We also had brake lines burst on our '96 T&C. Corrosion about 3/4 the way back towards the rear. I filed a report with NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Someone called and I sent the busted lines to their Washington, D.C. office. I called weeks later and was told there weren't enough complaints to warrant an investigation. If you also report the issue, it might make a difference.
1998 chrysler town/country
Written by: pamla777 on Oct 8, 2011 3:19:02 PM
I was driving my town/country van and with no warning I had no brakes at all. My van only has 40,000 miles on it and looks new. I was almost killed. I work night shift as a Pulmonary specialist and was coming home at 4am so there was not alot of traffic. If this would have happened on the way to work at 3pm I would have been severely injured or ... Read More
Re: Town & Country Dashboard-Circuit board problems [ale12]
Written by: kirkhemphill78 on Jun 9, 2011 10:28:25 AM
We have a 1998 Chrysler Town & Country that had the same problem for years. We had to order a new instrument cluster for the van. It has worked perfectly for 2 years now. The security system runs through the instrument cluster. Trust me, it is worth the money. The dealership did not even know how to fix it when it was under warranty, but they did know how to order ... Read More
What is the history of your van? Did you buy it new? FWIW, the transmissions in the Gen 3 vans were a weak point, that said, when the transmission went out in our 3.8 liter 1998 DGC after 109,000 miles, I gladly put a new one in as opposed to disposing of the van. Why? Because prior to that point the van had cost me a whopping $8.00 in unscheduled maintenance ... Read More
Written by: wakecalalta on Aug 28, 2008 1:21:29 PM
I live in Canada and recently bought two new head lights for my 1998 Chrysler Town & Country LXI from an on line parts dealer in the states. The lights arrived and are correct other than the wiring, my vehicle has a harness with two wires and two sockets while the lamp holder on the headlights has a connection with three pins. Would anyone know if the wiring on my van ... Read More
True, but I said profits, not payrolls and many Canadians do come across to spend their money. Especially right now with the strong CDN$. I agree Toyota and Honda USA have a great economic impact on the geographical areas where they build their plants, but I would venture that Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Subaru combined don't exceed the US payroll of just Chrysler, let alone any other major US manufacturer. The ... Read More
Hi, No, I'm not losing any fluid. It seems that it may be something internal in the master cylander. I just went out and the brakes seem to be pumping up better. It's wierd cause I just got done changing brakes on a 1998 caravan and they are working great. this town and country is giving me fits.
Re: Chrysler Town & Country Electrical problems Headlights, & inst.Cluster [tcproblems]
Written by: romott on Oct 5, 2007 7:31:16 AM
I had a 1998 T&C Limited. The car died one day and would not start. After replacing two ECM computers, the first one at my cost, the car worked most of the time. Then we had more and more occassions where the instrument panel would be dark when trying to start the car. After researching the internet, I found that several folks had been able to fix this problem by resoldering ... Read More
Below is the bulletin I found regarding my 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan. I have noticed that the Chrysler Town and Country has many of the same bulletins. Dodge has replaced my relay free of charge several times, but last time they charged me for the electrical plug that the relay burned out. It is now at Dodge again, in the shop, waiting, waiting,...I have had the van for 2 years. The ... Read More
"I wonder if the 2007 Chrysler Town & Country SWB (3.3L V6 170HP) has the same transmission quality issues." I'm not sure which issues you are referring to. Starting in 2001 Chrysler revised the transmission a bit and started sending them out the door with external transmission oil coolers (the Gen 3s relied upon an oil cooler in the radiator only), and a lifetime fill of the new fully synthetic ATF+4 ... Read More
Written by: leeuwenhoek on Jul 23, 2007 7:40:20 AM
The battery on my 1998 Chrysler Town and Country ran down (due to my own stupidity) and I jump started the car. After jump starting the car, the indicator lights for the air conditioner, recirculation, rear window wiper and rear window wiper washer all are blinking. They stop blinking if I drive the car about 15 minutes, but when I start the car again, the blinking begins again. Any ideas?
Re: Squealing serpentine belt 1996 town and country [glynch]
Written by: leeuwenhoek on Jul 23, 2007 6:32:11 AM
The Gates company has a fix kit for the belt problem on Chrysler 3.3L & 3.8L engines. Cost is about $140. I had the fix kit installed on my 1998 Chrysler Town and Country and I've had no problems yet. Prior to this fix, any puddle I drove through would cause the belt to slip off.
Re: 2004 Chrysler Town and Country Limited vs 2007 Honda Odyssey EX [bhs1975]
Written by: shipo on Jul 10, 2007 12:25:30 PM
Well, as for longevity of the T&C goes, our two Dodge Grand Caravans (twins of the T&C) are fast approaching a combined quarter of a million miles, and they've been virtually bullet proof. In addition to regular maintenance, the 1998 has needed a starter, a door switch, a transmission and a vacuum battery tray over 145,000 miles. Not too shabby. Our 2003 has been similarly endowed with reliability in that it ... Read More
That was probably a good deal. However, I am still reeling over our purchase in May. In mid May, we purchased a 2007 Town & Country Limited with a list price of $39,200. At an Aurora, Colorado, dealership, we received the Chrysler $4,500 price incentive plus an additional $2,701 dollars off by the dealer. No negotiating. Final price of $31,999 was very close to the price we paid for our 1998 ... Read More
Written by: kirkhemphill78 on Apr 22, 2007 9:29:55 PM
I’m having the same problems with my 1998 Chrysler Town and Country LX. I find myself not going places because I’m afraid the vehicle will not start when I get back in it. The gauges turn off and antilock break and security light come on. I always said I would not buy a Chrysler, but this one was given to me. Have you found out what causes this problem?
Re: Chrsyler Town & Country 1998 Cuts off quickly after starting [mswann1]
Written by: topgun1952 on Apr 3, 2007 7:11:05 PM
I have been having the same problem for some time and the Chrysler service garage cannot find the problem and claims to have not encountered it before. My 1999 T&C will start fine, run for a couple seconds, and just shut down. Typically, if it sits for some period of time it will eventually start. It never seems to happen when sitting for long periods of time (like overnight), more typical ... Read More
Chrsyler Town & Country 1998 Cuts off quickly after starting
Written by: mswann1 on Mar 31, 2007 5:52:37 PM
For several months I have been dealing with a sporadic problem (electrical??) with my Chrysler Town & Country Van. On several occasions after I started the engine it immediately cut off. The first time I had the battery checked and replaced. For a number of weeks there was no problem so I believed that the problem was fixed. Then it happened again. I cranked the car repeatedly but each time it ... Read More
Let's see what $8,000 can buy used, shall we? 1997 Odyssey, 119K $7999 1995 Odyssey, 124K $7295 1998 Town & Country, 102K $6995 1999 Grand Voyager, 84K $6595 2000 Grand Voyager, 72K $5898 1999 Grand Caravan, 87K $5198 2002 Windstar, 51K $7195 2001 Windstar, 76K $5475 2001 Venture, 88K $7488 2000 Venture, 95K $7028 Just a sampling from the local Auto Trader. Interesting, in that sub-$8,000 price range, how much newer ... Read More
Re: Chrysler Town & Country Oil Pressure [jnovice]
Written by: shipo on Apr 5, 2006 8:23:28 AM
A couple of thoughts... 1) Did this problem start before or after you switched to Mobil 1? 1a) If before, then the problem is probably unrelated. 1b) If after, it could be that the extra cleaning power of the Mobil 1 has striped so much crud from inside your engine that it has clogged your pickup screen (again). What did the pickup screen look like when you replaced it? Clogged or ... Read More
Chrysler Town & Country Oil Pressure
Written by: jnovice on Apr 5, 2006 7:25:13 AM
I have a 1998 T & C with oil pressure problems. I have just converted to Mobile One 10w 30 from 10w 40 Havoline. The oil pressure light came on and stayed on until I reved the engine up to 1500 rpm. Above that it was off. I changed the sensor and also the pickup. It ran for 2 weeks without problems. Then it started again. I immediately shut down and ... Read More
Needless to say, Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge minivans are crap
Written by: good4u on Feb 18, 2006 9:14:41 PM
Our 1997 Plymouth Voyager SE is currently sitting outside a county building in a parking lot. Why? Because it died and wouldn't restart. Thank God our 2000 Hyundai Accent and 1998 Mitsubishi Mirage will get us through the weekend. It started when the tranny blew @ 60K. We're still waiting for the next one to blow. We know someone who has replaced 6 transmissions in their Dodge Caravan! Engine blew @ ... Read More
Re: What is the difference between these 2 T&C country configs? [aaron_t]
Written by: curiouscpl on Nov 17, 2005 3:22:34 PM
In our humble opinion, if you have the money get the Limited with the DVD Player and Sunroof. We've had a 1998 T&C, a 2001 Grand Caravan ES and now the 2005. It is the best car we have ever owned. Better than our Hondas, Acuras and anything from the US. On the Tuesday after Labor Day 2004, we went off to our local Honda dealer and put down a $1,000 ... Read More
Re: Failure of rear brake lines '96 T&C [ch42howard]
Written by: vankings on Sep 26, 2005 6:59:25 PM
Chrysler Corporation and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is well aware of the rusted brake line problem on the Chrysler Minivans. NHTSA is investigating the problem because of the many complaints that they have received. There is a Recall on the Chrysler Minivans in Canada for rusted brake lines which should start in September. You should also check your brake lines all the way back to the rear wheels. ... Read More
corrections to message #1
Written by: ahoward1 on Sep 16, 2005 9:41:24 AM
where is transmission speed sensor (in put) located on 1998 chrysler town and country 3.8L 4speed automatic?
