1997 Chrysler Town And Country

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

MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING A 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VAN WHEN SHE STOPPED TO PICK UP YARD SALE SIGNS. WHEN SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IT PARK, SHE EXITED THE VAN AND STARTED WALKING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VAN WHEN IT SELF-SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, KNOWN AS THE PARK-TO-REVERSE DEFECT. THE VAN KNOCKED MY MOTHER DOWN AND PINNED HER UNDER THE VAN WHERE SHE DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND YOU HAVE EVEN INVESTIGATED THIS VERY DEFECT 3 OR 4 TIMES PREVIOUS TO MY MOTHERS DEATH AND HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT, NOW I DON'T HAVE A MOTHER. *TR THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN ENGINEER AND HE CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE DID HAVE THE PARK-TO REVERSE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO FALSE PARK AND SECONDS LATER, IT WOULD GO INTO REVERSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED, IT HAPPENED FOUR OUT OF TEN TIMES. UPDATED IVOQ 11/17/10 THE CONSUMER STATED NONE OF THE RECALLS THAT WERE ISSUED, REALLY FIXED THE ACTUAL DEFECT IN THE SHIFT SELECTOR OF THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED IVOQ 12/10/10.*JB UPDATED 12/21/10.*JB

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

I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE 1997 CHRYSLER MINI VAN SHOCK TOWER. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO BE LOOKED AT BECAUSE IT WAS RIDING ROUGH IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STRUTS 7/13/04 AT 107,819 MILES. ON 11/19/04 I HAD THE FRONT END REALIGNED AT, BECAUSE IT WASN'T HANDLING POORLY. THEY FOUND IT VERY DANGEROUS, THE LEFT FRONT STRUT LOWER MOUNT BOLTS WERE LOOSE/CAUSING STRUT TO POP IN KNUCKLE MOUNT AND BOTH BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THEN NOW, 5/27/08 AT APPROXIMATELY 170,780 MILES I WAS TOLD ME THAT THE RIGHT STRUT WAS BAD AND THE LEFT STRUT WAS READY TO POP THROUGH THE FRAME OF THE CAR WHERE IT WAS RUSTED. THIS IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE HOOD, I DO NOT SEE ANY REASON FOR IT RUSTING. I WAS TOLD IT COULD OF BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR US IF THE LEFT STRUT HAD POPPED OUT. CHRYSLER SELLS A KIT SPECIFICALLY TO REINFORCE THIS PROBLEM, IT IS PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION: 5080009-AA (CAP SHOCK 23034233), 5086513-AB (CAP PKG S 23034233) AND 5083855-AA (ADHESIVE 1081005). THEY ALSO HAD TO INSTALL LONGER BOLTS, SO THE CAR COULD BE ALIGNED CORRECTLY. AFTER REPAIRING THE SHOCK TOWER AND REPLACING THE STRUTS, IT WAS REALIGNED. I DID WITHOUT MY CAR FOR OVER 4 WEEKS. I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SHOCK TOWER, THEY SELL A KIT SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEFECT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR