1. Entire dash lights and indicators malfunctioned. 2. No speedometer, gas gauge, turning indicators, compass, etc. 3. Replacement of cluster assembly and cluster instrument panel. Cost $ 812.00 not covered under warranty.
2001 Chrysler Town and Country electrical complaints
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2001 chrysler town & country minivan-multi-passenger/ oct 1st 2005. Was driving into a burger king drive-thru with the air-conditioning on. Suddenly there was a metallic kind of noise like a crunching on the right side where the air-conditioning system is located, then the vehicle started to lose power. I turned the air off and the noise stopped. After leaving burger king the air was turned back on, the same noise occurred; later smoke started billowing from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken in today 10/04/05 to southeast automotive, who informed me that the compressor was the problem. I referred them to the warranty of the vehicle (not chrysler) who informed them that there is a bulletin out on this same problem. The dealer claims that they were not aware of this. Anyway I was told that chrysler will fix the problem. Currently there is a problem with the brakes on the right side of the vehicle. They are squealing and at the same time there is another noise on that end like struts or bearings or some other part is lose. It occurs when I brake or accelerating after I have stopped or when I turn the wheel of the vehicle. I asked the dealership to also check the brakes since they had just fixed both of them back on 3/14/05. They said that they drove it and do not detect any noises. I am concerned about this also, because it feels like the brakes are going to fail or that some other part on the right wheel of the vehicle is going to come loose at some point and become a danger to my family and I. A couple of months ago the engine died and all instrument panels went out while going up my drive-way. On another occasion the power window on the driver's side suddenly stopped working. Had to turn the engine off and wait for about two minutes before attempting to close again. One other thing that concerns me is that when in reverse the vehicle moves forward freely like if in the "drive mode".
Radio failure intermittent 2001 chrysler town and country our vehicles VIN number: [xxx] complete radio failure in july 2005 chrysler stated that our vehicles was not part of the larger recall make : chrysler model : town and country year : 2001 manufacturer : daimlerchrysler corporation the federal safety agency campaign id number : 04v531000 mfg's report date : nov 01, 2004 component: equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc. Potential number of units affected : 238000 updated 07/19/2012*js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
1.feb 5, 2005 my car doors would not open with the electronic opener. Thought the battery was dead called to have 'road service' assist. Had to manually open van with key. The clock was not working, and the cd player was making a 'ticking' sound so I switched to the radio. The display on the radio was unreadable. Also the rear liftgate would not open with the controls. 2. Radio problem. Not working. Dealer told me that the recall did not apply to my van, and that the radio could be replaced with a refurbished radio and since it was not covered by a recall it would cost me $50.00 a check of the electrical system was not indicated on the invoice. 3. Nothing was done to correct the problem. I was also told that perhaps my van would be put on the recall list and that I should wait to see if I got a recall letter. I never got a recall letter. So to be safe, I had the radio disconnected (or the fuse taken out, I don't know which) I called the dealer I bought the car from (carmax of orlando) and they were less than helpful. In fact the service manager was rather rude and condescending. Saying to me "why are you yacking about your radio, its just a radio", and it isn't covered by any recall. Well it is six months later and since I have not heard from chrysler with a recall letter, so I decided to call and find out if there was any other information. I called here first, and they were unaware of any expansion on recall. I have talked to chrysler about this situation and even though the car was assembled in ontario (a cool climate) and was transferred and bought in a hot humid climate, I can't seem to convince anyone that the problem that I am having is because of the original intent of the recall, operating the radio in a hot humid climate with the A/C. I would like to see other VIN's as part of this recall, since clearly there is a problem with more of the cars from the ontario plant.
My 2001 chrysler town & country at 73,000 miles had the check engine light come on. My wife started the vehicle the next day and she said that it sounded like the motor was going to fall out when she put it in reverse and the vehicle would not move. We had our local mechanic check it out. He said that there were two transmission codes showing defect but he did not have the proper equipment to check it out further and we had to take it to the dealer for service. We were able to get the vehicle working again so we took it to the dealer who is 50 miles away. On the trip to the dealer it went into "limp in" mode at 65 miles per hour. The vehicle violently decelerated and about put my wife through the windshield. She "limped" in to the dealers parking lot where the vehicle died. 7 days later and $2800.00 I got my vehicle back with a new transmission. No transmission should completely self destruct at 73000 miles but it seems that chrysler products do (and sometimes sooner). My neighbor also has a 2000 caravan that is on its third transmission. In addition to the transmission problem, my van has had problems with the drivers side window not operating. The sliding side doors will open while driving down the road and the drivers control's for these doors do not work. What more do I have to look forward to with chrysler's "quality" products?
Radio shorted out in hot and humid weather conditions when A/C was in use. After several episodes of shorting out, all lights on the instrument panel also shorted out and radio/cd/tape unit was non-functioning from that day, 8/1/05, until present. When dealer investigated, said water was leaking into radio and caused short to back speakers. Dealer fixed instrument panel but could not fix radio/tape/cd unit. Subsequently, in january 2005, I read that chrysler had issued a recall for 2001 vans with this problem because a fire could result in the rear speaker, but it only recalled units with the basic radio, not the combination radio/cd/tape unit as in our van. Our unit is thus excluded from the recall by the VIN number. Numerous attempts to get chrysler to expand their recall have been unsuccessful---they have merely "documented my complaint." will it take a catastrophic fire to get them to expand the recall? Not to mention that we have lived without a radio/cd/tape player for a year while we have attempted to get this resolved! The vents over the radio have allowed A/C condensation to short the radio out completely and I want the unit replaced asap!
Radio overheated under high heat conditions 110+ degree weather. Radio circuit board short circuited and burned. Burning condition occurs at heat disipation unit and main circuit board; left side of radio, where a aluminum plate is located.
The air conditioning compressor in my 2001 chrysler town & country minivan has failed. While driving the vehicle the compressor failed. Smoke was coming out from under the hood. I pulled the vehicle over and opened the hood. The compressor was smoking. I immediately shut down the A/C on the vehicle controls in the cabin. I am certain that if I hadn't powered down the compressor it would have caught on fire. There is a technical service bulletin on this particular problem.
2001 chrysler town and country experiencing failures with steering, instrument panel, airbags, seat belt wiring harness and transmission.*mr consumer stated I've had nothing but serious problems with this vehicle since new. Eight front-end and steering failures, 6 instrument panel electronic failures, 4 air bag and seat wiring harness failures and now it seems, a serious transmission problem. *bf
Drove to store about 40 minutes away, on the way there and back no signs at all that anything was wrong or any kind of warning lights. Got home parked in driveway for about 2-3 hours went out tried to start it and van was completely dead no power at all. My husband jumped it we started driving and within a mile all lights and gauges started flickering and engine fan wouldn't shut off had to pull the fuse to make fan stop running. Next time got it started again still dead gauges but headlights were working then everything went dead again and engine fan wouldn't come on at all. It has had a new battery, new body control module, transmission module and gauges put in and still the engine fan won't run and ABS & brake lights on gauge panel won't go out. Dealer said they still don't know what is wrong needed to diagnose more things at the cost of a minimum of $80 per thing they checked out. Just brought the van home. It was parked for five months prior while trying all the remedies above. I have also had some of the other issues such as noise in front end had to dealer a couple of times they didn't find anything. Had a problem with sliding door closing with someones arm in it and door didn't stop on it's own! Now the power doors and locks won't work at all. I was told by someone who works for chrysler's that they were having many electrical problems with these van's!! This has been a major disaster live on fixed income as well and can't afford these major problems and shouldn't have to on such a new vehicle. Chrysler should have to take care of these major problems!! Makes me not want to buy another new vehicle especially from chrysler!!!
If the side automatic doors or the automatic liftgate are opened and left opened while the car is not on, for any more than a few minutes, then van will not start and will need to be jumped. There have also been other electrical problems. The headlights, when left on automatic, will sometimes flicker when the car is not running . The rear wipers quit working, as well as the seat heaters.
While vehicle was parked, steering column locked. Felt as if I was using the wrong key. Van was towed to dealer, and key column replaced. Driver's window works sometimes and sometimes doesnt. Air conditioner broken, need to replace condenser, but can't afford it.
Air bag fail light illuminated, horn failure, cruise control failure. Diagnosed as a failed clock-spring. Recalled on 1999 and 2000 chrysler town and country but not on 2001.
While driving 20 MPH SRS light and the check engine light appeared on the dashboard. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the electrical fuses and circuit breakers needed to be replaced.
We have 2 - 2001 chrysler town & country vans. They both have less than 55000 and have had several mechanical malfunctions, some of which are very serious. They share many of the same problems which include, steering components, electrical failure of internal gauges, and radio replacements. One van also had a brake line separate while traveling on the highway about a month ago.
We bought this van from a dodge/chyrsler dealer in little rock ar. We have nothing but problems. Being in the us air force..I was sent to the uk, and ship my van there. So, my problems just got worst when the extend warrtany was not valid in the uk. At 45000 I have to replace both of my front window regulators. The windows just wouldn't work. Second, my keyless remote system has stopped working and reprogramming did not work. Now, we are still having problem with our AC not working. After many hours of reasearch, we have found that the air comp. Has an warranty on it until 70000. Well, we now have 72000. So we are try our best to fight this. A long story short..we will never by a dodge/ jeep/ or chyrsler car again. I did contact the chrystel people on these issues, and of course no help was provide except a phone number of a miliray car sale person. Thanks chyrsler!!!
Starting last october the battery went dead after the doors were open for three hours. Two months later the battery went dead again while setting in the garage and not being driven for three days. Took it to my dealer-thelen chrsyler in bay city-and after checking it found nothing wrong. About ten days later after setting in the garage for 3 or 4 days it went dead again. Thelen chrsyler performed a more thorough check and apparently fixed something which they thought was wrong, but still wasn't certain that the problem was permanently repaired. The battery was thoroughly checked and found to be ok. Drove to arizona for the winter and in february the battery again went dead after the van was setting for five days without being driven. About three weeks later while loading the van for the return trip home and having three doors open for 2 or 3 hours the battery again went dead. The battery was again thoroughly checked and found to be ok. On every occasion a quick jump by a wrecker service starts the engine and in 20 minutes everything is ok. As long as the van is driven every day or two we don't have a problem. But, if the van sets for three days or longer or if the doors are open for 2 or 3 hours the battery goes dead. It appears as though there is a very slow drain in the electrical system that leads to a dead battery. The problem started before the expiration of the 36,000 mile warranty.
The electronic doors are not working properly on my 2001 chrysler town and country. The right door and the rear hatch do not open with the button. They have to be manually opened. They worked great until about 45,000 miles, then quit.
Thus is a 2001 vehicle with 45k miles - worst car I have ever owned for the first 18 months we had the car we complained at every visit about a groaning noise from the rear when in stop and go traffic - finally fixed after a year and a half 9/01 paint peeled off left passenger door - fixed by dealer 11/01 radio stopped working - replaced under warranty 10/02 - sliding door hard to open - claimed to repair - still hard to open 10/02 - clunking noise over bumps in front end - replaced left side stabilizer bar link 4/02 - noise in rear when turning - replaced rear backing plate anchors 6/02 air conditioner compressor replaced - under warranty -they took two weeks to fix this 6/02 engine losing power when driving - replaced tps 1/03 rear wiper motor replaced - $150 (car has 38k miles) 6/03 rear stabilizer bar - $250 7/03 rear wiper motor again - out of warranty - $150 9/03 driver window motor - $250 the worst of all - 11/03 - transmission needs to be totally replaced - $2700 - no warranty - car has 45k miles - called chrysler and was told basically tough luck that I did not buy an extended warranty - the car just stopped moving - luckily we did not have an accident we have maintained this vehicle according to chrysler guidelines at the dealer since we bought it
Problems with body control module resulted in vehicle not starting up. *mr after many minor computer/electrical problems, the vehicle stalled and would not start. This happened three times and each time the consumer was told that the vehicle was fixed per service dealer. Also, the power sliding doors/rear lift gate would not open from the inside at times. *scc
For the last 3 years, we have had nothing but problems with our 2001 town & country awd van. I am in the shop almost once a month! The list of repairs are as follows: (2001) failure of rear-windshield wiper, failure of driver's side heated seat, replaced switch, replaced front drive shaft, replaced power steering reservoir bottle (2002) replaced power steering pump, transmission failure (2003) of rear fan motor, replaced rear-tailgate latch, failure of front passenger heated seat, driver's side window sticks and stays down mostly during wet weather and requires you to turn the defroster on high for 5 minutes to have it go back up, check engine light came on due to leak in compressor, belt still squeals after a hard rain, knob for fog light won't stay on.
While driving the dashboard lights and head lights flickered suddenly which resulted in poor visibility. Please provide more detailed information.
The power sliding doors had become inoperative. The dealer stated the motor was inoperative. The inside switch on the left and right side doors were hard to open. The dealer stated that the problem was due to a defective roller. The over head console locked out/switch engaged. The cable was disengaged. Mr scc *jb
Electrical battery/no start had vehicle less than 4 months with a dead battery in driveway. Dealer said it was our problem. Purchased new battery and starting noticing a "bucking" or "surging" as you were driving. After the repair attempt for the surging and bucking it would also stall while driving in parking lots, stopping at stop lights, backing out of parking spaces/driveways. When this happened you lost all power in vehicle. Had to be put back in park to restart. Sometimes would take 4 or 5 tries before you could actually be "on the road". Dealer claimed couldn't verify. They did however on second visit replace whole transmission. We only had 32,000 miles on it. It was in shop for that repair for 23 days. Still didn't correct problem. They replaced that PCM or a bcm not sure which. On invoices it mentions both so not sure if they did both or a typo on their part. Irregardless of which part what ever they did altered my odometer by adding approximately 2 thousand miles to my vehicle. Dealer states can't fix it as that would be tampering with odometer. Vehicle still bucks and surges and have called out tow truck on at least 2 other occasions for a complete no start/power. It has been in the shop at two different dealerships for more than 6 visits..still isn't fixed. So it has the battery issue and the stalling issue. Now of course it also has the odometer issue. We have had problems with the rear air conditioner but dealer stated that was the way it was made. Also have had some black molding/stripping fall off of windows/sliding door. Haven't done anything about that as the stalling and no start problems are more important. Got no satisfactory response from dealer or chrysler so have contacted a lemon lawyer. Hope no else has to go through what we did.
Consumer states some of the vehicles electrical components are not working. Both windows on the drivers side and the rear are not functioning. Also the driver side seat belt is not working. Please provide any further information.
Several electrical problems with town & country. Ac coils replaced @38000, instrument panel replaced@ 4700. Both window motors replaced @4700. Rear window washer rep, front seat motor rep, all light bulbs replaced at the same time.
The vehicle made a knocking noise in the front end. The dealer replaced the front suspension strut, strut mount, front sway bar and sway bar link. The rear end of the vehicle also made noise. The dealer replaced the transfer gear set. The vehicle also experienced a whining noise in the steering wheel. The dealer replaced the spring clock along with the shroud stabilizer. Power steering fluid due it being clog and caused the steering to whine when turned. The rear lift gate would not open with the remote. Faulty front rotors squeaked when applied. The drivers side window would not go up due to a faulty regulator. The cruise control would not disable when the brakes were applied and the brakes would not work when the cruise control was engaged. The rear windshield wipers were inoperative. The engine made noise when started. The timing chain failed and caused the check engine light to illuminate. The o-rings failed and caused fuel odor inside the vehicle. *scc
All the instrument controls (including the odometer reading) were going all over the place. For example; rpms would go from 0-3 and back, fuel would go from e-f and everywhere in between, speed would flucuate from 40-110 etc. This would all happen at once with all the panels. Took to dealer and could not find problem and diagnostic testing did not reveal that there ever was a problem. Five days later same exact problem except now the temperature gauge was also affected. Stopped at another dealership and they also could not detect that there was a problem although they could see that the displays were still not working correctly. After a call to engineers the only thing they could think of was the instrument cluster panel was defective.
I just had the driver side passenger door malfunction in such a way that the door could nor be opened manually, with the remote or with the power button in the car. This is an obvious safety problem. Good thing I did not have an accident where the right side of the van was damaged or obscured. God forbid a fire. And guess what, the 36000 mile warranty just ran out. As did $500 of my money. Another problem is with the power doors and power trunk (hatch). They will not close properly. These openings will attempt to close, but right before they complete the action, they reverse to a fully open position. The dealer cannot seem to fix the problem, even after multiple attempts to correct the problem. They have had may vans in their shop for at least 12 days n the past two years trying to fix this problem. I will give the dealer some credit, after the last visit I have not had this problem. It only took the 6-7 visits to get it right. I wonder if my current problem has anything to do with this last visit? *nlm *dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*769303.
We have had numerous intermittent electrical problems(tachometer quits,window wont roll up,heated seat quit working,rear window wiper quit)then on 9-13-02 the transmission failed twice within a few minutes time, the second time resulted in a car accident with injuries.
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