Re: Failure of rear brake lines '96 T&C [tsu670]
Written by: vankings on Aug 22, 2005 4:04:00 PM
We had a brake line burst on our 1999 Dodge Caravan. The brake lines were original equiptment on the vehicle. We had a brake job done with 31K miles and we now have 47K miles on the car. If you check your brake lines you will see that the solid line is made of steel and it is welded to a stainless steel flex segment. The welding of dissimilar metals can ... Read More
I agree, the old grille might look nicer, but that grille had pretty much been around since the fall of 1997, when the 1998 Chrysler Town & Country's came out. It was time to change something about the front, for better or worse!
Yes, it has been a little too long since I've poster here. It's good to be back. We've had two Chrysler minivans, a 1998 Grand Caravan and 2000 Town & Country, neither of which had any serious problems. I'm about to head off to college in a few months and I'm wondering if a used Chrysler minivan from 1999 or 2000 would be a practical vehicle for next year. Or perhaps ... Read More
If I'm not mistaken, if you have a 1993 Town & Country, don't you have the gold floral designed wheels? All I know is I was thanking the lord that Chrysler ditched the ugly flower gold wheels that they offered from 1992-1998 and offered something a little better (In my opinion the 16 spoke chrome wheels). I had a 1996 Town & Country LXi and was embarrassed everyday that either my ... Read More
Think Odyssey and Chrysler minivan have very few problem now
Written by: ody01 on Jul 15, 2002 9:37:16 PM
4aodge write no problem 2000 Chrysler Town & Country LX. No problem 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser. No problem 1998 Chrysler minivan. Hersbird no problem 2000 Grand Caravan. Swampcollie now own 3rd Chrysler minivan no problem. Ody01 no problem 2001 Taffeta White Odyssey EX now have 16000 miles. Pat84, whambam, many Odyssey owner no problem. Steve (Host) no problem Nissan Quest minivan. Read many problem some brands minivan ( Windstar Headgasket, Sienna ... Read More
miffed1
Written by: 4aodge on Jun 14, 2002 2:53:06 PM
"Yes it sounds like I got a lemon, but how do you know 2000+ models won't be as bad come a year or two from now?" I can tell you because I drive a 2000 Town & Country with over 43k miles and haven't had a single problem yet. Ok, well, I'll be honest. We did have to replace the breaks a little early at 36k miles but I think my ... Read More
pluto5
Written by: 4aodge on May 21, 2002 3:49:44 PM
"The fact is that my replacement 41TE trans performs no better than the original and I would warn anyone contemplating purchase of a DC van to expect early failure of trans." That would explain why the shift quality of our 2000 Town & Country is much better than that of our 1998 Grand Caravan 3.3 or how we have gone through two DC vans with no problems whatsoever. Or how my ... Read More
"Sorry, but for all the anecdotes quoted by Carleton1, the odds still favor Toyota and Honda by a wide margin. You're far less likely to end up with a sluge-prone Toyota engine in a Sienna, than you are to end up with a flimsy transmission in a 96-2000 Chrysler Group minivan. " Yea, that makes alot of sense, eneth. Thats why our 1998 Grand Caravan SE went to 70k miles without ... Read More
Hey, redaduffy. My family bought a 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan SE on January 2, 1998 and it served us very well for three years and 70k miles. It drove like new the day we turned it in for our 2000 Chrysler Town & Country. Why did we buy a Chrysler van? The Town & Country is the best looking van around in our opinion and we could also get it for ... Read More
eneth, you have made some pretty good points regarding Chrysler's past reliability and safety records. However, I do not believe that the situation Chrysler is in now is mainly because of their questionable reliability and safety record. Chrysler was doing better in 1998 before it was bought by Mercedies than it is now, mainly because of all the harmful changes that were made to managment by the Germans from Mercedies. I ... Read More
While the majority of the DC vans now have body color trim, and at most, a small black strip running along the side of the car, the 1996-2000 were the biggest culprit of unneeded black trim, which was there way to differentiate the $36,000 van from the $20,000 van. I never understood why up until 1999, Chrysler was still putting on black bumpers, thick black side cladding, black door handles, and ... Read More
Head Gasket in 1999 GCSE
Written by: 4aodge on Jan 3, 2002 12:52:33 AM
From what I have heard and read, the 3.3L Chrysler V6 is a very reliable engine and has been used since the early days of the Chrysler minivans in the 1980s. I also say this from personal experience. Our 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan SE with the 3.3L V6 went 70k miles without any problems as has our current ride, a 2000 Town & Country with the 3.3L engine that has 33k ... Read More
