2001 Chrysler Town And Country

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE NORMALLY OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A HOLE IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY I DECIDED TO REPORT MY OWN AS WELL. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO I REPLACED MY WHOLE POWER STEERING UNIT. IT BEGAN BECOMING STIFF AND IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN MOSTLY IN THE MORNING WHEN IS WAS A LITTLE COLD...THEN IT BEGAN AT ANY START UP AND SOMETIMES ONLY WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FLUID AND IT WAS FINE FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEN BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC WHO THEN REPLACED THE WHOLE POWER STEERING UNIT. IT WORKED MUCH BETTER. THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED WHINING I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A BELT BUT NOW I AM SURE IT IS THE POWER STEERING AGAIN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED MORE WRECKS THEN WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADMIT AND I AM SHOCKED THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT RECALLING THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AT 48,000. I TOO HAVE HAD TO REPLACED RUSTY BRAKES LINES AND MY CAR REPAIR GUY TELLS ME HE HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS LINES FROM CHRYSLER AND WE EVEN HAD TO WAIT BECAUSE THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER.( THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING) MY TAIL GATE WILL NOT ALWAYS OPEN EITHER. SOMETIMES IT DOES AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO FORCE IT TO. NOT TO MENTION MY PASSENGER WINDOW HASN'T OPENED FOR YEARS...DUE TO A MOTOR NEEDING REPLACED. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS DEFINITELY THE STEERING...THAT IS EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

I FEEL GOOD NOW THAT COMPANIES ARE REPAIRING THEIR DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILES, A PROCESS THAT SAVES CONSUMER LIVES AND MONEY. ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT REGULATORS ARE CONTROLLING THE AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES AND PROTECTING THE PUBLIC, BUT THIS ASSUMPTION IS NOT TRUE. THE PUBLIC SPENDS BILLIONS ON DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS THAT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DOES LITTLE ABOUT DEFECTIVE AMERICAN CARS. MY POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT OF MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. I ENTERED CHRYSLER POWER STEERING PROBLEMS AND RECEIVED 6,480,000 RESPONSES. THEN I REALIZED THAT CHRYSLER IS UNABLE TO PRODUCE A WORKABLE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, OR THEY PLAN FOR IT TO FAIL. I BELIEVE THEIR POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAS BEEN A COMPONENT OF THEIR PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF A CENTURY. I OWNED A 1987 CHRYSLER FIFTH AVENUE AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED IN THAT CAR. WHY MUST CONSUMERS PAY FOR AUTO MAKERS' INCOMPETENCE OR PLANNED BREAKDOWNS? WE LOSE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR WHILE REGULATORS DRAW PAY FOR IGNORING LARCENY AND KEEPING SEATS WARM. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN ENGINE IS FIRST TURNED ON IN MORNING. SLOWLY, WITH A BUMP OR WHIRRING NOISE, IT FINALLY (ABOUT 15 SECONDS) LOOSENS UP. HOWEVER, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, AS WE DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT, IT FROZE AGAIN AND WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN UNTIL CAR MOVED ABOUT 20 FT WITH GAS PEDAL ENGAGED. IF WE SAT THERE IT WOULD CONTINUE. SEEMS IT NEEDS THE ENGINE TO DO MORE THAN IDLE. *TR

POWER STEERING BOOST HAS FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ALL WERE LOW SPEED, LESS THAN 10 MPH. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR OTHER CONSEQUENCES OTHER THAN EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPORT THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE EVENTS I'VE REPORTED. THEY FURTHER STATE THAT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. NEVERTHELESS, THESE EVENTS ARE EXACTLY AS I HAVE REPORTED TO THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND VEHICLE OWNER. MY CONCERN NOW IS WHEN AND WHERE WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN, AND WILL THERE BE AN ACCIDENT! I FREQUENTLY DRIVE ON SNOW AND ICE (VEHICLE IS ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE), AND ANY STEERING FAILURE COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN QUESTION, AND NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. THE THREE LOSS OF POWER STEERING EVENTS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST 10 OR 12 DAYS. PRIOR TO THIS TIME THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES AT ALL WITH THE POWER STEERING. WHAT CAN I DO NOW WITH A VEHICLE AND SITUATION THAT I NO LONGER REGARD AS SAFE? *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MADE A RIGHT TURN AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF. TRIED TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSIS BUT IS NOT LISTED IN COMPUTER. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME DID A SEARCH ON COMPUTER AND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM SAYS IT IS A SPRING OR SOMETHING IN STEERING COLUMN THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE OF ALL THE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO CORRODED COOLANT LINES TO REAR AC/HEATER LOST ALL ANTIFREEZE AND VAN OVERHEATED BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT OFTEN HEARS A LOT OF RATTLING NOISES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, BUT OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND THEY REPLACED THE BOLTS. WITHIN SIX MONTHS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 03/13/08. *LJ THE SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE MADE A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME STIFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED.