1998 Chrysler Town And Country

Defect. CURT MFG IS RECALLING CERTAIN CLASS 3 RECEIVER HITCHES, P/N 13347, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON 1997-2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS, 1996-2007 DODGE CARAVANS, AND 1996-2004 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VANS. WHEN THE HITCH IS LOADED TO THE MAXIMUM RATING, THE HITCH MAY FRACTURE OR BREAK AT THE BEND LOCATION WHERE THE MAIN BODY OF THE HITCH MEETS THE HITCH MUFFLER STRAP.

Risk. IF THE AREA IN QUESTION FRACTURES OR BREAKS, THIS COULD CAUSE AN UNSTABLE DRIVING CONDITION, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Remedy. CURT MFG WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND WILL REPLACE THE HITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CURT MFG AT 1-715-831-8713.

Defect. CERTAIN CURVED TEMPERED REPLACEMENT GLASS MANUFACTURED BY HANGZHOU SAFETY GLASS LTD AND SUPPLIED TO SAFELITE BY AUTO TEMP INC., IDENTIFIED AS DOT-430, AND SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VEHICLES MAY NOT BREAK INTO SMALL PIECES AS EXPECTED OF TEMPERED GLASS AND FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS."

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT(S) MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY SHATTERED GLASS.

Remedy. SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS RETAIL CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. RETAIL CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE TOLL FREE AT 1-888-843-2906. SAFELITE WILL NOTIFY ITS WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS AND REIMBURSE WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS FOR CURRENT INVENTORY AND AT A SPECIFIED RATE FOR REPLACING THEIR CUSTOMER'S GLASS. WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT SAFELITE'S WHOLESALE DIVISION, SERVICE AUTOGLASS TOLL FREE AT 1-888-246-6298. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2008.

Defect. CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT BRAKE CYLINDERS FOR CERTAIN FORD, DAIMLERCHRYSLER, AND JEEP PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF NAPA, RAYBESTOS, AIMCO, AC DELCO, CARQUEST, BENDIX, AND WAGNER. ONLY PRODUCTS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 27, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 17, 2006 (DATE CODES 0529 THROUGH 0602) ARE SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL. WHEN SUBJECT TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, AN INTERNAL SEAL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD LOSE FLEXIBILITY AND MAY CAUSE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK.

Risk. LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN LEAD TO A DECREASE IN BRAKE LINE PRESSURE AND AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. AFFINIA (BRAKE PARTS, INC.) WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2006. OWNERS CAN CONTACT AFFINA GROUP CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-323-0354.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY BECOME DISABLED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE CLOCKSPRING, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HUB OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

Risk. THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL COVERED VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. FOR THOSE VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 70,000 MILES, DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY UNDER WHICH IT WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING AT NO CHARGE IF IT FAILS. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Defect. CERTAIN AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, MODELS WIX FILTER PART NUMBERS 33576, 33577, 33734; NAPA FILTER PART NUMBERS 3576, 3577, 3734; AND CARQUEST FILTER PART NUMBERS 86576, 86577, 86734 USED ON 1996-2000 DAIMLERCHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, DODGE CARAVAN, AND PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VEHICLES, CAN CAUSE THE FUEL LINES TO LEAK.

Risk. A POSSIBLE FIRE CAN OCCUR IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.

Remedy. WIX WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. NOTE: THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY THE DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP. NOR ANY DAILMERCHRYSLER DEALERS. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2003. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT WIX AT 704-864-6711.

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. ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN WOUND INCORRECTLY DURING THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.

Risk. THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON THIS COMPONENT FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 18, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, SOME TRIM MATERIAL CAN LOOSEN AND DROP INTO THE REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRIM WITH FOAM BLOCKERS AND INSPECT AND REPLACE ALL 3RD ROW SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 3, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS BUILT WITH 3.3L AND 3.8L ENGINES HAVE FUEL RAILS WITH NITROLE RUBBER O-RING SEALS THAT CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME. FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE UNDERHOOD FUEL INJECTION FUEL RAIL COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A VEHICLE FIRE.

Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SEAL ON THE VEHICLE FUEL RAILS TO PREVENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE, SHOULD THE EXISTING O-RINGS CONTINUE TO DEGRADE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2002. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE PHASED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH INTEGRATED CHILD SEATS. THE SHOULDER HARNESS RESTRAINT WEBBING WAS INCORRECTLY ROUTED AROUND THE METAL REINFORCEMENT BAR ON THESE SEATS.

