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Turn on your AC in the "Manual" mode and set the temperature control to the lowest possible setting ("Lo"). Put the fan in the recirculation mode. Spray the Lysol into the outside air intakes at the base of the windshield. Be generous with the Lysol. Allow the AC to run for at least two minutes. The drawback to this method is that your car will smell like Lysol for a couple of days, but it sure does beat the wet sweat-sock smell!
This method has worked for me on every car on which I've tried it. This is NOT a problem that is confined to Concordes or Chrysler products by ANY means.
One way to avoid the moisture build-up in the AC system is to make sure that you give the system a chance to dry out. Running the AC, then parking the car in a cool, damp place will allow the mold and mildew to grow in the system just as it will in a bathroom that is insufficiently ventilated. If you don't think that there will be sufficient warmth or dryness to evaporate the moisture in the system when you park your car after running the AC, try to turn off the AC a minute or two before you park and blow fresh outside air through the vent system.
Hope this helps.
Happy Motoring!
Tom
The dealer is asking 23,690 plus $249.00 dealer cost. CT sales tax is 6%.
I want to go through Chrysler for financing (4.90% @ 48 months). I have not talked to the salesperson about financing nor did I haggle over price, that is "haggle yet". The salesman said, they want to make room for the 2001 models. I can believe that, considering the lack of space at this dealership. My question is, how hard should I push to get a reduction in price? If I should push for a reduction, what price would be equitable for me and the dealership? The salesperson repeatedly said the car was below invoice and it was a good deal. I liked this sales person though, he didn't push, was low key and didn't go with my husband and I on the test drive.
What do you think? Should we take the offer or get them to come down. I love to haggle so give it to me straight.
Thanks for the help!!!
Do yourself and your husband a favor and choose anything but a Chrysler. Should you decide to purchase a Chrysler, you will remember this post when your electrical system begins to go haywire, the window motors start giving out, the A/C evaporator goes out, the heater coil goes bonkers and the car begins to leak right around the driver's side floorboard.
Good Luck because you're going to need it.
First of all, on the face of it, it would seem that the price that the dealer offered for the 2000 LXi was pretty decent. It would appear (without doing real number-crunching) that it is a couple thousand below invoice. My humble opinion is that it doesn't hurt to haggle, but be prepared to pay the asking price if the dealer stands firm.
Secondly, I am sorry that jj and his wife had a bad experience with their Concorde. My wife and I have been THRILLED with our 1998 Concorde LXi as well as our 1999 Chrysler 300M. Neither of us had ever owned Chryslers before, and we would have no hesitation buying another Chrysler in the future. I'm also sorry that jj felt compelled to come to this forum and bad-mouth all Chrysler products because of his unfortunate experience. He may wish to look up "Karma" in the dictionary.
Regarding jj's wife's new car, I checked out the Used Car section here on the Edmund's site. I compared the 1998 Concorde LXi to the 1998 Honda Accord EX-V6. This is what I discovered...
Based on a rating system of 1 to 10, the two cars compared as follows...
Safety - Concorde 7.1, Honda 6.9
Reliability - Concorde 8.1, Honda 8.2
Performance - Concorde 7.8, Honda 7.6
Comfort - Concorde 8.5, Honda 8.3
Value - Concorde 9.0, Honda 5.0 (!!!)
Overall - Concorde 8.1, Honda 7.2
These are the unbiased ratings of the automobile experts at Edmunds. The only rating in which the Accord beat the Concorde was in "Reliability", and that was only by one-tenth of a point. The "Value" rating is extremely telling, don't you think?
I wish jj and his wife well with their purchase of their new Honda Accord.
Happy Motoring!
Tom
jj34.- Not all people have the same luck in life don´t you think so???' You simply can´t say ALL Chryslers are bad,a vast majority of people are very happy with their Chrysler products,and they will recommend them¡
So good luck to you with your Honda,and hope you never crash,beware of the thickness of the sheet metal Honda uses,visit any shop where you can see Hondas with a frontal impact,and then let us know what you saw,what you think; ask any pro. about those Hondas after a crash,I have seen them,believe me.
Certainly Honda hasn't traditionally been at the forefront of safety-conscious design - but neither has the U.S. arm of DaimlerChrysler. Most of the current DaimlerChrysler products - from Neons, PTCruisers, through Concorde/Intrepid, to Caravan/Voyager, aren't well-regarded for safety in crash tests.
