CHRYSLER RUNNING BOARD KIT Complaints

MY 2004 PACIFICA WILL NOT START AT TIMES. SOMETIMES 2 WEEKS CAN GO BY WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT THEN THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL I HOLD MY FOOT ON THE GAS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT UNLESS IT HAPPENS WHILE AT THEIR SHOP, THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. ALSO, THE DRIVERS SIDE MEMORY MIRROR WILL CHANGE POSITION AND MAKE A SOUND LIKE GEARS TRYING TO ENGAGE BUT CANNOT. AGAIN, THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT HAPPENS EACH TIME I USE IT. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION BEING SLUGGISH FROM A PARKED POSITION, THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I ASKED THEM TO DRIVE IT. THEY CLAIM THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN. THEY SAID IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF A FENDER BENDER I WAS IN. THE FENDER BENDER OCCURRED TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT TWO YEARS SINCE THAT EVENT WITHOUT PROBLEM. MY HEADLINER KEEPS SAGGING WHERE THE HEADLINER MEETS THE MOONROOF. THEY HAVE FIXED IT NOW THREE TIMES EACH TIME USING STICKY TAPE. IT DOESN'T WORK. *JB

DRIVING ROAD SPEED, THE 2004 PACIFICA WITH GAUGE READING "150 MILES TO EMPTY" STALLS AND THE GAUGE READ "38 MILES TO EMPTY". CANNOT RESTART BUT UPON ADDING 2.5 GAL OF GAS, STARTED AGAIN. STALLING OCCURRED AT LEAST 5X WITHIN A WEEK. DEALER INSTALLED SOLENOID 8059043 AND BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2004 GRAND CHEROKEE,SPECIAL EDITION BRAND NEW. AFTER 6000 MILES I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED AT 8000 MILES I NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. AT 12000 MILES I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AGAIN BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED AT 14000 MILES I NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. ALL ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH GENUINE JEEP PARTS BY A JEEP DEALERSHIP. NOW AT 18100 MILES I NEED NEW FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY ARE WARPED. I HAVE TO REPLACE THESE ROTORS AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS RIDICULOUS TO REPLACE ROTORS EVERY 4000 MILES. IT IS A HAZARD, WHEN I COME TO A STOP, THE ENTIRE FRONT END SHAKES! *JB

MY 2005 DODGE CARAVAN (ID4GP24RX5B305163) HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED AT 30,709 MILES. AT 47,208 MILES THE RACK AND PINION AND PUMP HAD TO REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY DEALER BEFORE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION. *NM

SPUTTERING, BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE IN DASH. CRACKED DASH. FLOODING IN CAR, VARIOUS MFG. DEFECTS. LEMON, BUT CANNOT FILE LEMON LAW AS CAR JUST TURNED 5 Y/O. SINGLE MOM, LIMITED INCOME. *NM

I OWN A '99 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM OVERLAND PARK JEEP IN OVERLAND PARK JEEP IN 2002. OVER THE 3-4 YEAR PERIOD OF TIME THAT I OWNED THIS CAR, I HAD TO GET THE BRAKES SERVICED FOR ABOUT 5 TIMES FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO A JEEP CERTIFIED DEALER JIM&CLARK MOTORS. EVERY TIME I TOOK MY CAR THERE TO GET THE BRAKES SERVICED, I HAD TO PAY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY BUT THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY TEMPORARILY SOLVED. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE EVERY TIME I USE MY BRAKES. ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY THE VIBRATION BECOMES APPARENT EVEN TO THE PASSENGERS. ALMOST EVERY TIME ONLY 6 MONTHS AFTER I WOULD START TO FEEL A PULSATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE TO JIM CLARK SERVICE. THEY DID NOT SEEM TO CARE AND INSTEAD PERFORMED THE SAME SERVICE EVEN THE LAST TIME I TOOK MY CAR THERE. THE MAIN REASON WHY I TOOK MY CAR THERE WAS THAT, IT IS A JEEP AND WHERE ELSE CAN TAKE GOOD CARE OF A JEEP BETTER THAN A JEEP CERTIFIED SHOP. THE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS INTO A SAFETY ISSUE EVERY TIME. THE PULSATION/VIBRATION BECOMES VERY STRONG AND AS I AM DRIVING, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, I HESITATE TO USE MY BRAKES AND CHOOSE NOT TO USE THEM UNLESS I REALLY HAVE TO. I LOOK FOR OTHER WAYS TO SLOW DOWN MY CAR BEFORE I USE MY BRAKES. I DO THINGS SUCH AS USING THE OVERDRIVE ON/OFF BUTTON. IT IS ALSO VERY LIKELY THAT THE PULSATION I FEEL ON MY STEERING WHEEL TRANSFERS TO THE WHEELS, BASICALLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SOURCE OF THE VIBRATION IS THE BRAKE SYSTEM (FRONT). THIS MAY RESULT IN EVEN A MORE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR, AND I HAVE TO DRIVE IT ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT IN ITS BEST CONDITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME IN ADVANCE, JIM&CLARK MOTORS 2121 W 29TH TERRACE LAWRENCE, KS, 66047 SERVICE : (785) 843-3055 OVERLAND PARK JEEP 8775 METCALF AVENUE OVERLAND PARK, KS, 66212 SERVICE : (913) 381-8100. *NM

