1993 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

WHEN TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED. THE SHAFT DISENGAGED FROM THE WIPERS, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. ALSO, RECALL 99V189000 CONCERNS WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTR FAILURE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM: WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BECAUSE PEDAL APPEARS HARD WHEN APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM WORKING ERRATICALLY; WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER WOULD PLACE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED BRAKES TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND.

THE RECALL REMEDY ONLY TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM , RECALL NUMBER 96V099000. THE BRAKE ACTUATOR MALFUNCTIONED WHICH WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM; INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE WOULD EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE; ALSO, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS RUNNING ON ICE ( SLIDING ). DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER ABS RECALL, SINCE THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARANTY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NO SUMMARY.

I HAD RIGHT FRONT WIPERS REPAIRED BY A REPAIR SHOP (R&R WIPER TRANSMISSION AND WIPER LINK AND BUSHINGS) AT A COST TO ME OF $162.56. MARONG REPAIRED WIRING AT DUAL FUNCTION PRESSURE SWITCH AND REPLACED SWITCH IN ORDER TO CORRECT MY ABS PROBLEM; AND THEY CHARGED ME $200 DEDUCTIBLE. MARONG ALSO REPLACED MY FRONT AXLE ($171.73) TO CORRECT A PROBLEM I HAD SINCE I OWNED THE VAN.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES FAILED IN WINTER/DEALER KEPT VEHICLE 3 WEEKS!IN APRIL, I WAS DRIVING, BRAKES WENT OUT/TOWED TO DEALERSHIP/NO PROBLEM FOUND/I PICKED UP VEHICLE ,DROVE HOME AND WENT TO STOP,NO BRAKES!AVOIDED NEAR-COLLISION BY LUCK!WENT BACK TO DEALER/ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON /THE PUMP WAS OUT,FOR THE 3RD TIME!DEALER KEPT CAR 10 DAYS/SUPPOSEDLY FIXED!WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE CAR/WILL NOT ALLOW KIDS TO DRIVE IT!NOW CAR IS LOSING ELECTRICAL POWER!BROUGHT IT TO DEALER/CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM!BETWEEN DYING OUT AND SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS/WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE OR SELL THE CAR,FOR FEAR OF SOMEONE GETTING INJURED OR DYING!CHRYSLER MADE NOTE OF IT!MAYBE SOMEONE HAS TO GET KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING CAN BE DONE!I

AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELTS RELEASED ON IMPACT.DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AND TWO CAPTAINS SEATS, WHICH ARE THE MIDDLE SEATS, FELL BACK TO THE FLOOR .VAN WAS TOTALED. *AK

BECAUSE THE RADIATOR FAN ENGINE WENT OUT AND THE PLUG BURNED INTO WE NEED A NEW PLUG, BUT TO OUR SURPRISE CHRYSLER SAYS THEY WON'T SELL THE PLUG, BUT INSTEAD WE WILL NEED TO PURCHASE THE WIRING HARNESS AT THE TUNE OF $800.00 WHICH IS THE MECHANIC'S COST. WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A PLUG AT A SALVAGE YARD, BUT NONE ARE AVAILABLE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS PART IS IN HIGH DEMAND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH FAILURE RATE. IS CHRYSLER MAKING THIS PART OUT OF TOO LIGHT A MATERIAL FOR THE AMOUNT OF CURRENT? IF WE CAN FIND ONE AT A SALVAGE YARD THEY TOLD US THEY SELL THEM FOR $20.00. A FRIEND IS CHECKING SALVAGES IN ANOTHER STATE FOR US. WHY WON'T CHRYSLER SELL THEM? WHY DO THEY TRY TO FORCE US TO BUY A WHOLE HARNESS AT THE OUTRAGEOUS PRICE OF $800.00? THE FAN ENGINE WAS $247.50 AND THEN $800.00 ON TOP OF THAT FOR THE HARNESS. QUITE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR HAS FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION CAUSING

FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT RELEASE FROM THE SEAT TRACK MECHANISM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE SELLING DEALER WAS APPROACHED TWICE ABOUT THE DOOR MISALIGNMENT. THEY STATED WE COULD HAVE THE DOOR TRIM STRIPES AND MOULDINGS ALIGNED OR THE CLOSING PROBLEM FIXED, NOT BOTH. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THEY DID NOT WANT KNOW THE CAUSE. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE DIMPLE DENTS IN THE AREA, JUST ABOVE THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE SPOT WELDS SECURING THE DOOR HINGES TO THE DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY HAVE FAILED. THE SKIN OF THE DOOR SLIDES BEFORE AND AFTER AS THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND SHAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN TRANSIT. THE DIMPLE DENTS ARE A DIAGNOSTIC OF THIS FAILURE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE 93, 94 AND 95 CHRYSLER /DODGE AND PLYMOUTH MINIVANS ON THE ROAD WITH THE DENTS. FOR A LONG WHILE I BELIEVED THAT THEY HAD ALL BEEN UNLUCKY IN THE PARKING LOT. HAVING SEEN THE HINGES FLOATING FREE AND THE DOOR SKIN MOVING BEFORE AND AFTER AGAINST THE SPOT WELDS OF THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE DOOR, I NOW KNOW THE DENTS ARE FROM THE FAILED DOOR HINGES. JERRY'S COLLISION CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD VA SAYS THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE FAILURES. SHOP REPAIR CANNOT BE GUARANTEED, AND THEY SUGGEST REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR. THIS SHOP IS VERY COMPETENT. THEY DO THE BODY WORK FOR THE WHITE HOUSE CARS. *AK

