2004 Chrysler Town And Country

1) 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN WAS THE THIRD CAR IN A SIX CAR CRASH. IT WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES AND IN FRONT OF A RED MERCEDES WHEN A NISSAN SEDAN SLAMMED INTO THE REAR OF THE LINE OF CARS WITHOUT EVER APPLYING ITS BRAKES. 2) A & B. FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE T&C SLAMMED INTO THE CADILLAC IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF IT SENDING THAT CAR INTO THE TWO CARS FURTHER UP THE LINE. C. THE BACK OF THE OCCUPIED SECOND ROW CAPTAIN'S CHAIR BROKE SENDING ITS OCCUPANT BACKWARDS INTO AN OCCUPANT OF THE THIRD ROW SEAT. FOUR OF THE FIVE SEPTAGENARIANS IN THE T&C WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. THE DRIVER'S HEAD SMASHED INTO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE AND HIS LEFT ARM WAS THROWN VIOLENTLY INTO THE DOOR. MY FATHER, THE DRIVER, SAYS HE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. HE COULD NOT SEE OUT OF HIS LEFT EYE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I FLEW FROM CA TO TX AND DROVE HIS RV TO MY SISTER'S HOME IN VA SO SHE COULD LOOK AFTER MOM AND DAD. THEY AND THEIR RV BUDDIES CUT SHORT THEIR PLANNED TRIP AND ALL THREE RVS RETURNED TO VA THIS WEEK. CHARLIE, ARLENE, AND BETTY ARE RECEIVING MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THEIR INJURIES. 3) THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THEREFORE, IT WILL BE REPLACED WITH A SAFER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE NHTSA SHOWS TWO FOUR STAR AND TWO FIVE STAR RATINGS FOR THIS VEHICLE. *NM

COMPLAINT ABOUT BLIND SPOTS REAR VIEW MIRRORS IN GENERAL - INCLUDING BOTH SIDE MIRRORS AND CENTER MIRROR. I DRIVE A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN. I AM A TALL DRIVER - 6.5 FEET. THE FRONT MIRROR BLINDS MY FORWARD VIEW. ON OCCASION, I HAVE MISSED SEEING A VEHICLE ON A SIDE STREET OR AN ANIMAL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALSO, THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS CREATE A BLIND SPOT WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR SOME TIME IN THE INDUSTRY. BOTH OF THESE SITUATIONS CREATE DANGEROUS POSSIBILITIES AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. CORRECTING THESE SHOULD NOT BE A LARGE ENGINEERING OR COST PROBLEM FOR THE INDUSTRY. I REQUEST THIS COMPLAINT BE PURSUED AGGRESSIVELY BECAUSE THE AUTO COMPANIES WILL NOT DO UNLESS PUSHED. I DO NOT WANT TO BE THE CAUSE OR THE VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THESE CONDITIONS. I WISH TO BE KEPT INFORMED AS TO THE PROGRESS OF THIS COMPLAINT. THANK YOU. *NM

I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONING, POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONING, AND BACK SLIDING DOORS MALFUNCTIONING. ON THE FIRST OCCASION MALFUNCTIONS COULD NOT BE ENACTED. ON SECOND OCCASION, A SWITCH WAS REPLACED. ON JUNE 28, 2006 VAN WAS HIT IN REAR PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR AND THROWN INTO AN 18 WHEELER TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

OWNER OF THE VEHICLE MINI VAN TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED 2005, IMPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES, DELIVERY OF DARMLEY CHRYSLER SERVICES DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V., WHICH WAS ACQUIRED IN FAME QUERTARO, S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO. ON JUNE THE 10TH. 2006 TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AND IT WENT ON AND ON WITHOUT STOPPING, UNTIL THE VEHICLE LOST VELOCITY AND STOPPED BY ITSELF. LAST MONDAY THE CAR WAS SENT FOR REPAIR AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN QUERETARO CITY WITH THE ORDER NUMBER 151713. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS PROBLEM APPEARS, AS YOU MAY NOTICED THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED AND MYSELF AND MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PUT IN SEVERED RISK. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AS FOLLOWS: THE FIRST REPAIR WAS MADE ON MAY 14TH, 2005, BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, AS REPORTED ON THE ORDER OF REPAIR NUMBER 97273 TO AUTOMOBILES DEL BAJIO. THE SECOND REPAIR WAS MADE ON NOVEMBER THE 1ST, 2005, BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, AS REPORTED ON THE ORDER OF REPAIR NUMBER 10841 TO FAME QUERETARO. THE THIRD REPAIR WAS MADE ON JUNE 12, 2006, BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, AS REPORTED ON THE ORDER OF REPAIR NUMBER 15173 TO FAME QUERETARO. THE REPAIR WAS MADE REPLACING THE RIGHT HAND HOSE; IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THEN MAY PUT IN HIGH RISK FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, I ALSO WANT TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE REPORTS OF THE DEFECT OF THIS PART. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OR LESS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY HESITATION OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE DEALER DETERMINED A SPARK PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM RETURNED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL SPARK PLUGS, SPARK PLUG BOOTS, AND THE IGNITION. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR AN ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS A FAULTY EGR VALVE. OTHER PEOPLE TO WHOM THE CONTACT SPOKE TO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE CHRYSLER 3.3 LITRE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAS TO PAY $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE EVERY TIME THAT VEHICLE IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT FEELS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. UPDATED ON 06/01/2006. *AK *TS

MY 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS FOR A PROBLEM CHRYSLER HAS PUT A BULLETIN OUT ON REGARDING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC CODES P0300-P0306 (SPARK PLUGS). THE LIGHT HAS COME ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DURING A 7 MONTH PERIOD. DEALER REPLACED SPARK PLUGS ALL 4 TIMES AND REPROGRAMMED THE TRAN MODULE. THEY ARE GIVING ME THE EXCUSE THAT I AM PROBABLY JUST GETTING DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUGS. I HAVE HAD A COMPUTER IN THE CAR THAT I DROVE WITH AND IT SHOWED NOTHING TO THEM AS THEY TELL ME. THEY SAY CAR ISN'T DOING ANYTHING WHEN THEY DRIVE IT. AFTER 4TH REPAIR I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK AFTER DRIVING ONLY A FEW DAYS TELLING THEM IT STILL IS NOT FIXED, THEY SAY IT DOESN'T DO IT FOR THEM AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE UNLESS THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THE CAR BUCKS, SURGES, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO MIS, CAR HAS BACK FIRED GOING UP HILL, NO POWER GOING UP HILLS OR INCLINES, CAR EVEN LOSES POWER GOING 55 MPH PLUS ON HIGHWAYS, WHEN LIGHT DOES FINALLY COME ON CAR WILL NOT LET YOU GO OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR, FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL BUCKS AND SURGES. THE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON AGAIN YET FOR THE 5TH TIME BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY WITH THE SAME CODES FOR THE SPARK PLUGS, AND AGAIN I WILL BRING IT BACK TO HAVE IT NOT FIXED AGAIN , BY THEM CHANGING THE SPARK PLUGS YET AGAIN. I ALSO SAW A BULLETIN ON THIS SITE ABOUT A CREAK, TICK, AND POP SOUND IN STEERING COLUMN WHICH I ASKED DEALER TO CHECK WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT IN LAST VISIT, THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING, AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT, NOW I SEE OTHER PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY HAVE SAME PROBLEM,, NOT FIXED. I HAVE NO CLUE IF THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND WHAT, IF ANYTHING, COULD HAPPEN . SWAY BAR WAS REPLACED FOR NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, AND REAR WINDOW MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED ALSO ON THIS CAR. *NM