1995 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

RECALL 91I001005/TRUCK LID AND DOOR ASSEMBLY: LIFTGATE SUPPORT BROKE OFF AND CAUSED GATE TO FALL ON TOP OF DRIVER. IT BROKE THE REAR WINDOW; DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE IN JUST TWO YEARS. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS A BROKEN SNAP RING IN AUGUST OF 1998. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AT THIS TIME WITH A STRONGER SNAP RING. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. *AK

WHEN PRESSING ON PEDAL ANIT-SKID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE. BRAKES WON'T WORK RIGHT AWAY, AND THEN THEY WILL GRAB. ANTI SKID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN THERE FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK.ET.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP DURING TRAVEL THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND CAME TO A STOP. VEHICLE STALLED, AND HAD TO BE PUSHED THROUGH THE BUSY INTERSECTION TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT DEALER SHOWED THE TORQUE BEARING HAD FAILED CAUSING THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO BECOME WELDED TO THE CLUTCH PLATE. THE DANGER TO MYSELF AND THE FAMILY WAS IN BEING STUCK IN TRAFFIC AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE BEARING SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. NORMAL MAINTENANCE WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE AS OUTLINED IN OWNERS MANUAL. *AK

THERE IS A STEAL TOOTH RING ON EACH WHEEL THAT PROVIDES A PULSE FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSORS. THESE RINGS ARE MOUNTED ON THE OUTSIDE CV JOINTS, NEXT TO THE FRONT WHEELS AND ARE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. THE FRONT RINGS GOT RUST UNDER THEM, THE RUST CAUSED THE RINGS TO CRACK. THE CRACKS ENLARGED THE SPACES BETWEEN THE TEETH. THAT SENDS A FALSE SIGNAL TO THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER CAUSING THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM TO ENGAGE ALL THE TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE RINGS IS BY CHANGING THE WHOLE FRONT DRIVE AXLES. THIS WILL BE A REPAIR BILL OF $300 - $400 FOR A PAIR OF STEEL RINGS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER SIX MONTHS AGO CONCERNING AIR BAG FAILURE, AND THERE ARE STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

WHILE ACCELERATING OFF A RAMP VEHICLE DIED. CONSUMER WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY. TOOK TO DEALER,AND DEALER SAID IT WAS FUEL PUMP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD LIGHT GOES OFF. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *ML

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, AND WHEN REAPPLYING THEM VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DRIVER WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE SHE HAD NO BRAKES. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THERE IS A CRACK WITHIN THE BODY OF THE DOOR WHERE THE HINGES ARE ATTACHED. TO ADEALER HAD TO REMOVE THE DOOR STRAP FROM THE DOOR. *AK