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2004 Chrysler Concorde problems

The 2004 Chrysler Concorde has 66 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns engine. Next are electrical system (11%) and body & structure (9%).

At a glance

Complaints
66 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Engine 21% of complaints
Crashes and fires
6 and 1
Injuries and deaths
12 and 0
Typical mileage
71,000 miles 44 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%.

  • Engine 21%
  • Electrical system 11%
  • Body & structure 9%
  • Air bags 8%
  • Fuel system 6%
  • Steering 6%
  • Lighting 5%
  • Suspension 5%
  • Transmission 5%
  • Drivetrain & axles 3%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2004 Chrysler Concorde Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 71,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 15 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 71,000 miles
Based on 44 complaints that include mileage. 25% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles15
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 44 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 71,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 79,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).

Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 12 injuries reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Chrysler Concorde with enough data (46 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.

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.

June 14, our family of 5 was traveling from minnesota to utah. We where on hwy 160, 10 mile from tuba city, arizona, when our chrysler pacifica was rear-ended by a pickup truck . On impact my husbands drivers seat collapsed down onto my legs pinning them between the seats. We where pushed violently into the other lane of oncoming traffic. Mark, my husband, was driving. Mark grabbed the wheel and was able to pull himself up quick enough see and re-gain control over our vehicle.

Reported at 44,000 miles, June 2006 CrashInjury

I hit a car in the back, did $7500.00 worth of damage to my front end in december and the air bags never came out. It is a 2004 chrysler concorde.

Reported at 39,000 miles, December 2007 CrashInjury

My vehicle was first hit on the driver side by a hit and run driver. Then it went into ongoing traffic to hit another car head on and finally went on the side walk hitting a tree.

May 2015 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler concorde. The contact stated that the trunk would not stay open and would slam shut abruptly. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 155,000.

Reported at 155,000 miles, December 2009

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler concorde. The contact stated that when the defroster was engaged, it failed to defrost the window and obscured the driver's vision while driving. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,100. Updated 04/14/16

Reported at 63,100 miles, January 2016

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