1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IN A TIME FRAME OF TWO YEARS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL THE NHTSA TO PLACE A COMPLAINT. ALSO, DEALER CONTACTED, AND ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

THE AIRCONDITIONER CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT BY MY MECHANIC. AFTER THE SECOND SETTING THE VAN BEGINS TO OVERHEAT.THE CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 63,500 MILES.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT OVER TIME THE HEAD LIGHT COVERS BECAME CLOUDY AND IT REDUCED THE QUALITY OF LIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

CONSUMER HAS MADE FOUR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS ON 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN.*MR *CB

DOORS LOCKED BY THEMSELVES, WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND MY SON IN HIS CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT. *PH

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE ROADWAY AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY RECOMMENDED A SHOP TO MAKE REPAIRS. THE SHOP ONLY REPLACED THE BRAKES AND FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE TWO REAR TIRES WERE ALSO BURNED IN THE FIRE. *AK *CB *NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PERFORATION CORROSION IN PASSENGER SIDE STRUT TOWER AS DESCRIBED IN CHRYSLERTSB 23-044-02. CORROSION ORIGINATED IN FACTORY HOLES COVERED WITH RUBBERIZED TAPE AND THREATENS THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE MOUNT. VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPAIR.*AK

CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR CLOCK SPRING PURCHASED FOR VEHICLE BEFORE RECALL WAS RELEASED. *MR *SCC *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 74,000, PUTTING A BIG HOLE THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASE. TRANSMISSION WAS A604. (AT 64,000 THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. A MONTH LATER NOTICED SOME LEAKAGE BUT DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND TOLD US TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT, DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING UNTIL LEAKAGE AND FAILURE AT 74,000) ALSO A/C HAS LEAK SOMEWHERE, WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIND AND FIX.*AK

THE MCPHERSON SHOCK TOWER ASSEMBLY ON OUR 1996 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN ARE PREMATURELY RUSTING OUT. THERE IS A VERY REAL POTENTIAL OF SEVERE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DEVELOPING. A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT COUOLD OCCURR.