The fuel injection wire harness has become melted and the wires are bare and starting to corrode. It has made the van engine die multiple times; RPM's to go up and down, white smoke to come out of tail pipe; incorrect codes to come up when engine light is on; misdiagnosis unneeded repairs, electrical issues. 8tr
2001 Chrysler Town and Country electrical complaints
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Critical safety equipment has failed in my vehicle. Most importantly, the horn has stopped working and I am unable to alert other vehicles of possible dangers. Inoperative horn. Inoperative drivers side airbag, inoperative speed control system. These safety feature failures are due to airbag clockspring failure. Chrysler recall or notification code d17. The chrysler d17 recall (clockspring failure) included chrysler town and country vehicles from 1998 through 2000. Although the model year of my vehicle is 2001, the vehicle was manufactured in aug. 2000. The horn does not work at all. The horn not working is a tremendous safety risk. I am very fearful for my safety and the safety of my family. The airbag not working also puts me and my family at great risk. I believe that my vehicle would be included in this recall because the part has failed and my vehicle was manufactured in 2000. My ultimate concern is the safety of my family and I wish that chrysler would honor their customers by providing repair for this great safety failure. Please let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, all of the warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 140,000.
Head lights flicker and will shut off with no reason or warning. All lights flicker and go off. Interior lights on dashboard etc.
Car have problem electrical,it do not keep running,it shut off, it blow out all fuel, the car have very problems concern electric and other issue I do not know.
Clockspring has failed twice and replaced twice and is failing again now. Air bag, horn, cruise control and other components fail when clockspring fails. I feel this could be a potential life threatening situation if air bag fails in an accident because of clockspring failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. The contact was driving 5 MPH when the vehicle exhibited an abnormal cracking noise from the front end. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 01v152000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower arm) and contacted the manufacturer however, the manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostics but the mechanic referred the contact back to the manufacturer. In addition, the radio would not function in consistently hot or humid weather and was also leaking water onto the anti-freeze pipe. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Failure of clockspring in steering wheel assembly. This failure causes the driver side airbag to quit working. It also causes the horn not to work. Additionally the cruise control also quits functioning. The clockspring electrical ribbon bends in one specific point and over time the ribbon fails completely.
I was driving my 2001 chrysler town and country when suddenly my dashboard lights went off and the cluster board when crazy , I was not able to see what speed I was going , the van still running but , instrument cluster don't show what speed or gas left or RPM. I already replace the computer but the problem only disappear for one month now is doing it again this seems to be an issue with this van for lots of people! Thanks!
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. While examining the vehicle the contact noticed that the side rear doors would not close or open using the interior buttons or the keyless entry. The contact also noticed that if the vehicle was not driven within 3 days that the battery the would fail. The failure was not diagnosed. The current mileage was 101,000. The failure mileage was 92,000.
2001 chrysler town & country purchase 4.5 yrs ago. One year into purchase, ABS lights on, extended warranty replaced ABS system. Lights kept coming on, took in 2-3 times, said they couldn't fix, didn't know why. Later, window wouldn't roll up/down on passenger side, radio quit working. Took to a shop & was told that at some point, the battery leaked (before I purchased) and the entire wiring harness was eaten by the acid/ this was covered up at some point because the wires had been wrapped in electrical tape. It is very unsafe to put the entire wiring harness underneath the battery, if a battery goes bad of course it will eat the wiring.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. While driving between 5-70 MPH the vehicle will stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and some cables/wires were replaced. The repair did not remedy the failure. The current and failure mileages were 110,000.
Key does not turn in ignition. "jiggle and pray" till the key turns and vehicle starts.
In my 2001 chrysler town and country minivan the horn, cruise control, and airbag have stopped working. I understand this is a common problem due to a broken clockspring in the steering wheel assembly, and that chrysler recalled previous models with this same defect. Driving without a horn and reliable airbag clearly presents a safety risk. I believe a recall or free repair is in order.
Power steering problems, and power window and door problems.
The check engine light started flashing, which means a misfire in the engine is occurring when the temperature is above 80 degrees. It was found to be a faulty driver for the coil pack firing on cylinder 3 & 6 in the ECM computer. No signal was coming out of the computer for the coil pack driver module on cylinders 3 & 6 which share the same coil pack. Replaced the $850 computer and all is fine.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. While driving 40 MPH, the contact drove over a pothole and the vehicle shut off. He attempted to restart the vehicle four times, but was unsuccessful. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic and it was discovered that the computer and wiring were faulty. The wiring material installation on the fuel inject rail harness was failing and exposed the copper wires in the engine. The wiring shorted out, which caused the computer to fail and the vehicle to shut off. The manufacturer stated that they had never heard of this failure. The contact had to purchase a brand new wiring harness. The vehicle was repaired and there had been no further occurrences. The current mileage was 117,526 and failure mileage was 115,000. Updated 09/15/08 *bf updated 09/24/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. While driving 30 MPH, the radio would turn on and off by itself. The failure occurred approximately three times before finally failing completely. The digital clock experienced the same failure and would periodically revert to 12:00. The contact asked the dealer and manufacturer about the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v531000, which stated that the 2001 town and country vehicles were recalled for electrical issues. The contact was informed that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 140,000 and current mileage was 143,000.
Drivers window will not go up. Have read hundreds of complaints online. Some say chrysler knows about it but not enough to recall from insiders while some dealers deny knowing, even though friends are employees there and repair 2-3 per week. Oops caps.
2001 chrysler town & country passenger window won't close.
2001 chrysler town & country, sliding side door motor failed very quickly. Chrysler refuses to fix problem since I'm not original owner. Also, liftgate motor failed about the same time and again, chrysler refuses to fix under warranty. Both doors are hard to open due to this problem.
My 2001 chrysler town and country has starting problems dec of 2006. Will not start and run for few seconds. After trying 3 times everything goes dead. Would jiggle key, beat on dash, turn key on/off. Still not sure of correct sequence to get it started again. I have taken it in for a fix of problem - $500 worth in fargo, nd jan 11, 2007. They said fixed problem. One week latter back to the same problem. The part they replaced wasn't the problem. I talked to a auto body man and said has heard of numerous people going into the ada, mn dealer for repair and would happen again so they would check it out but would remedy it by disabling the security system. They kept the $500. Hmmm sounds like a rip off to me.
Many electrical problems, windows don't go up and down, radio and cd player does not work, fan on the heater does not come on at times, heated seats do not work, sliding door has come open while driving (very dangerous if you have kids). Popping noise in the front suspension. Still does it after being worked on.
Yesterday I was with all three of my children running errands when at one of my last stops we came back to the van and I couldn't get the van to start, I couldn't even get the key to move, everything was locked up! I had to get someone to pick us up and my husband went back to the parking lot my van was in and was there until 3:30 am trying to get it working, he didn't. Van is still shopping without me, we don't know if this is a steering column problem or a key problem. This same thing happened to me the day before but I thought it was a fluke, because the key worked after trying it only a few times.
Dt*: the contact stated the engine light illuminated intermittently and while parked in the drive way, the engine failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined the battery acid leaked onto the wiring causing the engine to fail. The wiring was placed below the battery due to improper installation by a manufacturer defect. The contact notified the manufacturer. The vehicle had not been repaired.
Vehicle has electrical problems including but not limited to power windows, wipers, stereo, headlights, and AC controls. Problems include headlights flickering on and off, wipers/stereo does not function when you first turn on the car and then comes on by itself anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 days later. No pattern can be determined which makes me to believe that the whole electrical system of this vehicle is defective. According to the dealership they cannot duplicate the problem, or if they cannot determine the cause of the problem, therefore it isn't their problem. I have spent countless trips to the dealerships and paid for them to look at it only to be told that they can't duplicate it. Then they offer me a solution for no less than $400 that is supposed to "fix" the problem when anyone with common sense knows that I would just spend that money and still have the problem because the replacement that they are proposing isn't the root of the problem.
Between 09/25/05 and 01/25/06 I have spent over$9,000.00 in repairs to my 2001 town and country. All electrical related. Van has stalled and left us stranded numerous times. Fuses, fuel relays, electrical harness damaged, overhead console replaced, rear door switches replaced, transmission module. Speedometer,doors will work one minute and not the next. Check engine light comes on everytime and is on now.... I see there have been numerous complaints on these same issues. I wonder how many more are having the same problems that don't get reported. I have also spent hundreds of dollars on rental cars everytime the dealer has the car for weeks at a time. After 2 different chrysler dealers worked on it you would think it could be fixed. It appears they are more interested in trading me out of it than admitting they can't fix it. I wish they had told me that $9,000. Dollars ago.
Beginning 12/04... Head light brightness intermittently varies according to RPM's regardless of speed. Dimness increased by low battery charge after the following have occurred: battery low/dead after leaving doors open for 2-3 hours. Battery low/dead if vehicle not used for several days. Passenger window failure intermittent then complete. Rear vent windows failure intermittent. Driver window failure intermittent. Gear change with significant increase of RPM's at high speeds for no apparent reason. Speed surge at highway speeds for no apparent reason. Overhead control of sliding doors unreliable. Engine light continuously on for over 2 months. Only noticeable problem; increased battery/starting problems. New battery purchased. 10/6/05 eng line code p0601 diagnosed by dealership as need for new PCM board. When code p0601 was entered into the parts database at the dealership, it took several minutes for the search to be completed due to the exceedingly high number of codes processed before the $750.00 PCM board was determined to be the correct part to repair the problems. (turn ignition on and off three times leaving it in on position on the third time to find engine codes! This technical trick has not changed since the mid 80's) all this before 70,000 miles. Logic leads one to believe that the PCM boards are defective, or that their location under the hood, next to the engine and exposure to extreme changes in temperature leads to early failures. Rear view and side view mirrors inadequate for size of vehicle. Many blind spots make this vehicle unsafe to back up anywhere. Chrysler, as usual, needs the federal gov't to issue edicts before recalls will be issued or replacements/repairs made at no cost to the consumer. Electrical failures are this vans greatest downfall. Otherwise, it's a really comfortable ride.
The airbag light came on and stays on in my 2001 chrysler town & country. At the same time, the cruise control became inoperable and the dashboard lights stopped working. When we took it to the dealer, we were told that the problems were all related to the onboard computer and that it could take thousands of dollars just to diagnose the problem. They said some 2001's were recalled but "not your VIN #." asked if there was a problem with the airbag or whether it would deploy, we were told there was no way of knowing without doing the major diagnostics. They refused to give an estimate or a ceiling on the price. This is unfair and we are worried that the airbag will not deploy and that there may be significant instability in the on-board computer which could lead to a serious safety problem.
Dt: the contact states the battery in her vehicle exploded. This caused the battery to leak acid and corrode the battery cables. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and they stated the battery had corroded. Other mechanics state the battery could explode only if it had not been bolted down properly or if the wires were not attached correctly. The vehicle is still at the dealership, but no corrections have been made.
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