1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS THE SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF, CAUSING AN INABILITY TO STEER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED , AND BELT WAS REPLACED AGAIN, THE 4TH TIME THIS YEAR!. VEHICLE IS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WITH A 3.8L ENGINE. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MILES OR MORE AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT STATED IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE STEERING. THE FRONT AXLE WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED, THE WHEELS WERE ROTATED TO ENSURE THEY WEREN'T BENT, AND NEW MOTOR MOUNTS WERE INSTALLED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED FOR OVER 2 YEARS. THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON AND STAYED ON FOR A 1/4 OF A MILE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ABS PUMP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *AK

VEHICLE IGNITION CYLINDER FAILED 10/28/06. REPLACED 5/23/06. ALL SERVICE DONE BY SELLER MIDWEST MOBILITY, INC. 437 WISE ROAD SCHAUMBURG, IL 60193. CONSUMER RECHARGED FOR MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT OF SAME ITEM, EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND PURCHASED 4/18/05. *JB

SERPENTINE BELT THROWS IN EVEN SLIGHTLY WET WEATHER, OFTEN AT HAZARDOUS PLACES AND CONDITIONS. BELTS AND PULLEYS HAVE BEEN REPLACED REPEATEDLY. POWER STEERING AND WATER PUMP, AMONG OTHER SYSTEMS FAIL INSTANTLY. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR AND CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT IN WET WEATHER. BEEN FIGHTING THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. *JB

MY COMPLAINT IS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO A PREVIOUS ONE, NUMBERED 10167790. MY CAR WILL START, RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN SHUT OFF. AFTER A FEW TRIES, IT WON'T TURN OVER AT ALL. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. IT'S A GAMBLE AS TO WHETHER THE CAR WILL START OR NOT, WHEN I GO OUT. IT SEEMS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE LAST TWO TIME THIS HAPPENED, PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, NY CAR ALARM WOULD SET ITSELF OFF, WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. *NM

WHEN TRYING TO START IT WILL RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN CUT OFF, AFTER A FEW TRIES IT WON'T EVEN TURN OVER. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR IT MIGHT START AND IT MIGHT NOT. I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP NEARBY AND THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT MY CAR, BECAUSE IT HAD OVER 100K MILES. BUT WITH ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, THEY CONFESSED THAT THEY COULD PUT A LOT OF HOURS AND PARTS INTO THE VAN, AND STILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHEN TRYING TO START IT WILL RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN CUT OFF, AFTER A FEW TRIES IT WON'T EVEN TURN OVER. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR IT MIGHT START AND IT MIGHT NOT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP NEARBY AND SPENT AROUND $1,400 DOLLARS JUST TO GET IT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY IT DOES THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN. *JB

I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN AND I WAS GETTING REAL SLEEPY EVERY TIME I DROVE IT . UPON INSPECTION BY AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I WAS INFORMED THE EXPANSION JOINT ON THE EXHAUST PIPE CROSSOVER PIPE WAS CRACKED AND LETTING FUMES ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE REPAIR PART IS OVER $500 WHICH THE MECHANIC SAID WAS VERY MUCH OVERPRICED. THIS EXPANSION JOINT IS MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL WHICH GETS VERY BRITTLE WITH HEAT AND WILL CRACK OVER TIME WITH EXTENDED USE. THE PART WAS USED ON CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AND VOYAGER MINIVANS. I FEEL DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS DEFECT, THESE VANS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED WITHOUT COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. *JB

I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LX. CORROSION OF FUEL FILLER TUBE CAUSED A FUEL LEAK AND THE FILLER TUBE HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURY. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC AND THE AUTO SALVAGE FIRMS I CONTACTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE MINIVANS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE TURNS OVER, RUNS FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN SHUTS OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES TO AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART AND CONTINUE TO RUN. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DO NOT OPERATE AT TIMES. THE DEALER CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM NOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HAS NOT REGISTERED ANY CODES.