2001 Chrysler Town & Country Fuel System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION WIRE HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. THE WIRE HARNESS WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR WOULD ERRONEOUSLY UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP IN OUR TOWN AND COUNTRY AND IT WAS A CARQUEST AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMP. EVER SINCE WE PUT IT IN ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE HAVE HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE EVAP SYSTEM, NOW THE CAR STARTS REALLY HARD AND. WHEN WE DRIVE IT SEEMS TO WANT TO STALL OUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT SAFE IF THE CAR STALLS GOING 50 MPH WE ARE GOING TO LOOSE OUR STEERING AND CONTROL. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ON GOING WITH THE EVAP SINCE WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2010, THE OTHER THING AUTO ACCEPTANCE (WHERE WE PURCHASED IN 2010) DID WAS GIVE US A NEW GAS CAP WHICH DID NOT HELP THE ISSUE AT ALL... THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS AFTERMARKET PRODUCT AND IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN WOULD HAVE NEVER SPENT THE MONEY ON IT. I AM CONCERNED WITH OUR SAFETY AS WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN IT AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO LEAKS WITHIN THE FUEL SYSTEM. WHEN THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE TO CAPACITY, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD ONLY READ THAT THE TANK WAS HALF FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE EGR SYSTEM EXHIBITED A LARGE LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED 3.8 LITER ENGINE . **FUEL FILLER NECK RUST CORROSION AND FAILURE**. GETTING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OBD2 CODE P455 . REPLACED FUEL FILLER CAP BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM . NOTICED RUST CORROSION AND FAILURE AT PLASTIC TO METAL SEEM ON FUEL NECK FILL AREA.. THIS IS CAUSING FUEL VAPOR SMELL ALSO **DANGEROUS! SHOULD BE A RECALL AND REIMBURSED FOR FUEL NECK REPLACEMENT COST AND SERVICE MOPAR FUEL NECK PN 4809624AG

2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED 3.8 LITER ENGINE . **ENGINE FUEL RAIL FUEL LEAKAGE AND FAILURE**. GETTING RAW GAS POOLING ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL RAIL CAP ON THE TOP OF THE END OF THE FUEL RAIL(DRIVER SIDE OF RAIL). I LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE ON EARLIER MODELS AND THE 2000 MODEL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL RAIL AND **THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE YEAR 2000 ** I HAVE THAT SAME EXACT FUEL RAIL ON MY 2001 VAN BUT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT FIX IT?? THEY TOLD ME MY 2001 VAN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. ** THIS FUEL LEAK IS **DANGEROUS! COULD CATCH FIRE LEAKING ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR MY 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY 3.8 LITER ENGINE. I HAVE NOT FIX THIS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST AND A MANUFACTURE SAFETY ISSUE . IF MY VAN CATCHES FIRE BECAUSE OF THIS I WANT THIS RECORD. I TRIED MANY HOURS WITH CHRYSLER DEALER AND CHRYSLER CORPORATE TO GET THIS FUEL RAIL LEAK FIXED BY THEM WITH NOT SUCCESS. ** PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS TO GET MY 2001 VAN COVERED BY THE PRIOR FUEL RAIL RECALL. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP.

FUEL FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY WAS BADLY RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TO PREVENT FUEL LEAKING AND KEEP AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATIONAL. *TR

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. AFTER 2ND OR 3RD FUEL FILL, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. IT HAS STAYED ON. WE HAD IT CHECKED AT OUR LOCAL PEP BOYS AND WE WERE TOLD THE FUEL FILLER NECK IS BAD AND THAT CHRYSLER IS GOING THROUGH THEM AT A RATE OF 100 PER WEEK. I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO PAY FOR A PART THAT IS OBVIOUSLY SO DEFECTIVE ON THE VEHICLE THAT THE RATE OF REPLACEMENT IS 100 PER WEEK. *TR

