Four problems related to wiring have been reported for the 2001 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I bought Chrysler my t & c awd 3. 8 lxi in 2001, in Nov. 2005 it's wiring harness got corroded due to manufacturing defect and Chrysler replaced it with new wire harness on 11-29-2005 at no charge at 44,265 miles. On December 23, 2014. I was driving in san francisco near golden gate bridge and noticed my van started sudden acceleration and strong rubber burning smell started filling the passenger cabin. It was obvious, soon my van will be in flame, thus I pulled over in nearby parking lot and got it towed away fourth plus miles. I have complete service record of this van that it is very well maintained car and serviced at regular intervals at Chrysler dealership each and every time. The most recent service and preventive maintenance was done at fremont Chrysler dealership at 122690 miles on September 05, 2014 at a cost of $1601. 49. I did every thing the dealership recommended in their safety inspection. After above service the car was not running smooth, thus I t was taken back to dealership on October 14, 2014 at 122903 miles to check the issue. They return back without any job done saying they could not find any thing wrong. It was driven few more miles and it's wire harness burned and they said wire shorting inside the harness was the cause of its sudden acceleration also. I have opened case #26205598 with Chrysler but they have not decided yet what they want to do. It is very unusual for a car to burn two wire harnesses in a span of less then 125 k miles. Their harness have manufacturing defects. It almost burned my car down, it was saved due to my alertness and immediately pulling it over to safety.
The contact owns a 2001 Chrysler town and country. While driving 40 mph, the contact drove over a pothole and the vehicle shut off. He attempted to restart the vehicle four times, but was unsuccessful. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic and it was discovered that the computer and wiring were faulty. The wiring material installation on the fuel inject rail harness was failing and exposed the copper wires in the engine. The wiring shorted out, which caused the computer to fail and the vehicle to shut off. The manufacturer stated that they had never heard of this failure. The contact had to purchase a brand new wiring harness. The vehicle was repaired and there had been no further occurrences. The current mileage was 117,526 and failure mileage was 115,000. Updated 09/15/08 updated 09/24/08.
: the contact stated the engine light illuminated intermittently and while parked in the drive way, the engine failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined the battery acid leaked onto the wiring causing the engine to fail. The wiring was placed below the battery due to improper installation by a manufacturer defect. The contact notified the manufacturer. The vehicle had not been repaired.
2001 Chrysler Town & Country minivan-multi-passenger/ oct 1st 2005. Was driving into a burger king drive-thru with the air-conditioning on. Suddenly there was a metallic kind of noise like a crunching on the right side where the air-conditioning system is located, then the vehicle started to lose power. I turned the air off and the noise stopped. After leaving burger king the air was turned back on, the same noise occurred; later smoke started billowing from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken in today 10/04/05 to southeast automotive, who informed me that the compressor was the problem. I referred them to the warranty of the vehicle (not Chrysler) who informed them that there is a bulletin out on this same problem. The dealer claims that they were not aware of this. Anyway I was told that Chrysler will fix the problem. Currently there is a problem with the brakes on the right side of the vehicle. They are squealing and at the same time there is another noise on that end like struts or bearings or some other part is lose. It occurs when I brake or accelerating after I have stopped or when I turn the wheel of the vehicle. I asked the dealership to also check the brakes since they had just fixed both of them back on 3/14/05. They said that they drove it and do not detect any noises. I am concerned about this also, because it feels like the brakes are going to fail or that some other part on the right wheel of the vehicle is going to come loose at some point and become a danger to my family and I. A couple of months ago the engine died and all instrument panels went out while going up my drive-way. On another occasion the power window on the driver's side suddenly stopped working. Had to turn the engine off and wait for about two minutes before attempting to close again. One other thing that concerns me is that when in reverse the vehicle moves forward freely like if in the "drive mode".