Engine belt squeak/failure/falling off. Replace belt.
1997 Chrysler Town and Country: grinding or squealing brakes
5 of the 386 complaints about the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country describe grinding or squealing brakes.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 12 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Grinding or squealing brakes by model year
What owners say
This morning when I put the car in drive, I heard a loud constant squealing noise. I attempt to turn the steering wheel to the left, but the van took off striaght ahead and would not turn and crashed into a parked car, which was totalled afterwards. Although my foot was on the brakes at all times, my van continued to propel forward. It then knocked over a tree approx. 12 ft. Tall and finally stopped when it ran into a neighbors shrubs. Fortunately, no one was injured or walking in front of the van at the time or perhaps someone may have been killed. Upon investigation, there was visible skid marks from where my van was parked to where it finally stopped, which was over 60 feet away. Ironicallly, my van was still drivable after all the damaged it had done. I had it towed to a local chrysler dealership, they conducted a test drive and found nothing out of the ordinary. I have serious reservation about ever driving my van again. If there have ever been any similiar complaints, please let me know. I can be contacted at 011 49 6202 29935 or email [email protected].
Serious grinding in brakes at 38000 miles. 45000 miles dealer noted discs wore corroeded and warped. Brakes now rattle during braking.
While attempting to come to a stop the brakes would grind like metal to metal. Brakes had to serviced five (5) times in the past year. Dealer has been notifed.
Steering wheel and column has intermittent grinding noise and vibrates at speeds between 25 and 35 MPH.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Snow/water ingestion into rear brake drum
- Snow/water ingestion into rear brake drum
- Snow/water ingestion into rear brake drum
- A condition may exist where a low frequency howl / moan noise is heard from the rear brake area during low...
- On some vehicles, while driving through deep or blowing snow / water, the snow / water may enter the rear...
- Information regarding snow / water entering the rear brake drums
- Information on rear wheel park brake actuator / lever service
- Some vehicles may experience a rattle in the area of the rear wheels caused by the parking brake actuator...
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- What is wrong
- The master cylinder rear seal, between the hydraulic fluid and the vacuum reservoir, may not seal adequately allowing hydraulic fluid to be drawn into the power assist vacuum reservoir.
- Risk
- As the hydraulic fluid in the master cylinder reservoir decreases, the level sensor will detect the loss of fluid and illuminate the instrument panel brake warning lamp. Continued operation of the vehicle with the warning lamp illuminated can result in extended stopping distances.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the brake master cylinder on all affected vehicles. Addendum (4-14-97): vehicles inspected per chrysler recall no. 707 and found to be outside the listed suspect master cylinder date code range, must now have the master cylinder primary piston replaced (chrysler recall no. 714).
Recall number 96V215000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country grinding brakes
Is grinding or squealing brakes a common problem on the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country?
5 of 386 owner complaints about the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country (1%) mention grinding or squealing brakes. The model year with the most reports is 2008.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country?
There is 1 recall and 12 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country
Airbag light 46Adaptive cruise 34Wipers 27Stalling 17Loss of power 13Power steering loss 12Transmission failure 11Headlights 10ABS 6Ball joint 6Brake failure 6Check engine light 6Fire or smoke 6Door locks 5
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