2005 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

WE HAVE A 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN THAT WE PURCHASED FROM BRUNSWICK AUTO MART. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT SERVICED TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG SENSORS THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. THERE HAS BEEN NO REASON WHY THE SENSORS SAYS FAILURE. THE BAGS HAVE NOT BEEN DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN INADVERTENTLY BUT A VEHICLE THAT HAS A SAFETY SYSTEM MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE TO MEET BETTER QUALIFICATIONS. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THEB 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AT 55 MPH THE OIL LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON. AFTER CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL IT WAS ONE QUART LOW, AND HE REPLACED THE OIL. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A HAMMERING NOISE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A MEINEKE, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMNED THAT THERE WERE ONLY TWO QUARTS OF OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,150 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WP SPECIAL EDITION, HDS NO LOUVERS TO COVER THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A ROCK COULD POP UP INTO THE RADIATOR. THIS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CONDENSER, AND THAT BUGS AND ALL TYPES OF MATERIAL COULD GET THROUGH TO THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN AFTER MARKET ACCESSORY THAT COULD BE PURCHASED TO GO BEHIND THE BUMPER TO PROTECT THE SECTION BEHIND THE GRILL, BUT THAT THE BUMPER WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED TO COVER THE GRILL. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND SHE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE GAS GAUGE WHICH DIDN'T REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE GAUGE SOMETIMES READ FULL WHEN THE VEHICLEWAS LOW ON FUEL. OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO WILL CHANGE CHANNELS ON ITS OWN OR GET STATIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT CALLED MANUFACTURE R, AND FILED COMPLAINT 15906958. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN ABOUT A YEAR THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME ISN'T COVERED? ONCE THE LIGHTS GO OUT YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY TURN THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THEY COME ON. I TALKED WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER REPS TODAY AND THEY SAY IT'S AN ISOLATED OR UNHEARD OF PROBLEM. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THIS SITE, IT SEEMS TO BE MORE OFTEN THAN CHRYSLER WILL ADMIT! *NM

FOLLOW UP ON AN EXISTING OPEN ITEM NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA06003 FRONT AIR BAG CRASH SENSOR FAILURE: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL CHRYSLER / TOWN AND COUNTRY 2005 MY AIR BAG LIGHTS WERE BLINKING THE ONE ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE ONE ON THE MIDDLE OF THE CONSOLE. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND AFTER 2 DAYS AND $350 (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY) THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO BLINK AND MAKE A TONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. I AM TAKING IT BACK FOR MORE REVIEW BY THE DEALER. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS LIGHTS CONTINUED TO TURN ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON RAINY DAYS THE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2006. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 1/10/06, AND WAS TOLD THAT A CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE MECHANIC DID INFORM ED THE CONTACT THAT THIS COULD CAUSE THE HORN, SIGNAL LIGHTS, AND AIR BAGS TO MALFUNCTION. *AK UPDATED 1/30/2007 - *NM

HAVE OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER T&C FOR 7 MONTHS SINCE MAY 2006 AND THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL OUTSIDE EDGE TIRE WEAR AS WELL AS SEVERE ABNORMAL VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING. VIBRATION IS FELT IN GAS PEDAL, SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL. HAD TIRES ROTATED/BALANCED/ALIGNMENT CHECK AND 5 SEPARATE SERVICE GARAGES LOOK AT VIBRATION ISSUE BUT NO SOLUTION. CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD ME BACK IN JULY 2006 THEY DID NOT FEEL THE VIBRATION BUT EVERY OTHER PERSON THAT HAS DRIVEN VEHICLE FEELS THE ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TIRES ALSO HAVE HAD "INDENTATIONS/LINES" IN ALL TIRES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES ON IT. I NOW HAVE 8,200 MILES ON VEHICLE AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTS OF DOZENS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT TIRE FAILURE/BLOW OUT AS VALID REGISTERED COMPLAINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND BUT NOT AT MY EXPENSE SINCE IT SHOULD BE A TIRE MANUFACTURER SAFETY ISSUE. TIRE SIZE IS 215/65R16 EVEN THOUGH THE PULL DOWN BOX DID NOT LET ME SELECT MY CORRECT SIZE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD GIVE THE VEHICLE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SEE IF THE LIGHT RESET, BUT IT DID NOT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED A SECOND TIME, WHO THEN STATED THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG SENSOR.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE SOUND OF METAL ON METAL WAS HEARD RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS.

