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1999 Chrysler Concorde Engine problems

Owners have filed 165 complaints about the 1999 Chrysler Concorde's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 50% of all its complaints, most recently on March 15, 2022. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 1 injury. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
165
Recalls
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
1
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Acceleration & cruise controlEngine & coolingCrash1 injury

The contact owned a 1999 Chrysler Concorde. The contact stated while in a parking lot as he placed the vehicle into Drive, the vehicle revved and accelerated, and the contact had not depressed the accelerator pedal. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle crossed the parking lot, jumped the curb and climbed a small hill and came safely to a stop. The police were called but no report was written. The contact injured his lower back but did not seek medical attention....

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The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and has not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed control · EngineNHTSA 11456807
Engine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chrysler concorde lx. The contact was driving 40 mph when a clicking noise was heard from under the hood. The contact also mentioned that the check engine warning light was illuminated and the engine stalled. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the mechanic advised that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 110,727.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10433859
Engine & cooling

I have a 1999 chrysler concorde with a timing chain problem....This is my second concorde after the other got stolen....And after I paid $3800 to repair the timing chain on it....Can anything be done of this problem....I cant afford it again??? *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10336521
Engine & cooling

Blinking engine light, smoke from exhaust, all mechanics state that I need a new engine,but no shaking, rides smooth, unsure why it smokes, I have used sealant, check gaskets and no change.. I bought the car in 2008 from a private owner and it passed smog, shortly after the engine light came on and it went downhill from there diagnosed engine, repaired oil pan. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10331624
Engine & cooling

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler concorde lxi. While driving approximately 70 mph on normal road conditions there was pressure applied to the accelerator pedal and unexpectedly, the speed rate reduced to 20 mph. The contact was able to drive on the emergency lane with caution and suddenly, the speed rate increased to 70 mph. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing; however, the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The identical...

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failures occurred on four separate occasions. An independent mechanic on two separate occasions reset the crank shaft sensor code. The failure continued to occur after the repair was made in addition, the vehicle stalled intermittently. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The failure and current mileages were 121,000.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10289177
Engine & cooling

2.7 Engine failure due to oil sludge on 1999 chrysler concorde lx. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10287399
Engine & cooling

Friday, I was driving to work, the car felt like it was going to stall out, I luckily made it to work. It made an awful sound like something broke. Later that day, I took it to a nearby garage, the mechanic said the engine had blown & his suggestion was to take it to a junk yard & hope for a couple hundred dollars, other wise, it would cost 2000.00 For a remanufactured motor & 1000.00 For labor to install the motor. He also stated that the chrysler 2.7 Motor was notorious for broken timing belts & the engines locking up. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10265022
Engine & coolingTransmission & drivetrain

Another chrysler 2.7 Litre catastrophic engine failure timing chains failure demolished engine at highway speed. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Power trainNHTSA 10263571
Engine & cooling

While driving on the highway; the engine of my 1999 chrysler concorde, had a catastrophic failure. There was an incident involving the timing chain that led to a great many failures, top so being the crankshaft, as I was told by the dealership I had evaluate the problem. The engine is the 2.7L dohc v6 that comes stock with the 1999 concorde. I changed my oil regularly and never expected the motor to fail at just over 42k miles. I was 400 miles from home when this occurred, and had to wait in a shopping center for several hours until we could arrange a way home for myself, my wife, and at the time my 5 month old daughter. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10257095
Engine & cooling

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler concorde. While driving approximately 30 mph on normal road conditions, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the engine. The vehicle stalled intermittently and the check oil warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The warning indicator remained lit until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence and inspected by an independent mechanic. The technician stated that oil sludge caused the engine failure and it was recommended that the engine be replaced. The vehicle is currently inoperable and has not been repaired. Updated 3/5/09 *cn updated 03/10/09. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10256704
Engine & coolingSeats & seat beltsBody, doors & structure

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler concorde. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle shut off and stopped in the middle of the freeway. The contact was able to maintain control of the vehicle, although the brakes and power steering failed. Someone had to assist her with steering the vehicle to the side of the road. The police was called and the vehicle was towed to the auto repair shop. There had not been any engine failure prior to this incident. The auto shop stated that engine sludge coated the engine. It...

