1999 Chrysler Town And Country

IT HAD BEEN RAINING BUT HAD STOPPED. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN MY RIGHT TIRE WENT THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 2-4" OF WATER IN THE GUTTER. I IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND VEERED INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THAT LANE. I HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. I WAS FORTUNATE THE GARAGE WAS AROUND THE CORNER. THE BELT HAD SLIPPED OFF THE PULLEYS. THE BELT HAD NOT BROKEN, ONLY SLIPPED OFF. THEY SAID I WAS THE 3RD TOWN AND COUNTRY THAT DAY THAT HAD TO HAVE THE BELT PUT BACK ON DUE TO THE WET WEATHER, AND THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MODEL FOR MANY YEARS. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME TO SEND THIS REPORT. WHEN I HIT "VERIFY" EVERYTHING GOES BLANK. *TR

NO CRASH INVOLVED...NOTICED AFTER A RAINSTORM HERE ON THE COAST, THAT THERE WAS THE SOUND OF WATER ROLLING BACK AND FORTH IN THE DASH AREA WHEN I WAS DRIVING..NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT(HUGE FLOOD) OF WATER COMING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FROM THE DASH AREA IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT...ENOUGH WATER THAT MY CARPETING WAS COMPLETELY SOAKED, AND RUINED. AFTER THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES..I FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHAT IT WAS..THERE IS SOME SORT OF DRAIN HOSE TO A WATER COLLECTION RESERVOIR UNDER THE WINDSHIELD...WHICH CAN BE DISCONNECTED TO DRAIN, BUT IN THE EVENT OF DEBRIS WASHING INTO IT...WOULD CLOG UP AND OVERFLOW..RESULTING IN THE DESCRIBED CONDITION..THIS IS VERY POOR DESIGN IN MY OPINION..SOME OF FOLKS I HAVE HAD THIS TO..DID NOT HAVE A CLUE WHAT WAS GOING ON...I HAVE NOT SAID ANYTHING TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS...BUT THINK IT IS NOT JUST ME WHO HAS THE ISSUE..AND IT ALSO COULD BE A CONTRIBUTOR TO SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES I HAVE READ ABOUT..PARTICULARLY THE CONDENSATION ISSUE AND THE AIRBAG ISSUE..I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ELECTRONICS WILL FAIL...PLEASE ADVISE...I AM PICKING A RANDOM DATE WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED...ALSO..HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE UNLESS I CLEAN THE DRAIN HOSES...NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE...? *TR

1999 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED: PROBLEM(S) WORSENING - BECOMING MORE FREQUENT OVER LAST 3 YRS: START VAN, RUNS 5-10 SECS, THEN SHUTS OFF, DISCONNECT BATTERY-WAIT 3 MINS, CRANKED IN BEGINNING, NOW ONLY 50/50: SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND SHUT SYSTEM DOWN 24 HRS, DISCONNECT BATTERY BUT NO STARTL 24 HOURS, HAD NEW KEY MADE AT DEALERSHIP USE VIN, PROBLEMS PERSISTS: REAR VENT WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING, CHANGED MOTORS AND SWITCHES, PROBLEM CONTINUES: HEATER IN SEATS RECALLED, DEALER REPLACED; HEATERS ON RECALL BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE BOTTOM COVER(LEATHER)HAS HOLE FROM WHERE HEATER BURNING THROUGH, NOW HEATERS COME ON/OFF AT WILL: GAUGES GO OFF WITH ENGINE RUNNING, BACK ON WHEN THEY GET READY: RADIO AND POWER WINDOWS INTERMITTENT: TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST WHEN EXITING INTERSTATE AFTER TRAVELING IN OD FOR 100 MILES, HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES, NOT CONTINUOUS: ALARM SOUNDS IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT AND WHEN STANDING IN STREET 25FT+ BEHIND THE VAN; MANUFACTURED ON 4/17/98 SO 1999 HAS MOSTLY 1998 PARTS, REAL PROBLEMATIC WHEN PURCHASING PARTS: NOTE: HAVE TWO 1999 T&C LIMITEDS, ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS THE OTHER (RED) ONLY PAINT CLEAR COAT PEELING; HAD TO TOW VAN SEVERAL TIMES. NOW HAVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND LOCK SWITCH IN DRIVER'S DOOR REPLACE. NEXT STEP CHANGE BCM: I AM THROWING $1S AT VAN, DEALERSHIPS (MORE THAN ONE) SAY NO IDEA CAUSATION. DEALER HAS REPLACED BATTERY, CABLES, BELT, MAINTENANCE ON TRANSMISSION +). YOUR URL FROM CHAT ROOMS AND FORUMS. MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. NO LUCK WITH THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS EITHER. HAVE OWNED MANY CHRYSLER AND DODGE PRODUCTS, THESE MAY BE LAST! THANK YOU. PASTOR STEVE RANDALL *TR

I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN AND TNBIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN THE LAST 20 MONTHS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CIRCUIT BOARD, PART NUMBER 4874440, HAS FAILED. THIS CIRCUIT BOARD, BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CONTROLS MOST OF THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS IN THE CAR. WHEN IT FAILS THE GAUGES DON'T WORK, THE WARNING LIGHTS DON'T WORK, THE DOOR LOCKS FAIL, IT AFFECTS THE RADIO, AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T START. THE PROBLEM IS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL FAIL. THIS IS THE SECOND CIRCUIT BOARD WE HAVE HAD REPLACED. THE TWO SAFETY ISSUES ARE THE FACT THAT THE CAR MAY NOT START. THE SYPTOMS ARE VERY SPORADIC. SOMETIMES ONLY THE GAUGES ARE AFFECTED. OTHER TIMES IT WON'T START BUT MAY START THE NEXT DAY OR NEXT WEEK. I WAS TOLD THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS. WHEN THE GAUGES GO OUT AND THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON THE CHANCES ARE THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN AN ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER EITHER ENGINEERED THIS CIRCUIT BOARD POORLY, CAUSING THE HIGH FAILURE RATE, OR THEIR SUPPLIER IS SHIPPING DEFECTIVE PARTS. THIS SHOULD BE A FLEET-WIDE RECALL. I CALLED CHRYSLER SUPPORT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPORT THE PROBLEM. THE CHRYSLER FILE NO. IS 16463834. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. ON MAY 4, 2007, THE VEHICLE'S CONTROL PANEL FAILED FOLLOWED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RAN FOR A FEW SECONDS, ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL THE VEHICLE FAILED COMPLETELY. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

WE HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN AND WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEGINNING AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. IT STARTED WITH THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF, THEN BACK ON. IT ALSO AFFECTED POWER TO THE RADIO AND THE POWER WINDOWS. I HAD THE CAR IN DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE DEFECT. FINALLY AT 108,000 THE CAR FAILED TO START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BEHIND THE DASHBOARD, PART NUMBER 4874440. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE GAUGES MAY NOT WORK WHEN A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OCCURS, SUCH AS A WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR OR BATTERY FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR MAY NOT START WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE SEVERE, PLACING THE OCCUPANTS IN DANGER. I CHECKED WITH THREE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS IN THE LOCAL AREA AND THEIR PARTS DEPARTMENTS ALL TOLD ME THAT 396 OF THIS $370.00 PART ARE ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER." ONLY 240 OF THE 396 ARE GOING TO BE FILLED BASED ON PRODUCTION SHORTAGES. IF THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURED PARTS ARE FAULTY THEN CHRYSLER NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE DEMAND FOR THIS PART INDICATES THERE IS A PROBLEM. A POST MORTEM ON DEFECTIVE PARTS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DETERMINE WHY THEY WENT BAD. *JB