ENGINE FAILURE, REGULAR OIL CHANGES WELL MAINTAINED. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE DRIVING ON WAY HOME FROM WORK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC,THEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON CAR SHUT OFF WOULD NOT START BACK UP. HAD TO HAVE POLICE COME HELP WITH TRAFFIC AND HAVE HELP GETTING IT OFF ROAD . TOWED HOME GOT IT STARTED BACK UP SOUNDED LIKE A BUNCH OF METAL IN A BLENDER. DRAINED OIL OUT OF CAR WAS PUREED METAL. TOTAL ENGINE LOSE, NO SHOP WOULD REPAIR, SAID THE ENGINE WAS NOT WORTH FIXING, NOT EVEN WORTH PUTTING NEW ENGINE IN THE CAR. EVERY PLACE I TALKED TO SAID SAME THING THAT THE 2.7 ENGINE IN THE 98 CONCORD WAS FAULTY AND JUNK. *TR
1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON AUGUST 16, 2005 , CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD HAVE ENGINE REBUILT WHICH WOULD COST $7000-8000 DOLLARS OR THEY COULD DO IT FOR $2500. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GIVE THE CONTACT ANY TYPE OF EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 64, 200.*AK