1995 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Problems & Recalls

THE VEHICLES FUEL RAIL HAS STARTED TO LEAK DUE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND THE METAL CONTRACTING IN SIZE. FIRE HAZARD BY THE FUEL RAIL DRIPPING RAW FUEL ONTO THE EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE.

Mileage: 105,000

MY 1995 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LAST 6 VIN DIGITS [XXX] HAS A PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY SAFETY RECALL 818. CHRYSLER, HOWEVER, IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE DISCREPANCY OR EVEN, IN MY OPINION, TO SERIOUSLY EVALUATE MY CONCERN ABOUT INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. . CHRYSLER MAINTAINS ...

Mileage: 144,200

I LEFT WALGREENS ONE EVENING AND COULDN'T GET THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO REVERSE UNTIL I FORCED IT. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS LEAVING IN THE MORNING TO TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL (THAT IS WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU OWN A MINIVAN). I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. I TRI...

Mileage: 131,300

WE OWN TWO 1995 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VEHICLES, ONE WITH ~103,000 MILES, THE OTHER WITH ~98,000 MILES. EACH SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF LEFT TIE ROD END WITHOUT WARNING WITHIN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. FORTUNATELY FOR US, EACH FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED, RESUMING TRAVEL FROM FULL STOP. CU...

Mileage: 97,000

SEVERE ENGINE OVERHEATING BECAUSE COOLING FAN FELL OFF OF THE SHAFT OF THE ELECTRIC FAN MOTOR. TERRIBLE DESIGN - LARGE DIAMETER FAN IS BASICALLY HELD IN PLACE BY A SINGLE 1/4-INCH NUT. NEITHER THE FAN NOR THE FAN MOTOR ARE STOCKED AS REPLACEABLE PARTS. ONE MUST PURCHASE THE ENTIRE FAN/MOTOR/SHROU...

WHILE DRIVING OVER STANDING WATER OR SNOW CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THERE IS A HOLE IN THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION.*JB *MR

Mileage: 134,000

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THERE IS A HOLE IN THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION.*JB *MR

Mileage: 134,000

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPER ON DRIVER'S SIDE BECOMES DETACHED AND STOPS WORKING. *AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE GEN 3 SEATBELTS INSTALLED IN MY 1995 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN HAVE FAILED. THE MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MAY WHEN THE SEATBELT SECURING MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT TO THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT FAILED WHEN I WAS FORCED TO APPLY MY BRAKES SUDDENLY. THE...

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE METAL TENSIONER BREAKS LEAVING CONSUMER STRANDED. *MR *TS

Mileage: 34,703

NHTSA# 95-I-001-001 VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PASSENGER MINIVANS WITHOUT REMOTE RELEASE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO DETERMINATION THAT A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS WITH THE MINIVAN LATCHES. CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE LIFTGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY OF TH...

FRONT DRIVERS DOOR LATCH WILL NOT CLOSE THE DOOR PROPERLY AND HAS CAUSED THE FRONT FENDER TO BUCKLE AND DAMAGE THE VAN. *JB

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE SITTING IN CAR THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING, VEHICLE 2 FAILED TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION, VEHICLE 1 HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE 2. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FROM THE FRONTAL IMPACT, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, CLAIM 27-6076-476. *JG

WHILE TRAVELING, VEHICLE 2 FAILED TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION, VEHICLE 1 HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE 2. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FROM THE FRONTAL IMPACT, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, CLAIM 27-6076-476. *JG

WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THEN, TOWED TO DEALER, WHO FOUND OUT THAT DEFECT WAS BELT PULLEY TENSIONER. THIS HAD BEEN FOURTH TIME THAT BELT PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE THE TENSIONER BROKE OFF ENGINE CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ALTERNATOR FUNCTION , COOLING AND SOME ADDITIONAL TRANSMISION DIFFUCULTY WAS NOTED .

WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE THE TENSIONER BROKE OFF ENGINE CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ALTERNATOR FUNCTION , COOLING AND SOME ADDITIONAL TRANSMISION DIFFUCULTY WAS NOTED .

WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE THE TENSIONER BROKE OFF ENGINE CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ALTERNATOR FUNCTION , COOLING AND SOME ADDITIONAL TRANSMISION DIFFUCULTY WAS NOTED .

A PIN THAT LET LOOSE IN TRANSMISSION WHICH LOCKED UP TRANSMISSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. CONSUMER CRUISED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

AT THE BOTTOM HINGE WHERE IT MOUNTS TO THE BODY'S SHEET METAL IS FATIGUED AND CRACKED. DOOR REMAINS UNLATCHED, AND CONSUMER HAS A PIECE OF ROPE KEEPING IT TIED TOGETHER. IF DOOR CLOSES ALL THE WAY IT WILL BECOME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. CHRYSLER SAYS THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK *JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, KEY NOT IN IGNITION. 4 YEAR OLD MOVED GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL AND VEHICLE ROLLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET IN VEHICLE FAST ENOUGH TO STOP IT.*AK

APPARENTLY SEAT BELT FAILURE IS COMMON SINCE REPLACEMENTS ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND. *AK

PLEASE CONTACT MY WIFE LISA SO WE MAY FAX YOU REPAIR ORDERS FOR EXPLANATION. THANK YOU. ALSO YOU MAY SEND A SIGNATURE CARD I MISS UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION. OUOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

PLEASE CONTACT MY WIFE LISA SO WE MAY FAX YOU REPAIR ORDERS FOR EXPLANATION. THANK YOU. ALSO YOU MAY SEND A SIGNATURE CARD I MISS UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION. OUOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

PLEASE CONTACT MY WIFE LISA SO WE MAY FAX YOU REPAIR ORDERS FOR EXPLANATION. THANK YOU. ALSO YOU MAY SEND A SIGNATURE CARD I MISS UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION. OUOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

PLEASE CONTACT MY WIFE LISA SO WE MAY FAX YOU REPAIR ORDERS FOR EXPLANATION. THANK YOU. ALSO YOU MAY SEND A SIGNATURE CARD I MISS UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION. OUOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

PLEASE CONTACT MY WIFE LISA SO WE MAY FAX YOU REPAIR ORDERS FOR EXPLANATION. THANK YOU. ALSO YOU MAY SEND A SIGNATURE CARD I MISS UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION. OUOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

PLEASE CONTACT MY WIFE LISA SO WE MAY FAX YOU REPAIR ORDERS FOR EXPLANATION. THANK YOU. ALSO YOU MAY SEND A SIGNATURE CARD I MISS UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION. OUOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS COMING TO A STOP AND A DRUNK DRIVER REAR ENDED CONSUMER FROM BEHIND, TWO HI-BACK BUCKET SEATS BROKE AWAY, AND WENT BACK, CAME FORWARD AND BACK AGAIN. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE IF SOMEONE WAS IN BACK SEAT HE COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY SMASHED. ALSO, DOCTOR SAID IF SEATS WOU...

RECALL 91I001005/TRUCK LID AND DOOR ASSEMBLY: LIFTGATE SUPPORT BROKE OFF AND CAUSED GATE TO FALL ON TOP OF DRIVER. IT BROKE THE REAR WINDOW; DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM

THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE IN JUST TWO YEARS. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS A BROKEN SNAP RING IN AUGUST OF 1998. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AT THIS TIME WITH A STRONGER SNAP RING. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN PRESSING ON PEDAL ANIT-SKID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE. BRAKES WON'T WORK RIGHT AWAY, AND THEN THEY WILL GRAB. ANTI SKID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN THERE FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM...

THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP DURING TRAVEL THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND CAME TO A STOP. VEHICLE STALLED, AND HAD TO BE PUSHED THROUGH THE BUSY INTERSECTION TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT DEALER SHOWED THE TORQUE BEARING HAD FAILED CAUSING THE TORQUE CONVER...

THERE IS A STEAL TOOTH RING ON EACH WHEEL THAT PROVIDES A PULSE FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSORS. THESE RINGS ARE MOUNTED ON THE OUTSIDE CV JOINTS, NEXT TO THE FRONT WHEELS AND ARE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. THE FRONT RINGS GOT RUST UNDER THEM, THE RUST CAUSED THE RINGS TO CRACK. THE CRACKS ENLARGED...

