1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING DUE TO A CRACK ON FACTORY GRINDING POINT, AND ALSO LEAKING THROUGH SEALS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES, AND DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AT TIMES. ALSO, TRANSMISSION/ FUE LINES/GAS TANK, AND AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND WERE REPLACED. AFTET WARRANTY EXPIRED, THERMOSTAT OVERHEATED, CAUSING A FIRE. OWNER SAID VEHICLE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING IT. *AK

BRAKES FAILED EVERY THREE MONTHS, AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *ML

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE BACK OF LIBRARY. TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, SOMEONE CAME INTO THE LIBARY AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE . FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND RESPONDED. EARLIER, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AS GASOLINE LEAK ON THE FEB 13-200O. COINSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP ON 18-FEB-2000, AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS BURNING. *AK *ML

FUEL LEAKED AT THE INTERFACE OF THE FUEL PUMP CAUSING THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE, FUEL PUMP WAS RECALLED BUT FAILED PRIOR TO NOTICE. NLM

DEALER INFORMED THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE PARTS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO TELL CONSUMER WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE, AND WHEN HE COULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

REPEATED AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FAILURE. A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER MINI-VANS. *AK

A SMALL ANTIFREEZE LEAK WAS NOTED 3MOS. AFTER THE WARRENTY EXPIRED LEADING TO A WATER PUMP FAILURE THEN THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO WORK AFTER OPENING THE WINDOW TO PAY TOLL AND REMAINED OPEN FOR DURATION OF THE TRIP OVER 1 HOUR IN VERY COLD WEATHER(10-15 DEGREES F)

VEHICLE VIBRATING ABOVE 45 MPH CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS THE TIRES, MICHELIN SAID IT WAS THE VEHICLE. WE GOT 25%OFF THE COST OF NEW TIRES ON 02/04/99 UNDER A LOW SPEED WOBBLE SERVICE BULLITIN NOTICE. TRANSMISSION IS A JOKE. HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN TIME AFTER TIME SINCE 11/14/99 FOR INCOMPLETE WORK , TOOLS LEFT ON THE ENGINE!! TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING THE DAY AFTER PICKING UP THE VAN. WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK ITEMS THAT ANOTHER AUTO SHOP CHECKED AND SAID NEEDED FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THE OTHER SHOP DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT THEY WEREN'T A DEALERSHIP! AFTER PUTTING THE MOTOR BACK TOGETHER, ONE OF THE ASKED TO FIX COMPONENTS WAS BROKEN AFTER ALL AND HAD TO BE FIXED. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH "HICK-UPPING" WHILE AT A STOP ALSO A "WANTING TO STALL AND HOLDING BACK FEELING. THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE COIL PACK (WE FEEL0 , THAT WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO CHECK AND LOOKING AT THE FORMS RECEIVED BACK, IT HASN'T BEEN. I HAVE ASKED REPEATEDLY FOR MY COPIES OF THE WORK NEEDING TO BE DONE SHEETS, AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THEM. I HAVE MADE COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND HAVE ASKED FOR THE REGIONAL MANAGER TO CONTACT ME, BUT THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. THIS WAS DONE ON APPROX. 02/08/00, TODAY IS 02-25-00. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21565T16MN )

SOMETIMES LEFT TURN SIGNAL WILL FLASH AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML