2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE WHENEVER IT WAS TURNED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS TOO SHORT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V386000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

2002 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LXI. TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS INSIDE VEHICLE ARE MALFUNCTIONING, WE ARE UNAWARE IF THEY MALFUNCTION OUTSIDE, OTHER LIGHTS ARE SHORTED OUT INSIDE IN THE "DASH" AREA. THESE ARE ALL INDICATORS OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE POWER REAR DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT OPEN USING THE KEYPAD WHEN IT IS COOL OR RAINING. WE WERE TOLD BY DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THAT IT DIDN'T OPERATE AT ALL AND NEEDED A NEW MOTOR, THAT'S WHY WE WERE "GETTING A GOOD PRICE". THE REAR POWER DOORS WILL BOTH ALSO ALMOST CLOSE ALL THE WAY, AND THEN OPEN FOR NOT REASON, I.E. NOTHING IN THE WAY AT ALL. THE REAR POWER DOORS WILL ALSO NOT CLOSE IF YOU ARE ON A VERY SLIGHT SLANT. THE LIFTGATE GIVES A HARD TIME LATCHING WHEN USING KEYPAD. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2008 PREOWNED FROM A DEALERSHIP. THESE ISSUES CAUSE A MAJOR SAFETY THREAT. OTHERS WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS MANY PROBLEMS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AT LEAST FOR THE FAULTY WIRING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK BETWEEN MANIFOLD AND HEAD ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. COST:$140.15. *TR

VEHICLE RAN POORLY AT TIMES AND OCCASIONALLY STUMBLED OR STALLED. SOMETIMES WE WOULD BE PARTLY IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. PERFORM DIAGNOSTICS AND INSPECTION, REMOVE EXHAUST FOR INSPECTION OF HARNESS AND REPAIR DAMAGED WIRING AND INSTALL PROTECTIVE HEAT WRAP. COST: $268.93 COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. *TR

PLANETARIES DESTROYED IN TRANSMISSION AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT REPLACED TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY WITH REMANUFACTURED UNIT TOTAL COST: $2582.70 LEFT US STRANDED APPROXIMATELY FORTY MILES FROM HOME. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY (90,000 MILES). AFTER NORMAL DRIVING AND PARKING ,CAR WOULD NOT START. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE STARTER HAD AN INTERNAL SHORT. IT DESTROYED THE BATTERY AND MELTED THE STARTER HOUSING,CONCERNED THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR FIRE!!!.(PICTURES AVAILABLE, HAD TO RETURN CORE TO AUTO PARTS STORE). *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2002 MINI-VAN IN JANUARY FROM MY SISTER. SHE TOOK METICULOUS CARE OF IT. SO WHEN I FOUND MY STEERING FAILING, I NEVER THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. I BLEW A POWER STEERING HOSE ONE DAY AFTER WEEKS OF SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING. GOT THAT FIXED AND THEN FOUND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS STILL LOCKING UP, NOT LETTING ME TURN THE CAR, RUNNING OVER THE CURB BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER IT. AND I CAN STILL SMELL SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, IT ALMOST SMELLS LIKE ANTI-FREEZE. NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. IT USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR AND DID NOT LET IT WARM UP FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. NOW IT WILL DO IT WHEN I AM DRIVING.IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. I AM GETTING ANNOYED WITH THIS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE GARAGE 2 TIMES NOW AND THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE WHAT HAPPENS AND NOW I FEEL LIKE THEY THINK I AM A NUT CASE BECAUSE THEY SAY, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WE CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. I CARRY 5-6 CHILDREN IN MY CAR AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND I FIND THIS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED OR ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL THE WIRES, WIRING HARNESS, SPARK PLUGS, AND THE BATTERY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE AUTOMATIC DOORS ALSO BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A NEW OXYGEN SYSTEM WAS NEEDED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND SPARK PLUGS WIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CASE WAS FILED. THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS OVER 100,000.

I DEVELOPED A REAR FLAT TIRE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE SPARE TIRE DOWN AS THE RELEASE MECHANISM WAS RUSTED. AS I WAS PULLING TO TRY TO FREE THE SPARE TIRE THE VEHICLE ALMOST FELL OFF THE JACK. EXCESSIVE FORCE IS NEEDED TO RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE WITH THE VEHICLE ON THE JACK. *TR

2002 CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY - 45,000 MILE. WHILE TRAVELING, SUDDENLY HEATER BEGAN BLOWING COLD AIR AND WITHIN 1 MINUTE CAR WENT FROM NORMAL TEMPERATURE RANGE TO EXTREME OVERHEAT AND ALARMS. STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED OVER 30 MILES TO NEAREST SERVICE STATION. TOLD REAR HEATER LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND DUMPED ALL OF THE ENGINE COOLANT. ALSO TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MICHIGAN (THIS SERVICE STATION HAS REPLACED AT LEAST 3 OF THESE SINCE SPRING OF THIS YEAR) APPARENTLY CHRYSLER HAS RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACEMENT PART ($255) HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND IS NOW ALUMINUM RATHER THAN STEEL. LUCKILY, NO ENGINE DAMAGE FOUND AFTER FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. *TR