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER SIX MONTHS AGO CONCERNING AIR BAG FAILURE, AND THERE ARE STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE ACCELERATING OFF A RAMP VEHICLE DIED. CONSUMER WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY. TOOK TO DEALER,AND DEALER SAID IT WAS FUEL PUMP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD LIGHT GOES OFF. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *ML

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, AND WHEN REAPPLYING THEM VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DRIVER WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE SHE HAD NO BRAKES. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THERE IS A CRACK WITHIN THE BODY OF THE DOOR WHERE THE HINGES ARE ATTACHED. TO ADEALER HAD TO REMOVE THE DOOR STRAP FROM THE DOOR. *AK

PILLAR WHICH IS ATTACHED TO LOWER DOOR HINGES CRACKED, CAUSING HINGES TO SEPARATE FROM PILLAR .THIS DEFECT IS OCCURRING ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH OUT OF PARKING SPOT HEARD HUGE CRACKING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE DUE TO BELT TENSIONER BREAKING IN TWO. DEALER NOT AWARE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WIRE TO UNDER HOOD LIGHT SHORTED OUT, BLOWING FUSE. LOST ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT LIGHTS. NEXT ITEM, EGR VALVE WENT BAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BACKFIRE, ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NEXT ITEM, BATTERY SHORTED OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED ON HIGHWAY, COULD HA...

WIRE TO UNDER HOOD LIGHT SHORTED OUT, BLOWING FUSE. LOST ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT LIGHTS. NEXT ITEM, EGR VALVE WENT BAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BACKFIRE, ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NEXT ITEM, BATTERY SHORTED OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED ON HIGHWAY, COULD HA...

WIRE TO UNDER HOOD LIGHT SHORTED OUT, BLOWING FUSE. LOST ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT LIGHTS. NEXT ITEM, EGR VALVE WENT BAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BACKFIRE, ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NEXT ITEM, BATTERY SHORTED OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED ON HIGHWAY, COULD HA...

WIRE TO UNDER HOOD LIGHT SHORTED OUT, BLOWING FUSE. LOST ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT LIGHTS. NEXT ITEM, EGR VALVE WENT BAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BACKFIRE, ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NEXT ITEM, BATTERY SHORTED OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED ON HIGHWAY, COULD HA...

WIRE TO UNDER HOOD LIGHT SHORTED OUT, BLOWING FUSE. LOST ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT LIGHTS. NEXT ITEM, EGR VALVE WENT BAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BACKFIRE, ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NEXT ITEM, BATTERY SHORTED OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED ON HIGHWAY, COULD HA...

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. HAS NOT BEEN AT THE DLR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED/PITTED, CAUSING BRAKES TO PULSATE UPON APPLICATION. *AK

WEAK REAR SUSPENSION ALLOWS THE TIRE TO RUB AND CUT INTO THE WHEEL WELL.

CONSUMER HAD STARTED VEHICLE, WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HEARD LOUD NOISE WHEN TENSIONER SPRING BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES, AND ALTERNATOR/WATER PUMP AND AIR CONDITIONING. *AK

THE RUBBER AROUND THE BACK WINDOW MELTS DOWN FROM THE BOTTOM, AND STREAKS TO THE BACK OF THE VAN DOORS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT CLOSE THE DOOR PROPERLY, AND EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT CLOSE THE DOOR AT ALL. AFTER 2 REPAIRS THE DOOR STILL DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, AND HAS CAUSED THE FRONT FENDER TO BUCKLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. FIRST THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER WENT OUT THAN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME. DEALER SAID THAT THEY WILL FIX IT. FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE FUSE THAN THE NEXT TIME THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL STAYING ON. THIS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATI...

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. FIRST THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER WENT OUT THAN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME. DEALER SAID THAT THEY WILL FIX IT. FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE FUSE THAN THE NEXT TIME THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL STAYING ON. THIS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATI...

WHILE DRIVING LARGE PIECE OF TRACTOR-TRAILER TIRE ON THE ROADWAY PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK, RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING. *AK

REAR AIR CONDITIONER LINES REPLACED DUE TO RUST.

REAR HEATER LINES ARE RUSTING AND ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR.

REAR HATCH HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FAILED.

SHIFTING OF THE MINI-VAN TRANSMISSION, DOESN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY INTO GEAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWO TIMES.

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED A MONTH AGO.*AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED A MONTH AGO.*AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CAUSES A THUMPING NOISE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED JUST BEFORE STOPPING, ALSO CAUSES VIBRATION.

THE VAN HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

REAR LIFTGATE DOOR RELEASED; POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING FREEWAY; NO WARNING; NO APPARENT REASON; SPEED 55 MPH. TT

PROBLEM WITH FOOT GETTING CAUGHT BEHIND PLASTIC PART BECAUSE PLASTIC DOES NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FIRE WALL. TT

BATTERY FAILED. *SKD

TRAVELING 30 MPH TAILGATE LATCH FLEW OPEN. DRIVER DID NOT PRESS RELEASE MECHANISM. TT