Chrysler Concorde 1998

• Recall 83141 [USA]: Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
  Sabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
  sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. The safety recall began on may 11, 2009. Owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589.
  this recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.In order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by sabersport.The list can be found under "document search" located at the bottom of your screen.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 41959 [USA]: Either circumstance may result in the vehicle rolling away without warning.
  On certain passenger vehicles, the floor shifter ignition-park interlock may fail and allow the shifter to be moved out of the park position with the key removed. An inoperative interlock may also allow the key to be removed when the shifter has not been placed in the park position.
  dealers will install a new load-limiting push rod into the floor shifter lever of the affected vehicles. Owner notification began on june 14, 2004. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
  daimlerchrysler recall no. C45.Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 57536 [USA]: If the seat back unexpectedly reclines while the car is being driven, it could result in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
  On certain passenger vehicles, seat back recliner bolt breakage can occur resulting in the seat back reclining unexpectedly.
  dealers will replace the recliner bolts. Owner notification began on april 23, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
  daimlerchrysler recall no. C04. Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 2004003 [Canada]: Other
  On certain vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission and a floor-mounted shifter, the ignition-park interlock may become defeated and allow the shifter to be moved out of the park position with the key removed. An inoperative interlock may also allow the key to be removed when the shifter has not been placed in the park position. This may result in the vehicle rolling away without warning. Correction: dealer will inspect the function of the ignition-park interlock system. Vehicles found with functional interlock systems will have a load-limiting push rod installed into the floor shifter lever. Vehicles with a non-functional ignition-park interlock system will have the shifter assembly replaced.

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• Recall 2003035 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  On certain vehicles, the driver seat recliner bolts could break which would allow the seat back to recline unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion. Correction: dealer will replace the recliner bolts with new shoulder bolt and, for vehicles with power driver seats built through january 2000, the recliner tracks will be realigned and a longer recliner driveshaft will be installed to prevent disengagement.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Auto trans ignition-park interlock investigation # EA03011

  The manufacturer reports above are based on daimlerchrysler¿s (dc) analysis of model year (my) 1998 (population = 356,384) and 1999 (population = 486,948) ja, jx and lh family subject vehicle data (earlier mys excluded).The population number includes all mys.The precise number of duplicates between odi and dc reports cannot be determined due to missing or incomplete information.The fatality incident involved an elderly person who attempted to stop a roll away vehicle and received fatal injuries.Odi also gathered information on my 1997-99 prowler vehicles in this investigation. The prowler vehicles were manufactured with a different design shifter mechanism (the shift lever is shorter).There are no complaints of prowler interlock failure in odi¿s database, and dc has received no reports either.The prowler is excluded from the recall scope.The investigation involved a condition where the interlock system could fail (or be made inoperative by the operator) during vehicle use, possibly inadvertently.The interlock system is required under fmvss 114.With the transmission in the park position and the ignition key off, the combined action of pressing the shift button and pulling the shift lever rearward may result in the operator overcoming the interlock system and cause the mechanical linkage of the system to disconnect.When this occurs, there is no overt indication to an operator that the system is defeated, and an increased risk of vehicle roll-away exists.Under recall 04v021, dc will replace damaged shift mechanisms, and will install on all vehicles a device which inhibits the operator¿s ability to overcome the interlock and defeat the system.Beginning with my 2000, dc incorporated a brake and transmission shifter interlock (btsi) system into the subject vehicles.Introduction of btsi involved design changes to the shift mechanism, one of which resulted in reduced mechanical advantage (rma) of the shift button.The rma shifter requires increased forces to overcome the interlock system, making the shifter less susceptible to damage.
  

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• Throttle control failure investigation # PE03010

  Based on the low failure rate, the absence of failures over the past year, the absence of injuries, and odis field investigation of incident vehicles, a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances. See attached report for additional information.
  

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Automatic shift on the floor. Does not shift correctly. Key cannot be removed. It stays on accessory and drains my battery. There was a recall for this problem, however i was told it was not covered because of the year of the car. I purchased the car in august 2012. Ran fine until 06/01/13. I feel it should still be under the recall. It doesn't go into park properly. I feel this could be a safety issue. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 chrysler concorde. The contact stated the brake and power steering lines were covered with excessive rust. The contact stated the power steering malfunctioned due to fluid leaking. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic in order to have the brake and power steering lines replaced. The contact also stated the ignition switch was faulty which made it possible to remove the key when the vehicle was turned on. The contact did not notify the manufacturer of the failure. The contact stated the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The failure mileage was 152,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chrysler concorde. While attempting to accelerate, the contact stated that the vehicle stalled. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired when the complaint was filed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 110,000. The consumer stated the timing chain faild and blew out the engine. Updated 07/23/10*jb

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chrysler concorde. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the engine needed to be replaced. The cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 117,750.

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chrysler concorde. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle shut down without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the engine failed and needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 68,000. Updated 09/10/08. *lj updated 09/11/08 *jb

Engine on our 1998 concorde with only 47,000 miles on it blew out while my son was driving it. He had the oil changed 3 months ago. *tr

My 1998 chrysler concorde started using oil at 70,000 miles it now has 90,000 miles and now uses 1-qt of oil every 500 miles all reports i read say that the engine is ready to fail i have always changed oil every 3,000 miles and maintained the vehicle to mfg specs so i cannot be to blame. *tr

I bought a used 1998 chrysler concorde in the spring of 2008. Three weeks after i bought the car the oil light turned on, i thought nothing of it, though i gave the car an oil change. Roughly 5 days after giving the car an oil change i drove it around for the day and the oil light came on again, but this time when i shut the car off it wouldn't start again. When i did get the car to start i took it to harmon's expert auto to see what was wrong with it. I was then informed the car's oil portals were clogged due to oil sludge. The recommended fix was a new engine. I was told the car had only 15 pounds of oil pressure and that eventually the motor will blow due to the oil sludge. Lastly i was informed that they see this problem all the time with the 2.7l engine in the chrysler concordes, and that they can't understand why chrysler will do nothing about it. Neither can i. *tr

Knocking in engine. *tr

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P361A [1] P361A
• B0000 [1] ISO/SAE Reserved
• P0442 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• P0455 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
• P0456 [2] Evaporative Emissions System Small Leak Detected
• P0420 [1] Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)
• P1494 [1] EGRCHK Solenoid Circuit Malfunction