2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY THE STRUT TOWER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS SEVERE RUSTING AND I BELIEVE THAT IF THE STRUT TOWER FAILS, THE VEHICLE WILL BECOME UNSAFE. *NM

2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HORN AND AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER HAD THE CLOCKSPRING REPAIR PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE 04V480000. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

DRIVER SEAT WARMER SHOCKING DRIVER THEN BURN HOLE 11/2-2 INCHES INTO LEATHER SEAT. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 2000 TOWN AND COUNTRY CHRYSLER VAN. VAN BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR OF SLIPPING TRANSMISSION 2002 REPLACED TRANSMISSION PUMP HOSE GASKET AND FILTER AND INFORMED NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTINUE TO SLIP IN FREEZING TEMPERATURE UNTIL CAR WARMED UP. NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN WARM WEATHER. PROBLEM COMMUNED UNTIL ESCALATED WINTER 05 UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR SAFELY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ENGAGED. CAR BROUGHT TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO REPORTED TRANSMISSION APPEARS NOT TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY ASSEMBLED. CHRYSLER DEALER NOTIFIED STATES THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF FOUR TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR. THIS AIR LEAKAGE WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE WHEELS. THERE WERE PITS WHERE BEADS SET IN THE WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE DEALER TIRE ADDED SEALANT TO THE BEAD, AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE TIRE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE WHEELS BE REPLACED. ONE OF TIRES EXPERIENCED EXTREME OVERNIGHT LEAKAGE. THE OTHER TWO TIRES ONLY LEAKED SLOWLY. THE WHEELS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE WHEELS UNDER PERSONALIZED SERVICE CONTRACT WARRANTY. THE WHEELS WERE CHROME PLATED ALUMINUM AND CORROSION CAUSED THESE PITS. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. *NM

WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVE, I LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING. MY VAN WENT INTO A DITCH. THE TIE ROD END JUST CAME OUT. THERE IS NO RUST, NO DAMAGE, ETC. IT JUST CAME UNDONE. I HAD TO BUY A NEW ONE AND HAVE IT REPLACED. THE AUTO PARTS DEALER HAS NEVER SEEN ONE THAT JUST CAME APART. *NM

(1) I OWN A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY (WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES) WHICH I PURCHASED ONLY FIVE MONTHS AGO. WHILE ON VACATION FAR FROM HOME, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED WHINING LOUDLY AND SHIFTING ROUGHLY. (2) I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO BOTH INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. (3) THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY AT A COST TO ME OF APPROXIMATELY $2800.

EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE: NONE -(LOW BATTERY) APPARENTLY CAUSES FAILURE (WEAR/TEAR ITEM) MEANING THIS IS GUARANTEED TO HAPPEN EVERY 4-5 YEARS! FAILURE: SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER GUAGES - AFTER WORK WAS PERFORMED DEALER CLAIMED THE PCM MODULE SHUT OFF (DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS IS) WHICH APPARENTLY CONTROLS THESE ITEMS. CORRECTION: BATTERY REPLACED DUE TO LOW BATTERY - APPARENTLY I WAS TOLD THAT, BY DESIGN, THE PCM MODULE WILL SHUT OFF ON A LOW CURRENT CONDITION FROM THE BATTERY BUT STILL ALLOW THE MOTOR VEHICLE TO OPERATE. THIS PLACES THE VEHICLE IN A CONDITION THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH AN INOPERABLE SPEEDOMETER. IN ADDITION, SINCE THE MODULE IS 'SHUTOFF', NO BATTERY WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS FUNCTION TO NOTIFY YOU OF A PROBLEM. THIS WAS INCORRECTLY REPLACED 6 MONTHS EARLIER (JAN 2005) WITH A NEW SPEEDOMETER CONTROL.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON OUR 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AWD VAN HAVE FADED TO AN UNSAFE DIM LEVEL OF LIGHT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WERE TOLD IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WANTED OVER $1000 TO PUT ALL NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. WE TRIED NEW BULBS ON OUR OWN, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS AN EXPENSIVE, TOP-OF-THE-LINE MODEL AND MUCH TOO NEW TO HAVE SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS HEADLIGHTS FAIL. WE STILL FEEL THEY HAVE DIMMED AND ARE NOT SAFE. THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLAINT WE HAVE MADE. VIN: [XXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE FAN BELT SLIPS OFF ONLY WHEN RAINING. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE OVERHEATS VERY QUICKLY ,STEERING AND BRAKES MALFUNCTION. *AK STILL WAITING ON A PART, DEALING WITH DEALER.