THE FUSABLE LINKS WERE TIGHTLY BUNDLED NEAR DRIVER SIDE SHOCK TOWER. THE COOLING FAN MOTOR SIEZED. THE ENGINE DID NOT OVERHEAT DUE TO OPERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED . THE FUSEABLE LINK IN THE CENTER OF THE TIGHT BUNDLE BURNED, CAUSING MOST OF THE OTHERS TO ALSO BURN.THIS BUNDLE WAS ALSO ATOP THE MAIN WIRING HARNES, CAUSING IT TO START TO BURN. SMELLING SOMETHING HOT, I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE. BEING A FIREFIGHTER I QUICKLY DISCONECTED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE CAUSING THE FIRE TO GO OUT. THE FUASBLE LINKS WERE TIGHTLY BUNDLED AT THE FACTORY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IS SIMPLE TO FIX, BY CUTTING THE BUNDLE AND SLIGHTLY SPACING THE FUSABLE LINKS OUT. *AK

RECALL 93V09800/ MFR 575. WHEN DRIVING WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND BOLT BROKE OFF THE WHEEL. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON THE ABS SYSTEM HOWEVER FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER WORK COMPLETED.

AFTER DRIVING FOR 10 HOURS THE VEHICLE STARTS TO DOWNSHIFT BY ITSELF. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL 96V099000/685. THE ABS BRAKES HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES, WITHOUT PRIOR INDICATION. REPAIRWORK WAS DONE EACH TIME, AND THE BRAKES FAILED TWO TIMES AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE DONE. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ,INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TENSIONER BROKE WITH SERP BELT I STATED IT WAS FAULTY ASKED FOR REIMBURSED ON REPAIR WITH CHRYSLER CUSTORMER SERVICE, TURNED DOWN.

HATCHBACK BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING IT TO FALL ON AN OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE. OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT ANCHOR WILL NOT COME OUT, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO BE INOPERATIVE, WHICH WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CURRENTLY AT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE TWO WEEKS AFTER COMPLETE TUNE UP.

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL INVOLVING THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, RECALL NO. 96V09900. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK

RECALL 96V099000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 685; THE ABS BRAKES AND THE REGULAR BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. LOSES BRAKING POWER INTERMITTENTLY. BRAKES GO OFF, AND AFTER A WHILE THEY WOULD BRAKE OKAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES, AND THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT END SWINGS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. DEALER CONTACTED, STATES THEY SHOULD LAST LONGER, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IF THE TIE ROD IS BROKEN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WILL BE LOST. *AK

TRANSMISSION SEALS FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT IMPROPERLY.

TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT.

WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED ON THEY WILL START, AND WHILE DRIVING THE WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING.. THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, EA-97. 022. *AK

VEHICLE ON INCLINE W/PARKING & EMERGENCY BRAKES ON; VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING DOWN HILL. TOOK TO DEALER & NOTHING FOUND. CALLED ZONE OFFICE & MANAGER ARRIVE. HAD VEHICLE BROKEN DOWN, FOUND PARK PAWL DEFECTIVE. PAN WAS DROPPED; NOTICED TRANSMISSION (PARK PAWL) WAS BROKEN. PARK PAWL WAS FIXED, BUT NOT TRANSMISSION. INFORMED OWNER WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF PARKING LOT AREA, COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT TIME. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED DRIVE TENSIONER HAD BROKEN. *AK

ENGINE FAILS REPEATEDLY. ALSO BELT TENSIONER BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

RECALL # 96V-099000; AFTER ARRIVING AT DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE TOOL NEEDED TO PERFORM RECALL WORK WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD BE ORDERED. *AK

THROTTLE CABLE FROZE DUE TO ITS LOCATION NEAR ENGINE, AND TOUCHING THE HOT ENGINE. IN ADDITION, WIRES OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN A FIRE. REAR ABS BRAKES/OVERHEATED ENGINE AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED ALSO. *AK

THROTTLE CABLE FROZE IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE./LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, FRONT/REAR ABS BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, ENGINE OVERHEATED, CAUSING RADIATOR TO FAIL AND WIRING TO BURN. *AK

CONSUMER HAD ABS RECALL WORK PERFORMED (#685) BUT DEALER CHARED FOR A REPLACEMNT ACCUMULATOR SWITCH WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL/REFUSED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED BEFORE RECALL REPAIR, BUT DEALER STATES PARTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACE ARE NOT PART OF RECALL.

DEALER WANTED OWNER TO PAY FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON ANTI LOCK BRAKES.

AFTER THE WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED UNDER THE RECALL, THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED TWICE AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING RACK AND PINION BRACKET BROKE, FRONT SAFETY FRAME BROKE OFF, FRAME HAS HUGE CRACK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, REPLACED FRON BRAKE ROTORS/PADS.

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES , ONCE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LOUD NOISES BEFORE STOPPING. *AK

RECALL #96V099000, AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS FOR OVER (2) MONTHS. DEALER DID WORK ON ABS, BUT VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *AK

VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RELEASE PROPERLY, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT TO STAY ON AND RUN THE BATTERY DOWN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

DRIVING ALONG , PULLED OFF HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. WHEN STARTED BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY THERE WERE NO BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALERSHIP PER AN ABS RECALL 3 DAYS BEFORE THE SYSTEM FAILED , DEALERSHIP WHICH DID THE REPAIRS FOUND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS TOTALLY WORN BECAUSE OF A DEFECT AND FELT THE SYSTEM WAS NEVER EVALUATED PROPERLY BY DEALERSHIP, DEALERSHIP IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSABILITY FOR THE MISHAP.*JB

ON THREE OCCASIONS W/ABS AND MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES HAD TOTAL FAILURE. BRAKES HAVE FAILED RIGHT AFTER BEING REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE GARAGE. *AK *SLC