1992 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

ABS LIGHT IS ON, AND THE ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 60MPH CLUTCH PLATE ON THE A/C COMPRESSOR FROZE UP, AND THE SERPENTINE BELT CONTINUED TO RUB ON THE COMPRESSOR UNTIL IT BURSTED INTO FLAMES *AK.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 1996. IT WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THAT I NOTICED VERY HARD UP AND DOWN SHIFTS, A JERKING MOTION WHEN SHIFTING DOWN FROM SECOND GEAR TO FIRST GEAR, AND A RATCHETING SOUND WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR, WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. IN JUNE 1998, AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP DEEMED THE SECOND GEAR WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE, SO I HAD THEM REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO HAD TO PLACE AN "UPDATED" COMPUTER MODULE SO THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD WORK PROPERLY WITH THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT COST AMOUNTED TO $1,603.13. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION ALSO DISPLAYED HARSH SHIFTING. IN OCTOBER 1998, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE COMPUTER (AT A COST OF $35.00) AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT, BUT STILL DISPLAYED ROUGH UP AND DOWN SHIFTING. THE TRANSMISSION THEN FAILED (9 MONTHS AFTER INSTALLATION) ON MARCH 31, 1999 AND FOR THE SECOND TIME, ANOTHER REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE INSTALLED. I CONTACTED THE DAIMLER/CHRYSLER CORPORATION, AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT I HAD TO PAY ALL LABOR COSTS ($424). IN MAY 1999, THE SECOND REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION BECAME HARD TO PLACE IN GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND PARK TO DRIVE, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ON LEVEL GR

THE MIDDLE BENCH RETRACTING SEATBELT IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE,WILL LOCK IN POSITION CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. THE DRIVER SIDE RETRACTING MECHANISM IS WEAK,WILL NOT RETRACT INTO SIDEWALL. *AK

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS HAS DETERIORATED/BECAME OBSCURED TO THE POINT OF PREVENTING LIGHT FROM PASSING THROUGH TO LIGHT ROADWAY.

RECALL # 96V099000 BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: ANTI-SKID SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST COULD NOT DETECT PROBLEM WITH ABS. CONSUMER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE VAN CONTINUES TO TRAVEL WITH NO BRAKING ABILITY. *AK

WHEN TURNING A CORNER A LOUD POPPING OCCURRED, AND LATER NOTICED COULD NOT MAKE RIGHT TURN COMPLETELY. STEERING COMPLETELY WENT, COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT. MECHANIC STATES GEAR BOX COMPLETELY BROKEN AND SEAL IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED , IT DOWNSHIFTS VERY HARD AND GOES INTO SECOND GEAR AND WON'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR,. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND THE COMPUTER HAS TO RESET ITSELF. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED BACK ON IT IS FINE. WHEN IT IS STOPPED AGAIN, THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF. DEALER STATES THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY, THE COMPUTER WAS REDESIGNED IN THE LATER MODELS, BUT NOT THIS ONE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REDONE AND THE SENSORS KEPT BURNING OUT. *AK

WHILE PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 35MPH, IT WOULD MOVE ABOUT AN INCH & THEN STICK. HAD TO PULL UP ON IT TO UNSTICK PEDAL. HAD NO FRONT/REAR BRAKES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES & NOTHING WAS FOUND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH IN FRONT OF HER WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, KNOCKED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. BRAKE PEDAL WAS SO HARD THAT FELT LIKES SOMEBODY WAS HOLDING THE PEDAL. DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY FAILS, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER FAILURES CONTINUE.

LIFTGATE CYLINDER'S DO NOT HOLD WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO 35 DEGREES AND BELOW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASON.

CPU UNIT FAILED CAUSING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP ON OCCASION, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM CONTINUES.

WHEN OPENING THE SLIDING DOOR IT COMES OFF THE HINGE, AND DOOR FALLS OFF IN DRIVER'S HAND. *AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE & CALLED DEALER, AND HAD BRAKES REPAIRED. BRAKES REPAIRED BEFORE & AFTER RECALL. PROBLEM W/ABS REAPPEARED. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR AGAIN. *AK

SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE REAR BECOMES UNATTACHED BECAUSE OF A FAULTY SPRING CLIP. DEALERS JUST REHOOK SPRING CLIP WHICH DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR WINDOW GLASS FELL OUT DUE TO FAILED METAL STRIP.

THE SEAT BELTFAILED TO LATCH.

EA97005, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE. SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN BELT IS IN USE. VEHICLE PURCHASED IN AUG OF 92. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. CHRYSLER HAS LOOKED AT VEHICLE. *AK

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR TO THE RECALL.

THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE SECOND SEAT BELT DOWN HAS BROKEN, ALSO THE LAST SEAT BELT BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE, CAUSING NEITHER SEAT BELT TO WORK WHILE IN USE. *AK

THE SEAT BELT HOOK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DISENGAGES FROM THE METAL FLOOR ANCHOR. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN, BUT DOES NOT STAY IN POSITION. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

THE STEERING RACK FAILED.

RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE REARENDED WHILE AT STANDSTILL BY VEHICLE TRAVELING 40 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO REAREND OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY; ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING DRIVER TO FALL BACKWARDS; WARNED BY ATTORNEY NOT TO GIVE INJURY INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND THE WINDOW IN THE REAR BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN THIS HAPPENS OWNER NOTES THAT BRAKE PERFORMACE CHANGES, IT TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO STOP VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK

VEHICLE'S REAR HATCH LATCH BOLT THAT HOLDS UP THE CYLINDERS SHEARED OFF. *AK *JB

HARD PADEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN HARD PEDAL, RUN ABS TEST/LOW ACCUMULATOR FAULT, PRESSURE AT PUMP/REPLACE ABS MOTOR AND OTHER PARTS SEVERAL TIMES, TO NO AVAIL.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE FAILURE OF THE ABS MOTOR ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. (96V099000).

LEESBURG CHRYSLER 96V099. DLR CLAIMS HE CAN NOT PROVIDE SERVICE FOR RECALL UNTIL DEC 11, 1996. HOWEVER, OWNER IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO OPERATE VEHICLE UNTIL ABS SYSTEM IS REPAIRED. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THAT THEY DON'T WORK. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS.*AK

WENT BACK TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH LATCH, AND HATCH FELL DOWN ALMOST HIT HUSBAND, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. *AK

DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STALLS/AND CUTS OFF. *AK

DIGITAL INSTRUMENT DISPLAY MODULE FAILS CONTINUALLY, CAUSING DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO COME ON, ODOMETER NUMBERS TO JUMP AROUND, AND CAR TO FAIL TO START. *DSH

DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY COMES LOOSE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

RIGHT PISTON AT TOP OF TRUNK LID POPPED OFF WHEN TRUNK/HATCH LID WAS IN OPEN POSITION;WITHIN SECONDS, TRUNK LID SLAMMED DOWN, NEARLY HITTING OWNER ON HEAD. *AK

DRIVER EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING, EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEM. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, DRIVER EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING DEALER REPLACED ACCUMULATOR. TT

DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER VEHICLE EXHIBITS BRAKE LOCKUP. NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES. *DSH