1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

A COMPLAINT WAS REGISTERED ALLREADY, NUMBER 10090457. THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT TOWER ON MY MINI VAN ARE RUSTING OUT. *AK

CONTINUALLY WEAK BRAKES, CAUSING DANGEROUSLY LONG STOPPING DISTANCES, INTERMITTENT PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR, OUTER FRONT DISC BRAKE PAD WEARS OUT BETWEEN 10000 AND 15000 MILES INNER PAD ALWAYS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. REPLACED CALIPERS AND ATTACHMENT HARDWARE, BLEED BRAKES. SIMILAR COMMENTS BY OTHER OWNERS IN WEB SEARCHES. OLD PARTS INSTALLED PROBLEM NOT RECTIFIED.*AK

THE LENS ON THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DISCOLORING AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

I JUST RETURNED FROM A FAMILY TRIP AND ON A ROUTINE UNDER THE HOOD INSPECTION I DISCOVERED TO MY HORROR THAT THE RIGHT STRUT TOWER ON MY 1996 CHRYSLER MINIVAN HAD RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH AND WAS HOLDING THE ENTIRE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE BY A THREAD. I QUICKLY LOOKED AT THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHRYSLER MINIVAN OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSIDERING THAT THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE MINI VANS ON THE ROAD THIS PROBLEM MUST AFFECT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MINIVANS . I'M HORRIFIED AT THE LACK OF ATTENTION THIS PROBLEM HAS RECEIVED FROM CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA BECAUSE IF A STRUT FAILS IN THIS WAY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON A HIGHWAY THE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE CATASTROPHIC , WITH LOSS OF STEERING, GOING OFF THE ROAD, CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS AND ROLLOVER RESULTING INTO MULTIPLE FATALITIES. THIS IS A VAST PROBLEM WITH ALL CHRYSLER MINIVANS FROM1996-2000 AND BEYOND . I CALL ON NHTSA TO ISSUE A WARNING TO ALL OWNERS OF CHRYSLER MINIVANS AND TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED THAT NOT EVEN THE CHRYSLER DEALERS HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN TSB-23-044-02. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH THE 1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE AND THE 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY DEVELOPING FILM.*MR WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FOGGED UP, CAUSING LIMITED SIGHT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE, AND MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. REF ODI NUMBER 10074095. *BF

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION IN WHICH IT WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 55 MPH. FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH SO MUCH FORCE AND SPEED THAT IT CAUSED SEVERE BRUISING TO THE PASSENGER'S UPPER BODY. THE PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO LAY FLAT, AND WAS TAKING PAIN KILLERS TO EASE THE PAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT FRONT STRUT TOWERS RUSTED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. A COMPLETE REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION IS UNDERWAY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING LOST POWER STEERING FLUID, WHICH LEAD TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. VEHICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER SAFETY. FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING WAS LATER IDENTIFY AS A CORRODED HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING LINE.*AK