1997 Chrysler Town And Country

EVERY TIME I DRIVE INTO A PUDDLE MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, IT TAKES ABOUT 2 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO REGAIN ITS STEERING. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND THIS HAS HAPPEND DOZENS OF TIMES. I WENT TO CHRYSLER IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA AND AT FIRST THEY TOLD ME THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO ANYONE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THE BELT GOT WET AND REPLACED IT. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS 1 1/2 HOURS FROM HOME AND THEY SAID BRING IT BACK WHICH I DID THAT DAY. WHEN I RETURNED TO NEW YORK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP IN LARCHMONT, NEW YORK SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIX IT. THIS SUMMER I WAS IN VERO BEACH AND THEY SAID THEY HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BUT FIXED MY PROBLEM 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I CANNOT HIT A PUDDLE FOR IF I DO, I CANNOT CONTROL MY CAR. YOU CAN HEAR THE STEERING STRAINING WHILE I AM TRYING TO CONTROL THE CAR. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN, CHRYSLER SHOULD REPAIR THIS CORRECTLY AND HAVE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE HELP!

WHEN YOU START UP THE VEHICLE, THE INTERMEDIATE WIPERS AND WIPER BUTTON BOTH FLASH CONTINUOUSLY, OTHER BUTTONS (AC AND CIRCULATION) DO NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL. AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. HORN DOESN'T WORK ON OCCASION. WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES SOMETIMES. OCCASIONALLY DOESN'T START WHEN RAINING OR WILL DIE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PART HAS FAILED. THE PREVIOUS FAILURE WAS IN JANUARY 1999 ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE WRITER AND THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE WRITER TELLS ME I MUST PAY FOR THE TIME FOR REPAIRS AND I FEEL THIS COST SHOULD BE ABSORBED BY THE MANUFACTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. JAMES W. ROBERTS. DOES NOT MENTION ANY SAFETY DEFECTS. *AK

THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BURN UP AND RUIN ALL THE REAR COMPONENTS. THE WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR SO I BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THEY KNEW ABOUT.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY RESIDENCE AT APPROX. 8:30 PM I HEARD AN EXPLODING SOUND COME FROM THE VAN. I WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND SAW THE REAR WINDOW BLOWN OUT FROM THE INSIDE. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE WINDOW BROKE FROM THE INSIDE OUT BECAUSE THE GLASS WAS PUSHED OUT AND COMPLETELY SHATTERED, A FEW CHIPS OF GLASS WERE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VAN APPROX 3 TO 4 FEET AWAY FROM THE REAR OF THE VAN, INDICATING THE FORCE WITH WHICH THE WINDOW BLEW OUT. I TOOK SOME PICTURES TO TRY AND SHOW THE WINDOW AND THE OBVIOUS DIRECTION THE GLASS WAS BROKEN OUT IN BUT SINCE THE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED THE GLASS STARTED BREAKING APART AND FALLING ALL OVER. I FEEL THIS IS AND EXTREME SAFTEY HAZARD WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE HOT TEMPERATURES WE WERE HAVING OR A DEFECT IN THE REAR WINDOW. THE WINDOW BROKE IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE WEAK PART OF THE GLASS AS IT BUSTED OUT AT THE PEAK OF THE CURVE. THANK YOU I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK

ENGINE HAS QUIT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN SIX TIMES BETWEEN 1/1/00 AND 5/17/00. IT HAS OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS, SETS NO CODES, DOES NOT HESITATE, STUMBLE, SPUDDER, JUST QUITS LIKE YOU TURNED OFF THE KEY! ON SEVERAL OF THESE OCCASIONS ACCIDENTS WERE ALMOST CAUSED BY VEHICLES BEHIND MY VEHICLE NOT REALIZING MY DEACCELERATION AND STOP. REPLACED FUEL PUMP, KNOCK SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR.. *AK