1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING THE POWER DRIVER SIDE SEAT STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS AND FORWARD,THE BOTH POWER REAR VIEW MIRROR STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN. DRIVER WAS THROWN AGAINST STEERING WHEEL. WHICH COULD OFF RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, HAD VEHICLE TOWED, WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM. MR

WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT ANY SPEED ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNINGTRANSMISSION WILL STALL, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

AT 34886 MILES THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACD FOR A 'CLUNKING NOISE' IN THE FRONT END. THE PROBLEM WAS LATER TRACED TO THE SWAY BAR INSULATORS AND LINK ENDS. AT 59600 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN, WITH A MOANING SOUND, WHENEVER TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. AT 60569 THE STEERING HOSES, FLUID AND STEERING ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. NONE OF THESE COMPONENTS REMEDIED THE SHUDDER IN THE STEERING.

NHTSA RECALL 02 V 076 000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL B09 CONCERNING SEAT BELTS:DEALER: ADAMSON'S CHRYSLER DODGE IN ROCHESTER, MN. PHONE# UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL, PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, TOOK TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. FOUND OUT IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING. HAD TO REPLACE IT MYSELF AT A COST OF $90.00, WOULD HAVE COST ALMOST $400.00 TO HAVE DEALER INSTALL.*AK

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON . ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER. CONTACTED DEALER. METAL IN SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE BELT WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO SLIP OFF. *AK *JG

BATTERY TOTALLY DEAD AT 19000 MILES (20 MONTHS-ORIG. BATTERY), 31K MILES (39 MONTHS-1ST REPLACEMENT) AND NOW 40K MILES (52 MONTHS-2ND REPLACEMENT). THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT BATTERY IS GETTING WEAK. FIRST TWO TIMES DIAGNOSIS WAS JUST THAT BATTERY WOULDN'T HOLD A CHARGE-->REPLACE BATTERY. I PREVIOUSLY HAVE ASKED FOR A MORE IN DEPTH DIAGNOSIS TO FIND ROOT CAUSE OF WHY BATTERY WOULDN'T HOLD A CHARGE. NOW THAT VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, DEALER IS HAPPY TO DO THE $70 DIAGNOSIS. IF THAT HAD BEEN DONE THE FIRST TIME (UNDER WARRANTY), I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO COME BACK THE SECOND AND NOW THIRD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM! *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON, HORN AND CRUISE STOPPED WORKING. DEALER STATED CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *JG