Six problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2002 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Chrysler Town & Country based on all problems reported for the 2002 Town & Country.
My check engine light is on and I get a squeaky noise when driving.
The contact owns a 2002 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly jerk and hesitate. Also, the speedometer failed to operate as needed. Additionally, while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to immediately stop with the pedal extended to the floor. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,346.
Over the last four years I have experienced several instances of partial front brake application when no driver input is initiated. This results in the feeling of the car dragging. It is subtle but if the car is put into neutral the car comes to a stop even with no driver brake input. In several instances the front brakes get extremely hot and begin to smoke. This is a serious fire hazard. After allowing the brakes to cool for about an hour the brakes return to normal and driving can resume. I have taken the car several times to the Chrysler dealer and other mechanics. They can find nothing wrong. There does not seem to be any recalls or alerts concerning this problem. I would estimate that this problem has occurred about seven or eight times, the most recent one on July 8, 2017. Weather does not seem to be a factor nor does highway or local driving.
When slowly pulling into a parking space (my foot was on the brake) with approximately two to one foot to complete this action, there was a tremendous surge of energy that drove the car forward into a building leaving a hole in the brick wall and broken windows. The air bags were released, but the bag on the driver's side got stuck in the steering wheel. Usaa is my insurance company, and they trashed the car because the replacement of the bags was too expensive. . . . . (?) fortunately, this didn't happen on the highway.
Three warning lights came on simultaneously - brake, abs and traction control off. Although no accident has occurred, we felt if prudent to notify you since you have an investigation underway regarding an earlier model of Chrysler Mini-vans with the same symptoms that have resulted in accidents due to complete braking failure. We believe the goal is to prevent an accident from happening before the failure.
While parked on a flat surface vehicle shifted into drive hitting railroad crossing. Dealer notified. Ts.