STEERING MADE A CLUNKING NOISE AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED THREE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THE ALIGNMENT WAS THE ISSUE. ALIGNED AND TIRES BALANCED EACH TIME, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK CAR IN WITH A COPY OF THE NHTSA BULLETIN AND THEY REPLACED RACK & PINION AT MY COST. VEHICLE STEERING IS NOW TIGHT AND PULLING TO RIGHT IS GONE. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON OCCASION, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE INDICATOR WOULD BE ACTIVATED FOR A RIGHT TURN AND THE LEFT TURN INDICATOR LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH. THE SECURITY ALARM HAD ACTIVATED THREE TIMES: ONCE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND TWICE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WITHOUT A VISIBLE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER AND THE PROBLEMS COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER THE INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT 11,862 MILES DURING NORMAL DRIVING,IT WAS SO BAD THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHUDDER VALIANTLY WHEN TRYING TO STOP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS AT NO CHARGE DURING 12,000 MILE WARRANTY,BUT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AFTER 12,000 MILES A CHARGE FOR LABOR WILL HAVE TO BE PAID. NOW OUR VAN IS AT 21,608 MILES AND THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN, BECAUSE THE SHUDDER IS RETURNING AGAIN. I HOPE I DO NOT HAVE TO PAY EVERY 10,000 MILES TO KEEP THE BRAKES WORKING PROPERLY. COULD THIS BE AN ENGINEERING FLAW ON BRAKE SIZE FOR WEIGHT AND SIZE OF VEHICLE? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED, NOTHING OCCURRED, THEN RAPID ACCELERATION OCCURRED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED ON A PERMANENT TO WORSENING BASIS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN EXAMINED. UPDATED 1/29/2007 - THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE FINALLY ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ONLY BECOMES STUCK WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. *NM

I HAD TO PAY $115.88 TO QUINN CHRYSLER-DODGE IN BARTLESVILLE, OK TO RECEIVE A SOFTWARE CORRECTION FOR THE "POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE" ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN . THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS REPAIR WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND RESULTED IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CHRYSLER SHOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS. *JB

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY REPEATEDLY STALLS (I.E. COMPLETELY LOSES ENGINE AND ELECTRIC POWER) WHILE IN DRIVE. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ON SURFACE STREETS. JUST HAPPENED THIS MORNING, AFTER HAVING IT AT THE LOCAL DEALER YESTERDAY FOR THIS ISSUE! *JB

WE OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING VAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 16000 WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK & PINION AND BALL JOINTS. IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM -- WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ITEMS IN THAT AREA SINCE THEN. WE HAVE ENJOYED OUR VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THIS PROBLEM -- THE LATEST INCIDENT IS THE TIE ROD END NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD SEAL BECAME UNGLUED ON THE TOP PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE WINDSHIELD HAS NOT BECOME DISLODGED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THIS HAD HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND TWICE THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THE INTERIOR PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WORKED PROPERLY BUT THEY WERE AWARE OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD BE CONTACTED TO FILE COMPLAINT ON THIS MATTER. AN ODI ID # OF 10160170 CAN BE USED IN COMPARISON TO THIS ISSUE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETECTED.

JEEP USED A VERY POOR QUALITY MATERIAL FOR 2005 LIBERTY SEATS. DID SUPPLIER TEST MATERIAL BEFORE APPROVING IT? I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS SITUATION. SEATS STAIN WITH WATER, I AM NOT ABLE TO CLEAN IT, THE LEADING TRADEMARK DOES NOT CLEAN, THE STAINS GETS BIGGER. I WANT JEEP TO REPLACE OR REFUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF COVER SEATS. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PROMPT ANSWER. THANKS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS. THE PROBLEM RETURNED NINETEEN MONTHS LATER AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED A SECOND TIME.