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would cost $5,000 to replace the engine. The failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 2/23/09 *cn the passenger seat belt was difficult to unfasten and the rear passenger door had to be opened from the outside. Updated 02/26/09. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Seat belts · Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 10251825
Engine & cooling

The engine in our 1999 chrysler concord blew at only 38000 miles, it was the famous flawed 2.7, Chrysler refused to replace the engine - told us we must not have changed the oil often enough! My husband is a district supervisor for a oil change chain here in michigan, the oil was changed religiously with synthetic blend, an oil far superior to the basic factory recommendations. We replaced the engine ourselves at our own expense with a 3.2 At a cost of $3000. Chrysler refuses to admit any defects in their 2.7 Motors, yet other companies whom used this engine have voluntarily recalled it! *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10250812
Engine & cooling

Here is a copy of our sales ticket that explains all of the updates that we perform on this engine. Hopefully this will help you. If you have any further questions feel free to contact our customer service department at 1-800-827-7450. --Oil starvation is a problem with this engine, so jasper installs the newest design oil line which has a larger diameter pipe to allow more oil flow and better lubrication. The newer design pipe has one gentle bend opposed to the original which had two 90-degree bends which...

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tends to restrict to oil flow. --To prevent bearing failure jasper installs aluminum rod & main bearings instead of tri-metal bearings. The aluminum bearings conform to the mating surface more completely, which provides more exact clearances. The aluminum bearings are also more corrosion resistant. The original tri-metal bearings were prone to not conform well, which led to dirt and debris becoming lodged in the bearing due to excessive bearing clearances. --Water pumps on this engine have been known to leak or fail. One of the issues leading up to this was due to the timing chain tensioner. It would apply more tension to the chain then was needed, causing stress on the water pump. Jasper installs a later design tensioner, which applies the right amount of tension on the timing chain and reduces the stress on the water pump. Jasper installs the newest design oe water pump & water pump gasket which will seal to the block better than the original oe design. --With the use of an mls gasket, the standards for machining on the head and block have been increased to insure that the gasket can seal properly. This is to help prevent coolant from entering the oil cavities causing damage to the engine. ----Jasper does not install the cam gear balancer due to a bulletin from chrysler effective 12/14/01 stating it is not needed and not serviced from this time forward. --Do not remove from core and install on jasper's engine. --Live run tested oil. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10243380
Engine & cooling

My wife's 1999 chrysler concorde (2.7 Motor) shut down up at wal mart. I got a call from my buddy who said he thinks she needs a battery. I go up there, buy a battery, put it in, start the car and it is knocking to high heavens. I pull the dipstick and there is a grease like substance on it. I immediately go into wal mart and buy oil. I fill the crank case up and have her start it up again. I knocks for about fifteen seconds then sounds somewhat normal. I instruct her to drive home and I will follow her. It...

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is about four miles to home. She makes it three miles and the car just shuts off and she struggles and gets it off the road. This occurred about two hundred yards from an exit and a red light. I called a tow truck in and had it towed to the dealer where I bought it. They called the next day and we went up to see them. They never once mentioned any problems with this engine. They simply suggested we either replace the engine which is very expensive or buy a new car from them. We bought a car because she and I work and both of us work thirty plus miles from home. To boot, they sold us another concorde!!! Unbelievably I found out about this widespread problem with these engines today, 8-18-08 at a dealership. They were offering us very little for a four year old concorde and stated that engine as the reasoning. I was furious. We traded it off, lost our tails-again- and moved onto a more reliable foreign named vehicle. I started surfing around to make sure that this foreign dealership was not lying about the engine and found thousands of complaints. I figured I should do my part against these robber barons and enter the arena as well. The worst part of this whole thing is we refinance our house years ago and paid off that 99 concorde to get ahead. It blows up months later and we are back to square one and actually worse off because the 04 wasn't worth anything either. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10238821
Engine & cooling

The car's engine seized up in traffic, and thankfully someone helped me get it out of rush hour atlanta traffic before there was an accident. But, it certainly could have caused one. Now the motor is shot and the car is undriveable. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10228210
Engine & cooling

