2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

DT: 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN, THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OPENS AND CLOSES BY ITS ITSELF WHILE THE CONSUMER DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *JB *NM

POWER STEARING SHUTTERS & GROWLES WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL. TALKED TO SERVICE MANAGER HE CALLED ME 2 DAYS LATER WAS TOLD THAT CRYSLER HAD A PROBLEM WITH 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY WAS TOLD THAY HAD A FIX . THREE DAY LATER WES TOLD THAY REPLACED THE RACK, HOSES, ADDED A COOLER LINE AND WAS TOLD IT DIDNT FIX PROBLEM.TO BRING IT BACK AND THAY WOULD PUT ON A POWER STEARING PUMP WHEN IT COMES IN .

PURCHASED 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY ON JAN. 2, 2004 WITH 6 MILES. TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON FIRST TIME AT 5,940 MILES ON MARCH 24, 2004. GEARS STICK AND IT JUMPS INTO GEARS WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES OR REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKES, MAKE TURNS, ETC. LONG STORY, THREE DEALERSHIPS AND FIVE TRIPS LATER, STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IT CUT OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE GETS GOING IT WILL RUN A LITTLE, THEN IT WILL CUT OFF AGAIN. CONSUMER STATED THAT UPON APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR ANY KIND OF STOP VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF. *AK

2004 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN REAR PASSENGER WINDOW FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE MAIN COMPUTER TWICE. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME FAILURE.*AK

A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL CONSUMER NOTICED THAT A LIQUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CLICKING IN STEERING WHEEL THAT COULD BE HEARD AND FELT. DATE OF SERVICE 9-09-2004 FOR FIRST INCIDENT. SECOND INCIDENT 9-23-2004 REPAIRED PER TECH BULLETIN. THIRD INCIDENT 9-29-04 TAKEN IN AGAIN AS STEERING NOT REPAIRED STILL CLICKING AND HARD TO STEER SERVICE CLAIMED NOTHING NOTICEABLE TO THEM. FOURTH INCIDENT 10-08-04 STEERING WHEEL FELL AWAY FROM STEERING COLUMN RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. 10-09-04 VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER BY WAY OF TOW TRUCK. NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS IN THIS COMPLAINT BUT HOPING TO STOP ONE FROM ACTUALLY HAPPENING. *NM

THE CONSUMER'S GRAND SON A 16 YEARS OLD, WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH, WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BUT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT FAILED. THE LATCH MECHANISM BROKE. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THIS INCIDENT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION. *SC *JB