2005 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS CONTINUE TO FAIL AND NEED TO REPLACE ELECTRICAL UNIT. HAVE REPLACED 2 TIMES ON BOTH SIDES. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK BY EITHER KEYLESS ENTRY OR BY MANUALLY PUSHING BUTTON. MAKES GETTING INTO VEHICLE WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN VERY DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS NO KEY HOLE ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AN A CONSISTENT CRUISING SPEED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME I WILL START TO BRAKE OR SLOW DOWN AND THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING ALL GAGES, LIGHTS AND RADIO WILL LOOSE POWER AND FLICKER ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES THEY WILL STAY OFF AND OTHER TIMES AFTER FLICKERING FOR 30 SECONDS TO 2 MINUTES THEN THEY WILL START TO OPERATE PROPERLY UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR BRAKE. SEVERAL TIME IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOOSE POWER FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN START BACK UP.

MY AIRBAG HAS CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT . THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, REFUSES TO HELP AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP. .MY VAN LEAKS TRANSMISSION OIL. IT GETS STUCK IN A GEAR. I BOUGHT A LEMON. *JB

FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES WE HAVE HAD THE SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE PART OF A RECALL ON THE OUTER ONE, BUT THIS IS THE ONE THAT IS AFFECTED BY THE DRIVER'S SEAT BEING MOVED. WE HAVE HAD THIS SAME SENSOR "FIXED" FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME WE PAY AND THEN IT BREAKS AGAIN. IT BEGINS SENDING A SIGNAL THAT IT IS OUT WHEN MOVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BUT WILL GO BACK OFF IF YOU MOVE THE SEAT AGAIN. THIS GOES ON FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN THE SENSOR GOES BAD PERMANENTLY. WE ARE NOW DRIVING YET AGAIN WITHOUT AIRBAGS. WE HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE CAN PAY YET AGAIN TO HAVE IT FIXED AND PERHAPS THEY CAN SEND SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT PERMANENTLY. OR, WE CAN GET A DEAL ON A NEW CAR. WE HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED MORE THAN ONCE AND WE BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. THUS WE ARE STUCK WITH AN UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE OUR CHILDREN IN. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. REMOTE CONTROL ACTIVATION OF POWER LIFTGATE ACTIVATES ALARM. SOFTWARE DEFECT IN BODY CONTROL MODULE. CHRYSLER CHARGES FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE ($120 FOR HALF HOUR LABOR). TSB 08-040-04 CAN TEMPORARY FIX BY REMOVING IOD FUSE FOR 30 SECONDS TO RESET THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS ALL GO ON, THEN THE GAUGES STOP WORKING, THE TRIP COMPUTER STOPS FAILS, THE LIGHTS FLICKER HIGH TO LOW OR LOW TO HIGH BEAM AND CAN'T BE CHANGED SOMETIMESTHE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 25-75 MPH! THE FIRST INDICATOR SEEMS THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AS BEING "OFF". SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS & GAUGES GO BACK TO NORMAL. A GUARANTEED SHORT-TERM FIX IS TO REMOVE THE BATTERY TO RESET THE BATTERY BUTTON UNDER THE BATTERY, OR TAKE THE POSITIVE TERMINAL OFF & GROUND IT AGAINST AN EXPOSED BOLT. MANY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN FOOLED INTO BUYING A NEW BATTERY, ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM RE-ARISE, INADVERTENTLY "FIXED" WHEN THE A NEW BATTERY, BUT JUST LIFTING THE OLD BATTERY A LITTLE WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME SHORT-TERM TRICK. THE SEQUENCE OF FAILURE SEEMS TO BE (RAIN INFLUENCED?): AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, LIGHTS FLICKER, ALL GAUGES & GEAR POSITION INDICATORS LIGHT UP, SPEEDO & TACH PULSE THEN FAIL, THEN YOU CAN JUST DRIVE WITH ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT -NO TACH OR SPEEDO...THEN EVERY THING RESETS IN 10 SECONDS TO 10 MINUTES, OR, DASH LIGHTS GO OUT THEN THE ENGINE QUITS, LEAVING YOU DRIVING A POWERLESS ROLLING BRICK IN TRAFFIC, FIGHTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT POWER STEERING, HAVING ONLY INERTIA (IF YOU ARE SMART ENOUGH TO HAVE THROWN THE VAN INTO NEUTRAL) TO COAST OFF THE ROAD, THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ETC. OUR DEALERSHIP'S DIAGNOSIS WAS A "BAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER" - HARDLY, AS I DON'T SEE HOW DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY WILL INSTANTLY "FIX" THE

