Faults:

This van floods in the front passenger compartment from two causes, one is a poorly designed vent under the wipers which allows too much debris to enter the drainage hoses, and the other is the air conditioner evaporator box. Both these problems cause a severe leak by the front passenger's feet, causing the carpets to always be saturated and the van to smell.

General Comments:

These are recognized defects with Chrysler and even though it is out of the 3 yr warranty, I believe they should honor a "goodwill" repair request because it is a design flaw. I was told to not park under any trees if I didn't want the car to leak inside, to keep debris out of the vent. How about building it so it has a debris deflector or screen? $700 each time this happens, and new carpeting also!

Faults:

My transmission went out at 30,190 miles. I bought a rebuilt transmission with another 30,000 mile warranty, for $1896.00. Ouch! I had only been driving the van for 3 months! My dealer, nor the manufacturer would help with this problem in anyway.

Shortly after the transmission went out, I began to have a lot of "service engine soon" warnings. When I took it in for service, the problem could not be established. I was told it could be a sensor, but not to worry, it was most likely just a glitch.

At 68,000 miles exactly, my vans air conditioner compressor and blower had to be replaced to a tune of $860.00! I was very fortunate that I had not let the problem continue. I was told by my garage, that the compressor could have dropped out and provided me with many other repairs and much, much more cost!

General Comments:

This is the most comfortable vehicle I have ever owned.

It has plenty of room for my kids and my "stuff".

I am very pleased with the handling of the vehicle on the road. I am for the first time able to drive without fear in the snow.

My only complaints are that a van so well liked, which has "fit" so many consumers needs satisfactorily, should be made so shabbily, as to make the purchaser sorry they ever spent their money on such a worthless investment. I understand that a warranty is a warranty, but the manufacturer and the dealer should give a warranty a "grace period", due to the fact that so many of these models are constantly going "bad" just after the warranty expires.