Risk. THE CHILD SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ROUTING OF THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING AND ANY FOUND INCORRECT WILL BE PROPERLY ROUTED.

The driver air bag clockspring can develop an open-circuit condition resulting in nonfunctional driver-side frontal air bag, horn, cruise control (if equipped), and/or steering wheel radio control (if equipped).in its october 5, 2004 letter to NHTSA, daimlerchrysler stated that it will conduct a safety recall and replace the clockspring assembly on all my 1998.5-2000 daimlerchrysler minivans, built between march 1998 and august 2000, with 70,000 miles or less.it will also provide a lifetime warranty for this component on my 1998.5-2000 minivans, regardless of mileage.the details of the …

Complaints report air bag warning light illuminates, and this may be accompanied with a non-functioning horn and/or cruise control (if equipped).this is indicative of an open-circuit clockspring failure (results in non-functioning driver's air bag), similar to the failure condition that was the subject of daimlerchrysler's recall of model year 1996-1998.5 minivans (recall no. 02v-293).this recall query has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea04-013).

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Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling.

SUBJECT REGARDING CAMSHAFT / BEARING SERVICE. *TT

SUBJECT REGARDING MISDIAGNOSED LEAK DETECTION PUMP SYSTEMS WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1494, P0442 P0455, OR P0456. *TT

CONCERNS WITH THE PCV VALVE FREEZING UNDER EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS. *TT

CONCERNS WITH SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPING OFF IDLER PULLEY. *TT

CONCERNS WITH SAGS / HESITATION / STUMBLE / START & STALL, A/C BUMP IMPROVEMENTS, ADDITION OF LEAK DETECTION PUMP (LDP) MONITOR TEST. *TT

THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER NO BRAKE HAD TO QUICKLY TURN OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND TRY TO RESTART IT IS HAPPENING ON A DAILY BASIS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS I HAD A RECALL PART REPLACED BY DEALER AND STILL NOTHING SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE AS I SEE THIS IS A COMMON FACTOR AND EVENTUALLY WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AND RAIN FOR ONE DAY THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE UP, THE BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON, AND I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE. I WAS ON A FLAT STREET AND IN MOTION WHEN IT OCCURRED.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM DUE TO A RUPTURE OF A BRAKE LINE. LUCKY FOR US WE WERE ON A FLAT SECTION OF ROAD AND DRIFTED TO A STOP. IF WE HAD BEEN THREE SECONDS LATER WE WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO CROSS TRAFFIC.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO SECURE THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V076000 (SEAT BELTS).THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TURN OFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND MUST RESTART VEHICLE WHILE APPROACHING A LIGHT OR GOING UP A HILL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP PRIOR AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMED ISSUES. HAVE REPORT FROM SHOP INDICATING CONCERN FOR SAFETY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. LOOKED FOR RECALLS REGARDING THIS AND NOTHING REPORTED. AGAIN, VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING INTERMITENTLY AND MUST RESTART VEHICLE. ALL POWER TO VEHICLE STOPS. *TR

WIPER BLADES UNABLE TO SHUT OFF AT TIMES, SOME TIME DELAY OF STARTING, I HAVE HAD THE WIPER MOTOR REPLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY, ABS, TRAC OFF, AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,986.

CRANKED, STARTED, RAN FOR 1 SECOND, AND STALLED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A ROW. THEN IT WOULD NOT CRANK UNTIL WE RETURNED THE NEXT DAY AND IT STARTED AND RAN FINE. THIS BECAME AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OVER TIME AND EVENTUALLY FAILED ALTOGETHER. VERY MYSTERIOUS BUT I FOUND THE CAUSE AND REPAIRED IT. IT HAS NOT FAILED SINCE I REPAIRED IT 7-21-2012. THE PROBLEM WAS A COLD SOLDER JOINT ON THE BCM LOCATED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL EXPLAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN IN ACCESSORY MODE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 246,000.

