2001 Chrysler Town And Country

I PURCHASED A 2001 CHRYSLER T&C NEW ON 9/10/2001. PRESENTLY I HAVE 38,000 MILES ON IT. FIRST ITEM REPLACED WAS THE SWAY BAR AT ABOUT 30,000 MI. THEN ON 5/22/07 THE TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FRONT WHEEL PLAY. ON 8/13/2007 AFTER ARRIVING ON VACATION, THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO A LOCAL STORE ABOUT 4 MILES FROM THE RESORT. ON THE WAY BACK THE VAN STARTED TO OVER HEAT AND THE ALARM SOUNDING. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR IT TO COOL. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE RESORT I CHECKED THE COOLANT. REMAINING WAS ABOUT 4 1/2 QUARTS OF THE REQUIRED AMOUNT. I FILLED IT TO CAPACITY AND RAN ENGINE NOTICING COOLANT LEAKING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. THEY WERE ABLE TO PLACE IT ON A LIFT IMMEDIATELY ADVISING ME THAT THE DUAL COOLANT TUBES MADE OF STEEL PIPE HAD RUSTED UNDER THE VAN ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD 37,800 MI AT THIS POINT. REPAIRS COST $423.22. AMAZINGLY CHRYSLER CHANGED THE REPLACEMENT TUBES WITH ALUMINUM TUBES. I NOTICED IN READING REPORTS REGARDING MY SAME PROBLEM, MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME SITUATION. SURPRISINGLY THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ALONG WITH THE TIE ROD REPLACEMENT. ALL THE VEHICLES I HAVE EVER OWNED NEVER NEEDED TIE ROD REPLACEMENTS. REGARDING THE USE OF STEEL TO RUN COOLANT UNDER A VEHICLE TO THE REAR HEATER KNOWING ROAD SALTS, RAIN, ETC HAVE A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON THIS METAL, CHRYSLER ENGINEERING GOOFED AT THE COST OF THE CUSTOMER, AVOIDING LISTING THIS PART UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT THIS POINT HAVING OWNED A 1990 DODGE CARAVAN WITH 2 TRANSAXLES REPLACED AND GIVING CHRYSLER ANOTHER CHANCE TO PROVE THEMSELVES IN BUILDING A BETTER VEHICLE I GUESS I OVERESTIMATED THEM ALONG WITH PLACING MY FAITH IN THEIR COMPANY. I HAVE SENT CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE MY COMPLAINT AND BILL FOR THE COOLANT PIPE REPLACEMENT PLACING LITTLE HOPE IN REIMBURSEMENT. NOW I SEE WHY THE AMERICAN CAR MANUFACTURERS ARE LOOSING OUT TO FOREIGN CAR MANUFACTURERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH TBC CLASSIC RADIAL TIRES (TIRE SIZE P215/70R15). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. HE STATED THAT THE HE ALSO EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,100 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE TIRE SIZE WAS P215/70R15 HOWEVER; IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN DROP-DOWN MENU.

MY 2001 T&C WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I DECIDED TO CRANK IT TO GE THE AIR CONDITIONING GOING WHILE I WENT TO SHUT THE GATE TO OUR YARD. WHEN I TURNED AROUND THE CAR WAS GOING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STILL OPEN. THE VAN DIDN'T STOP UNTIL IT RAN OVER THE NEIGHBOR'S FENCE AND GOT CAUGHT IN IT. WHEN I GOT TO THE CAR I NOTICED IT WAS IN REVERSE (HAD IT BEEN IN NEUTRAL IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE MOVED BECAUSE THE AREA IS SO FLAT). I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT INTO REVERSE BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN GET IN THE CAR, JUST MY ARM TO CRANK IT. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WASN'T ON SINCE IT WAS SUCH A FLAT PLACE. ONCE I GOT THE VAN LOOSE I TRIED IN VAIN TO SEE IF IT WOULD GO INTO REVERSE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT I COULDN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN SO THAT TELLS ME I DIDN'T ACCIDENTALLY CAUSE IT BY HITTING THE GEAR SHAFT WITH MY ARM. I ALSO TRIED REPEATEDLY TO TURN THE CAR OFF WITH IT IN GEAR (OF ALL KINDS) TO SEE IF IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT I HAD NOT LEFT IT IN PARK, BUT AGAIN I COULDN'T DO IT. THIS TELLS ME IT IS A VEHICLE DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND ALL I WAS TOLD WAS THAT THEY HADN'T HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THEY DIDN'T EVEN SUGGEST THAT I BRING IT IN! I'M VERY NERVOUS ABOUT MY VAN NOW BECAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. THANK GOD MY KIDS WEREN'T IN THE CAR AND THERE WASN'T ANYONE PLAYING BEHIND IT OR IN THE YARD TO WHICH IT CRASHED. THIS COULD'VE BEEN DISASTROUS. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. MY VAN ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT IT NEW IN NOV. 2001. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP, AND THE PASSENGER WIPER GOES TOO FAR. THEY WILL OCCASIONALLY HIT EACH OTHER, CAUSING THE BLADES TO BREAK OR FALL OFF. WE THOUGHT WE HAD IT FIXED BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2006 IN ROCKWALL, TX, BUT IT STILL WAS NOT WORKING ALONG WITH THE WIPER FLUID. ALSO, THIS WAS TO BE FIXED BY DODGE. WE HAVE SINCE MOVED TO MONTANA, WHERE SNOW AND RAIN CAN AFFECT DRIVING. THE WIPERS ARE STILL ERATIC AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINED OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SECONDS. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66000. *AK

WHILE REMOVING FOUR (4!!!!) CHILD SAFETY SEATS FROM THE REAR OF OUR 2001 CHRYSLER T/C MINIVAN, THREE OF THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD US IT WOULD BE $850 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS. WE POLITELY DECLINED WHILE WE RESEARCH THE ISSUE. APPARENTLY, WE ARE NOT THE 1ST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. $850 SOUNDS PRETTY STEEP TO REPAIR A "SAFETY" PROBLEM. 3 OUT OF FOUR REAR SHOULDER HARNESS SEAT BELTS FAILING SOUNDS LIKE A "SAFETY" PROBLEM TO ME. WHAT'S THE POINT OF CAR SEATS FOR SMALL CHILDREN IF THE SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK? *JB