1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Electrical System Problems

TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKED, ELECTRICAL CLUSTER WAVING BACK AND FORTH BEFORE AND AFTER TRANSMISSION REPAIR, NEWLY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN 5 DAYS AFTER INSTALLATION, REPAIR SHOP CLAIMS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND IS CAUSE OF TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY MINIVAN HAS BEEN NOT WANTING TO START, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE . I HAD MY FUEL PUMP AND FILTER REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2014 DUE TO IT NOT STARTING. NOW WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS OR SO IT STARTED TO ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE AS I WOULD BE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR. ALL THIS LAST WEEK IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH STARTING AND EVERY TIME I WOULD GET OUT OF THE VAN IT WOULD SMELL LIKE SOMETHINGS BURNING. WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO START IT ALL YOU COULD HEAR IS A CLICK, TRY TO START IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND FINALLY GET IT TO START. TODAY IT WOULDN'T START NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I TRIED TO START IT. I OPEN THE HOOD AND LOOKED AT THE BATTERY AND ONE TERMINAL LOOKS LIKE IT IS BURNT. *TR

Mileage: 247,424

WHEN COASTING THROUGH LEFT HAND TURNS ONLY ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT OFF FOR 1 TO 4 SECONDS CAUSING POWER STEERING NOT TO WORK AND BRAKING REDUCED. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH LEFT TURNS OR COASTING THROUGH RIGHT HAND TURNS. *TR

Mileage: 188,888

WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO ON, THEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON (WITHOUT ME TURNING THEM ON), THE FAN ON THE HEATER WILL TURN ON(IF IT IS OFF) OR OFF (IF IT IS ON). THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. MORE RECENTLY IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS OR SO THE HEATER IS ONLY BLOWING WARM/HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND COLD AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT IS THE SAME FOR THE DEFROST. *JB

WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO ON, THEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON (WITHOUT ME TURNING THEM ON), THE FAN ON THE HEATER WILL TURN ON(IF IT IS OFF) OR OFF (IF IT IS ON). THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. MORE RECENTLY IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS OR SO THE HEATER IS ONLY BLOWING WARM/HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND COLD AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT IS THE SAME FOR THE DEFROST. *JB

ON A FEW SEPERATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MY DAUGHTERS SEATBELT HAS JUST RELEASED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DURING 3 SUDDEN STOPS THE SEATBELTS HAVE UNLATCHED BY THEMSELVES AND ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SEATBELT CAME UNDONE AFTER I ADJUSTED MYSELF IN MY SEAT. WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VAN 2 MONTHS AGO. ALSO, WITHOUT WARNING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TOOK OUT MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING MY RADIO. THERE SHOULD BE A SENSOR THAT IT IS GOING BAD BEFORE IT ACTUALLY GOES. EVEN AFTER GOING TO JACK POWELL DODGE TO HAVE IT ALL FIXED, THE HORN DOESN'T WORK , THE STEREO IS MESSING UP, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS MESSING UP, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY.

Mileage: 117,500

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. CURRENTLY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE AIR BAGS, AND THE DEALER WANTS $200.00 TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.*AK DEALER REPAIR AIRBAGS AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. CONSUMER ADDED DASH LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TT

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAS TO LEAVE THE HIGH BEAMS ON TO SEE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHECKED THREE TIMES BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY SEEM CORRECT. THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE. THE STARTER FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE STEERING PUMP FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE REAR HEATER LINES WERE LEAKING. THE WATER PUMP LEAKED. *NM

Mileage: 131,000

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAS TO LEAVE THE HIGH BEAMS ON TO SEE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHECKED THREE TIMES BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY SEEM CORRECT. THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE. THE STARTER FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE STEERING PUMP FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE REAR HEATER LINES WERE LEAKING. THE WATER PUMP LEAKED. *NM

Mileage: 131,000

1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. HORN DOES NOT WORK. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. ARTICLE IN NEWSPAPER INDICATED THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IS INVESTIGATING MODEL YEARS 1998 AND 1998, BUT I AM EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH 1996 MODEL. *AK

Mileage: 96,000

THIS VAN HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A FAILURE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE KEPT UP THE OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE AS NEEDED. THE PAINT IS COMING OF OFF THE GRILL AND THE PAINT ON THE REST OF THE VAN IS NOT HOLDING UP. I HAVE REPLACED: TIMING BELT 3 TIMES POWER STEERING PUMP ONCE THE THERMOSTAT TWICE THE RELAY SWITCH THREE TIMES AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK THE RELAY ON THE MOTOR ONCE THE AIR CONDITIONING IS FAILING IN THE FRONT THE REAR DOOR LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOESN'T WORK MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT VERY SOON I AM A SINGLE PARENT IN A LARGE METROPLEX. I NEED MY CAR TO GET TO WORK. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR NOW.

