1998 Chrysler Town And Country

WHEN GOING THROUGH AVERAGE SIZE PUDDLE, SERPENTINE BELT CAME OFF. THIS DISABLES ALL STEERING CONTROL AND ALTERNATOR/COOLANT SYSTEM, ETC. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. HAVE REPLACED BELT MYSELF NUMEROUS TIMES. FAILURE OF TENSIONER AND 2 OTHER PULLEYS EVENTUALLY NEEDED AT COST OF $300+. WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN... I SEE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED H (HOT) POSITION. STOPPED VEHICLE ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND INSPECTED COOLANT. NO COOLANT IN SYSTEM. ADDED COOLANT, DROVE 3 MILES, REPEATED. HAD TOWED TO PRIVATE GARAGE. MECHANIC REPLACED COOLANT LINES TO REAR HEAT AT A COST OF $321. MECHANIC STATED THAT LINES WERE ROTTED THROUGHOUT. STATED THAT EVERY T&C HE SEES WITH REAR HEAT HAS COOLANT LINE FAILURE SUCH AS THIS. STATES THEY ARE OF INFERIOR QUALITY, CHEAP ALUMINUM WITH NO PROTECTION. CANNOT GUARANTEE THEY WILL NOT FAIL AGAIN. *TR

SERPENTINE BELT/PULLEY DEFECTIVE BELT IS GUARANTEED TO SLIP OFF VAN) DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. BELT AND PULLEY HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED ,BUT STILL COULD NNOT DRIVE IN RAIN DUE TO BELT COMING OFF. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE YOU LOSS OF STEERING, POSSIBLE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND LEAVES YOU AND YOUR PASSENGERS STRANDED ON THE ROAD. I WOULDN'T ATTEMP TO DRIVE IN SNOW OR SLEET, ESPECIALLY WITH LOSS OF POWER STERRING. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START SOMETIMES AND HAS BEEN TOWED TWICE. WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, THE GAUGES WILL GO TO ZERO AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIM. WHEN IDLING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AND SEVERAL WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE. THE MECHANIC AND THE DEALER WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 121,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,900.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MILES OR MORE AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT STATED IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE STEERING. THE FRONT AXLE WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED, THE WHEELS WERE ROTATED TO ENSURE THEY WEREN'T BENT, AND NEW MOTOR MOUNTS WERE INSTALLED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED FOR OVER 2 YEARS. THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON AND STAYED ON FOR A 1/4 OF A MILE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ABS PUMP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *AK

I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN AND I WAS GETTING REAL SLEEPY EVERY TIME I DROVE IT . UPON INSPECTION BY AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I WAS INFORMED THE EXPANSION JOINT ON THE EXHAUST PIPE CROSSOVER PIPE WAS CRACKED AND LETTING FUMES ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE REPAIR PART IS OVER $500 WHICH THE MECHANIC SAID WAS VERY MUCH OVERPRICED. THIS EXPANSION JOINT IS MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL WHICH GETS VERY BRITTLE WITH HEAT AND WILL CRACK OVER TIME WITH EXTENDED USE. THE PART WAS USED ON CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AND VOYAGER MINIVANS. I FEEL DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS DEFECT, THESE VANS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED WITHOUT COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. *JB

1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TS THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE BELT AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE NOISY. THE HANDBRAKE DID NOT HOLD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEVER AND CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOISY. THE REAR HATCH LOCK WAS INOPERATIVE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A SERPENTINE BELT PROBLEM. SHE REPLACED THE BELT THREE TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE FIRST PROBLEM EMERGED WHEN THE BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST WHEN THE BREAKAGE OCCURRED. THE NEXT TWO TIMES THE BELT ITSELF DID NOT BREAK, IT CAME OFF THE PULLEY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ALL THREE TIMES.*AK