1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO OCCUR ON THESE VEHICLES AND CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO MY KNOWLEDGE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING. I STRONGLY THINK THAT IN THE RIGHT CODITIONS IT WOULD CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD. THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE KNOWN TO BREAK THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN AND SHATTER THE CASE ALLOWIN FLUID TO COME IN CONTACT WITH A HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. I WOULD BE MY OPINION THAT THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

ALMOST EVERYTIME WHEN DRIVING THE VAN AT AROUND 40 MPH, ENGINE SPEED AROUND 2000 TO 3000 RPM, AND SUDDENLY REDUCING THE SPEED DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITION, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME DISENGAGED AND COULD NOT ENGAGE AGAIN IF I PRESSED THE GAS PADDLE AND WANTED TO RESUME THE SPEED. RELEASED THE GAS PADDLE COMPLETELY THEN RE-PRESSED IT WOULD NOT HELP. SO THE VAN EVENTUALLY WOULD COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, OR GO BACKWARD IF IT IS UP-HILL. ONLY IF I PRESSED THE GAS PADDLE VERY HARD AND MADE THE ENGINE FREE-RUNNING REACH 4000 RPM, THE TRANSMITTION COULD SUDDENLY ENGAGE AGAIN, WHICH CAUSED A VERY ROUGH ACCELERATION. THIS PROBLEM BECAME MORE AND MORE SERVER AND FREQUENT WITHIN A MONTH (NOW ALMOST EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN THEN ACCELATE, AND IT ALSO HAPPENS AT VERY LOW SPEED). I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I WILL BRING THE VAN TO A DEALER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WONDER IF THIS PROBLEM COULD BE TREATED AS SAFETY DEFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *AK

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE SEAL OF O-RING WHICH CAUSED GAS TO GUSH OUT ONTO MANIFOLD OF ENGINE. MECHANIC REPLACED O-RING SEAL.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT. GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE FUMES. CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL. ENGINE BLOCK WAS SOAKED WITH GAS. HAD HEARD OF CHRYLER FUEL RAIL PROBLEMS BUT DEALER SAYS NONE PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE.

FUEL INJECTION RAIL SEALED ORINGS LEAKING FUEL. SAME AS CAMPAIGN #895 WITH VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS APPLY EXCEPT FOR VIN #. THIS VIN # SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE OTHER VIN# THAT APPLY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION MATCHES EXACTLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V268000

VAN HAS STALLED OVER 90 TIMES SINCE MAY 2000. STALLS AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALER HAS HAD VAN REPEATEDLY AND SAYS NEITHER THEY NOR CHRYSLER CAN HELP.CAN YOU??? SEE ALSO THE OTHER 10 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE WHICH COMPLAIN OF STALLING IN OTHER 1996 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVANS: ODI ID 865007 (JULY 7, 1999), 868143 (AUGUST 18, 2000), 543747 (JAN. 7, 1999), 537782 (JULY 6, 1998), 531844 (DEC. 6, 1997), 543747 (JULY 11, 1997), 853349 (MARCH 31, 1997), 531944, 537664, 727335, 727308. *AK

IDLER PULLY BROKE,LOST POWER STEERING, COOLING, ALSO BROKE PULLEY ON POWER STEERING PUMP. $500.00. *AK

THE SEAT BELT IN THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEATS LOCKS UP AND THE CHILD CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT USING THE EMERGENCY RELEASE. THE LEFT SEAT IS PERMANENTLY STUCK AND THE RIGHT SEAT OCCASIONALLY RELEASES. CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED 1995 AND SOME 1996 MINIVANS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIRS TO MY CAR BECAUSE THEY SAY MY CAR WAS BUILT AFTER THOSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL PERIOD; HOWEVER, THE TAG ON THE CAR SEATS STATES THEY WERE ASSEMBLED IN 1995. WHEN I TOLD THIS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAL PALAZZOLA HE ONLY SAID THAT I WAS NOT IN THEIR COMPUTER FOR A RECALL.

TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING.... DEALER SAID TO FIND PROBLEM, THEY WOULD HAVE TO OPEN CASE [ FOR $ 600+ ]... THEY SAID TO GUARANTEE "ANY" TRANSM WORK, THEY WOULD ONLY DO A TOTAL "REBUILD". I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTEE FOR 70MTHS/70,000 MILES I WAS 3,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTEE... CALLED CHRYSLER AND GOT NO HELP... THIS "REBUILD" COST $ 638.93 IN PARTS / & 1,100.00 IN """LABOR""" = $ 1,779.11

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING. LOSS OF ALL POWER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE AND CORRECT PROBLEM WHICH HAS OCCURRED ABOUT NINE TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED, THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. WE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS.*AK