AirbagsBody & structurePowertrain (other)
Filed Jan 15, 2004
1. THE REAR HATCH LEAKED UPON DELIVERY. THREE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO PUT SOME KING OF SEALANT ON THE EXTERIOR TO PREVENT LEAKAGE. SOME WATER DAMAGE TO INTERIOR WAS NEVER FIXED. 2. AIR BAG LIGHT ON DUE TO CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. WAITED FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS FOR CHRYSLER TO ISSUE RECALL WHILE PROBLEM WAS BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. 3. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 115,800KM. ESTIMATED $1,800 TO REPAIR AT TRANSMISSION SHOP.
- NHTSA ID
- 10071389
- Incident
- Dec 15, 2002
- Mileage
- 95,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 15, 2004
WE JUST HAD OUR VAN INTO THE DEALER SHIP LAST WEEK IT WAS SURGING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. THREE DAYS LATER IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND ALSO SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. I HAD MY ONE YEAR OLD WITH ME AT THE TIME. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. HAD WE KNOWN THAT CHRYSLER HAD AND STILL HAS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS WE NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT CHRYSLER'S TRANSMISSION AS FAR BACK AS THE 1989 MODEL. HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS FOR SO LONG? I CONSIDER THIS VAN TO BE A LEMON. UNFORTUNATLY THE LEMON LAW STATES THAT THE PROBLEM HAS TO HAVE HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST 18,000 MILES. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE IN RETURNING THIS OBVIOUS LEMON?
- NHTSA ID
- 10070808
- Incident
- Sep 15, 2003
- Mileage
- 62,115 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 15, 2004
VAN KEPTING SURGING. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION.
- NHTSA ID
- 10069510
- Incident
- Aug 15, 2003
- Mileage
- 62,000 mi
Powertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Aug 14, 2003
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A "BOOM" NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS INOPERATIVE, HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC SAID THAT DIFFERENTIAL PIN HAD COME LOOSE, DAMAGING THE MOTOR IN TRANSMISSION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10033971
Powertrain (other)
Filed Dec 23, 2002
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 30MPH THE FRONT WHEEL AXEL BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SLIGHTLY LOSE CONTROL. TS THERE WAS A NOISE THAT CONSUMER HEARD. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIFT BACKWARDS AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *JG
- NHTSA ID
- 10001424
- Incident
- Nov 20, 2002
- Mileage
- 77,072 mi
Body & structurePowertrain (other)
Filed Nov 14, 2002
THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF METAL WAS FOUND INSIDE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE. THE SLIDING DOOR MOTOR FAILED AND THE DRIVERSIDE POWER LOCKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDE DOOR HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. SCC
- NHTSA ID
- 567850
- Incident
- Aug 23, 2002
- Mileage
- 77,904 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jun 18, 2002
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING IN DRIVEWAY WHILE DRIVING. FLUID FLIES UP AND HITS BACK WINDOW. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSAXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED, IT APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 8012051
- Incident
- Jun 7, 2002
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jun 13, 2002
SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP TO ZERO AT ANY SPEED. THEN, IT POPPS BACK UP TO SPEED TRAVELING AT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8011738
- Incident
- May 29, 2002
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 4, 2000
WHILE TRYING TO GET VAN OUT OF A PARKING SPOT VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AT FIRST. AFTER THE VAN WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR AND WHEN STARTING VAN AGAIN, VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. VAN WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. THE PLANETARY GEAR WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE PLANETARY GEAR AFTER THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE, TO ACCOUNT FOR THE PROBLEMS IT HAD BEEN CAUSING. *AK *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 856240
- Incident
- Jan 17, 2000
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