2001 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE USING THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT FOR 30 MINUTES IT BECAME HOT AND BRANDED COIL MARKS IN A LEATHER JACKET. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THE HEATER COIL IN THE SEAT WOULD BE REPLACED.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THE WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT. THE TIRES LOCKED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS BROKE AND WRAPPED AROUND THE WHEEL, CAUSING THE TIRE TO SKID ON THE ROAD. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING OR ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD SO THE TRAFFIC COULD GET BY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 02/09/06. *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT WORK IN COLD WEATHER. IT IS USUALLY WARM IN SOUTHERN LA, BUT IN THE EARLY MORNINGS WHILE TAKING MY CHILDREN TO PRESCHOOL, I COULD NOT GET MY SON'S SLIDING DOOR TO OPEN. IT ALWAYS WORKED WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT SEVERAL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS HAVE SEEN THAT THE DOOR DOES NOT WORK EITHER WITH THE ELECTRONIC KEY, BUTTON ON THE DOOR ITSELF, OR WITH THE OVERHEAD BUTTON LOCATED ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. ODDLY, ALSO ONLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOLER, MY HIGH BEAM ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT WORK. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL BOTH COME ON, BUT AS SOON AS I DEPRESS THE BUTTON FOR HIGH BEAMS, THE DRIVER'S LIGHT GOES OFF COMPLETELY. IS THERE A CORRELATION SINCE THEY ARE BOTH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE? PERHAPS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL? WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED LAST SEPTEMBER 2004 AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOOR AS SOON AS THE WEATHER WAS COOLER. I AM GUESSING AT THE OCTOBER 20/04 DATE, BUT I KNOW I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN OCT OF LAST YEAR SHORTLY AFTER WE'D PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAD PROBLEMS VIRTUALLY EVERY EARLY MORNING IN THE WINTER FROM OCT-FEB, AND THE SAME THING JUST STARTED AGAIN AS THE MORNINGS ARE ONCE AGAIN COOLER (COOLER IN BATON ROUGE MEANS AROUND 45 F). THE DIAGNOSTICS THEY HAVE RUN AT MY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP KEEP COMING UP EMPTY AND THEY MUST THINK IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD. AT LEAST 2 OTHER MECHANICS FROM WHERE I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED HAVE WITNESSED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS AND LIGHTS FIRSTHAND, BUT

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER SLIDING DOOR, THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE FIRST TIME FED. 2005 AND NOW DEC. 2005. BOTH TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN COLD, SINGLE DIGIT TEMP. WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND THE POWER SLIDING DOOR IS SHUT, THE MOTER OF THE DOOR KICKS ON AND KEEPS TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, RESULTING FROM THIS, THE DOOR BECOMES AJAR, AND THE AUTO SLIDE DOOR WILL NOT WORK PLUS THE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT THE DOOR LATCH FREEZES IN THE LOCK MODE AND THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE!!! THIS HAPPENED WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON, FIRST TIME MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR THE SECOND TIME NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AND THE POWER SLIDE DOOR WAS NEVER TOUCHED. *NM

BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO LIGHT UP AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS I AM INFORMED THAT WHEN THE BAG LIGHT IS LIT, THE BAG SAFETY SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED BY CHRYSLER FOR MODELS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE 2001 TOWN & COUNTRY MODEL. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 04V531000 CONCERNING THE EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

