1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 157 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: STEERING (50 complaints · 31.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 7
  • Fires 3
  • Injuries 13
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution STEERING appears in 50 of 157 owner complaints (31.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. STEERING: 50 complaints, 31.9% of reports STEERING 50 · 31.9% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 17 complaints, 10.8% of reports ENGINE 17 · 10.8% SERVICE BRAKES: 16 complaints, 10.2% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 16 · 10.2% FUEL SYSTEM: 13 complaints, 8.3% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 13 · 8.3% · 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 10 complaints, 6.4% of reports POWER TRAIN 10 · 6.4% AIR BAGS: 8 complaints, 5.1% of reports AIR BAGS 8 · 5.1% · 5 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 8 complaints, 5.1% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 · 5.1% · 1 fire reports SUSPENSION: 8 complaints, 5.1% of reports SUSPENSION 8 · 5.1% STRUCTURE: 5 complaints, 3.2% of reports STRUCTURE 5 · 3.2% · 1 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 125 complaints, 79.6% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 125 · 79.6% · 5 crash reports 3 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
STEERING 50 31.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 17 10.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 16 10.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 13 8.3% 0 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 10 6.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 8 5.1% 5 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 5.1% 0 crashes · 1 fires
SUSPENSION 8 5.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 5 3.2% 0 crashes · 1 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 125 79.6% 5 crashes · 3 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1996; the first recall shown was reported in Aug 1998. 1996-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 1998-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2000-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2000-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2001-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2001-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2001-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2003-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1996 Jul 2015 Recall campaign 98V184000 ◆ Recall campaign 98V184000 Recall campaign 04V021000 ◆ Recall campaign 04V021000 Investigation RQ98018 ● Investigation RQ98018 Investigation PE99044 ● Investigation PE99044 Investigation EA99031 ● Investigation EA99031 Investigation EA03011 ● Investigation EA03011 Investigation DP04007 ● Investigation DP04007
  • Campaign 04V021000 was reported 2,406 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1996-Q1 Owner reports 1
1996-Q2 Owner reports 2
1996-Q3 Owner reports 2
1997-Q1 Owner reports 2
1997-Q2 Owner reports 4
1997-Q3 Owner reports 1
1997-Q4 Owner reports 1
1998-Q1 Owner reports 8
1998-Q2 Owner reports 2
1998-Q3 Owner reports 2
1998-Q4 Owner reports 4
1999-Q1 Owner reports 2
1999-Q2 Owner reports 5
1999-Q3 Owner reports 2
1999-Q4 Owner reports 6
2000-Q1 Owner reports 6
2000-Q2 Owner reports 5
2000-Q3 Owner reports 3
2000-Q4 Owner reports 8
2001-Q1 Owner reports 10
2001-Q2 Owner reports 4
2001-Q3 Owner reports 1
2001-Q4 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 3
2002-Q2 Owner reports 4
2002-Q3 Owner reports 3
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 6
2003-Q2 Owner reports 5
2003-Q3 Owner reports 10
2003-Q4 Owner reports 2
2004-Q1 Owner reports 3
2004-Q2 Owner reports 3
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2004-Q4 Owner reports 4
2005-Q1 Owner reports 4
2005-Q2 Owner reports 2
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 5
2006-Q4 Owner reports 3
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 2
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 98V184000
Recall campaign 1 04V021000
Defect investigation 1 RQ98018
Defect investigation 1 PE99044
Defect investigation 1 EA99031
Defect investigation 1 EA03011
Defect investigation 1 DP04007
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 04V021000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 98V184000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL O-RINGS AND REINFORCE THE OUTLET (PASSENGER) SIDE FUEL RAIL. VEHICLES SHOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE OUTLET FUEL RAIL MUST HAVE THE OUTLET RAIL REPLACED WHICH INCLUDES CHANGING THE UPPER AND LOWER INJECTOR O-RINGS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS OR FROM A CRACKED FUEL LINE, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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