1994 Chrysler Concorde body problems

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Body, Brakes · 120,000 miles · VA

I have had more problems with this chrysler than any car I have driven. It is not yet ten years old, but I have had brake work done at least three times totaling 1500.00+dollars. My air conditioning fails every year. The bars on the outside of the car have begun to peel away from the main body. Three inside door handles have broken off from the inside, and I dont even use my rear doors. This will cost me 150.00 per door without including labor. My car is in the shop now because the mechanic is checking it for transmission failure. The rear trans. Mount and mount bushings have been replaced and need to be replaced again. The alignment is off because it needs new lower control arms now. Without the transmission failing this is 900.00 worth of work. I have never been able to get anything from chrysler except an emailed, "I'm sorry...thank you for buying chrysler" if I ever get this car out of the shop, I will not buy chrysler again. I have spent thousands of dollars on various repairs on this car and it is only 9 years old!

Filed Oct 25, 2003 · Body, Locks · 74,000 miles · OK

I have a 1994 chrysler concorde that I purchased new. I have experienced more problems with this single vehicle than 12 other vehicles I have owned combined. Here are some of the items that chrysler refused to fix while the car was still under warranty: the gas cylinders that hold the hood up became weak and the hood struck me on the back of my head while I was changing the oil. The trunk lid will also fall and hit you on the head. One of the rear inside door latches broke and chrysler also refused to fix that. I decided to fix the door latch myself and the parts needed to fix the door had been on back order for 6 months. I had to buy a complete door panel at a salvage yard to fix a simple door latch handle. The most recent and serious safety complaint that I have happened on 10-12-03. My wife was driving this vehicle and I was the passenger along with 2 other passengers. While approaching a bridge and oncoming traffic we hit a bump in the highway and the car died. My wife nearly panicked as she could not steer the car. She then turned the ignition switch back on and the car restarted. The ignition switch turned itself off by simply hitting a bump in the road, something we all do every time we drive. I consider this last incident to be very serious and felt like someone needed to be informed. I realize that this vehicle is 10 years old but it has less than 75,000 miles on it. While this car was under warranty the engine was rebuilt, the transmission was worked on, windshield motor went out, and the air conditioner quit. Also a seat rail broke and chrysler also refused to fix that. To sum things up, this was the first chrysler product that I had ever purchased and it will definitely be the last.

Filed Mar 1, 2001 · Body · NM

I believe the failure existed when I bought the car from sierra motors in april of 2000 but I was unable to recognize it at the time because I had never driven a vehicle with this problem before. I had the car in about 1 week after I bought it due to fuel line failure and asked them to check the undercarriage while they were at it and they said they found nothing wrong. The longer I had the car, the worse it got until I had to take it back and told them it seems to walk when I drive it and something must be wrong with the under carriage of the car. This time they did find it but they said it did not have a recall on it. My daughter found a recall on the 1994 concord for this problem and I want to find out why my car is not included and what I can do to get it included. Thank you. Jeanette yarbrough.

Filed Feb 23, 2001 · Body · CA

When opening hood it will stay open for while. Then, will close slowly/ will shut fast without a warning. Took vehicle to dealer where they said problem was with hood shocks that were not holding.

Filed Jan 2, 2001 · Body, Transmission · OH

Gas struts support the hood when raised on this vehicle, in lieu of the more traditional springs or prop. Apparently, when the car moves from a moderate temperature environment to a cold environment after a few years of service, these gas struts will not adequately support the weight of the hood, which then falls on the driver's head as he checks the oil, causing lacerations and potentially a concussion or other serious injury. The transmission, with age, in very cold weather, can refuse to shift into a forward gear after backing the car out onto a roadway, causing a major potential for a serious accident. This very dangerous propensity should trigger a recall by chrysler to foreclose serious injuries and accidents.

Filed Oct 17, 2000 · Body, Steering · TN

Hood won't stay up because prop rod seals are leaking. Nlm

Filed Aug 23, 2000 · Body · TX · 1 injury

Trunk lid and attachments collapsed and a fell onto owner's head, resulting in injury. Dealer has repaired vehicle at the owner's expense.

Filed Jun 19, 2000 · Body, Suspension · CT

After taking car into dealer for recall repairs on a rusted frame, and immediately after getting car back from dealer, heard a clunking noise. Consumer felt it may be coming from suspension.

Filed Apr 5, 2000 · Body · DE

Consumer has been waiting since february 18, 2000 to get recall # 99v125000/ engine cradle fixed. But dealer does not have parts, and cannot determine when parts will come in. Consumer states that he is driving an unsafe vehicle. *ak

Filed Apr 5, 2000 · Body · VA

Consumer has been waiting for 8 weeks to get recall 99v215000/ engine cradle repairs done. Dealer claimed there were no parts or tools available to fix recall due to brackets and tools breaking.