1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TO AN APPT MY DAUGHTER STARTED COMPLAINING OF HER FEET BECOMING VERY HOT. SHE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE EXHAUST WAS CHERRY RED AND THERE WERE FLAMES NEAR CATALYTIC CONVERTER AREA. I HAD TO HAVE THE VAN TOWED HOME. *TR

DRIVING VAN IN THE RAIN, NOTICED THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS AD POWER STARTED TO DIM. IN THAT CASE, I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. I NOTICED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD COME OFF THE PULLEYS. I HAVE HAD OTHER MINI-VANS ESPECIALLY DODGES AND HAVE NOTICED THEY ALL SEEM TO DO THE SAME THING WHEN IT COMES TO RAIN, SNOW, ICE. YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE LEARNED FROM MY PREVIOUS DODGE CARAVANS HOW TO PUT THE SERPENTINE BELT BACK ON, BUT IT REALLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS COULD LEAVE YOU STRANDED AND VERY COSTLY (MONEY AND TIME WISE) IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO PUT IT BACK ON. AS A CONSUMER, I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER DODGE OR CHRYSLER MINIVAN AGAIN DUE TO THIS ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BELT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE PULLEY SYSTEM, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO RECONNECT THE BELT WHENEVER IT BECAME DETACHED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TENSION PULLEY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY RESTART AFTER THE FAILURE BUT ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD REMAIN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN SHE TRAVELED OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND THE KEY ICON ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE CONTACT MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE ENGINE WAS COLD FROM SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY ALL NIGHT. I SMELLED GASOLINE. I OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND GASOLINE SHOOTING OUT OF THE FUEL HOSE RIGHT WHERE IT FITS INTO THE PRESSED CRIMPED METAL CONNECTION. IT WAS SPRAYING GASOLINE ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I TURNED OF THE ENGINE BEFORE IT BECAME HOT. IF THIS LEAK HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, THE MOTOR WOULD HAVE BEEN HOT, AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE GARAGE REPLACED THE PLENUM GASKET SET, FUEL INJECTION, O RING, AND THE FUEL RAIL. NOTE: THE RECALL #RQ00008 DC MINIVAN FUEL INJECTOR RAIL LEAK WAS DONE. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GOING HAYWIRE. SOMETIMES THE LOCKS GOES UP AND DOWN BY ITSELF AND YOU CAN HEAR SOMETHING SORT OF LIKE A TAZER. THE ODOMETER BLINKS WHILE ALL OF THIS IS GOING ON. ALSO, I TOOK MY VAN TO THE SHOP AT SEARS BECAUSE WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH FOR AIR, IT ONLY WORKS ON HIGH AND NOT ALL THE TIME. THEY TOLD ME THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE WITH MANY OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS THAT COME IN THERE. ALSO THE PIPE THAT RUNS COOLANT TO THE BACK VENTS RUSTED OUT. AGAIN, AFTER RESEARCHING WITH MANY SHOPS, WAS TOLD THAT IT APPEARS THE SAME ISSUES ARE TAKING PLACE WITH THIS MODEL VAN. ALSO THERE IS A LOT OF RUST UNDERNEATH. NOT SURE AS TO HOW IT IS HAPPENING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR TWICE WITH THE LAST 6 YEARS AS IF SOMETHING IS RUSTING PARTS UNDERNEATH. I WILL BE VISITING MANY SHOPS AND HAVING THE OWNERS SIGN A PETITION AS TO WHAT ARE THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE STARTED A BLOG AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEARS COULD BE SHIFTED WITHOUT THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS NOT PLACED IN THAT PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THEREFORE, THE FAILURE WAS CONSIDERED A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 185,000.

MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR; HE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS DRIVING SLOW ENOUGH AND STARTED BRAKING SOON ENOUGH THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR PRIOR TO THE INTERSECTION BY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL VIGOROUSLY. BOTH OF THE SOLID FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AT THE CONNECTION POINTS WITH THE FLEXIBLE HOSES... I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE LINES DUE TO SIMILAR RUSTING PROBLEMS (3 YEARS AGO), AND DID ASK THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES ABOUT A YEAR AGO PRIOR TO LETTING MY SON DRIVE THE 'OLD' MINIVAN; THE BRAKE LINES WERE GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUSTER CIRCUIT BOARD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT START, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.