2001 Chrysler Concorde Complaints

CAR ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 10 MONTHS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I'VE DONE THE PROPER MAINTENANCE TO IT, IE. OIL CHANGES. AND THE PLACE WHERE THE CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING, THEY REFUSE TO HONOR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE INTERMITTENTLY. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AS A RESULT, THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND WATER CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS INTERNAL, THE WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL PAN CAUSING THE WATER AND OTHER SUBSTANCES TO BE PUMPED INTO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF TO AVOID A CRASH. THE BRAKES HAVE ALSO FAILED DUE TO THE WATER PUMP FAILING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 84,800.

I HAD A 2001 CHRYSLER CONCORDE WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. I SERVICED IT EVERY 3,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. THEN ONE DAY, AT 95,000 MILES, I WAS DRIVING IT AND THE THERMOSTAT SHOT TO OVERHEATING. I PULLED OVER, HAD A SERVICE STATION LOOK AT IT, AND THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING A DEALER NEEDED TO LOOK AT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THE 'ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, THAT COOLANT AND OIL MIXED AND GOT SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WAS SHOT.' AT 95,000 MILES IT WOULD COST ME MORE TO FIX THEN THE CAR WAS WORTH, SO I HAD TO BUY A NEW CAR. SOMEONE TOLD ME THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS CHRYSLER ENGINE AND CHRYSLER TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL AND NOTHING I COULD DO. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND A LOT OF ARTICLES ABOUT HOW BIG A PROBLEM THIS IS AND HOW MANY CARS IT HAS AFFECTED, AND SUGGESTED OWNERS REPORT THIS TO YOU. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE CHRYSLER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. WHILE IN MY CASE IT DIDN'T RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT (IT ALMOST DID WHEN MY CAR...

2.7 ENGINE 2001 INTREPID WITHOUT WARNING THE TIMING CHAIN WENT AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE MOTOR IS FULL OF SLUDGE EVEN WITH THE REGULAR OIL CHANGES 5-30 OIL .CHRYSLER TOLD THE SHOP THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES AND THEY'RE A PIECE OF CRAP. *TR

THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON I-355 ILLINOIS. *JB