1998 Chrysler Town and Country: complete transmission failure

Filed May 4, 2006 · Brakes, Engine · WI

1998 chrysler town and country transmission failed while driving on the highway. *ts there was no warning prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to the service dealer who indicated that the vehicle needed a new transmission. The consumer contacted the manufacturer for financial assistance but since the vehicle was out of warranty they refused any assistance. The belt and tensioner were replaced because they were noisy. The handbrake did not hold. The dealer replaced the lever and cable assembly. The front struts were replaced. The sway bar link was replaced because it was noisy. The rear hatch lock was inoperative.

Filed Aug 2, 2004 · Transmission · 63,000 miles · KY

On monday, july 26, 2004, while on a mini-vacation with my family in covington, kentukcy, without warning the transmission failed on our 1998 chrysler town & country xli, which is well kept and has only 63,000 miles. This transmission failure placed my family in danger in a strange city, and required towing to the local dealer and rental of a vehicle to return home to louisville, kentucky, over 100 miles away. Marshall dodge dealership in covington determined that the transmission required replacement and offer to conduct such replacement for nearly $2,500. Upon further investigation and inquiry, we had the vehicle towed to mr. Transmission to replace the transmission. Representatives at mr. Transmission notified us that this was not an isolated incident, and explained that there is a defective pin in the transmission which commonly works its way out of the housing unit on this vehicle, and destroys the transmission. We replaced the transmission in our vehicle with 63,000 miles at a cost of $1,848.00, plus vehicle rental charges and dealer fees to determine the problem (an additional $169.00). I intend to write chrysler and invite you to contact the manufacturer to contact me. Thank you.

Filed Feb 25, 2003 · Transmission · NC

The transmission failed, consumer was unable to change gears.

Filed Oct 23, 2002 · Transmission · OH

Consumer states that the vehicle will not go into reverse, had vehicle towed, was informed that the transmission went out. This is common problem. Mr

Filed Jun 20, 2001 · Transmission · CA

When we tried to back the vehicle out of our garage, we discovered that it would not engage reverse gear. We pushed the vehicle out of the garage to the street and found that it still had all forward gears. We took the vehicle to tuttle-click chrysler in irvine. We were told that a differential gear had failed. It seems to us that this would prevent the vehicle from moving in either direction, so a broken differential gear probably was not the reason we couldn't use reverse gear. However, we still needed reverse, so the dealer replaced the transmission. Within the two weeks preceding the transmission failure, the windshield wipers began to operate spontaneously and the ignition lock became very difficult to operate. During the same visit that the transmission was replaced, the dealer replaced the body control module, a computer within the vehicle, to fix the wiper problem and replaced and rekeyed the ignition lock. We believe that all three of these failures were the result of faulty design or shoddy workmanship and asked chrysler to reimburse us and to explain why the components failed. Chrysler has done neither. We believe that we should not be required to indemnify chrysler for its mistakes.