STARTED WITH ERRATIC JUMPING OF INSTRUMENT NEEDLES SYNCHRONOUS WITH ELECTRICAL POPPING IN SOUND SYSTEM AND FLICKERING OF ALL LIGHTS. HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO NOW, KILLING THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WHILE UNDER POWER CONDITIONS, LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND NECESSITATING SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL WHILE AT FULL ROAD SPEED, AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE TO REGAIN OPERATIVE CONTROL, ALL WHILE IN OPERATION ON THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FOUR OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST THREE WEEKS TO THIS DATE. VEHICLE ALSO HAS ELECTRICAL "HICCUPS" RESULTING IN DISENGAGEMENT OF TRANSMISSION UNDER OPERATING CONDITIONS, WHICH HAS SO FAR (SIX INCIDENCES) RE-ENGAGED WITHIN TEN SECONDS PURSUANT.THIS MORNING, JULY 11, 2013, WHILE AWAITING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE KILLED AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM LOCKED UP FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, INCLUDING INABILITY TO MOVE SHIFTER, NO RESPONSE TO KEY IN IGNITION; COMPLETE SHUTDOWN. APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES LATER, IT SUDDENLY UNLOCKED, WAS ABLE TO BE PUT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED, AND DRIVEN AWAY WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY DIFFICULTY, AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. ALL OF THE ABOVE EVENTS HAVE BEEN SIMILARLY INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE. IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT SOMETHING IS DEFECTIVE IN THIS VEHICLE, AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF CHRYSLER TRUCKS AND MINIVANS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PARTS IT INSTALLS IN IT'S PRODUCTS AND NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND CORRECT THESE VERY REAL AND EX

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED VAN WITH 66000 MILES ON IT, DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING NOW BECAUSE OF ITS PROBLEM. STALLS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ALL LIGHTS DO A PULSE/ SURGE, AND EFFECT DRIVING VEHICLE. WE HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND SEE THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY ARE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. I FOUND A RECALL #07V192000 THAT APPEARED TO ADDRESS MY PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER SAYS THAT MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED. I ALSO FOUND RECALL #10V008000 WHICH ALSO ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED DURING THE DATES OF THIS ONE. OBVIOUSLY CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED DURING THE SAME TIME AS MINE BUT THEY HAVE EXCLUDED CERTAIN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED DURING THIS TIME FRAME THAT HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE, LIKE MINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN ELECTRICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. KMJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MODIFIED VAN FOR DISABLED WIFE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND AFTER SEEING A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON THE NEWS FOR OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES, HE FELT HIS VEHICLE WAS ALSO UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 08-07-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY ON 5/22/13. VERY LOUD BANG WAS HEARD APPROX 7PM BUT THE SOURCE OF THE BANG COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED OR EVEN CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS VEHICLE-RELATED. NO ABNORMAL PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF VEHICLE WAS DETECTED AT THAT TIME. NEXT MORNING, 5/23/13, DROVE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED A RUBBING VIBRATION IN FRONT END, THEN SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. TURNED VEHICLE AROUND AND DROVE IT BACK TO DRIVEWAY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR A TOTAL DISTANCE DRIVEN OF ABOUT 1000 FEET. AS VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CLOUDS OF BILLOWING WHITE SMOKE FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEELWELL APPEARED. INSPECTED OUTSIDE OF TIRE. NO APPARENT PROBLEM. OPENED HOOD. NO APPARENT REASON FOR WHITE SMOKE. THEN BOOM, AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND TIRE RESTED ON WHEEL RIM. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS LIFTED ON THE TOW MECHANISM, THE PROBLEM WAS EVIDENT. THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN IN HALF AND UNCOILED ITSELF. THE SPRING HAD UNCOILED ITSELF INTO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RUBBING VIBRATION, BURNING RUBBER SMELL AND SMOKE, AND THE BLOWOUT. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE EASILY HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SUDDEN BLOWOUT AND LIKELY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE LAST 25 MILES DRIVEN PRIOR TO THE COIL SPRING FAILURE WERE FREEWAY MILES, AND THE FAILURE COULD HAVE HAPPENED AN HOUR EARLIER ON 5/22/13 AT 60 TO 70 MPH WITH THE LIKELY OUTCOME THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND RUN OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER. DEALER SAI

WHEN RAINING OR DRIVING THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE, THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. THIS MAY LAST UP TO 30 SECONDS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

JUST RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS,RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THE SWITCH WAS UNDER RECALL. THE OTHER NIGHT MY HUSBAND WAS FOLLOWING ME HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKELIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, AFTER TESTING THINGS OUT WE THOUGHT WE FIGURED THE PROBLEM AND CHANGED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. TODAY WHEN I WENT FOR THE HEADLAMP SWITCH RECALL THE TECH CAME OUT AND SAID OH AND BY THE WAY YOU HAVE NO BREAK LIGHTS. NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO CHECK AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT SEEMS LIKE THERE HAVE BEEN COMPUTER ISSUES. *TR

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER AND YESTERDAY IT MADE A SOUND AS IF THE REAR BRAKES WERE BAD. SO FAR I HAVE FOUND THE CAST BACKING PLATE HAS NO THREADS IN ONE OF THE TWO BOLTHOLES AND THE ALLEN HEAD SIZE OF THE BOLTS IS DIFFERENT. THE FACT THAT THE HOLE HAS NO THREADS IS SCARY; THE BRAKE COULD HAVE COME OFF IF THE OTHER BOLT HAD WORKED OUT. DIFFERENT ALLEN HEAD SIZE IS ALSO UNBELIEVABLE? I THINK THAT THE CASTING WAS FLAWED OR FAULTY DURING MANUFACTURING. I THEN CHECKED THE WEB AND FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHERS? SO I WAS WONDERING IF THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN REPORTED AND IF A RECALL IS IN WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHENEVER FUEL TANK IS FILLED EVEN IF THE PUMP FULL CUTOFF IS USED. IF NOT FULL IT HESITATES AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO TURN AND THEN SPEED IS INCREASED. IT WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED AS A FUEL PROBLEM AND AN ADDITIVE WAS NEEDED. ON MARCH 8, 2012 IT WAS GETTING WORSE AND THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY TOPPING OFF THE GAS TANK. THEY CHANGED THE FUEL FILLER CAP, NATURAL VACUUM LEAK DETECTOR,AND VAPOR CANNISTER. THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE HAS NOT IMPROVED. *TR

MY CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE WITH OUT THERE BEING ANY KEY IN THE IGNITION ROLLED FORWARD I TESTED IT AGAIN TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING I DID NOT DO AND AGAIN ON A FLAT SERFACE NO KEY IN THE IGNITION NOT FOOT ON THE BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO DRIVE. *TR

I HAD JUST STARTED THE VAN TO START TO EXIT A PARKING LOT. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH. AS I ROUNDED A CORNER TO THE EXIT, THE VAN'S ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. I COULDN'T STEER AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. I HAD TO COAST UNTIL THE VAN STOPPED TO THE GEAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPT A RESTART. AFTER I WAS AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO PARK AND RESTART THE VAN. AFTER THAT IT DIDN'T STALL AT ALL ON THE RIDE HOME. *TR

DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE, THE WARNING "DING" WENT OFF AS IF A DOOR WAS OPEN, THEN THE GAUGES STARTED TO SWEEP ERRATICALLY, AT THE SAME TIME SEVERAL DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE ODOMETER AND PRDNL LIGHTS FLICKER, AS WELL AS THE HEAD LIGHTS. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT IS MORE FREQUENT WHEN RAINING AND WHEN I ACCELERATE, PULLING ON THE ENGINE. THE HEADLIGHTS, ODOMETER, AND PRNDL FLICKER AT AN IDLE. IF IT BEGINS THE HAPPEN, I CAN STOP THE VAN, SHUT IT OFF, THEN RESTART IT AND THIS USUALLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS, REPLACED THE BATTERY, NONE OF THESE HAS RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2005 DODGE/CHRYSLER VANS. SOME REPORT STALLING, WHICH CAN BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. MINE HAS NOT DONE THAT YET. *TR

BEGINNING AROUND MID-2011, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING (BUT NOT OVER-FILLING) THE GAS TANK. FILL THE TANK, PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, ENGINE STALLS. HOPE YOU DON'T GET HIT. THE DEALERSHIP EVENTUALLY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY VALVE ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PASS FUEL VAPOR THROUGH THE EVAP CANISTER TO THE ENGINE TO BURN OFF THE VAPOR THAT GETS DISPLACED AS THE TANK IS FILLED. THE VALVE WAS FAULTY AND WAS PASSING LIQUID FUEL. THE EVAP CANISTER WAS SATURATED AND PASSED LIQUID FUEL TO THE ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS EXPECTING VAPOR. IT STALLED OUT EVERY TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW THAT CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND PERSONAL INJURY. CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE RIPPING OUT THE TREADS SHOP RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE HEAD. BECAUSE ENGINE CAUSED SPARK PLUG TO COME LOOSE. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN TO HAVE PARTS WORK THEIR WAY OUT AND COULD BE A DANGER IF IT HIT SOMEONE. *TR

HAVING TROUBLE WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. REPLACED ABS SENSOR, CHARGING SYSTEM FAILED, REPLACED ALTERNATOR. DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN TRAFFIC STOPPED. BRAKE THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING FAILED AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING A SKID AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO THE ROAD, ABS LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO ON AND OFF. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAY THAT THE REAR SPEED SENSOR IS CODING FOR THE LEFT SIDE. REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THAT TSB INFORMATION IS KNOWN. TSB INFORMATION: THERE ARE KNOWN SOFTWARE CONFLICTS ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH MAY SET THE INCORRECT TROUBLE CODE AND ALSO MAY SHOW INCORRECT SCAN DATA. SERVICE BULLETIN # 05-003-07 GROUP: BRAKES DATE: JUNE 13, 2007 THIS TSB IS FOR CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2205-2006. MY CHRYSLER T&C HAS THE SAME SALES CODE (BGF) AS THE PACIFICA. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE ABS LIGHTS ARE ON MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS ON THE COMPUTER ALSO STATES THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND UNTIL REPEATED FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AVAILABLE THAT WAS RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 6/14/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED THE TAIL LIGHTS. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE BULBS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BULB SOCKETS WERE MELTED AND BURNED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR POWER WINDOWS ALSO FAILED. THE DOME LIGHT ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

SINCE THIS PAST SUMMER OUR VAN HAS DEMONSTRATED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FLICKERING OF LIGHT, CLUSTER GAUGES, AND THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF; DANGEROUS AS SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE BECOME UNREADABLE; RESEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUE; SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY TO HAVE FIXED BUT PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST; THIS IS AN ISSUE CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL LIKE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES BEGAN MOVING ERRATICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY - POWERLOCKS STOP WORKING, MUST PULL THE IOD FUSE AND RESET TO FIX IT AND IT ONLY FIXES IT FOR A FEW DAYS. I WAS AMAZED TO FIND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS SIMILARLY AFFECTED (HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK?PG=2 OR HERE:HTTP://BIT.LY/YF3KVL), MANY OF WHICH HAVE FILED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS - PLEASE HAVE THEM FIX THIS OBVIOUSLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH A RECALL... *TR

