2000 Chrysler Town And Country Problems

STALLS WHEN DRIVING, WILL NOT START, STALLS WHILE WARMING UP.

ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLS WHILE VAN IN MOTION. LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. ONCE VAN COASTS TO A STOP, RESTART WITH NO ISSUES. NORMALLY OCCURS AFTER VAN SITS OVERNIGHT AND ENGINE ISN'T WARMED UP AS YET.

AT 69800 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHUDDER BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. AT FIRST THIS HAPPENED FAIRLY INFREQUENTLY. IT KEPT HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. NOW AT 74500 MILES IT OCCURS EVERY TIME WE USE THE VAN. *JB

COMPLAINT INVOLVES A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LTD AWD MINVAN 3.8L ENGINE. DURING ITS ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION, MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE FLYWHEEL WAS CRACKED. I HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO A) HAVE IT INSPECTED B) CHECK A METALLIC NOISE THE ENGINE HAD WHEN THE A/C WAS ON. VEHICLE PASSED THE SAFETY INSPECTION, HOWEVER HE INFORMED ME THE FLYWHEEL WAS CRACKED AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL FIXED. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF IT FAILED COMPLETELY IT COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION WITH THE TRANSMISSION CASE BEING BLOWN APART - NOT A GOOD THING WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS USED PRIMARILY BY MY WIFE WITH OUR CHILDREN AS THE MAIN CARGO. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED WHICH COST APPROXIAMATELY $560. *JB

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND TRIED TO STOP APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO VEER TO THE RIGHT TO PREVENT HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAPPENED WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND SHE DID NOT TELL US. WE PUT NEW BRAKES ON THE CAR AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING INTO A REPAIR SHOP WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGN BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DETOUR AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE; AND STATED THAT A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

CRUSE CONT DOES NOT WORK HORN NOT WORKING AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. ALL OF THEM WORKED OFF AND ON FOR A TIME BUT NOT NOW06

IN FRONT END COLLISION WITH A POLE ON A CITY STREET -PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY

ONCE AFTER HITTING WATER PUDDLE AND THEN WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, BELT SLIPS OFF PULLEYS AND STEERING LOSES POWER. THEN BATTERY DIES QUICKLY WHILE FLASHERS ARE ON. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RAIN!

WHILE MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY SHE DROVE THRU A SMALL PUDDLE AND THE WATER SPLASHED UP ON THE IDLER PULLEY AND CAUSED THE BELT TO SLIP. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. SHE ENDED UP IN THE YARD INSTEAD OF THE DRIVEWAY. I HAVE BEEN IN QUALITY SINCE 1985 AND I AM CURRENTLY A QUALITY MANAGER SO I AM REALLY SURPRISED WITH CHRYSLERS' LACK OF CONCERN WITH THIS DESIGN PROBLEM. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA FOR NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MAYBE IT IS TIME TO LET SOME OF THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE TV SHOWS KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY WITH 3.8 ENG.BELT HAS COME OFF WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN 4 TIMES. LOSING POWERSTEERING AND CAUSING ENGINE TO QUICKLY TO OVERHEAT. DEALERS HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO DAMAGE MY CAR AND POSSIBLY OTHERS SINCE IT CAME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I CHECKED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANY ONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY. IT SEEMS THAT SO MAY THAT GATES BELT COMPANY DESIGNED A BELT PACKAGE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASE THIS REPAIR PACKAGE AND SEEMS TO BE WORKING IN THE RAIN. SHOULDN'T THIS REPAIR BEEN A RECALL BY CHRYSLER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

IN 2005 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE FRONT SEAT HEATING ELEMENTS. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO BRANDOW CHRYSLER AND THE ELEMENTS WERE SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED. 9/30/07 THE REPLACEMENT ELEMENTS FAILED AND THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO BRANDOW CHRYSLER AND THE HEATING ELEMENTS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. CHRYSLER HAS DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I WILL NOT PUT ANYONE BACK INTO THAT CAR. *TR

THIS LETTER IS REGARDING A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER AND 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS. WE OWN BOTH VEHICLES, AND BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES IN WET WEATHER. WHEN IT RAINS AND THE DRIVER GOES THROUGH WATER, THE VEHICLES SHUT THEMSELVES DOWN COMPLETELY. LIGHTS TURN OFF, POWER STEERING IS ARRESTED, AND THE DRIVER HAS TO COAST TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY PARENTS, AND MORE THAN ONCE, THEY HAVE HAD TO SECURE THE SERVICES OF A TOWING COMPANY TO GET THE VEHICLE(S) HOME OR TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS, LEAVING THEM STRANDED IN PITCH-BLACK DARKNESS. THESE ARE THE ONLY VEHICLES THAT MY PARENTS HAVE TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK, WHICH IS AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY FROM HOME. MY FATHER HAS VISITED THE CHRYSLER-DODGE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS IS A LARGE-SCALE PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTICULAR MODELS OF VANS. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FULL-SCALE RECALL ON THE VEHICLES. THERE IS A KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE KIT IS OVER $300, AND THE ONUS IS ON THE CONSUMER TO PURCHASE THE KIT AND HAVE IT INSTALLED. MY DAD SPENT OVER $700 TO HAVE THE KIT INSTALLED ON BOTH VANS. THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT IS DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES, BUT TO OTHER MOTORISTS. PLEASE CONSIDER DOING A NATIONAL RECALL FOR THIS FACTORY DEFECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

STALLS WHEN DRIVING, WILL NOT START, STALLS WHILE WARMING UP.

