2001 Chrysler Town And Country

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN; HOWEVER IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS THEN RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS ALTHOUGH THOSE CHANGES WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP UNDERGOING ADDITIONAL TESTING.

THE DAY WE PURCHASED OUR VAN, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP AND ANYTHING OVER 50 MPH IT IMMEDIATELY JUMPS UP TO 120 AND STAYS THERE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROX. 8 TIMES IN THE FIRST MONTH. THEY STATE THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FIRST 3000 MILE, 3 MON WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT STARTED THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *NM

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

I HAVE A CHYRSLER 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN WITH 81,000 MILES. EXPERIENCED A MAJOR FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON 2/12/06 FROM WESTERN NEW YORK TO MY HOME IN CLEVELAND, OH. FAILURE OCCURRED OUTSIDE ERIE PA ON INTERSTATE 90 . HAD THE VAN TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN ERIE PA. AND THEN I RENTED A CAR TO GET BACK TO CLEVELAND. DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THAT THE OUTPUT/INPUT SHAFT HAD BROKEN AND SPRAYED METAL THROUGH OUT THE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION CASE. DEALER STATED THAT THE VAN REQUIRED A NEW RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT $3,800.!! I CALLED CHRYSLER FOR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I FELT THAT A VEHICLE WITH 81,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE LIKE THAT, AND I ALSO FELT THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS EXCESSIVE. CHRYSLER'S RESPONSE WAS SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. CASE CLOSED. EVEN THE FACT THAT I HAVE OWNED 3 CHRYSLER MINIVANS DIDN'T MATTER TO THEM. SINCE THE VAN WAS 2 HOURS FROM MY HOME, I HAD NO OTHER REASONABLE OPTION BUT TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP PUT IN THE RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *JB

BETWEEN 09/25/05 AND 01/25/06 I HAVE SPENT OVER$9,000.00 IN REPAIRS TO MY 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY. ALL ELECTRICAL RELATED. VAN HAS STALLED AND LEFT US STRANDED NUMEROUS TIMES. FUSES, FUEL RELAYS, ELECTRICAL HARNESS DAMAGED, OVERHEAD CONSOLE REPLACED, REAR DOOR SWITCHES REPLACED, TRANSMISSION MODULE. SPEEDOMETER,DOORS WILL WORK ONE MINUTE AND NOT THE NEXT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERYTIME AND IS ON NOW.... I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THESE SAME ISSUES. I WONDER HOW MANY MORE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT DON'T GET REPORTED. I HAVE ALSO SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON RENTAL CARS EVERYTIME THE DEALER HAS THE CAR FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. AFTER 2 DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERS WORKED ON IT YOU WOULD THINK IT COULD BE FIXED. IT APPEARS THEY ARE MORE INTERESTED IN TRADING ME OUT OF IT THAN ADMITTING THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I WISH THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT $9,000. DOLLARS AGO.

FAULTY BRAKE ROTORS. WARPED ROTORS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT ROTORS WERE POOR DESIGN AND NO COOLING VENTS ON ROTORS IT'S SELF. VAN WAS MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES AND PULSATING FEELING WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. TOOK VAN TO MECHANIC TO LOOK AT ROTORS. MECHANIC SAID HE DIDN'T SEE ANY PROBLEM SO HE CUT ALL FOUR ROTORS AND SAID BRAKES WERE FINE. VAN WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. THEN THE SQUEAKING AND PULSATING STARTED UP AGAIN. I THEN CHANGED ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND THEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. I HAVE OWNED THE VAN FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. ALSO COMPENSATION FOR PARTS. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I TRANSPORT MY THREE KIDS AND WIFE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THEIR SAFETY DO TO THIS PROBLEM. IN JANUARY I CHECKED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND FOUND THAT THE REAR LEFT ROTOR WAS WARPED AND FOUND A CHUNK OF THE ORIGINAL ROTOR HAD BROKEN OFF. I REPLACED IT AND SAVED IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. TWO MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AND THEY KEEP INFORMING ME THAT THE ROTOR ARE A POOR DESIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *JB