I HAVE A 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY THAT IS 14 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 17000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD TO PAY FOR NEW BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS TO BE REFACED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INSISTED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THEY CHARGED ME $200 FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM

AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON CONSTANTLY AT APPROXIMATELY 40K MILES. REPLACED IMPACT FRONT SENSORS WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EITHER FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR EXTENDED PURCHASED WARRANTY. NOTICED FROM YOUR WEBSITE THAT THIS IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA06003. *JB

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR. IT HAS 17,500 MILES ON IT AND TWO DAYS AGO MY WIFE TOLD ME IT WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BREAKS. I DROVE THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE NOISE AND VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT DRIVER SIDE. I LOOKED AT THE ROTOR AND NOTICED LARGE ABRASIONS THAT THE CALIPER HAD MADE WHERE IT WAS APPARENTLY FAILING TO RELEASE FROM THE ROTOR. THE OTHER SIDE HAD NO SUCH MARKINGS. I TOOK IT INTO A LOCAL PLACE AROUND THE CORNER TO GET AN ESTIMATE. THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE ODOMETER AND SAID, "YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS TO THE DEALER. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR. YOU HAVE ONE SIDE THAT IS MAYBE 65-70% WARN AND THE OTHER SIDE WHICH IS COMPLETELY GONE AND THE CALIPER IS LOCKING ONTO THE ROTOR CAUSING THESE SCARING." HE WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT HE KNEW OF THREE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON NEW T&CS. I THEN MADE THE TRIP (SLOWLY) TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP WHOM HAD INFORMED ME ON THE PHONE THAT THEY "HAD NEVER HEARD OF A FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM ON THE T&C THAT WASN'T FROM JUST NORMAL WEAR". THEY TOLD ME THAT THEIR MASTER BRAKE TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE MY LEFT SIDE IS CLOSER TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. I ASKED THEM TO EXPLAIN HOW ONE SIDE COULD BE COMPLETELY BURNING INTO THE ROTOR WHILE THE OTHER SIDE WAS ONLY 65-70% WORN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL WEAR & TEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT THEY HAD A FRONT BRAKE KIT SPECIAL FOR ONLY $299. I H

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING. THE DEALER DETERMINED A LUBRICANT WAS NEEDED ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE 1/8 INCH DEEP PUCKERS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND DEEMED UNSAFE DUE TO A FLAW WHICH WAS NOT DISCUSSED WITH THE CONTACT. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - *NM

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT SUDDENLY FAILED TO REWIND. THIS CAUSED AN UNSAFE CONDITION AS THE BELT BECAME USELESS. AS NOT ALL SEATS WERE THEN REQUIRED, WE HAVE SIMPLY NOT USED THAT SEAT AWAITING PARTS. THE BELT IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED THIS WEEK. *JB

WIFE HEARD SCRAPING NOISE AT FRONT BRAKE I CHECKED AND FOUND DISC BRAKE PAD OKAY WITH A GOOD DISTANCE TO ROTOR BUT ROTOR MELTING AWAY HAS GROOVE APPROX 3/16 INCH DEEP THE LENGTH OF THE PAD WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ROTORS NOTE CHECKED BOTH FRONT AND BACK ROTORS ALL 4 ARE DISAPPEARING RIGHT FRONT WORST ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH ROTOR. *NM

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY - 38,000 MI. - FAULTY GAS GAUGE OR SENDING UNIT. GAUGE SHOWS 3/4 FULL WHEN FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. I RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS. *NM

PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP UNLIMITED MAY 2005. AUGUST 2006 NOTICED A STEERING VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 53-55 MPH. DEALER SAID THEY TIGHTENED THE STABILIZER ARM AND THAT THE VIBRATION PROBLEM WAS DUE TO TIRE CUPPING. THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO RHETORIC ABOUT PROPER TIRE ROTATION AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I TOOK THE JEEP TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC THAT SAID THE RACK AND PINION JOINT WAS LEAKING AND THE TIRE PROBLEM WAS DO TO POOR ALIGNMENT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND RELAYED THE NEW INFORMATION. SHE SAID THAT CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS FRONT END ALIGNMENT EVERY 12000 MILES. THE JEEP HAS 15000 MILE CURRENTLY. THE JEEP HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED TO AS FROM WORK. *NM

