1999 Chrysler Town AND Country transmission problems

POWER TRAIN

I WAS DRIVING ON STREET AND BRAKES WENT OUT. DID NOT HIT ANYONE BUT HAD TO DRIVE TO SHOP DO TO NO BRAKES VERY SLOW. BRAKES LINE RUSTED OUT AND HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AND GO. ALL PARTS OF VAN IS RUSTING FRAME THAT HOLDS MOTOR IN RUSTED AND CAN NOT TRADE IN DO TO DEALER SAID IT IS A SAFETY FACTOR AND IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED DO TO RUST.

NHTSA complaint #10891743 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

ON THIS DAY I WAS SITING IN MY VAN WITH THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION RESETTING MY CLOCKS IN THE VEHICLE I RESTED MY HAND ON THE SHIFTER WHEN IT RELEASED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE GEAR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING THERE ARE NO BRAKES BECAUSE OF POWER BRAKING YOU CANT STOP ON A DIME SO I QUICKLY ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING DOWN MY DRIVE. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE SINCE THEY DID NOT INSTALL THIS SAFTEY FEATURE ON ANY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN TO DATE ALSO I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH WHEN IT RAINS THE SERPENTINE BELT FALLS OFF THE PULLEYS IF WATER SPLASHES UP ONTO THE BELT ITSELF CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING DUE TO THIS DEFECT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT AGAIN REFUSES TO RECALL THE VEHICLES FOR A SAFER FIX SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEOFE THEY KILL SOMEONE.

NHTSA complaint #10465735 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED EDITION, IT STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I GOT THAT REPLACED, THE LIGHTS THAT TURN ON THE WIPERS AND AIR KEEP BLINKING AND WILL NOT TURN OFF, THE VANS' PANEL LIGHTS WON'T CUT ON AND THE VAN WON'T START. WHEN IT DOES START, IT CUTS OFF AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS. AFTER IT DOES THAT, IT WON'T START AGAIN FOR 24 HOURS. SOMETIMES I UNLOCK THE DOORS AND THE LOCKS RELOCK THEMSELVES BEFORE I CAN OPEN THE DOOR. THE ALARM CUTS ITSELF ON AND SOMETIMES LOCKS ME OUT THE CAR TO WHERE I CAN'T PUT THE KEY IN THE DOOR. WHEN I AM ABLE TO CUT THE ALARM OFF AND TRY TO START IT, IT WILL START FOR 3 SECONDS THEN CUT OFF CONSTANTLY UNTIL IT DOESN'T START AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED A NUMBER OF TIMES, NO DEALERSHIP I HAVE TALKED TO SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SOME DEALERS WON'T EVEN TAKE THE VAN AS A TRADE-IN. THIS WAS AN INVESTMENT FOR MY FAMILY TO TRAVEL, NOW I'M TO SCARED TO LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE VAN FROM FEAR OF BEING STRANDED. LAST NIGHT WE WERE STRANDED AND HAD TO CALL A CAB TO PICK US UP FOR A $50 RIDE HOME. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A CONSUMER TO GO THROUGH THESE PROBLEMS AND CHRYSLER HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A QUICK FIX AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. GOING THROUGH THESE PROBLEMS MAKES WANT TO NEVER OWN ANOTHER AMERICAN MADE CAR, AND THEY WONDER WHY PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO BUY FOREIGN CARS WITH HIGHER PRICES BUT BETTER LONGEVITY.

NHTSA complaint #10324742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

1999 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED: PROBLEM(S) WORSENING - BECOMING MORE FREQUENT OVER LAST 3 YRS: START VAN, RUNS 5-10 SECS, THEN SHUTS OFF, DISCONNECT BATTERY-WAIT 3 MINS, CRANKED IN BEGINNING, NOW ONLY 50/50: SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND SHUT SYSTEM DOWN 24 HRS, DISCONNECT BATTERY BUT NO STARTL 24 HOURS, HAD NEW KEY MADE AT DEALERSHIP USE VIN, PROBLEMS PERSISTS: REAR VENT WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING, CHANGED MOTORS AND SWITCHES, PROBLEM CONTINUES: HEATER IN SEATS RECALLED, DEALER REPLACED; HEATERS ON RECALL BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE BOTTOM COVER(LEATHER)HAS HOLE FROM WHERE HEATER BURNING THROUGH, NOW HEATERS COME ON/OFF AT WILL: GAUGES GO OFF WITH ENGINE RUNNING, BACK ON WHEN THEY GET READY: RADIO AND POWER WINDOWS INTERMITTENT: TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST WHEN EXITING INTERSTATE AFTER TRAVELING IN OD FOR 100 MILES, HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES, NOT CONTINUOUS: ALARM SOUNDS IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT AND WHEN STANDING IN STREET 25FT+ BEHIND THE VAN; MANUFACTURED ON 4/17/98 SO 1999 HAS MOSTLY 1998 PARTS, REAL PROBLEMATIC WHEN PURCHASING PARTS: NOTE: HAVE TWO 1999 T&C LIMITEDS, ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS THE OTHER (RED) ONLY PAINT CLEAR COAT PEELING; HAD TO TOW VAN SEVERAL TIMES. NOW HAVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND LOCK SWITCH IN DRIVER'S DOOR REPLACE. NEXT STEP CHANGE BCM: I AM THROWING $1S AT VAN, DEALERSHIPS (MORE THAN ONE) SAY NO IDEA CAUSATION. DEALER HAS REPLACED BATTERY, CABLES, BELT, MAINTENANCE ON TRANSMISSION +). YOUR URL FROM CHAT ROOMS AND FORUMS. MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. NO LUCK WITH THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS EITHER. HAVE OWNED MANY CHRYSLER AND DODGE PRODUCTS, THESE MAY BE LAST! THANK YOU. PASTOR STEVE RANDALL

NHTSA complaint #10203097 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THERE IS NOT A LOCKING MECHANISM TO PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. I NOTICED IT BY ACCIDENT ONE DAY WHILE I WAS CLEANING IT AND ACCIDENTALLY PULLED IT INTO GEAR. NOT ONLY IS THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN BUT IS ALSO A THEFT ISSUE. CHRYSLER REALLY NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE WITH SOME OF THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE!

NHTSA complaint #10175142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JULY 14, 2005. WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLDER, I WOULD BACK THE VEHICLE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND IT WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE FOR 25 TO 30 SECONDS. AT TIMES IT WOULD ALSO FAIL TO ENGAGE AFTER MAKING A FULL STOP. I BELIEVED THIS TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THEY WERE USING A "NEW AND IMPROVED FLUID". THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT HAPPENS ON HIS NEW CAR ALSO. IF WHAT HE SAYS IS TRUE I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE AREN'T MANY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION? I USED A NOVEMBER DATE AS THE INCIDENT DATE, BUT IT HAPPENS MANY TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #10164497 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LX. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TANNER MOTORS DODGE CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH AND JEEP 703 WASHINGTON ST. P.O. BOX 484 BRAINERD, MINNESOTA 56401 PH. NO. 218-829-3597 ON 6-23-05 BECAUSE TRANSMISSION BROKE. HE PICKED IT BACK UP FROM DEALER ON 6-24-05, AND ON 7-11-05 THE TRANSMISSION EXPLODED BECAUSE OF THE DRIVE TRAIN PIN BROKE. AT THE TIME THAT TRANSMISSION EXPLODED THERE WERE 5 PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONSUMER STATED THAT AT LEAST 80 PERCENT OF THE PIN BROKE. CONSUMER KEPT THE PIN. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED TANNER MOTORS HE TALKED TO A MECHANIC, WHO HE TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 1997-1999. MODELS. WHEN CONSUMER ASKED FOR SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION MECHANIC TOLD HIM HE WOULD HAVE TO CONSULT THE MANAGER. AS OF NOW NO ONE HAS GOTTEN BACK WITH THE CONSUMER, WHO CONTACTED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER HAS HADRECALL REPAIRS DONE NHTSA RECALL. 00V268000 ON 5-6-04 FOR THE NITROLE RUBBER O-RING, INVOICE NO.CHCS168552, JOB 3 14CHZZ1. THIS WAS DONE AT CONSUMER' S EXPENSE, AND HE WAS NOT INFORMED THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL. CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHCILE USED, IT HAD 70,000 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA complaint #10128783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS 12 MONTH WAIT ON REPAIRS TO HIS VEHILCE.

NHTSA complaint #10109214 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

I HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE 2001 WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VAN, AND I AM TIRED OF SPENDING MONEY ON THIS PROBLEM, AND NOW THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I HAD NO WARNING OF THAT.

NHTSA complaint #10098591 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AT 60,000 MILES BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, AND THE TRANSMISSION STAYED IN FIRST GEAR ONLY. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10083217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE MOVING.

NHTSA complaint #10080556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ABOUT CHRYSLER TRANSMISSIONS. ITS A DOWN RIGHT SHAME TO HAVE TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN A CAR WITH THIS LOW OF MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10071029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

INPUT AND OUTPUT SENSORS FAILED IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CAUSING LIMP HOME MODE TO BE ESTABLISHED. REPAIR COMPLETED WITH COST $423.

NHTSA complaint #10062556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AT 68,000 MILES JERKS HARSHLY DOWN SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS. UPON REMOVING PAN, METAL PIECES IN PAN. TOWING TO TRANSMISSION SHOP WITH EXPECTED REBUILD REQUIRED.