BEGINNING 12/04... HEAD LIGHT BRIGHTNESS INTERMITTENTLY VARIES ACCORDING TO RPM'S REGARDLESS OF SPEED. DIMNESS INCREASED BY LOW BATTERY CHARGE AFTER THE FOLLOWING HAVE OCCURRED: BATTERY LOW/DEAD AFTER LEAVING DOORS OPEN FOR 2-3 HOURS. BATTERY LOW/DEAD IF VEHICLE NOT USED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. PASSENGER WINDOW FAILURE INTERMITTENT THEN COMPLETE. REAR VENT WINDOWS FAILURE INTERMITTENT. DRIVER WINDOW FAILURE INTERMITTENT. GEAR CHANGE WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF RPM'S AT HIGH SPEEDS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SPEED SURGE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. OVERHEAD CONTROL OF SLIDING DOORS UNRELIABLE. ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. ONLY NOTICEABLE PROBLEM; INCREASED BATTERY/STARTING PROBLEMS. NEW BATTERY PURCHASED. 10/6/05 ENG LINE CODE P0601 DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP AS NEED FOR NEW PCM BOARD. WHEN CODE P0601 WAS ENTERED INTO THE PARTS DATABASE AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES FOR THE SEARCH TO BE COMPLETED DUE TO THE EXCEEDINGLY HIGH NUMBER OF CODES PROCESSED BEFORE THE $750.00 PCM BOARD WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CORRECT PART TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS. (TURN IGNITION ON AND OFF THREE TIMES LEAVING IT IN ON POSITION ON THE THIRD TIME TO FIND ENGINE CODES! THIS TECHNICAL TRICK HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE MID 80'S) ALL THIS BEFORE 70,000 MILES. LOGIC LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE THAT THE PCM BOARDS ARE DEFECTIVE, OR THAT THEIR LOCATION UNDER THE HOOD, NEXT TO THE ENGINE AND EXPOSURE TO EXTREME CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE LEADS TO EARLY FAILURES. REAR VIEW AND SIDE VIEW MIRRO

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE TENSIONER WAS FAULTY. CONSEQUENCE IS TENSIONER WOULD NOT WORK AS NEEDED. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE TENSIONER. *NM

1. ENTIRE DASH LIGHTS AND INDICATORS MALFUNCTIONED. 2. NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TURNING INDICATORS, COMPASS, ETC. 3. REPLACEMENT OF CLUSTER ASSEMBLY AND CLUSTER INSTRUMENT PANEL. COST $ 812.00 NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE BATTERY IN HER VEHICLE EXPLODED. THIS CAUSED THE BATTERY TO LEAK ACID AND CORRODE THE BATTERY CABLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE BATTERY HAD CORRODED. OTHER MECHANICS STATE THE BATTERY COULD EXPLODE ONLY IF IT HAD NOT BEEN BOLTED DOWN PROPERLY OR IF THE WIRES WERE NOT ATTACHED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. *JB

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON IN MY 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE ALL RELATED TO THE ONBOARD COMPUTER AND THAT IT COULD TAKE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID SOME 2001'S WERE RECALLED BUT "NOT YOUR VIN #." ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG OR WHETHER IT WOULD DEPLOY, WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO WAY OF KNOWING WITHOUT DOING THE MAJOR DIAGNOSTICS. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE OR A CEILING ON THE PRICE. THIS IS UNFAIR AND WE ARE WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AND THAT THERE MAY BE SIGNIFICANT INSTABILITY IN THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

CHRYSLER 2001 TOWN & COUNTRY AT 77468 MILES AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND STAYED ON WITH INTERMITTENT BLINKING OFF AND THEN ON. TOOK IT TO HAYES CHRYSLER. THEIR INVOICE STATES "TECH VERIFIED AND RAN ELECTRICAL DIAG WHERE HE FOUND PASSENGER SIDE SQUIB OPEN". CONSEQUENCES WERE THAT IF AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED, THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. FIX WAS TO REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE. *NM

I TOOK MY TOWN AND COUNTRY IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND ALSO TO CHECK THE REAR SEAT BELTS. THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT ROLL UP LIKE THEY SHOULD. THE DEALER SAID THE REPAIR WOULD BE $950 TO REPLACE THE RETRACTORS. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I AM SCARED TO DEATH THAT MY KIDS ARE NOT PROTECTED. ALSO, THEY DO NOT SEEM TO LATCH SNUGGLY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN HAPPEN IN A CAR 4 YEARS OLD. *JB *NM

COOLANT LINES GOING TO REAR HEATER/AC UNIT IN 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY RUSTED OUT AND FAILED SUDDENLY. ALL COOLANT LOST. LINES CORRODED WHERE THEY PASS WITHIN 2" OF EXHAUST PIPE. CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT. DEALER CHARGED OVER $400.00 TO REPLACE THE STEEL LINES WITH NEW REDESIGNED ALUMINUM LINES. *NM