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR. UPON REPAIRING THE VAN, AN INSPECTION WAS DONE ON THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS, AND IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THEY WERE IN WORKING ORDER. I BELIEVE THAT TO BE A LIE. EVERYTIME MY WIFE MOVES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE CENTER PANEL COMES ON. THIS LIGHT USUALLY WILL STAY ON FOR APPROX A COUPLE MINUTES AT A TIME. A GENTLEMAN FROM THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT HAD CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS. HE HAD ASKED FOR PICTURES, WHICH AT THAT TIME I DID NOT HAVE. I HAVE PICTURES THAT I HAVE FOUND WHICH I CAN SEND YOU UPON REQUEST. *JB

VEHICLE BRAKES AND STEERING STOPPED RESPONDING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS LEAD TO CRASH WITH A STEEL GATE IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CHRYSLER REPLACED A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP BUT DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH BRAKES/STEERING OR ANY CORRELATION BETWEEN FUEL PUMP PROBLEM AND FAILURE OF BRAKES/STEERING. THIS IS AN UPDATE ON MY EARLIER ODI 10152826 TO INCLUDE REPAIR DETAILS AND MANUFACTURER/DEALER RESPONSE ON THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN HAS REPEATEDLY HAD ITS AIRBAG LIGHT GO ON WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN AT LEAST 6 OR 7 TIMES TO DATE FOR REPAIR AND ONCE THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO WEEKS. THEY ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND AGAIN THE LIGHT IS ON. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO ADVISED IT WAS A DEALER ISSUE AND NOTHING WAS RESOLVED. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 36,000 MILES AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THE UNRESOLVED REPAIR WILL NOT BE COVERED. THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM DEALERSHIP ALSO ADVISED THAT AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK IF LIGHT IS ON. THIS REQUIRED EQUIPMENT SEEMS TO BE TROUBLE PRONE. *NM

MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN

2005 TOWN & COUNTRY: ON 7/16/06, MY HUSBAND, SON, AND I WERE DRIVING FROM OUR HOUSE AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AS WE TURNED THE CORNER. IT STOPPED, SO WE PROCEEDED WITH OUR DAILY ERRANDS. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS ON THE ROAD, WE WERE RETURNING HOME, TURNED THE CORNER, AND HEARD THE SAME NOISE. THIS TIME SOMETHING SNAPPED. THE VAN WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS, OR STAY IN A PARKED POSITION. MY HUSBAND THEN PUT THE CAR IN "NEUTRAL" AND PUSHED IT TO THE CURB. LUCKILY, WE WERE WITHIN A MILE OF OUR HOUSE, SO WE WERE ABLE TO WALK HOME. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE IN GREENSBORO, NC (THE PLACE WHERE WE PURCHASED IT) AND LEFT THE KEYS ALONG WITH AN EXPLANATION IN THE DROP BOX. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN CONTACTED MY HUSBAND ON 7/17/06, HE TOLD HIM THAT THE AXLE HAD BROKEN! THANK GOODNESS WE WERE GOING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED WHEN IT HAPPENED. IF IT COME APART DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED! THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (WE'VE HAD THE CAR ONLY 9 MONTHS) AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIR. HOWEVER, I FEEL IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT, IN THE EVENT THAT THIS HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. WE WERE FORTUNATE...AND I THINK ALL CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY OWNERS SHOULD BE WARNED OF THIS DEFECT. I THINK THIS WARRANTS A RECALL. *NM

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN AND PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1998 T&C. BRAKES AND ROTORS JUST HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 26,000 AFTER HEARING A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND SHUTTERING WHILE BRAKING ON HILLS. SERVICE SAID ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND CRUMBLING AND SEEMED SURPRISED- I DO NOT LIVE IN A SALTY AREA. THIS FAILURE SEEMS TO BE A TREND ON THESE NEWER VANS. *JB

