2005 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CONTINUED ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON. EVENTUALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS DID ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT CRASH SENSOR THAT DOESN'T START UNTIL JUNE, BUT MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ALREADY ILLUMINATED. IT STARTED LIGHTING UP A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A RECALL. I CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD GET THE SENSOR FIXED RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME $130 FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHEN THEY SHOULD ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THIS: IF (GOD FORBID) I HAPPEN TO BE IN A CRASH BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE, WHAT HAPPENS IF MY AIRBAG DOESN'T DEPLOY? CHRYSLER IS AWARE THAT MY SENSOR IS OUT AND IS DOING NOTHING. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS FOR ENSURING THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, BEFORE THE "OFFICIAL" RECALL BEGINS? I TRULY THINK THIS IS A SHAM THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT IS TAKING THEIR SWEET TIME IN COMING UP WITH A SOLUTION AND FIXING OUR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO RAPID SPEEDS AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE FRONT END OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND A BUS. THE POLICE WAS NOT AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE THROTTLE, BRAKING OR ACCELERATOR LINKAGE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 40,000.

FILLED MY 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH GAS AND WHEN I STARTED IT ACTED FUNNY, THEN AS I WAS DRIVING OFF IT ALMOST LOST POWER ON THE ROAD. IT "BOGGED DOWN", STUTTERED AND EVENTUALLY SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WOULD DIE OUT. I CONTINUED DRIVING SLOWLY AND IT SLOWLY SEEMED TO START RUNNING RIGHT. HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME AND HAS PERIODS OF "BOGGING DOWN" AND LIKE IT HAS AN ISSUE TRYING TO GET POWER (OR GAS)WHEN I TRY ACCELERATING EVER SINCE I FILLED THE TANK. IT ALMOST SEEMS TO LOSE THE POWER. NO LIGHTS COME ON AND THE VAN HAS ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. GLAD NO ONE WAS COMING FAST, I COULD'VE BEEN HIT JUST TRYING TO COME OUT THE GAS STATION!!! NOT SURE IF ITS THE FUEL INJECTORS OR GAS TANK ISSUES! A VERY SCARY SITUATION WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME!! NOW IM AFRAID TO FILL IT ALL THE WAY AND TRY TO KEEP IT LOWER THEN 3/4 FILLED WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO DO! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD OPEN WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REMOVED THE DOOR SENSOR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FRONT AIR BAG CRASH SENSORS MY VIN IS NOT LISTED SO THEY WILL NOT ISSUE ME A RECALL NOTICE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 3 MONTHS. *TR

OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY'S AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA 10V008000 AND CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED US THAT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HONOR THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL UNTIL JUNE. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN LOWEST GEAR AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. CHRYSLER DEALER STATED "REQUIRES RELEARN" AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) [XXX] I HAVE A CHRYSLER, TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING, 2005 MODEL, I MET WITH AN ACCIDENT ON 02/03/10 WHILE DRIVING TO WASHINGTON DC, MY TOURING IS TOTALLY DAMAGED IN THE FRONT, DAMAGES OVER $7,000.00, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH CHRYSLER, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN STALLING ME FOR THE PAST MONTH. I STRONGLY URGE THAT THIS DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS BE INVESTIGATED AS IT COULD LEAD TO FATALITIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY IT STARTED WITH MY LOCKS STOPPING WORKING I DISCONNECTED IT AND THAN IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS THAN IT WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. NOW MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND QUIT WORKING FOR A WEEK NOW THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND WORKS I TRIED THE BATTERY THING AGAIN BUT DID NOT WORK. I'M AFRAID THE COMPUTER MAY STOP WORKING WHEN DIVING. I ONLY HAVE 48,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE HEAD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THEY STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER--TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VAN / (3.8L) EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE IS REFUELED THE ENGINE STUMBLES OR STALLS OUT 2 MINUTES AFTER RESTARTING. THIS IS EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT GAS STATIONS ADJACENT TO BUSY ROADS. THE "STUMBLING" OR STALLING OCCURS QUITE ABRUPTLY AND ALWAYS CAUSES TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AS THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. BASED ON NUMEROUS CAR BLOG SITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ON 04 AND 05 CHRYSLER AND DODGE MINI-VANS. SOME CHRYSLER MECHANICS HAVE COMMENTED CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE SEEMS TO INVOLVE THE GAS TANK EMISSIONS PURGE VALVE SYSTEM, WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FUEL TANK. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM I BELIEVE GOVERNMENT EMISSIONS REGULATIONS AND OTHER SAFETY REGULATIONS SHOULD BE USED TO FORCE A MANUFACTURERS RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES TO REPLACE FAULT FUEL TANKS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS AND CONSOLE LIGHTS ON MY 2005 T&C GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THEY COME BACK ON WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO. I HAD THE SWITCH CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE WORKING OK. *TR

