1994 Chrysler Concorde from North America - Comments

C'mon, people! 90% of the problems I read here is pertaining to normal maintenance items or problems with stupid know nothing mechanics. 9% more on the fact that you've bought an old, high mileage vehicle, and 1% on the fact that there are factory defects that showed up 10 years after the vehicle was made.

Sell me all yours for $150, I'll keep in parts to drive one for the next 100 years.

I'll give Chrysler another A+ on making a long lasting, decent car.

I've had my 94 Concorde for four years and have had extremely few problems. I had the heater problem and fixed it myself. I noticed that when you (at first) tapped on all the buttons on the climate control unit, it would quit pumping out heat and work normally. After awhile, this no longer worked reliably.

I pulled the dashboard cover off and removed the unit and wiggled the connectors that the power and control wires plug into and spotted a broken solder joint. I just pulled my dusty soldering iron out and dropped a bit of solder onto the pin and Voila!! No more problems with the heat coming on at full blast by itself. It has been over a year since that repair and AC and heat are working perfectly.

My ABS and Traction Control lights come on when the temperature is above 35 degrees. Its not just the indicators, I can feel the ABS turning off if I have my foot on the brake pedal when this happens. It can be a little scary when it goes off when pulling to a stop behind another car because the brake pedal will suddenly depress an extra inch or so, causing that "ahh! My brakes are failing!" feeling.

I also had to replace my CamShaft Positions Sensor (CSPS) twice in that time period. The entire engine just shuts off with no warning, and sometimes will not re-start. Cost me $125 to get replaced, no big deal. Other than that, I've only had a tie-rod end, a pair of brake pads, tires, and a set of pipes that connect the radiator to the heater core replaced. None of those things were all that expensive, not bad at all for four years on a car that already had 85K miles on it.

The car is still tight and runs like a dream. It has a little over 100K miles on it (I put 7K per year on it myself). Everything else works perfectly, I even built a cool "Carputer" into it.

Apparently they got it right on a few of these Concordes, either that or the previous owner got all the problems straightened out before I bought it.

I read the last comment on this forum... I wanted to know what the problem was with the ABS. I am experiencing the same problem. It only started a couple of days ago, and the light doesn't even go on. I personally think the wheel sensor is dirty, but not sure yet. If anyone can tell me, it would save me a lot of trouble! As far as the rest of the car, the only problem I have is with the turning radius... not very good. It seems like everyone here has some kind of wiring problems. Usually the car's ground is loose that's why it cuts on and off. If everyone still has these problems ask your mechanic to see if the ground is loose so you don't pay an arm and a leg for parts that were totally unnecessary.

~Karen~

I don't know... you all must have gotten lemons. My dad - the mechanic - says that most of the problems on the Concordes are on the ones with the 3.5L engine. I have the 3.3L.

The digital climate control is optional. I have it though. Perhaps for at least 5 years before I even saw a Concorde, I had been dreaming up a climate control with marvelous features. When I first fired up the A/C on the Concorde I was destined to own (after the spectacular failure of my 1996 Hyundai Elantra), it was my dream come true. I love it, and it has no such malfunctions as you all mention.

I do get pretty bad gas mileage, around 15 mpg highway, I should get that in the city. However, as much as I hate to cough up the money, I feel utter confidence in telling people I drive a gas guzzler.

I think I know a few things that could be wrong. My air filter is clean and I have all new spark plugs. I smell gas coming from under my car... so it's probably leaking, also my fuel pump loses pressure when it's been off for a few hours, so the pump might have something to do with it.

Also, contradictary to what everyone says (as my 1994 Concorde IS NOT listed as a "flex-fuel vehicle") my car runs just FINE on E85. Stupid media putting ideas in your heads - "it'll rot your gas lines" "it won't work in your engine" "it'll dissolve your valves" Blah, blah, blah. It runs fine.

I got my Concorde used, for free. My dad bought it for $300. It's in SUPER-UBER-SUPERB condition for $300. Clean, complete, and spotless interior, everything works right, only minor maintenance has been done, and near-perfect exterior with one really small rust patch and average small dings that you can't see.

And another thing, all you people are taking your cars to dealerships to get fixed. No wonder you're paying a small fortune for them to tell you they don't know what's wrong. Nothing like a bunch of straight-out-of-college trainees wondering what's wrong with a car that wasn't in their books. Duh. Take your cars to a real mechanic with experience. Like my dad, he's always complaining about how his customers are getting screwed by dealerships, and how these dealership mechanics have no clue what they're doing.

I bought my 1994 Concorde about 13 months ago with 119k miles on it. I put about $800 in it right after I bought it, fixing some silly stuff like the cup holder, floppy rear view mirror, cracked front fender, and a windshield washer fluid sensor. About $200 of that went for a sensor that was, according to the dealership, causing that blasting hot air that everyone's talking about in this thread. Last week, 52,000 miles later, I had to have the starter replaced. That's all I've done to the car.

