2005 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR MONITOR BEGAN FLASHING A MESSAGE IN MARCH, 2008 THAT TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. MECHANIC CHECKED AND TIRES WERE FINE. HAD A FLAT TIRE (PUNCTURE) LATER THAT MONTH AND WHEN I TOOK CAR IN, MECHANIC SUGGESTED REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES AS THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAD 65,000 MILES ON THEM. WHEN THEY WENT TO REPLACE THE TIRES, HAD AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF $300.00 BECAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS HAD SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED! THREE HAD TO BE REPLACED! ONLY ONE WAS REMOVABLE. UPON A CALL TO THE DEALER WAS TOLD THAT THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS BECAUSE PEOPLE PUT AIR IN THEIR TIRES AT UNKNOWN LOCATIONS AND THEY CAN INTRODUCE MOISTURE IN THE SYSTEM. I DO NOT PUT AIR IN MY TIRES - THE MECHANIC DOES THIS FOR ME - WITH VERY SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT THAT DOES NOT PRODUCE MOISTURE. THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE - I HAVE HAD TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE IT RESET BECAUSE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS IN THE WINTER (BELOW 10 DEGREES) THE MONITORS GO OFF TELLING ME I HAVE LOW TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

HIT IN RIGHT FRONT FENDER IN PARKING LOT-CAUSED BATTERY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE AREA TO POP LOSE CAUSING ELECTRIC FIRE WHICH IGNITED VAPOR RECOVERY CANISTER UNDER CABIN AREA-CAUSING CARPET UNDER DRIVERS FEET TO BURN. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY CHRYSLER MINI-VAN WITH A RACK AND PINION LEAK, OIL PAN GASKET LEAK, AND FRONT TIMING COVER SEALS LEAK. ALL ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP IN NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR DUE TO CORROSION. SINCE THE REPAIR, THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,484.

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN WAS SERVICED FOR SCHEDULED LUBE, OIL, OIL FILTER AND AIR FILTER REPLACEMENT AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. A CHRYSLER SERVICE REP. APPROACHED ME IN THEIR WAITING ROOM TO INFORM ME THAT THE OIL, OIL FILTER AND AIR FILTER SERVICE HAS BEEN COMPLETED BUT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. ADDITIONAL SERVICES NEEDED INCLUDE: TIRE ROTATION, WIPER BLADES REPLACED, FRONT BRAKES, SWAY BAR LINKS AND POWER STEERING RACK REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS ONLY DRIVEN 34,500 MILES. THE CHRYSLER SERVICE REP. EXPLAINED IT ALL AS BEST HE COULD. THE COLD WEATHER HAS CAUSED THE POWER STEERING RACK FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE BRAKES ARE NEEDED BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES WEAR OUT FIRST. NO MENTION OF THE TIRE ROTATION, BUT; THE SWAY BAR LINKS ARE NOISY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ONTO THE LIFT IN THE SERVICE BAY. THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY ALL SEASON TIRES RATED FOR 50,000 MILES OF TREAD LIFE. THE REAR TIRES (AFTER ROTATION) ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY AND APPROACHING AN UNSAFE TREAD WEAR PATTERN. THE FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS ARE FAILING AND ARE CAUSING THIS WEAR. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AS RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER. THE POWER STEERING RACK IS DEFECTIVE AND THE FRONT BRAKES ARE INSUFFICIENT. THIS VEHICLE DRIVES 5 DAYS A WEEK ON 45 - 65 MPH. PAVED ROADS. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK OR SO THEN IT STAYED ON SOLID. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR WITHOUT COST UNDER WARRANTY WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE REASON I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE THE SENSOR RECALL (ID # 07V192000) ONLY COVERS VEHICLES WITH BUILD DATES BETWEEN APR 24, 2003 AND FEB 2, 2005. MY VEHICLE, WHICH HAS A "DATE OF MFR" OF 07/05, IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE IS NOT JUST A RANDOM OCCURRENCE CHRYSLER MAY HAVE UNDERESTIMATED THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES POTENTIALLY IMPACTED BY THE RECALL. *TR

