1998 CHRYSLER Concorde Problems & Complaints

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.

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

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

CHRYSLER/DODGE 2.7 LITER DOHC ENGINE HAS OIL ENGINE SLUDGE. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE-FROZEN BRAKE PEDAL-ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FILLED WITH WATER AND FROZE.

BRAKE FAILURE-FROZEN BRAKE PEDAL-ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FILLED WITH WATER AND FROZE.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE DETERIORATING FROM INSIDE OUT. REPAIRS WERE MADE BY DEALER AT CONSUMER'S COST. PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMNATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL TO "ALL" CARS, I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

ROTORS REPLACED A SECOND TIME ON 2 MAY 2001 DUE TO SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL AT 60 MPH, BRAKING DISTANCE NORMAL. ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK BRAKES PULSATE WHEN BRAKING ON HIGHWAY DUE TO WEARING OF ROTORS. *YH

POWER WINDOWS HAVE BECOME INOPERATIVE, INCLUDING PASSENGER'S FRONT/ REAR AND DRIVER'S FRONT WINDOW.*AKIT WAS EXPLAINED TO CONSUMER TO HAVE THE WINDOWS REPLACED BUT SOMETIMES THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *JG

I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE! THE WINDOW HAS BEEN GIVING MY WIFE A LOT OF PROBLEMS, I HAD 2 OF THE MOTORS REPLACED, THE ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS BROKEN AGAIN, AND NOW IT IS OFF TRACK. IT IS A SHAME THAT CHRYSLER WONT OWN UP TO THE FACT THEY HAVE A DEFECT, THE NEXT CAR I BUY WILL NOT BE A CHRYSLER. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761425

THERE ARE AIR POCKETS AND AIR BUBBLES IN WINDSHIELD WHICH CAN CAUSE GLASS TO BE UNSAFE. MECHANIC STATED WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK. *TT

SIMILAR TO ODI ID NO. 748019, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BROKE LOOSE AND COULD NOT BE RAISED. EXAMINATION OF THE FAILURE SHOWED THAT THE SHEET METAL WINDOW SUPPORT HAD BROKEN. CHRYLSER'S ONLY SOLUTION SEEMS TO BE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW WITH SIMILAR COMPONENTS. VERY POOR DESIGN. A SHEET METAL PART BENT OVER ON TO ITSELF AND THEN GLUED (EPOXIED) PRODUCES A WEAK JOINT.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE GLASS WINDOW BECAME LOOSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MARCH 2000 AND IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND IT WAS COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE GLASS WINDOW JUST CAME DOWN WHILE DRIVING. BUT JUST RECENTLY ON 6/21/2001 THE GLASS WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND HE WAS VERY FRIGHTENED BECAUSE IMAGINE IF OUR LITTLE GIRL HAD BEEN AROUND THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE GLASS HAD COME LOOSE BUT THIS TIME IT SHATTERED. WE CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. I DID EXPLAIN THAT THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. WE KEPT HAVING PROBLEMS PUTTING THE GLASS WINDOW DOWN. THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL. I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS CAR SEEMED LIKE IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS SINCE WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, AND I EVEN WROTE A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT BUT GOT NOTHING, NOT EVEN AN APOLOGY FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. I ALSO EXPLAINED THE GREAT CONCERNED BECAUSE IMAGINE DRIVING IN THE EXPRESSWAY AT 55 MILES AND HAVING YOUR GLASS WINDOW SHATTER IN YOUR FACE? WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN? I ALSO TOLD CHRYSLER THAT THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING UNTIL SOMEONE'S LIFE IS TAKEN BECAUSE OF THEIR DEFECT. ANYWAY, THEY WOULD NOT PAY AND WE ENDED UP PAYING $527.00 BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THEY HAD TO INSTALL THE GLASS AND ALSO THE PART THAT HELD THE GLASS INSIDE THE DOOR. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THAT PART IN MARCH 2000 WHEN WE HAD OUR FIRST INCIDENT. SO BASICALLY THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING. I ALSO MET A GENTLEMAN THAT HAS A 1999 CONCORDE LXI AND THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO HIM. DO YOU THINK THIS IS A COINSIDENCE? I DON'T THINK SO AND CHRYSLER BETTER THINK AGAIN BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP DEAD BECAUSE OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE.*AK

