2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WHILE MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY SHE DROVE THRU A SMALL PUDDLE AND THE WATER SPLASHED UP ON THE IDLER PULLEY AND CAUSED THE BELT TO SLIP. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. SHE ENDED UP IN THE YARD INSTEAD OF THE DRIVEWAY. I HAVE BEEN IN QUALITY SINCE 1985 AND I AM CURRENTLY A QUALITY MANAGER SO I AM REALLY SURPRISED WITH CHRYSLERS' LACK OF CONCERN WITH THIS DESIGN PROBLEM. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA FOR NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MAYBE IT IS TIME TO LET SOME OF THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE TV SHOWS KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER STRUT MOUNT WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 177,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO STOP APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO VEER TO THE RIGHT TO PREVENT HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAPPENED WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND SHE DID NOT TELL US. WE PUT NEW BRAKES ON THE CAR AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY NEW FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER IN WI. DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012, THE CAR IT SUDDENLY STALLED OUT WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. WHILE COASTING I WAS ABLE PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. OVER THE COURSE OF VARIOUS TRIPS AT VARYING SPEEDS THE VAN STALLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM WAS SO SPORADIC THAT IT WOULD GO AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS AND RANDOMLY RETURNED. THE CAR DOES NOT GIVE ANY SIGNS PRIOR TO STALLING SUCH AS SPUTTERING. THE VAN EVEN STALLS WHILE GOING STRAIGHT OR THROUGH CURVES AND TURNS LEAVING THE DRIVER TO MUSCLE THE CAR SAFELY TO A STOP BEFORE HAVING TO RESTART IT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE PROBLEM HASN'T THROWN A CODE FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE CAR TO STALL OUT FOR THEM DURING TEST DRIVES. FROM THE COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE SEEN IT APPEARS THAT THE STALLING PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING ON TOWN&COUNTRY MODELS RANGING FROM 1997-2007 AND IS AFFECTING BOTH THE 3.3LTR ENGINE AS WELL AS THE 3.8LTR ENGINE. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ENOUGH AMONG OWNERS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE THAT ANYONE IS AWARE OF> *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BECOME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE SERPENTINE BELT ON THE CORRECT TRACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING IN JANUARY 2012; CRUISE CONTROL & STEREO CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL QUIT WORKING IN JUNE 2012; HORN QUIT WORKING IN JULY 2012. READ ABOUT RECALL ON 1994 - 2000 MODELS FOR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BELT CHANGED, BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BELT HAD FALLEN OFF FOUR TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS FRACTURED . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL RAIL FOR THE MODEL YEAR VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V268000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2003 UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/16/12*LJ

SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF SERPENTINE BELT DISENGAGED (SLIPPED OFF PULLEYS) CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND OVERHEATED ENGINE. FIRST TIME HAPPENED IN CAR WASH AND THREE TIMES DRIVING THROUGH RAIN PUDDLES. *TR