RACK & PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILURE. SEALS IN THE ASSEMBLY HAVE FAILED AND POWER STEERING FLUID HAS LEAKED OUT. WAS TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP THAT IT ALL THE FLUID DRAINS OUT THE STEERING SYSTEM COULD FREEZE UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY DISCOVERED DURING A STATE INSPECTION, SO WAS LUCKY THAT IT WAS CAUGHT, BEFORE IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I WAS TOLD THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL COME ON BY ITSELF AND DROP OUT ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE DROP OUT IS ANNOYING, BUT THE SELF APPLY OF THE CRUISE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SPEED UP ALSO INTERMITTENTLY. THERE HAS BEEN A FEW CLOSE CALLS. TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEM. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 05 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY IN FEB OF '08. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO FINISH DETAILING IT, SO THE NEXT DAY THEY DELIVERED IT TO ME AT WORK. THAT DAY MY WIFE CAME AND PICKED THE VAN UP FROM ME AND DROVE THOUGH TOWN. SHE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED ALL THE DASH LIGHTS, AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE ETC, FLICKERING ON THE DASH. WHEN THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER, THE RADIO ALSO CUT OUT AND THE SEATBELT REMINDER "DING" WOULD SOUND. SHE TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO THEN PUT A CODE SCANNER ON IT, AND SAID IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE, WE NEEDED TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY WHEN THEY HAD TIME. LONG STORY SHORT, THE FIRST THING THEY REPLACED WAS THE BATTERY AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE NEW BATTERY COMPLETELY DIED, THE VAN WOULD NOT START UNLESS IT WAS JUMPED, WE EVEN PUT A BATTERY CHARGER ON IT FOR 8HRS. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. AGAIN, WE WERE TOLD IT WAS FIXED. FROM THE MOMENT WE PICKED IT UP FROM DEALERSHIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID BRING IT BACK TOMORROW. WE WENT THE NEXT DAY AND AGAIN THEY SAID BRING IT BACK TOMORROW. FINALLY WHEN THEY "HAD TIME" 2 DAYS LATER, WE TOOK THE VAN BACK UP. AFTER 45MIN OR SO THEY SAID THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WAS STUCK OPEN ALLOWING TOO MUCH OXYGEN INTO THE FUEL. BUT THIS TIME THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PAY TO FIX IT. MIND YOU HAD ONLY HAD THE VAN FOR NOT EVEN 30 DAYS. AFTER A LOT OF FIGHTING WITH BOTH THE SERVICE AND TH

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING EDITION BRAND NEW IN JULY OF 2005. DURING DECEMBER OF 2007, I NOTICED A SLIGHT HUM UNDER THE HOOD DURING STARTUP. THIS SOUND EVENTUALLY KEPT GETTING LOUDER AND LASTING LONGER. THIS SOUND IS MORE DRASTIC DURING TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE RACK OF THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. THEY SAID THAT THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ($800+). THEY ALSO SAID THAT IS THE SYSTEM FAILS FURTHER, IT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING (DURING DRIVING!). I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. MY VEHICLE HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT (WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000). THIS IS DEFINITIVELY A RECALL ISSUE. STEERING SYSTEMS SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACEMENT IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS AND 37,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE VISITING A RELATIVE MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WAS PARKED ON A DRIVEWAY THAT SLOPES DOWN A BIT. WHILE LOADING THE CAR AND IN A MOMENT OF INADVERTENCE, MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR OF MY VEHICLE AND CLIMB BEHIND THE WHEEL AND SHIFT THE CAR FROM 'PARK' INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR. MY SON WAS ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND (OBVIOUSLY) HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANY PEDALS. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, CROSSED A 2 LANE STREET AND STRUCK THE SIDE CURB AND A MAILBOX ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE MAILBOX THAT WAS TAKEN DOWN BY THE CAR. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I CALLED CHRYSLER AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT AND THAT IN MY OPINION THE SHIFT-BRAKE-INTERLOCK SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT. THE SHIFT-BRAKE-INTERLOCK SYSTEM IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE THAT PREVENTS ANYONE FROM SHIFTING GEARS WITHOUT SUPPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. CHRYSLER DID ASSIGN AN INVESTIGATOR WHO INSPECTED MY CAR AT A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY DECLINED MY COMPLAINT 'THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO MOVE ITSELF.' AS OF TODAY, THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE ISSUE WITH THE SHIFT-BRAKE-INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND MYSELF AM ABLE TO EASILY MOVE THIS CAR FROM 'PARK' TO 'NEUTRAL' OR ANY OTHER POSITION WITHOUT KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND/OR WITHOUT SUPPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER DID NOT INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINT THOROUG

PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. HAVE REFILLED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOW IS HAVING EXTENSIVE LEAKING. PROBLEM IS WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. *TR

THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MADE A WHIRRING NOISE AT START UP AND LASTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES UNTIL THE VEHICLE WARMED UP. ASKED DEALER SERVICE REP TO CHECK OUT THE NOISE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A STEERING FLUID LEAK IN THE RACK COMPONENT OF THE RACK (STEERING COMPONENT) AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ABOUT $800. SERVICE REP STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE PART. SERVICE REP SAID THAT IF IT WAS NOT FIXED IT COULD RESULT IN A STEERING FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO COMPLETE THE WORK. THIS HAS BEEN A ONE OWNER VEHICLE WITH REGULAR SERVICE AND ONLY ABOUT 70,000 MILES. *TR

DOOR POWER LOCKS CEASED TO OPERATE AFTER ABOUT 9,000 MILES RENDERING THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FROM OPERATING WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 15 MPH WHICH IS A SAFETY ITEM. THE FAILURE WAS FIXED BY A SOFTWARE UPDATE DOWNLOADED FROM THE MAIN CHRYSLER FACTORY. HOWEVER, THE DEALER CHARGED ME FOR THIS SERVICE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD LAPSED. I FEEL THAT THE SOFTWARE HAD A LATENT DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE GOOD AS A RECALL. *TR

STARTED HEARING A GROANING TYPE NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN TURNING, BACKING AND CERTAIN OTHER CONDITIONS ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO WHICH I FIGURED WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I FINALLY AND RELUCTANTLY RETURNED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING RACK HAS A LEAK AND THAT AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE MY 3/36 WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN SEPTEMBER 07 AND I ONLY HAVE 39000 MILES ON THE VAN. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR EXPENSES WHICH IN MY CASE COST ME $1350! THIS COULD BE MUCH MORE SERIOUS WITH INJURY OCCURRING IF THE UNIT HAD RUN DRY AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. *TR

I STARTED TO HEAR A LOW ROAR (NOT UNLIKE TURNING THE STARTER WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING) COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VAN, USUALLY UPON STARTING, USUALLY INTERMITTENT, BUT SOMETIMES BRIEFLY WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING, AND SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING THE VAN, THE NOISE WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A RACK AND PINION FAILURE, WITH FLUID LEAKING OUT, WHICH HE SAYS THEY WOULD NOT USUALLY SEE IN THIS "YOUNG" A VEHICLE. MILEAGE = 53,000. HE WANTED ME TO CALL THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, OR IF THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE AT ALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND NOW SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THIS VAN, AND CHRYSLER SHOULD OWN UP TO IT AND REPAIR. THIS VAN IS NOT EVEN FOUR YEARS OLD, HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT OR DRIVEN ABUSIVELY, AND THIS KIND OF A FAILURE MUST INDICATE A DEFECT IN DESIGN OR MATERIALS. I AM NOW LOOKING AT A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL. *TR

STEERING RACK AND PINION SYSTEM FAILED. BEGAN LEAK NG PROFUSELY. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE AS PROBLEM WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. SECOND FAILURE - UNIT HAD BETWEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 30 MAR 06. *TR

RACK & PINION ON 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. A NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING. WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 VANS AND WAS NOT BEING COVERED. WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE AROUND $750.00 PLUS TAX TO FIX. IF THERE ARE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VANS, CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THEM AS A RECALL. WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MECHANIC TO PUT AN ADDITIVE IN THE POWER STEERING AND IT HAS SLOWED DOWN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID BUT KEEP WONDERING HOW SAFE I AM DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

MY 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY HAD BEEN MAKING A WHINING NOISE FOR LAST MONTH. THE NOISE WILL INCREASE AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED,BUT NOISE DISAPPEARED AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR 5 - 10 MINUTES. MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS REALLY LOW, FILLING THE FLUID TO THE CORRECT LEVEL FIXED THE NOISE PROBLEM. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RACK HAS A LEAK. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THESE VANS, I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND POSSIBLY A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE AS THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION, TIE RODS, WATER PUMP, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR, AND THE EGR VALVE. CURRENTLY, THE AXLE IS FAILING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES; HOWEVER, THEY WERE ALL COVERED DUE TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,450.

