckily made it to work. It made an awful sound like something broke. Later that day, I took it to a nearby garage, the mechanic said the engine had blown & his suggestion was to take it to a junk yard & hope for a couple hundred dollars, other wise, it would cost $2000 for a remanufactured motor & $1000 for labor to install the motor. He also stated that the Chrysler 2.7 motor was notorious for broken timing belts & the engines locking up.
While driving on the highway; the engine of my 1999 Chrysler Concorde, had a catastrophic failure. There was an incident involving the timing chain that led to a great many failures, top so being the crankshaft, as I was told by the dealership I had evaluate the problem. The engine is the 2.7L DOHC V6 that comes stock with the 1999 Concorde. I changed my oil regularly and never expected the motor to fail at just over 42K miles. I was 400 miles from home when this occurred, and had to wait in a shopping center for several hours until we could arrange a way home for myself, my wife, and at the time my 5 month old daughter.
The contact owns a 1999 Chrysler Concorde. While driving approximately 30 mph on normal road conditions, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the engine. The vehicle stalled intermittently and the check oil warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The warning indicator remained lit until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence and inspected by an independent mechanic. The technician stated that oil sludge caused the engine failure and it was recommended that the engine be replaced. The vehicle is currently inoperable and has not been repaired. Updated 3/5/09 updated 03/10/09.
The contact owns a 1999 Chrysler Concorde. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle shut off and stopped in the middle of the freeway. The contact was able to maintain control of the vehicle, although the brakes and power steering failed. Someone had to assist her with steering the vehicle to the side of the road. The police was called and the vehicle was towed to the auto repair shop. There had not been any engine failure prior to this incident. The auto shop stated that engine sludge coated the engine. It would cost $5,000 to replace the engine. The failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 2/23/09 the passenger seat belt was difficult to unfasten and the rear passenger door had to be opened from the outside. Updated 02/26/09.
The engine in our 1999 Chrysler concord blew at only 38000 miles, it was the famous flawed 2.7, Chrysler refused to replace the engine - told us we must not have changed the oil often enough! my husband is a district supervisor for a oil change chain here in Michigan, the oil was changed religiously with synthetic blend, an oil far superior to the basic factory recommendations. We replaced the engine ourselves at our own expense with a 3.2 at a cost of $3000. Chrysler refuses to admit any defects in their 2.7 motors, yet other companies whom used this engine have voluntarily recalled it!
- Millington, MI, USA
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My wife's 1999 Chrysler Concorde (2.7 motor) shut down up at wal mart. I got a call from my buddy who said he thinks she needs a battery. I go up there, buy a battery, put it in, start the car and it is knocking to high heavens. I pull the dipstick and there is a grease like substance on it. I immediately go into wal mart and buy oil. I fill the crank case up and have her start it up again. I knocks for about fifteen seconds then sounds somewhat normal. I instruct her to drive home and I will follow her. It is about four miles to home. She makes it three miles and the car just shuts off and she struggles and gets it off the road. This occurred about two hundred yards from an exit and a red light. I called a tow truck in and had it towed to the dealer where I bought it. They called the next day and we went up to see them. They never once mentioned any problems with this engine. They simply suggested we either replace the engine which is very expensive or buy a new car from them. We bought a car because she and I work and both of us work thirty plus miles from home. To boot, they sold us another Concorde!!! unbelievably I found out about this widespread problem with these engines today, 8-18-08 at a dealership. They were offering us very little for a four year old Concorde and stated that engine as the reasoning. I was furious. We traded it off, lost our tails-again- and moved onto a more reliable foreign named vehicle. I started surfing around to make sure that this foreign dealership was not lying about the engine and found thousands of complaints. I figured I should do my part against these robber barons and enter the arena as well. The worst part of this whole thing is we refinance our house years ago and paid off that 99 Concorde to get ahead. It blows up months later and we are back to square one and actually worse off because the 04 wasn't worth anything either.
The car's engine seized up in traffic, and thankfully someone helped me get it out of rush hour atlanta traffic before there was an accident. But, it certainly could have caused one. Now the motor is shot and the car is undriveable.
Timing clutch broke. Ruined engine. 100,000 miles. Otherwise in perfect condition. Too expensive to replace with a new engine. Especially with the mechanical history of this specific engine. The only offer I have received to sell this vehicle is the salvage yard. $100 if I bing it to them. $50 if they come get it. This is ridiculous. All other parts in perfect condition.
The contact owns a 1999 Chrysler Concorde. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle came to a complete stop without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the timing chain tensioner failed. The timing chain kit was replaced. When the oil pan was removed to make the repair, there was a lot of oil sludge build up. The current and failure mileages were 118,000. Updated 3/11/08 updated 03/11/08
1999 Chrysler concord with engine problems customer wants the blue book value for the car from the dealership* the consumer stated the engine had to rebuilt due to sludge build-up. A mechanic informed the consumer, the vehicle was built with a faulty oil pump, which was too small for the engine. The front seat belt retractor were replaced.
The contact owns a 1999 Chrysler Concorde. The contact stated that the engine stalled while driving. The failure occurred without warning. The check engine light illuminated. A local mechanic diagnosed the vehicle as needing a new engine. The engine has not been replaced. The current mileage is 126,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.
Car purchased new, 3/99. Jan 07, timing chain failure. While driving back from repair shop, engine bearing failed. Repair shop diagnosed oil sludge failure in 2.7 liter engine. Total cost of repair and engine replacement: $ $6,092.
Stepson was driving car back from toledo Ohio area to canton Ohio and the engine in the car jerked and then just quit. Car was towed to local dealership and informed this morning that the timing chain had broker and destroyed the engine. After researching this today I find out that there are websites referencing this and many documented cases of this catastrophic failure happening to others. I called Chrysler today and I was informed that they could do nothing since the vehicle is out of warranty and that I was not the original owner so Chrysler could not establish how well the vehicle was maintained.
- the contact stated that his engine seized because of a lack of oil. The contact had the car taken to a local repair shop and he was told by the mechanic that the failure was do to a clogged oil line.
My engine in my 1999 Chrysler Concorde completely failed with no warning while driving under normal conditions. I kept my car in the shop practicing all periodic maintenance procedures.
My 1999 Chrysler Concorde engine failed without warning on 9/21/2006. I talked with two local mechanics who both have had over 20 years in their respective businesses and both indicated the engine in my vehicle is notorious for failing without any warning and that they both have seen several of these engines and have read the problems that have been associated to this vehicle and other Chrysler products with the same engine. I have contacted the Chrysler consumer center and they want me to have the car towed to the closest service center so that they can diagnose why the car failed with no apparent warning. They indicated they would not offer any reimbursement of the tow bill or cost of tearing the engine down if they determined the engine was not their responsibility. I am reporting a complaint now due to fact that I have read several incidents where Chrysler has not offered any help on any of the repair cost on the vehicles that apparently have a real problem with the 2.7 liter engine failure and have not recalled the vehicles or tried to fix the problem prior to engine failure.
I was stopped at a stop sign and pushed the gas pedal to proceed. When the gas pedal was pushed my car began to make loud screeching noises and lost power in the middle of an intersection.
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.
: 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.
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- Newark, OH, USA