2000 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

WHEN BACKING THE VAN UP A SLIGHT INCLINE THE VAN WOULD START BUCKING ABRUPTLY AND FAILED TO MOVE SMOOTHLY. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WHEN BACKING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. WHILE BACKING UP VEHICLE STARTING TO BUCK ABRUPTLY. THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.*MR

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WITH 3.3 LITER ENGINE. THE IDLER PULLEY FREEZES ON THIS ENGINE (SINCE 1992 DODGE DYNASTY SAME MOTOR, SAME PROBLEM) CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO COME OFF CAUSING A LOST OF POWER STEERING AMONG OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURES POWERED DRIVE BELT. (I.E. WATER PUMP, ALTERNATER, ECT).*AK

DRIVING CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY (2000) AWD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CLEAR CONDITIONS. APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. GOOD DISTANCE TO CARS IN FRONT. CAR IN FRONT SLOWS SUDDENLY, I APPLY BRAKES BUT VAN CONTINUES FORWARD AND HITS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH THEN HITS ANOTHER. IN ALL, FOUR VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. *LA

I HAVE A YEAR 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN THE SEAT HEATER SET FIRE TO THE LEATHER ON THE SEAT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE SEAT DUE TO THE VAN BEING UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY NOT THE FACTORY WARRANTY. FROM THE INFORMATION ON THE NET CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN 1999 AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DIDN'T BOTHER TO FIX IT IN THE VANS BUILT FOR THE YEAR 2000. HAVING TO PUT OUT A FIRE WHILE DRIVING IS NOT SOMETHING I BARGAINED FOR WHEN I BOUGHT THE VAN. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF NO ONE SAW THE FIRE AND LEFT THE VAN NEXT TO THE HOUSE? *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY COVERED UP TO 36000 MILES. *AK THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, SCREECHED AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. ALSO, THE FRONT SEAT ADJUSTMENT MOTOR STOPPED WORKING IN THE UP AND DOWN POSITION. *SCC THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW MOTORS, AC COMPRESSOR,AND THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE CLOSE LATCH ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2003,WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN ON ERRANDS WITH OUR FOUR CHILDREN, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. ULTIMATELY, A HOLE BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT AS A RESULT OF A MALFUNCTION/FAILURE IN THE HEATED SEAT SYSTEM. LUCKILY, MY WIFE HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO SHUT OFF THE SEAT AND GET EVERYONE OUT OF THE CAR IN TIME TO AVOID A FULL BLOWN FIRE. HOWEVER, THIS SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND A TRAGEDY WAS AVERTED ONLY BY HER QUICK REACTION. A SEAT HEATING SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT HAVE A MECHANISM TO SHUT ITSELF OFF BEFORE IT GETS THIS HOT IS UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. *LA

SEPT. '02, BRAKES REPLACED. JAN. '03, RACK/PINION REPLACED. FEB. '03, HEATER DID NOT WORK ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, NOR REAR DRIVER SIDE. OCT. '03, SPEEDOMETER/POWER FAILED TO OPERATE. STAYED IN LOW GEAR. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE SENSOR. PART FOR HEATER ORDERED FROM DETROIT, TAKES DAYS TO REPAIR DUE TO TAKING OUT ENTIRE DASH. CHRYSLER "APOLOGIZED" WHEN I EMAILED, BUT OFFERED NOTHING TO OFFSET COST OF REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A FLAT TIRE DUE TO A SLOW LEAK WHICH CAME FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE ALUMINUM RIM. THE DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE TIRE WAS WATER TESTED AND A SLOW LEAK WAS DETECTED AT THE EDGE OF THE RIM. THE TIRE WAS REMOVED FROM THE RIM AND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE RIM WAS FLAKING/CORRODED. THE EDGE OF THE RIM WAS CLEANED WITH A POWER TOOL AND GREASED. THE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND INFLATED. THIS WAS THE SECOND FLAT TIRE DUE TO A SLOW LEAK AT THE EDGE OF THE RIM. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE A FEW MONTHS EARLIER. THE SAME REPAIR PROCEDURE WAS USED. *SCC *NLM