THE FACTORY ALARM HAS BEEN SHUTTING THE VAN DOWN,THE SPEEDOMETER FREEZES THEN SHOOTS UP TO 120,THE FUEL GAGE,TEMP GAGE STOP WORK TRIES TO STALL GOING DOWN THE ROAD.I HAVE READ ON THE NET THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH ALARM SHUTTING THEM DOWN.THEY NEED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.I DON'T NEED TO GET STRANDED SOME PLACE WITH MY GRANDKIDS IN THE VAN.THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR A WHILE,ITS GETTING WORSE.I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHRYSLER DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS CHEAP MADE PROBLEM. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND WAS ON WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST NOVEMBER, 2013. SO IT HAD BEEN ON FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME. THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AFTER I BLEW THE HORN AT SOMEONE WHO DID NOT TURN ON GREEN ARROW IN FRONT OF ME. I AM SURE IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING WHICH OPERATES THOSE THREE FEATURES. THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT AT CHRYSLER'S COST BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE CLOCKSPRING RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V480000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 05/19/14 MA THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE CLOCKSPRING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURES ALL OCCURRED BEFORE 118,000. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. UPDATED 06/04/2014 *JS

TRAVEL ABOUT 15 MILES TO A RESIDENCE, PARKED VAN FOR ABOUT 3-4 HRS, ENTERED VAN AND TRY TO START, WOULDN'T TURN OVER *THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH STARTER AND OR BATTERY*, TRIED JUMPING, WOULDN'T TURN OVER. WAITED APPX 1HR LATER, TRIED STARTING, VAN STARTED, DROVE HOME. NEXT DAY, TRIED TO START VAN, WOULDN'T START, WAIT ABOUT 2 HRS, TRIED AGAIN, VAN STARTED. DAYS PASSED AND AS I WAS DRIVING, NOTICED ALL GAUGES GOING FROM NORMAL TO 0, DID THIS THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. TOOK VAN TO BRANCH AUTO ELECTRIC TO DO TESTS, WAS TOLD BCM WAS BAD AND THE COST WOULD BE OVER $1200.00 *LABOR INCLUDED*, I'VE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE REGARDING OTHER T & C'S WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. NOW ALL GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON WITH THE SECURITY ALARM LIGHT. ABOUT 3 WKS AGO, STARTED VAN, FACTORY INSTALLED ALARM SYSTEM ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT STOP *WHILE ALL *ABS/SERVICE ENGINE & ETC., STAYED ON* TRIED TURNING VAN OFF AND ON, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING LOCKS, ALARM STILL BLARED UNTIL I HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO RESET. SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, THERE'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS WITH CHILD IN VEHICLE. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO CALL FAMILY TO BE PICKED UP. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AND PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO HAVE SERPENTINE BELT PUT BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER BOARD FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITHCH; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 250,129.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD INDICATE A READING OF ZERO. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. EVERY SINGLE GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED, INCLUDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BACK LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL COMPLETELY SEIZED IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT STRUT MOUNT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: 10000317 (STRUCTURE:BODY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VAN DEC 2010. I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AT 9PM DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR - NO BRAKES. NEXT DAY I TOOK TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD ALL THE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACED. I HAD ALL NEW BRAKE LINES INSTALLED FRONT TO BACK BY A REPAIR SHOP IN MARCH 2011. ONCE AGAIN, I HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM TODAY, JUST OVER A YEAR- EXCEPT THE LINES WERE NOT RUSTED. 08/21/2012 - DRIVING ON A STATE ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 MPH COMING TO A STOP LIGHT SLOWING DOWN, SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. FLUID WAS GUSHING OUT BY THE REAR TIRE. I PULLED TO GAS STATION AND THE FLUID WAS LEAKING/DRIPPING OUT. THE MORE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED THE MORE FLUID WAS FORCED OUT. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT EVEN KILLED. LUCKY FOR ME IT WAS 1 PM IN THE AFTERNOON. I MOVED FROM INDIANA 6/1/2011 TO FLORIDA. THE VAN NOW HAS 180,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND THEN NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V268000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM) BUT THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED DUE TO A FIRE IN THE FUEL RAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO COVER THE WIRING HARNESS REPAIR DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. UPDATED 08/29/12*LJ UPDATED 08/30/2012 *JS

RUST THROUGH AT THE GAS TANK OF BRAKE LINE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THE SERPENTINE BELT DETACHED WHICH WAS RECONNECTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SERPENTINE BELT, TENSIONER PULLEY AND IDLER PULLEY WERE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN ASSUMED THE COMPONENTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MALFUNCTION; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE FAULTY SERPENTINE BELT CAUSED THE FAILURE AND WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER FAILED AND NONE OF THE GAUGES WORKED PROPERLY. DUE TO THIS SHORT IN THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL AND TAKE A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER OR THE CIRCUIT BOARD BEHIND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000. THE GAUGES ON THIS VAN ARE NOW SEVERELY MALFUNCTIONING. SPEEDOMETER IS 23 MPH OFF. THE TACHOMETER BITS INCHES AWAY FROM THE RED LINE ALTHOUGH TRANSMISSION IS NOT OVER REVVING. UPDATED 11/09/2011 *LN *TR