WE TURNED ON THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FLICKERING AND AS I WAS DRIVING CAME ON AND OFF; AND BEFORE WE FINISHED OUR TRIP THE LIGHT STAYED ON. ANOTHER SYMPTOM THAT WE NOTICED BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, WAS THE DASHBOARD NEEDLES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE BUT CAME BACK TO NORMAL POSITION. I CALLED CHRYSLER AT 1800 853-1403 TO FIND OUT INFORMATION ON ANY AIR BAG RECALLS, HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS SERVICED ON NOVEMBER 15,2007 AND THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH CONFIRMATION NUMBER AND BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY OR WAS NOT FIXED AT ALL. *TR

STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AT APPROX 68,500 MILES. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP. IT HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE BUT THEN HAD NOT HAPPENED FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS APPROX 15 DEGREES F. TODAY THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING IN THE MORNING AT APPROX 9:30 AM BUT AT APPROX 4 PM THEY SEEMED OK. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT 4 PM WAS APPROX 33 DEGREES F. IS THERE ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? *TR

LOW AIR PRESSURE IN TIRE(S) LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2005 WALTER P CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WHEN MY WIFE AND I LEFT OUR HOUSE. TURNED AROUND AND CAME HOME TO CHECK AIR IN TIRES. FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS LOW AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAP OFF, THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THE TIRE COMPLETELY LOST ALL AIR IN A MATTER OF SEVERAL SECONDS. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND GRANDKIDS LATER THAT EVENING AND WITH THE TEMPERATURE DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SCARY SITUATION. THEN I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED, YET NO RECALLS THAT I CAN FIND AS OF YET. UNBELIEVABLE! THIS IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AND I WILL NOT PUT THESE VALVES WITH SENSORS BACK ON MY VEHICLE. IF ANYONE KNOWS OF A RECALL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR

ON THE INTERSTATE I-75 IN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH FAMILY OF 4. QUICKLY ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON AND OFF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHICH TURNED THE LIGHTS BACK ON. MY TEENAGER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEMS TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON PREVIOUSLY, WHICH I HAD IGNORED, STATING THAT SHE TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH ON BUT THE HEADLAMPS DID NOT GO ON BUT THAT THE YELLOW SIDE MARKERS DID TURN ON. HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. CHRYSLER DEALER TOM AHL IN LIMA OHIO WAS INFORMED OF THE ISSUE BUT WOULD NOT INSPECT OR SERVICE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING AN INSPECTION FEE, AS NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DECLINED TO PAY THIS AND ASKED THEM TO ENTER THE ISSUE INTO THEIR SERVICE DATABASE. *TR

HAVE A 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY THAT I BOUGHT AS A USED VEHICLE AND I WAS TRAVELING AT NIGHT DOING FINE WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCHED THEMSELVES OFF, I MANUALLY TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE CAR FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES CAME BACK AND WHEN I THE CAR WITH NO ISSUE, TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS NO GO, HAD TO DO THIS THREE TIME BEFORE THEY CAME BACK ON ANY IDEAS. *TR

TL -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE REAR LIFT GATE WAS OPENED, IT ABRUPTLY CLOSED ON THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT BECAME PINNED BETWEEN THE LIFT GATE AND THE VEHICLE AND AS A RESULT, SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. KMJ UPDATED 01/05/13*LJ

