2001 Chrysler Town And Country

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILS. THERE IS A MOISTURE PROBLEM (LEAK?) IN THE FRONT DOORS OF THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI-VAN. OURS HAS FAILED TWICE, THERE IS A MILDEW-ISH ODOR WHEN THE WINDOW IS PUT DOWN. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM. *NM

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW WILL ROLL DOWN, BUT FAILS TO COME BACK UP. SOMETIMES, IT WILL COME UP IN SMALL INCREMENTS. BUT, USUALLY, I HAVE TO WAIT A LONG TIME FOR IT TO WORK. IF IT'S RAINING AND THE WINDOW IS ACCIDENTALLY OPENED, IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET BACK UP IF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND ALSO POTENTIALLY GETTING THINGS INSIDE THE VEHICLE WET THAT SHOULDN'T GET WET. *NM

I HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OF MY CHRYSLER 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE WINDOW WOULD GO DOWN BUT WOULD NOT GO UP EXCEPT IN INCREMENTS OF AN INCH OR TWO. MY NEPHEW ALSO HAS A CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. HE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM AND DID THE SAME REPAIR. BOTH NOW WORK. I WAITED ALMOST A YEAR BEFORE REPLACING THE MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENT. *JB

WINDOWS WILL OPEN BUT WILL ONLY GO UP IN INTERMITTENT CYCLES, MOVING INCHES AT A TIME OR NOT AT ALL WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON; HAVE TO WAIT MINUTES TO GET IT TO MOVE ONLY INCHES. BECOMES A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN IT IS RAINING. BEEN ONGOING FOR LAST TWO YEARS. STARTED AS JUST DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, BUT WITHIN LAST YEAR STARTED ON PASSENGER SIDE; HOWEVER, DO NOT HAVE THE $400 PER WINDOW TO FIX! *NM

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LX VAN,ON 04/04/2004 I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW. IT WILL GO DOWN ALL THE TIME,BET 99% OF THE TIME IT COMES UP 1/4 TO 1/2 IN. AT A TIME AND TAKES ABOUT 1/2 HOUR TO GET IT ALL THE WAY UP. CHRYSLER WANTS $300.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT,BUT I READ AND GET TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENS TO ALMOST ALL CHRYSLER AND DODGE AND PLYMOUTH VANS. AND EVEN IF YOU FIX IT CHANCES ARE IT WILL STOP WORKING SOON AFTER. THIS IS NOT RIGHT THAT CHRYSLER CAN SELL VANS AND MAKE MONEY OFF OF THE BAD MOTORS THEY PUT IN THE WINDOWS. I GET WET IF IT RAINS IF I FOR GET AND RUN THE WINDOW DOWN. AND I FREEZE IN THE WINTER SOME TIMES BECAUSE IT WON,T COME UP. ALSO THE TIMING GO,S BAD ON THE FRONT WIPER MOTOR A LOT AND THE ARMS CROSS OVER EACH OTHER AND BRAKES THE BLADES. THEY KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS AND WON,T OWN UP TO IT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE MADE TO FIX THERE JUNK. I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THE VAN AND IM TIRED OF THEM MAKING OUT THAT THEY DON,T NO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM JUST SO THEY CAN MAKE MONEY OFF OF US. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PUDDLE UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE METAL HEATER TUBES IN THE REAR HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT DO THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEATER TUBES. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. *AK UPDATED 03/28/06.

VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO POWER WINDOWS, WIPERS, STEREO, HEADLIGHTS, AND AC CONTROLS. PROBLEMS INCLUDE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF, WIPERS/STEREO DOES NOT FUNCTION WHEN YOU FIRST TURN ON THE CAR AND THEN COMES ON BY ITSELF ANYWHERE FROM 30 SECONDS TO 3 DAYS LATER. NO PATTERN CAN BE DETERMINED WHICH MAKES ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, OR IF THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE IT ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND PAID FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. THEN THEY OFFER ME A SOLUTION FOR NO LESS THAN $400 THAT IS SUPPOSED TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM WHEN ANYONE WITH COMMON SENSE KNOWS THAT I WOULD JUST SPEND THAT MONEY AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING ISN'T THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

BEGINNING 12/04... HEAD LIGHT BRIGHTNESS INTERMITTENTLY VARIES ACCORDING TO RPM'S REGARDLESS OF SPEED. DIMNESS INCREASED BY LOW BATTERY CHARGE AFTER THE FOLLOWING HAVE OCCURRED: BATTERY LOW/DEAD AFTER LEAVING DOORS OPEN FOR 2-3 HOURS. BATTERY LOW/DEAD IF VEHICLE NOT USED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. PASSENGER WINDOW FAILURE INTERMITTENT THEN COMPLETE. REAR VENT WINDOWS FAILURE INTERMITTENT. DRIVER WINDOW FAILURE INTERMITTENT. GEAR CHANGE WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF RPM'S AT HIGH SPEEDS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SPEED SURGE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. OVERHEAD CONTROL OF SLIDING DOORS UNRELIABLE. ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON FOR OVER 2 MONTHS. ONLY NOTICEABLE PROBLEM; INCREASED BATTERY/STARTING PROBLEMS. NEW BATTERY PURCHASED. 10/6/05 ENG LINE CODE P0601 DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP AS NEED FOR NEW PCM BOARD. WHEN CODE P0601 WAS ENTERED INTO THE PARTS DATABASE AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES FOR THE SEARCH TO BE COMPLETED DUE TO THE EXCEEDINGLY HIGH NUMBER OF CODES PROCESSED BEFORE THE $750.00 PCM BOARD WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CORRECT PART TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS. (TURN IGNITION ON AND OFF THREE TIMES LEAVING IT IN ON POSITION ON THE THIRD TIME TO FIND ENGINE CODES! THIS TECHNICAL TRICK HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE MID 80'S) ALL THIS BEFORE 70,000 MILES. LOGIC LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE THAT THE PCM BOARDS ARE DEFECTIVE, OR THAT THEIR LOCATION UNDER THE HOOD, NEXT TO THE ENGINE AND EXPOSURE TO EXTREME CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE LEADS TO EARLY FAILURES. REAR VIEW AND SIDE VIEW MIRRORS INADEQUATE FOR SIZE OF VEHICLE. MANY BLIND SPOTS MAKE THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE TO BACK UP ANYWHERE. CHRYSLER, AS USUAL, NEEDS THE FEDERAL GOV'T TO ISSUE EDICTS BEFORE RECALLS WILL BE ISSUED OR REPLACEMENTS/REPAIRS MADE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. ELECTRICAL FAILURES ARE THIS VANS GREATEST DOWNFALL. OTHERWISE, IT'S A REALLY COMFORTABLE RIDE. *NM