I HAVE THE SAME INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE BELOW ARTICLE BUT MY CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY IS A 2005. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO 2001-2002 MODEL YEARS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES SUDDENLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING (ALTHOUGH THE RUNNING LIGHTS STAY ON) OR WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS WON'T TURN ON. WAS THERE EVER AN OFFICIAL RECALL FOR THIS? HTTP://WWW.AUTOTALKUSA.COM/RECALLS1.ASP?MAKE=CHRYSLER DATE: 06/08/05 MAKE: CHRYSLER NHTSA INVESTIGATES CHRYSLER MINIVAN HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS JUNE 2005 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) HAS UPGRADED AN INVESTIGATION OF 813,597 CHRYSLER MINIVANS INCLUDING DODGE CARAVAN AND GRAND CARAVAN, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AND GRAND VOYAGER AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AND VOYAGER MINIVANS FROM THE 2001 AND 2002 MODEL YEARS TO CHECK FOR PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS, THE DOW JONES NEWS WIRES REPORTED. THE INVESTIGATION IS A RESPONSE TO CONSUMER REPORTS THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FLICKERING, DIMMING AND PERIODICALLY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM HAS LED TO THE MINIVANS BEING TOWED IN SOME CASES. THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED 675 COMPLAINTS AND MORE THAN 35,000 WARRANTY CLAIMS RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT, NHTSA SAID. NHTSA INVESTIGATIONS CAN LEAD TO VEHICLE RECALLS. *JB

I HAVE A CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LX 2005, UNFORTUNATELY I HAD AN ACCIDENT, I RECEIVED A LATERAL IMPACT FROM A CAR THAT PASSED A RED LIGHT AND WE WERE PROJECTED TO THE OPPOSITE CORNER WHERE WE FINALLY STOPPED BECAUSE WE CRASHED AGAINST A POLE THAT WAS OVER THE SIDEWALK. MY CONCERN IS THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN (WE BROKE THE POLE). THE ADVERTISING FROM CHRYSLER SAYS THAT MINIVANS SCORED THE 5 STARS FROM NHTSA. I DO NOT FEEL SECURE ANY MORE IN THAT VEHICLE AND I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A WARRANTY AGAINST AIR BAGS FAILURES; WHAT CAN I DO? I DO NOT WANT THAT MINIVAN ANYMORE; I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY FAMILY COULD BE SAFE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. *JB

VEHICLE FIRE. BRAKES FAILED THEN FIRE CAME FROM ENGINE. REPORTED TO DESOTO FIRE DEPARTMENT, INCIDENT NUMBER 06-006210 EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT THEN SALVAGE & OVERHAULED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH FAIL TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE SLIDING DOOR SENSOR FAILED TO STOP THE DOOR WHEN IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH AN OBSTRUCTION. THE DEALER INDICATED THE DOORS OPERATED AS DESIGNED.

NOVEMBER COLD MORNING VAN BACK BRAKE DRIVER SIDE LOCKED UP MOVED VAN BACK AND FORWARD WHEEL FREED UP. DECEMBER ON COLD MORNING BACK BRAKE LOCKED UP. AGAIN MOVED VAN BACK AND FORWARD WHEEL FREED UP. JUNE 9 2006 VAN WENT INTO A 30 MPH CURVE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT VAN SPEED INCREASED SENDING VAN INTO SPIN AND RAN INTO TREES. VAN DID 360 DEGREE SPIN AND STOPPED THEN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VAN STOPPED. INJURIES WERE A BROKEN LEFT WRIST AND BROKEN BREAST BONE A BROKEN NECK AT FIRST VERTEBRAE AND BROKEN MIDDLE BACK BONE. MANY BRUISES ON BREAST AND WAIST AND HEAD AND DRIVER AND BRUISED LEGS FROM AIRBAG. VAN WAS TOTALED. *JB

