1995 Chrysler Town And Country

Defect. AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 17, 2002, AND JANUARY 20, 2003, SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES LISTED ABOVE. THE FILTER MAY EXPERIENCE MALFUNCTION OF THE QUICK CONNECTOR EITHER BLOCKING FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE OR CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. NOR ANY DAILMERCHRYSLER DEALERS.

Risk. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE COULD STALL. ALSO, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, THE FUEL LEAK COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy. AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS FOR 1995-2000 SHORT WHEELBASE CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AND DODGE CARAVAN MINIVANS PART NO. 18232 AND DATE CODE 0237, 0249, OR 0252. REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS FOR 1995-2000 LONG WHEELBASE CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AND DODGE CARAVAN MINIVANS PART NO. 18230 AND DATE CODE 0237, 0249, 0251, OR 0304. REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS FOR 2001-2004 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AND DODGE CARAVAN MINIVANS PART NO. 28871 AND DATE CODE 0249. THESE PART NUMBERS AND DATE CODES APPEAR ON THE GOLD-TONE FILTER. DISTRIBUTORS AND RETAILERS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO ISOLATE AND RETURN AFFECTED INVENTORY. OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE FUEL FILTER SERVICED ON ONE OF THE APPLICABLE VEHICLES AFTER SEPTEMBER 17, 2002 SHOULD RETURN THEIR VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE FACILITY TO BE INSPECTED TO SEE IF THE FUEL FILTER THAT WAS INSTALLED IS ONE THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. IF SO, THE OWNERS SHOULD HAVE THE FILTER REPLACED. TO RECEIVE A FULL REFUND PLUS THE COST OF POSTAGE, OWNERS SHOULD CUT THE CONNECTORS FROM THE HOSES, RINSE THE CONNECTORS AND RETURN THEM TOGETHER WITH PROOF OF THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART AND LABOR, TO INTERCONTINENTAL AT INTERCONTINENTAL AUTO PARTS, INC., P.O. BOX 861, MAHWAH, NJ 07430, ATTN: FUEL FILTER RECALL. INTERCONTINENTAL WILL MAIL A FULL REFUND TO THE OWNER.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THE WIRING THAT INITIATES THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER AIR BAG COULD ELECTRICALLY SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND. A SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND THAT EXISTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "ON" OR "START" POSITION CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG(S) TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.

Risk. INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN INJURE A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL PERFORM AN ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. ANY SHORT CIRCUITS IDENTIFIED IN EITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INITIATOR WIRE CIRCUIT WILL BE REPAIRED.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER MINIVANS WITH REMOTE RELEASE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE MINIVAN LATCHES. CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED MINIVANS. IN A COLLISION, THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY COULD OPEN.

Risk. IF THE LIFTGATE LATCH OPENS, OCCUPANTS CAN BE EJECTED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. CHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH WITH A NEW STRONGER LATCH ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHRYSLER BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS DURING DECEMBER 1995.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER MINIVANS WITHOUT REMOTE RELEASE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE MINIVAN LATCHES. CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED MINIVANS. IN A COLLISION, THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY COULD OPEN.

Risk. IF THE LIFTGATE LATCH OPENS, OCCUPANTS CAN BE EJECTED RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH WITH A NEW STRONGER LATCH ASSEMBLY WITHOUT CHARGE. CHRYSLER BEGAN NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1995.

THE VEHICLES FUEL RAIL HAS STARTED TO LEAK DUE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND THE METAL CONTRACTING IN SIZE. FIRE HAZARD BY THE FUEL RAIL DRIPPING RAW FUEL ONTO THE EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE.

MY 1995 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LAST 6 VIN DIGITS [XXX] HAS A PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY SAFETY RECALL 818. CHRYSLER, HOWEVER, IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE DISCREPANCY OR EVEN, IN MY OPINION, TO SERIOUSLY EVALUATE MY CONCERN ABOUT INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. . CHRYSLER MAINTAINS THAT THE DEFECT I HAVE IS UNRELATED TO THE RECALL. I MAINTAIN THAT THE RECALL PROCEDURES, IF FOLLOWED, WILL PROVE THE RELATIONSHIP. WHEN I TURN ON THE REAR WIPERS THE AIRBAG CIRCUIT FUSE POPS AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. REPLACING THE WIPER MOTOR HAS THE SAME RESULT - A BLOWN FUSE. THIS CONDITION IS DESCRIBED IN SAFETY BULLETIN 818 OF WHICH I CAN PROVIDE A COPY. MY READING OF SAFETY BULLETIN 818 CONVINCES ME I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN WHICH CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS. IS THERE ASSISTANCE TO BE HAD FROM THE NTSB? THANKS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I LEFT WALGREENS ONE EVENING AND COULDN'T GET THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO REVERSE UNTIL I FORCED IT. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS LEAVING IN THE MORNING TO TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL (THAT IS WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU OWN A MINIVAN). I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. I TRIED REVERSE. NOTHING. HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. TRANSMISSION NEEDED REBUILDING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ITS BEEN REBUILT.*AK