WHILE DRIVING MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER THEN WENT OUT HAD TO PULL OVER ,I FLIPPER THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL HEADLIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TURNING ON MY HEADLIGHTS HAVING TO FLIP THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING .I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ALONG WITH DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND I,M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, IT'S LIKE THEY HAVE A MIND ALL THEIR OWN TO WHEN THEY TURN OFF AND ON. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS IN LAST 3 WEEKS WHERE ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLICKER OR PULSATE. OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING BUT ONLY NOTICED IT WHEN PARKING OR AT LOWER SPEEDS WITHOUT CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENTS. ON EACH OF THE INCIDENTS I WAS ABLE TO TOGGLE THE LIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO RE-ACTIVATE THE LIGHTS. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE SEPARATED BY WEEKS BETWEEN INCIDENTS AND IT HASN'T OCCURRED FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THE FLICKERING IS A NEW ISSUE AND SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH TO THE FLICKERING LED ME TO THIS. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON WHEN I TURN ON THE VAN, AND IT DOESN'T GO OFF UNTIL I TURN OFF THE VAN. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2010 FOR THIS WHERE THE CRASH SENSOR CRACKS IN COLD WEATHER AND MOISTURE GETS INTO THE SENSOR, CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO GO ON AND STAY ON, AND ALSO CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO NOT INFLATE WHEN NEEDED. CHRYSLER SAYS MY VAN ISN'T ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS OF THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN GAUGES HAVE BEEN ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MY RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, MY DASH GAUGES ARE JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE, MY ENGINE LIGHT IT ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I EVEN TOOK A VIDEO OF WHAT IT WAS DOING, BECAUSE THEY DEALER NEVER WANTS TO FIX IT. THEY STILL SAY IT IS FINE. NOW IT IS STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I AM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH MY 2 CHILDREN AND THE DEALER SAYS IT IS FINE!!! WHEN I GET IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY SAY MY CAR IS FINE, CHRYSLER IS GONG TO HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

THE GAS PEDAL IS STICKING WHICH CAUSES ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THE DRIVER APPLIES MORE PRESSURE TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE AND THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD. THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY APPLYING A SPRAY LUBRICANT TO THE ACCELERATION CABLE. THIS SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT IN RECENT WEEKS, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND MAY ONLY HAPPEN ONCE IN EVERY 1000 ACCELERATOR DEPRESSIONS. THE DANGER EXISTS WHEN OPERATING IN PARKING LOTS, AROUND STOP LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, AND IN PROXIMITY TO OTHER VEHICLES. THE DRIVER AT A STOP SIGN MAY RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND BEGIN INCHING FORWARD. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THERE IS RESISTANCE AND TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE, THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FURTHER/HARDER. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. FORTUNATELY THE RESISTANCE IS ON ACCELERATION AND NOT DECELERATION. WHEN THE FOOT IS LIFTED FROM THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN NORMALLY. *TR

OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN CONSOLE WENT OUT ONE AT A TIME (ONE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED WITHIN 1ST YR.). I WENT IN TO BUY REPLACEMENT BULBS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DESIGN HAS CHANGED AND PART OF THE PLASTIC HAS TO BE TRIMMED TO MAKE IT FIT. THEY PUT THE BULBS IN AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. THEY SAID THE WIRING MUST HAVE MELTED SO YOU NEED TO ORDER THE ENTIRE OVERHEAD CONSOLE. AFTER HEARING THIS I WONDERED WHY THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL - WIRING BURNED? AND, IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM, I WAS NOT THE FIRST. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT TODAY AND HE GOT THE LIGHT TO WORK BUT NOT WITH THE SWITCH. IT IS GETTING POWER BUT IT WON'T OPERATE THE BULB. THEY HAD SAID PART OF THE PLASTIC ON THE BULBS MELT. ONCE AGAIN, MELTING BULB BASE NOT A RECALL ISSUE? CHRYSLER TOLD ME THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO TROUBLESHOOT TO FIND THE PROBLEM - WITH ME PAYING $92.50/HR.! THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WHICH I FOUND ON THE INTERNET - LOTS OF BULBS HAVING TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE THEY "REDESIGNED" THE BULBS THE DO NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING AREA AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BUY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE PAD AND TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED AT 5,000 MILES, AND THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28,000 MILES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND WAS HARD TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY AND SOMETIMES THE DOORS OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER EXHIBITED OIL CONSUMPTION THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY COULD NOT COMPLETE THE VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,800.