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND 30 SECONDS LATER ALL POWER WAS LOST. ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO START VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS OF NO AVAIL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC THAT NIGHT, AND THE MECHANIC TURNED THE KEY AND VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING CREATING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. CHRYSLER DEALERS HAVE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES FOR THIS COMPLAINT, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. TWO OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS I KNOW HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM. *NLM

Mileage: 54,000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES AND THE STARTER FAILED ONCE. *AK *NLM

ENTIRE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. THIS IS EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS DURING ANY BUT THE SLOWEST, STRAIGHT AHEAD DRIVING, AS IT RESULTS IN A NEARLY COMPLETE LOSS OF MANEUVERABILITY. IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE EFFECTIVELY ACCELERATED, BRAKED, OR TURNED, AND LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO FAIL. FURTHERMORE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY MALFUNCTIONS CONTINUOUSLY IN COLD WEATHER, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION AT TIMES. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR, INCLUDING SOME PARTS REPLACEMENT BY THE DEALER, HAVE FAILED TO ELIMINATE ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 71,700

ELECTRICAL FIRE AFTER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHT.

SOON AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE PASSENGER POWER SEAT MOTOR BEGAN TO SPONTANEOUSLY SMOKE, EMITTING A PUTRID ODOR. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES (10 MIN IN TRAFFIC) THE SMOKE INCREASED TO THE POINT THAT THE WHOLE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED. AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. ALL PASSENGERS (TWO MOTHERS AND FOUR CHILDREN 3 OR YOUNGER) EVACUATED THE VEHICLE. THE SMOKE CONTINUED TO WORSEN AND ULTIMATELY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED AND AFTER ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES ALL SMOKE STOPPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND RECENTLY CLAIMED THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY IN THE MATTER. *JB

Mileage: 88,500

THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR FAILED.*JB

VEHICLE IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING RPMS TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. THE POWER WINDOWS AND AIR CONDITIONING WILL STOP FUNCTIONING. PH

1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LXI MINI-VAN PARKED AT AN OFF-AIRPORT PARKING LOT WAS TOTALLED DUE TO A FIRE ORIGINATING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT APPROX 8:00 AM. AT APPROX. 1:00 AM THE FOLLOWING MORNING, PARKING ATTENDANTS NOTICED VEHICLE ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED, RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY APPROX 3:00 AM. FIRE DEPARTMENT FOREMAN RESPONDING SAYS FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SUSPECTED THAT IT STARTED FROM A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX NEAR THE BATTERY. VEHICLE DEEMED A COMPLETE LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE FIRE.

Mileage: 188,350

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, AIR BAG LIGHT FLICKERS, HORN DOES NOT SOUND WHEN ALARM IS SET. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL GO ON EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WITH NO SWITCH ACTIVATION. DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS-------------770775. *AK *NLM

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED SO PROBABLY NOT WORKING, SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE, HORN SOUNDS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO CERTAIN ANGLES WHILE DRIVING, FRONT WINDSHILED WIPER MAKES UNCOMMANDED START-UP AND SHUTS ITSELF DOWN, AUTOMATIC SEAT AND MIRROR ADJUSTMENT SETTINGS BECOME LOST ON A DAILY BASIS. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIX IT BUT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGE AND THEY WERE NOT SURE IT IF WOULD BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS WHAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED IN THE RECALL. WE HAD A COPY OF THE NOV. 6 PRESS RELEASE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORPORATE OFFICE ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL IS STILL PENDING. I FELT THAT YOU NEEDED TO HEAR ANOTHER REPORT OF THIS FAILURE. I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING AND I HAVE NO HORN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE SYMPTOMS ARE PRESENT NOW. THANK YOU! DT

BESIDES THE FAILURES JUST SHOWN, THERE WERE ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL GAUGE FAILURES ON 02/28/00, 04/14/00, 05/08/99 AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL GAUGE FAILURES AND OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES, INCLUDING FM RADIO, DOOR LOCKS, ELECTRIC WINDOW CONTROLS. CHRYSLER IS NOT RESPONSIVE AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN COOPERATIVE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A "LEMON" SINCE IT WAS NEW BUT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR ANYTHING NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR A NATIONAL RECALL. DT

HORN STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. *MR

CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS TO THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM HAD FIXED WITH NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. TWO AND A HALF WEEKS LATER ON AUG 25 THE VEHICLE BURNED UP FROM A FIRE WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA. THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT CAME ABOUT WITH OUT ANY WARNING. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES. THE VISOR HOOKS WERE REPLACED PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *JG

BELT TENSION" AND "POWER STRING" FAILED, CAUSING HORN/ AIRBAG, AND CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL.