AFTER MY LAST 3 FILL-UPS, MY 2005 CHRYSLER T&C STALLS WITHIN ABOUT 30 SECONDS OF RE-START, USUALLY IN THE GAS STATIONS DRIVEWAY. THE SERVICE STATION INDICATED THE CAUSE TO BE THE ROLL-OVER VALVE AND THAT THE ENTIRE GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. TYPICALLY GAS FUMES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE EVAPORATOR, BUT NOW LIQUID GAS IS GOING INTO IT. IF THE ROLL-OVER VALVE IS AT FAULT, I ASSUME THAT LIQUID GAS COULD BE SPILLED IF A ROLL-OVER DID OCCUR. WOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULDN'T THE GOVERNMENT FORCE CHRYSLER TO PERFORM A SERVICE RECALL FOR THIS? ESTIMATED REPAIR CHARGE IS GOING TO BE AROUND $800. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME IN MY 2005 CHRYSLER T&C. MY SUSPICION IS A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING. *TR

1. DAILY USE OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. 2. POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK, DAILY SINCE MAY 2009 3. RESET FUSE, DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE TO RESET SYSTEM FIX LASTS FOR SEVERAL USES AND THEN DOOR LOCKS MUST BE ENGAGED MANUALLY. *TR

TWO YEARS AGO, FEBRUARY 2008, I HAD THE BODY CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY REPLACED. THE VAN WAS A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REPAIR COST $658. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A DEALER PART AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THIS PAST SATURDAY IT STARTED WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS IN 2008. IT WON'T START, THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF OTHER VAN OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

AIR-BAG FAULT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER SAYS THAT BOTH FRONT IMPACT SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION, TO THE TUNE OF $300! IT DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE THAT AFTER 5 YEARS AND 62,000 A REQUIRED SAFETY DEVICE THIS IMPORTANT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK WITH REMOTE OR LOCK MANUALLY. THEY DO NOT LOCK WHEN DRIVING EITHER. I CAN REMOVE A FUSE AND PUT IT BACK IN THEN IT WILL WORK FOR 2-3 DAYS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MALFUNCTIONS. IT REGULARLY FAILS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND WILL SHUT OFF THE HEAD LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT, SO I AM INDOORS AFTER DARK. I CAN TURN THE SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY USUALLY COME ON. AND NOW, THE STATE OF OHIO PASSED A LAW THAT IF YOU USE YOUR WIPERS, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS ON. SO WHEN I GET A TICKET BECAUSE THEY SHUT OFF WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE IN DAYLIGHT HOURS, WHO PAYS MY FINE? I AM GOING TO GET IT REPAIRED THIS WEEK, BUT ITS STILL A DANGEROUS SITUATION UNTIL THEN! *TR

