2002 CHRYSLER CONCORDE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 65 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (23 complaints · 35.4%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 4
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 3
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

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

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 23 of 65 owner complaints (35.4%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 23 complaints, 35.4% of reports ENGINE 23 · 35.4% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 6 complaints, 9.2% of reports AIR BAGS 6 · 9.2% · 3 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 6 complaints, 9.2% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 · 9.2% · 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 6 complaints, 9.2% of reports POWER TRAIN 6 · 9.2% SEAT BELTS: 3 complaints, 4.6% of reports SEAT BELTS 3 · 4.6% SERVICE BRAKES: 3 complaints, 4.6% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 3 · 4.6% SUSPENSION: 3 complaints, 4.6% of reports SUSPENSION 3 · 4.6% WHEELS: 3 complaints, 4.6% of reports WHEELS 3 · 4.6% STEERING: 2 complaints, 3.1% of reports STEERING 2 · 3.1% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 29 complaints, 44.6% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 29 · 44.6% · 3 crash 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)
ENGINE 23 35.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 6 9.2% 3 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 9.2% 0 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 6 9.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 3 4.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 3 4.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 3 4.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 3 4.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 2 3.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 29 44.6% 3 crashes · 0 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 2002; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 2003. 2002-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2006-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2002 Jul 2020 Recall campaign 03V035000 ◆ Recall campaign 03V035000 Investigation PE03010 ● Investigation PE03010
  • Campaign 03V035000 was reported 345 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2002-Q1 Owner reports 2
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 2
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2003-Q2 Owner reports 2
2003-Q4 Owner reports 2
2004-Q2 Owner reports 3
2004-Q3 Owner reports 3
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q1 Owner reports 4
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q4 Owner reports 7
2006-Q1 Owner reports 4
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 4
2007-Q4 Owner reports 2
2008-Q2 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 2
2009-Q2 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 03V035000
Defect investigation 1 PE03010
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 03V035000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEATS
    Consequence:
    IF THE SEAT BACK UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINES WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RECLINER BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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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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