MY 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTY LXI THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT AND GAGE FLASH AND THE LIGHT BLINKS AND SOME TIMES GO TO EMPTY .TILL I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF . I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE .IS THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS TROUBLE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND STARTED HEARING A SCRAPING SOUND. SHE STATED THAT AFTER PULLING OVER SHE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD COME OFF AND THE TANK WAS HANGING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT BOTH OF THE STRAPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 07/18/11

1998 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. SMELLED GAS INSIDE THE CAR. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED GAS DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR CROSSOVER TUBE. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SO I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LOCATION OF THE GAS LEAK WAS IN THE LOCATION WHERE THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED. I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A $96.00 CHECKOUT FEE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT "THE DEALERS HAD TO EAT TO AND THEY DESERVED THE CHECKOUT FEE". I ASKED THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO WAIVE THE CHECKOUT FEE SINCE THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING SHE COULD DO FOR ME UNLESS I AGREED TO THE CHECKOUT FEE.I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AND IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENT. A LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND NO FAILURE CODES DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW, INCLUDING A MUDDY DIRT ROAD, HIT A MUD PUDDLE AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN STEERING. WAS A BELT LAYING ON THE GROUND UNDER RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. CAR TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT RAINS. BELT REINSTALLED. NOW CAUTIOUS OF DRIVING IN RAIN. WOULD LIKE TO FIND SOLUTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON, IT WOULD START AND RUN FOR TWO SECONDS AND THEN TURN OFF. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE WHICH HAD OCCURRED SIX TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

REPEATED DISMOUNT OF SERPENTINE BELT FROM CRANKSHAFT PULLEY DUE TO WATER SPLASHING FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE. HAS OCCURRED FOUR OR FIVE TIMES SINCE OWNING THE 1998 VEHICLE IN 2001. THIS CAUSED THE ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKING AND ELECTRICAL POWER FROM THE ALTERNATOR. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY CHRYSLER TO PROVIDE S SHIELD TO PROTECT THIS AREA. *TR

1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD NOT START *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR THREE WEEKS AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, HE MADE A STOP AND WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER WAITED 30-45 MINUTES AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, BUT THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER THEN STATED THE BODY CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER DRIVING FOR A WEEK. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BOARD. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THERE WAS SURFACE RUST ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE STRUT. OVER TIME THE RUST BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE STRUT WAS RUSTING THROUGHOUT THE STRUTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $ 300.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000. UPDATED 12/30/10

ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED ON FIRE AND FIRE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. OWNER JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING FROM A DEALERSHIP. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS SMOKE EVERYWHERE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AND WITHIN 3-4 MINUTES OF PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO SMOKE OCCURRING, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE OWNER IS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT, AND THERE WERE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN ALSO IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. FIRE FIGHTERS TOLD THE OWNERS THAT IF THEY HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANOTHER 100 FEET, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP WITH ALL OCCUPANTS STILL INSIDE. THE VEHICLE/ALL ENGINE PARTS ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE PREGNANT OWNER SUFFERED SEVERE SMOKE INHALATION AND BARELY ESCAPED FETAL DEATH DUE TO SEVERE SMOKE INHALATION. *TR

I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN AND FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FAN BELT COMING OFF USUALLY WHEN IT RAINS. MY MECHANIC PUTS IT BACK ON STATING THAT THE CHRYSLER BELTS SLIP OFF WHEN IT RAIN. I HAVE OWNED CHRYSLERS IN THE PAST BUT NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I USUALLY HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS TAKING MY SON TO HAVE SOME BLOOD WORK DONE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED STORMING AND THE VAN CUT OFF, BUT I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OUT OF THE STREET. I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE SO SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. *TR UPDATED 06/29/11*LJ

