Front Seat Recliner Problems of Chrysler Concorde

This car has an ongoing recall for seat recliner bolts. I was driving and all of the sudden the seat back went flat and I fell backwards while driving. This will be the 4th time the seat belt recliner bolt broke. I believe I am due financial restitution even though I did not get injured or worse I could have killed someone at highway speeds. I was on a city street at 40mph when this happened.

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The contact owns a 1999 Chrysler Concorde. The contact stated while driving at approximate speeds of 55 mph, the front drivers seat would recline backward without driver intent due to a bolt snapping. The contact received notification of a recall (NHTSA campaign id number: 03v035000: seats: front assembly: recliner) and took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. The dealer advised the recall repair was previously performed on the vehicle and the manufacturer would not cover the cost of a second repair. The failure persisted. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 58,000.

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The contact owns a 1998 Chrysler Concorde. While driving approximately 5 mph, the driver's seat reclined unexpectedly. The contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number 03v035000 (seats:front assembly:recliner) in may of 2003. The dealer stated that the reclining seat was not due to the recall, but rather a seat back adjuster and wiring harness failure. The current mileage was 86,554 and failure mileage was 86,544. Updated 01-15-08. Updated.

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The contact owns a 2002 Chrysler Concorde. While idling at a traffic light, the driver's seat unexpectedly reclined. The contact stated that the seat could not be raised. The contact took the vehicle to the mechanic and they stated that the cause of failure was the front seat power assembly. The mechanic repaired the vehicle. There is a recall for the front seat power assembly (NHTSA campaign id number: 03v035000). The current and failure mileages were 52,000.

: the contact stated upon sitting in the front driver's seat, the back of the seat fell backwards into a reclined position. The vehicle was seen by a dealer for inspection who determined the seat failed due to normal wear and tear. The service department replaced the seat recliner which corrected the problem.

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The contact stated front passenger seat broke. The bolt loosened and the seat reclined all the way back. Nhtsa recall 03v0350000 was issued on the seat, but it affected the driver's side only. He had no current plan to repair the vehicle.

The front passenger seat reclining bolt broke.

Recall service for driver seat bolts was performed in 2003. While leaving a stop light the driver's seat unexpectedly reclined fully. The driver regained control of the vehicle and no accident ensued. The driver suffered muscle strain in lower back. No other damage or injury. Dealer initially agreed to cover repair, but three days later changed position and will not cover the repair.

Seat bolt recall being ordered. The dealer told the consumer the recall could not be performed because the mechanism under the seat malfunctioned and shorted out the door locking and trunk popping circuitry.

Consumer had the driver's seat repaired according to NHTSA recall campaign 03v035000 for the reclining seat position. Now the passenger seat broke and collapsed back. The back of the seat was stuck and would not come up at all. The passengers unable to sit up in a regular seated position.

Recall 03 v 035 000/seat back reclining bolt. While driving 45 mph the driver's seat completely reclined without warning. No accident or injury reported, but vehicle was serviced for this recall approximately a year ago.

One year later after consumer received NHTSA recall letter 03v035000 the seat back recliner unexpectedly broke. Passenger sustained a cut on the forehead, and knee bruises when he came in contact with the dashboard.

While vehicle was parked driver heard a loud noise. Driver's seat collapsed forward. This caused the driver to sustain major injuries, and was transported to the hospital. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that recliner bolts needed to be replaced.

The seat back on my 1999 Chrysler Concorde broke, allowing the seat back to fall back into a reclining position. The car was traveling at a slow speed because I was making a turn.

In may 2003, the consumer made an appointment with the dealer for recall # 03v035000 repairs concerning seat back reclining bolt. Upon arriving for the appointment dealer stated there were no parts available. Consumer has not received a call from the dealer stating when the parts would be available.

The dealership refused to honor the recall for the vehicle. Consumer stated the seat bolt was on recall.

The driver seat back broke, which caused the seat to collapse backwards.

Alarmed to see other consumer complaints of similar problems with the steering and failure of rack and pinion and front end suspension. Also, we have replaced the sway bar links. We have repeatedly had problems with a/c erratic operation as other consumers reported. Fully alarmed by numerous fuel throttle and seatback collapse problems reported. R&p steering unit replaced. Steering was real loose.

While driving 10-15 mph driver seatback collapsed, vehicle has not been taken to dealership yet. No injuries. Consumer stated that the dealer refused to repair this as a safety item, regardless of mileage this was a malfunction or failure of equipment.

While driving, driver's seat collapsed backwards, causing driver to lose control of vehicle.

The back of my seat seemed to move up and down so I took it out and where the metal bracket which is a one piece metal frame from on the back of the seat broke on the right side of the drivers seat. Had both bracket broke the back of the seat would have fallen into the back seat of the car with the driver which could have caused an accident. I called Chrysler and they said there wasn't any recalls on it . I have never had any seat in any car I've ever owned do that! it's a power seat and I shudder to think what kind of money they will want to fix it. I think this could have been a very dangerous situation for the safety of me and anyone in the car with me. I took pictures of the broken bracket.

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Left front seatback recliner dropped back while driving. . Dealer service dept. Removed seat r&r lower cover. . . Drilled out and retapped broken hinge bolt. . Dealer charges for repairs ($170. 25), claims out of warranty due to mileage. . Reported to customer service. . Claims no other reports of similar problems. . . Refuses to reimburse for repairs.

Driver's seatback broke away from the frame.

While traveliing and without any indication driver's seatback broke, causing poor visibility. Please provide further information.

After the consumer made two appointments to have the recall for the seat recliner repaired, the consumer was informed the parts were not available. Recall # 03 v 035 000. The consumer stated that work was completed.