RUSTED LEFT STRUT TOWER CAP ON A CHRYSLER 2000 TOWN AND COUNTRY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VAN JUST CHECK THE BLOGS ON A COMPUTER OR CALL AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM I'M TOLD IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DISCOVERED IT'S POSSIBLE THE STRUT COULD FORCE THROUGH THE RUSTED TOWER TOP CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE REPAIR WILL COST ME $300.00 TO $400.00 DOLLARS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS BAD DESIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER BEFORE PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES.CONSUMERS PURCHASE AUTOS IN GOOD FAITH THAT THEY WILL BE SAFE AND THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE TO BE FINANCIALLY PENALIZED FOR BAD DESIGNS. *TR

CHRYSLER 2000 TOWN AND COUNTRY STRUT TOWER RUST. DRIVERS SIDE OF STRUT TOWER RUSTED SO BAD THAT THE STRUT IS GOING TO RIP THROUGH THE TOP OF THE RUSTED TOWER. THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A CALL BACK SAFETY ISSUE. MY VAN IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE, SO MY VAN HAS LITTLE EXPOSURE TO THE HARSH WEATHER ELEMENTS. WE KEEP OUR VAN WASHED AND WAXED OIL CHANGED EVERY 2000 MILES SO THE VAN IS KEPT MECHANICALLY AND COSMETICALLY IN GOOD REPAIR. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND. WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO PURCHASE AN AMERICAN VEHICLE? WITH ALL OF OUR TECHNOLOGY WE PRODUCE FLAWED DESIGNED VEHICLES. I WILL NOT GET INTO CHEVY SILVERADO STEERING COLUMN BANGING AND TRANSFER CASE PUMP RUB. I WILL NO LONGER PURCHASE AMERICAN FLAWED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES. SHAME ON THE AMERICAN AUTO INDUSTRY FOR RIPPING OF CONSUMERS THAT DON'T HAVE THE MONEY WASTE ON REPAIRING THE ONGOING FLAWS. *TR

I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VAN ANYWHERE, IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 2 YEARS AND THE STRUT TOWERS ARE RUSTING OUT AT THE TOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER STRUT MOUNT WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 177,000. *TR

THIS LETTER IS REGARDING A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER AND 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS. WE OWN BOTH VEHICLES, AND BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES IN WET WEATHER. WHEN IT RAINS AND THE DRIVER GOES THROUGH WATER, THE VEHICLES SHUT THEMSELVES DOWN COMPLETELY. LIGHTS TURN OFF, POWER STEERING IS ARRESTED, AND THE DRIVER HAS TO COAST TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY PARENTS, AND MORE THAN ONCE, THEY HAVE HAD TO SECURE THE SERVICES OF A TOWING COMPANY TO GET THE VEHICLE(S) HOME OR TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS, LEAVING THEM STRANDED IN PITCH-BLACK DARKNESS. THESE ARE THE ONLY VEHICLES THAT MY PARENTS HAVE TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK, WHICH IS AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY FROM HOME. MY FATHER HAS VISITED THE CHRYSLER-DODGE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS IS A LARGE-SCALE PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTICULAR MODELS OF VANS. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FULL-SCALE RECALL ON THE VEHICLES. THERE IS A KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE KIT IS OVER $300, AND THE ONUS IS ON THE CONSUMER TO PURCHASE THE KIT AND HAVE IT INSTALLED. MY DAD SPENT OVER $700 TO HAVE THE KIT INSTALLED ON BOTH VANS. THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT IS DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES, BUT TO OTHER MOTORISTS. PLEASE CONSIDER DOING A NATIONAL RECALL FOR THIS FACTORY DEFECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V268000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 192,000.

CRUSE CONT DOES NOT WORK HORN NOT WORKING AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. ALL OF THEM WORKED OFF AND ON FOR A TIME BUT NOT NOW06

MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T READ CORRECTLY. IT INDICATES THAT I AM DRIVING SLOWER THAN REALITY BY ABOUT 15MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HITCH ON THE VEHICLE WAS PARTIALLY FRACTURED AND HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE HITCH COULD BECOME COMPLETELY DETACHED ANY MOMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10E034000 (EQUIPMENT) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING CHRYSLER T&C FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SHOOK, THEN CAME OFF. BOLTS SHAVED OFF. I SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS, SO THERE IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE HERE. I FEEL SO FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ONLY DRIVING 15 MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND WAS NOT CROSSING A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED! *TR

I AM ON MY THIRD POWER WINDOW CABLE AND MOTOR. ALL THREE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER SEAT MEMORY SYSTEM(MY SEATS WOULD SWITCH TO A SETTING THAT WAS NOT PROGRAMMED BY MYSELF), I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND ADVISED THEM OF MY SITUATION. THIS UNWANTED ADJUSTMENT COULD BE REPLICATED BY PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY FOB. I BEGAN UNLOCKING MY VAN WITH MY KEY. I ADVISED MY DEALER AGAIN. THIS PAST JUNE, WHILE OPERATING MY VAN ONTO A FREEWAY, THE SEAT BEGAN TO CHANGE POSITIONS AND THE MIRRORS READJUSTED. MY CHILDREN AND A FAMILY FRIEND OBSERVED THIS ACTION AS IT OCCURRED. I GRABBED HOLD OF THE WHEEL AND READJUSTED ALL OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED ITEMS WHILE STILL MAINTAINING CONTROL. THIS PROCESS HAS RECURRED ON AT LEAST FIVE OCCASIONS. UPON RETURN FROM OUR VACATION, I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT MY OPTIONS WERE TO DISCONNECT THE AUTO-SETTING OR RETURN THE VEHICLE WHEN A PARTICULAR COMPUTER WAS RETURNED TO THEM. MY VISIT COST ME SEVERAL HOURS AND A BILL OF OVER $98.00. CURRENTLY I AM ABLE TO MANUALLY ADJUST THE SEAT AND MIRROR. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A GRACO NAUTILUS SAFETY SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 1878678JJ, AND MANUFACTURED JULY 15, 2014. THE CHILD SEAT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BY THE LATCH SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE SEAT WAS SECURED IN THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BEGAN TO MOVE LIBERALLY AND CAUSED THE LATCHES TO BECOME LOOSE WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HOW EASILY THE LATCHES BECAME UNSECURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2000, MAKE=CHRYSLER, MODEL=TOWN AND COUNTRY)

THIS VEHICLE HAS FLAWED SEATBELTS. IT UNHOOKED DURING THE CRASH AND FLEW IN THE AIR, LANDED IN THE SQUAREPANTS FAMILY YARD THEN CAME BACK UP AND LANDED ON A 1995 PLYMOUTH MAGIC WAGON THAT ROLLED AWAY AT PRINCIPAL BROWN'S HOUSE. *TR

THE HEATED SEATS IN CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY GOT SO HOT THAT IT BURNT MY JACKET. *TR

EXTERIOR HANDLE ON REAR SLIDING DOOS BREAK EASILY. MY DAUGHTER IN LAW PULED ONE SIDE TO OEN AND IT BROE OFF. MY 5 YEAR OLD GRANDSON PULED ON THE HANDLE ON THE OTHER SIDE LATER AND IT TO PROKE OF. THE COST OF THE NEW HANDLE IS 166.00. I APPEARS THE THE QUALITY OF MATERIAL IS OF A POOR QUAILTY AND THE PRICE FOR A NEW ONE IS OUTRAGEOUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY FAILED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MEETING POINT OF THE BULB SOCKET AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE MELTING INTO THE PLASTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 125,000. UPDATED 11/16/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BULB INSERTED INTO A BAYONET TYPE BASE. THE BASE WAS INSERTED INTO THE LAMP ASSEMBLY. THE MATTING CONTACT ON THE LAMP ASSEMBLY OVERHEATED AND MELTED INTO THE PLASTIC BASE OF THE LAMP. THE CONTACTS WERE SPIRAL METALLIC STRIPS THAT NORMALLY RESIDE ON THE SURFACE PLASTIC MATERIAL. UPDATED 11/24/10

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND STATED THAT THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER TURNED GRAY AND CLOUDY. THIS INTERFERED WITH THE AMOUNT OF ILLUMINATION IT DISPLAYED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY COULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER SET UP A RECALL. *AK UPDATED 1/26/2007 - *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF WHEN A CHILD WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO DRIVE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STANDING IN THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE . THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE AT IDLE WHEN THE AC WAS ON. NUMEROUS ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH AC SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. ASSUMED THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS BAD AGAIN, AND DID NOT USE AC. PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A CRACKED DRIVE PLATE (TORQUE PLATE, FLYWHEEL). VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER STATED KNOWN PROBLEM, RECENTLY FIXED THREE WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEM. $125.00 PART PLUS LABOR TO REMOVE TRANSAXLE AND REPLACE DRIVE PLATE. *JB

HANKOOK P215/65R16 96T TIRE BLOW OUT ON A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, NO DRY ROT LOCATED ON REAR LEFT SIDE. HAVE PHOTOS AVAILABLE SHOWING BLOWOUT, CONDITION OF TIRE, ALMOST A PERFECT CUT FROM RIM TO RIM. CAUSED DAMAGE TO FUEL FILLER NECK AND FILL PORT AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER AND SURFICAL DAMAGE FROM TREAD OF TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE VEHICLE HAS SIGMA REGENT TIRES, SIZE 215/65/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.