2005 CHRYSLER T&C STALLS AFTER GAS FILLUP. - WITHIN THE LAST YEAR MY 2005 T&C HAS BEGUN TO STALL WITHIN 20 SECONDS AFTER A COMPLETE FUEL TANK FILLUP. IT NOW WILL STALL SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE NEXT 2 MINUTES AND IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD OUT ON THE ROAD. THE DEALER INDICATES A ROLL-OVER VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK MAY BE AT FAULT AND A FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED. SEEMS A BIT EXCESSIVE FOR A FAULT DETECTION SENSOR. NOT SURE THIS IS THE ANSWER. I HAVE READ OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT NO IDENTIFIED CORRECTION. IS THERE A RECALL OR IDENTIFIED SOLUTION? IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ON PARTIAL FUEL REFILLS OR IF I LEAVE THE T&C RUNNING DURING REFUELING. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION AS I NOW FEEL THIS IS GETTING WORSE AND MAY NOT START AFTER ONE OF THESE STALLS. *TR

HEADLAMPS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MOVEMENT OF HEADLAMP SWITCH WILL TURN THEM BACK ON, BUT, INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE DEAD WHEN OPENING DOOR AND OVERHEAD COMPUTER IS DEAD WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE HEADLAMPS AS IT COULD CAUSE A WRECK. READING ONLINE BLOGS THIS SEEMS TO BE A BAD PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL YEAR CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY'S AND DODGE CARAVAN'S. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED FIRST TO WARRANT AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION? I DID A SEARCH ON INVESTIGATIONS FOR MY VEHICLE YEAR AND TYPE AND ONLY FOUND THE AIR BAG INVESTIGATIONS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH NOT ONLY MY YEAR BUT OTHER YEARS OF CHRYSLER MINI-VANS. IT NEEDS ATTENTION! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY THAT FROM THE DAY WE GOT IT THE HEAD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER. EACH TIME WE TAKE IT IN THE DEALER CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. NOW THE HEAD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF BUT NOT CONTINUOUSLY. AGAIN, THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED. WHEN DRIVING HE HEARS A HISSING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62931. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ UPDATED 01/05/10.*JB

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BAD BATTERY, POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING REMOVED THE IOD FUSE AND PLUGGED IT BACK IN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN IT BEGAN SURGING, AS IF A FUEL LINE PROBLEM, AND THEN WOULD DIE AND EACH EVENT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. I HAD TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT AND GET IT TOWED IN MORNING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A VERY LOUD "CLANK" NOISE AS IF A ROD BROKE. RESULT IS A $5000.00 ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO A FAULTY COMPUTER WHICH SENT ERRATIC SIGNALS TO CAM SENSOR. VEHICLE HAS 120,000 MILES....ALL COMMUTING AT GENTLE SPEEDS (WE HAVE AVERAGED 23-25 MPG SO IT IS OBVIOUS WE DRIVE SENSIBLY). WE HAVE BEEN RELIGIOUS ABOUT SERVICE.....AND CAN PROVE IT. I HAVE OWNED CHRYSLER PRODUCTS SINCE 1966 AND THIS IS THE LAST! *TR

ON MARCH 16, 2008 I WAS HIT HEAD ON IN MY MINIVAN BY SOMEONE DRIVING AN SUV THAT WAS TRAVELING APROX. 55 MPH ON A 2 LANE HWY. I BELIEVE THAT UPON IMPACT ALL OF THE AIRBAGS IN MY MINIVAN DEPLOYED INCLUDING THE KNEE AIR BAG THAT IS LOCATED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. MY LOWER LEGS HAVE SUFFERED (WHAT IS MOST LIKELY) PERMANENT PAIN/DAMAGE FROM THE CRUSHING IMPACT OF THE PLASTIC PART OF THE DASH AND THE KNEE AIRBAG. I HAVE NERVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY LOWER LEGS AND MY ANKLE AREA. I AM STILL TREATING WITH MEDICATION AND STILL SUFFERING PAIN ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE BEEN TO MAYO CLINIC AND STILL CANNOT FIND ANY "FIX" TO THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG. I HAVE HAD SURGERY ON BOTH LEGS AND STILL NO RELIEF. PLEASE HELP, I THINK THE KNEE AIRBAGS ARE DANGEROUS AND THE MFG. DOES NOT EVEN MENTION THE AIRBAGS EXISTENCE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. *TR

IN OCTOBER 2008 MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CUT AND WAS REPORTED TO POLICE. HOWEVER THEY WERE UNCERTAIN IF THAT WAS THE CASE AND I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS INCIDENT. IT WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND AGAIN TODAY - ALMOST 14 MONTHS TO THE DAY LATER AND ABOUT 12,000 MILES LATER, THE VERY SAME BRAKE LINE BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF REAR-ENDING SOMEONE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IN HIS MIND IT IS A VERY BAD DESIGN AND A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. I AGAIN HAVE PICTURES AND THE PART IN QUESTION WITH ME. *TR

POWER STEERING WHINE DEVELOPED. STEERING NEVER SUBJECTED TO ROUGH SERVICE. MECHANIC DISCOVERED LOW FLUID AND LEAK IN STEERING RACK. RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $820.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. LOSS OF POWER STEERING DEFINITELY SAFETY HAZARD. OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW. STEERING RACK SHOULD OUTLAST THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.

UPON HEARING A NOISE WHILE DRIVING, I CHECKED UNDER THE CAR AND NOTICED A LUBRICATION SEAL WAS NO LONGER PERFORMING ITS FUNCTION. MY LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CONTROL ARM AND RELATED BALL JOINTS AND INFORMED ME THE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS GOOD AT THIS TIME, BUT THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT SOON. SINCE I ONLY HAD ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON MY 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY, I WAS SURPRISED ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD NOT HAD THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IN THE 40 PLUS YEARS OF CAR OWNERSHIP, EXCEEDING 100,000 MILES ON EACH CAR. RICH IN CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE INFORMED ME THE TOWN & COUNTRY DOES NOT HAVE AN HISTORICAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING RACK & PINION; THUS A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS NOT NECESSARY. ALL THAT IS REQUIRED TO SHOW THE STANCE CHRYSLER IS TAKING IS FALSE IS A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH AND A SEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ALL TOWN & COUNTRY'S FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. THEY SHOULD NOT BE WAITING FOR THE 'TOYOTA RUG UNDER THE ACCELERATOR' ISSUES. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A TIRE ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY I DROPPED THE TIRE FROM UNDER THE BODY OF THE CAR AS DESIGNED. REACHING UNDER THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE I PUT MY HAND OVER THE TOP OF THE TIRE AND PULLED IT TOWARD ME. MY HAND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE EXHAUST PIPE RESULTING IN SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE TOP OF MY HAND. *TR

EVERY TIME VAN IS RUNNING LOW WHINE EMITS FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHEN TURNING STEERING JERKS AND SOUND UNDER HOOD GETS MUCH LOUDER. POWER STEERING, RACK AND PINION NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT HAS BEEN A INCONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR MONTHS NOW. I IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR RESOLUTION. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS OF MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 2005 STOP WORKING AND TO FIXED YOU HAVE TO PULL THE OID FUSE AND RESET IT VERY OFTEN. *TR

DRIVING OUR 05 TOWN & COUNTRY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A RAINY NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. MY 2 BABIES WERE IN THE CAR WITH US, AND THANKFULLY THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED NEAR THE END OF THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CARAVAN / TOWN & COUNTRY. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

ALMOST EVERY TIME AFTER WE FILL UP THE GAS TANK OF OUR 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY, THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH WHEN WE EXIT THE STATION AND MANY TIMES DIES ENTIRELY. ENGINE RESTARTS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ANY OTHER TIME. EVEN AFTER TUNE-UP, THROTTLE BODY CLEANING AND NEW SPARK PLUGS, CONDITION CONTINUES. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE. COMPUTER MALFUNCTION IS THE CAUSE. IF THE IOD FUSE IS PULLED, OR THE BATTERY DISCONNECTED IT WILL TEMPORARILY RELIVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

