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2001 Chrysler Town And Country Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 462 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Chrysler Town And Country, most often about the electrical (16% of complaints, typically around 74,500 miles). It is 10th of 17 Town And Country model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2001 Chrysler Town And Country problems
Electrical
73 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 74,500 miles. Parts named most often: wiring, 12v/24v/48v battery, ignition, horn.
Radio overheated under high heat conditions 110+ degree weather. Radio circuit board short circuited and burned. Burning condition occurs at heat disipation unit and main circuit board; left side of radio, where a aluminum plate is located.
My 2001 Chrysler town & country at 73,000 miles had the check engine light come on. My wife started the vehicle the next day and she said that it sounded like the motor was going to fall out when she put it in reverse and the vehicle would not move. We had our local mechanic check it out. He said that there were two…
Air bags
72 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 74,500 miles. Parts named most often: frontal, side/window.
Chrysler 2001 town & country at 77468 miles airbag light on the dash came on and stayed on with intermittent blinking off and then on. Took it to hayes Chrysler. Their invoice states "tech verified and ran electrical diag where he found passenger side squib open". Consequences were that if an accident had occurred…
My 2001 Chrysler town & country suffered a complete transmission failure. I bought this vehicle new in 2001 and thought I was buying the best mini-van for the money. However, I've had nothing but problems with this vehicle. Power windows have failed, power sliding door has failed 3 times, power lift gate failed, air…
Transmission
69 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 60,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, driveline.
While traveling at 60 MPH on the interstate the vehicle suddenly stopped. The vehicle was towed. The mechanic stated the transmission was defective. The transmission solenoid pack leaked. The consumer started hearing some clanking noise from the engine area.
While driving at any speed, the vehicle will not come out of low gear. The dealer replaced the TCM module on the vehicle. Also while driving at any speed, there will be a noise coming from the front wheels. The dealer needed to replace the sway bar bushings. The automatic lift gate on the vehicle would no move up or…
Steering
52 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 50,000 miles. Parts named most often: rack and pinion, hydraulic power assist, hydraulic power assist system, steering wheel/handle bar.
While reversing steering wheel locked up, but will unlock when driving straight. The problem became worse. Currently, the steering wheel locked up, even when driving straight. Mechanic indicated by phone it may be a failure in the rack and pinion. Vehicle shouldn't be driven because the problem will only get worse.
Air bag sensor light blinks on and off. A recall was issued on the clock spring, however this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. The vehicle had numerous problems such as steering problems, sliding problems, brake and acceleration problems, a strong odor of gas and thefront sway bars and rear shocks…
Visibility and wipers
41 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 65,000 miles. Parts named most often: power window devices and controls, windshield wiper/washer, rear window wiper/washer, windshield.
2001 Chrysler Town And Country mini-van 1) clockspring failure- airbag malfunctions and associated electrical failure- there is a current recall on other Chrysler models and years, why not this one when it is the identical problem? Significant bodily injury potential- requesting recall on this model. 2) faulty…
: the contact stated there was a puddle under the front end of the vehicle. An independent repair shop determined the metal heater tubes in the rear had rusted through. The repair shop could not do the necessary repairs and the vehicle was taken to the dealership. The dealership replaced the heater tubes. The vehicle…
Brakes
31 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 21,500 miles. Parts named most often: foundation components, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, disc, supply.
: the contact stated while traveling at various speeds and depressing the brake pedal, it had to be pumped to get the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence, and then towed to the dealership. The master cylinder was replaced. Two and a half years later the problem returned and the master…
9/8/01 10,232 miles. Pulsation when braking. Found front brake rotors warped. Replaced rotors. Also ordered weatherstriips and door cladding because weatherstrip around r/sliding door on body is deformed. 10/1/01 12,408 miles. Rattling noise in front suspension. Replaced front sway bar links. 12/26/01 15,592 miles.…
Suspension
29 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 60,000 miles. Parts named most often: front.
Tl contact owns a 2001 Chrysler Town And Country. The contact often hears a lot of rattling noises underneath the vehicle. The failure was heard while driving 5 MPH, but occurs at any speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice for the same failure. The dealer stated that the failure was caused by the front…
While driving at any speed, the vehicle will not come out of low gear. The dealer replaced the TCM module on the vehicle. Also while driving at any speed, there will be a noise coming from the front wheels. The dealer needed to replace the sway bar bushings. The automatic lift gate on the vehicle would no move up or…
Lights
28 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 66,000 miles. Parts named most often: headlights, fog lights, hazard flashing warning lights, brake lights.
- the contact owns a 2001 Chrysler town and county. While driving at 30 MPH the headlights turned off without warning. The contact stated that the headlights remained off for approximately 3-4 seconds. This occurred without warning. The vehicle had not been inspected to determine the reason for the failure. The…
While driving headlights flickered intermittently. At times the headlights went out completely for a minute or two. This caused a distraction to the consumer's view during night hours. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2001 Chrysler Town And Country recalls
Equipment: radio/tape deck/cd etc.
Risk: This could result in a speaker fire.
Fix: Dealers will add a special tape to the top of the radio to prevent the potential of water intrusion. The recall began on january 31, 2005. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Full defect summary
On certain mini vans, condensation from the instrument panel air conditioning ducts may drop through vent holes in the top of the radio and result in a short circuit that subsequently sends direct current to the rear speakers.
Suspension: lower arm
Risk: If the bolt fractures, the lower control arm could separate from the crossmember, causing a loss of vehicle control.
Fix: Dealers will replace the left and right lower control arm bolts and nuts. Owner notification began april 30, 2001. 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.
Full defect summary
Vehicle description: minivans. The lower control arm pivot bolt could fracture.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Headlight malfunction
Summary
Owner reports indicate allegations of improper headlight operation of one or both headlights.some report intermittent outage or dimming.many report that the condition is random; it sometimes does not repeat and lasts for a very short duration. A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see summary report for additional information.
Headlight malfunction
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this investigation after receiving reports from consumers that their headlights would malfunction in various ways from flickering to complete non-illumination.headlight operation is monitored by the vehicle's body control module (BCM) and front control module (fcm).odi is upgrading this preliminary evaluation to an engineering analysis (ea05-009) to further examine the issue.
Power liftgate latch
Summary
This investigation was opened as pe04-054 regarding reports of alleged power liftgate (plg) opening while driving.the investigation was upgraded on november 22, 2004 based on information provided by daimlerchrysler corporation (dcc) in its september 17, 2004 response to pe04-054. By letter of april 5, 2005, dcc has notified the agency that it will conduct a safety recall of 70,235 model year (my) 2003 chrysler town & country and dodge grand caravan vehicles equipped with the plg option.dcc has identified a problem in early production my 2003 plg control modules that can prevent the plg door from latching closed in a power open/close cycle.in this condition the plg can rise (not power open) d
Questions about the 2001 Chrysler Town And Country
- What are the most common problems with the 2001 Chrysler Town And Country?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: electrical (73 complaints, typically around 74,500 miles); air bags (72 complaints, typically around 74,500 miles); transmission (69 complaints, typically around 60,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2001 Chrysler Town And Country have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from November 2, 2004 (equipment). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2001 a bad year for the Chrysler Town And Country?
- It is 10th of 17 Town And Country model years by number of complaints, with 462 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.