Last fall, the first time the heat kicked on, suddenly the climate control would not blow cool air no matter how hot it was in the car. I used Google to find those instructions you use to troubleshoot the climate control system on these cars, and did the troubleshooting myself. It flashed a code 31 (recirculation door stuck, or something like that) but the process of actually running that test corrected whatever the problem was with the climate control always blowing hot. If you only get hot air out of your Concorde, try running that test before you spend money on repairs.

I have really enjoyed my Concorde. I drive it about 150 miles a day, five days a week, and it has been the most reliable car I've had in a long time. I am car shopping now, though, because at 171k I believe I'm pressing my luck. It has some slight transmission weirdness now - so it's probably time to put it out to pasture, or at least let it have a life that's not quite as strenuous as what I've been putting it through.

That's Excellent...52k miles wow...

Only thing I have done to his car is replace the inner tie rod bushings... Do this!!! It is very important... To figure out if you need to replace them lift up in the front so the tire is off the ground and try wiggleing from left to right NOT up and down and if it wiggles badly and your steering is wierd or you have a clunking sound that feels like its coming from your tire replace the INNER TIE ROD BUSHINGS..

Concordes are great!

Thanks.

3.3 will run forever, as for the rest of the car maybe... maybe not, but at least the engine will last longer that you will be alive. This engine is one fine piece of American building there is a reason they still use them in the minivans.

I purchased a 94 concorde with 103,000 miles last year for $1200. A buddy rebuilt the trans for next to nothing. Still can't figure out the stalls at or sputter occasionally at 70MPH. I will try replacing CamShaft Positions Sensor (CSPS) as the previous person wrote because I replaced the starter and everything else would rather just drive the car into the ground then get a new one.

I bought 96 Concorde new. It has 252,000 miles on it, but needs an engine replacement. I've got an engine.

I purchased a 95 used, but had an accident with it.

I bought a 95 with 117,000 on EBay ($742) and drove it to 181,000. That is the first 3.3 I have seen wear out.

I bought a 94 with 111,000 for $1400 two years ago that now has 177,000 miles on it. It intermittently stalls and will restart after cooling down. If I pour water directly on the intake manifold it will restart in about 5 minutes, otherwise it restarts in 30-40 minutes. I've replaced the coil and most of the sensors, but still can't fix it.

I just bought a 93 with 91,000 on it from a friend for $1500. His wife wanted a newer car. My guess is I'll still be driving the Concorde when she trades the new car in.

My wife, kids and co-workers think I'm obsessed. I will admit they are probably right. I love to drive and these are some of the most comfortable highway cars made. I get decent fuel mileage, around 26 in the 3.3, 23 in the 3.5. These cars are getting old enough that I can get some very good prices. I live in Montana where rust is not the factor it is in other places.

I own a 1998 Concorde, and it has been a great car for the most part. Recently, I started experiencing intermittent engine stalls on the highway. This went on for a few weeks. The car would lose power, and then the engine would kick in again and it would be OK. Cost me $200 to replace the Crank Shaft Position Sensor. Also the digital read out for the climate control shut off a year ago. Other than that it has been a nice luxurious car.

I have had a 94 Concorde for a couple of years now. It's the 3.5 and outside of a map sensor I changed 4 times it's great.

The only problem I have now is my A/C is fully charged, it works great for about 4 days then nothing, but warm air. I checked it for leaks and it's still full. Not a huge deal, but its annoying when it's 100 deg. and humid and I'm stuck on the George Washington bridge in NYC for an hour going 5 miles during that time.

Hello All,

I have a "94"concorde and for some reason the brakes

will make a popping sound most of the time when I come

to a stop. I have tried bleeding the brakes and replacing all the pads, still having the same problem. The ABS light

was on when I got the car, but the noise did not start

until a month later.

Any idea what it could be? or better yet how to fix it?

My 94 concorde is great EXcept for the trans. it jerks as I'm downshifting and I gotta kill it before I can take off again, anybody experience this?

Thanks to all who have posted with comments about their Concordes. I also have a 1994 Concorde with the 3.5 engine. Am getting half way decent mileage at 17 mpg city and 25 mpg hwy. (less in the winter). Have replaced the climate control module once, w/one from the junkyard ($100), and a computer module last year for $200. Otherwise, only general maintenance, tires, and brakes. Not bad for a 14 yr. old car. Still in great shape with 90,000 miles on her. Could buy a new one, but couldn't afford to get all the options on this. Besides, she's still a great ride.

Now, I do have one problem that started last week. My ABS light started coming on intermittently, but now stays on. Once in a while I feel the ABS try to kick in if I press hard on the pedal, but most of the time it's OK. Is the light something I need to be really concerned with? I'd appreciate anyone's experience with this or a mechanic's point of view on this matter. Thanks to all!

My 94 Concorde shuts off while driving. Does anyone have an answer to this problem?