1994 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Latches/locks/linkages Problems

I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LATCHES. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE PLASTIC COATING WORE OFF THE LATCH AND CAUSED IT TO STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION, THEREFORE NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO CLOSE. OCCASIONALLY THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE AND THEN GET STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. I FINALLY HAD TO HAVE THE LATCH REPLACED AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT LATCH SINCE. NOW, 8 MONTHS LATER, THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE DOOR WILL APPEAR TO BE FULLY CLOSED AND THEN FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT OPEN. I WILL BE REPLACING THIS LATCH SOON AND I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LATCH TO FAIL. I HAVE SPOKE TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 194,327

CONSUMER STATES SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE THE LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DID NOT WORK, CONSUMER TOOK TO VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HINGE WAS BROKEN, MECHANIC REPAIRED THE LATCH AND HINGE WERE REPAIRED, HOWEVER SIX MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM REOCCURED CONSUMER THEN TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE LATCH AND HINGE WERE REPAIRED AGAIN, THREE MONTHS LATER IT BROKE AGAIN, CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD IT REPAIRED AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE HINGE AND LATCH ARE SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS.*JB

AFTER PUSHING THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH, THE HATCH (DOOR) OPENED. WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS REMOVING BOXES, THE SPRING BROKE AND THE DOOR FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD. *AK

SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE BECAUSE THE LATCH IS IN THE LOCKED POSITION. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SLIDING DOOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT LATCH OR LOCK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR HATCH COMES UP, IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES, DEALERS HAD REPLACED LATCH AND THIS PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK

LAST PHASE; RECALL FOR REAR LATCH WILL NOT BE REPAIRED FOR OVER A YEAR FROM 11/02/95. DAYTON ANDREWS IN CLEARWATER FL., THEN REFERED BACH TO MFG. TT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING STOP AT A TOLL AND THE REAR HATCH LATCH CAME OPEN. TT

THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS EASY TO OPEN IT IS THE ELECTRICAL TRANSIENT CAUSE IT TO OPEN . TT

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH FAILURE, DASH PANEL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING DOOR OPEN. TT

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED REAR LIFTGATE FAILURE, WHEN SUDDENLY DASH INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, NOTIFYING LATCH HAS DISENGAGED. TT

DRIVING DOWN TURNPIKE, TAILGATE LATCH RELEASED RESULTING IN TRUNK FLYING UP. TT

REAR LATCH CAME LOOSE, ALLOWING LUGGAGE TO FLY OUT OF REAR OF VEHICLE. TT

VEHICLE REAR LATCH GATE OPEN, WHILE DRIVING, LIGHT CAME ON PANEL. TT

LIFTGATE POPPED OPEN TWICE WHILE DRIVING MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY; NO APPARENT REASON. TT