Just came across this
Written by: akin67 on Dec 19, 2001 11:17:06 AM
The Favorite Cars of Comparison Shoppers: November 2001 December 17, 2001 8:05 AM EST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Business Wire PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2001--InvoiceDealers, a pioneer in automotive Internet marketing, released the favorite cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans of online comparison shoppers in November 2001. November 2001 Results: The Ford F-Series extended its three-month streak as the Overall Most Requested Vehicle and two-year dominance in Trucks. Its recent overall popularity may have ... Read More
dustky, it is a FACT that Chrysler has improved the quality and reliability of it's vehicles over the last several years. As for transmissions, it seems to me that alot of the problems occured in pre-1998 model year vans, although I have only a few problems from people I know who have 98-01 model DC minivans. Nevertheless, Chrysler has improved a great deal over the years and according to a service ... Read More
I don't know. I wish I could find out how many transmissons Chrysler is replacing per year on models produced in the last five years. I can tell you that we are still waiting for our transmission to be replaced. The dealership did not have any on hand, although they had two on order. The first time the transmission went out (in 1998) it took four weeks to get a new ... Read More
I think Chrysler vans are finally on par with the other competitors now in terms of quality and I'm glad to hear that you've had such good luck with your '99. I'm just thinking when I look at vans again for the 2004 model year, the Toyota and Chrysler vans will be the only vans with the luxury features I'm looking for. That's great that Honda is finally offering heated leather ... Read More
Leaks are Worrisome. D/C Response is Arrogant and Dangerous.
Written by: scoyle1 on Aug 16, 2001 7:44:09 PM
I too was and remain very upset by D/C response to the fuel pump flange. If you read the D/C response to the IIHS' highway safety tests very carefully (as any lawyer must), they do not say that none of the 50 vehicles that D/C crashed had fuel leakage or that they did not have cracked fuel planges or fuel tanks. D/C says that they did not notice any fuel leakage. ... Read More
I too was and remain very upset by D/C response to the fuel pump flange. If you read the D/C response to the IIHS' highway safety tests very carefully (as any lawyer must), they do not say that none of the 50 vehicles that D/C crashed had fuel leakage or that they did not have cracked fuel planges or fuel tanks. D/C says that they did not notice any fuel leakage. ... Read More
No odd1, it is you who have missed MY point. I understand what your saying about new parents in their twenties and thirties who will be the future market for minivans. However, there are many people who have been owning and loving DC minvans for much longer, since the 1980s when they were first introduced. A good number of these people will continue to come back again and again to Chrysler ... Read More
dc reliability
Written by: 4aodge on Jul 31, 2001 11:45:03 AM
odd1, even if honda could produce enough vehicles to keep up with demand i doubt they would outsell dc minivans. out of the millions of people that have purchased dc minivans, most are satsified and return for a a new chrysler minivan, if they are still interested in buying that type of car. chrysler has the strongest brand loyalty when it comes to minivans than any other company, including honda. i ... Read More
honda/dc reliability
Written by: 4aodge on Jul 27, 2001 3:17:51 PM
I agree and disagree with what odd1 is saying about DC minivan reliability. It is true that they have known there has been an obvious problem with the transmission in their vans for at least a decade. Yet they have made only started to make modifications to improve reliability in the last few years, and this has always troubled me. However, I do not understand why someone would not buy a ... Read More
In 1998 we bought the van with an extended warranty because it was used. That in itself has been one of the best purchases we made! In 1999, we had to have the seals and gaskets in the transmission replaced because of leaking. Until now, we've not had any further transmission problems. Three weeks ago as I was coming home with my son, I turned on a street about a block ... Read More
I'm new to this forum and want the minivan world to know that my 1998 Chrysler Town & Country is the clearly the best vehicle I've ever owned. It literally does everything and does it well. Comfort, flexibilty, luxury, economy, reliability..I don't believe there is another van on the market that so effectively combines all of these attributes and features. I traded an 87 Caravan with 159,000 miles that was virtually ... Read More
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