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!
1999 Chrysler Town and Country engine complaints
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Acute failure of engine belt tensioner resulted in immediate loss of power accessories, including steering and brakes. Engine coolant circulation lost as well as the serpentine belt had derailed. It was not possible to reinstall the belt as the tensioner was frozen in place.
Tensioning device that holds serpentine belt is defective, it does not hold belt in place, and the belt comes loose. When belt comes loose, vehicle will loose power steering and ABS. Contacted dealer, and this was the fourth time consumer has taken vehicle in. *ak
Consumer's wife was driving when she rode through a puddle of water, and serpentine belt came off, causing her to lose power steering, etc.*ak the consumer learnt from the dealership that thes serpentine belt failure was a common problem.
Vehicle caught on fire, claim # 42-1356-292. Nlm
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