FUEL RAIL CAP LEAKING GAS INTERMITTENTLY . FIRE SAFETY HAZARD AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUE... CONTACTED CHRYSLER WITH NO SUCCESS AND POINTED OUT THAT THE FUEL RAIL DESIGN ON MY 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY 3.8 LITER ALUMINUM INTAKE ENGINE IS THE THE SAME FUEL RAIL DESIGN AS THE 2000 MODEL THAT HAS A RECALL FOR GAS LEAKS AND FIRE. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT EXTENDED THE RECALL TO MY 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY 3.8 LITER . TO NHTSA ,PLEASE PUT MY 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY 3.8 LITER ON THE RECALL LIST SO CHRYSLER WILL FIX THIS DESIGN ,FIRE HAZARD AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUES AT THEIR COST. **AS A NOTE THE SIMILAR MODEL YEARS 03-07 3.8 LITER CHRYSLER AND DODGE MINIVANS, CHRYSLER ENGINEERING RE-DESIGNED THIS FUEL RAIL AND COMPLETELY REMOVED THE FUEL RAIL CAP THAT LEAKS SO FREQUENTLY .. HUMMM....... SEE ATTACHED PDF FOR MODEL YEAR 2000 RECALL

FUEL FILLER NECK CORROSION AND FAILURE. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. *PH THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A VIOLENT BUCKING OF THE VEHICLE AS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LOCKING UP THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE INITIAL BUCKING UP OF THE VEHICLE OCCURRED BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH, AND THE LOCKING UP OF THE WHEEL AT 5 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE MANAGER THAT PARTS FOR TRANSMISSION WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT LEAST A WEEK. CONSUMER DECIDED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE PARTS OVER NIGHT AND REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE DEALER PRESENTED THE DAMAGED TRANSMISSION TO CONSUMER AND IT SHOWED DAMAGE ON THE GEARS WITH MOST OF IT ARE IN THE GEAR'S INNERMOST PART. ALSO, THE DEALER'S ESTIMATION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A BEARING FAILURE WHICH LED TO A CHAIN REACTION AND RESULTED TO TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP. AFTER THE VIOLENT BUCKING FROM TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ENGINE DEVELOPED PROBLEM OF MISFIRING WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A BAD FUEL INJECTOR AND COIL PACK IN THE NUMBER SIX CYLINDER. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IT WAS ALSO CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA

THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY HAS CONDUCTED TWO 40 MPH CRASH TESTS AND BOTH RESULTED IN A FUEL LEAK. THEY DETERMINED THAT "A WEAKNESS IN THE DESIGN OF A CIRCULAR FITTING WHERE THE FUEL LINES EXIT THE FUEL TANK". CHRYSLER REDESIGNED AND BEGAN. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES AND A SMELL FROM EXHAUST IS ON INSDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THAT INJECTORS WERE LEAKING. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ONLY FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS. *AK

2001 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EXPERIENCING DOZENS OF DEFECTS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE AN ISSUE WHICH WAS COVERECD TWICE UNDER THE VEHICLE'S RECALL YET STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. FOR THE THIRD TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT A SMALL VAPOR LEAL FROM THE GAS TANK IS SUSPECT. THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUEMR$115. TO REPLACE THE CORRODED PLASTIC GAS CAP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT EITHER THE GAS CAP IS INADEQUATE OR THERE IS FAULT IN THE ELECTRICAL SENSORS. *NM

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH A POTENTIAL GAS LEAK WHICH MAY OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT A LOW SPEED, CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS MANFACTURERD PRIOR TO THE TIME THE MANUFACTURER REDESIGNED AND BEGAN INSTALLING REPLACEMENT PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE PART BE REPLACED OR BE GIVEN A NEW VEHICLE ENTIRELY THAT DOES NOT HAVE A GAS LEAK PROBLEM.*JB

THERE WAS A QUARTER SIZE HOLE IN THE VEHICLES FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURE. *NLM

I HAVE NOT YET HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT, BASED UPON THE RECENT ' REPORTS WISH TO DEMAND A RECALL OF THE 2001 DAIMLER/CHRYSLER MINIVANS, AS THEIR FUEL TANKS LEAKED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION DURING TESTING. PLEASE HELP FORCE THIS RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER VIA MAIL AND EMAIL, AND, THUS FAR, THEY HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. THANK YOU! *AK