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

GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS VERY HARD TO MOVE. SOMETIMES NEEDING BOTH HANDS TO PUT IT IN GEAR. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE AND GO TO PARK. *JB

DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK RECALL 04V021000 REPAIRS BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HASN'T RELEASED THE PARTS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE NOT PROVIDING ANY SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION FOR THIS ISSUE. *AK

TRANSAXLE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION/PARK INTERLOCK.*MR THE VEHICLE SHIFT LOCK WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE JERKED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. ON 1-6-07 THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED OFF AS IF THE CAR WAS OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNED ON, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND ON, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD START SO IT WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT, THAT EVEN IF HE FIXED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, HE STILL MAY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED.*AK

THERE WAS NO INSTRUCTION TO CHECK/INSPECT BATTERY CABLES THAT WERE "BURIED" BEHIND R/F WHEEL FENDER WELL AND BELOW ENGINE. WHEN INSPECTED, THEY WERE SO CORRODED, THAT BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT SIGNIFICANT LABOR EXPENSE WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN NEGATED BY NORMAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTION PROCEDURES. *NM

WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. IN 1998 I BOUGHT A NEW CHRYSLER CONCORDE. IT HAS ONLY BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IT HAS FAILED TO START OR RUN TWICE - BOTH TIMES REQUIRING TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST REVEALED A FAILED HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS, CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 5083852AA. THE REPAIR WAS MADE BY THE DEALER BY ATTEMPTING TO SOLDER BROKEN PIN CONNECTORS BACK TOGETHER. COST FOR THIS REPAIR WAS AROUND $400. WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED A WEEK LATER I WAS TOLD THE FIRST REPAIR COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND A REPLACEMENT PART WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND INSTALLED. CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 5083852AA IS NO LONGER MADE SO A SUBSTITUTE PART, CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 4760623AB, COSTING ABOUT $1200, WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND MODIFIED TO FIT MY CONCORDE. THIS REPAIR, INCLUDING PARTS, LABOR, RENTAL CAR AND TOWING WILL RUN INTO THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE REASON FOR HAVING TO ORDER THE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE PART IS BECAUSE CHRYSLER DECIDED TO STOP MAKING AND SUPPLYING CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 5083852AA. BY THE WAY, CHRYSLER PART NUMBER 4760623AB IS NOT A FORM, FIT, FUNCTION REPLACEMENT. WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PARTS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD? *AK

EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, HAVE REPLACED THE HORN, SO THERE MUST BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD THAT CAUSES THE HORN TO STOP WORKING WHENEVER IT RAINS.

WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE IN TRAFFIC TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKE TO PROCEED AND CAR ACCELERATED VERY FAST INTO TRAFFIC. *AK DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PROBLEM FOUND ON THE INTERNET. *YH

DRIVER TURNED ON THE IGNITION , WITH FOOT ON BRAKES SHIFTED TO REVERSE, SLOWLY RELEASED BRAKES, WHEN IT SHOT BACKWARDS IN EXTREME HIGH SPEED ,HITTING A REAR PARKING CEMENT WALL. *AK

VEHICLE PARKED 1 HOUR. STARTED VEHICLE & IT ACCELERATED AT WILD RATE OF SPEED. HAD NO CONTROL. APPLIED BRAKES WHICH FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE & WENT INTO 6 FEET OF WATER. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

TL* THE CONTAC OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER CONCORD. THE BODY MOUNT ON THE VEHICLE WORE OUT, AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF THE VEHICLE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THE BODY WOULD DISCONNECT FROM THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD TO TO REPAIR THE BODY MOUNT. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. *AK

LOST OF VEHICLE HOOD COWL PANEL WHILE DRIVING. ALL 7 ORIGINAL COWL PANEL FASTENING STEEL CLIPS WERE UNDISTURBED NOT THE RESULT OF WEAR AND TEAR, BUT INFERIOR PRODUCT OR INADEQUATE DESIGN. *BF NAR *JLS THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE GOING 65 MPH A LARGE BLACK OBJECT FLEW AGAINST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND OVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TC *JB

HOOD ATTACHMENT HAS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE MODE OF VEHICLE, FLEW OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE PLASTIC MOLDING WHICH IS UNDER THE HOOD, PART #4805701AA, BROKE. IT HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND FLEW AND DAMAGE THE CAR BEHIND WHO WAS DRIVING THE SAME DIRECTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND GOT A NEW REDESIGNED MOLDING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

FLOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL GET FLOODED EACH TIME THAT IT RAINED. DEALER CAN NOT FIND OUT WHERE WATER IS COMING FROM. THEN, THERE WILL BE A MILDEW SMELL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AT NIGHT ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS POOR HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR FAN, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT GASKET NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, WHICH REQUIRED THE BUMPER TO BE DISMOUNTED TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT LAMP. THE WAS MADE THE REPAIR RATHER EXPENSIVE. THE MOISTURE AND DUST ENTERING INTO THE HEAD LIGHT REDUCED THE ILLUMINATION POWER CREATING A SAFETY RISK FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO CONNECTED CONFERENCED THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS NOT RECALL FOR THE HEAD LIGHT DEFECT AND THE REPAIR HAD TO BE COVERED BY THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. LATER THE HEAD LIGHT LAMP WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DID NOT REPLACE THE GASKET, CONSEQUENTLY THE POOR ILLUMINATION PROBLEM REMAINED WITHOUT RESOLUTION.

THE HEADLIGHTS COVERS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. THIS PLASTIC HAS FILMED OVER REDUCING THE EFFECTIVNESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY CAR. I HAVE NOTICED IT ON ALL SIMULAR YEAR/MAKE/MODEL OF MY CAR. THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AT A CONSIDERABLE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR ME. THIS IS NOT SAFE - IT IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT THE MAKER MUST CORRECT.

CARS WITH HIGH LIGHTS, AND BLUE LIGHTS ARE BLINDING THIS OLD MAN TRYING TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. MANY TIMES I HAVE TIPPED THE MIRRORS AWAY FROM MY SIGHT WHEN HIGH LIGHTS APPROACH FROM THE REAR. AND THE NEW BLUE LIGHTS ARE MUCH TO HARD TO FACT AT NIGHT. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THE HEADLIGHTS RUBBER OUT LINER SEEMS TO LET WATER SEEK THROUGH CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS OF VEHICLE. *TT

HEADLIGHT SEALS ARE COMING OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON FRONT/LEFT, AND FRONT/RIGHT HEADLIGHT COVERS. DEALERSHIP DID NOT EXAMINE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

TL*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. *KB UPDATED*JB

THE DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS.*JB

THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING.*JB

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. WAS REAR-ENDED. AFTER BEING HIT, WE NOTICED THAT WE WERE LAYING BACK IN THE FRONT TWO SEATS WHICH HAD COLLAPSED. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. (STATE FARM IS THE AGENT HANDLING THE ADJUSTMENT). PASSENGER SUFFERED MILD CONCUSSION/ NECK/ ARM AND BACK INJURIES. DRIVER HAS MUSCLE ACHES AND HEADACHES. I HAVE CONTACTED A LAW FIRM REF THIS INCIDENT TO POSSIBLY PURSUE ACTION AGAINST CHRYSLER AND STATE FARM.*AK

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. *AK

INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS ON VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. *MR THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT WAS NORMAL. THERE WAS ALSO A LOOSE FEELING IN THE STEERING ON ALL TURNS. *SC *JB

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

POWER STEERING RACK IS WORN, CAUSING STEERING TO BE LOOSE AND NOISY, CONSUMER STATES THE CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER DID NOT TEND TO OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WHILE THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC

POWER ASSIST BELT HAS BROKEN 5 TIMES IN LAST 3 YEARS.*AK

THERE IS A CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE TURNING LEFT, THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAD LOW MILEAGE, CONSUMER PAID FOR REPLACEMENT COSTS. *SLC

SWAY BAR LINKS ARE WORN AND RATTLE, NEED REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE, AND HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY FOUND OUT THAT NOISE CAME FROM THE BUSHINGS. *AK

EXACT DATE AND MILEAGE ARE ESTIMATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REPORT: THE ORIGINAL REPORT AND EXACT DATE ETC ARE FILED WITH THE DEALER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

REAR, DRIVER SIDE TRAILING ARM SHEARED FROM METAL FATIQUE, CAUSING REAR, DRIVER SIDE WHEEL TO COME OFF. BROKEN TRAILING ARM ALSO REPEATEDLY BUMPED AGAINST BRAKE LINE. FRONT END OF CAR NOW "SHIMMIES". THE REPLACEMENT PART IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DESIGN THAN ORIGINAL PART -- THE ORIGINAL EMPLOYED A U-SHAPED CHANNEL DESIGN, WHILE THE REPLACEMENT IS AN ENCLOSED CYLINDRICAL FORM. MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO RESPOND TO OWNER'S LETTER ADDRESSING CONCERNS FOR THE REMIANING ORIGINAL PART ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE, AND HAS ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THE "INDEPENDENT" ENGINEER'S REPORT ON THE FAILURE.

