2000 Chrysler Town And Country

NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE HAS LED TO STRUT TOWERS RUSTING AND SEPARATING UNDER THE HOOD, CAUSING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME TO REPAIR WITH A "STRUT TOWER REPAIR KIT". THEY THEN EXPLAINED THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT IN CHRYSLER/DODGE MINIVANS FROM 1996-2000 AND THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #23-044-02 ABOUT THE CONDITION AND REPAIR. IF LEFT UNDIAGNOSED AND UN-REPAIRED, THIS COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE OWNER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. DUE TO THE # OF INCIDENTS & REPAIRS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRODUCT DESIGN DEFECT. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE KIT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL WOULD NOT BE ISSUED...BECAUSE NO ONE HAS DIED YET? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE FAN BELT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES WHEN IT WAS SNOWING OR RAINING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THREE OUT OF FIVE TIMES WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FIVE TIMES WHERE THE FAN BELT WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SEPARATED FROM THE ALTERNATOR CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO FAIL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A PROTECTIVE SPLASH GUARD AND CAUSED WATER TO PENETRATE, SEPARATING THE SERPENTINE BELT FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE SERPENTINE BELT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

HANKOOK P215/65R16 96T TIRE BLOW OUT ON A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, NO DRY ROT LOCATED ON REAR LEFT SIDE. HAVE PHOTOS AVAILABLE SHOWING BLOWOUT, CONDITION OF TIRE, ALMOST A PERFECT CUT FROM RIM TO RIM. CAUSED DAMAGE TO FUEL FILLER NECK AND FILL PORT AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER AND SURFICAL DAMAGE FROM TREAD OF TIRE. *TR

AFTER REPEATED SERPENTINE BELT REPLACEMENT ON 2000 T&C THE BELT HAS SLIPPED OFF DURING A "MINOR" RAIN STORM, THE BELT SLIPPED OFF AGAIN AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND I CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS WELL AS A BUSINESS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THAT BECAUSE THE NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED AN "OFFICIAL" RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. WHAT ARE MY TAX DOLLARS BEING SPENT ON? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTOR FRACTURED AND GASOLINE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ETHANOL AND FUEL WAS DRYING OUT THE PLASTIC AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

AFTER GETTING CAUGHT IN AN EARLY EVENING'S THUNDERSTORM, I ATTEMPTED A REGULAR, RIGHT TURN OFF US 34 TOWARD OUR SUBDIVISION. OUR 2000 CHRYSLER MINI VAN LOST POWER STEERING DURING THE TURN. I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP COMPLETELY WITH IN MY LANE. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS IN THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANE. AFTER REGAINING MY COMPOSURE, I DECIDING IT WAS OK TO "LIMP" HOME WITH THE VAN, THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION. I NOTICED A LOT OF THE DASH LIGHTS WERE TRIGGERED, WHICH INDICATED TO ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NO LONGER WORKING FOR THE FINAL COUPLE OF BLOCKS. THIS AFFECTED THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND SLOWED THE WIPER SPEED. THIS ALSO AFFECTED THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THAT PREVENTED THE DEFOGGER FROM WORKING PROPERLY. ONCE AT HOME, I FOUND THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD COME OFF. IN ANOTHER MOMENT OF TIME, THE BELT'S COMING OFF MIGHT HAVE EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN MORE DISASTER. CONSULTING THE AUTO REPAIR PLACE, (WHICH HAD REPLACED THE SAME BELT IN JUNE), I HAD THE VAN TOWED IN, WHERE A NEW BELT WAS INSTALLED. NOTHING ELSE WAS FOUND AMISS IN THE SYSTEM. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS THE RAIN OR A PARTICULAR PUDDLE HAD THE EFFECT OF CAUSING THE WET BELT TO SLIP OFF DURING THE TURN. AND IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD SEEN SIMILAR "WET BELT" ISSUES FROM MY VAN'S MANUFACTURER. NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH THE VAN FOR FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN WITH WORSE CONSEQUENCES.

MY 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN, HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT COMING OFF WHILE IT IS RAINING. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAUSE THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT AND THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES. I REALLY WISH SOMEONE WOULD BE ETHICAL ENOUGH FROM CHRYSLER OR NHTSA TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING INTO A REPAIR SHOP WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGN BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DETOUR AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE; AND STATED THAT A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.