GRINDING/WHINING SOUND FROM THE FRONT END. STEERING RACK IS FAILING WITH ONLY 22K ON THE VEHICLE BUT 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT HAD HER VEHICLE INSPECTED. ALL THE FUEL LEVELS WERE CHECKED AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE IN SUCH HIGH DEMAND, MANY OTHER VEHICLES MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. CHRYSLER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND REFERRED HER TO NHTSA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,283 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,001. UPDATED 05/05/08 *BF

IT STARTED ACTUALLY QUITE SOME TIME AGO. IT SEEMED THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I WOULD LOSE MY POWER STEERING. ONCE IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A CEMENT CURB. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO WORK THE WHEEL AROUND AND AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OF TRYING TO CONTROL THE VAN, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. THERE HAS BEEN A NOISE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THEN I NOTICED THE VAN WAS LEAKING SOMETHING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY ARE REPLACING SO MANY OF THEM THAT THE PART WAS BACKORDERED AND THEY WERE UNSURE WHEN THEY WOULD GET ONE. THAT WAS IN NOV. 2007. IT IS NOW APRIL 2008 AND I AM STILL WAITING. IN FEB OF 2008 I WAS TOLD THEY HAD ONE FOR ME AND I TOOK MY VAN IN AND THEN WAS TOLD THAT IT NEVER ARRIVED AND THAT THEY TOLD THEIR PARTS DEALER THAT THEY NEEDED IT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING ONTO OTHER PARTS AND CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS. IT'S STILL BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE THEN AND NOTHING. THE WHOLE FRONT OF MY VAN FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL OFF AT ANY MOMENT. I HAVE HAD TO REFILL MY POWER STEERING FLUID EVERY 2-3 DAYS SINCE NOV 07 AND IT ISN'T GETTING ANY BETTER. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VAN. THE RIGHT CV JOINT HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS, THE AIR BAG SENSORS WENT BAD AND ONLY AFTER I PAID TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT TO THE TUNE OF $70 WERE THEY RECALLED, TH

2005 CHRYSLER MINI-VAN AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT RESET. UPON REVIEW NHTSA HAD CALLED FOR A RECALL DUE TO CORROSION TO SENSORS FROM ROAD SALT. CHRYSLER THEN ISSUED A RECALL, BUT ONLY FOR A LIMITED NUMBER VEHICLES. WE THEN SCHEDULED A VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REJECTED THIS VAN AS NOT BEING UNDER RECALL. ARGUED THAT AFTER THE WORSE YEAR FOR SALT USAGE, IN OHIO WOULD THEY AT LEAST LOOK TO SEE IF THE VAN HAD THE "SAME" PROBLEM AS THOSE RECALLED. THEY STATED IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 82.00 JUST TO LOOK AND WOULD STILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. *TR

WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MAR 2008. DURING THE TEST DRIVE WE NOTED A WHIRLING SOUND UPON ACCELERATION. WE WERE TOLD THAT THROUGH THEIR 90 DAY WARRANTY WE CAN HAVE IT CHECKED OUT (THE CAR WS PURCHASED FROM A HONDA DEALER) AFTER PURCHASED WE TOOK THE VAN TO A CHRYSLER DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, SEVERAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND INCLUDING A LEAK IN THE STEERING RACK (SOURCE OF NOISE). THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $840. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER DUE TO THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF VANS THAT NEED THIS PART REPLACED. WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO THE NUMBER OF STEERING RACKS BEING REPLACED AS WE FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER, CAR RUNS ROUGH/STALLS AFTER 3 MONTHS OLD. NEW SPARK PLUG WIRES INSTALLED. POWER WINDOWS STOP WORKING, RELAY REPLACED. BATTERY DIED, ALTERNATOR REPLACED. POWER WINDOWS STOP WORKING, ANOTHER RELAY. LIFT GATE STOPS WORKING, FIXED (ELECTRICAL PROBLEM). A/C FAN DOESN'T WORK, RHEOSTAT REPLACED. CAR RUNS ROUGH, SPARK PLUG WIRES REPLACED. DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING, STILL NOT, UNKNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

MY 3 YEAR OLD SON HAD HIS FINGERS CLOSED COMPLETELY IN THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR. THE DOOR WAS FULLY LATCHED WITH HIS LITTLE FINGERS CAUGHT IN THEM. *TR

POWER STEERING NOISE FOUND TO BE LEAKING/FAULT STEERING RACK. UPON INQUIRE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT FOUND THAT 13,000 WERE ON BACK ORDER!!! MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS FOUND POSTED. SOME INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL DUE TO NEGLIGENCE, DANGER TO HUMAN LIFE AND THE SHEER VOLUME OF DEFECTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V192000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IN BOTH HOT AND COLD WEATHER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SEPARATES FROM THE CONNECTORS ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN AND THE GAUGES MOVE TO THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,598.

