1998 Chrysler Concorde engine problems

65 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1998 Chrysler Concorde, which is 31% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 65 31% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 83,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 2 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 45 complaints that include mileage. 13% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	2
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	2
60k to 80k miles	15
80k to 100k miles	10
100k to 120k miles	10
120k to 140k miles	2
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 45 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Car engine slug barings while driving shut down and slid off the road hitting a tree with right driver's side tail end.

Reported at 115,000 miles, August 2003 CrashInjury

I was driving my 1998 chrysler concord to the hospital on a highway with my wife and my 5 month old baby, then all the sudden, and with no warning the car just stopped . I got a towtruck and I spent 2,000 to rebuilt the engine but still the car is not working properly.I have no idea what triged the engine failue especially that I keep changing oil and tune up every 3 months.

Reported at 86,800 miles, April 2007

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Chrysler models