I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND BUYING IT WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I HAVE EVER MADE. MY PROBLEM IS A REPEAT OF A THOUSAND OTHER PEOPLES. I'LL GO TO START MY VAN AND IT WILL ACT LIKE IT WANTS TO START, BUT THEN DIES. AT FIRST IT WOULD START AFTER BEING UNTOUCHED FOR A FEW HOURS, BUT NOW IT CAN TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS. WE HAVE HAD IT TOWED 3 TIMES AND TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING 1 CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND EVERYTIME WE ARE TOLD THE SAME THING. THERE IS NO WAY TO DISARM THE ALARM BECAUSE IT IS BUILT INTO THE ENGINE. I HAVE A FAMILY THAT DESERVES A RELIABLE CAR AND THIS IS NOT IT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP TOWING IT BACK AND FORTH FROM SHOP TO SHOP. I NEED ANSWERS!..WHY WAS THIS ISSUE NOT RECALLED BY CHRYSLER, WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND FRUSTRATING. SOMEONE HAS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR AGO UPON STARTING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT IT WOULD START AND THEN IT WOULD SHUT OFF. THE ALARM SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE ARMED ITSELF WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNTIL IT WAS RESET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RESET OPTION FAILED TO FUNCTION. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS BEING PERFORMED BY A CHRYSLER DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR APPROXIMATELY $1100.00. THE OWNER STATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

I HAVE A 1998 TOWN & COUNTRY AND HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE ALL THE DIALS ON THE DASH WOULD FLATLINE AND THEN COME BACK UP. THEN IT STARTED CRANKING THEN DYING OUT IMMEDIATELY. IT WOULD CRANK 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEN NOT CRANK AT ALL. IF THE BATTERY CABLES WERE REMOVED AND THEN REPLACED IT WOULD THEN START, BUT THAT NO LONGER WORKS AND IT DOES NOT RUN AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE COOLING FAN WOULD REMAIN RUNNING. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUSE IN ORDER TO STOP IT FROM CONSTANTLY RUNNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE ISSUE WAS COMMON BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

I BOUGHT A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND AFTER 2 WEEKS THE VAN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. THE CAR WOULDN'T START IN THE GAS STATION ON THE FIRST TRY BUT DID START ON THE SECOND. FROM THAT INCIDENT ON THE CAR WOULD NEED SEVERAL STARTS TO GET IT RUNNING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD GO DEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEN SUDDENLY JUMP BACK ON AND DIE AGAIN. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF BEFORE IT STOPPED STARTING AT ALL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER THREE WEEKS AND NOT ONLY WASTED MONEY BUYING THE VAN BUT ALSO, TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE GUY REPLACED THE FUSE PANEL FOR $200 AND WANTED TO PUT IN A NEW COMPUTER BUT I TOLD HIM NOT TO. THIS VAN IS A DISGRACE AND AN INCONVENIENCE. *TR

THE SERPENTINE BELT COMES OFF WHEN DRIVING THROUGH MINIMAL AMOUNTS OF WATER CAUSING POWER LOSS TO THE STEERING AS WELL AS OVERHEATING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK WHICH DESERVES A RECALL BY CHRYSLER. I HAVE LOST STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON 50 MPH ROADS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL TIMES MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE BEEN STRANDED DUE TO THE SERPENTINE BELT FALLING OFF CAUSING ME TO LOSE STEERING AND MY VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND HAD TO WALK DOWN ROADS WITH MY CHILDREN TO FIND HELP. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON-LINE IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS DUE TO DUE TO AN ENGINEERING MISCALCULATION OF THE PULLEY SYSTEM. *TR

1998 TOWN AND COUNTRY WILL STOP RIGHT AFTER STARTS. AFTER 3 TIMES IT WILL LONGER START. HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE MODULE FOR $250.00. THIS HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ATLEAST 2 YEARS. WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN I REPLACED THE MODULE AGAIN. IT IS STILL WORKING AFTER 14 MONTHS. CHEAPER THAN TAKING TO DEALER AND EASY TO REPLACE. *TR

THE VAN STARTS BUT WILL NOT TAKE ANY GAS AND DIE IMMEDIATELY. IT WILL START ABOUT 4-5 TIMES THEN NOT START AT ALL. LIKE OTHERS WHO HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT, THE GAUGES ACT FUNNY THEN FLATLINE. IT USUALLY TAKES SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. I HAVE HAD A COMPUTER HOOKED UP TO IT BUT IT DOESN'T READ ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT DEPENDABLE AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED RELAYS AND GAVE IT A FULL TUNE UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FLASHES ON AND OFF AND THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS 155,000 MILES, BUT THE ODOMETER CURRENTLY DISPLAYS 855 MILES. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE GEAR BOX (PRNDL) ARE DIM. THE DODGE DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $4,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I HAVE A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN. THE FAN BELT SLIPPED OFF DURING A RAIN STORM, STRANDING ME AND MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN. I WAS TOLD BY THE AUTO MECHANIC THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MODELS 1996-2000. I HAD TO BUY A "GATES" FAN BELT KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TWO YEARS LATER AND SIX KITS LATER THE FAN BELT IS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

