1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TIRES WERE LOSING AIR PRESSURE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND REPLACED TIRE VALVE STEM. WORK PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE CHEMICAL REACTION WITH TIRE REPAIR SEALANT, WHICH CONSUMER CLAIMED WAS NEVER USED WITH THIS VEHICLE. AN EMPLOYEE AT A SALVAGE YARD INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM OF CONTINUED LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES COULD BE RELATED TO A CHEMICAL REACTION WITH THE CHROME PLATING OF WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

ON THREE OCCASIONS, ONCE SITTING STILL, SECOND BACKING, THIRD AT 55 MPH, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. *AK

THE ENGINE HAS HAD A HORRIBLE LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. ALMOST EVERY BELT AND THE TENSIONER HAS BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. THE SERVICE CENTER AT CENTER CHRYSLER IN VAN NUYS CALIFORNIA REPEATEDLY HAS TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANOTHER CAR EVER WHICH SOUNDS SO BAD. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE WILL SNAP OR BREAK WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH MY SMALL CHILDREN. I AM GETTING NO ADEQUATE RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER. EVERYTIME I CALL I AM TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM BUT THE MECHANIC HAS NOW TOLD ME THAT HE THINKS IT MAY BE THE WATER PUMP BELT. WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT DEALING WITH A DEFECTIVE CAR?*AK

WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF BUYING THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW A LOUD NOISE DEVELOPED WHILE STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS THAT WAS LATER ASCRIBED TO A LOOSE BELT. A FEW MONTHS LATER, WHILE SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 45-50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT DEAD AND THE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO MUCH FASTER THAN ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS WAS LATTER DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO SOME FAULTY SENSOR. JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT, WITH THE VEHICLE BARELY 2 YEARS OLD, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NEW BATTERY WAS NEEDED. NOW I HAVE THIS HUMMING NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES WITH BARELY 31K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WHAT'S NEXT? THIS THING (SO-CALLED VEHICLE) HAS ALREADY COST US MUCH LOST TIME (TAKING IT TO THE DEALER) AND THE ASSOCIATED MONEY IN LOST WAGES!*AK

IT IS POSSIBLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE WITHOUT FIRST APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH SMALL CHILDREN. MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!*AK

THE A/C UNIT SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN IT DID. AM NOW REPAIRING A SECOND TIME. NON WARRANTY. NO HELP FROM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER.. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED DROPPING SPEED, RPM'S WENT UP AS CONSUMER APPLIED ACCELERATOR,BUT VEHICLE KEPT SLOWING DOWN. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2001. *AK

THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED PADS AND TURNED ROTORS. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE MATERIALS USED IN THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE NOT UP TO STANDARD. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR, HOWEVER WIPERS DO NOT CLEAN THE WINDOW AS THEY DID BEFORE CAUSING LACK OF VISION, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER ADJUST THE WIPERS AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIPERS WERE INSTALLED ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER SPECIFICATIONS AND THAT IF THIS ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE, THE CONSUMER WOULD BE CHARGED FOR IT. *SLC

DEALERSHIP HAS TO REPLACE ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS BECAUSE OF CORROSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK