1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

CAUSE- SLIP RING FAILURE.CHRYSLER REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED CHRYSLER DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY.*AK

ON THE DATE ABOVE I TRIED TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE TO KEEP THE ALARM SYSTEM FROM AUTO-ACTIVATING. IT DID SO REPEATEDLY IN DAYS PRIOR TO THE SERVICE DATE. AFTER REPLACING A HOOD SWITCH FOR $123.28,THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING. HAVING NO FAITH IN THE FLORIDA DEALER WHO WAS FAR FROM MY HOME IN KANSAS, I REMOVED THE FUSE DISABLING MY HORN AND MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO NOT DISTURB MY NEIGHBORS WHILE THE ALARM CONTINUED TO FREQUENTLY GO ON. ONLY THE LIGHTS FLASHED. AFTER MY RETURN HOME A LOCAL DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR THE ALARM SYSTEM FINDING A DOOR SWITCH TO BE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I RETURNED LATER TO COMPLAIN THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE AND I GOT ONGOING, UNEXPLAINABLE ALARM SOUNDS THAT CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO REMOVE THE HORN FUSE EACH TIME, THE DEALER CHECKED MY CAR AND TOLD ME THE MAIN COMPUTER MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $700.00. I ASKED TO HAVE THE ALARM DISCONNECTED AND WAS TOLD IF SO I WOULD LOSE THE USE OF MY HORN. THE FACTORY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE MY WARRENTY WAS LAPSED BY 2 MONTHS I HAD NO RECOURSE. THEY MADE A ONE TIME OFFER OF REPLACING THE COMPUTER FOR ALMOST $300.00 GOOD FOR 60 DAYS. I ONLY WANT MY HORN TO OPERATE FOR SAFETY AND IT CAN NOT!*AK

AIR BAG FAILURE DUE TO BROKEN SPRING COIL WIRING ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE HORN ALSO FAILED. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN CHRYSLER MINIVANS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TO DEALER, STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOMENTARILY LOCK UP. WHILE PULLING ONTO DEALER'S LOT, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP COMPLETELY. RACK AND PINION REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. NO RECALL AND WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK *TT

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE DRIVER SMELL SMOKE AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER OPEN THE HOOD AND THE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, CLAIM# 43-R798-089. NLM

ADVISOR AT CHRYSLER STATED CLOCK SPRING HAS GONE BAD AND THAT THEY GET A LOT OF THIS PROBLEM!!!!. *AK

EA01007. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN AIR BAG SYSTEM. WHEN LIGHT DOES ILLUMINATE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK

THREE OF THE FOUR HUB CAPS HAVE COME OFF DURING HISTORY OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THEY DETACH DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. *AK TWO WHEEL COVERS CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHEN REPLACING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL COVER, IT CAME OFF BY USING FINGERS AND NOT BY PRYING. *SLC

I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE THE ENGINE'S SERPENTINE BELT HAS COME OFF THE PULLEYS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER OPTIONS AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN ONLY A FEW MILES WITHOUT OVERHEATING. I BELIVE THAT SINCE THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. THEY SHOULD ALSO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT CORRECTING THOSE VEHICLES THAT STILL REPRESENT A LIABILITY TO THEIR OWNERS. THIS IS ULTIMATELY A SAFETY ISSUE TO PREVENT LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND BECOMING STRANDED ALONG THE HIGHWAY.

AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF WHILE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE OR OPERATE PROPERLY. ALSO, CIGARETTE LIGHTER RECEPTICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THESE PROBLEMS. *AK CONSUMER STATES HORN IS INOPERABLE FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW. IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC