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.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The shifter would appear to be in park and you could take keys out of car. The next morning I went to start my car it would not start, I checked all the usual stuff, gas level, battery then it dawned on me to check the shifter since I was unable in the past to start other cars it must be in a park position (was married to an ase certified mechanic who did loss of restorations) I pulled the level forward and the car started immediately. Over time the shifting from P, R, N, D became more and more difficult to where it stuck in 3rd gear (which I never use) when I had the car towed the floor shifter remained stuck. Yet we were able to push the car out of the driveway as easy as pie. $383.44 later it was the floor shifter and cable.
The car I was driving was a 1999 Chrysler concord that had been in excellent driving up until the time of the incident. Just three days earlier the automobile was serviced at a Chrysler dealership service center for an oil and oil filter change. I inquired at the pick up event if the brakes were okay and it was reported to me that the were fine and that everything with this automobile was fine. On Sunday, September 3, 2006, I started this automobile in my garage to go to church. After putting my seat belt on, I usually inch myself out of my garage very, very slowly. However, this time after adjusting the transmission lever from park to drive my automobile took off so fast I could not control it at all. I hit the breaks as hard as I could but my automobile would not slow down at all. Not only that, I could control the steering of my automobile at all. I live near the pacific ocean and there is a drainage ditch right across the street where I live that connects with the ocean. There is a chain-linked wire fence that separates the street from the drainage ditch. My automobile raced out of my garage, down my driveway, went across the street and hit the curb across the street where it force my automobile to swerve across the adjoining street to break through the chain-linked fence where it went down a concrete embankment for an approximate 20-foot drop until it completely stopped in the water. The car then began filling up with water until it became completely submerged. Fortunately, a neighbor happened to be looking out of his second story window of his house when this incident occurred and immediately called 911. Emergency personnel arrived promptly to save my life by pulling me out of the window of my automobile. I was taken by paramedic personal by ambulance to the emergency room of a nearby hospital were it was determined I had not sustained any immediate injuries at all. The automobile was later determined to be a totaled wreck.
1999 Chrysler concord. The consumer stated a sensor chip malfunctioned in the transmission. This made the vehicle shift through the gears. The problem has been repaired. This started approximately 2 weeks ago on September 7, 2005.
While driving at any speed and when shifting from first to second gear vehicle stalled. Consumer had a certified mechanic check the vehicle, and was told that transmission needed to be replaced.
Transmission input sensor failed on my 1999 Chrysler Concorde lxi with 25,000+ miles causing the transmission to abruptly down shift causing vehicle to over rev engine which caused an abrupt slowdown which could have caused a rear end collision or a loss of control. Part id # is 4800878. Since my failure I have heard of 2 other failures just from people I've talked to. This is a problem Chrysler is aware of. They should be held accountable for any accident which this failure contributes to. A safety recall should be initiated. Just for info this repair cost me $161.87. Pretty steep for a known problem!
I own a 1999 Chrysler Concorde lxi. I have had numerous problems with this car since I have owned it. Lot of little things. Window motors, cooling fan, transmission overspeed sensor, and the list goes on. Now the air conditioner is going out, having to service it about every 2 months. Why I am writing though is the steering. Seems like it is going bad. I feel this is a safety issue and read many complaints on your web site concerning this. Why hasn't a recall been ordered for this and the speed up issue?
Vehicle was lacking power while driving then lost power. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that tramsmission needed to be replaced. Feel free to provide any further information.
While driving 60-65 mph, transmission would not shift, then, there was a loud noise, and vehicle started to slowdown. Consumer was able to coast to shoulder. Towed to independent shop, transmission had to be replaced. 2 days prior, vehicle had been taken to dealer for problems with transmission, when in park it would roll, and when in drive it felt like it was in neutral. Dealer stated there was nothing wrong with transmission and it was safe to drive.
Sensor on automatic transmission failed for second time. In each case, while at speeds in excess of 40 mph, car downshifted hard and in most recent episode, stalled in traffic. First replacement of sensor covered under warranty on 9/5/00 at 23,885 miles. Part replaced was 4800878. Second incident took place on 1/25/02 at 45,910 miles. Part replaced shown as 4800879 but service manager at dealership (eddie accardi, pompano beach, fl) indicated he replaced both an input and output sensors (this is not reflected on my invoice however). In each case, failure came on with out any warning. Car is driven by my wife (56 years old) who is an adequate operator. She says in most recent incident, when car downshifted hard, it also stalled in traffic. She had some difficulty restarting the engine, then pulled the car to the side of the road and called me. I drove the vehicle to the dealership at about 30 mph and 4000 RPM. Check engine light came on, speedometer did not operate. Would not shift to next higher gear. Vehicle stalled each time I stopped for traffic light. Attempts to discuss this with Chrysler customer service and service manger at accardi did not receive what I consider, a serious concern for the potential gravity of such a loss of power on the highway. In fact, a "manager" there told my wife and I that these things happen, will happen again and if people die, well that's why Chrysler keeps a team of lawyers working.
Clamps on transmission hose that connects to the radiator is leaking transmission fluid onto the front brakes discs. Consumer found out about the problem when trying to put vehicle in reverse, and the vehicle would not move. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated that they were aware of problem, and that clamps have been redesigned for newer models. But, there was nothing that they could do.
Gear shift lever was almost impossible to shift into park when parking the car. Turned off the motor and could not get the gear shift lever into park in order to start car.
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