1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILED AND CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *AK *SLC

DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR FRAME DUE TO A BROKEN CABLE. *AK THE POWER WINDOW IS DEFECIVE. *YH

VEHICLE STOPPED IN PARKING LOT WITH ENGINE RUNNING. TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE TO ACCELERATE, AND ENGINE REVVED UP, AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. APPLIED BRAKES, DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. IT SPED UP TO 60 MPH, HIT CARS/ FENCE. FINALLY, STOPPED VEHICLE. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALER, DAMAGE UNKNOWN, CHRYSLER CONTACTED, SAID FILE OPENED. *AK

UNABLE TO START VEHICLE DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. STILL UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM BECAUSE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GET IGNITION SWITCH PART FOR EIGHT WEEKS, ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

RAKES HAD FAILED 4 TIMES WHEN IN USE. ALWAYS HAPPENING WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WOULD INCREASE ITS STOPPING DISTANCE. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. AFTER REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM WOULD RETURN. BRAKE STOPPING IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THERE WOULD BE NO WARNING. CAN SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED.*AK

THE VEHILE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE PARKED, CLAIM # 13-7057-975

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED AND OIL CHANGE, CLAIM # 43-R525-857

THIS EXACT PROBLEM OCCURED 4 TIMES WITHIN 26 MONTHS OF LEASE. DRIVER LOSES COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, STERRING ETC. AND CAUSES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. SEEKING HELP AND RELIEF FRON CHRYSLER AND LEMON LAW OF NJ TO RELEASE US FROM BALANCE OF LEASE AND REPAY ALL EXPENSES SPENT. HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT ANYMOR PLEASE CONTACT PROPER CHANNELS TO HELP ME IN THIS SITUATION.

OVERHEATING DUE TO COOLING FAN NOT COMING ON. THE RELAY SWITCH WAS BAD AND WAS RECALLED ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. CUSTOMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL.

THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DAVID ELLIS FOR A BRAKE REPAIR ON 8/21/00. THE CAR MADE A NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND A LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKING. ALSO THE PEDAL DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT PADS, ROTORS, WHEEL CYLINDERS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. THEY HAD TO REPALCE THE MASTER CYLINDER TWICE WHILE THEY HAD IT UNDER REPAIR. THE MORNING AFTER I PICKED UP THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, IT WAS REVVING VERY LOUD AND WITH VERY HIGH RPMS AND THEN IT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SMELL. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I OBSERVED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF THE FRONT WHEEL. CHRYSLER HAS INSPECTED AND SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THEY ARE WILLING TO FIX THE FIRE DAMAGE BUT THEY CANNOT "FIX" THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE IS. I DO NOT FEEL THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS THEY CAN PINPOINT THE CAUSE AND HAVE IT REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THEY ARE ALSO REFUSING TO RETURN THE PARTS TO ME, AND I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT I NEED TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED FOR FUTURE LITIGATION. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY WILL BE SENDING THEM TO CHRYSLER, WHO HAS ALSO REFUSED TO RETURN THEM TO ME.