Seven problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 2001 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The air bag, horn and other devices with controls on the streeing wheel have failed to operate. The vehicle is a 2001 town and country Chrysler van. There was a recall for year 2000 and earlier for this problem due a failed clockspring. This is an early 2001 vehicle as I took delivery in December 2000. This is a safety issue - it appears that the problem is identical to that described in NHTSA campaign # 04v480000. Why is this not covered in the recall? a local Chrysler dealer is qoting me a cost of $250 + to repair.
In my 2001 Chrysler town and country minivan the horn, cruise control, and airbag have stopped working. I understand this is a common problem due to a broken clockspring in the steering wheel assembly, and that Chrysler recalled previous models with this same defect. Driving without a horn and reliable airbag clearly presents a safety risk. I believe a recall or free repair is in order.
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 bags caused a check engine light to come on ( replaced under warranty). All of these were minor in comparison to the transmission, which cost me $3078 to have rebuilt. I've found too many instances of transmission failures on the internet, I question why Chrysler hasn't been called out on this by the NHTSA. Chrysler knows about the quality of their vehicles and continues to do nothing about it. In the future I will never buy another Chrysler product.
I read about a recall on the clockspring on 2000 Chrysler t&c vans. It stated it ran from until Aug 2000. My van is a 2001 Chrysler t&c manufactured in 8/2000. I have this same clockspring failure that causes the airbag not to function. I have tried to talk to Chrysler to no avail. It just seems that they had some bad parts during that time and possibly those parts were also put on some of the 2001 vans manufactured in 8/2000. The dealer said that this clockspring failure is a common event. It seems to be a safety issue.
The clock spring was detective. The vehicle was under an extended warranty. However, the dealer would not honor the warranty or make the repairs unless the owner pays out of pocket. There were noise in the front end when turning.
While starting the vehicle srs light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the clock spring needed to be replaced.
While driving at 50 mph on highway in rush hour, side impact airbag on passenger side deployed without any warning . Chrysler sent out an investagator, but did not inform consumer of cause.