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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003242205 | Incident Date: Oct, 27 2003 |
| Consumer's City: LEWISVILLE | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: CONCORDE | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2C3HD46R6WH | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 28 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 24 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 1998 chrysler concorde with a 2.7 l engine. we have maintained it according to the schedule in the handbook, with oil changes approximately every 4500 - 7500 miles.*ak the car has 79000 miles on it. about a week ago we noticed an engine noise that sounded like a fan going out. we took the car into an independant shop and they diagnosed a failure of the cooling fan. that was repaired, but at the same time a much large problem was found. the engine is making a clicking noise that sounds like lifters. the shop determined it was not upper engine, and hence not lifters. we can't afford to have the engine torn apart and replaced ($7,000) but the problem is apparently lower engine. i found literally a hundred reports of engine failure on concordes and intrepids with this same engine, many of which indicated that the engine failed (blew up) while driving - which is obviously very dangerous. i was a lucky one - that so far hasn't had the engine blow up, but if it does or if it had, since i live in a dallas suburb with massive amounts of traffic it most likely would have been fatal. i will be keeping off the highways if i drive it at all. |