2001 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN-MULTI-PASSENGER/ OCT 1ST 2005. WAS DRIVING INTO A BURGER KING DRIVE-THRU WITH THE AIR-CONDITIONING ON. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A METALLIC KIND OF NOISE LIKE A CRUNCHING ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS LOCATED, THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I TURNED THE AIR OFF AND THE NOISE STOPPED. AFTER LEAVING BURGER KING THE AIR WAS TURNED BACK ON, THE SAME NOISE OCCURRED; LATER SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TODAY 10/04/05 TO SOUTHEAST AUTOMOTIVE, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS THE PROBLEM. I REFERRED THEM TO THE WARRANTY OF THE VEHICLE (NOT CHRYSLER) WHO INFORMED THEM THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS. ANYWAY I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE SQUEALING AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS ANOTHER NOISE ON THAT END LIKE STRUTS OR BEARINGS OR SOME OTHER PART IS LOSE. IT OCCURS WHEN I BRAKE OR ACCELERATING AFTER I HAVE STOPPED OR WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO ALSO CHECK THE BRAKES SINCE THEY HAD JUST FIXED BOTH OF THEM BACK ON 3/14/05. THEY SAID THAT THEY DROVE IT AND DO NOT DETECT ANY NOISES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ALSO, BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL OR THAT SOME OTHER PART ON THE RIGHT WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO COME LOOSE AT SOME POINT AND BECO

ON SEPT. 28, 2005 I TOOK MY 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EX MODEL MINIVAN VIN#[XXX] TO DICK SMITH CHRYSLER IN AIKEN, SC TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS LIGHTING UP ERRATICALLY AND I BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFE FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE SERVICE DEPT. RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE SYSTEM AND FOUND A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING, WHICH THEY REPLACED FOR $250.45. UPON RETURNING HOME I RAN AN INTERNET SEARCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS EXACT PROBLEM LED TO A RECALL OF THE 1996-2000 MODELS OF THE SAME MINIVAN. I PROMPTLY CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER COMPANY, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE MY EXACT VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALLS. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE DEPT. AT DICK SMITH CHRYSLER ALSO SAID THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE PREVIOUS RECALL BECAUSE IT AS OF YET DID NOT INCLUDE MY MODEL YEAR. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE CHRYSLER HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND MY SAFETY WAS PLACED AT RISK BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION IN MY VEHICLE. I DID THE RESPONSIBLE THING AND HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT I WAS OFFERED NO COMPENSATION FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD NOT YET BEEN EXTENDED TO COVER THE 2001 YEAR. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO TO INSURE THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY AND SAFE MANNER?*JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE DRIVING, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON, UNPREDICTABLY HAPPENED AT LEAST 12 TIMES OVER PAST 6 MOS. CHRYSLER DEALER ALLEGES NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNLESS THEY ARE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER ALSO SAID TO CALL CHRYSLER DIRECTLY SINCE THEY CAN'T FIX IT. CHRYSLER SAID DEALER NEEDS TO FIX IT.

MY 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING AND GOING OUT FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THE HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I USE MY HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. I PUT 999 AS THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AS A DEFAULT. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN DURING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY MAY DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS TECHNICAL FAILURE. *NM

RADIO FAILURE INTERMITTENT 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY OUR VEHICLES VIN NUMBER: [XXX] COMPLETE RADIO FAILURE IN JULY 2005 CHRYSLER STATED THAT OUR VEHICLES WAS NOT PART OF THE LARGER RECALL MAKE : CHRYSLER MODEL : TOWN AND COUNTRY YEAR : 2001 MANUFACTURER : DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V531000 MFG'S REPORT DATE : NOV 01, 2004 COMPONENT: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 238000 UPDATED 07/19/2012*JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER DRIVER ON INTERSTATE 5, LOST TRACTION ON THE CENTER SHOULDER AND CRASHED INTO THE MIDDLE RAILING AT ABOUT 55-60 MPH. MY VAN WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED FRONT AND REAR. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS. *JB WHAT SURPRISED ME WAS THE FAILURE OF ANY AIRBAG BEING DEPLOYED IN MY VAN. I LATER NOTIFIED THE AUTO MAKER CORPORATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REASON THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH FORCE TO DAMAGE THE VEHICLES FRAME...(?)