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON OR BLINKS INTERMITTENTLY, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK - ***DANGEROUS*** - WILL HAVE DEALER REPLACE DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING HARNESS - RECALL???

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED BY USING THE TURN SIGNALS OR CHANGING THE LIGHT BEAMS FROM LOW TO HIGH OR VICE VERSA AT LEAST ONCE EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. DROVE 64 MILES TODAY AND IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES. VERY FRUSTRATING. THE SCRATCHES IN THE WINDSHIELD ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE NIGHT DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE. *TS *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****

MY CRUISE CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENLY, MIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. HORN SPORADICALLY DOES NOT WORK.*AK

FAILURE OF PART CAUSED CRUISE CONTROL, HORN AND AIRBAG TO BE NON-OPERATIONAL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT OCCURED AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. IF AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCURED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OPERATE THE HORN TO ALERT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED WHILE IN USE ON THE FREEWAY WHICH ALSO COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

WE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ABS LIGHT ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, CHRYSLER CHANGED THE CLOCK SPRING, NOW EVERYTHING IS OK. *AK

CLOCKSPRING FAILURE CAUSING DRIVER'S AIRBAG/ CRUISE CONTROL, AND HORN TO STOP FUNCTIONING.*AK

TURN SIGNALS DEFECTIVE, REPAIRED 3 TIMES BEFORE CORRECTED. FOLLOWING LAST REPAIR HORN STOPPED WORKING AS DID DRIVER SIDE WINDOW.*AK

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE JUST LIKE THE ONES THAT FAILED ON SEVERAL FRIENDS CHRYSLER MINI-VANS. THIS CAUSES THE HORN TO STOP, AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND THE NHTSA NEED TO INVESTIGATE CHRYSLER ON THIS AND GO PUBLIC!!!!

HORN,CRUISE CONTROL,AND AIR BAG NONE FUNCTIONAL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIREMAN INDICATED FIRE STARTED WITH AN ELECTRICAL WIRE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

HORN DOES NOT BLOW, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED, AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. *AK *JB

IN COLD WEATHER, HORN WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, ONLY WHEN TEMPERATURE GOES BACK UP WILL HORN WORK ON VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *JB

THE CONSUMER PUT A NEW STARTER IN VEHICLE A FEW WEEKS AGO. CLAIM NUMBER 32-V339-978. *YH

THE CONSUMER PUT A NEW STARTER IN VEHICLE A FEW WEEKS AGO. CLAIM NUMBER 32-V339-978. *YH

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON. CRIUSE CONTROL AND HORN ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN DO NOT WORK, AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *AK POSSIBLE CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. *YH

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, AND HORN/ CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. REAR A/C UNIT FOR THE PASSENGERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH SPEED. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH SERVICE TECHNICIAN OVER THE PHONE, AND TECHNICIAN INDICATED IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE CLOCK SPRING.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON/ HORN DOESN'T BLOW, AND CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT CLOCK SPRING MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE RESULTING IN AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON - E.G. THE DRIVERS AIR BAG PROBABLY WON'T DEPLOY IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS - ALSO THE HORN NO LONGER WORKS

BOTH PROBLEMS ARE PERENNIAL, IN FORM I COULD NOT SPECIFY. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND MAY FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT; HORN, BY NOT WORKING MAY NOT PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, IT ALMOST HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY; CRUISE CONTROL IS AN INCONVENIENCE NOT HAVING. WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES, SPECIALLY WHEN TURNING ON THE BLINKERS. AT TIMES WIPERS DON'T STOP AND MAY DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FROM TRAFFIC, IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

HORN FAILS TO WORK ALONG WITH AN AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT THAT DOESN'T TURN OFF; TRANSMISSION OF THE CAR HAD TO REPLACED IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE CAR ACTS RATHER SPORADIC, RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON BY IT SELF; AIR CONDITIONING NO LONGER WORKS/ HOSE FAILED RADIATOR , AND WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED

AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING MATERIAL CAUSES BLINKERS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING MATERIAL CAUSES BLINKERS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

FAILURE OF HORN WAS NOTICE TO ALERT ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT DURING DRIVING.. *AK

DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, MY CRUISE CONTROL, HORN AND AIR BAG ALL FAILED AS WELL. IF I HAD EXPERIENCED A CRASH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED.

