3.4
definitely annoying- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 39,310 miles
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Over a period of a few weeks I was experiencing intermittent electrical problems where the air conditioner (A/C) fan, radio, windshield wipers, and power windows would stop working for several minutes and then start working again. The problem got worse over these weeks. After 3 trips to the dealer they told me that battery acid had leaked on the wiring harness and I needed a new one. I had no problem with the battery, and Chrysler dealers had performed most on the maintenance on the car and no one had told me that battery acid was leaking on the wiring harness. The new wiring harness cost me $2,600. It seems to me to be a defect in design to run the wiring harness under the battery. Also, why can't the wiring harness be modular where one section could be replaced at a much lower cost.
- Rockville, MD, USA
The wiring harness in our 2002 Chrysler Town & Country continues to fail due to the harness design/placement in the vehicle. The first failure caused the vehicle to stall and not restart at a city intersection. The second failure caused the vehicles wipers, heater blower, radio and windows to fail intermittently. Wires within the wiring harness were replaced/repaired as was the front control module; however, the same problem is happening again after about three weeks. The dealer service department recommends replacing the entire wiring harness at a cost of $3,200.
- North Olmsted, OH, USA
Radio and clock would not turn on when car started. Then it turned into the radio and air conditioning unit would not turn on - intermittently. This began in August. 2004, but stopped in October. 2004. Then it began again in early April 2005 or on days when it was warmer and/or wet. Periodically the windshield wipers and windows will not work, also. This incident occursred when the car was running, and did not matter if it was moving or not. However, it did not occur in temperatures lower than 45 degrees, or so. Dealership kept it for two days in 2004 and could not find the problem. Tried to say it needed a new electronic wiring harness which would incur a personal cost of over $4,000 for a car that was barely 2 years old.
- Sewell, NJ, USA
Problems with power steering pump on 2002 Chrysler Town and country. There was a continuous problem with the consumers power steering pump. The steering pump made a noise when a right turn was made. The airbag light had come on due to a loose connector on the passenger side which was an intermittent problem. The transmission was noisy, which was possibly due to dirt.
- Sparta , GA, USA
Headlights flickered between bright and very dim. Switch to lights became very warm to touch. Dealer claimed switch had poor connection and replaced switch. Switch still gets warm but have not flickered yet. Vehicle new when bought.
- Sumter, SC, USA
Chrysler T&C. for no apparent reason, the sliding door opened. Also, separate issue, while stopped and in park, the sliding door would not open when the console button was pushed. I noticed that the transmission selector lights were all lighted (P, R, N, D, L). I turned off the ignition. Restarted the vehicle. Drove 10 ft. Everything was ok. Dealer could not find anything wrong.
- Bellingham, WA, USA
- Fredericksburg, VA, USA