31 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 1999 Chrysler Concorde cite power train, 9% of all 333 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“THE SHIFTER WOULD APPEAR TO BE IN PARK AND YOU COULD TAKE KEYS OUT OF CAR. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START, I CHECKED ALL THE USUAL STUFF , GAS LEVEL ,BATTERY THEN IT DAWNED ON ME TO CHECK THE SHIFTER SINCE I WAS UNABLE IN THE PAST TO START OTHER CARS IT MUST BE IN A PARK POSITION (WAS MARRIED TO AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DID LOSS OF RESTORATIONS) I PULLED THE LEVEL FORWARD AND THE CAR STARTED IMMEDIATELY. OVER TIME THE SHIFTING FROM P,R,N,D BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO WHERE IT STUCK IN 3RD GEAR (WHICH I NEVER USE) WHEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED THE FLOOR SHIFTER REMAINED STUCK . YET WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AS EASY AS PIE. 383.44 LATER IT WAS THE FLOOR SHIFTER AND CABLE. *TR”
“THE CAR I WAS DRIVING WAS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD THAT HAD BEEN IN EXCELLENT DRIVING UP UNTIL THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. JUST THREE DAYS EARLIER THE AUTOMOBILE WAS SERVICED AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER FOR AN OIL AND OIL FILTER CHANGE. I INQUIRED AT THE PICK UP EVENT IF THE BRAKES WERE OKAY AND IT WAS REPORTED TO ME THAT THE WERE FINE AND THAT EVERYTHING WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE WAS FINE. ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2006, I STARTED THIS AUTOMOBILE IN MY GARAGE TO GO TO CHURCH. AFTER PUTTING MY SEAT BELT ON, I USUALLY INCH MYSELF OUT OF MY GARAGE VERY, VERY SLOWLY. HOWEVER, THIS TIME AFTER ADJUSTING THE TRANSMISSION LEVER FROM PARK TO DRIVE MY AUTOMOBILE TOOK OFF SO FAST I COULD NOT CONTROL IT AT ALL. I HIT THE BREAKS AS HARD AS I COULD BUT MY AUTOMOBILE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. NOT ONLY THAT, I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING OF MY AUTOMOBILE AT ALL. I LIVE NEAR THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND THERE IS A DRAINAGE DITCH RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET WHERE I LIVE THAT CONNECTS WITH THE OCEAN. THERE IS A CHAIN-LINKED WIRE FENCE THAT SEPARATES THE STREET FROM THE DRAINAGE DITCH. MY AUTOMOBILE RACED OUT OF MY GARAGE, DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, WENT ACROSS THE STREET AND HIT THE CURB ACROSS…”
“DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, THE GEARSHIFT WAS WOBBLED, AND THE GEAR INDICATOR DISPLAYED PARK. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE DRIVE, BUT SLIPPED INTO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 04V021000, PERTAINING TO THE FLOOR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.”
“DT: 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD. THE CONSUMER STATED A SENSOR CHIP MALFUNCTIONED IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS MADE THE VEHICLE SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2005. *AK”
“THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE (WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED) WHILE IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER A 2ND RECALL TO FIX WHAT THE 1ST RECALL DIDN'T FIX. NOW THEY WANT A $1000 TO FIX THE VEHICLE BUT CLAIM THAT IT ISN'T UNDER RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. THE FLOOR SHIFTER/PIN/CABLE ASSEMBLY UNIT. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION PREVIOUS COMPLAINT # AG#200510260. *NM”
“NHTSA RECALL 04V021000 REGARDING THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOAD-LIMITING FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED A PORTION OF THE STATEMENT WAS INACCURATE. *TC”
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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.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.