I am now well versed in TSB's based on my wife's experience (nightmare is more like it)with her '98 Concorde LXi. Take a look at the TSB's issued by DaimlerChrysler for the Concorde's "known" problems. While you're at it, take a good look at the TSB's on all of DaimlerChrysler's LH cars (including the 300M).
I certainly hope your Chrysler vehicles continue their satisfactory performance. However, should your vehicle begin a run of legendary Chrysler failures, your frustrations may quadruple when you begin dealing with the dealership's service department and the Chrysler Zone Rep.
As for the sheet metal gauge differences in cars-- neither my wife nor I buy cars in order to drive them as if they were bumper cars. We take excellent care of our cars and never miss the preventive maintenance schedule (oil changes, tire rotations, alignments, etc).
Since we wear our seat belts and drive defensively, the last thing on our minds when buying a car is the fear of a crash. Maybe you buy cars with crashes on your mind but we don't. When we buy new cars, we try to buy reliable six-cylinder vehicles with reasonable gas mileage which won't need repairs every six weeks.
When you spend more than $20,000 on a car, I don't think its unreasonable to expect it to be reliable and trouble free until at least three years down the road.
For example, who would expect a brand new '98 Chrysler Concorde LXi to have a shorted out horn two weeks after its purchase? Then, the flashing dashboard lights as you're driving down the road. Then the seven (yes, seven) window motors which were replaced (four of which were on the driver's side). Then, the transmission sensor went out which meant the car wouldn't shift into overdrive.
How about the cowling cracking twice? How about the engine mount shims which were added after the rack and pinion replacement to try and correct a tendency to drift although the car was within its alignment specs?
I'll spare you the rest of the details, but my favorite was when the evaporator went out and the car began draining its A/C inside the car. You see Chrysler (in its infinite wisdom) decided to design the car with an evaporator up and behind the dash on the passenger side so when it burns out, it takes about 8-9 hours of labor to get to it. It's really a "good design idea" because that way if it occurs out of warrranty, the dealership stands to make a killing in labor costs. Since the A/C problem occurred out of warranty, we weren't about to sink any money into that bucket of bolts so we got rid of it. All of these problems are outlined in Chrysler TSB's so when yours begin acting like a Chrysler, you can look them up on NHTSA's website.
How does that old adage go? Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. Once upon a time a Chrysler owner but never again!!!
Good luck to all of you!!!
Just take a Neon,or a Stratus or a Town and Country Minivan,and compare to a Focus,a Windstar etc..
Take care!
when 1.4 million of them were put on a recall list this past week?
That speaks volumes about Chrysler/Dodge vehicles.
No automaker is doing perfectly when it comes to recalls (though at the moment, it looks like Ford Motor is the recall king).
If you looked already at Ford´s products,TSB and you are still flaming Chrysler products.......
Has anyone had or heard of a similar occurences in the Concorde?
And could someone please advise where the service bulletins are posted?
Thank you.
Glad no one got hurt. You can find the TSB's here-
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/tsb/servicemmy1.cfm
Hope this helps.
fastdriver
FastDriver - just an update to give you a laugh.
I haven't had my Chrsler for more than 3 months yet I continue to receive service notes, surveys and even a letter demanding proof of insurance!!
The only thing worse than that car is the company that created it!!!
THANKS for the laugh! Sounds like the people who work for them are as bad as their products! Let them keep sending them and spending the money for postage! Was the car leased? That makes it even funnier if it was!
fastdriver
BTW,did you checked out Ford´s TSB´s?????? those are tsb´s don´t you agree?
And speaking about TSB,a 2000 Honda Accord has 25 TSB,and a 2000 Chrysler Concorde has 32,
SO A HONDA HAS ALMOST THE SAME # OF TSB,they are NOT PERFECT EITHER!!!
Since I have owned a Chrysler Concorde LXi which proved to be the worst car I have ever owned, I can share my experience with anyone who may wish to reconsider their prospective purchase. Also, there may be Chrysler owners who may be seeking similar experiences to theirs.
By the way copperhead, despite your sensitivity to dissenting opinions pertaining to valid vehicle ownership experiences, this is still America!!!!
What are you talking about???????? it wasn´t me who had the bad luck with the Concorde,in fact I own one,and I´m very happy with the car; so please read again my post you made a terrible mistake,you should post jj34 OK?
jj34.-
So your wife has a ´01 Honda?,but you are comparing that car to an older Concorde,isn´t it right??????
If so,that is why I posted about those Hondas TSB ok? is that clear for you???
And as DRERULEZ POINTED OUT:
"by the way,read your honda's tsb's,25 to 32 is not a large
margin and seeing as how your 2001 has not been on
the market as long as our 2000, more tsb's are guaranteed to appear."