NHTSA complaint #10038906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHEN GOING UP HILL (DRIVEWAY) VEHICLE DOES NOT PULL LIKE NORMAL, IT HESITATES AND STUTTERS. I MUST PUT IT INTO LOW IN ORDER TO PULL THE HILL. ALSO, WHEN REVERSING VEHICLE VIBRATES AND MOVES VERY SLOWLY. VEHICLE DRIVES FINE IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS PULLING UP HILL AFTER A STOP AND REVERSING AT ANY TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10033152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

WHILE DRIVING AT 15/20 MPH TRANSMISSION HOSE BURST. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE. CAUSE OF THE HOSE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.

NHTSA complaint #10034140 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE OR PULL INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, AND AT TIMES THE VEHICLE DID NOT GO INTO REVERSE.

NHTSA complaint #10009972 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE ACCELERATES MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO REGAIN CONTROL TO DECELERATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

NHTSA complaint #10004871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

FOLLOWING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE SERVICE BY A SEARS AUTO CENTER MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL AND FOUND IT OVER-FILLED BY OVER A PINT. I PULLED THE EXCESS OUT TO GET IT TO THE PROPER LEVEL. WHEN IT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND PARTICLES IN THE PAN AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. TS IN TALKING TO THE SEARS AUTO CENTER ABOUT THE ISSUE, IT WAS REVEALED THEY DO NOT EVEN CARRY THE PROPER ATF (ATF+3 OR +4) FOR CHRYSLER TRANSMISSIONS. OBVIOUSLY, WHEN THEY "TOPPED IT OFF" THEY USED DEXRON/MERCON. CURIOUS IF SEARS AUTO CENTERS GENERALLY DID THE SAME, I CHECKED WITH ANOTHER CENTER AND FOUND THE SAME PROCEDURE (I.E. USING THE WRONG FLUID) TO BE IN PLACE, ALTHOUGH THEIR SERVICE MANUAL SPECS TELL THEM TO USE ONLY ATF +3 IN THAT CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THIS MAY BE A LARGER PROBLEM THAN LOCAL AND COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE POOR RECORD OF CHRYSLER TRANSMISSIONS IN RECENT YEARS. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT SURFACED (OR MADE PUBLIC) BY EITHER SEARS OR CHRYSLER.

NHTSA complaint #10002829 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

TRANSFER CASE BLEW OUT AFTER A SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN WITH A SPARE TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

NHTSA complaint #8019532 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #753527 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #8009025 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ON THREE OCCASIONS, ONCE SITTING STILL, SECOND BACKING, THIRD AT 55 MPH, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL.

NHTSA complaint #755732 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

IT IS POSSIBLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE WITHOUT FIRST APPLYING THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH SMALL CHILDREN. MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!

NHTSA complaint #754179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF BUYING THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW A LOUD NOISE DEVELOPED WHILE STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS THAT WAS LATER ASCRIBED TO A LOOSE BELT. A FEW MONTHS LATER, WHILE SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 45-50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT DEAD AND THE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO MUCH FASTER THAN ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS WAS LATTER DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO SOME FAULTY SENSOR. JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT, WITH THE VEHICLE BARELY 2 YEARS OLD, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NEW BATTERY WAS NEEDED. NOW I HAVE THIS HUMMING NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES WITH BARELY 31K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WHAT'S NEXT? THIS THING (SO-CALLED VEHICLE) HAS ALREADY COST US MUCH LOST TIME (TAKING IT TO THE DEALER) AND THE ASSOCIATED MONEY IN LOST WAGES!

NHTSA complaint #754181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF BUYING THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW A LOUD NOISE DEVELOPED WHILE STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS THAT WAS LATER ASCRIBED TO A LOOSE BELT. A FEW MONTHS LATER, WHILE SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 45-50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT DEAD AND THE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO MUCH FASTER THAN ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS WAS LATTER DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO SOME FAULTY SENSOR. JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT, WITH THE VEHICLE BARELY 2 YEARS OLD, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NEW BATTERY WAS NEEDED. NOW I HAVE THIS HUMMING NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES WITH BARELY 31K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WHAT'S NEXT? THIS THING (SO-CALLED VEHICLE) HAS ALREADY COST US MUCH LOST TIME (TAKING IT TO THE DEALER) AND THE ASSOCIATED MONEY IN LOST WAGES!

NHTSA complaint #754181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH IT WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF,WHEN IT SLOWS TO 5MPH IT SHIFTS BACK INTO DRIVE BY ITSELF.HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN LAST 2 YEARS COMPUTER SHOWS NO ERROR CODES AND I AM TOLD NEVER COULD HAPPEN AS I DESCRIBE IT. NOT POSSIBLE ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER. SO FAR LUCKY NO ACCIDENTS. PLEASE HELP.

NHTSA complaint #748360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.