FAILING STEERING ON 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LTD. NEW RACK AND PINION, POWER STEERING PUMP, RESERVOIR ALL NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

EVERYTIME I FILL MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WITH GAS. AS SOON YOU LEAVE START TO MOVE CAR SHUTS OFF. THEN YOU HAVE TO PUT CAR IN PARK RESTART HOLD GAS PEDAL DOWN UNTIL SOME GAS IS USED UP. AFTER ABOUT FIVE MIN. THE CAR IS FINE & NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN UNTIL FILL UP. *TR

AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED @ 48,000 MILES. LOCATED IN MICH, DEALER SAYS CAR NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE. COMPUTER MALFUNCTION IS THE CAUSE, NEEDS UPDATE. IF THE IOD FUSE IS PULLED, OR THE BATTERY DISCONNECTED IT WILL TEMPORARILY RELIVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, HE HEARD A METAL RUBBING AND POPPING SOUND COMING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34000.

DOOR LOCKS HAVE REPEATEDLY STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. SITES LIKE HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK SHOW THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL ON WHATEVER IT IS THAT 'S WRONG WITH THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM ON THESE CHRYSLER/DODGE VANS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHENEVER THE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG FRONTAL SENSOR. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V192000 (AIR BAGS;FRONTAL;SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE); HOWEVER, THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THERE WAS CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE (NEW) THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD OCCASIONALLY NOT TURN ON. THE DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT SEEING THE PROBLEM TILL THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, THEN THEY OFFERED TO SELL ONE TO ME. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR 1-2X PER MONTH MORE OR LESS TILL NOW. TONIGHT THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO TURN ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. READING ONLINE TONIGHT IT LOOKS LIKE MANY MORE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

I WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF A 1998 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS GREAT UNTIL MY 2 YEAR OLD CLIMBED INTO THE DRIVER SEAT, PULLED THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND INTO NEUTRAL. HAD THE BACK SLIDING DOOR NOT BEEN OPEN FOR ME TO JUMP IN AND PUT THE VAN INTO PARK IT WOULD HAVE COASTED INTO THE NEIGHBORS FRONT PORCH. ON ANOTHER OCCURRENCE I WAS LOADING THE VAN WITH SOME ITEMS FROM THE REAR WHEN I REALIZED MY DAUGHTER AGAIN GOT INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT TO PRETEND DRIVE. I REALIZED THAT SHE WAS THERE AND WENT TO THE FRONT BUT WAS TOO LATE. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK (NO KEYS...THEY WERE IN MY POCKET) AND RAN INTO THE ANOTHER NEIGHBORS FENCE AND TRASH CANS. I WAS FURIOUS THAT THE DEALER I SPOKE TO SAID THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS NOT INSTALLED UNTIL 2000 AND REFUSED TO HELP SO I TRADED IT IN FOR A 2005 WITH ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE ALRIGHT SINCE IT IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A SHIFT INTERLOCK (THE DASH EVEN STATES TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK) BUT JUST TODAY MY DAUGHTER, NOW 4, CLIMBED INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT (WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION) AT MY SISTER-IN-LAWS HOUSE AND DROVE MY 2005 VAN INTO HER SCHOOL VAN. I NOW NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT BUMPER. CHRYSLER HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING AND I AM NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. *TR

DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. THE REAR SLIDING DOORS LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FRONT SIDE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. I GOT THE REAR SLIDING DOORS OPEN BY CLIMBING IN THE BACK AND PULLING THE TAB UP. THE PASSENGER REAR SLIDING DOOR IS POWERED, BUT IT WOULDN'T WORK EITHER I FINALLY GOT IT WORKING BY PULLING THE FUSE ( WHICH WAS NOT BLOWN) BUT WHEN I PUT THE FUSE BACK IN IT STARTED WORKING. THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS , WHAT IF A CHILD WAS IN THE BACK AND THIS SITUATION ACCURED. AND YOU WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.