Fuel filler neck corrosion and failure.
2001 Chrysler Town and Country fuel system complaints
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Dt: went in to have oil changed, told she was leaking coolant. She took vehicle to chrysler, who said they have to replace the rear heater lines. They are now replacing the rear heater lines with tube supply and return. It was corroded. They are not notifying customers that they have these faulty heater lines.
2001 chrysler town and country experiencing dozens of defects.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer's vehicle continues to experience an issue which was coverecd twice under the vehicle's recall yet still has not been corrected. For the third time the check engine light has illuminated. The technician was unable to find anything wrong, but a small vapor leal from the gas tank is suspect. The dealer charged the consuemr$115. To replace the corroded plastic gas cap. The consumer believes that either the gas cap is inadequate or there is fault in the electrical sensors.
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
Transmission failed, and the wheels locked up. *ph the problem was caused by a violent bucking of the vehicle as the transmission failed and locking up the front end of the vehicle. The initial bucking up of the vehicle occurred between 15 to 20 MPH, and the locking up of the wheel at 5 MPH. Vehicle was towed to dealership and service manager that parts for transmission was on back order and will be available at least a week. Consumer decided to tow the vehicle to a different repair facility and was able to acquire the parts over night and repair the transmission. After the repair, the dealer presented the damaged transmission to consumer and it showed damage on the gears with most of it are in the gear's innermost part. Also, the dealer's estimation was the cause of the problem was a bearing failure which LED to a chain reaction and resulted to transmission lock-up. After the violent bucking from transmission failure, engine developed problem of misfiring which was caused by a bad fuel injector and coil pack in the number six cylinder. Consumer believed that it was also caused by transmission failure.
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
There was a quarter size hole in the vehicles fuel tank which caused fuel to leak. The dealer was notified but could not explain how fuel tank was puncture.
Consumer is concerned with a potential gas leak which may occur if the vehicle is involved in a frontal collision at a low speed, consumers vehicle was manfacturerd prior to the time the manufacturer redesigned and began installing replacement parts to correct the problem, consumer is requesting that the part be replaced or be given a new vehicle entirely that does not have a gas leak problem.
The insurance institute for highway safety has conducted two 40 MPH crash tests and both resulted in a fuel leak. They determined that "a weakness in the design of a circular fitting where the fuel lines exit the fuel tank". Chrysler redesigned and began.
Engine check light comes and a smell from exhaust is on insde and outside of vehicle. Dealer has confirmed that injectors were leaking. Manufacturer stated there was a recall only for california residents.
I have not yet had an accident, but, based upon the recent ' reports wish to demand a recall of the 2001 daimler/chrysler minivans, as their fuel tanks leaked on more than one occasion during testing. Please help force this recall. I have contacted daimler chrysler via mail and email, and, thus far, they have been unresponsive. Thank you!
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