2007 Chrysler Town And Country

2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING VEHICLE REPAIRS AND WARRANTY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE AXLE BROKE IN HALF AND FELL TO THE GROUND. ALSO, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED THE EGR FAILED AND EGR GASKET FAILED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HE DISCOVERED THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO ENGINE OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE AN OIL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BURN OVER ONE QUARTER OF OIL AT 50,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 54,039. UPDATED 12/01/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL EVERY 750 MILES AND THER WERE NO LEAKS. UPDATED 12/14/10

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 55 MPH, AFTER HEARING A LOUD BAG TRIED TO STEER CAR ONTO BERM. THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. FINALLY, AND WITH A STRUGGLE, VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED THAT ALTERNATOR HAD COMPLETELY COME LOOSE FROM ITS MOORING. AFTER INSPECTION, HE SAW THAT ONE BOLT WAS MISSING AND THE OTHER BOLT HAD FALLEN OUT. ALTERNATOR COMING UNMOUNTED CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIMING COVER AND SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT . TIMING COVER IS NOT AVAILABLE CURRENTLY FROM CHRYSLER. IS THIS A REASON FOR THAT, PERHAPS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHENEVER THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AT 15 MPH, A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT A NEW WATER PUMP WAS NEEDED BECAUSE OF HOW THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTRUCTED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARTS, BUT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED AND THE CONTACT BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SMOKE APPEARED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. SHE OBSERVED SMALL FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE CONTACT IS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE INSPECTOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,500.

2007 TOWN & COUNTRY WITH 9,000 MILES DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 76 IN PHILADELPHIA EXITING AN OFF RAMP AT CONSHOHOCKEN. VAN BEGAN SHAKING THEN IT WAS A SOUND LIKE A POP VAN BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, NOT ABLE TO STEER OR SHIFT ANY GEARS. DRIVER UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL CAUSING THE VAN TO GO INTO THE OFF RAMP. THERE IS LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VAN BUT DRIVER WAS TOLD BY A WORKER FOR THE PA DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS AN AUTOBODY SHOP & TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT HAD BROKE CAUSING THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VAN. THE ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKE IN AT LEAST 3 PLACES AND PART OF THE ENGINE OR MOUNT IS HANGING DOWN NEAR THE WHEEL. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND THEREFORE IT IS DRIVER ERA I.E. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE MOUNTS TO BREAK INSTEAD OF THE MOUNTS BREAKING CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. DRIVER IS NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED THE ONLY ACCOUNT IS THE VAN WAS UNABLE TO BE STEERED TO FOLLOW THE PATH OF THE OFF RAMP AND THE VAN WAS UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR OR STOPPED. THE VAN CAME TO A STOP BECAUSE OF THE OFF RAMP THERE WAS NO CONTROL FOR THE DRIVER. *TR