1997 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL GRID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

ON IGNITION THE VEHICLES DASH GAGE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS (ODOMETER, GAS GAGE, WARNING LIGHTS) DO NOT TURN ON WITH IGNITION, VEHICLE RUNS 2-3 SECONDS AND SHUTS OFF, WITH NO SPUTTERING OR KNOCKING. SEARCHING ONLINE FOR PROBLEMS OF A SIMILAR NATURE MANY SITES INDICATE THE ERROR MAY STEM FROM AN INCORRECTLY SOLDERED INSTRUMENT DISPLAY PANEL, SPECIFICALLY THE GROUND RETURN ON THE INSTRUMENT CIRCUIT BOARD.

Mileage: 190,000

WELL I'AM HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES NOW I CLOSE MY HOOD AND MY 4 WAYS START BLINKING, I TURN ON MY VAN AND THE ABS & AND AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON WHEN I START IT BUT NEVER GO OFF.THE CV BOOT IS BAD AND THE HALF SHALF ON PASSENGER SIDE I THINK ITS MAKING ALOT OF SOUND WHEN I GO DOWN THE ROAD ,I ALREADY BROUGHT BRAND NEW OUTTER TIE ROD ENDS FOR BOTH SIDES, AND SWAG BAR LINGS BRAND NEW FOR BOTH SIDES SPRINGS AND MOUNTS, AND STRUTS THE RADIO SEEMS TO FADE IN AND OUT YOU CAN NOT SEE ANY STATION NUMBERS OR CLOCK TIME ON IT SO I FIGURED ITS AND ELEC ISSUES AND NOW IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAY LIKE ABOUT JULY29TH, 2015 , I GOT BACK HOME AND NOTICED MY TEMPERTURE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON AND IT SAID H IT WAS IT WAS HOT, THE DAY BEFORE I JUST PAID FOR AND OIL CHANGE AND THATS BECAUSE THEIR WAS OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND TO FIND OUT THE BOLTS WERE ALL LOOSE BUT 1 WHICH WAS STRIPED, BUT ANYWAYS NOW MY FANS ARE NOT GOING AROUND AND ITS NOT KEEPING MY VAN COOL MY HUSBAND HAS CHECKED ALL FUSES BUT CAN'T FIND THE RELAY FOR THE RADIATOR FAN IF THAT EVEN HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT, I HAVE PUT OVER 1,000 IN THIS VAN NOW, I'AM HANDID CAP AND I REALLY NEED MY VAN TO GET ME AROUND I ALSO DON'T HAVE THE REMOTE TO OPEN THE DOORS OR LOCK IT SO I HAVE TO DO IT WITH THE KEY , IT SURELY WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A REMOTE THAT GOES WITH THIS VAN , BUT IT SURELY WOULD BE GREAT IF THINGS WOULD WORK RIGHT TO, I CAN BE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WILL BE LOCKING AND UN LOCKING WHILE I'AM DRIVING ALL BY THEIR SELF ALSO THE WINDOW WIPERS WIPE BUT THE FLUID WILL NOT COME OUT ON THE FRONT WINDOWS OR THE BACK WINDOWS, I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME OUT I WALK WITH 1 TO 2 CANES AND SOMETIMES A WALKER, I HAVE BRACES ON MY LEGS AND HAVE TO HELP MYSELF AT PUTTING MY LEGS IN , I REALLY NEED A MINI VAN THAT WILL WORK FOR ME, THANK YOU.

Mileage: 204

THE VAN JUST DIED BY ITSELF WHILE RUNNING AT SPEED OF 60 MPH ON FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL GRID. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART BEING UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,900. UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ

Mileage: 84,900

ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNS OFF WHILE ON HIGHWAY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT TURNING SWITCH, USUALLY HAPPENS WHILE LOCKING OR UNLOCKING DOORS. 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTY, ENGINE STOPPED, AND SO DID POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AROUND CURVE CAUSING DRIVER TO RUN OFF ROAD INTO FIELD. POSSIBLE HEAD INJURY ACCORDING TO LOCAL HOSPITAL, AM TO REPORT TO NEUROLOGIST ASAP. MECHANICS CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LXI. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

TL-THE DRIVER OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE DRIVER BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD DROP TO ZERO INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE STOPPED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. SM.

Mileage: 91,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 163,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 164,000. UPDATED 9/1/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BAD CONNECTION AT THE END OF THE WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED 09/14/10*JB

Mileage: 163,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 163,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 164,000. UPDATED 9/1/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BAD CONNECTION AT THE END OF THE WIRING HARNESS. UPDATED 09/14/10*JB

Mileage: 163,000

I TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND I HAVE NO INSTRUMENT GAUGES WORKING ON THE DASH ALSO THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. I WENT TO A SERVICE TECH AND HAD THE DASH DISPLAY REPLACED, THE COMPUTER AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

Mileage: 158,000

1997 CHRYSLER T&C VAN REPEATEDLY LOSES ALL DASH GAUGES SO YOU CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING ETC.. ABS LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. NO REMEDY AS OF YET . HAD ONE MECHANIC TELL ME IT WAS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE BUT IT WOULD COST OVER $900 TO REPLACE{AND THAT MIGHT NOT FIX THE PROBLEM!}. ALSO LOST WIPER FUNCTION, I HAVE TO USE THE WASH FUNCTION TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD WHEN IT'S RAINING OR SNOWING. MECHANIC SAID THAT IS RELATED TO THE BCM ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY ONE DAY THE GAUGES ALL FROZE FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AND FROM THAT MOMENT ON THE LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, IT IS A CONTINUOUS THING EVERY TIME WE GET IN THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ONEDAY AND THE DOORS UNLOCKED ON HER AND THE DRIVER DOOR SLUNG OPEN , THE ONLY WAY THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH THIS IS BY DRIVING WITH THE DOOR NOT FULLY CLOSED SO THAT IT WILL STOP LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, BUT THAT ONLY LASTS FOR SO LONG THEN IT DOES IT AT TIMES WHEN THE DOOR IS NOT FULLY CLOSED AS WELL. THIS HAS GOT TO BE SOME KIND OF A MANUFACTURERS THING BECAUSE MY HORN IS NOT WORKING EITHER AND IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IF THERE IS SOME TYPE OF RECALL OR ANSWER PLEASE INFORM ME IN A HURRY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY ONE DAY THE GAUGES ALL FROZE FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AND FROM THAT MOMENT ON THE LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, IT IS A CONTINUOUS THING EVERY TIME WE GET IN THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ONEDAY AND THE DOORS UNLOCKED ON HER AND THE DRIVER DOOR SLUNG OPEN , THE ONLY WAY THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH THIS IS BY DRIVING WITH THE DOOR NOT FULLY CLOSED SO THAT IT WILL STOP LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, BUT THAT ONLY LASTS FOR SO LONG THEN IT DOES IT AT TIMES WHEN THE DOOR IS NOT FULLY CLOSED AS WELL. THIS HAS GOT TO BE SOME KIND OF A MANUFACTURERS THING BECAUSE MY HORN IS NOT WORKING EITHER AND IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IF THERE IS SOME TYPE OF RECALL OR ANSWER PLEASE INFORM ME IN A HURRY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VAN IN 2001 WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT NOT WANTING TO RUN, AT FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW IT IS JUST SITTING AT THE SHOP. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES, AND TO 2 OTHER MECHANICS 4 TIMES AND FINALLY MAY HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THIS VAN AND NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $1000 THAT WE DO NOT HAVE. I HAVE BEEN READING LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE COMPUTER CONCERNING THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS??? *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, HEADLIGHTS/WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND HORN FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS FAILED, AND IT WILL COST $1300 AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE TO FIX IT. *AK THE HARNESS WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY UNDER THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY CORRODED AND ACID LEAKED ONTO THE HARNESS WHICH CAUSED VARYING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. NM

Mileage: 29,875

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. THE LOCKS CLICK OFF AND ON EVERY 5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A MANUFACTURER INSTALLED REMOTE SECURITY SYSTEM. . *LA

Mileage: 145,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NLM *CB *NLM

THE HORN OFTEN DOES NOT HONK WHEN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS PUSHED. SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE TRIED TO HONK AND WAS UNABLE TO. ONE HAS TO PUSH HARD AND THEN "SEARCH" FOR THE SPOT THAT WILL MAKE THE HORN HONK. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR ME, BUT CHRYSLER HAS NOT HELPED ME.*AK

THE EVAPORATOR HEATER COIL AND EXPANSION VALVE MALFUNCTIONED. PRIOR TO THIS, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING THE VAN. THIS HAPPENED SINCE JANUARY 2002. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE ABOVE PARTS. *AK THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS, THE SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER HAD BEEN REPLACED. *SCC ALSO THE HORN, DRIVER SEAT RACK AND GRILL WERE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 41,696

THE EVAPORATOR HEATER COIL AND EXPANSION VALVE MALFUNCTIONED. PRIOR TO THIS, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING THE VAN. THIS HAPPENED SINCE JANUARY 2002. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE ABOVE PARTS. *AK THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS, THE SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER HAD BEEN REPLACED. *SCC ALSO THE HORN, DRIVER SEAT RACK AND GRILL WERE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 41,696

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 05/21/03 FAILED. *LJ

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, THE CRUISE/HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND THE CLOCKSPRING WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED. MR SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE CLOCK SPRING WENT OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER HORN NOT TO WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

BEGAN AS INTERMITTENT HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONS, THEN AN AIRBAG LIGHT, NOW ALL THREE ARE CONTINUOUSLY INOPERATIVE. I DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM MYSELF, GOT A $200.00 ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING. HAVE NOT YET HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AS YET DUE TO COST; AM AWAITING RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM MANUFACTURER. DT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL, SPEED CONTROL, LOCKS, WARNING LIGHTS. DT

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK SINCE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. DEALER WANTS $500+ TO FIX. SEVERAL OTHER CHRYSLER OWBNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING, ALSO HORN & THE CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL, AND AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD.*AK

MY 'AIR BAG' LIGHT FLICKERED FOR A MONTH AND THEN FINALLY STAYED ON. I DISCOVERED MY HORN DID NOT WORK, OR THE CRUISE CONTROL. I REPLACED THE FUSES, AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I CONTACTED MY REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD OTHER MINIVANS HAD THE SAME PROBLE. HE REFERRED ME TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE "CLOCKSWITCH". IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $250 TO REPAIR. HE INFORMED ME THAT MY AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK, IN ADDITION TO THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN. I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A DEFECT AND NOT A REALL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE OVER 124,511 OF THESE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE, AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE OUT THERE WHERE THE OPERATORS ARE UNAWARE THEIR AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A SFETY ISSUE!!!!!! PLEASE INVESTIGATE!!!*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND THEY REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN JUNE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING WITHOUT THEM EVEN LOOKING AT IT. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN WOULD FAIL NEXT. SURE ENOUGH, ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN CEASED TO FUNCTION. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 1997 CARAVAN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THE DEALER KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT SIGHT UNSEEN, THAT INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I SEE THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ACTION#EA01007) INTO THIS VERY PROBLEM, AND I HOPE THAT IT RESULTS IN A RECALL SOON. THE DEALER WANTS ALMOST $300.00 TO FIX IT. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUS, HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLSUTER MODULE GAUGES AND OVERHEAD COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONING. ALSO SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. DEALER SUSPECTED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND STATED THAT BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER REFUSED REPAIRS, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM THAT OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE ARE HAVING, HE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, THE MANUFACTURER RECALLED 2 CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT OTHER MODELS SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. *TT

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MODULE WAS REPLACED AT 64,000 MILES. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, AND CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TT

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, HORN STOPPED BLOWING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CLOCK SPRING CONTROLS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PART(CLOCK SPRING) HAS FAILED ON OTHER VEHICALS AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLS ON SOME OF THESE VEHICALS FOR THE SAME PART.*AK

BROUGHT VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER DEALER IN BLOOMINGTON, MN. THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE IN CHRYSLER MINI VANS. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT A CHRYSLER PROBLEM, BUT UP TO THE OWNER TO REPAIR. ESTIMATED AT $300.00 COST. ALSO CALLED CHYSLER CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE, SAME ANSEWER: TOO BAD, THEY ERRORED AT MY EXPENSE. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND I DON'T CONSIDER THE HORN AND AIRBAGS FRILLS. ADDITIONALLY, I UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER HAS ALREADY REPLACED OVER 124,000 OF THESE PARTS AT OWNER EXPENSE. *AK

HORN IS NOT WORKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK ON HORN, AND FOUND THAT CLOCK SPRING WAS BROKEN. ALSO, AIR BAGS WERE NOR WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND CONSUMER SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THIS .*AK

CLOCK SPRING BROKE AND DISENGAGED HORN, AND AIRBAG. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLIMINATED ON DASHBOARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE POSSIBLY EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, THE INSURED IS ASKING IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS REGARDING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. CLAIM #12-0651-368.*YH

VEHICLE POSSIBLY EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, THE INSURED IS ASKING IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS REGARDING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. CLAIM #12-0651-368.*YH

THE INSTRUMENT GAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE BATTERY BE REPLACED. *YD

THE INSTRUMENT GAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE BATTERY BE REPLACED. *YD

THE CLOCK SPRING SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON SAFETY FAILURE IN THE 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. THIS CLOCK SPRING PROVIDES POWER FOR MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE AIRBAG AND HORN.. *AK

THERE IS APPARENTLY A COMMON SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF THESE VEHICLES AND THE FUNCTIONS IN THE STEERING COLUMN STOP WORKING. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE HORN AND AIR BAG. SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ...

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED COULD NOT DISENGAGE THAT SYSTEM BY THE STEERING COLUMN, AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, HORN HAS FAILED TO FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING WAS THE COMPONENT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE PULLING VEHICLE IN PARKING GARAGE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER RAISED HOOD AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO CONTACT INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK

LOSS OF CONTROL OF CRUSE CONTROL. HORN DID NOT WORK ( ON INDICATION PRIOR). *AK

HORN WON'T BLOW, CRUISE CONTROL ONLY WORKS INTEMITTENTLY, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY.*AK

CLOCK SPRINGS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND HORN/CRUISE CONTROL HAVE GONE OUT DUE TO THIS DEFAULT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT WAS THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *YH

HORN/CRUISE CONTROL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, THEN FAILED. I NOW UNDERSTAND THE AIR BAGS WERE ON THAT CIRCUIT AS WELL, BUT I HAD NO WAY OF CHECKING THAT AT THE TIME, AND THE GARAGE DID NOT GIVE ME ANY INDICATION THAT THIS FAILURE WAS DANGEROUS. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO FIX THESE THINGS ON OTHER CHRYSLER MINI-VANS BEOFRE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THAT HORN STOPPED WORKING, AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON AND STAYING ON. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK, AND HORN WON'T BLOW.*AK

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. *AK *SLC

CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, AND THEN AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, HORN WOULD NOT WORK.*AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COLUMN WHERE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON/LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, TOOK TO DEALER, CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WERE 2.8 MILLION OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WITH THE SAME KIND OF VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO INDICATES THAT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *YH

THE COURTESY LIGHT IN THE DOOR BURNED OUT. NLM CONSUMER STATES WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMLY DIFFICULT TO TURN, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW STRUTS AND A NEW RACK AN PINION, ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WOPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STAYS ON.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL QUIT WORKING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. THEN CONSUMER WILL LET VEHICLE SET FOR ABOUT AN HOUR , AND WILL START AGAIN.*AK THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. VEHICLE IS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER STALLING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING A ANY TYPES OF TURNS WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FIRE WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES, POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED.

NO SUMMARY

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CLAIM # 12-0651-368. NLM

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CLAIM # 12-0651-368. NLM

THE ORIGINAL BATTERY FAILED AT 27,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED IN MARCH 1999 WITH A NEW 60 MONTH BATTERY. NOW 17 MONTHS LATER THE BATTERY HAS FAILED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SHORT LIFE OF BATTERIES IN THESE MINIVANS. A SIDE NOTE IS MY SISTER INLAW HAS A 98 T&C WITH 26K AND HER BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE ON THIS. THANKS!

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE SELF-ACTUATED OVER 100 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO DEALER (GALEANA) SEVEN (7) TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS SOME KIND OF "SHORT CIRCUIT" IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND WE MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR. IT IS STARTLING TO THE DRIVER TO HAVE THE WIPERS COME ON SUDDENLY WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR.

BATTERY FAILS WITHOUT WARNING AND AFTER FAILURE WILL NOT TAKE AFTER JUMP STARTED. NLM

BATTERY FAILED. *YC

BATTERY FAILED. *YC

BATTERY FAILED. YH

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. PROBLEM IS NOTICED WHEN MAKING A STOP OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED FIRE.

ELECTRICAL FIRE, BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER.

VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AFTER AN HOUR PARKED IN GARAGE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE OUT OF GARAGE, SMOKE DECREASED AFTER VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND FOUND THE CAUSE IN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD. REPAIR MADE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE.

VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE OF AN UNSOLVABLE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION.

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, EITHER IN THE FUSE BREAKER BLOCK, WIRING HARNESS OR BATTERY, STARTED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TOTALLY BURNED THE VEHICLE.

FAILURE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED BATTERY TO FAIL.

BATTERY FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

WHILE THE WIFE OF THE COMSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 45 MPH. THE DASHBOARD ELECTRICAL POWER WENT OFF, AIR CONDITIONER AND ENGINE STILL RUNNING; DEALER WILL START WORKING ON VEHICLE TUESDAY JULY 8, 1997. *AK

BUNDLE OF WIRE UNDER HOOD FELL DUE TO NOT BEING CLAMPED, SERPENTINE BELT WORE THROUGH CASING ON WIRE BUNDLE, SPLITTING CAM SENSOR WIRE.