Engine problems of the 1999 Chrysler Concorde - part 1

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.

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.

Stepson was driving car back from toledo ohio area to canton ohio and the engine in the car jerked and then just quit. Car was towed to local dealership and informed this morning that the timing chain had broker and destroyed the engine. After researching this today I find out that there are websites referencing this and many documented cases of this catastrophic failure happening to others. I called Chrysler today and I was informed that they could do nothing since the vehicle is out of warranty and that I was not the original owner so Chrysler could not establish how well the vehicle was maintained.

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.

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.

2. 7 engine seized.

My engine in my 1999 Chrysler Concorde completely failed with no warning while driving under normal conditions. I kept my car in the shop practicing all periodic maintenance procedures.

I bought a 1999 Concorde with a 2. 7l engine at the end of March of 06. On April 3, 2006 I got an oil change and other maintenance, and the car was at approximately 127k miles. All seemed well with the car. On 7/2/06, the day before my scheduled oil change, my wife took my car to work instead of her own, as she was going to the grocery store afterwards. At about 7:07 am, I get a call from my frantic wife, and she explained to me that she was on I-96 just before the exit to I-275 in michigan going about 70 mph and the car lost power and died without warning. My first thought was "are you ok?" I immediately got up and went to where she was. The car would not even turn over. I simply thought it was the alternator. However, I was infuriated when the mechanic told us that the 2. 7l engines in the 1998-2001 had a design flaw, wherein an unreasonable amount of sludge build up occurs, preventing the oil from circulating through the engine, which would explain why there was very little oil on my dipstick. The mechanic couldn't give me a price on the cost of fixing the problem, mainly because out of all of the cases that he's seen with this same engine, there have been no fixes. I cannot begin to explain how inconvenient this is for me and my family. Both my wife and I are students who work. From what I've been reading, the repair/replacement of the engine can cost up to $9,000 dollars. At this point, that's more than the car is worth now, and we simply don't have the money for this type of expense.

While on my way home from work at 2 am, I started to hear a loud "clunking" noise from the engine compartment on my 1999 Chrysler Concorde. I was on the highway, and the car rapidly decelerated to 25 mph. I managed to pull off into a rest stop, but didn't even make it into a parking spot before the engine quit. I found it amazing, since we just got the car back after $1600. 00 in repairs four months ago. Now, my mechanic is telling me that Chrysler only made these engines to last for up to 5 years at the most, and he's not surprised. Well, I am. A vehicle should last more than 5 years. Now the only option the mechanic tells me I have is to purchase a whole new engine and replace the old one.

- the contact stated that his engine seized because of a lack of oil. The contact had the car taken to a local repair shop and he was told by the mechanic that the failure was do to a clogged oil line.

I was returning home from relatives house. Engine started to rattle and the engine died on me and my son. Repair shop told me of the problem with the Chrysler 2. 7 liter engines blowing. Car has 95,000 miles on it.

Vehicle began responding to acceleration very slowly. Vehicle seized on the road in November "05". Dealership offered to replace engine for appr. $2,000- $4,000. I did not accept the offer.

I was driving back from a trip from ft. Lauderdale ,FL. On labor day 9/5/05. When my 1999 Chrysler Concorde just stopped for no apparent reason . I just purchased this vehicle 4 months ago and I am still making payments on it. The vehicle only has 75,500 miles on it. I have put on 5,000 miles since I owned it and have changed the oil twice already.

The caller states that while driving at 50 mph engine lost power. He was able to get it off the road. He had it towed to a garage. They said he needed a new engine. He was told that the oil drained out of it while the vehicle was in motion and that caused the engine to fail. Caller had the vehicle towed to his home. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet.

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!.

While driving vehicle stallled. Driver was unable to restart vehicle, and ha dit towed to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced due to sludge build up.

Vehicle stopped running and would not restart. Consumer left the vehicle, and went back the next day, and it started. Vehicle was driven to the dealer, where they discovered sludge in the engine, and the engine bearings were defective.

1999 Chrysler Concorde died after the motor started knocking.

I was driving my 99 Chrysler Concorde home and it started knocking and then died. My engine is gone. I have 3 kids and I have no means of fixing this. And now, no way to travel.

Without any warning, my chrylser Concorde 2. 7l engine suffered a complete failure. Repair costs are near $5000 and upon research, I found this to be a common problem on Chrysler 2. 7l engines from 1998 to 2000. Chrysler denies any allegations of the engine being faulty and that they are failing due to improper maintenance. The most that engine ever went between oil and filter changes was 4200 miles and that was a one time occurrence. The rest of the changes were done at or before 3000 miles. Chryslers recommendation under normal conditions is 6500 miles.

While driving, the vehicle completely shut down. The consumer was told there was oil sludge build-up in the engine. Please provide any further information.

2. 7 eng. Failure Chrysler Concorde 1999 ,well maintained ( it just stoped).

My 1999 Chrysler concord engine seize after an oil charge. I got the oil change on Saturday and Monday my car engine was knocking and by the end of the week the car was parked in the drive way. I researched the web for information on this engine and pretty much everybody that has this engine will have to use out of pocket money to fix the dame thing that cost twice its market value to fix.

