2005 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH. HIGH BEAMS WORKED ONLY IF LEVER WAS HELD DOWN, AND I HAD TO DRIVE LIKE THIS FOR AN HOUR. OVER THE PAST 2-3 YEARS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER OR TURN OFF, BUT I COULD USUALLY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY TOGGLING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. THIS WOULD OCCUR PERIODICALLY, WITH SEVERAL MONTHS IN BETWEEN INCIDENTS. IN MAY AND JUNE OF THIS YEAR, THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY, WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS FINALLY OCCURRING. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE 6-15-12 AND THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATED FINE UNTIL THIS PAST WEEK- 7-11-12, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER AGAIN AND WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ONLY 5MPH IN PARKING GARAGE. TOGGLING THE ON/OFF SWITCH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND HEADLIGHTS CAME ON.

AC UNIT FAILED ON THIS BECAUSE OF THE LINES GOING TO THE REAR AC UNIT CORRODED THROUGH. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS AND SEE THERE WAS A TSB SENT OUT REGARDING THIS. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS REALLY SURPRISES ME WITH SO MANY ISSUES ON THIS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. TOGGLING THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES, TURNED THEM ON. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 2 TIMES PER WEEK. THE LIGHTS WILL USUALLY TURN ON WHEN SWITCHING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, BUT THE PAST TWO DAYS THEY HAVE NOT TURNED ON AT ALL. THE PARKING LIGHTS AND HIGHBEAMS STILL WORK, BUT NOT THE MAIN DRIVING LIGHTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT APPEAR TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30PM ON JUNE 29, 2012, OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY THAT WE PURCHASED ON JUNE 11, 2012 FROM A DEALERSHIP WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION OUTSIDE THE HOUSE. UPON INVESTIGATING, WE FOUND THE REAR WINDSHIELD OF THE MINIVAN WAS SHATTERED AND HAD EXPLODED OUT. ASSUMING IT WAS VANDALISM, WE NOTIFIED POLICE TO FILE A REPORT, BUT THE POLICE WOULD NOT FILE A REPORT BECAUSE THEY WERE CERTAIN THE WINDOW BLOWING OUT HAD BEEN CAUSED BY PRESSURE CHANGE DUE TO TEMPERATURE. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON JUNE 29 WAS 94 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN NORTHEAST OHIO. THE VAN WAS PARKED IN THE SHADE ALL DAY UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 8:30PM, WHEN I DROVE IT WITH THE FRONT WINDOWS DOWN, THEREBY CAUSING THE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE TO COOL TO MATCH THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, WHICH WAS 75 DEGREES F AT THAT TIME. AT ABOUT 9PM, I PARKED THE MINIVAN IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND AT AROUND 11:30, THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED WITH THE TEMPERATURE AT 69 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF VANDALISM OR BREAK-IN. WE BEGUN INVESTIGATING IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE HEARD THE EXPLOSION OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE PRIMARY HOLE IN THE WINDOW WAS IN THE UPPER RIGHT REGION, WITH THE ENTIRETY OF THE PANE SHATTERED AND PIECES WERE STILL IN PLACE THOUGH SHATTERED. THE EDGES OF THE ENTIRE WINDOW WERE BULGING, AS IF SOME KIND OF PRESSURE HAD FORCED THE GLASS OUTWARD. THERE WAS SMALL GLASS FRAGMENTS ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY AND REAR STORAGE, INCLUDING SOME IN THE CHILD SEATS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHI

THIS VEHICLE STARTED WITH THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLICKERING, ODOMETER, GAS GAUGES, AND RADIO GOING HAYWIRE. JUST RECENTLY IT HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN, THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET AND IN INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALER, RAN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS TEST AND NOTHING SHOWS UP. THEY RE-SOLDER THE CABLE AND IT WENT AWAY FOR A DAY, THE SYMPTOMS RESUMED. I HAVE REPLACED BATTERY TWICE, FIXES SYSTEMS FOR A DAY, THEN GOES BACK TO FLICKERING AND SHUTTING OFF. I RECENTLY TOOK TO A AUTO ELECTRICS SPEC. AT $70.00 PER HOUR, THEY FOUND IT LIKELY BE THE BATTERY OR BCM. THEY REPLACED BATTERY, NOTHING CHANGED. AUTO ELECTRICS SPEC. SAID HE WANTED TO CHANGE BCM, BUT SAID HE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX IT BECAUSE OF THE RESEARCH ONLINE. IF YOU LOOK UP 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY DASH BOARD FLICKERING ON YOUTUBE OR ANY GENERAL SEARCH. LOTS OF OTHERS ARE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. PROBLEM IS, NO ONE HAS A FIX. MANY HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON BATTERIES, COMPUTERS, ALTERNATORS, AND OTHER ATTEMPTS AT FIXING BUT NOTHING IS WORKING. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE $90. PER HOUR, TO LOOK IT OVER. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT ANYMORE MONEY INTO GUESSING. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE A FATALITY HAPPENS. THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE, PLEASE LOOK IT UP. THANK YOU

MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS IN THE WINTER. FIRST, I NOTICED THAT THEY FLICKERED WHEN I HIT A BUMP, AND THEN WENT COMPLETELY OFF. IF I PUT ON THE BRIGHTS THEY WOULD WORK. IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL RECENTLY. THEY WENT COMPLETELY OFF FOR THE ENTIRE 2 HOUR DRIVE. I HAD TO HOLD THE BRIGHTS ON TO SEE. NOW THEY DON'T EVEN COME ON AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE BRIGHTS. I STOPPED AT CHRYSLER AND HE SEEMED TO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS. ITS DANGEROUS. *TR

AFTER GASSING UP THE CAR THE CAR AND ENTERING TRAFFIC IT STALLED. THEN AFTER REPEATED TRIES IT STALLED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EXTENSION A/C EVAPORATOR AND LINE CONECTIONS IN 2008, 2009,2010 AND NOW 2012. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,943. UPDATED 6/15/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD STOP WORKING OR DIM AFTER THEY WERE TURNED ON. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT. THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 12 INCIDENTS WHERE THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/22/12

HEADLIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN ON UNTIL TRIED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS WEEK, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 38 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON/OFF RAPIDLY 3 TIMES THEN REMAINED OFF UNTIL I CYCLED THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES. NO MORE OCCURRENCES THAT EVENING OR FOR 4 MORE DAYS, THEN TONIGHT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES HOME, I DECIDED TO TRY THE SWITCH AND FOUND THAT ONLY ABOUT 1 OUT OF 5 TRIES WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN ON. THE SERIOUS CONCERN IS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH AND THEN TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY TURN ON. *TR

HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY STOP PROJECTING LIGHT. SOMETIMES, PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH SEEMS TO HELP. NEITHER HIGH BEAM NOR LOW BEAM LIGHT POSITIONS WORK SO LONG AS THE LIGHTING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN PARTICULARLY HUMID SITUATIONS. MECHANICS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME, BUT FREQUENCY OF MALFUNCTION VARIES MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF THEIR SOLUTION WAS EFFECTIVE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

BCM ( BODY CONTROL MODULE) CAUSING MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. REQUESTED DAILMER CHYSLER TO INVESTIGATE. NO ACTION TAKEN FROM CONSUMER ASSISTANCE. ACCORDING TO WEB,MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF FAULTY BCM IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES. *TR