1.FEB 5, 2005 MY CAR DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE ELECTRONIC OPENER. THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD CALLED TO HAVE 'ROAD SERVICE' ASSIST. HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN VAN WITH KEY. THE CLOCK WAS NOT WORKING, AND THE CD PLAYER WAS MAKING A 'TICKING' SOUND SO I SWITCHED TO THE RADIO. THE DISPLAY ON THE RADIO WAS UNREADABLE. ALSO THE REAR LIFTGATE WOULD NOT OPEN WITH THE CONTROLS. 2. RADIO PROBLEM. NOT WORKING. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY VAN, AND THAT THE RADIO COULD BE REPLACED WITH A REFURBISHED RADIO AND SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL IT WOULD COST ME $50.00 A CHECK OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT INDICATED ON THE INVOICE. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT PERHAPS MY VAN WOULD BE PUT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THAT I SHOULD WAIT TO SEE IF I GOT A RECALL LETTER. I NEVER GOT A RECALL LETTER. SO TO BE SAFE, I HAD THE RADIO DISCONNECTED (OR THE FUSE TAKEN OUT, I DON'T KNOW WHICH) I CALLED THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM (CARMAX OF ORLANDO) AND THEY WERE LESS THAN HELPFUL. IN FACT THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS RATHER RUDE AND CONDESCENDING. SAYING TO ME "WHY ARE YOU YACKING ABOUT YOUR RADIO, ITS JUST A RADIO", AND IT ISN'T COVERED BY ANY RECALL. WELL IT IS SIX MONTHS LATER AND SINCE I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM CHRYSLER WITH A RECALL LETTER, SO I DECIDED TO CALL AND FIND OUT IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER INFORMATION. I CALLED HERE FIRST, AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY EXPANSION ON RECALL. I HAVE TALKED TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND EVEN THOUGH TH

MY 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AT 73,000 MILES HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. MY WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY AND SHE SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE MOTOR WAS GOING TO FALL OUT WHEN SHE PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WE HAD OUR LOCAL MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT. HE SAID THAT THERE WERE TWO TRANSMISSION CODES SHOWING DEFECT BUT HE DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT TO CHECK IT OUT FURTHER AND WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE WORKING AGAIN SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO IS 50 MILES AWAY. ON THE TRIP TO THE DEALER IT WENT INTO "LIMP IN" MODE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY DECELERATED AND ABOUT PUT MY WIFE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. SHE "LIMPED" IN TO THE DEALERS PARKING LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE DIED. 7 DAYS LATER AND $2800.00 I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. NO TRANSMISSION SHOULD COMPLETELY SELF DESTRUCT AT 73000 MILES BUT IT SEEMS THAT CHRYSLER PRODUCTS DO (AND SOMETIMES SOONER). MY NEIGHBOR ALSO HAS A 2000 CARAVAN THAT IS ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, MY VAN HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW NOT OPERATING. THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS WILL OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVERS CONTROL'S FOR THESE DOORS DO NOT WORK. WHAT MORE DO I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO WITH CHRYSLER'S "QUALITY" PRODUCTS? *NM

DT: THE WHEELS ARE PREMIUM ALUMIUM THAT ARE CHROME PLATE. PUT NEW TIRES ON IT BECAUSE ONE KEPT GOING SOFT. THEN TWO OF THE TIRES DID THAT AGAIN. TOOK THEM OFF, AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. HE SAID THE CHROME WAS BULBING UP UNDER THE TIRE AND LETTING THE AIR OUT. . NOTICED THIS ABOUT 5 MONTHS. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. CONTACTED GM THEY JUST SAY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

