Ownership Cost for 2002 Chrysler Town and Country EX
Estimated: $35190 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1770 | $835 | $332 | $2291 | $7991 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $286 | $286 | $286 | $286 | $286 | $423 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8318 | $6828 | $6122 | $5817 | $8107 | $35190 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | VEHICLE INFORMATION: 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED MINIVAN, OWNED SINCE JUNE, 2008. OTHER THAN THE CHIEF COMPLAINT DESCRIBED BELOW, THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST VEHICLE WE HAVE EVER OWNED SO FAR. HOWEVER, ... THE KEY FOB FOR THIS VEHICLE CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES. ALL THE BUTTONS ON THE FOB ARE RAISED, MAKING THEM TOO EASILY PUSHED. SEVERAL TIMES PER MONTH, WHILE IN THE KITCHEN OR BATHROOM WITH THE FOB IN MY POCKET, I HAVE LEANED AGAINST A COUNTER ONLY TO HAVE THE VEHICLES' ENGINE START WHILE IN THE GARAGE. SOMETIMES THIS HAS EVEN HAPPENED WHEN SIMPLY SQUATTING DOWN TO PICK SOMETHING UP. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE HAS RUMMAGED THROUGH HER PURSE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE FOB. AT OTHER TIMES WHEN THE FOB IS INADVERTENTLY BUMPED, 1 OR MORE OF THE 3 AUTOMATIC DOORS WILL OPEN WITHOUT US KNOWING IT AND STAY OPEN ALL NIGHT, OR PERHAPS JUST THE DRIVER'S DOOR MAY BE UNKNOWINGLY UNLOCKED ALL NIGHT LONG. THE FIRST OF THESE IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM HAVING THE VEHICLE RUNNING IN THE CLOSED ATTACHED GARAGE. THE SECOND OF THESE IS A SECURITY AND SAFETY ISSUE. IF WE ARE AWAY FROM HOME WHERE THE VEHICLE HAPPENS TO BE PARKED OUTSIDE AND THIS HAPPENS, IT LEAVES OUR VEHICLE TOTALLY OPEN TO THEFT AND VANDALISM, OR POSES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SMALL CHILDREN WHO MAY ENTER AND OPERATE THE OPENED DOORS. THE FOBS FOR OTHER VEHICLES WE OWN (OR ARE FAMILIAR WITH) HAVE RECESSED BUTTONS, MAKING THEM MUCH LESS LIKELY TO BE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REDESIGN THE FOB FOR THIS VEHICLE TO RECESS THE BUTTONS AND/OR REPROGRAM THEM SUCH THAT IT TAKES A SPECIFIC SEQUENCE OF MULTIPLE BUTTON PRESSES TO ACTIVATE THE FUNCTION. OR PERHAPS A MECHANICAL SLIDE SWITCH COULD BE ADDED TO DISABLE THE FOB BUTTONS WHILE IN ONE'S POCKET OR PURSE. IN ANY CASE, A REDESIGN AND RECALL IS VITAL TO MITIGATE THESE SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES. *TR |
| 2002 | OTHER | THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB AS THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, THEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, RESTARTED, AND CONTINUED INTO THE PARKING SPACE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, PLACED IN DRIVE AND STALLED AGAIN. THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT CLICK NOISE WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE A/C FAN NOISE, THE SUSPENSION FELT LOOSE AND LEANED TO LEFT, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, CLUNK NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WHEN TURNING, AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE TIRES MEET A RESISTANCE,THE GAS PEDAL VIBRATED, AND THERE WAS A GROANING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND OR THE ENGINE WHEN TURNING OR WHEN IN REVERSE. THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND WAS REPOSITIONED PROPERLY. SCC |
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