1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

CLOCKSPRING FAILURE CAUSING DRIVER'S AIRBAG/ CRUISE CONTROL, AND HORN TO STOP FUNCTIONING.*AK

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO A PIN WITHIN DIFFERENTIAL UNIT THAT PUNCTURED ALUMINUM CASING, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE POWER OPERATED WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATICALLY GOES DOWN FACING THE GROUND. AT NIGHT CONSUMER THINKS NOTHNG IS BEHIND WHEN ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE GROUND. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS. FRONT DRIVERS SEAT AUTOMATICALLY RECLINES BACK WHILE DRIVING. ONCE A SMALL CHILD WAS PINNED IN BEHIND FRONT SEAT AND THE BACK SEAT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES THEY COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE DROPPED INTO SECOND GEAR AND SUDDENLY JERKED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN IN 2ND GEAR THE REST OF THE WAY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

AFTER HAVING PURCHASED A USED 1996 CHRYLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LXI MINIVAN I FOUND A CONSUMER ALERT AT WWW.UNSAFEBELTS.COM. THE WEBSITE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH UNSAGE GEN3 BUCKLES THAT COULD RELEASE AT A TIME OF IMPACT. THE SITE ALSO DIRECTED CONSUMERS TO CONTACT THE NHTSB AND FILE THIS REPORT. MY FAMLY HAVE HAD THE VAN ONLY SEVERAL DAYS AND HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SEATBELTS, BUT I WANT TO ENSURE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IF AN ACCIDENT WAS TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER HAD SEEN ON NEW ABOUT THE SEAT BELT FAILURE, EVEN THOUGH THAT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED PROBLEM YET, WAS CONCERNED THAT IT COULD HAPPEN TO THIS VEHICLE. HAD CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA RECALL # 00V268000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 895. GOT RECALL NOTICE, MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER. DEALER STATED WILL HOLD PART FOR VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO DID NOT HAVE PART. HAS TO WAIT ANOTHER THREE WEEKS TO GET PART.*AK *TT

VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTO HIGH GEAR VERY HARD DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND CURRENTLY JERKING HARD FROM LOW GEAR TO HIGH GEAR. *AK

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE JUST LIKE THE ONES THAT FAILED ON SEVERAL FRIENDS CHRYSLER MINI-VANS. THIS CAUSES THE HORN TO STOP, AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND THE NHTSA NEED TO INVESTIGATE CHRYSLER ON THIS AND GO PUBLIC!!!!

TURN SIGNALS DEFECTIVE, REPAIRED 3 TIMES BEFORE CORRECTED. FOLLOWING LAST REPAIR HORN STOPPED WORKING AS DID DRIVER SIDE WINDOW.*AK