RADIO SHORTED OUT IN HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN A/C WAS IN USE. AFTER SEVERAL EPISODES OF SHORTING OUT, ALL LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO SHORTED OUT AND RADIO/CD/TAPE UNIT WAS NON-FUNCTIONING FROM THAT DAY, 8/1/05, UNTIL PRESENT. WHEN DEALER INVESTIGATED, SAID WATER WAS LEAKING INTO RADIO AND CAUSED SHORT TO BACK SPEAKERS. DEALER FIXED INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT COULD NOT FIX RADIO/TAPE/CD UNIT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IN JANUARY 2005, I READ THAT CHRYSLER HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2001 VANS WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE A FIRE COULD RESULT IN THE REAR SPEAKER, BUT IT ONLY RECALLED UNITS WITH THE BASIC RADIO, NOT THE COMBINATION RADIO/CD/TAPE UNIT AS IN OUR VAN. OUR UNIT IS THUS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL BY THE VIN NUMBER. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET CHRYSLER TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL---THEY HAVE MERELY "DOCUMENTED MY COMPLAINT." WILL IT TAKE A CATASTROPHIC FIRE TO GET THEM TO EXPAND THE RECALL? NOT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE LIVED WITHOUT A RADIO/CD/TAPE PLAYER FOR A YEAR WHILE WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET THIS RESOLVED! THE VENTS OVER THE RADIO HAVE ALLOWED A/C CONDENSATION TO SHORT THE RADIO OUT COMPLETELY AND I WANT THE UNIT REPLACED ASAP! *NM

DT: THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND AT TIMES WENT OUT. . THIS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT. THE DEALER DID NOT TEST DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY KNEW NOTHING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE BULBS WERE CHANGED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

RADIO OVERHEATED UNDER HIGH HEAT CONDITIONS 110+ DEGREE WEATHER. RADIO CIRCUIT BOARD SHORT CIRCUITED AND BURNED. BURNING CONDITION OCCURS AT HEAT DISIPATION UNIT AND MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD; LEFT SIDE OF RADIO, WHERE A ALUMINUM PLATE IS LOCATED.

THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR IN MY 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN HAS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE COMPRESSOR FAILED. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE COMPRESSOR WAS SMOKING. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE A/C ON THE VEHICLE CONTROLS IN THE CABIN. I AM CERTAIN THAT IF I HADN'T POWERED DOWN THE COMPRESSOR IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM.

THE POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR ON A 2001 CHRYSLER VAN OPENED AUTOMATICALLY AT 60 MPH. THESE DOORS HAVE BEEN FIXED BEFORE AS THEY WOULD OPEN AGAIN AFTER BEING CLOSED BUT THAT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. NOW IT IS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CLOCKSPRING FOR ONE OF THE VANS THAT SHE OWNS BUT IT WAS NOT FOR THE VEHICLE THAT SHE IS HAVING THE PROBLEM WITH. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON IN HER VAN AND IT WAS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL LETTER SHE RECIEVED.

2001 TOWN & COUNTRY AIRBAG LIGHT LIGHTS UP INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER SAYS A CLOCKSPRING HAS FAILED NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR BUT CHARGES A DEDUCTIBLE PER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AGGRAVATED BY THE FACT THAT 1998-2000 VEHICLES, JUST BEFORE THIS MODEL YEAR, ARE COVERED BY A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ITEM.

MY WIFE AND BOUGHT OUR TOWN AND COUNTRY 2 MONTHS AGO. WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THINKING WE HAD A RELIABLE VAN. TWO WEEKS AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR FOUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN SHE WAS AT THE STOP LIGH AND GETTING READY TO MOVE IN TO TRAFFIC WHEN THE VAN JOLTED FOWARD AND STARTED TO SHAKE. IMMIDETLY THE CHECK ENGEIN LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE CALLED ME. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT UP. NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS ABOUT 45 MIN. FROM MY HOUSE. ON THE WAY UP I LOSE POWER 3 TIMES AND THEN WOULD GET IT TO CATCH. I MADE IT TO THERE EXIT AND LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL. OUR VAN WAS TOWED IN AT OUR EXPENCE AND WE WERE CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO INFORM US THE COULD NOT DUE THE WORK IT HAD TO BE SENT OUT. WHEN THEY PLACED IT ON THE MACHINE 4 NUMBERS WERE REGERSTERING. WE THEN HAD TO WAIT FOR A INSPECTOR TO FLY DOWN TO DETERMIN IF THE PROBLEM WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS AND THAT THE TRANSFER PUMP AND CASE WERE THE PROBLEM AND A NEW TRANSSMISSION INSTALLED. WE HAD TO PAY $249.00 BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. WE RECEIVED OUR VECHICLE ON THURSDAY AND ON FRIDAY IT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE ANY TIME YOU EXCERATED IT WOULD SHAKE THE VAN. WE WERE THEN TOLD WE COULD HAVE A RENTAL AT THERE EXPENCE THIS WAS A HASSEL IN ITS SELF WASTING THE WHOLE DAY WITH GETTING ONE. WE RECEVED A CALL MONDAY SAYING THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO DUBLICATE. AND WAS ONCE AGAIN RETURNED TO US ON TUESDAY. TODAY IS WEDNESSDAY AND WE ARE CURRENTLY FI

DT: WENT IN TO HAVE OIL CHANGED, TOLD SHE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER, WHO SAID THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR HEATER LINES. THEY ARE NOW REPLACING THE REAR HEATER LINES WITH TUBE SUPPLY AND RETURN. IT WAS CORRODED. THEY ARE NOT NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS THAT THEY HAVE THESE FAULTY HEATER LINES. *AK

AT 49,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS A LEAK IN THE SEAL OF MY FUEL TANK. REPLACED TANK, AFTER SENDING FOR 3 AND THEY SENT WRONG ONE. COST 868.00. DAY AFTER I PICKED UP CAR, I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LURCHED INTO NEUTRAL AND I PULLED TO SIDE. WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR. TOWED TO DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT. WORST CASE 3500.00 REBUILT ONE IS 1600.00. WILL TRY TO HAVE CHRYSLER PAY AS THERE ARE SO MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS

2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS DEFECTIVE RIGHT STEERING KNUCKLE.*MR AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN INTO A DITCH. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM. *NM

2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EXPERIENCING FAILURES WITH STEERING, INSTRUMENT PANEL, AIRBAGS, SEAT BELT WIRING HARNESS AND TRANSMISSION.*MR CONSUMER STATED I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW. EIGHT FRONT-END AND STEERING FAILURES, 6 INSTRUMENT PANEL ELECTRONIC FAILURES, 4 AIR BAG AND SEAT WIRING HARNESS FAILURES AND NOW IT SEEMS, A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY MIN VAN WITH POWER SIDE DOORS IN THE REAR SEAT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN PROPERLY (MORE HEAVY TO OPEN MANUALLY). CURRENTLY, THE REAR HATCH DOOR BROKE IN THAT IT WON'T PROPERLY OPEN WITH THE KEY. IT MADE NOISE AND OPENED PARTIALLY. THEN, IT WON'T FULLY OPEN OR CLOSE WITH MOTOR. MANUAL MANIPULATION WILL EVENTUALLY GET GATE OPEN/CLOSED.*AK

2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EXPERIENCING DOZENS OF DEFECTS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE AN ISSUE WHICH WAS COVERECD TWICE UNDER THE VEHICLE'S RECALL YET STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. FOR THE THIRD TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT A SMALL VAPOR LEAL FROM THE GAS TANK IS SUSPECT. THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUEMR$115. TO REPLACE THE CORRODED PLASTIC GAS CAP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT EITHER THE GAS CAP IS INADEQUATE OR THERE IS FAULT IN THE ELECTRICAL SENSORS. *NM

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. *AK

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS BEFORE THEY COME BACK ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS.*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THEY CAN STAY OFF FOR AS MUCH AS 10 SECONDS AND THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS SINCE I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY WITH NO STREET LIGHTS. HAVE HAD AT THE DEALER'S TWICE AND CAN NOT GET IT RESOLVED. THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS.*AK

WHEN THE RADIO IS IN USE CONSUMER WOULD SMELL SMOKE COMING FROM THE RADIO. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK THE RADIO WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *BF