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY ON JUNE 29 , 2007 WITH 48,000 MILES . I HAD A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT END SOUNDING LIKE THE STRUTS WERE BOTTOMING OUT ON ALL BUMPS. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED CHRYSLER REF TO THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE STABILIZER BUSHINGS,THE DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THAT ALOT OF 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND TAT THE BUSHINGS WERE REDESIGNED. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO DISCUSS THIS ONLY STATING THAT THEY COULD ONLY DISCUSS MY VEHICLE ONLY. STILL REFUSING TO HELP IN ANY WAY. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WITH 48,000 MILES ON JUNE 29,2007. IN JANUARY 2008 WHILE DRIVING MY VAN I HAD A LOUD SQUEAL COMING FROM THE STEERING,UPON CHECKING I FOUND THAT I WAS LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID, I SET AN APPOINTMENT UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED. ON 01/29/2008 I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION IN MY YEAR VAN, AND THAT THERE IS A 6 MONTH BACK ORDER ON THE RACK AND PINION, THE NEW ONES HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO STOP THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS THEY WOULD ONLY STATE THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM, AND THEY WOULD NOT DISCUSS ANYTHING BUT MY VEHICLE,OR ABOUT THE BACK ORDER OF THE RACK AND PINION. I ALSO CONTACTED OTHER DEALERSHIPS ASKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY STATED THERE IS A BACK ORDER ON THE RACK AND PINION, AND THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION IN THE 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY'S. *TR

GRINDING NOISE FROM STARTER ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WHEN IT IS COLD. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SEVERAL CHRYSLER DODGE AND JEEP VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. EXPLAINED IT WAS A TWO PIECES OF THE METAL STARTER GRINDING BUT IT WAS NOT GOING TO HARM ANYTHING. I ASKED FOR THEM TO CHANGE IT UNDER WARRANTY BUT SINCE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT THE NEXT DAY (SURPRISE) THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAD A PROBLEM. SPOKE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOOK THE DEALERS WORD. I THEN SAW THE ENTRY ON THIS SITE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE TO CHASE THE PROBLEM AND TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ETC. HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS. *TR

I HAVE A CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN 2005. I HEARD A SOUND WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANICS AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK & PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. $550 DOLLARS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE NOTICED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME. PLEASE HELP!! THE RACK & PINION IS BROKEN AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. $550 DOLLARS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ON FOR 3 WEEKS. FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON AIRBAG SENSOR ONLINE AS WE BOUGHT THIS VAN USED. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE. 2 SENSORS PUT IN AS FIRST ONE WAS DEFECTIVE. AIRBAG LIGHT STILL ON AND DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $90.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND MORE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FOUND PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY WIRE AT THE FIREWALL. STILL HAD TO PAY MONEY FOR RECALL WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING STEERING FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF RACK AND PINION FLUID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BEGAN MAKING LOUD, SQUEAKING NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 02/15/08. *LJ

PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER T&C HEARD BRAKE NOISE ON RIGHT FRONT AROUND 15,000 MILES. ROTORS AND PADS WERE DESTROYED. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACE THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE HAS 67,000 ON IT NOW. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN N' COUNTRY. I FOUND A SAFETY RECALL ON THE EXACT ISSUE, BUT WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT FIT INTO THE RANGE OF THE RECALL. THE SAME PROBLEM LISTED ON THE RECALL IS WHAT HAPPENED. THE AIR BAG FRONT SENSORS AND WIRING CORRODED. THE NHTSA ID# IS 07V192000. MY VEHICLE HAS 50,998 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE MAKING A U TURN. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ANOTHER 40-50 MILES WITH NO STALLING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000. UPDATED02-14-08 *BF THE DEALER STATED REPLACED THE WIPER ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

THE TWO LITTLE PLACES TO PRESS TO SOUND THE HORN ARE ABSURD. HOW CAN A PERSON BLOW THE HORN QUICKLY WHICH IS WHEN AN EMERGENCY TAKES PLACE IS REQUIRED. AM I SUPPOSED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT AND THEN LOOK FOR THE HORN ICONS. LETS PUT BACK THE STANDARD HORN RING OR PUSH BUTTON CENTER ACTIVATED.*CN

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES SEAT BELT LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THERE ARE NO SEAT BELTS ON. PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SAYS OFF WHEN THE WHEEL CHAIR IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER POSITION. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE A WHEELCHAIR. THE STEERING GEAR AND EGR VALVE WERE REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH CHRYSLER MOVING THE FIBERGLASS FUEL TANK BEHIND THE AXLE, INSTEAD OF MOVING IT TO THE FRONT WHERE IT IS LESS VULNERABLE. UPDATED 10/05/15.*JB