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE WITH NO FIX FROM MFG. *AK

EA 01 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE ELECTRICAL GAUGES AND DIGITAL READOUT HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED (7 TIMES) RESULTING IN NO WAY TO KNOW SPEED/MPH THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING, WHETHER ENGINE IS OVERHEATING, GEAR THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN, CAR ALARM DOES NOT FUNCTION, ALL GAUGES ARE EITHER GIVING FAULTY READINGS OR NO READINGS AT ALL. THIS IS ONLY THE MOST OFTEN REPEATED PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS AND DIFFERENT PROBLEMS RESULTING IN OVERHEATING, 3 BATTERY REPLACEMENTS, PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES AND WHEEL CYLINDER, NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO 7TH. FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL GAUGE PANEL, LIGHTS STAYING ON CAUSING BATTERY DRAIN AND FAILURE. USELESS TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY BECAUSE CONTINUOUS BURNING OF DASH PANEL LIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO DRAIN BATTERY. NO CAR ALARM BECAUSE OF COMPUTER FAILURE.EHICLE *AK

THE ELECTRICAL GAUGES AND DIGITAL READOUT HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED (7 TIMES) RESULTING IN NO WAY TO KNOW SPEED/MPH THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING, WHETHER ENGINE IS OVERHEATING, GEAR THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN, CAR ALARM DOES NOT FUNCTION, ALL GAUGES ARE EITHER GIVING FAULTY READINGS OR NO READINGS AT ALL. THIS IS ONLY THE MOST OFTEN REPEATED PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS AND DIFFERENT PROBLEMS RESULTING IN OVERHEATING, 3 BATTERY REPLACEMENTS, PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES AND WHEEL CYLINDER, NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO 7TH. FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL GAUGE PANEL, LIGHTS STAYING ON CAUSING BATTERY DRAIN AND FAILURE. USELESS TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY BECAUSE CONTINUOUS BURNING OF DASH PANEL LIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO DRAIN BATTERY. NO CAR ALARM BECAUSE OF COMPUTER FAILURE.EHICLE *AK

PE 00 032/AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE: REPORTING INOPERATIVE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR REMAINED ON WHILE TRAVELING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY OR A RECALL. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THIS IN TURN CONTROLS THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND ABOVE ALL, THE AIRBAG. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE ADVISOR KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, WITHOUT PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC. THIS WAS ONE OF SEVERAL HE KNEW OF AND WAS RUMORED TO BE A RECALL. I CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT CHRYSLER, BUT RECEIVED THE EXPECTED BRUSHOFF, AND WAS TOLD THAT AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IT CAUSES THE PART TO WEAR. THIS SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY WITH A SAFETY COMPONENT. YOU MAY AS WELL TELL ME THAT THE SEATBELT LATCH WILL FAIL AFTER SO MANY CONNECTIONS.*AK

CRUSE CONTROL AND HORN QUIT WORKING WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON.*AK

ELECTRICAL LOCKING MECHANISM FOR REAR PASSENGERS DOORS WENT OUT, CAUSING LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR TO LOCK AND NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW ELECTRONIC CONTROL MECHANICISM FOR REPAIR. ALSO, ALTERNATOR HAD EATEN THROUGH ELECTRICAL HARNESS. AS A RESULT AIR BLOWER ONLY HAD 3 SPEEDS, AND HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

ELECTRICAL LOCKING MECHANISM FOR REAR PASSENGERS DOORS WENT OUT, CAUSING LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR TO LOCK AND NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW ELECTRONIC CONTROL MECHANICISM FOR REPAIR. ALSO, ALTERNATOR HAD EATEN THROUGH ELECTRICAL HARNESS. AS A RESULT AIR BLOWER ONLY HAD 3 SPEEDS, AND HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE CAUSING AIRBAG TO FAIL, CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL AND ALSO CAUSING HORN TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC SAID THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO THE CLOCK SPRING FAILURE.