MICHELIN HYDRO EDGE DOT B9ODHAEX RADIAL XSE 215/65 R16 98T SOLD BY SEARS, INSTALLED BY SEARS, LIKE NEW TIRE EXPLODED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEY SAY IT WAS EITHER OF TWO REASONS A NAIL OR TIRE SENSOR WAS LOOSE. THERE WAS NO NAIL IN TIRE. I CALLED THEM ON IT AND TOOK PICTURES SO THEY ARE NOW BLAMING THE SENSOR. THEY CAN'T KEEP THEIR STORY STRAIGHT. THEY INSTALLED THE TIRES AND THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT REPLACEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIRE AND EXPECT ME TO PAY 130.00 TO REPLACE IT. THEY SAY I MUST HAVE REFUSED 60.00 CHARGE FOR SENSOR ADJUSTMENT EVEN THOUGH WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THEM I HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED AND BOUGHT TOP OF THE LINE TIRES. WHY WOULD I REFUSE A 60.00 CHARGE TO ADJUST SENSORS IF BY NOT DOING SO COULD MAKE THE TIRES EXPLODE? I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG. THESE TIRES WERE EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED BECAUSE I AM A BOUNTY HUNTER AND TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAPTURING FUGITIVES. I CHECK THE AIR ON MY TIRES IN DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IN DIFFERENT ALTITUDES. MY TIRES ARE MY LEGS, I EXPLAINED THIS TO THEM. THE LAST THING I NEED IS TO BE STRANDED IN THE AZ DESERT WITH A FLAT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY VAN FOR TWO DAYS UNABLE TO WORK BECAUSE SEARS, NORTHRIDGE, CA IS TRYING TO DECIDE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. IT'S NOT ME. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHY SEARS DOES NOT THINK IT'S THEIR JOB TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE THAT NOT HAVING THE SENSORS ADJUSTED CAN CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY. THEIR EXCUSE WAS ONLY THAT THEY COULDN'T FORCE PEOPLE TO BUY THE 60.00 SERVICE WHEN I ASKED T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE HEAD LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATEDWITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

GOT RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER L01 TELLING ME THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER. CHRYSLER TELLS ME THAT IT COULD CAUSE MY AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY AT THE WRONG TIME. CALLED DEALER AND HE TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS NOW TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. I HAVE TO BRING AUTO TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM DISASSEMBLE AND SCAN THE PART TO GET THE CORRECT PART NUMBER OF THE CONTROLLER, THEN THEY WILL ORDER THE PART. SINCE THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PARTS AVAIL, THE WAIT IS EXPECTED TO BE UP TO TWO MONTHS OR MORE. SO IN THE MEAN TIME I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE KNOWN TO HAVE A DEMONSTRATED PREMATURE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS ISSUE? *TR

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY HAS HAD THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL SEVERAL TIMES. HIGH BEAMS WORKED BY HOLDING THEM IN THE ON POSITION, IF I TRIED TO TURN THEM ON THEY WOULD GO OUT. AFTER FLIPPING THE SWITCH A NUMBER OF TIMES I GOT THE LIGHTS BACK ON. WE JUST LOST LIGHTS AGAIN LAST NIGHT AND WERE ABLE TO GET THEM ON AFTER FLIPPING THE SWITCH A NUMBER OF TIMES. *TR

AC FAILS TO COOL. THE AC EVAPORATOR EXTENSION LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND ARE LEAKING. THE EVAPORATOR MAY NEED REPLACING AS A RESULT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM AND MY SERVICE ESTIMATE FROM MY CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER IS $931. *TR

COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND 1/1 O2 SENSOR USAGE MULTIPLE O2 REPLACEMENT THROUGH YEARS. NOW MECHANIC IS STATING PMC MAY NEED TO BE CHECK RE PROGRAMMED. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC, THE MAJORITY OF REPAIRS FOR CHRYSLER ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND O2 SENSORS ISSUES. *JS

WENT TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON. HAD THIS HAPPEN ONCE BEFORE, BUT I JUST TURNED THE SWITCH ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY AND THEY FINALLY WORKED. I TRIED A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS THIS TIME AND NOTHING WORKED. THEY LIGHTS STILL DON'T TURN ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM! I LOOKED FOR A SOLUTION ONLINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS

STEERING MAKES NOISES AND RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING ON BOTH SIDES AFTER 89K MILES. VEHICLE DOES NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THAT. CHRYSLER DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIR ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE OR ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN ENGINE SPUTTERED, ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER/FUNCTION. *TR *JS

THE FIRST TIME, ABOUT A HALF MILE AFTER A FILL-UP WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE ENGINE DIED. RE-STARTED WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED IS WHEN MAKING A TURN BUT THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE DIES. HAS ALWAYS RE-STARTED. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A FAILURE IF THE TANK IS RE-FUELED TO APPROXIMATELY 7/8 FULL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND THE DAY TIME LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11010 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90.000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND LINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