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE TRYING TO PASS. WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO PASS, THE VAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. NOT ONLY CAN I NOT ACCELERATE TO PASS, I CANNOT ACCELERATE TO AVOID AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. WHILE THE DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CHRYSLER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

VERY LOUD NOISES WHILE STEERING SLOWER RESPONSE TIME STEERING. MAJOR FLUID LOSES OCCURRED THEREAFTER. MECHANIC EXAMINED AND SAID THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM RACK, HE SAID THAT THERE WERE 5,000 ON BACKORDER FOR REPLACEMENT, I AM NOW WAITING ON THE PART FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PLACED INTO GEAR, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WHERE FROZEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E022000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PERMANENT REPAIR. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,800.

FROM DAY ONE OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE THE BRAKES SQUEAL IN TURNS AND WHEN FIRST STARTING AND BACKING UP. I DID NOT COMPLAIN TO CHRSYLER UNTIL I HAD 13000 MILES ON THIS TOWN AND COUNTRY AND THEN THEY CHARGED ME FOR A BRAKE JOB AND TURNING DOWN THE ROTORS. EVIDENTLY THEY HAVE A SERIOUS BRAKE DESIGN PROBLEM AND THEY ARE JUST STICKING THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH IT, MOST LIKELY A CALIPER PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED TO COMPLAIN THE WOMAN I HAD TO TALKED TO WAS IGNORANT TO THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, TOURING MODEL. VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM. FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 35K. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 33K BECAUSE OF WEAR ON FRONT TIRES. ROTORS WERE REDONE AT 26K. SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED AT 35K. ALSO, A CRITICAL BOLT ON REAR SUSPENSION WAS MISSING WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TR

MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS EXITING OUR CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN WHEN HE REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN HIS DVD PLAYER IN THE CAR. I HAD ALREADY PRESSED THE BUTTON TO AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE THE DOOR AND WHEN HE REACHED IN THE DOOR CLOSED SECURELY ON HIS FINGERS. I HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR AND GET HIS FINGERS RELEASED FROM THE DOOR, WHICH WERE SMASHED!!! WE WERE PROMISED WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THAT IT HAD A SENSOR THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR THIS KIND OF THING TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE SINCE LOOKED AT NEWER ONES, AND AGAIN HAVE BEEN GUARANTEED THAT THIS IS THE ONLY MINIVAN THAT PROMISES TO STOP THE DOOR CLOSING PROCESS IF SOMETHING IS IN IT'S WAY!!! WITH ALL OF THESE PROMISES, I HAVE TO SAY THAT WHEN WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS, THEY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR THAT TOOK PICTURES OF THE MINIVAN, AND EXPERIENCED NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE DOOR STOPPED HIMSELF. THEY MAILED US A LETTER ABOUT A WEEK OR SO LATER THAT SAID THEY WERE SORRY FOR MY CHILDS INJURED HAND, BUT IF YOU READ YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL THAT IT STATES TO BE CAREFUL WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE ELECTRIC DOORS!!! WE HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER CASES OF THIS HAPPENING, AND ONE WAS A CHILD'S HEAD THAT GOT CLOSED IN THE DOOR. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM BEING MORE SERIOUS THAN A HAND!!! CHRYSLER DOES NOT CARE AS LONG AS THEY'RE SELLING CARS AND PUTTING SAFETY HAZARDS IN FINE PRINT!!! UNFORTUNATELY WE DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT DATE OF THE INCIDENT SINCE IT DID HAPPEN 2 YEARS AGO, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE STILL VERY UPSET A

BRAKES PERIODICALLY SQUEALED. AT 18,000 MILES I HAD THEM CHECKED. THE REAR PADS WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT AFTER TURNING THE ROTORS, THERE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH METAL LEFT ON THE NEXT FUTURE BRAKE JOB TO TURN THEM AGAIN. ALSO, THE BRAKES STARTED PULSING AFTER REAR REPLACEMENT. THEY HAD TO TURN THE FRONT ROTORS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKE DESIGN ON THE 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY AS IT IS VERY PREMATURE FOR PADS TO WEAR OUT AT 18,000. TO COMPOUND THIS PROBLEM, IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ROTORS ON THE REAR FOR THE NEXT BRAKE JOB. *TR

HAVING PURCHASED A NEW CHRYSLER, TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN, IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, I'VE HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS REPAIRS THAT I'VE NEVER HAD TO MAKE ON PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLES IN THE SAME LIFESPAN OF A VEHICLE. THE QUALITY OF THIS VAN HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING. *TR