Timing clutch broke. Ruined engine. 100,000 Miles. Otherwise in perfect condition. Too expensive to replace with a new engine. Especially with the mechanical history of this specific engine. The only offer I have received to sell this vehicle is the salvage yard. $100 If I bing it to them. $50 If they come get it. This is ridiculous. All other parts in perfect condition. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10225155
SteeringSuspensionBrakesEngine & coolingEquipment & accessories

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler concorde. The contact stated that the abs light illuminated and she heard a noise in the engine compartment. The mechanic stated that the pump motor circuit for the abs failed and caused the light to illuminate. The approximate cost to repair the vehicle was between $1,500 to $2,000. The front rotors were replaced in april of 2006 and in september of 2007. In january of 2007, the front driver side bearing was replaced. The mechanic stated that the failure was due to poor...

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design and cheap parts. The air conditioner also began to leak. The mechanic stated that there was a hole in the suction line because of the design, and it rusted and rubbed through another part of the vehicle. The air conditioning suction line was replaced in september of 2007. The leak could have potentially caused a fire. The mechanic stated that the power steering kit needed to be replaced. The vehicle could easily rust into the frame and condensation could collect. The vehicle is currently hesitating and surging. The current mileage was 78,100 and failure mileage was 78,000. Updated 03-04-08 *bf the leak of the power steering hose could cause a fire. Updated

Filed Incident Steering · Suspension · Service brakes, hydraulic · Engine and engine cooling · EquipmentNHTSA 10218384
Engine & cooling

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler concorde. While driving 45 mph, the oil light illuminated intermittently then the engine shut off. The contact stated that the vehicle had an oil change the month before the failure. The mechanic stated that the engine was seized it needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 107,000 miles.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10212909
Engine & cooling

OIL SLUDGE CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10212283
Engine & cooling

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler concorde. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle came to a complete stop without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the timing chain tensioner failed. The timing chain kit was replaced. When the oil pan was removed to make the repair, there was a lot of oil sludge build up. The current and failure mileages were 118,000. Updated 3/11/08 *cn updated 03/11/08 *tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10211814
Engine & cooling

Entering on-ramp to interstate. Car starts clunking, vibrating, clicking. Car dies on the on ramp on an interstate. Car died at 5:30 pm, it's dark out and almost hit by numerous cars speeding up to merge onto the interstate. 2 Small children in the backseat. Cannot remove until help arrives because it is 5 degrees above zero outside. Towed car to local repair shop. Timing chain tensioner needed replacement. Clean sludge from oil pan. Found oil sludge and metal shavings in the oil pan and the oil screen. $834 In repairs and now engine has very loud knock. Repair shop tells me the engine is basically shot and nothing can be done to fix or salvage. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10211763
Engine & coolingSeats & seat belts

1999 Chrysler concord with engine problems customer wants the blue book value for the car from the dealership**cc the consumer stated the engine had to rebuilt due to sludge build-up. A mechanic informed the consumer, the vehicle was built with a faulty oil pump, which was too small for the engine. The front seat belt retractor were replaced. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Seat beltsNHTSA 10198020
Engine & cooling

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler concorde. The contact stated that the engine stalled while driving. The failure occurred without warning. The check engine light illuminated. A local mechanic diagnosed the vehicle as needing a new engine. The engine has not been replaced. The current mileage is 126,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10192676
Engine & cooling

While driving home from work my 1999 concorde with 90,000 miles on it started knocking very loudly. I had to shut the vehicle down because it sounded like the motor was tearing itself apart. Had the vehicle looked at by a mechanice who said the motor needed to be rebuilt or replaced at a cost of about 3000-4000 dollars. The vehicle still sits in my driveway today making payments on it. This happened in 2004 and its now 2007. Great way to back your product chyrsler by telling me I didnt maintain proper maintanance. Want to see the reciepts.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10191702
Engine & cooling

Car purchased new, 3/99. Jan 07, timing chain failure. While driving back from repair shop, engine bearing failed. Repair shop diagnosed oil sludge failure in 2.7 Liter engine. Total cost of repair and engine replacement: $ 6,092.00. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10187038

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