1998 Chrysler Town AND Country fuel system problems
18 of the
397 complaints about the 1998 Chrysler Town AND Country are about the
fuel system — 5% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
142,000 miles.
F
18
Complaints
0
Crashes
5
Fires
1
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Tank Assembly
422.2%
Fuel System, Gasoline
422.2%
Fuel Injection System
422.2%
Delivery
211.1%
Fuel Pump
15.6%
Fuel System, Other
15.6%
Hoses, Lines/Piping, AND Fittings
15.6%
Fuel/Propulsion System
15.6%
Fuel & Propulsion across every Chrysler Town AND Country year
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TURN OFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND MUST RESTART VEHICLE WHILE APPROACHING A LIGHT OR GOING UP A HILL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP PRIOR AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMED ISSUES. HAVE REPORT FROM SHOP INDICATING CONCERN FOR SAFETY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. LOOKED FOR RECALLS REGARDING THIS AND NOTHING REPORTED. AGAIN, VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING INTERMITENTLY AND MUST RESTART VEHICLE. ALL POWER TO VEHICLE STOPS.
NHTSA complaint #10652960 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 143,000 milesBronx, NYFire
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND THEN NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V268000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM) BUT THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED DUE TO A FIRE IN THE FUEL RAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO COVER THE WIRING HARNESS REPAIR DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. UPDATED 08/29/12*LJ UPDATED 08/30/2012
NHTSA complaint #10470649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 101,115 milesNewark, DE
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
RUST THROUGH AT THE GAS TANK OF BRAKE LINE.
NHTSA complaint #10456858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sharpsburg, MD
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTY LXI THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT AND GAGE FLASH AND THE LIGHT BLINKS AND SOME TIMES GO TO EMPTY .TILL I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF . I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE .IS THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS TROUBLE?
NHTSA complaint #10416393 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 143,000 milesAlgonac, MI
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND STARTED HEARING A SCRAPING SOUND. SHE STATED THAT AFTER PULLING OVER SHE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD COME OFF AND THE TANK WAS HANGING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT BOTH OF THE STRAPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 07/18/11
NHTSA complaint #10402846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 199,000 milesGlen Allen, VA
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1998 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. SMELLED GAS INSIDE THE CAR. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED GAS DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR CROSSOVER TUBE. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED IN 2009 WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SO I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LOCATION OF THE GAS LEAK WAS IN THE LOCATION WHERE THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED. I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A $96.00 CHECKOUT FEE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT "THE DEALERS HAD TO EAT TO AND THEY DESERVED THE CHECKOUT FEE". I ASKED THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO WAIVE THE CHECKOUT FEE SINCE THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING SHE COULD DO FOR ME UNLESS I AGREED TO THE CHECKOUT FEE.I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AND IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY.
NHTSA complaint #10378855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Albert LEA, MNFire1 injured
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED ON FIRE AND FIRE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. OWNER JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING FROM A DEALERSHIP. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS SMOKE EVERYWHERE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AND WITHIN 3-4 MINUTES OF PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO SMOKE OCCURRING, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE OWNER IS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT, AND THERE WERE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN ALSO IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. FIRE FIGHTERS TOLD THE OWNERS THAT IF THEY HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANOTHER 100 FEET, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP WITH ALL OCCUPANTS STILL INSIDE. THE VEHICLE/ALL ENGINE PARTS ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE PREGNANT OWNER SUFFERED SEVERE SMOKE INHALATION AND BARELY ESCAPED FETAL DEATH DUE TO SEVERE SMOKE INHALATION.
NHTSA complaint #10353795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 142,000 milesExcelsior Springs, MO
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. ON NOVEMBER 7, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE. HE LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING. HE TOOK THE PART TO CHRYSLER TO PURCHASE THE CLAMP TO REPAIR THE FUEL LINE HIMSELF. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAD TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE FUEL RAILS AND NOT JUST THE CLAMP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE FUEL RAILS LEAKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ON MAY 17, 2002 BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE A PERMANENT REPAIR AND JUST KEEP REPLACING THE FUEL RAILS INSTEAD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 142,000. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FUEL RAIL LEAK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED, HE WAS NOT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED
NHTSA complaint #10210705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 108,000 milesWest Seneca, NY
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LX. CORROSION OF FUEL FILLER TUBE CAUSED A FUEL LEAK AND THE FILLER TUBE HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURY. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC AND THE AUTO SALVAGE FIRMS I CONTACTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE MINIVANS.
NHTSA complaint #10163978 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 120,124 milesPenryn, CAFire
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
A MONTH AGO MY 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN EXPLODED & BURNED. I WAS LUCKILY NOT HURT BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO TELL ME THE FINDINGS OF THEIR INSPECTION REPORT. I REALLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS. THEY SAY I HAVE TO GET AN ATTORNEY & SUE THEM TO HAVE IT RELEASED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO DO THIS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
NHTSA complaint #10141876 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tampa, FL
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
UPON PUTTING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE NEXT DAY UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE FUEL GAGE FLASHED AND STARTED TO MAKE A DINGING NOISE. THE LIGHT STOPPED ILLUMINATING, THE CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE STARTED AGAIN AND THE GAGE BECAME ERRATIC. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BAD FUEL.
NHTSA complaint #10097220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 91,858 milesSanta Rosa, CA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK WAS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK THE DEALER REBUILT THE FUEL STRAPS TO THE TANK THE NEXT DAY. THE FUEL LINE COUPLED AND HAD BROKEN. THE VAN STOPPED AS THE REMAINING GAS IN LINE SPILLED ONTO THE STREET. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10046153 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Port Jefferson, NYFire
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V268 RELATING TO THE FUEL RAIL WAS PERFORMED. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING MANUFACTURER TO PAY OFF BALANCE OF VEHICLE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #565747 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Port Jefferson, NYFire
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
AFTER RECALL REPAIR ON FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAD BEEN DONE, 4 MILES LATER VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA complaint #8008264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Staten ISL, NY
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL, GAS FUMES ENTER THE VEHICLE ALSO. MJS
NHTSA complaint #549147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Alhambra, CA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL PUMP FAILED AND PURGE SOLENOID FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #608989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Alhambra, CA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #608989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gages Lake, IL
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP IS NOISY, LEAKS AND STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY PRIOR TO BEING REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #537853 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.