VAN SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR DEPRESSED, CLOSING BUTTON AND SLIDING DOOR CLOSED, SMASHING CONSUMER'S FINGERS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 CHRYSLER T&C IN WET WEATHER, THE DRIVE BELT SLIPPED OFF DURING A LEFT TURN. THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY BECAME VERY HARD DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS SHE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT BERMONT MOTORS SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN WHEN GOING THOUGH PUDDLES. LOSS OF STEERING HAPPENS OFTEN WHEN GOING THROUGH PUDDLES? THE DRIVE BELT SLIPS OFF IN WET WEATHER AND PUDDLES! HOW SAFE IS A LOSS OF STEERING, EVEN JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE? *JB

UP TO 1999 MODEL TOWN & COUNTRY, BY CHRYSTLER, WE UNDER RECALL FOR A PART IN THE STEERING COLUMN. MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED IN 1999, BUT WAS THE 2000 MODEL. RECENTLY, I HAD TO HAVE THE SAME PART REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE THAT WAS UNDER THE RECALL FROM CHRYSTLER, BUT IT IS NOT COVERED. I FEEL THAT THE SAME PART SHOULD BE COVERED REGARDLESS OF THE MODEL YEAR.*AK

WHILE RAINING AND ON VACATION WE DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE RADIATOR LIGHT CAME ON, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ, "HOT," WE LOST POWER STEERING, AND THEN THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ONLY TO LEARN THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE, THE PUSH BUTTON IS VERY HARD TO PRESS. PASSENGER IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. *AK

PREMATURE BATTERY FAILURE (TWICE SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2000). *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONSUME HEARD A LOUD HISSING NOISE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RIM HAD CORRODED. *AK *JB

WHENEVER SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET UNDER ANY CONDITION, RAIN OR RUNNING OVER A PUDDLE, IT TENDS TO SLIPS OFF OF THE PULLEYS, MAKING VEHICLE INOPERABLE.*AK

VEHICLE LEAF SPRING HAS WEAKENED CAUSING THE REAR OF VEHICLE TO SIT AT AN ANGLE. PROBLEMS WITH FRONT WHEELS AND BRAKES. *MR THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES, AND THE ROTORS. THE FRONT WHEELS AND OR BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AGAIN, WHICH MEANT THAT NEW FRONT BRAKES WERE NEEDED AGAIN. (THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED) THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A FULL REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: THE LEFT REAR SHOCK HAD BLOWN AND A BOLT HAD BROKEN ON THE RIGHT SHOCK AND WERE REPLACED,THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS, THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS LOOSE ALONG WITH THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR(BOTH READJUSTED), NOISE IN THE STEERING AND WAS HARD TO STEER AT TIMES, THERE WAS A METAL SOUND IN THE FRONT STRUT ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD, AND THERE WAS OVERHEATING SO THE ALL THE PARTS OF THE COOLING SYSTEM WERE REPLACED. *SCC

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE CONSUMER STATED A PIECE OF THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL BROKE OFF AND JAMMED THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 54,000 THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN WENT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH AND ONLY HAD ANOTHER 50 FEET TO DRIVE. I MAINLY DRIVE HIGHWAY WITH MY TODDLER AND I AM FEARFUL OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD WE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY DURING OUR NORMAL COMMUTE. MY HUSBAND WAS A MECHANIC FOR 19 PLUS YEARS AND WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM EXPERIENCED MECHANICS AND CHRYSLER CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ON JULY 9TH, 2003 TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I SPOKE WITH ERIC WHO REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME HIS LAST NAME NOR WOULD HE TRANSFER MY CALL TO ANYONE ELSE. HE SAID HE IS THE FINAL DEICISION MAKER AND THAT HIS MANAGER'S ROLE IS TO MANAGE PEOPLE AND NO DEAL WITH CUSTOMERS. HE ALSO TOLD ME IF WAS MY FAULT FOR BUYING A USED VEHICLE. IT IS NOT MY FAULT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT I COULD GET IT INSTALLED FOR FREE SINCE MY HUSBAND WAS A MECHANIC. ERIC HUNG UP ON ME BECAUSE I WAS CONTINUOUSLY ASKING TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER. I DID NOT GET ANY RESOLUTION OR ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER. I AM IN NEED OF MY VEHICLE BEING REPLACED BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS IF THEIR TRANMISSION ALSO MALFUNCTIONS AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON H

TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR - TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR PREMATURELY FAILED ON VEHICLE. SENSOR MUST BE REPLACED FOR VEHICLE TO BE OPERATED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 3 YEARS SINCE PURCHASE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WERE A LREADY REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER'S TWO YEARS OLD SON, ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND DAMAGED A FENCE AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NAR 6-03-2003 *MR ONGOING FAILURE TO PROPERLY REPAIR THE VEHICLES SIDE VIEW MIRROR. *CB

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEAT MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED A THROUGH THE LEATHER INTERIOR. *JB

THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL. THE DEALER DETERMINED FUEL LEAKED FROM THE O- RINGS OR FUEL LINE. THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL. THE DEALER DETERMINED FUEL LEAKED FROM THE O- RINGS OR FUEL LINE. THERE WAS A RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*MR

THE PASSENGER SEAT HEATER FAILED. *JB

ABOUT A WEEK AFTER WE PICKED UP THE NEW VEHICLE THE ENTIRE REAR LIFTGATE HANDLE ASSEMBLY FELL APART INSIDE THE DOOR. CONSEQUENTLY IT WOULDN'T OPEN AND HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. CHRISLER REPAIRED THE REAR ENTRY MECHANISM BUT THEN THE DEALERSHIP, IN ITS HASTY REPAIR, STRIPPED OUT ALL OF THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE REAR LIFTGATE MOLDING IN PLACE SO THEY ALL FELL OUT. FEARING MORE DAMAGE WOULD BE CAUSED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN ANOTHER REPAIR I REPLACED THE SCREWS WITH LARGER SHEET METAL SCREWS WHICH LOOK DUMB.

THIS 2000 TOWN & COUNTRY HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH ITS DRIVE TRAIN/DRIVE SELECTOR. THE RECENT HAS BEEN THE FOLLOWING CASE THAT HAS OCCURED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH WITH NO REACTION FROM CHRYSLER DAIMLER DUE TO LOCAL DEALER NOT BEING KNOWLEDGEABLE OF PROCESSES TO REGISTER OCCURANCE. THE VEHICLE, WHEN PARKED, WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF, AND KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, COMES OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BY ITSELF, WITH NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE. HAS SPOKEN WITH CHRYSER-DAIMLER AND THEY ARE SENDING AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEER TO INVESTIGATE WITHIN 72 HOURS.

2000 CHRYSLER TOWN& COUNTRY (LIMITED) OWED FOR 2 YEARS 11 MONTHS, 57300 MILES -I WENT TO MY VEHICLE TO RUN AN ERRAND. WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, I TURNED ON THE SEAT HEATER TO WARM IT UP DUE TO THE SEVERE COLD. THE SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE SEAT HEATER AND SAW GLOWING EMBERS AROUND THE HOLE THAT WAS CREATED FROM A HIGH HEAT SOURCE. I TURNED SEAT HEATER BACK ON TO CONFIRM THE SOURCE OF THE GLOWING EMBERS. SPARKS BEGAN TO SHOT OUT OF HOLE IN BURNT LEATHER SEAT. MY THOUGHTS ARE THAT SOMETHING IN THE HEATER CAUSED THE SMOKE AND GLOWING EMBERS. ALTHOUGH, THIS CAR HAS HIGH MILEAGE, THE LEATHER SEATS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE SEAT HEATER WOULD BE REASONABLY DURABLE. THIS CAR HAS THE CHRYSLER BASIC WARRANTY, BUT THE ISSUE OF SAFETY/HAZARD CANNOT BE DENIED. IF THIS HAD BEEN THE PASSENGERS SEAT WITH A CHILD, INSTEAD OF AN ADULT, THE OUTCOME MAY HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. ALSO, IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE (MY ROUTE TO WORK IS VA INTERSTATE 66 AND IS USUALLY VERY HEAVILY TRAVELED) I MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. NOTE, DURING THIS EVENT, NO FUSES BURNED OUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING BURNING OF WIRERS. SMELL WAS COMING FROM UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH..

SEAT WARMER IN DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED HOLE IN SEAT AND DAMAGED WOMANS COAT.