Is it now clear enough for you???
And yes,you are no longer a Concorde owner,your opinion is more than welcome,of course it´s America,but YOU were flaming against Concordes many TSB,that´s why I answered you telling you that there are many other cars with more TSB,like Fords,Chevys,AND I also pointed out that HONDA HAS ALSO AS MANY TSB as a Concorde,but of course your´01 has not so many because it is a ´01 model,but wait there is more time than life,just take a look at NHTSA TSB´s from Honda,and I´m not pointing out Hondas "internal" bulletins,so please no more ..... from you.
The reason I ask is that when I go to the service department with a problem, I want to be armed with any applicable TSB's. I don't like being preyed upon by service managers.
Thanks for your time.
Well, I wouldn't say for sure that all those TSB's for the LH cars would apply to your 2001 model, but if you look back to their TSB's prior to 1999, you will find some of the SAME problems year after year after year that also apply to the newer LH models.
Chrysler is a SLOW learner. Given their current financial situation, it could get worse OR they'll realize that they have to improve their quality AND their "5-STAR" dealers!
fastdriver
Mmmmmm......someone must have stolen yours because it's standard on the Concorde.
fastdriver
I also wish to report our very first real problem with our 1998 Concorde LXi...
The speed sensor on the transmission failed a couple weeks ago. The transmission would not/could not shift out of second gear. I limped into the company-owned "Chrysler Neighborhood Service" shop near my office. They diagnosed and repaired the problem immediately under warranty and I was back on my way in less than one hour.
I guess I just assumed that he was talking about a newer model Concorde. I did look back, but didn't see any model year mentioned. Thanks.
fastdriver
An unabashed Chrysler hater! LOL..
http://www.detnews.com/2000/autos/0011/14/a01-148596.htm
elyons-
Just curious- what kind of problems did you have with your 96 Riv? Did you buy it new? As for your car going from 600 RPM's to 1,000 while at a light, I do NOT think this is normal! Try another dealer!
fastdriver
I agree with your assessment of the reving engine. I like to work on classic cars as a hobby, '66 Mustang and '58 F100, and have actually rebuilt engines in the past. So I too do not agree with the Service Mechanics excuse that it will disappear after break in.
Just one more mystery of owning a Chrysler product- things just happen for no apparent reason.
fastdriver
How could you deal with it for so long?,maybe you can free yourself earlier!
As I am sure you know, I would have tried the Lemon Law route, but I know that even though there are specific time limits that the customer and the car company have to abide by, this is NOT always the case. The car company can stall things for MONTHS! Had I ANY idea of what was to follow, I would have gone the Lemon Law route. It couldn't have been much more stressful then what I have been through.
As for dealing with this for so long- IF I was independently wealthy, Christine would have been GONE a LONG time ago! Unfortunately, that is NOT the case.
Yes, I can get rid of Christine early with NO penalties because of the type lease that I have. I just have to make the remaining payments from now until May! I have a little over 32,000 miles on her since June of 1998. I do NOT plan to have this car past 36,000 miles. I'll play it by ear as to how long I will keep her. I'm sure it won't be until June!
fastdriver
always find problems in the car,it happens to anyone,and it´s normal.
It´s simple you don´t like the car,and the service,so anything about it will be bad to you, I just hope you will enjoy your next car,but as you may know i do have a LH car ot´s not perfect,but it´s muchbetter than the competition,the 300M is a good car.
Take care!!
Next weekend I'll attack it with Zaino; I didn't get a chance this weekend because we were driving around to family and friends showing off (that's the kind of thing you do when it's your first NEW car in 20 years). With 70 miles on the odo what's not to love?
Thanks to Fastdriver, Copperhead and others who offered advice while we were looking things over; I appreciate it.
Drive it enjoy it,and don´t look for problems in it,I´ll assure you, you will love it as much as I love mine.!
Congratulations. Drive it in good health. I certainly hope you duplicate copperhead's experience too! What I've been through, I wouldn't wish on a DOG!
While some people may think that I LOOK for things that are wrong, they are totally off base! I am the LAST person who wants to go to the dealer for ANYTHING! They can think what they want because they don't know me and they don't know my car! With Christine, things just happen! I don't look for them, I don't make them happen. Some people, who have NO clue, tend to talk out of their XXX, which in turn makes them look like one.
Wait til you get some Zaino on that beauty! WOW!! Post some pics for us at http://www.photopoint.com It's FREE!
fastdriver