1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

STEERING FAILED ON MY PREVIOUS CHRYSLER NEW YORKER AT THE SAME MILEAGE. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***763027

CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL AND AIR BAG TO BE INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING AND ONLY CHARGED CONSUMER FOR THE LABOR. *SLC

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG AND HORN TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JG *NM

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AN D REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 8-9 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, BELT TENSIONER HAD BROKEN.*AK *YH

YOU SHOULD REALLY FIX THIS BEFORE YOU KILL MY WIFE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V268 RELATING TO THE FUEL RAIL WAS PERFORMED. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING MANUFACTURER TO PAY OFF BALANCE OF VEHICLE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRE. *TT

AFTER RECALL REPAIR ON FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAD BEEN DONE, 4 MILES LATER VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *TT

DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER SHORTED AND CAUGHT THE DRIVER'S SEAT ON FIRE. OUR CHILDREN WERE IN THE VAN. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WAS PRESENT, STANDING OUTSIDE THE VAN AND USED SNOW TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. NOT JUST A SMOLDER...A VERY REAL FIRE WITH FLAME AND SMOKE. THE DEALER TOLD US HE WAS CHECKING ON THE SITUATION AND CHRYSLER WOULD CALL US. NO-ONE EVER CALLED. THE DEALER FINALLY, AFTER 3 MONTHS TOLD US NO-ONE WAS GOING TO EVEN CHECK INTO THE PROBLEM HE TOLD US TO LET THE VEHICLE BURN UP NEXT TIME. WE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AT ALL AND NOT TO CALL AGAIN. ALL WE WANT IS A NEW SEAT THAT IS NOT A HAZARD TO CATCHING MY VAN ON FIRE. WE WERE LUCKY THIS TIME. WHAT IF MY CHILDREN WERE INJURED OR KILLED? WHAT IF THE VAN CATCHES FIRE IN MY GARAGE? WE NEED HELP. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE REAR CYLINDER HEAD AND ITS EXHAUST MANIFOLD SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THERE IS ALSO A NOISE. DEALER ADVISED THAT HEAT HAD WARPED THE ORIGINAL EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE EXHAUST LEAKING. THE REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED.