2000 Chrysler TOWN AND COUNTRY: complaints, problems and recalls

SEAT WARMER IN DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED HOLE IN SEAT AND DAMAGED WOMANS COAT.

Owner-reported narrative. 47,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000562 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING BURNING OF WIRERS. SMELL WAS COMING FROM UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH..

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002070 at NHTSA ↗

2000 CHRYSLER TOWN& COUNTRY (LIMITED) OWED FOR 2 YEARS 11 MONTHS, 57300 MILES -I WENT TO MY VEHICLE TO RUN AN ERRAND. WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, I TURNED ON THE SEAT HEATER TO WARM IT UP DUE TO THE SEVERE COLD. THE SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE SEAT HEATER AND SAW GLOWING EMBERS AROUND THE HOLE THAT WAS CREATED FROM A HIGH HEAT SOURCE. I TURNED SEAT HEATER BACK ON TO CONFIRM THE SOURCE OF THE GLOWING EMBERS. SPARKS BEGAN TO SHOT OUT OF HOLE IN BURNT LEATHER SEAT. MY THOUGHTS ARE T…

Owner-reported narrative. 57,257 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003137 at NHTSA ↗

THIS 2000 TOWN & COUNTRY HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH ITS DRIVE TRAIN/DRIVE SELECTOR. THE RECENT HAS BEEN THE FOLLOWING CASE THAT HAS OCCURED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH WITH NO REACTION FROM CHRYSLER DAIMLER DUE TO LOCAL DEALER NOT BEING KNOWLEDGEABLE OF PROCESSES TO REGISTER OCCURANCE. THE VEHICLE, WHEN PARKED, WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF, AND KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, COMES OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BY ITSELF, WITH NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE. HAS SPOKEN WITH CHRYSER-DAIMLER AND THEY ARE SENDING AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEER TO INVESTIGATE …

Owner-reported narrative. 32,186 miles reported. Look up ODI 10004947 at NHTSA ↗

HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH. BUMPER, HOOD, FENDERS AND STRUTS WERE DESTROYED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****742771

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10006394 at NHTSA ↗

ABOUT A WEEK AFTER WE PICKED UP THE NEW VEHICLE THE ENTIRE REAR LIFTGATE HANDLE ASSEMBLY FELL APART INSIDE THE DOOR. CONSEQUENTLY IT WOULDN'T OPEN AND HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. CHRISLER REPAIRED THE REAR ENTRY MECHANISM BUT THEN THE DEALERSHIP, IN ITS HASTY REPAIR, STRIPPED OUT ALL OF THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE REAR LIFTGATE MOLDING IN PLACE SO THEY ALL FELL OUT. FEARING MORE DAMAGE WOULD BE CAUSED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN ANOTHER REPAIR I REPLACED THE SCREWS WITH LARGER SHEET METAL SCREWS WHICH LOOK DUMB.

Owner-reported narrative. 963 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007778 at NHTSA ↗

CONCERN ABOUT THE GEN3 BUCKLES IN MY VEHICLE WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN ACCIDENTALLY BEING UNBUCKLED BY SOME OBJECT INADVERTENTLY THAT CHRYSLER CLAIMS TO BE SAFE FROM BEING UNBUCKLED BY SOMETHING STRIKING IT. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***762411

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10009352 at NHTSA ↗

THE PASSENGER SEAT HEATER FAILED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10012070 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2000-09-13 (September 13, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS BUILT WITH 3.3L AND 3.8L ENGINES HAVE FUEL RAILS WITH NITROLE RUBBER O-RING SEALS THAT CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME. FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE UNDERHOOD FUEL INJECTION FUEL RAIL COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A VEHICLE FIRE.

Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SEAL ON THE VEHICLE FUEL RAILS TO PREVENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE, SHOULD THE EXISTING O-RINGS CONTINUE TO DEGRADE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2002. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE PHASED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. HOWEVER, IF A VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE O-RINGS, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Reported: 2004-10-06 (October 6, 2004)

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY BECOME DISABLED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE CLOCKSPRING, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HUB OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

Consequence: THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL COVERED VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. FOR THOSE VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 70,000 MILES, DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY UNDER WHICH IT WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING AT NO CHARGE IF IT FAILS. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING REPLACED ON THEIR VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.