: the contact stated while driving at 65mph the engine started knocking. The vehicle was taken to a dealership were they determined the engine was defective. There was no warning prior to the incident. The manufacturer has been alerted however no repairs have been made.

Consumer stated that vehicle would not start. He took vehicle to dealer, and was told that engine malfunctioned. It would cost consumer $8000. 00 to get it repaired. Consumer insisted that the motor should not have failed at 96000 miles.

Sludge build up in engine has caused thru no error on my end a blown engine, with no warning. I need a new motor even after all the money I've put into it with sensors in the tranny, new window motor, rod knocking. . . And I changed oil in the car every 3,000 miles using the oil that Chrysler recommends. There is so much sludge build up on this 2. 7 engine that if it were a human artery the patient would have died too. . . This is an ongoing problem with these motors and no one will do anything to help us get it fixed, unless we have an extra $7,000. 00 sitting around.

The consumer states that on Chrysler 1999 Concorde the engine filled up full of sludge and the engine was destroyed. This happened in October 2003. The car was sitting in the driveway of the owner, and it has not been fixed. The cost from the dealer was $7,600. 00 for a new engine, but in canada it was $3,200. 00. The owner was in canada when this happened. The dealer said that the owner did poor maintenance on the car, and that caused it to fill with sludge. The owner send the manufacturer a letter and has not had a response. The car set in the driveway for 2 years. The owner had to tow the car back to the states. Was hoping that Chrysler was going to fix the car, and Chrysler dealership responded they were not going to fix it. The owner said that Chrysler was taking the owner to court over the payments on the car. The owner wanted Chrysler to fix the engine and then will pay them the money.

Engine stops unpredictably, resulting in loss of power steering and brakes. There is absolutely no warning that this is about to occur. No "idiot lights" are lit, and the engine does not lurch or hesitate -- it simply quits. This has resulted in some near mishaps when this occurs in heavy traffic. Sudden deceleration without warning, and very sluggish handling until the engine can be restarted, represents a significant hazard to myself, my passengers, and other drivers. Input-output sensors were replaced 90 days ago. This eliminated the problem until September 16, 2003 when it began to recur.

Engine seized while driving, causing vehicle to lose power.

I have a 1999 chysler Concorde, 2. 7 liter, with 85,000 miles. The engine began knocking and then the oil light then came on. I stopped the car on the expressway. After sitting I could restart the engine, drive a short distance (. 1 miles) before the light would come on again until I got to an exit. The car was then towed to a garage. They have diagnosed likely bearing failure requiring an engine rebuild. The oil pressure is dropping as the engine warms up. They found metal shavings (brass) in the oil. Until this problem, the engine had not knocked or had any valve noise or other issues indicating low oil pressure. I have generally changed the oil every 3,000 miles. This failure seems premature and without warning. The safety issue is that motorists are left stranded on the expressway due a possible defect involving the materials used in the manufacture of this particular engine. While the mileage exceeds the manufacturers warranty, the failure is extremely premature.

Oil sludge in low mileage engine.

I own a 1999 Chrysler concord (purchased new) and was told that my engine was "shot". To replace it will cost $5,000. This included $3,800 for the rebuilt engine and $1,200 for labor. This is ridiculous!!! it has 78,000 miles on it and I have always taken it in for scheduled maintenance. For a car that cost over $22,000 to need this kind of repair at these few miles is unacceptable to me. Perhaps I am naive. I wonder how many problems with the engine others have encountered, but haven't officially reported. Many I am sure. I am working full-time as well as part-time to save money for a down payment to purchase a house this year. Thanks to my engine being "shot" - my husband and I will have to forgo our dream of owning a home anytime soon. Hopefully we can get past this and the interest rates will stay low enough for our two year old daughter to have christmas in her own home in 2004!!!.

My 1999 Chrysler Concorde with 46,000 miles on it developed sludge in the engine causing the timing chain to come off its track and subsequently damaging other parts of the engine. The dealer says the engine needs to be replaced at a cost of $8,000. When I asked what caused the sludge, the dealer told me I didn't have the oil changed enough. When I produced documents to the contrary, the dealer told me the oil used must have been bad and broke down. I find this highly unlikely. To date, I have not gotten satisfaction from the dealer or Chrysler. I am aware of others with the same problem. Several of these people were also told the same thing by their dealers. It seems like it's a canned routine to deflect responsibility for this problem onto someone else. I believe Chrysler is aware of this problem and is not standing behind their product. Can anything be done?.

The timing chain busted through the casing that houses it in the engine. The dealership told me that the cause could be a flaw in the chain link, and it caused severe damage to the rest of the engine, and that the engine must be replaced. Estimated cost is $7000. My comments to them were, if it is a flaw in the chain, shouldn't it be covered under the warranty? they told me no. I'm trying to find out if there has been othe occurrances of this priblem, and what my recourse and next step should be.

Driving down interstate 265 at 55 mph, engine just quit, causing a potentially deadly situation. When the engine quit, it lost power steering and brakes. Car only has 70,000 miles. Air conditioning quit working in may of 2003.