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN ASSEMBLY ARE INOPERABLE.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON/HORN AND CRUISE CONROL STOPPED WORKING, DEALER STATED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

IN JANUARY 2001, MY 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN'S "AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON CONTINUOSLY SINCE THAT TIME. AT THE SAME TIME ... MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY ARE ALL IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. TODAY, I LEARNED FROM YOUR WEB SITE THAT CNN.COM REPORTED ON THIS VERY PROBLEM ON 3-19-01. THIS ARTICLE PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS REPORT. WITH ALL THREE FAILURES, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, NO HORN AND NO CRUISE CONTROL, I'M ASSUMING THE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL CRASH. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, HORN AND, CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK.*AK DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FAILED. *SLC

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL/ HORN ASSEMBLY ARE INOPERABLE.*AK DEALER REPLACED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. *SLC

HORN IS NOT ACTIVE/ CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK, AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATING ON DASH PANEL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND WAS WILLING TO REPLACE CLOCK SPRING FOR A FEE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT, CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION. FRONT AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. WEEKS BEFORE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAD BEEN BACK AND FORTH COMPLAINING THAT AIRBAG LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF, AND HORN STOPPED WORKING. DEALER DIDN'T HAVE A REMEDY AS TO WHY THE ABS LIGHT WAS COMING OFF. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON/HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND BOTH HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. DEFECT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE IN EVENT OF AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, AND HORN/CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK SPIRAL CLOCK SPRING REPLACED. *SLC

BATTERY HAS GONE DEAD THREE TIMES-ALL REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY-IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME O/ HORN STOPPED WORKING. DEALER FOUND CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO COVER ONLY 50 PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COST WHEN THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON, NO POWER STEERING OR HORN. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN DID NOT WORK. MECHANIC REPLACED CLOCK SPRING WHICH CORRECTED DEFECT. *AIK *SLC

AIRBAGS LIGHT STAYS ON. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN ARE NOT WORKING DUE TO DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING.*AK

THE STARTER FAILED. NLM

CLOCKSPRING RIBBON WIRE BROKE DISABLING BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS, THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. CLOCKSPRING RIBBON CONDUCTORS BOTH SEVERED AND SHORTED TO EACH OTHER. DISASSEMBLY OF MECHANISM FOUND THAT RIBBON WIRE WAS STUCK TOGETHER AND NOT ABLE TO FLEX AND ROTATE WITH STEEL WHEEL ROTATION. IT APPEARS THAT THE LUBRICANT USED IN THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY DEGRADED AND GLUED THE RIBBON TOGETHER. FREE END OF RIBBON FLEXED BACK AND FORTH DURING STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT UNTIL IT FOLDED OVER ON ITSELF (180 DEGREE FOLD) AND EVENTUALLY FAILED. VEHICLE OPERATED IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. EXTREME SUMMER HEAT MAY HAVE CAUSED LUBRICANT BREAKDOWN.

1ST FAILURE: TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO LIMP MODE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. 2ND FAILURE: ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT ON A RURAL TWO LANE HIGHWAY.

COMPUTER MODULE WENT OUT TWICE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT GARAGE FOR 2 WEEKS, MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WERE ON BACKLOG. *SLC

CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT START. NOTHING. PLENTY OF JUICE, BUT NO STARTER, NOT EVEN A CLICK. SOMETIMES, AFTER DOING NOTHING, THE CAR WILL START AS THOUGH EVRYTHING IS FINE. HAVE BROUGHT TO SHOP. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T SHOW UP W/ ERROR READING ON THEIR COMPUTERS. THEY HAVE REPLACED FUSES, BUT IT DOESNT WORK. FOR EXAMPLE, CAR WOULDN'T START THIS MORNING, SO I'M AT HOME WITH THE KIDS. JUST WENT OUTSIDE AND IT STARTED. IT WILL PROBABLY WORK FINE FOR A MONTH OR TWO, AND THEN, WON'T START. HOPEFULLY WE WON'T BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE. HOPE YOU CAN HELP.

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVICE SHOP/DEALERSHIP), WITH NO SET PATTERN, MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED TWICE. ALL PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR AIR BAG (CUSTOMER PAID FOR REPAIR AS WELL AS FOR OTHER PROBLEMS) STILL PERSIST.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVICE SHOP/DEALERSHIP), WITH NO SET PATTERN, MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED TWICE. ALL PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR AIR BAG (CUSTOMER PAID FOR REPAIR AS WELL AS FOR OTHER PROBLEMS) STILL PERSIST.*AK

DUE TO A LOOSE WIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

I HAVE ALREADY FILED A VERBAL REPORT ON THE PHONE, HOWEVER MY VAN THAT WE PURCHASED NEW CAUGHT FIRE ON SEPT. 19. 2000. I, E. AMANDA HARRIS WASTHE PRIMARY OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE. I JUST WANTED TO ADD SOME ADDITONAL INFO. TO THE ORIGINAL REPORT. WE HAD ALWAYS TAKEN THE CAR TO BE SERVICED AND AT ONE SUCH TIME I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT WHENEVER I FILLED THE VAN UP WITH GAS I SMELLED GAS FUMES INSIDE OF THE VAN AS IF SOMETHING WAS LEAKING. THEY RETURNED THE VAN INDICATING NOTHING WAS WRONG. DURING THE FIRST 30 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ONE OF THE SEALENT RINGS FELL OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID POURED OUT. I WAS STRANDED DANGEROUSLY ON THE SIDE ON THE ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH FIVE CHILDREN. WE USED THE VAN FOR FAMILY TRAVEL ALSO. ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT IT WAS THE GRACE OF GOD THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T BLOW UP WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. MANY TIMES THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SLEEPING. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IS WAS SAFE, ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WASN'T. WORSE YET I CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE YET AND WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH ONE 4 DR SEDAN UNTIL WE CAN AFFORD TO DO BETTER. I CRINGE WHEN I SEE ANY VAN THESE DAYS, ESPECIALLY CHRYSLER, DODGE OR PLYMOUTH. I'M GRATEFUL I'M ALIVE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AND HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE CUSTOMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR VARIOUS POSSIBLE CAUSES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH

THIS PART IS FAILING ON ALOT OF VANS ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT O MOSER DODGE . WHEN THIS PART FAILED WE WERE TRYING TO WARN ANOTHER CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US BY USING THE HORN THATS WHEN WE HEARD A POP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU LOSE YOUR HORN,AIRBAG,AND CRUSE CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFTY ISSUE AND A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AS THERE IS NOTHING AN OWNER CAN DO TO CAUSE THIS CONDITION. THE DEALER WOULD NOT RETURN THE OLD PARTS WHEN ASKED TO DO SO. HOPE YOU LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK

VAN HAS STALLED OVER 90 TIMES SINCE MAY 2000. STALLS AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALER HAS HAD VAN REPEATEDLY AND SAYS NEITHER THEY NOR CHRYSLER CAN HELP.CAN YOU??? SEE ALSO THE OTHER 10 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE WHICH COMPLAIN OF STALLING IN OTHER 1996 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVANS: ODI ID 865007 (JULY 7, 1999), 868143 (AUGUST 18, 2000), 543747 (JAN. 7, 1999), 537782 (JULY 6, 1998), 531844 (DEC. 6, 1997), 543747 (JULY 11, 1997), 853349 (MARCH 31, 1997), 531944, 537664, 727335, 727308. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING. LOSS OF ALL POWER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE AND CORRECT PROBLEM WHICH HAS OCCURRED ABOUT NINE TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED, THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. WE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED,A/C FAILED, WIPERS WOULDN'T SHUT OFF, SPORADIC ELECTRICAL FAILURES

AIR BAG, HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL APPARENTLY ELECTRICALLY LINKED

PCM - COMPUTER PART FAILING DUE TO RADAR INTERFERENCE- COMMON PBM

REF. 727308 VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, PCM AFFECTED BY RADAR INTERFERENCE IS POSSIBLE CULPRIT. AFTER NEW FILTERS AND PLUGS THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO STAY RUNNING BUT IT SHUTTERS WHEN RADAR INTERFERENCE IS ENCOUNTERED, ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE PCM WITH REBUILT, PROBABLY WILL RE-OCCUR IN FUTURE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD GET A RECALL. WHEN VEHICLE DIES IT IS VERY HARD TO HANDLE, DUE TO WEIGHT ON THE FRONT OF THESE VANS.

WHEN VAN WAS BEING CHECKED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START, A MECHANIC FOUND A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. OWNER CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER TOWN & COUNTRY VANS. WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK STARTER MOTORS FAILED. *YH

STARTER AND ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE OFF. DEALER REPLACED STARTER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS TO FIRE. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES TO COSUMER.*AK

DRIVER SIDE STRUT FAILED TWICE. BOTH TIMES RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMINTENTLY RESULTING IN DEGRADED VISIBILITY DURING RAIN STORMS. BATTERY EXPLODED WHILE STARTING VEHICLE SPREADING ACID THROUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ENGAGING CAUSING CAR TO LEAP FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC.

