1997 Chrysler Town and Country: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Aug 1, 2015 · Electrical, Wheels · 204 miles · MI

Well I'am having electrical issues now I close my hood and my 4 ways start blinking, I turn on my van and the ABS & and air bag light come on when I start it but never go off.the cv boot is bad and the half shalf on passenger side I think its making alot of sound when I go down the road ,I already brought brand new outter tie rod ends for both sides, and swag bar lings brand new for both sides springs and mounts, and struts the radio seems to fade in and out you can not see any station numbers or clock time on it so I figured its and elec issues and now in the last couple of day like about july29th, 2015 , I got back home and noticed my temperture light on dash came on and it said h it was it was hot, the day before I just paid for and oil change and thats because their was oil all over the engine and to find out the bolts were all loose but 1 which was striped, but anyways now my fans are not going around and its not keeping my van cool my husband has checked all fuses but can't find the relay for the radiator fan if that even has anything to do with it, I have put over 1,000 in this van now, I'am handid cap and I really need my van to get me around I also don't have the remote to open the doors or lock it so I have to do it with the key , it surely would be nice to have a remote that goes with this van , but it surely would be great if things would work right to, I can be driving it down the road and the automatic door locks will be locking and un locking while I'am driving all by their self also the window wipers wipe but the fluid will not come out on the front windows or the back windows, I hope you can help me out I walk with 1 to 2 canes and sometimes a walker, I have braces on my legs and have to help myself at putting my legs in , I really need a mini van that will work for me, thank you.

Filed Sep 5, 2009 · Electrical · 158,000 miles · NY

I turned on the ignition and I have no instrument gauges working on the dash also the service engine light and ABS lights are on. I went to a service tech and had the dash display replaced, the computer and the transmission control module replaced and still have the same problem. Can you help?

Filed Jan 11, 2009 · Electrical · 190,000 miles · MN

1997 chrysler t&c van repeatedly loses all dash gauges so you can not tell how fast you are going etc.. Abs light and service engine soon light come on. No remedy as of yet . Had one mechanic tell me it was the body control module but it would cost over $900 to replace{and that might not fix the problem!}. Also lost wiper function, I have to use the wash function to clear windshield when it's raining or snowing. Mechanic said that is related to the bcm also.

Filed Jan 24, 2005 · Brakes · MI · fire

As head of engineering development at temic automotive, n.a., now owned by continental teves, I was involved in the investigations into hundreds of cases of 'thermal incidents' on ABS controllers on nearly every program. The incidence was highest, on those vehicles with the greatest exposure of the connector to the elements. Our investigations showed that a direct battery to ground short would develop in the presence of moisture and contamination, and even a 'sealed' connector design would not prevent this. The highest failure rate was on the chrysler minivan. An interim fix using a raychem gasket was employed, and even used as a silent recall fix on many customer vehicles. It is my opinion now, that this should have been a recallable issue, should such an direct short situation develop that it might lead to a vehicle fire. I am not aware of any vehicle fires directly traceable to this. I would think the probability would be very low, but I'm sure it is not zero. I think the actions taken, and the vehicles effected, and the lack of warranty coverage for a known defect in many customer cases should be investigated by the federal safety agency. The time period of interest would be from my 1997 up until 2000 or 2001. The main platforms effected would be chrysler minivan, jeeps and ford explorer.

Filed Jul 10, 2003 · Brakes · 118,000 miles · TN

The ABS light came on and stayed on when the temperature was warm. *nlm *scc

Filed Jun 17, 2002 · Airbags, Brakes · TX

1. Steering system locked up while making turns making control of vehicle difficult. Van also made screeching noises while turning. Was told rack and pinion needed replacing per "service bulletin". It was, but did not solve problem. Dealer recommended drive belt and tensioner be replaced. This finally helped. 2. Air bag light and ABS lights came on, and traction control went off at hwy speeds. Air bag light remained on constantly. Dealer says that both air bag clock spring and ABS controler must be replaced. Dealer stated that if these controlers were not replaced, neither the air bags, the horn, the cruise control nor the ABS braking system would work. Please reopen the federal safety agency action investigation #ea01007 for the air bag clock spring in this vehicle. It is important for people to know that if their air bag light won't go off it means that the system is not operational!