1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THE SERPENTINE BELT DETACHED WHICH WAS RECONNECTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SERPENTINE BELT, TENSIONER PULLEY AND IDLER PULLEY WERE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN ASSUMED THE COMPONENTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MALFUNCTION; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE FAULTY SERPENTINE BELT CAUSED THE FAILURE AND WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BEEN REPLACED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER FAILED AND NONE OF THE GAUGES WORKED PROPERLY. DUE TO THIS SHORT IN THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL AND TAKE A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER OR THE CIRCUIT BOARD BEHIND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000. THE GAUGES ON THIS VAN ARE NOW SEVERELY MALFUNCTIONING. SPEEDOMETER IS 23 MPH OFF. THE TACHOMETER BITS INCHES AWAY FROM THE RED LINE ALTHOUGH TRANSMISSION IS NOT OVER REVVING. UPDATED 11/09/2011 *LN *TR

MY 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTY LXI THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT AND GAGE FLASH AND THE LIGHT BLINKS AND SOME TIMES GO TO EMPTY .TILL I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF . I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE .IS THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS TROUBLE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND STARTED HEARING A SCRAPING SOUND. SHE STATED THAT AFTER PULLING OVER SHE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD COME OFF AND THE TANK WAS HANGING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT BOTH OF THE STRAPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 07/18/11

1998 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. SMELLED GAS INSIDE THE CAR. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED GAS DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR CROSSOVER TUBE. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SO I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LOCATION OF THE GAS LEAK WAS IN THE LOCATION WHERE THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED. I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A $96.00 CHECKOUT FEE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT "THE DEALERS HAD TO EAT TO AND THEY DESERVED THE CHECKOUT FEE". I ASKED THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO WAIVE THE CHECKOUT FEE SINCE THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING SHE COULD DO FOR ME UNLESS I AGREED TO THE CHECKOUT FEE.I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AND IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENT. A LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE AND NO FAILURE CODES DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW, INCLUDING A MUDDY DIRT ROAD, HIT A MUD PUDDLE AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN STEERING. WAS A BELT LAYING ON THE GROUND UNDER RIGHT SIDE OF CAR. CAR TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT RAINS. BELT REINSTALLED. NOW CAUTIOUS OF DRIVING IN RAIN. WOULD LIKE TO FIND SOLUTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON, IT WOULD START AND RUN FOR TWO SECONDS AND THEN TURN OFF. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE WHICH HAD OCCURRED SIX TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

REPEATED DISMOUNT OF SERPENTINE BELT FROM CRANKSHAFT PULLEY DUE TO WATER SPLASHING FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE. HAS OCCURRED FOUR OR FIVE TIMES SINCE OWNING THE 1998 VEHICLE IN 2001. THIS CAUSED THE ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKING AND ELECTRICAL POWER FROM THE ALTERNATOR. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY CHRYSLER TO PROVIDE S SHIELD TO PROTECT THIS AREA. *TR

1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD NOT START *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR THREE WEEKS AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, HE MADE A STOP AND WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER WAITED 30-45 MINUTES AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, BUT THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER THEN STATED THE BODY CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER DRIVING FOR A WEEK. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BOARD. *JB