TIRES/SUSPENSION OUT OF ALIGNMENT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT GOING OVER 55 MPH.

BOTH FRONT/REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED. INTERMITTENTLY SEAT BELT BUCKLES RELEASED THE SEAT BELT LATCH. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO BUCKLE IN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

INADVERTENT UNLATCHING OF SEAT BELT;KNOWN DEFECT ON MECHANISM OG GEN 3 DESIGN. *AK

THE MATERIAL OF THE SEAT BELT IS SO THIN, WHICH CAUSES THE BELT TO TWIST ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LOOP, THAT IS LOCATED ON THE PILLAR BETWEEN THE DOORS. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT BELT NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML

THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN THE FRONT CENTER SEAT IS CRACKED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE AUGUST OF 1998. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE,AND VEHICLE WAS SWAYING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. AND INDICATED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT I WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH "RIGHT POWER STEERING RACK MOUNTING BUSHINGS" AND THE "LOWER CONTROL ARM" WAS MAKING A NOISE. HE SAID IT WOULD COST APPROX. $1400.00 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS WELL AMINTAINED AND DRIVEN PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. THIS SEEMS A BIT STRANGE THAT A VEHICLE LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD, NOT DRIVEN ABUSIVELY WOULD HAVE SUCH A MAJOR EXPENSE REPAIR. *AK

CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT UPON SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, DRIVING ON BUMPY TERRAIN AND FREEWAY CONDITIONS. CAR HAS BEEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR REPAIRS SUCH AS COMPLETE REBUILD OF RACK AND PINION, ROTATION OF TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. STEERING WHEEL COMES TO REST TURNED LEFT AND WILL NOT "BOUNCE BACK" TO CENTER AFTER MANUVERING A LEFT TURN. STEERING WHEEL DOES COME BACK TO CENTER AFTER NEGOTIATING A RIGHT TURN. *AK

WHILE THE TRUNK LID WAS OPENED TRUNK SUPPORT STRUTS FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE TRUNK LID TO CLOSE ONTO THE CONSUMER'S HEAD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AT 5 MPH. DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO DO SO AND FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *AK

RADIO (AM SIDE) DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY SIGNALS , ONLY A HUMMING NOISE

RADIO/CASSETTE PLAYER GENERATES HEAT WHEN PLAYING.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE MANUFACUTRER STATED THE CRUMPLE ZONES ABSORB ENOUGH OF THE IMPACT SO THE AIR BAGS COULD NOT DEPLOY. *YH

TIRES OUT OF ROUND, COMPRESSOR, O-RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TIRES OUT OF ROUND, COMPRESSOR, O-RINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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.

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REGARDING THE LONGEVITY OF THEIR AUTOMOBILES. THISWAS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT FAILED BETWEEN 100,000 AND 110,000 WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, DOOR SEALS, THE AUTOMATIC SEATS AND NOW THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHRYSLER DEALER, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER TOLD ME I HAD A BAD ROD AND THE ENGINE WAS VIRTUALLY SHOT AND WASN'T WORTH FIXING. HE SAID HE WAS ASHAMED TO SAY THE 2.7 ENGINES WERE JUNK. I HAVE RESEARCHED MY CAR AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME, IF NOT MORE PROBLEMS THAN WHAT I HAD, WHICH INDICATED THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF FOR NOT CARING OR MAKING GOOD FOR THEIR MISTAKES INSTEAD OF IGNORING THEM! THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS, INCLUDING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH DOOR LOCKS, THE POWER SEATS, AND THE SEALS FROM AROUND THE DOORS. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT RESEARCHING THE VEHICLE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN! I JUST WISH THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER WOULD CARE MORE ABOUT THEIR CARS, AND THE CONSUMERS THAT WERE BUYING THEM, AND THEN MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE MORE SALES SINCE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE STINKS. I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO SAY A TRUE STATEMENT ABOUT SERVICE FOR DAIMLER-CHRYSLER PROBLEMS. I WILL NEVER BUY A DAIMLER-CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN, AS PER MY OWN EXPERIENCES WITH PROBLEMS AND THE RESPONSES FROM THE COMPANY. IF I HAVE NO SATISFACTION FROM THIS EMAIL, WHICH I KNOW WILL NOT HAPPEN!, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT OTHERS KNOW WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH!, ESPECIALLY WILL ALL THE VETERANS THAT I KNOW AND HAVE CONTACTS WITH SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.*AK