DROVE TO STORE ABOUT 40 MINUTES AWAY, ON THE WAY THERE AND BACK NO SIGNS AT ALL THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG OR ANY KIND OF WARNING LIGHTS. GOT HOME PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT 2-3 HOURS WENT OUT TRIED TO START IT AND VAN WAS COMPLETELY DEAD NO POWER AT ALL. MY HUSBAND JUMPED IT WE STARTED DRIVING AND WITHIN A MILE ALL LIGHTS AND GAUGES STARTED FLICKERING AND ENGINE FAN WOULDN'T SHUT OFF HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO MAKE FAN STOP RUNNING. NEXT TIME GOT IT STARTED AGAIN STILL DEAD GAUGES BUT HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING THEN EVERYTHING WENT DEAD AGAIN AND ENGINE FAN WOULDN'T COME ON AT ALL. IT HAS HAD A NEW BATTERY, NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE, TRANSMISSION MODULE AND GAUGES PUT IN AND STILL THE ENGINE FAN WON'T RUN AND ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS ON GAUGE PANEL WON'T GO OUT. DEALER SAID THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE MORE THINGS AT THE COST OF A MINIMUM OF $80 PER THING THEY CHECKED OUT. JUST BROUGHT THE VAN HOME. IT WAS PARKED FOR FIVE MONTHS PRIOR WHILE TRYING ALL THE REMEDIES ABOVE. I HAVE ALSO HAD SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS NOISE IN FRONT END HAD TO DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. HAD A PROBLEM WITH SLIDING DOOR CLOSING WITH SOMEONES ARM IN IT AND DOOR DIDN'T STOP ON IT'S OWN! NOW THE POWER DOORS AND LOCKS WON'T WORK AT ALL. I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR CHRYSLER'S THAT THEY WERE HAVING MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THESE VAN'S!! THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR DISASTER LIVE ON FIXED INCOME AS WELL AND CAN'T AFFORD THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS AND SHOULDN'T HAV

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SWERVED. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER MAINTAINED CONTROL. *AK THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNSOLVED. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND NECK INJURIES. CONSUMER REPORTED THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK

IF THE SIDE AUTOMATIC DOORS OR THE AUTOMATIC LIFTGATE ARE OPENED AND LEFT OPENED WHILE THE CAR IS NOT ON, FOR ANY MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES, THEN VAN WILL NOT START AND WILL NEED TO BE JUMPED. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE HEADLIGHTS, WHEN LEFT ON AUTOMATIC, WILL SOMETIMES FLICKER WHEN THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING . THE REAR WIPERS QUIT WORKING, AS WELL AS THE SEAT HEATERS. *AK

ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE HIGH CENTER ONE, SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TO THE OPERATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF DAYS IN THIS CONDITION UNTIL A NEAR-ACCIDENT REVEALED THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS USED TO TRANSPORT MY WIFE AND 9 YEAR OLD SON TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND ON VARIOUS ERRANDS AROUND TOWN.*AK MY WIFE AND SON WERE ALMOST STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHOSE DRIVER DID NOT REALIZE THAT THEY WERE BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE BULBS, FUSE AND BRAKE SWITCH WERE OPERATIONAL, THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM) WHICH SUPPLIES POWER TO THE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE OLD MODULE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BEFORE.

ON 2/28/05 MY 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED A BURNING CHEMICAL SMELL (BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID). THIS WAS A PRELUDE TO A BLOWN TRANSMISSION WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED. THE GARAGE COULD NOT MOVE MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE WHEEL LOCK. I HAVE 79,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND BASED UPON MANY WEB BOARDS I AM NOT ALONE. IN THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE SPENT OVER $4,000 (ON TOP OF THE $20,000 PRICE TAG) ON VEHICLE MAINTENANCE THAT SHOULD NOT OCCUR AT 79,000 MILES. TO ANYONE READING THIS - PAY THE EXTRA $$$ FOR A HONDA, TOYOTA OR NISSAN BECAUSE YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY BACK!!!!*AK