2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR VENT WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, BREAKING OFF FROM THE FRONT BOLTS AND THE MOTOR ARM. THE WINDOW WAS NOT VENTED AT THE TIME OF THE SEPARATION. THE FULL WINDOW LANDED ON ANOTHER VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD, SHATTERED, AND IMPACTED A THIRD VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WOULD NOT INTERVENE AS THE VAN HAD 44,000 MILES ON IT, OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE POLICE WERE CALLED BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED AS THERE WERE NO INJURIES. COSTS FOR REPAIR INCLUDED $640 TO MY VEHICLE, $1800 TO THE SECOND VEHICLE, AND UNKNOWN TO THE THIRD.*AK

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AN OFF AT FIRST AND NOW IS ON CONSISTNTLY. DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT IS A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING WHICH I HAVE HEARD HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SOME OF THE OLDER MODELS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THIS VAN HAS BEEN A BEAR SINCE THE BEGINNING AND IT JUST NEVER SEEMS TO QUIT.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH REMOTE ENTRY ON 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY.*MR THE REMOTE WORKS FROM AS FAR AWAY AS 600+ FEET AND AT TIMES THIS PRESENTS A PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER HAS COME OUT OF THE HOUSE TO GET IN THE CAR, AFTER IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE, AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE SLIDING DOORS WAS OPEN AND THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS WET. SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS SHOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

ON MONDAY, JULY 5TH 2004, MY 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY [XXX] ERUPTED IN A VAN FIRE. MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING ON THE 3RD SEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE HEARD NOISE, SAW FLAMES AND YELLED THERE WAS A FIRE. MY FAMILY IMMEDIATELY EVACUATED THE VEHICLE. NYC FIRE DEPARTMENT, CHRYSLER FIRE INVESTIGATOR AND AUTO INSURANCE FIRE INVESTIGATOR DEEMED IT AS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THIS ISSUE.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I OWN A 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LXI MINI VAN. THE PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED IS WITH THE PASSENGER SEATS (SECOND ROW). THEY ARE BUCKETS (NOT BENCH) AND CAN SWIVEL FORWARD TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE THIRD ROW. IN ORDER TO PLACE THE SEAT BACK INTO POSITION AFTER A PERSON HAS ENTERED OR EXITED THE VEHICLE, YOU MUST SLAM THE SEAT BACK INTO THE FLOOR. IF THIS IS NOT DONE HOWEVER, THE SEAT APPEARS TO GO BACK INTO PLACE. IF YOU ARE NOT EXPERIENCED WITH THIS, THE SEAT DOES NOT LOCK BACK INTO THE FLOOR. APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, MY MOTHER ENTERED THE BACK SEAT AND THEN PULLED THE SECOND ROW SEAT BACK, TO WHERE SHE THOUGHT IT WAS IN PLACE. MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS THEN PLACED INTO THE CAR SEAT IN THAT SECOND ROW SEAT. WE DROVE AWAY IN THE PARKING LOT BUT AT THE FIRST STOP WITH BRAKES THAT SEAT SLAMMED FORWARD, CRUSHING MY DAUGHTER'S FACE INTO THE HARD PLASTIC SEAT IN FRONT OF HER. THERE IS ALSO A SORT OF HARD PLASTIC HANDLE ON THAT FRONT SEAT THAT IS RIGHT AT CHEEK LEVEL. MY DAUGHTER FORTUNATELY CAME AWAY WITH A BRUISED CHEEK AND BLACK EYE, BUT I FELT VERY LUCKY THAT SHE DID NOT FRACTURE ANY OF HER FACIAL BONES. WE HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFUL SINCE, BUT JUST 2 WEEKS AGO, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD SON. AGAIN, SOMEONE WHO DID NOT REALIZE HOW HARD YOU MUST SLAM THE SEAT DOWN TO GET IT TO LOCK INTO PLACE GOT INTO THE BACK SEAT. AGAIN, AT THE FIRST STOP, MY SON SLAMMED FORWARD IN HIS CAR SEAT, CRUSHING HIS FACE INTO THE FRONT SEAT. HE TOO CAME AWAY WITH A BLACK EYE AND AGAIN WE FELT FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER INJURY. I SIMPLY WANTED TO REPORT THIS HAZARD, HOPING THAT CHRYSLER WILL THINK ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THESE SEATS. THE SEATS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO APPEAR IN NORMAL POSITION WITHOUT BEING LOCKED.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING PUMP ON 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. *MR THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE CONSUMERS POWER STEERING PUMP. THE STEERING PUMP MADE A NOISE WHEN A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOISY, WHICH WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO DIRT. *SC *JB

HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED BETWEEN BRIGHT AND VERY DIM. SWITCH TO LIGHTS BECAME VERY WARM TO TOUCH. DEALER CLAIMED SWITCH HAD POOR CONNECTION AND REPLACED SWITCH. SWITCH STILL GETS WARM BUT HAVE NOT FLICKERED YET. VEHICLE NEW WHEN BOUGHT. *JB

THE POWER STEERING PRODUCED A GRINDING SOUND WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. *AK (POWER STEERING PUMP) THREE PUMPS HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE,THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED ONCE, THE HOSES HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS A PROBLEM AND WAS REPAIRED. *SC *JB

WE BOUGHT A USED 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN FROM A CAR RENTAL COMPANY HERE IN SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA. THE VIN # IS [XXX]. THE VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ABOUT 24,000 MILES ON IT WE BOUGHT IT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON INDICATING THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. WE TOOK IT INTO A DEALER HERE IN TOWN AND THEY REPLACED A REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THE WHEEL SENSOR WAS SHOWING BAD AGAIN. THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AGAIN. NOW IT IS ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER THAT MOST RECENT REPAIR AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE WERE ON VACATION AT THE TIME AND DROVE ABOUT 1000 MILES WITHOUT ABS BRAKES OR TRACTION CONTROL AS IT WAS INCONVENIENT TO TAKE IT IN WHILE ON VACATION. I DID NOT RECEIVE THE OLD PART EITHER TIME BEFORE BUT I WILL GET IT THIS TIME. BY THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY NOW AND CHRYSLER HAS DECLINED TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT CHARGE. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WE ARE DRIVING FOR CONSIDERABLE PERIODS OF TIME WITHOUT 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE; ANTILOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED THAT OTHERS MAY BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT GETTING RESOLVED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE ABS SYSTEM OR PARTS WITHIN THE ABS SYSTEM OF THIS CHRYLSER MODEL.*AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE IGNITION FUSE BLEW OUT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND AT A COMPLETE STOP. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIP CHANGED IGNITION FUSE 23 TO 10 AMP. THE FAILURE RECURRED 2 WEEK LATER. DEALERSHIP SERVICE INVOICE READ THAT TRANSMISSION AT PIN AREA AND AROUND SOLENOID PACK FAILED. THE HARNESS RUBBED, CHAFED, AND WAS DAMAGED. REPAIRED HARNESS ISOLATED FROM TRANSMISSION WITH RUBBER. HOWEVER, FAILURE RECURRED.*AK