ON JULY 5TH MY FIANCEE AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS WERE DRIVING TO MEET HER AUNT IN NEW JERSEY INTERSTATE 80. WHILE DRIVING MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 1997 AT THE NORMAL SPEED LIMIT SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE SMOKING IN THE FRONT VENTS. AS THE SMOKE PROGRESSED SHE WAS CONCERNED AND WENT TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, AS SHE DID SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE BRAKE INITIALLY AND RODE SEVERAL METERS BEFORE THE CAR WOULD COME TO A STOP (OVER ON THE HIGHWAY). AS SHE PULLED OVER SHE SAW THE CAR START TO CATCH FIRE, WHILE DRIVING WITH OUR CHILDREN AGES 2 AND 10 MONTHS IN THE BACK FROM THE GAS LINE SIDE, SHE QUICKLY UNFASTENED THE KIDS AND WAS ABLE TO SINGLE HANDEDLY RESCUE THEM FROM THE VEHICLE AS THE MINIVAN WAS ON FIRE. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT A CAR FROM 1997 MAINTAINED WELL WOULD JUST EXPLODE INTO FLAMES DURING A TRIP WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR WITHOUT BEING HIT. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS. PAID IT OFF EARLY IN MARCH AND COULDN'T FATHOM HOW EASY I COULD'VE LOST MY ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD WITHOUT RECEIVING A WARNING ABOUT THE RECALL. NOW I AM OUT OF A VEHICLE, MY FAMILY IS TRAUMATIZED (I AM SOMEWHAT DISTURBED BECAUSE OF THIS) AND I HAVE TO FIND ALTERNATE MEANS FOR ME TO TRAVEL AND PERFORM BOTH OF MY JOBS PROPERLY. WHY AM I INCONVENIENCED BECAUSE OF THIS OBVIOUSLY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. I WANT TO BE CONTACTED AND I DEMAND TO KNOW WHETHER YOUR COMPANY WILL SOLVE AND RECTIFY THIS AND ANY OTHER SITUATIONS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED ONLY 2 CARS MY ENTIRE LIFE AND THEY BOTH WERE CHRYSLERS. I AND MY FAMILY ARE TROUBLED, DISTURBED AND LET DOWN THAT THIS OCCURRED. IF I AM NOT CONTACTED IN A TIMELY MANNER, I WILL HAVE TO DO MY OWN CONTACTING. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE TOTALED VEHICLE. *JB

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAK. POTENTIAL OF FIRE OR LOSS OF DRIVE ABILITY OF CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE (3) FAILURES OF THE SAME PART. 10/21/98 AND 4/29/04 AND AGAIN TODAY 7/11/06. *NM

THE KEY IGNITION LOCKED UP ON MY JEEP AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES. VEHICLE TRANSPORTED TO DEALER AND LOCK SYSTEM REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $190.00 AT 82,000 MILES THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. SAME FIX FOR SAME COST. MECHANIC STATED HE HAD REPLACED "HUNDREDS" OF IGNITION LOCKS ON THE JEEP SUV. *NM

2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LXI ALL WHEEL DRIVE: 01/2003 FAILURE AT THE BATTERY, WILL NOT TAKE A CHARGE (BATTERY REPLACED) 06/2005 BATTERY LEAKING ACID AND DAMAGED WIRE HARNESS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED $260.00 THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED **AGAIN** $72.00 NEW BATTERY $71.00 SENSOR MAP $80.00 WIRING ENGINE $837.00 LABOR $504.00 A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH MOPAR BATTERIES HAS COST ME $2000.00 2 LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO CONTACT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE AND CHRYSLER THEMSELVES DIRECTED ME BACK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. NO SATISFACTION WITH THIS COMPANY OR MOPAR PRODUCTS. *JB