Sudden acceleration of car in a parking lot when put in gear. Totalled 2 cars.
2000 Chrysler Concorde: sudden unintended acceleration
11 of the 307 complaints about the 2000 Chrysler Concorde describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
- 20031
- 200011
- 19993
- 19982
- 19954
- 19943
What owners say
The cruise control light flashed on and off. Then, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. Driver applied the brakes in order to stop. Following that a loud clanking noise was heard, and vehicle stalled. Driver tried to restart vehicle, but was unable to do so. Driver had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced.
Intermittently while driving at any speed vehicle decelerated then accelerated on its own. Tvehicle reacted as if the brakes were depressed, and then the accelerator. This problem occurred more than twenty times since may of 2004.
The vehicle suddenly accelerated when the consumer attempted to park the vehicle which resulted in a crash. Upon impact the air bags failed to deploy. *ak
Vehicle suddenly accelerated after applying brakes, after shifting from reverse to drive vehicle took off and ran into several trees/ a concrete wall, and two other trees before stopping. Dealer and manufacturer were notified. *ak consumer stated vehicle was totalled, also airbags did not deploy.
When the vehicle stopped engine will suddenly accelerate. Defect has occurred more than on two different occasions. Dealer was unable to duplicate.
Vehicle experiences sudden acceleration.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, vehicle went from 0-70 MPH before consumer was able to get the vehicle under control. Nlm
Intermittently while at a stop and about to accelerate vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 70 rpms. Operator had to place vehicle in neutral position and rpms went back down, almost causing a crash. Manufacturer and dealer could not determine cause, and were not willing to assist consumer.
While stopping at stop sign or behind another vehicle engine will suddenly accelerate. Had happenrf twice, involving consumer in two accidents.
Car accelerated on its own. I had to hit a tree to stop the car. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. Tires continued spinning after impact until I turned off ignition. More detailed report was sent to the federal safety agency web master.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Chrysler Concorde sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2000 Chrysler Concorde?
11 of 307 owner complaints about the 2000 Chrysler Concorde (4%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Chrysler Concorde?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Chrysler Concorde
Engine failure 77Stalling 47Knocking 29Check engine light 10Door locks 10Headlights 10Won't start 10Loss of power 9Grinding brakes 7No deployment 6
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