NHTSA Complaint #11032976 — 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE ABS AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOYD CHRYSLER JEEP OF SOUTH HILL (200 W DANVILLE ST, SOUTH HILL, VA 23970), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE VAN HAS HAD PROBLEMS. SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE ENGINE AND IT HAS HOLES IN THE GAS TANK AND BY THAT IT DOESN'T PASS THE INSPECTION. UPDATED 7/26/18*JB