1996 Chrysler Concorde problems
The 1996 Chrysler Concorde has 236 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (31%) concerns steering. Next are brakes (9%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 236 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 71 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 18 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 71 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 63,000 miles (24 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Chrysler Concorde with enough data (110 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The consumer hit a tree and the air bag did not deploy. Also, the seat belt did not lock. The consumer hit his face on the windshield cutting it.
Consumer hit a tree head on traveling about 30-40 MPH, and there was no deployment of the driver's or passenger's air bags. The vehicle is being repaired.
Steering rack replacement in 1996 chrysler concorde is very costly and problematic. Had I known about such an inherent bad design I would never have purchased this vehicle, let alone any chrysler product. My particular unit has failed at the low mileage of 110,000 and became dangerously close to failure! Furthermore, during the repair process many other components had to be replaced due to the required tear down to access the failed steering rack components.
Recall 04 v 021 000 concerning shift ignition - park interlock. Consumer had two concerns about this recall. First, parts were not available, and second, consumer did not receive a recall notice from the manufacturer. Local dealer informed consumer of this recall. Recall3 04v021000.