2001 Chrysler Town And Country

2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR FAILURE. WHEN I TOOK THIS IN FOR REPAIR, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE THIRD 2001 T&C VAN THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR IN THIS WEEK! HE CLAIMS THE LOCAL DEALER HAS SEVERAL EVAPORATORS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 01V152000 REGARDING THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY WORKED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS FOR THE SUSPENSION AND INSPECTION OF THE SPEEDOMETER.

I DISCOVERED BY SITTING FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE BACK OF MY CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LX 2001 THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING. INDEED THEY DO NOT BLOCK AND EVEN DO NOT COME BACK PROPERLY IN PLACE WHEN NOT USED. I WENT TO MY DEALER WHO CONFIRMED TODAY THAT THE 4 BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND IS ASKING $900 TO REPLACE THEM AS THEY ARE CLAIMING MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. IF I HAD NOT SAT ON THE BACK I MAY HAVE NEVER NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THOSE BELTS ARE CERTAINLY DEFECTIVE SINCE QUITE SOME TIME ALREADY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MEANS I HAVE TO HAVE CHRYSLER COVERING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE BELTS. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME ORIENTATION TO FOLLOW TO GET MY CAR SECURE AGAIN FOR MY KIDS WHO ARE SITTING ON THE BACK. *JB

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

I PURCHASED MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE IN JAN. 2002 & AS EARLY AS NOV. 2002 I BEGAN REPORTING A STEERING NOISE TO MY DEALER WHEN BRINGING THE CAR IN FOR THE ROUTINE CHECKS AND OIL CHANGES. I WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM WAS EITHER NORMAL OR THEY COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO DO WHAT I WAS DESCRIBING. I DESCRIBED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD & I REVERSED I HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING IT. THE STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. I OF COURSE CONTINUED TO BRING IT IN AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DO THIS. THE STEERING PROBLEM CHANGED FROM DIFFICULTY STEERING WHEN IN REVERSE TO DIFFICULTY STEERING IN REVERSE & DRIVE. THE PROBLEM GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN TURNING LEFT & HAS LEFT ME IN A PANIC AT TIMES WHEN I AM TURNING WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT AND THE VAN WILL NOT RESPOND AND COME WITH ME. I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP FOR BRAKES AND OIL CHANGE AND THE OWNER NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN HE WENT TO PULL THE CAR INTO THE BAY. HE CALLED ME AND ALERTED ME. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE STRUTS AND SAID IF IT WAS NOT I WOULD PROBABLY BE LOOKING AT A NEW STEERING RACK. I EVEN QUESTIONED THE DEALER LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO BE SURE THAT I KEPT MY STEERING FLUID FILLED UP. MY RESPONSE WAS IF I AM LOSING STEERING FLUID THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AND I AM NOT LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID. I AM NOW GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE EVERY DAY, WITH MYSELF AND MY TWO DAUGHTER, DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF THE STEERING. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO YET ANOTHER MECHANIC TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. ONE WOULD THINK CHRYSLER WOULD BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM OF THEIR OWN VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE COULD. 11/02 NOISE IN FRONT END NOTED AND A WHINE AND A TRANSMISSION TUNE-UP PERFORMED. 12/02 FRONT SWAY BAR REPLACED. 12/02 HOSE TO POWER STEERING REPLACED, POWER STEERING RESERVOIR REPLACED. CONTINUED TO MENTION ON SUBSEQUENT VISITS & THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO ACT UP. *NM

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

HAD AN FRONT LEFT CORNER DAMAGE ACCIDENT WITH VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ME WITH THE FRONT MIDDLE OF HIS VEHICLE. I WAS ALMOST AT A STAND STILL. SINCE SPEED LIMIT WAS 40 MPH WE ESTIMATED THAT AS THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS TWO FRONT AIR BAGS AND FRONT SIDE AIR BAGS. NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED AT TIME OF IMPACT. *JB