I HAD TWO CHRYSLER PRODUCTS, (ONE MINIVAN AND ONE RAM PICKUP), WITH THE SAME CONCERN WITHIN A MATTER OF WEEKS. WHEN TURNING ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE OUTSIDE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES. I OWN A SERVICE REPAIR SHOP AND CHECKED MY "IDENTIFIX" DATA BASE AND SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS BAD CAUSING THIS CONCERN. *TT

JUST PURCHASED A CHRYSLER 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 71,834 MILES. EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP WITH GAS THE CAR DIES AS YOU EXIT GAS STATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATOR VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHE OPENED THE REAR LIFT GATE. THE DOOR DID NOT REMAIN OPEN AND SWUNG DOWNWARD, STRIKING THE CONTACT. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

ALL FAILURES PROGRESSED IN SEQUENCE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND OR UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY USING POWER CONTROLS. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND GAUGES WOULD FLICKER AND PULSE ON AND OFF, AT TIMES JUST OFF AT NIGHT FOR DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME, USUALLY MINUTES. HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER BETWEEN BRIGHTS AND DIMS OR ON AND OFF. RADIO LIGHTS FLICKER ON OR OFF. INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS LIGHT UP FOR MINUTES AT A TIME AND THEN SHUT OFF WITH APPARENTLY NOTHING WRONG. SEAT BELT AUDIBLE ALARM SOUNDS ON OCCASION WHEN DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. COOLING FAN TURNS ON HOURS AFTER PARKING AND CAN ONLY BE SHUT OFF BY REMOVING FUSE OR DRAINING BATTERY. ENGINE STALLS AT HIGH SPEED ABRUPTLY, AND TURNS BACK ON. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AND THEN RE-ENGAGES AFTER A FEW SECONDS. OCCASIONALLY THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT PROVIDE POWER TO THE STARTER UNTIL AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS AND A FEW MINUTES. *TR

WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WE NOTICED A LEAK IN THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. WE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS RAIN WATER BUT AFTER A CONTINUED CONSTANT LEAK WE REALIZED IT WAS THE SIR CONDITIONER. OTHER YEARS OF THE SAME MODEL HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HIMSELF, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE NOISE HAD BECOME LOUDER OVER TIME. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL MOMENTARILY SEIZED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,462.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD REFUSE TO OPEN. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V046000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A DEFECTIVE WIRE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,161.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB BUT THE DOORS DID NOT RESPOND. THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS TRAVELING LAST NIGHT AND BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT WRECK!!! THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND AFTER I TOGGLED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH 3-4 TIMES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. HOWEVER, ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER, THEY WENT OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED ON A CURVY ROAD WITH NO STREET LIGHTS! I TOGGLED THE SWITCH AGAIN AND THEY CAME BACK ON. I TOOK MY VAN HOME AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE! I HAVE NOTICED VIA THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE! I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL INVESTIGATE AND DETERMINE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH. I HAD 3 OF MY CHILDREN WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I SHUTTER TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED!!!! PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE FOR A WHILE BUT HAS FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE. MAYBE YOU ALL CAN FORCE THEM TO FIX IT!!! *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH TOYO TOURING TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN JAN 2011, HE PURCHASED TWO TOYO TIRES FROM HIS LOCAL TIRE DEALER. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE TIRES SUFFERED A SEVERE BLOW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT TIRE SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH ANOTHER BRAND. WHILE DRIVING FOR THE THIRD TIME, THE LAST TOYO TIRE BLEW OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A LOWER BACK INJURY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TWO TIRES HE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AND THE REPLACEMENT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND BLEW OUT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD WHINING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE RACK AND PINION. THE RACK A PINION WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK ON ALL OF THE DOORS INCLUDING THE REAR SLIDING DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