AFTER FUELING CAR AND LEAVING GAS STATION MY 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN SPUTTERS AND STALLS WHILE MOVING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW OCCURS EACH TIME THE CAR IS FILLED. I AM NOW FEARFUL OF PULLING OUT OF A STATION AS I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WHEN MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC. MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND THIS SAME COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED BY AT LEAST 27 OTHER OWNERS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS FOR OWNERS, PASSENGERS AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE INVESTIGATED. I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE THIS OCCURS IN SO MANY OF THE 2005 T & C, HAVE A RECALL AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DASH LIGHTS FLICKERING, GAUGES JUMPING. HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF DURING DRIVING AT NIGHT. TRANSMISSION SHORTLY DISENGAGED. DANGEROUS SITUATION! CHRYSLER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. NHTSA CASE EA11010 IS OPEN. NEED URGENT SUPPORT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING IN MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, MY SON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK RIGHT SIDE SEAT IN HIS HIGH BACK BOOSTER. WHEN I BEGAN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN HIS SEAT RELEASED FROM THE CLAMPS AT THE BOTTOM AND WENT BACKWARDS, MAKING THE CHAIR GO INTO THE BACK TRUNK SPACE OF THE VAN.. WE HAVE STOW AND GO SEATING SO THE SEATS CAN MOVE TO BE STOWED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HIS SEAT WAS PROPERLY LATCHED, I HAD JUST CLEANED THE VAN AND RECHECKED ALL THE SEATS. I WAS ABLE TO RELATCH HIS SEAT BUT I WILL NOT BE USING THAT BACK SEAT IN THE FUTURE. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I WAS STOPPING HIS LATCH FAILED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HOLD THE SEAT INTO PLACE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. REPEATED TURNING OFF & ON OF HEADLIGHT SWITCH (5 TO 10 ITMES) EVENTUALLY WORKS. HOWEVER, USING THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER ON THE COLUMN TO HOLD THE BRIGHTS ON DOES RESULT IN BRIGHTS ONLY - IF YOU HOLD THE LEVER CONTINUOUSLY. NHTSA EA11010 FROM SEPTEMBER OF 2011 SAYS DEFECT IS BEING INVESTIGATED. HOW MUCH TIME IS NEEDED FOR A DIAGNOSIS? *TR

HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED MINIVAN, BOUGHT NEW IN OCTOBER 2004. I HAVE HAD THE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUES (HEADLIGHTS BRIGHTEN AND DIM, INSIDE LIGHTS BRIGHTEN AND DIME, RADIO STATION CHANGES UNEXPECTEDLY) SINCE THE FIRST 6 MONTHS TO 1 YR I HAD THE CAR. (FUNNY, FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAVE ALL NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE WE ARE DRIVING WITHOUT ME POINTING IT OUT!)! I ALLOWED MY DEALER TOO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS EACH TIME. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY WERE DOING ALL THEY COULD, BUT HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE TIME DUPLICATING THE ISSUES. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT, UP TO 3 WEEKS+ AT A TIME. I AM ALWAYS GIVEN A LOANER AND THE DEALER SERVICE IS GREAT, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE A CAR THAT WORKS. I HAVE 3 BOYS AGES 13,10 & 8. MY 10 & 8 YR ARE SEVERELY AUTISTIC. BUYING A NEW CAR IS JUST NOT AN OPTION. THE LEMON LAWS DON'T APPLY BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEMS HAVE STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. CHRYSLER CORPORATE HAS BEEN NO HELP (THE AREA REP INFERRED THAT I WAS A LIAR). THEY "GRACIOUSLY" OFFERED ME ANOTHER YEAR ON MY 7YR/70,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHEN I USED SERVICE UNDER THIS NEW WARRANTY THE DEDUCTIBLE ROSE BY $50. THE DEALERSHIP OWNER NOR MYSELF HAD ANY IDEA THAT THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE. THEY JUST TOLD US THAT COVERAGE WOULD EXTEND ANOTHER YEAR BEYOND THE ORIGINAL EXPIRATION DATE. MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT CHRYSLER FOR THE NAME AND BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. BOY WERE WE DUPED. WE SPENT OVER $32,000 FOR A CAR TH