VEHICLE STARTS & DIES, STARTS & DIES AND AFTER A FOUR OR FIVE ATTEMPTS...IT WON'T START AT ALL. AFTER A FEW HOURS OR DAYS IT WILL START RIGHT UP. WHEN IT DOES THIS THE GAUGES ARE ALL FLATLINED. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE GAUGES FLATLINE AND ALARM SET LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT. NO CODES COME UP FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $119 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY....NEW BATTERY, NEW STARTER...AMONG MANY OTHER NEW ITEMS. HAVE NOT REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BRAIN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD BE EITHER ONE OF THESE THINGS......I AM TIRED OF JUST PUTTING IN RANDOM PARTS. *TR

RE: 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MILEAGE: 75,000 COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE - PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR - UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TOWED TO THE DEALER - DIAGNOSIS : CORRODED REAR BRAKE LINE. BEING REPAIRED NOW - WILL ASK FOR OLD PART TO BE SAVED. BRAKE LINES SHOULD LAST FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAULTY DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINE. NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRED CHRYSLER TO NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHER OCCURRENCES WITH THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM ARISES AS A RESULT OF BI-METAL REACTION WHERE STAINLESS STEEL AND STEEL LINES ARE WELDED TOGETHER. THIS VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR OTHER WORK JUST FIVE MONTHS PRIOR AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE IN DANGER! *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF AND NOW IT JUST STAYS ON AND HORN DOES NOT WORK, I JUST LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CLOCKSPRING PART A FEW YEARS AGO BUT I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN APRIL OF 2006 AND A FEW MONTHS AGO I JUST HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE LIGHT CAME ON AND THAT COST OVER $400.00 WHICH I HAD TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT TO PAY FOR AS I AM ON DISABILITY AND COULD NOT AFFORD THAT AMOUNT SO I SURE CAN'T PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AGAIN FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A DEFECT. SO FAR HAVE NOT TAKEN IN TO BE CHECKED AS DID NOT KNOW WHAT PROBLEM WAS UNTIL I STARTED SEARCHING THE WEB, HAD ASKED OTHERS IN PRIOR MONTH BUT NO ONE KNEW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING IT AND HAD NO CASH TO TAKE IT IN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND NO ONE HAS EVER INFORMED HIM OF ANY RUST LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MODIFIED BY THE BRAUN CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. THE CONTACT CALLED BRAUN CORPORATION FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,378 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THEY PUT THE FRAME BACK TOGETHER, THE ONLY SPOT WELDED WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER CAUSING THE FRAME TO RUST. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT THREE TIMES. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT THE IDLER PULLEY WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH A KIT. WHEN THE PULLEY MALFUNCTIONS, IT ALLOWS THE SERPENTINE BELT TO DETACH. AS A RESULT, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS OVERHEAT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT CANNOT PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE MAY EXPLODE OR CATCH FIRE. THE FAILURE WAS INITIALLY NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

HAS HAPPENED OVER 100 TIMES. DASHBOARD GAUGES ALL REMAIN AT ZERO, CAR WILL NOT START. TURNS OVER, THEN DIES IMMEDIATELY. I BELIEVE IT IS THE SECURITY SYSTEM KILLING THE CAR. AFTER 5 STARTS, WON'T EVEN TURN OVER. HAVE PAID FOR NEW ALTERNATOR, NEW STARTER, MECHANIC LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES. **FINALLY FIXED** MECHANIC HAD ANOTHER CUSTOMER WITH SAME PROBLEM. FOUND IT WAS THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. AT A COST OF $700 FOR OTHER CUSTOMER. I WENT WITH A USED MODEL WHICH IS RISKY, BUT IT HAS NOT DONE THIS AGAIN AT ALL FOR 7 MONTHS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS SITE ABOUT THIS, AND I THOUGHT I WOULD HELP PEOPLE OUT WHO HAVE ALSO SPENT A TON OF MONEY ON THIS PROBLEM, WITH NO RESOLUTION. *TR