ALL 4 INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON A RAINY DAY (SPRING 1X (WIFE DRIVING AND TURNING FROM A STOP LIGHT 5-10 MPH), FALL 2X IN ONE DAY(30-40MPH), LAST INCIDENT 12/4/02 (30-40MPH)). WHEN BELT SLIPS OFF, POWER STEERING DISABLED, POWER BRAKE DISABLED, ALTERNATOR DISABLED, COOLING SYSTEM DISABLED, ENGINE OVERHEATS, STALLS WHEN BATTERY RUNS OUT. LOCAL DEALER (SPIRIT CHRYSLER, LUBBOCK) HAS NO IDEA WHY THE PROBLEM PERSIST. DT

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER HEARD VEHICLES' ALARM BLOWING, AND WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHY. THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHALL INSPECTED VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS A DEALERSHIP DEMO AT TIME OF PURCHASE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.PH

NO SUMMARY. DT

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BURNED. THE SPONTANEOUS IGNITION WAS CAUSED BY THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE SEAT CUSHION WHICH BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT. NO ONE WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *MR *NLM

OEM SEAT HEATER CAUSED FIRE AND BURNED HOLE IN THE LEATHER. CAN'T SEEM TO GET CHRYSLER INTERESTED IN THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ISSUE. DT

WHILE DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE ON A THRUWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULLED OVER SAFELY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL IN CAB OF CAR. CONSUMER CAN SMELL FUEMS, AND FEELS UNSAFE. DEALER ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR CONDITION EVAPORATOR NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

SEPTEMBER OF 2000 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN. WE HAVE HAD FAIRLY GOOD SERVICE UNTIL NOW. AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES WE NOTICED WHEN YOU WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD START TO EXIT AND PUT ON THE BRAKES IT WOULD VIBRATE A LITTLE, WE SHOULD HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT THEN BUT DID NOT. WE NOW HAVE 20,000 MILES AND IT IS (2) YEARS OLD, AND THE BRAKING BEGAN TO GET WORSE SO WE TOOK IT TO THE PLACE WE PURCHASE FROM FOR REPAIR. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND THEN CALLED ME AND TOLD ME WHAT WAS WRONG, THE BRAKE PADS WERE BAD AND THE ROTORS WE BAD AND WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED AND THIS WOULD COST $149.00. I JUST COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT THE MAN WAS TELLING ME THAT THIS WAS NOT IN THE WARRANTY OF THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED IT A WARE AND TARE ITEM. WE PURCHASE A NEW CAR ABOUT EVERY (2) YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT NEEDED BRAKES AT 20,000 MILES. I ASKED IF THIS COULD BE A DEFECT IN PARTS AND HE TOLD ME IT IS THE WAY WE DRIVE????? (THAT GOT ME HOT WHEN HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE WAY WE DRIVE). WELL I'VE HAD A LOT OF NEW CARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES. THE CAR BEING(2) YEARS OLD AND ONLY 20,000 MILES TELLS ME THAT WE DO NOT DRIVE IT THAT MUCH. I DID GET WITH THE MANAGEMENT AND HE TOLD ME HE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME (I'LL BET). I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE WHEN I PURCHASE THIS VAN THAT I WOULD BE SORRY, FIRST OF ALL BUY BUYING A CHRYSLER AND SECOND THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM. I JUST WROTE IT OFF. GUESS I SHOULD HAVE LISTEN TO THEM NOW. I KNOW

BUMPER IS TOO LOW AND WILL SCRAPE AGAINST GROUND, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE BUMPER WHICH RESULTED FROM THE DESIGN DEFECT. *YH

WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, IN EITHER DIRECTION, POWER STEERING GOES OUT FOR 3-4 SECONDS. AS SOON AS TURN IS COMPLETED POWER STEERING IS BACK ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXAMINED TWICE BY DEALER, COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE.*AK

MOUNTING BOLT FOR SERPENTINE BELT IDLER BROKE, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING -NO ACCIDENT DUE TO LOW SPEED-WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTER AT HIGHER SPEED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT SERPENTINE BELT HAD BROKEN. MILEAGE WAS 10000.*AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT HIGHER THAN SECOND GEAR. ENGINE REVVS, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER CAN CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT PRESSING ON BRAKES, AND COULD CAUSE A CHILD TO FLIP IT BACK AND FORTH WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *TT

STEERING MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION OR ON CERTAIN ROAD SURFACES. PROBLEM PERSISTS AS LONG AS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. DEALERS AREA REPRESENTATIVE STATED A NEW STEERING COLUMN WAS BEING MADE TO CORRECT THE FROBLEM. *AK THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THERE IS STILL A NOISE WHEN MAKING A TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

CONCERN ABOUT THE GEN3 BUCKLES IN MY VEHICLE WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN ACCIDENTALLY BEING UNBUCKLED BY SOME OBJECT INADVERTENTLY THAT CHRYSLER CLAIMS TO BE SAFE FROM BEING UNBUCKLED BY SOMETHING STRIKING IT. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***762411