WE OWN TWO 1995 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VEHICLES, ONE WITH ~103,000 MILES, THE OTHER WITH ~98,000 MILES. EACH SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF LEFT TIE ROD END WITHOUT WARNING WITHIN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. FORTUNATELY FOR US, EACH FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED, RESUMING TRAVEL FROM FULL STOP. CURIOUSLY, EACH FAILURE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER A MASSACHUSETTS SAFETY INSPECTION IN WHICH CASE TIE ROD ENDS WERE CHECKED AND PASSED INSPECTION. IN ONE CASE THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN FIVE MILES AND 5 HOURS OF THE INSPECTION; IN THE OTHER CASE, WITHIN 3 WEEKS AND 1000 MILES OF INSPECTION. COUPLED WITH THE LACK OF WARNING SIGNALS TO OWNER/OPERATOR, EACH OF THESE SUDDEN FAILURES COULLD HAVE PROVEN FATAL TO THE DRIVERS AND OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR AS AS WELL AS TO VEHICLES IN PROXIMITY. THE FACT THAT RECENT SAFETY INSPECTIONS AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS DID NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM INDICATES THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNPREDICTABLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND CAR TO EXPERIENCE FAILURE IS A FORMER MECHANIC, AND WAS ALERT TO TIE ROD END PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE EXPERIENCE WITH THE FIRST VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT THE TWO VEHICLES WERE AGING IN SIMILAR WAYS. POLICE WERE INVOLVED IN THE SECOND INCIDENT BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. IN EACH SITUATION, THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIRS. *JB

SEVERE ENGINE OVERHEATING BECAUSE COOLING FAN FELL OFF OF THE SHAFT OF THE ELECTRIC FAN MOTOR. TERRIBLE DESIGN - LARGE DIAMETER FAN IS BASICALLY HELD IN PLACE BY A SINGLE 1/4-INCH NUT. NEITHER THE FAN NOR THE FAN MOTOR ARE STOCKED AS REPLACEABLE PARTS. ONE MUST PURCHASE THE ENTIRE FAN/MOTOR/SHROUD ASSEMBLY, FOR A LITTLE OVER $400, PLUS INSTALLATION! THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN - THREE DIFFERENT TIMES! A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR, THE FAN SEPARATED FROM THE FAN MOTOR ONCE AGAIN, CAUSING OVERHEATING. THE SHOP THAT INSTALLED THE ORIGINAL UNIT STOOD BEHIND HIS WARRANTY, AND REPLACED THE FAN/MOTOR/SHROUD ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. ANOTHER TIME, WHILE WE WERE ON A TRIP, THE FAN CAME OFF A GAIN, BUT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIND THE NUT THAT HAD DROPPED OFF, AND REPLACED IT. SOMETIME LATER, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, AND I PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER AND HELD IT IN PLACE WITH EPOXY. IT'S STILL GOING STRONG!

WHILE DRIVING OVER STANDING WATER OR SNOW CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THERE IS A HOLE IN THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION.*JB *MR

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPER ON DRIVER'S SIDE BECOMES DETACHED AND STOPS WORKING. *AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE GEN 3 SEATBELTS INSTALLED IN MY 1995 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN HAVE FAILED. THE MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MAY WHEN THE SEATBELT SECURING MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT TO THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT FAILED WHEN I WAS FORCED TO APPLY MY BRAKES SUDDENLY. THE MECHANISM DISENGAGED AND HER CAR SEAT TUMBLED ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. BESIDES TERRIFYING THE CHILD, SHE RECEIVED A NASTY GASH ON HER FOREHEAD WHEN SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE SEAT BASE IN FRONT OF HER.*AK

VEHICLE METAL TENSIONER BREAKS LEAVING CONSUMER STRANDED. *MR *TS

NHTSA# 95-I-001-001 VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER MINIVANS WITHOUT REMOTE RELEASE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE MINIVAN LATCHES. CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY OF THE AFFECTED MINIVANS. IN A COLLISION, THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY COULD OPEN. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT DRIVERS DOOR LATCH WILL NOT CLOSE THE DOOR PROPERLY AND HAS CAUSED THE FRONT FENDER TO BUCKLE AND DAMAGE THE VAN. *JB

WHILE SITTING IN CAR THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING, VEHICLE 2 FAILED TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION, VEHICLE 1 HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE 2. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FROM THE FRONTAL IMPACT, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, CLAIM 27-6076-476. *JG

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THEN, TOWED TO DEALER, WHO FOUND OUT THAT DEFECT WAS BELT PULLEY TENSIONER. THIS HAD BEEN FOURTH TIME THAT BELT PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE THE TENSIONER BROKE OFF ENGINE CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ALTERNATOR FUNCTION , COOLING AND SOME ADDITIONAL TRANSMISION DIFFUCULTY WAS NOTED .

A PIN THAT LET LOOSE IN TRANSMISSION WHICH LOCKED UP TRANSMISSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. CONSUMER CRUISED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

AT THE BOTTOM HINGE WHERE IT MOUNTS TO THE BODY'S SHEET METAL IS FATIGUED AND CRACKED. DOOR REMAINS UNLATCHED, AND CONSUMER HAS A PIECE OF ROPE KEEPING IT TIED TOGETHER. IF DOOR CLOSES ALL THE WAY IT WILL BECOME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK *JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, KEY NOT IN IGNITION. 4 YEAR OLD MOVED GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL AND VEHICLE ROLLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET IN VEHICLE FAST ENOUGH TO STOP IT.*AK

APPARENTLY SEAT BELT FAILURE IS COMMON SINCE REPLACEMENTS ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND. *AK