UNDER BODY SPARE TIRE CABLE SYSTEM. THE VAN HAD A FLAT TIRE, I LET THE TIRE DOWN AND REPLACED IT. WENT TO RETURN CABLE AND TIRE HOLDER BACK UP AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK UP ALL THE WAY, THERE BY LEAVING THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER STILL HANGING DOWN ALMOST TOUCHING THE GROUND. I TIED IT UP TO KEEP FROM HANGING DOWN AND TOOK THE VAN IN TO HAVE THE TIRE FIXED, TIRE SHOP TIRED TO PUT SPARE TIRE , IT WOULD NOT GO UP ALL THE WAY THAT TIME EITHER. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WAS STRIPPED AND THAT IT WAS A POOR DESIGN BY CHRYSLER AND THEY HAD REPLACED OTHERS TOO. STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WE HAD TO PAY @$144.61 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE ITEM IS CALLED A SPARE TIRE LOCK WINCH ASSEMBLY. *JB

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AN THE AIR BAG FAILED TO INFLATE ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER MINI VAN. *NM

RE: 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY (TOURING MODEL) -- ON 4/27/06 I ENTERED UNIONTOWN, PA VIA US RT. 40--- A STEEP GRADE WHICH I HAVE TRAVELED FREQUENTLY IN THE LAST 20 YEARS USING MANY VEHICLES INCLUDING A FULLY LOADED G-20 CHEVY PASSENGER VAN (3/4 TON), AS WELL AS OTHER CHRYSLER MINI-VANS---- ALL PREVIOUSLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS HOWEVER WAS THE FIRST TIME I TRAVELED THAT ROUTE WITH MY NEW 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY --- AND MIDWAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, THE BRAKES STARTED TO FEEL "SPONGY" AND I COULD SMELL BURNING BRAKE PADS (WHICH AT FIRST I ATTRIBUTED TO A PRECEDING TRUCK) --- HOWEVER, ON REACHING THE BOTTOM OF THE MOUNTAIN AND THE STOP LIGHT IN HOPWOOD, THE BRAKES FELT QUITE MARGINAL, AND I HAD TO PRESS HARD TO GET THE VAN STOPPED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE SMOKING!! AND VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE NEXT MORNING (PRIOR TO UNLOADING) I HAD THE VAN WEIGHED. (LOADED WEIGHT = 5560 LB. GVW ---- WHICH IS BELOW RATED CAPACITY FOR THIS VEHICLE). THEN I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED.... THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM..... BUT I AM STILL HAVING 'PULSATION AND SPONGY' BRAKES WHEN TRAVELING ANY STEEP GRADES ----- NEVER A PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS MINI-VANS. *NM

1.) EVENTS: NOTICED A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING SHARPLY AT SLOW SPEEDS, AND A DIFFERENT BUT LOCALLY THE SAME NOISE, WHEN BRAKING HARD. 2.) FAILURE: HASN'T FAILED YET BECAUSE I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM REPAIRED AT A COST OF $800.00. VEHICLE HAS LESS THEN 50,000 MILES. 3.)REPLACE BOTH UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS,(THEY ARE ONE PART SO REGARDLESS OF WHICH FAILS, BOTH HAVE TO BE REPLACED DOUBLING THE COST TO ME). PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. AFTER REVIEWING MANY ENTRIES ON LINE FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT IS ENDEMIC TO THE MODEL. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH THE SERVICE, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO MY REPAIR TECH, THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE LEFT UN-ATTENDED AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT ANY SPEED. *JB

CAR ACCIDENT WHICH SEVERELY DAMAGED THE FRONT END OF MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WHERE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

NEW VAN WAS DELIVERED WITH SERVICE BRAKES THAT CREATED VIBRATIONS,PULLING AND SHAKING. DIAGNOSIS WAS BAD ROTORS. FIXED AND PROBLEM RETURNED. DEALER REFUSED ANY FURTHER WARRANTY SERVICE. ANOTHER 2005 (SAME MODEL) WAS ALSO PURCHASED AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. BOTH ALSO HAVE HEAVY GASOLINE SMELL IN THE INTERIOR WHEN FILLED. *NM

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD WORN TO METAL AT 26,000 MILES WHILE THE LEFT FRONT HAD 50% LIFE. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO COVER AS A WARRANTY ITEM. SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMS THIS WEAR PATTERN IS NORMAL. *JB