1993 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER ABS RECALL, SINCE THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARANTY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I HAD RIGHT FRONT WIPERS REPAIRED BY A REPAIR SHOP (R&R WIPER TRANSMISSION AND WIPER LINK AND BUSHINGS) AT A COST TO ME OF $162.56. MARONG REPAIRED WIRING AT DUAL FUNCTION PRESSURE SWITCH AND REPLACED SWITCH IN ORDER TO CORRECT MY ABS PROBLEM; AND THEY CHARGED ME $200 DEDUCTIBLE. MARONG ALSO REPLACED MY FRONT AXLE ($171.73) TO CORRECT A PROBLEM I HAD SINCE I OWNED THE VAN.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES FAILED IN WINTER/DEALER KEPT VEHICLE 3 WEEKS!IN APRIL, I WAS DRIVING, BRAKES WENT OUT/TOWED TO DEALERSHIP/NO PROBLEM FOUND/I PICKED UP VEHICLE ,DROVE HOME AND WENT TO STOP,NO BRAKES!AVOIDED NEAR-COLLISION BY LUCK!WENT BACK TO DEALER/ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON /THE PUMP WAS OUT,FOR THE 3RD TIME!DEALER KEPT CAR 10 DAYS/SUPPOSEDLY FIXED!WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE CAR/WILL NOT ALLOW KIDS TO DRIVE IT!NOW CAR IS LOSING ELECTRICAL POWER!BROUGHT IT TO DEALER/CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM!BETWEEN DYING OUT AND SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS/WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE OR SELL THE CAR,FOR FEAR OF SOMEONE GETTING INJURED OR DYING!CHRYSLER MADE NOTE OF IT!MAYBE SOMEONE HAS TO GET KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING CAN BE DONE!I

AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELTS RELEASED ON IMPACT.DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AND TWO CAPTAINS SEATS, WHICH ARE THE MIDDLE SEATS, FELL BACK TO THE FLOOR .VAN WAS TOTALED. *AK

BECAUSE THE RADIATOR FAN ENGINE WENT OUT AND THE PLUG BURNED INTO WE NEED A NEW PLUG, BUT TO OUR SURPRISE CHRYSLER SAYS THEY WON'T SELL THE PLUG, BUT INSTEAD WE WILL NEED TO PURCHASE THE WIRING HARNESS AT THE TUNE OF $800.00 WHICH IS THE MECHANIC'S COST. WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A PLUG AT A SALVAGE YARD, BUT NONE ARE AVAILABLE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS PART IS IN HIGH DEMAND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH FAILURE RATE. IS CHRYSLER MAKING THIS PART OUT OF TOO LIGHT A MATERIAL FOR THE AMOUNT OF CURRENT? IF WE CAN FIND ONE AT A SALVAGE YARD THEY TOLD US THEY SELL THEM FOR $20.00. A FRIEND IS CHECKING SALVAGES IN ANOTHER STATE FOR US. WHY WON'T CHRYSLER SELL THEM? WHY DO THEY TRY TO FORCE US TO BUY A WHOLE HARNESS AT THE OUTRAGEOUS PRICE OF $800.00? THE FAN ENGINE WAS $247.50 AND THEN $800.00 ON TOP OF THAT FOR THE HARNESS. QUITE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT RELEASE FROM THE SEAT TRACK MECHANISM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE SELLING DEALER WAS APPROACHED TWICE ABOUT THE DOOR MISALIGNMENT. THEY STATED WE COULD HAVE THE DOOR TRIM STRIPES AND MOULDINGS ALIGNED OR THE CLOSING PROBLEM FIXED, NOT BOTH. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THEY DID NOT WANT KNOW THE CAUSE. ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE DIMPLE DENTS IN THE AREA, JUST ABOVE THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE SPOT WELDS SECURING THE DOOR HINGES TO THE DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY HAVE FAILED. THE SKIN OF THE DOOR SLIDES BEFORE AND AFTER AS THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND SHAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN TRANSIT. THE DIMPLE DENTS ARE A DIAGNOSTIC OF THIS FAILURE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE 93, 94 AND 95 CHRYSLER /DODGE AND PLYMOUTH MINIVANS ON THE ROAD WITH THE DENTS. FOR A LONG WHILE I BELIEVED THAT THEY HAD ALL BEEN UNLUCKY IN THE PARKING LOT. HAVING SEEN THE HINGES FLOATING FREE AND THE DOOR SKIN MOVING BEFORE AND AFTER AGAINST THE SPOT WELDS OF THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE DOOR, I NOW KNOW THE DENTS ARE FROM THE FAILED DOOR HINGES. JERRY'S COLLISION CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD VA SAYS THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE FAILURES. SHOP REPAIR CANNOT BE GUARANTEED, AND THEY SUGGEST REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR. THIS SHOP IS VERY COMPETENT. THEY DO THE BODY WORK FOR THE WHITE HOUSE CARS. *AK

THE FUSABLE LINKS WERE TIGHTLY BUNDLED NEAR DRIVER SIDE SHOCK TOWER. THE COOLING FAN MOTOR SIEZED. THE ENGINE DID NOT OVERHEAT DUE TO OPERATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED . THE FUSEABLE LINK IN THE CENTER OF THE TIGHT BUNDLE BURNED, CAUSING MOST OF THE OTHERS TO ALSO BURN.THIS BUNDLE WAS ALSO ATOP THE MAIN WIRING HARNES, CAUSING IT TO START TO BURN. SMELLING SOMETHING HOT, I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE. BEING A FIREFIGHTER I QUICKLY DISCONECTED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE CAUSING THE FIRE TO GO OUT. THE FUASBLE LINKS WERE TIGHTLY BUNDLED AT THE FACTORY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IS SIMPLE TO FIX, BY CUTTING THE BUNDLE AND SLIGHTLY SPACING THE FUSABLE LINKS OUT. *AK

RECALL 93V09800/ MFR 575. WHEN DRIVING WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND BOLT BROKE OFF THE WHEEL. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK