2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

68 MPH ON HIGHWAY- RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC- LOUD NOISE- VAN JUST STOPPED. NO LIGHTS, WARNING, ETC. TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THANKFULLY THE KID BEHIND ME SWERVED WELL. BRUISES FROM SEATBELT & FACE TO KNUCKLES DUE TO SUDDEN STOP- CHYRSLER & NHTSA KNOW ALL ABOUT THE 41TE DEFECTIVE TRANNYS- ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE OR MANY DIE? 2ND TRANNY TO FAIL IN SAME MANNER. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 80,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SHOWING A CONVERTER CLUTCH MALFUNCTION IN THE TRANSMISSION. WELL THIS ENDED UP CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE I COULD GET IT REPLACED. MY CAR IS STILL IN NEW CONDITION TO I DO NOT KNOW HOW THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MR TRANSMISSION SINCE IT LOCKED UP AND THEY SAID IT IS ABOUT $3,00 WORTH OF REPAIRS IN THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE TOLD THE SOLENOID PACK IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND WHEN I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND THE CAR STALLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE IS IN SAFE MODE AND IS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. I HAVE HEARD ALOT ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS WONDERING ABOUT A RECALL THAT WOULD RELATE TO THE ISSUE. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BADLY. *TR

MY 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY SUFFERED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2001 AND THOUGHT I WAS BUYING THE BEST MINI-VAN FOR THE MONEY. HOWEVER, I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED, POWER SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED 3 TIMES, POWER LIFT GATE FAILED, AIR BAGS CAUSED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON ( REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY). ALL OF THESE WERE MINOR IN COMPARISON TO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH COST ME $3078 TO HAVE REBUILT. I'VE FOUND TOO MANY INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THE INTERNET, I QUESTION WHY CHRYSLER HASN'T BEEN CALLED OUT ON THIS BY THE NHTSA. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES AND CONTINUES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IN THE FUTURE I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

TWO CASES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT 41,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 80,000 MILES (APPROXIMATE) REQUIRING EXTENSIVE COST TO REPAIR, AND TOWING COST, RENTAL CAR COST FOR 6 DAYS. *TR

TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN, I NOTICED THAT THE RPMS WERE AT 4000 AND THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T SHIFTING. MY HUSBAND PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND IT SAID IT WAS THE TCM FAILURE THIS IS A DEALER ONLY PART AT 336.00 WITH A 125.00 CORE CHARGE AND THEN IT HAS TO BE PROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER. AT A COST OF 45.00 IF YOU GET THE PART AND INSTALL YOURSELF . IF THE DEALER DOES IT, IT RUNS BETWEEN 700 AND 800 DOLLARS. WE FOUND A PARTS PLACE THAT SEND THEM OUT TO BE REBUILT FOR 255.00 PLUS SHIPPING AND HANDLING . WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR INFO ON THIS PART THERE WAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS COMPONENT IS LOCATED IN THE DRIVERSIDE WHEEL WELL AND WHEN MY HUSBAND REMOVED IT, IT WAS VERY CORRODED...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WHEN SHE HEARD A NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. SHE IMMEDIATELY DROVE HOME CANCELLING THE APPOINTMENT SHE HAD, I TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC. HE PLACED THE CAR ON HIS COMPUTER AND A CODE RELATED TO A TRANSMISSION SOLENOID CAME UP. HE SAID THE CAR WAS IN "LIMP MODE". THIS IS SOMETHING UNIQUE TO CHRYSLER TRANSMISSIONS.(CAR CAN GO INTO 2ND GEAR ONLY) HE CLEARED THE CODE AND SUGGESTED TO SEE IF LIGHT CAME BACK. IT DID. I TOOK CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THE FOLLOWING DAY. HIS COMPUTER PULLED UP A DIFFERENT CODE BUT IT WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. HIS CODE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE FRONT WHEEL WELL. HE OPENED THE WHEEL WELL TO INSPECT THE MODULE. HE SAID THE MODULE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND CRACKED. THE REPLACEMENT COST...

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 75,000 MILES IN MAY 2006. NEW SEAL AND TORQUE CONVERTER INSTALLED. ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN JULY 2006. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ON A VAN WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR BUT FIRST. *JB

I HAVE A CHYRSLER 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN WITH 81,000 MILES. EXPERIENCED A MAJOR FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON 2/12/06 FROM WESTERN NEW YORK TO MY HOME IN CLEVELAND, OH. FAILURE OCCURRED OUTSIDE ERIE PA ON INTERSTATE 90 . HAD THE VAN TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN ERIE PA. AND THEN I RENTED A CAR TO GET BACK TO CLEVELAND. DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THAT THE OUTPUT/INPUT SHAFT HAD BROKEN AND SPRAYED METAL THROUGH OUT THE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION CASE. DEALER STATED THAT THE VAN REQUIRED A NEW RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT $3,800.!! I CALLED CHRYSLER FOR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I FELT THAT A VEHICLE WITH 81,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE LIKE THAT, AND I ALSO FELT THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS EXCESSIVE. CHRYSLER'S RESPONSE WAS SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. CASE CLOSED. EVEN THE FACT...

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...

MY WIFE AND BOUGHT OUR TOWN AND COUNTRY 2 MONTHS AGO. WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THINKING WE HAD A RELIABLE VAN. TWO WEEKS AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR FOUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN SHE WAS AT THE STOP LIGH AND GETTING READY TO MOVE IN TO TRAFFIC WHEN THE VAN JOLTED FOWARD AND STARTED TO SHAKE. IMMIDETLY THE CHECK ENGEIN LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE CALLED ME. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT UP. NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS ABOUT 45 MIN. FROM MY HOUSE. ON THE WAY UP I LOSE POWER 3 TIMES AND THEN WOULD GET IT TO CATCH. I MADE IT TO THERE EXIT AND LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL. OUR VAN WAS TOWED IN AT OUR EXPENCE AND WE WERE CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO INFORM US THE COULD NOT DUE THE WORK IT HAD TO BE SENT OUT. WHEN...

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 *NM

AT 49,000 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS A LEAK IN THE SEAL OF MY FUEL TANK. REPLACED TANK, AFTER SENDING FOR 3 AND THEY SENT WRONG ONE. COST 868.00. DAY AFTER I PICKED UP CAR, I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LURCHED INTO NEUTRAL AND I PULLED TO SIDE. WOULD NOT GO IN ANY GEAR. TOWED TO DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT. WORST CASE 3500.00 REBUILT ONE IS 1600.00. WILL TRY TO HAVE CHRYSLER PAY AS THERE ARE SO MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ON 2/28/05 MY 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED A BURNING CHEMICAL SMELL (BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID). THIS WAS A PRELUDE TO A BLOWN TRANSMISSION WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED. THE GARAGE COULD NOT MOVE MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE WHEEL LOCK. I HAVE 79,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND BASED UPON MANY WEB BOARDS I AM NOT ALONE. IN THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE SPENT OVER $4,000 (ON TOP OF THE $20,000 PRICE TAG) ON VEHICLE MAINTENANCE THAT SHOULD NOT OCCUR AT 79,000 MILES. TO ANYONE READING THIS - PAY THE EXTRA $$$ FOR A HONDA, TOYOTA OR NISSAN BECAUSE YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY BACK!!!!*AK

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR INTO REPAIR SHOP BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. AFTER RETRIEVING VEHICLE AND DRIVING HOME, CAR BUCKED AND LUNGED ME FORWARD. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AS IT NO LONGER WOULD MOVE IN ANY GEAR. CAR SMELLED AS IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING. TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. CAR JUST WENT OVER 41,000 MILES WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT HOME! WILL TRY TO SEE IF CHRYSLER WILL COVER COSTS, BUT SOMEHOW I THINK I WILL BE ON MY OWN. AS MANY TRANSMISSION FAILURES AS THERE ARE DOCUMENTED JUST ON THIS WEBSITE, ONE WOULD THINK IT SHOULD WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION AT THE VERY LEAST. I ALWAYS SAID I WOULD NEVER BUY A FORD. NOW I ALSO WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER. I THOUGHT I HAD PURCHASED A GOOD QUALITY,...

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM SINCE THE CONSUMER ALREADY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *NM

AT APPROXIMATELY 52,000 THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CATOSTROPHICALLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 55 NEAR JOILET, IL. THE FAILURE HAD THE EFFECT OF LOSING ALL POWER INSTANTLY WHILE SURROUNDED BY TRAFFIC MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MANUVEAR THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS HELPFUL IN GETTING CHRYSLER TO ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY BY PROVIDING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT NO COST LEAVING ME TO PAY LABOR, ONLY. LABOR COST WAS $809.55.*AK

MY 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS 46, 000 MILES. WITH NO PRIOR WARNING IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. A LOUD WHINING SOUND WAS HEARD. BY THE TIME I COASTED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD I HAD NO POWER. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS AGO. WARRANTY UP 2 MONTHS AND 10000 MILES AGO. WAS TOLD PROBABLY WOULD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. $1900 BEST SCENARIO/$3300 WORSE CASE. WILL NOT FIND OUT FOR 2 MORE DAYS. WHY WOULD A CAR WITH 46000 MILES NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THAT I HAVEN'T EVEN VENTURED TO GET FIXED DUE TO FINANCIAL ISSUES INCLUDE: BACK POWER LATCH WILL NOT WORK. I SOMETIMES CAN'T EVEN GET THE HATCH OPEN MANUALLY. THE SLIDING DOORS MAKE AN UNGODLY GRINDING NOISE WHEN THEY OPEN AND CLOSE; MY RADIO WAS REPLACED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 11000 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS SHORT CIRCUITING OUT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN...

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 *JB

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ON MY 2001 TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN. THE VERY NEXT DAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY CHRYSLER DEALER, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PLANETARY GEAR HAD FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION DAMAGE, WHICH REQUIRED $2,700 WORTH OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 62,000 MILES AND HAD NEVER BEEN USED AS A TOW VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHY A RELATIVELY NEWER VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT SUCH A RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DEALER SERVICED.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK LEAKED. THE CONSUMER STARTED HEARING SOME CLANKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. *SC

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2002 USED WITH 47,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WOULD BUCK WHEN IT SWITCHED TO HIGH GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH TIME THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS ENGAGED. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW AIR COMPRESSOR, I REFUSED THE SERVICE NOTING THAT MY AIR CONDITIONER, DEFROST AND ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS WERE THERE. AFTER A MONTH, THE FINAL SOLUTION WAS A LOOSE BOLT HOLDING THE ALTERNATOR. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED, THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME IN A YEAR THE VEHICLE LEFT MY FAMILY STRANDED. NOW, A YEAR AND A HALF AND 60,000 MILES LATER, MY TRANSMISSION HAS ONCE AGAIN FAILED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS A TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. THE REPAIR REQUIRES A COMPLETE OVERHAUL FOR A MERE $2,500. MOST VEHICLES DON'T REQUIRE A...

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TRANSMISSION LOST POWER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

TRANSMISSION STARTED SHUDDERING AND SLIPPING. VEHICLE OPERATION WAS UNSAFE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY STATED PREMATURE FAILURE OF LOWER PLANETARY GEAR SET AND TORQUE CONVERTOR FAILURE. STATED VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER INVOICE STATES LOWER REVERSE PLANETARY GEARSET "CAME APART"*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 TO 60 MPH,CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD UNKNOWN SOUND. ALSO, TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLASHING. WHILE PULLING VEHICLE OVER CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AL

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AFTER SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NAR 04/10/2003 THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS MALFUNCTIONING, THE CHECK ENGINE WOULD FLASH ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START SHAKING, AND WOULDN'T MOVE. THE CAR HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT IDENTIFIED UNTIL AFTER THE 4 INCIDENT AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AND ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE REPEATED INQUIRES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND STILL NO RESPONSE, THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY REPAIRED. PLEASE GIVE ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION IN REPAIRING VEHICLE. *CB

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP OVERHAULED THE TRANSMISSION , AND REPLACED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

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...

TRANSMISSION STARTED A WHINING SOUND AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES. THIS SOUND IS JUST AUDIBLE WHEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN. HOWEVER, AFTER 2 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH IT BECOMES VERY PRONOUNCED. IF ENGINE IS SHUT OFF FOR 10 MINUTES THE LOUD WHINE IS BACK TO A "NORMAL" LEVEL. THIS APPEARS TO AFFECT NOTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE'S OPERATION. BUT IT CERTAINLY CAN'T BE CONSIDERED NORMAL. WE FEAR TAKING THE VAN ON THE ROAD SINCE SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS READY FOR SELF DISTRUCTION. OTHER THAN A FAILED BATTERY AT 2 YEARS (ABOUT 46,000 MILES) THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEM EXPERIENCED. THIS T&C LXI WITH ALL THE OPTIONS EXCEPT POWER TAILGATE AND 52,000 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY) HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT VEHICLE TO DATE AND THIS OBVIOUSLY COMING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT THIS EARLY STAGE IS A DISAPPOINTMENT TO SAY THE LEAST.*AK

AT 50,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT AND CHRYLSER WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP. A TRANSMISSION SHOLUD NOT GO AT THIS MILEAGE. I WAS WITH MY TWO LITTLE KIDS ON A HIGHWAY AND WE WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T GET KILLED. NOT ONLY DID CHRYLSER REFUSE TO HELP, I WAS TREATED SO HORRIBLY BY THIER "CUSTOMER SERVICE" PERSON, I WAS ASTOUNDED. CHYSLER OBVIOUSLY HAS BIG TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS AND THEY CAN'T POSSIBLY HELP ALL OF US. THEY LOST MY VOTE.*AK

AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN POWER. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *AK

TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AT WHILE DRIVING. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK ALL THE GEARS WERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. *JB

47,000 ON A SINGLE OWNER 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY - SERVICED REGULARLY - FLUIDS CHECKED AT OIL CHANGES. I ALSO KNOW OF ANOTHER 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY OWNER WHOSE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 52,000. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE@ 46,500 MILES IN 2001 CHRYS TOWN & COUNTRY: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON STEADY; DLR SAID DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE TYRANNY OVERHEATING; CHANGED OIL & FILTER. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ONE DAY LATER; DEALER REPLACED TYRANNY SOLENOID PKG FOR $350. ONE WEEK LATER, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CAR BUCKED UPON STOPPING @ END OF H'WY OFF-RAMP & BRIEFLY REFUSED TO MOVE IN ANY FWD GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER WHO KEPT IT TWO DAYS BUT SAID NFF, COULDN'T DUPLICATE SYMPTOM. 2-3 DAYS LATER TOOK THE VEHICLE ON A TURNPIKE TRIP. WHILE CRUISING @ SPEED LIMIT UNDER CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE BUCKED & WENT INTO "LIMP-MODE" AS EVIDENCED BY TACH MOVING FROM 2K TO 3K RPM. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD; VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR(NO CHK ENGINE LIGHT). HAD CAR TOWED 85 MILES TO SAME DEALER (SOUTH HILLS CHRYSLER-JEEP) IN PETERS TWP, PA. HAD TO FIGHT HARD WITH DLR...

MY 2001 CHRYSLER T&C EX ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. I DO NOT TOW OR HAUL ANY HEAVY MATERIAL WITH IT, BUT YET I NEED A NEW TRANMISSION COSTING $3,200.00. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE NEXT DAY IT FAILED. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT 5 SEPERATE THINGS WERE WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE I WAS OVER THE 36,000 MILES IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED THE MECHANIC HOW 5 THINGS WERE WRONG WITH THE TRANSIMISSION THAT ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES AND NOT BE DEFECTIVE AND COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY AND HE REPLIED " IT DOES SEEM ODD THAT 5 THINGS FAILED WITH IT ONLY HAVING 52,000 MILES." I CALLED CHRYSLER TO ASKED THAT IT BE FIXED AS A WARRANTY, THE SAME THING I HAD TO DO WHEN THE A/C FAILED AND WAS LATER RECALLED, AND THEY MADE IT...

MY 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN LOST ITS TRANSMISSION AT 75000 MILES. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR NOISES OR BUMPS IN THE GEARS, JUST GONE AT A RED LIGHT IN BUSY TRAFFIC!! ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THIS IS $1500.00 WHICH I DON'T HAVE AT THE MOMENT!! *AK

NY 2001 TOWN & COUNTRY WITH 39,000 MILES IS NOT 3 YEARS OLD. THE COMPUTER THAT OPERATES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT COST $450.00 TO REPLACE THIS ITEM. AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT POOR QUALITY THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT I SHOULD OF PURCHASED AND EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. MAYBE CHRYSLER SHOULD CONSIDER BUILDING A BETTER PRODUCT. IN FACT, I AM GOING TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AND NEVER EVER PURCHASE A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. *LA

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. *LA

2001 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER 46000 MILES CAR COMES WITH A 3 YR 36000 WARRANTY. $2600. TO REPLACE CHRYSLER IS PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION DESIGNED FOR THE 2.2 / 4 CYLINDER VAN IN A 3.8 / 6 CYLINDER VERY POOR DESIGN. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER ON THEIR TRANSMISSION. A CLASS ACTION SUITE NEEDS TO BE STARTED. *NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ON CHRYSLER 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE IN ONE MONTH PRIOR FOR "SLIPPAGE" OF TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITH NTF. FAILURE WAS CATOSTROPHIC AND TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS FILING, HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY CAR BACK FROM DEALERSHIP. WAS FORTUNATE CAR FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE PULLING INTO GAS STATION AFTER A LARGE BANG HAD BEEN HEARD TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE.

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.

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED STRANDING THE CONSUMER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR AN HOUR. *AK *SCC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO A LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS ONCE THE "IDIOT LIGHT-ENGINE" ILLUMINATES. PART THAT DEALERSHIP WANTED TO REPLACE WAS SOME SORT OF MODULE WHICH THERE WERE NO PARTS FOR. PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER FROM CHRYSLER CORPORATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO BUSY INTERSTATE I-80 MY VAN SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A LIMP-IN MODE. THE VAN LUNGED AND BUCKED AND SUDDENLY LOCKED INTO 2ND GEAR , CAUSING THE VAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION. THE TRUCK THAT WAS BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME. THE TRUCK RECEIVED NO WARNING FROM ME, IT WAS AS THOUGH I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WITHOUT HITTING THE BRAKES AT ALL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS DEFECT. I HAD THE VAN TOWED, AND SERVICED AT A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER IN PA. THEY CHECKED THE VAN AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE END RESULT WAS TO REPLACE THE RELAY TO THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THIS MIGHT WORK, HOWEVER WE WON'T KNOW FOR SURE UNLESS IT HAPPENS AGAIN!!!! THIS CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN OR NEXT TIME I MAY NOT BE AROUND TO TELL ABOUT IT.*AK