WHEN MAKING A TURN WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON VEHICLE WILL SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONDENSATION FROM THE A/C WAS FALLING ON THE ELCTRICAL COMPONENT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DIE THIS OCCURS BECAUSE OF THE FLAW IN DESIGN. SLIDING DOOR STICKS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. HAZARD DEVICE FAILED. HORN MALFUNCTIONS. AIR BAGS FAILED. *YH

VEHICLE VIBRATING ABOVE 45 MPH CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS THE TIRES, MICHELIN SAID IT WAS THE VEHICLE. WE GOT 25%OFF THE COST OF NEW TIRES ON 02/04/99 UNDER A LOW SPEED WOBBLE SERVICE BULLITIN NOTICE. TRANSMISSION IS A JOKE. HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN TIME AFTER TIME SINCE 11/14/99 FOR INCOMPLETE WORK , TOOLS LEFT ON THE ENGINE!! TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING THE DAY AFTER PICKING UP THE VAN. WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK ITEMS THAT ANOTHER AUTO SHOP CHECKED AND SAID NEEDED FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THE OTHER SHOP DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT THEY WEREN'T A DEALERSHIP! AFTER PUTTING THE MOTOR BACK TOGETHER, ONE OF THE ASKED TO FIX COMPONENTS WAS BROKEN AFTER ALL AND HAD TO BE FIXED. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH "HICK-UPPING" WHILE AT A STOP ALSO A "WANTING TO STALL AND HOLDING BACK FEELING. THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE COIL PACK (WE FEEL0 , THAT WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO CHECK AND LOOKING AT THE FORMS RECEIVED BACK, IT HASN'T BEEN. I HAVE ASKED REPEATEDLY FOR MY COPIES OF THE WORK NEEDING TO BE DONE SHEETS, AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THEM. I HAVE MADE COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND HAVE ASKED FOR THE REGIONAL MANAGER TO CONTACT ME, BUT THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. THIS WAS DONE ON APPROX. 02/08/00, TODAY IS 02-25-00. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21565T16MN )

VEHICLE VIBRATING ABOVE 45 MPH CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS THE TIRES, MICHELIN SAID IT WAS THE VEHICLE. WE GOT 25%OFF THE COST OF NEW TIRES ON 02/04/99 UNDER A LOW SPEED WOBBLE SERVICE BULLITIN NOTICE. TRANSMISSION IS A JOKE. HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN TIME AFTER TIME SINCE 11/14/99 FOR INCOMPLETE WORK , TOOLS LEFT ON THE ENGINE!! TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING THE DAY AFTER PICKING UP THE VAN. WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK ITEMS THAT ANOTHER AUTO SHOP CHECKED AND SAID NEEDED FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THE OTHER SHOP DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT THEY WEREN'T A DEALERSHIP! AFTER PUTTING THE MOTOR BACK TOGETHER, ONE OF THE ASKED TO FIX COMPONENTS WAS BROKEN AFTER ALL AND HAD TO BE FIXED. WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH "HICK-UPPING" WHILE AT A STOP ALSO A "WANTING TO STALL AND HOLDING BACK FEELING. THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE COIL PACK (WE FEEL0 , THAT WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO CHECK AND LOOKING AT THE FORMS RECEIVED BACK, IT HASN'T BEEN. I HAVE ASKED REPEATEDLY FOR MY COPIES OF THE WORK NEEDING TO BE DONE SHEETS, AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THEM. I HAVE MADE COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND HAVE ASKED FOR THE REGIONAL MANAGER TO CONTACT ME, BUT THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. THIS WAS DONE ON APPROX. 02/08/00, TODAY IS 02-25-00. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 21565T16MN )

CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, PARKED VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF IGNITION. 10 MINUTES LATER, FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IN ENGINE. FIRE DEPT HAD TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FUEL PUMP, BUT THEN DENIED CLAIM. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK *ML

HORN FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO USE IT. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED & REMAINS ON THROUGHOUT. AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD FLICKER AS IF GOING OUT. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURRED WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MECHANISM, CAUSING THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION ,CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON CONSTANTLY AND WOULD STAY ON. ALSO, HORN FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY WHEN USED AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON & OFF BY THEMSELVES WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNAL WAS IN USE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT& HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR TWO YEARS. *AK

