"How reliable is the 1998 Chrysler Concorde?"

"Based on 213 NHTSA complaints, the 1998 Chrysler Concorde has a median complaint mileage of 76850 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 1998 Chrysler Concorde?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1998 Chrysler Concorde is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 213 total complaints filed."

1998 Chrysler Concorde: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 213 complaints

213

Total Complaints

76,850mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

59,250 25th Percentile

76,850 Median Mileage

102,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

STEERING:RACK AND PINION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND TRYING TO LOOK INTO THE REAR WINDOW THE CONSUMER CAN'T SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN THERE ARE OTHER CARS THE CONSUMER CAN'T SEE THE VEHICLE OR ANYTHING. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONSUMER SOME PILLOWS AND STILL COULD'NT SEE. *AK"

"IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OFF WITH VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF FORWARD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, AND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. *AK..."

"THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH BIG DENTS IN THE BODY OF VEHICLE, MANFACTURER AGREED TO FIX THE DENTS IN THE SHEET METAL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER LEARNED OF THE DEFECTIVE ROOF RIPPLES.*SLC"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28