1998 Chrysler Concorde LXi from North America - Comments

3rd Apr 2005, 16:57

"Spendy to fix, great all the other time"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Headlights Wiring lose (have to remove front bumper to change/fix)

95k Battery died (not a big deal, but you have to remove passenger front wheel and fender to change)

Display panel (int temp/blower/etc) shorted out and won't work (atleast blower works)

A/C only blows cold at 55mph+ (nothing to do with engine speed/coolant level, etc, just MPH) been told it's a faulty ac fan.

Power window switches break easily (replaced 3)

Won't start if Engine is hot or gas is below 1/2 a tank (not every time, but often enough)

Just about every wire in the car has needed replaced.

Brakes, tires, standard stuff.

General comments?

Overall I would rate this car a 7/10. Parts/Labor is VERY costly. Chrysler must of thought that nothing could go wrong with this car, so they made everything "unserviceable".

Besides the Bigest SUVs/Trucks on the road, you are the giant of the road. It doesn't look as big as it is, but you could almost park a Hyundia Accent inside the car. its about a foot longer than a grand caravan. Needless to say it is Very roomy; and 5 adults can fit without a problem. The trunk has something like 18cu ft; almost the size of my apt... lol.

Plenty of power, great options (when working) good MPG (16-26) on avg I get 19 when just driving around town. classy look, etc.

If you can pick one of these up for under $7000 (and bluebook is $6000) then do it. Just have a about $1000 set aside so you can fix what goes wrong. I have had a Ton of little things go wrong, but besides not starting when hot and low on gas (let it cool for 15min and your fine) its been a good car.

I would say don't get it if your looking for a Caddy, but do if you want a lot of luxury for the KBB price, cuz at $6k it's a lot of car... but anything much more.. run away... fast.


18th May 2005, 20:36

Just got a concord, love it so far. I replaced the tires and now the steering wheel will grab right/left when I turn most the way (like turning into a parking spot) when it does the wheels feel like they are skipping. it almost feels like when you put a truck into 4x4 on dry pavement and turn the wheel. all other times the car runs great. any ideas? email me or post here famlyforever@hotmail.com.

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