1998 Chrysler Town And Country Transmission Problems

VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKE. ISN'T THIS DANGEROUS? *TR

NHTSA ID

10205678

Incident

Oct 15, 2007

1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TS THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE BELT AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE NOISY. THE HANDBRAKE DID NOT HOLD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEVER AND CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOISY. THE REAR HATCH LOCK WAS INOPERATIVE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10157361

Incident

Mar 20, 2006

ON MONDAY, JULY 26, 2004, WHILE ON A MINI-VACATION WITH MY FAMILY IN COVINGTON, KENTUKCY, WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON OUR 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY XLI, WHICH IS WELL KEPT AND HAS ONLY 63,000 MILES. THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE PLACED MY FAMILY IN DANGER IN A STRANGE CITY, AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND RENTAL OF A VEHICLE TO RETURN HOME TO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, OVER 100 MILES AWAY. MARSHALL DODGE DEALERSHIP IN COVINGTON DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AND OFFER TO CONDUCT SUCH REPLACEMENT FOR NEARLY $2,500. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND INQUIRY, WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MR. TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. REPRESENTATIVES AT MR. TRANSMISSION NOTIFIED US THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PIN IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH COMMONLY WORKS ITS WAY OUT OF THE HOUSING UNIT ON THIS VEHICLE, AND DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. WE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR VEHICLE WITH 63,000 MILES AT A COST OF $1,848.00, PLUS VEHICLE RENTAL CHARGES AND DEALER FEES TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM (AN ADDITIONAL $169.00). I INTEND TO WRITE CHRYSLER AND INVITE YOU TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER TO CONTACT ME. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

10083151

Incident

Jul 26, 2004

Mileage

63,000 mi

TRANMISSION PROBLEMS, STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10082521

Incident

Jul 4, 2004

Mileage

92,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LXI WITH 55,400 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WITH MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS IN THE CAR. SPECIFICALLY, THE PARTS THAT FAILED WERE: THE SUN GEAR, INPUT HUB, CLUTCH DRUM AND TORQUE CONVERTER RESULTING IN A $2837 REPAIR BILL. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN A CAR WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE HAVE A MAJOR FAILURE LIKE THIS? THIS CAR ISNT ABUSED, ITS DRIVEN BY MY WIFE (AROUND TOWN ONLY) WHO SHUTTLES 4 KIDS TO SCHOOL, SCOUTING, SOCCER GAMES ETC... AND IS MAINTAINED BY ME, METICULOUSLY. *LA

NHTSA ID

10043335

Incident

Oct 20, 2003

Mileage

55,395 mi

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND FRONT BRAKES. THEY WERE WORKING ON IT FOR AWHILE AND ASKED THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING DIDN'T I HEAR THE NOISE. SPENT 2200 AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND THEN DIDN'T EVEN GET IT IN THE GARAGE AND THE CELLANOID WENT. FIXED THAT AND THE VAN STILL DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10036622

Incident

Jan 29, 2003

Mileage

71,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS.*JB

NHTSA ID

10009231

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK ALSO. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

NHTSA ID

10005911

Incident

Nov 15, 2002

AT 60,000 MILES OUR TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI-VAN HAD TO HAVE ITS TRANSMISSIONS REBUILT AT A COST OF OVER $2,200.00.

NHTSA ID

10000639

Incident

Nov 25, 2002

Mileage

60,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, HAD VEHICLE TOWED, WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM. MR

NHTSA ID

8021406

Incident

Sep 23, 2002

WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT ANY SPEED ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNINGTRANSMISSION WILL STALL, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8018305

Incident

Aug 11, 2002

CAUSE- SLIP RING FAILURE.CHRYSLER REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED CHRYSLER DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY.*AK

NHTSA ID

755829

Incident

Dec 14, 2001

WHEN WE TRIED TO BACK THE VEHICLE OUT OF OUR GARAGE, WE DISCOVERED THAT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR. WE PUSHED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE TO THE STREET AND FOUND THAT IT STILL HAD ALL FORWARD GEARS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TUTTLE-CLICK CHRYSLER IN IRVINE. WE WERE TOLD THAT A DIFFERENTIAL GEAR HAD FAILED. IT SEEMS TO US THAT THIS WOULD PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING IN EITHER DIRECTION, SO A BROKEN DIFFERENTIAL GEAR PROBABLY WAS NOT THE REASON WE COULDN'T USE REVERSE GEAR. HOWEVER, WE STILL NEEDED REVERSE, SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. WITHIN THE TWO WEEKS PRECEDING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO OPERATE SPONTANEOUSLY AND THE IGNITION LOCK BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. DURING THE SAME VISIT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, A COMPUTER WITHIN THE VEHICLE, TO FIX THE WIPER PROBLEM AND REPLACED AND REKEYED THE IGNITION LOCK. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL THREE OF THESE FAILURES WERE THE RESULT OF FAULTY DESIGN OR SHODDY WORKMANSHIP AND ASKED CHRYSLER TO REIMBURSE US AND TO EXPLAIN WHY THE COMPONENTS FAILED. CHRYSLER HAS DONE NEITHER. WE BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO INDEMNIFY CHRYSLER FOR ITS MISTAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

747129

Incident

Mar 31, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

745739

Incident

May 21, 2001

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *JB

NHTSA ID

560814

Incident

Mar 21, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 206 IN NEW JERSEY (SPEED LIMIT 50), I HAD SLOWED FOR A TURNING VECHILE. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR. I TRAVELED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD UNTIL I GOT IT TO A SERVICE STATION. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE OVERDRIVE WAS SHOT. THE CAR HAD JUST TRAVELED 80 MILES ON THE PARKWAY AND INTERSTATE WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF TROUBLE. I CALLED CHRSYLER. ALTHOUGH MY WARANTEE HAD EXPIRED, DUE TO THE AGE OF MY CAR THEY OFFERED TO SUPPLY THE PARTS AND I PAID THE LABOR FOR REPAIR. I PAID ROXBURY CHRSYLER $1020 IN LABOR FOR THE REPAIR. THREE DAYS LATER WHILE ON INTERSTATE 80, THE SAME THING HAPPENED! I DON'T KNOW HOW I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INJURY. I TOOK THE CAR BACK, THEY SAID IT WAS AN UNKNOWN CODE. CHRSYLER TOLD THE MECHANIC TO RESET AND RETURN THE CAR. EVEN THE MECHANIC WAS HESITANT TO GIVE ME THE CAR. HE DROVE IT FOR TWO DAYS, NOTHING HAPPENED. PREVIOUS TO THIS MY HUSBAND AND I HAD DECIDED TO SELL THE CAR TO REDUCE OUR DEBT. HOW CAN I SELL THIS CAR TO ANYONE LIKE THIS. CHRYSLER'S MIKE SARACHMAN CLAIMS HE WILL NOT ALLOW THE 12M/12,000K WARANTEE THEY ARE GIVING ME TO BE TRANSFERRED TO A NEW OWNER. I NEED TO SELL MY CAR AND I CAN'T. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE OFFER SOME ADVICE ON HOW I CAN PROCEED. MR. SARACHMAN CLAIMS I CANNOT SPEAK WITH ANYONE ABOVE HIM AT CHRYSLER CORP. HE REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY OTHER NAME OR NUMBER TO CALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

743428

Incident

Mar 20, 2001

TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY, INTERNAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED A SECOND TIME ON 2-14-01 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION THAT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS NOT A TRANSMISSON FOR THE TYPE OF VEHICLE CONSUMER HAS, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING.

NHTSA ID

560499

Incident

Nov 30, 1998

VEHICLE CAN BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

882437

RATTLING NOISE IN ENGINE, SOUNDS LIKE A BIKE CHAIN, ITS LOUDER WHEN THE A/C ON AND WHEN VAN IS IN PARK OR DRIVE. HAVE HAD CLUTCH , AIR COIL HUB A/C REPLACED, BELT DRIVE, TENSIONER REPLACE 3 TIMES

NHTSA ID

707929

Incident

Jun 17, 1998

CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS. YH

NHTSA ID

606171

Incident

May 18, 1998

THE VIBRATES IS IN THE TRANSMISSION

NHTSA ID

702316

Incident

Aug 25, 1998

DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CONTAIN SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN CHILD MOVING GEAR AND VEHICLE ROLLING.

NHTSA ID

539317

Incident

May 31, 1998

THE GEAR SHIFT ENGAGES WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

826950

TRANSMISSION CAN BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL.

NHTSA ID

537297

TRANMISSION LINE CONNECTION POPPED AND LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID TILL EMPTY.

NHTSA ID

530925

Incident

Feb 16, 1998