STARTER FAILED. YH

BATTERY DIED. YH

STARTER FAILED. YH

BATTERY DIED. YH

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CONTROLS THE WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO COME ON OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE USED. USUALLY AFTER THE TURN IS COMPLETED SURPRISING THE DRIVER AND CAUSING A LOSS OF ATTENTION BY THE DRIVER AS TO WHAT IS HAPPENING. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT CHSEN TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE CONSUMER BRINGS THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE THAT THEY HAVE INSTALLED A FAULTY PART AS EVIDENCED BY THE NHSTA SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 08-36-95REVA, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE FAULTY PART AT NO EXPENSE TO THE OWNER.

THE INCOMPETENCE AT BRIDGE CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER COMPOUNDED THE PROBLEMS WE ENCOUNTERED

ENGINE CUTS OUT AFTER LONG TRIPS (200 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS). APPEARS AS THOUGH THE ENGINE DOESN'T GET FUEL. AFTER ENGINE COOLS (20-30 MINUTES) THE CAR STARTS AGAIN. HAVE HAD $700 WORTH OF REPAIRS AT THE DEALER TO FIX FUEL LINE, SPARK PLUG WIRES, ETC. THE DEALER CALLED DETRIOT TO DIAGNOSE VIA MODEM. THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING CRANK POSITION SENSOR. IT WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM CONTINUES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT OCCURS ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT WITH TRUCKS HURTLING PAST US. THE DEALER KEEPS GUESING WHAT IS WRONG WITHOUT ANY FIRM COMMITMENT THAT THE NEXT "FIX" IS THE RIGHT ONE. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP NEXT AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEXT IF THAT ISN'T THE PROBLEM. THAT IS ANOTHER $900 WITHOUT ANY TRUE KNOWLEDGE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HEARD THE MOTORMAN RADIO TALK SHOW JANUARY 9 0R 10 AND A CALLER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. THE MOTORMAN SAID THIS WAS COMMON WITH CHRYSLER MINI-VANS AND THAT IT IS THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE THAT OVERHEATS AND CUTS THE SIGNAL TO THE SPARK PLUGS. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BECAUSE IT IS A DANGER TO MOTORISTS. *AK

ELECTRICAL MALFUNTIONS. WIPERS START ON THEIR OWN, LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ALL HOURS OF NIGHT, AND VEHICLE CLOSE TO FIRE BEFORE BEING TOWED. THE ALTERNATOR WIRE WAS PINNED RATHER THAN LOOPER AROUND THE MOTOR AND HAD BURNED OVER 4 YEARS,

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC, WHILE WAITING IN TRAFFIC , THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN FOR FOR NO KNOWN REASON. AFTER 6 MINUTES OR MORE THE VEHICLE CAME BACK ON. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OHIO DEALER. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND CONTROL PANEL GOES BLANK WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES. CHILD WAS STUCK IN BUILT-IN SAFETY SEAT BECAUSE BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE.

VEHICLE STALLS AND CONTROL PANEL DIES WHILE DRIVING.

VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO HORN FAILURES IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION . CONSUMER STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AFTER SHE HAD THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE EXISTING PROBLEM. *AK

FAULTY FUEL FILLER TUBE, CAUSING FUEL LEAK PRIOR TO RECALL. IN ADDITION REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPERS/ EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTUATOR AND CABLE /STARTER MOTOR/RADIATOR FAN RELAY/LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET AND AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSOR. (96V-002). *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO IGNITION FAILURE. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

FOG LAMP FAILED.

ELECTRICAL: STARTED VEHICLE , HEARD LOUD NOISE, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE, AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING THROUGH THE VENT. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH OR COULD BE ABOUT 10 MPH, TURNING THE WHEEL, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, CUTTING EVERY ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT ON THE PANEL. *AK

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT (10) MINUTES, DRIVER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN CHECKING THE VEHICLE DISCOVERED THERE WAS A FIRE WHICH STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, HORN ASSEMBLY BLEW OUT. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC TWO TIMES. PLEASE EXPLAIN MORE IN DETAILS.*AK

FUEL LEAKS OUT FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE; FUEL TANK REPLACED 4 TIMES; CHARCOAL CANISTER/FILLER REPLACED 4 OR 5 TIMES; VEHICLE STALLS. TT

WHEN DRIVING AND SOMETIMES TRUCK STALLS TOOK TO DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM . TT