ON THE MORNING OF 10/20/2006, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN OUR 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. HE WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND LOSING POWER, THE OIL LIGHT ALSO CAME ON WHEN HE STOPPED. HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK AND PARK THE CAR. ONLY TO BE TOLD BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT WE HAVE "ENGINE FAILURE" AND NEED A NEW ENGINE. MORE THAN LIKELY DUE TO "OIL SLUDGE"...WHATEVER THAT IS. WE HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN THIS CAR EVERY 3,000 MILES WITH SYNTHETIC OIL SINCE PURCHASING IT FROM MY PARENTS IN 2001. MY PARENTS HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND ALSO HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. OUR MECHANIC TOLD US THIS "OIL SLUDGE" AND ENGINE FAILURE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THAT HAVE THE 2.7L ENGINE. WE CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW ENGINE LET ALONE A REBUILT ENGINE. MY HUSBAND HAS NO TRANSPORTATION TO WORK NOW, AS WE HAVE 5 CHILDREN 3 OF THEM UNDER 3, AND I CAN'T BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE DUE TO OUR MIDDLE DAUGHTER'S HEALTH PROBLEMS AND 3 WEEKLY DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS. MY HUSBAND'S JOB IS IN THE CITY WHICH IS A 30 - 45 MINUTE COMMUTE. NOW MY HUSBAND IS HAVING TO TAKE A BUS TO WORK AND HAS TO ADD 2 ADDITIONAL HOURS ON TO HIS COMMUTE TIME. LESS TIME WITH FAMILY AND A CAR WITH 72,000 MILES THAT WE CAN'T DRIVE!!! CHRYSLER'S OWN MECHANICS ADMIT THE DEFECT WITH THE 2.7L ENGINES, WHY WON'T THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I'LL TELL YOU WHY......HAVING TO STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE ENGINE WOULD TOTALLY BANKRUPT THEM. NOT TO MENTION TARNISH THE "MERCEDES-BENZ" AFFILIATION. SINCE HEARING THIS I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER WON'T DO A [XXX] THING ABOUT IT!!! MY PARENTS HAVE BEEN LOYAL CHRYSLER OWNERS SINCE THEIR FIRST NEW CAR 40 YEARS AGO......I DOUBT THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DT: DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINER BOLTS WAS RECALLED. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED CONSUMER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THIS WAS ON 1-13-04, AND IT WAS ON THAT DATE THAT CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT IT WAS BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY SOMEONE HAD TRIED TO FIX THE RECALL AND PARTS WERE MISSING. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY JUST TOOK HER COMPLAINT # 12395573. SHE DID NOT HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SECOND DEALER. *AK THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE. THE WINDOW NEEDED A SUPPORT SEAL. *JB *NM UPDATED 12/8/2005 - *NM

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FOGGED UP. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, TRUNK LID WOULD FALL INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER'S SHOULDERS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 36 MPH ENGINE FAILED. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.*AK

MY CONCORDE BROKE DOWN WHILE ON VACATION, WAS TOWED IT TO A NEARBY CHRYSLER DEALER/SERVICE CENTER. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 7/70 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (BY ABOUT 400 MILES), IT WAS COVERED COMPLETELY AND A BRAND NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. LESS THAN 10 MONTHS LATER, THAT ENGINE HAS EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF 6K. I WAS TOLD THE "NEW" ENGINE THAT HAD JUST EXPLODED WAS ONLY WARRANTIED FOR 1 YEAR OR 12K MILES. I HAD EXCEEDED THE MILAGE BY ABOUT 6K. THEY HAVE FINALLY AGREED TO COVER THE THING WITH ME "ONLY" BEING CHARGED $500.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM WITH 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. SWITCH DOSEN'T SEEM TO RELEASE AFTER STARTING, CONSIQUENCE IS THAT AIR BAGS, POWER WINDOWS,POWER LOCKLS AND ALL RELATED POWER EQUIPMENT IS NON FUNCTIONAL. I KNOW OF OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND/OR RELATED LINKAGE. *AK

PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH OF 2001 AND HAD CAR MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SUGGESTED REPAIR SCHEDULE. IN JULY 2001 ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER LATER THAT MONTH DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER REPAIR PERSON THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS MAINTAINING THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE CAME OUT OF 'TIME' AND THE ENGINE MAY HAVE SLIPPED. REPAIRMAN COULD NOT GIVE ME A SUGGESTION ON HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IT COST ME OVER $3,000 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED WITH A USED ENGINE. THE REPAIRMAN AT THE TIME ALLOWED ME TO KEEP MY VEHICLE IN 'STORAGE' UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PAY THE REPAIR BILL. A YEAR LATER I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP (IN DEC 2003). I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I ASKED THE DEALER REPAIRMAN (NEW PERSON, OTHER REPAIRMAN LEFT COMPANY) WHY THAT WAS. REPAIRMAN CLAIMED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE CAR SAT FOR SO LONG. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WORK IT OUT WITH THE DEALER. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR I.E. ACCELERATION PROBLEMS (SLOW/ OR SOMETIMES RAPID), LEAKING FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ENGINE (I AM TAKING THE CAR TO A AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP (NOT THE DEALER - MICHAEL CHRYSLER, I DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH THEM), THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I DON'T NOT DRIVE MY CAR AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS NOR DO I DO EXTENSIVE DRIVING, JUST LOCAL DRIVING. I THINK THIS CAR IS POORLY PUT TOGETHER. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN CHRYSLER AND ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ENGINE PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER SHOULD INVESTIGATE THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO KEEP PAYING FOR REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO THE FINANCING. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE FINANCING COMPANY (AMERICREDIT) ABOUT THE SITUATION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO GET THIS CAR IN AT LEAST DRIVABLE CONDITION. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION ON A 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD IS MALFUNCTIONING. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONE PART, THE SPEED SENSOR. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLONID PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER SPENDING MONEY TO REPAIR PIECE BY PIECE. ALSO, MY CAR IS OVER HEATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE PAID OVER $2000 IN PAYMENTS AND MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. *AK

THIS CAR HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. I FIND THAT THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE WINDOWS ARE CONSISTENT E.G. WON'T ROLL DOWN ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND "OFF TRACK" DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT. I HAVE WATER COLLECTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AFTER LOTS OF RAIN. THE MOLDING ON THE CAR WHETHER IT BE THE HEADLIGHTS OR AROUND THE DOORS DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE TRUNK VENT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE STRUTS AND SWAY BAR HAD TO BE REPLACE SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ALL GAUGES WENT OUT. THEN, ENGINE STALLED. DEALER DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE COLUMN GEAR SHIFT IS TOO HARD TO SHIFT WHEN NEEDED, CONSUMER USED BOTH HANDS TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. DEALER CONTACTED. *JB CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE, WHEN SHE CHECKED THE DASHBOARD, SHE SAW THAT THE GEAR SHIFT HAD SOMEHOW SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. (THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED TO ANOTHER GEAR UNKNOWN TO HER, SAME THING REPEATS) THERE IS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC INSISTS THAT THE SCARCENESS OF THE PART IS AN INDICATION OF UNIVERSAL FAILURE. *SCC

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVE, VEHICLE STARTED TO REV,AND THEN TO ACCELERATE IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WAS DOING A 360 DEGREE, CONSUMER HAD TO STOP VEHICLE BY SHUTTING IT OFF. BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING.*AK ENGINEER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DURING INSPECTION OF VEHICLE MECHANIC FOUND PROBLEM WITH COURTESTY LIGHTS. *TT

WE PURCHASE A JAYCO FOLD DOWNTRAILER MODEL 1406 WITH ATANDEM AXEL. WE WERE TOLD WE COULD TOW IT SAFELY WITH OUR CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THEY ATTACHED A TRAILER HITCH TO THE REAR OF THE CAR WITH BOLTS. AFTER TRAVELLING AT LEGAL SPEED LIMITS FOR ONLY 1500 MILES

PARKING BRAKE HANDLE BROKE OFF. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.