Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / TOWN AND COUNTRY / 2001

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006083317 Incident Date: Aug, 15 2006
Consumer's City: KENTWOOD Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: TOWN AND COUNTRY Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2C4GP44371R Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 24 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 12 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Back in early 2005 we had a problem with the sway bar, sway eliminators & sway bushings having to be replaced on our 2001 chrysler town & country lx with only 31,000 mile on it (purchased new in 2001). we contacted chrysler with the problem & this was resolved promptly by chrysler. same car 1 1/2 years later and now with only 40,000 miles on it a "thunking" noise in the front end again. upon taking it to a local chrysler dealership for a routine oil change the mechanic told us that the rack & pinion steering needed to be replaced at a cost of approximately $900. a representative of the chrysler dealership informed me to contact chrysler about this problem since it seemed to possibly be a premature failure. we immediately had the rack & pinion steering replaced by our mechanic because we didn't know what would happen if it failed while driving. the continuing problem with the failure of major parts on this van starting with only 29,000 miles on it suggests something wrong with the manufacture of this vehicle. chrysler was contacted in regards to the rack & pinion steering and replied with a sorry past warranty reply. *nm