1999 Chrysler Concorde seats problems

Filed Aug 23, 2014 · Seats · 171,000 miles · IL

I found five recalls on the safecar.gov site, yet I have never been notified of any of them. In approximately 2000-2001, I had a failure of the driver's seat, while trying to move the seat back for more room, where the back fell all the way down to a reclining position. I was not able to make it stay up. The dealer at the tme repaired it at an approximate cost of $1,100.00. Sometime later, I read in the newspaper later about a recall for the seats, and took it to joliet dodge, joliet, il, who is now out of business. They refused to do anything, telling me I had already had it fixed, and refusing to reimburse me for the cost to repair. Fast forward to july 2014. When trying to move the seat back by using the lever for that and pushing back with my body, the seat back totally failed again. It goes all the way down, and will not stay up. Because of the age of the car, and the fact that I am a retiree on only social security for a very limited income, and not being able to afford the cost to repair, I did a home made fix by putting my large plastic cooler on the floor in back of the seat to hold it up. I am lucky this happened while the car was in park, not moving, else I might have had a terrible accident. The first time it occurred, I was driving, but had no accident.

Filed Apr 15, 2010 · Seats · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chrysler concorde. The contact stated while driving at approximate speeds of 55 MPH, the front drivers seat would recline backward without driver intent due to a bolt snapping. The contact received notification of a recall (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v035000: seats: front assembly: recliner) and took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. The dealer advised the recall repair was previously performed on the vehicle and the manufacturer would not cover the cost of a second repair. The failure persisted. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 58,000.

Filed Aug 9, 2006 · Lights, Seats · 77,000 miles · OH

Dt*: the contact stated the driver's seat was fractured. A the federal safety agency recall, # 03v035000 was performed on the vehicle concerning, seats: front assembly: recliner on 9-23-03 however, the recall did not remedy the problem. The dealership would not offer a second repair under the recall. 08/29/06 the right rear stop lamp blub had to be replaced and both front wiper blades were replaced.

Filed Nov 4, 2005 · Seats · PA

Dt: the contact stated front passenger seat broke. The bolt loosened and the seat reclined all the way back. The federal safety agency recall 03v0350000 was issued on the seat, but it affected the driver's side only. He had no current plan to repair the vehicle.

Filed Jun 28, 2005 · Seats · 87,000 miles · CA · 1 injury

The driver seat broke when the consumer hit the brakes . The bolts to the seat broke and the frame to the seat busted. *jb *tt the consume sustained injuries to his neck and back.

Filed May 19, 2005 · Seats · 88,000 miles · IN

Dt: the front passenger seat reclining bolt broke.

Filed Apr 18, 2005 · Seats · 40,000 miles · PA

Consumer had the driver's seat repaired according to the federal safety agency recall campaign 03v035000 for the reclining seat position. Now the passenger seat broke and collapsed back. The back of the seat was stuck and would not come up at all. The passengers unable to sit up in a regular seated position. *ak *bf

Filed Jan 25, 2005 · Seats · MO

Seat bolt recall being ordered. *bf the dealer told the consumer the recall could not be performed because the mechanism under the seat malfunctioned and shorted out the door locking and trunk popping circuitry.

Filed Jan 11, 2005 · Seats · 105,000 miles · MN · 1 injury

Recall service for driver seat bolts was performed in 2003. While leaving a stop light the driver's seat unexpectedly reclined fully. The driver regained control of the vehicle and no accident ensued. The driver suffered muscle strain in lower back. No other damage or injury. Dealer initially agreed to cover repair, but three days later changed position and will not cover the repair.

Filed Jul 9, 2004 · Seats · GA

Recall 03 v 035 000/seat back reclining bolt. While driving 45 MPH the driver's seat completely reclined without warning. No accident or injury reported, but vehicle was serviced for this recall approximately a year ago.