VAN WAS MAKING HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC. HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. HAD POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED ALSO. THIS VAN HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A MONEY PIT. I SEE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS COMPLAINT. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT A WHILE BACK HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I SEE THE RACK AND PINION IS A MAJOR ISSUE ALSO. IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AS WELL AS MY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. RECALL ON ANYTHING???? *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL AND MY STATE IS INCLUDED BUT NOT MY VAN. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AGO. THERE WAS A RECALL. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT REPLACED. NOW, IT IS ON AGAIN. I SEE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME THING. *TR

WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ON MY VEHICLE. LESS THAN A YEAR AGO I HAD THE PUMP FOR THIS REPLACED. *TR

POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING. VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WAS LOCKED UP WHEN PRESSING THE REMOTE (HORN BEEPS, LIGHTS FLASH) BUT LOCKS DON'T LOCK. POWER DOORS ALSO QUIT WORKING CAUSING POTENTIAL PINCH-POINTS. WHEN THE DOORS ACT UP AND BOUNCE BACK OPEN, THEY SOMETIMES TRY TO RE-CLOSE BUT THE INTERFERENCE SENSOR DOESN'T STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ON A BODY PART. CAN TEMPORARILY MAKE IT BETTER BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE IOD FUSE, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS A SHORT TIME LATER. PROBLEM BEGAN RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER WANTS 300-800 TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT EITHER COMPONENT WILL POSITIVELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND NO POSITIVE CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED ON EACH DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE KEY BUT NOT WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUSE WHICH CONTROLLED THE DOORS AND RE-INSERTED THE FUSE. THE REPAIR ONLY REMEDIED THE MALFUNCTION TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY HUSBAND, MYSELF AND OUR 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING MINI VAN, ALL OF A SUDDEN WAS A LOUD BANG SOUND. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND WHILE DOING SO I LOOKED IN THE BACK SEAT TO CHECK ON MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAD HER FACE COVERED WITH BOTH ARMS. WE FOUND THE SLIDING DOOR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. THIS HAS TRAUMATIZED MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND THANK GOD SHE WASN'T HURT. OUR FIRST THOUGHTS WERE SOMEONE WAS SHOOTING IN OUR VEHICLE. THE COPS CAME TO THE SEEN AND COULDN'T FIND ANY BULLET MARKS, THEY STATED IT MUST HAVE BEEN A DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THERE ARE SUPPOSEDLY NO RECALLS WITH OUT VIN#. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND I FEEL AS IF CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I AM HAVING TO PAY $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE STALK HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 11/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE PARKING LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FAILED AS WELL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/18/11 UPDATED 11/22/11.*JB

HEADLIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. INITIALLY IT WOULD TAKE PLAYING WITH SWITCH TO TURN LIGHTS ON. OCCASIONALLY LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL NOT ALWAYS TURN OFF. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK UNLESS ACCESSED MANUALLY WITH THE KEY. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD FUNCTION AS NORMAL, ALTHOUGH TEMPORARILY WHENEVER RESETTING THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I NOTICED SOME MINOR RUST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE FRONT DOOR ABOUT 1 - 2 YEARS AGO, EARLIER THIS YEAR AROUND MAY IT WAS MORE NOTICEABLE AND HAD PROGRESSED. IN SEPTEMBER 2011 I NOTICED A HOLE BEGINNING AND IN OCTOBER I STARTED POKING AROUND AND REMOVED ABOUT A 8 INCH BY 3 INCH PIECE OF COMPLETELY RUSTED METAL (IT CRUMBLED). IT WAS WET ON THE INSIDE, IT HASN'T RAINED IN 4 TO 5 DAYS, PLUS IT APPEARS THAT THE INSIDE IS SEALED, SO HOW COULD WATER GET IN? UPON REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF DUE TO CRACKED WELDS WHERE WATER RUNS DOWN BEHIND THE SUPPORTS AND ENTERS THIS CAVITY. WHAT A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE THE REST OF THE VEHICLE HAS NO RUST AND HAS BEEN OTHERWISE A GOOD CAR, BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE RUSTED WELDS ARE NOT ONLY CAUSING RUST BUT THEY ARE A SAFETY CONCERN! *TR