2001 Chrysler Town and Country brakes problems

Filed May 25, 2017 · Brakes · NJ

Changed brakes, rotors and calipers but after a couple of miles brakes get stuck, ABS light is on constantly and now burnt rubber smell from front wheel. We have had this issue before.

Filed Jun 9, 2010 · Brakes · 136,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the rear brake line ruptured, causing brake fluid to leak. The failure occurred three times. The contact had the brakes replaced each time and felt that there was a serious safety issue with the brake line. The contact called the manufacturer and was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000.

Filed May 19, 2010 · Brakes · 111,000 miles · MA

We bought a used 2001 chrysler town and country in march. Right away we started having brake problems. We have had the vehicle in the shop 3 times for the brakes. Today I went out, and there was absolutely no brakes. The pedal was all the way to the floor, and the van was still rolling. We have replaced pads, caliper, and lines already.

Filed Feb 3, 2010 · Brakes · 89,000 miles · NE

2001 chrysler town and country mini van brakes continue to fail in cold weather. Bought this car in july of 2009. Brakes started failing in nov 09 had them looked at 7 times and each time they thought they fix the problem, but brakes would work for about 2 weeks before failing again. Don't know what the problem is, but it is a major concern when I have a newborn baby and three other children on board and this is our only transportation. Please help.

Filed Oct 1, 2009 · Brakes · 177,000 miles · FL · crash

Brake lines rusting. I had a 94 van that was totaled because the brake lines burst during a panic stop. My son was driving the van and a truck went through a red light. My son slammed on the brakes and nothing. The pedal went to the floor; the van rolled down a ravine into a guard rail and totaled the van. The left strut housing was ripped off. At the time I was suspicious of what happened, I thought the brakes could have been pumped to slow the vehicle down, my son said he tried to pump the brakes but nothing happened. The critical issue here is a catastrophic failure of the brakes, which I couldn't understand. Everyone on this board that had the lines rupture mentioned a complete failure of the brakes. The van was towed home and upon inspecting a 3' piece of brake tubing was missing from the left rear wheel, the rest of the lines was badly rusted. I have owned two 1991 vans 218k, 198k when they were sold for $25 each one 1994 van 170k was scrapped I presently own two 2001 vans 150k, 177k I recently looked at both my 2001 vans and the brake lines are badly rusted. I was quoted part prices for the two lines that go to the rear brake calipers. 68031823aa left rear brake line $227.49 4683792ad right rear brake $329.12 I definitely feel there is a serious design issue with the material the brake lines are made of. I would have never expected a catastrophic failure. Can anyone help me find these parts at a reasonable price? Should all of the lies be replaced? What did others have to pay for the dealer to fix the problem? Thanks many other similar complaints on this message board: http://forum.chryslerminivan.net/showthread.php?t=2620&page=12.

Filed Oct 30, 2006 · Brakes · 21,200 miles · MA

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling at various speeds and depressing the brake pedal, it had to be pumped to get the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence, and then towed to the dealership. The master cylinder was replaced. Two and a half years later the problem returned and the master cylinder was replaced a second time. Updated 1/31/2007 - three days after the master cylinder was repaired , the problem recurred. The problem was found to be some type of faulty control unit. To date, 12/30/2007, there haven't been anymore problems.

Filed Mar 20, 2006 · Brakes · 100,000 miles · MN

Dt*: the contact stated while driving at no particular speed, the brake pedal was depressed to slow the vehicle down; however it did not slow down. The brake pedal was pumped several times to get the vehicle to slow down enough to pull the vehicle to the side of the road. It was then restarted and taken to the dealer for inspection. They replaced the calipers and the master cylinder. The vehicle has the same problems although those changes were made. The vehicle is currently at the dealership undergoing additional testing.

Filed Feb 27, 2006 · Brakes · PR

Front disks while hot and get wet will bend. If brakes are put on, the front end seems like is falling off or apart by the vibration of the front suspension making it kind of hard to control the vehicle. I have taking the vehicle for repair but it happened again.

Filed Jan 22, 2006 · Brakes · PA

Faulty brake rotors. Warped rotors due to poor design. Dealership said that rotors were poor design and no cooling vents on rotors it's self. Van was making squeaking noises and pulsating feeling when brake was applied. Took van to mechanic to look at rotors. Mechanic said he didn't see any problem so he cut all four rotors and said brakes were fine. Van worked fine for about two weeks. Then the squeaking and pulsating started up again. I then changed all four rotors and brake pads. Worked fine for about two months and then the problem started again in the month of december. I have owned the van for less than one year and I would like to know if there is a solution to this problem. Also compensation for parts. This is my only vehicle and I transport my three kids and wife. My main concern is their safety do to this problem. In january I checked the brakes again and found that the rear left rotor was warped and found a chunk of the original rotor had broken off. I replaced it and saved it. I would like to know what can be done about this. Two mechanics have looked at the problem and they keep informing me that the rotor are a poor design from the manufacturer.

Filed Jan 5, 2005 · Airbags, Body · 50,000 miles · NY

Air bag sensor light blinks on and off. A recall was issued on the clock spring, however this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. *ak the vehicle had numerous problems such as steering problems, sliding problems, brake and acceleration problems, a strong odor of gas and thefront sway bars and rear shocks were replaced