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Engine And Engine Cooling
12/18/2008
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LX WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE BLOW UP LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OR BACK OF HER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
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Engine And Engine Cooling
01/19/2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $4,000 TO $6,000. THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE IS THE SECOND OWNER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,520.
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Engine And Engine Cooling
03/11/2009
HI MY 200 CHRYSLER CONCORD , STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY , MECHANIC SAID OVERHEATING /SLUDGE IN ENGINE CAUSED IT TO FAIL , ALMOST GOT HIT ON US ROUTE !&9 .ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE LANE . MY MECHANIC SAID THIS CAR IS THE WORST ENGINE HE,S SEEN IN HIS 25 YEARS OF WORKING ON CARS . I TODAY CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY WONT DO NOTHING FOR MY CAR SAID OUT OF WARRANTY . I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON NET AND FOUND CLASS ACTION SUITS BEING FILED ALL OVER AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR THIS 2.7 ENGINE FAILURE . *TR
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Engine And Engine Cooling
01/22/2009
MY 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE HAS A DEFECT WITH THE 2.7 DOHC V6 ENGINE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE . MY MOTOR JUST FAILED DUE TO OIL SLUDGE DUE TO THE DEFECT . OIL CHANGES EVERY 2500-3000 MILES . *TR
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Engine And Engine Cooling
10/01/2008
I HAVE A 2000 CONCORD, KEPT IN MINT CONDITION, OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 TO 3.5K JUST TURNED 80K. WHILE PICKING MY FIANCEE FROM THE HOSPITAL ON THE X WAT, I HEARD A CLICK KIND OF SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, I EXITED THE RAMP AND PULLED OVER, THE ENGINE W3AS MAKING A SQUEAKING SOUND, ALL EQUIPMENT ON THIS CAR IS OF OEM. WE HAD IT TOWED HOME . IT APPEARED THAT THE OIL SENDING UNIT WAS SQUIRTING OIL, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP.VIA EMAIL, WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTLY. THE CAR IS SITTING, I CAN BARELY KEEP UP MY HOUSE PAYMENTS, YET AN ENGINE. HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BORROWING CARS FROM FRIENDS TO GET TO WORK. I HAVE TAKEN EXTRA CARE OF THIS CAR SO IT WOULD LAST ME. ALL I ASK IS FOR A LITTLE HELP. I AM IN DESPAIR. *TR
