2005 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON IMMEDIATELY. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK IF MANUALLY HELD ON BY PULLING THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. ALSO THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL RANDOMLY. ALSO THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL RANDOMLY. ALSO ELEC WINDOWS FAIL RANDOMLY. DEALER ALWAYS REPORTS, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO VEHICLE HAS ONE TIME TOTALLY SHUT DOWN ELECTRICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. ALL ELECTRIC COMPONENTS WENT OUT AND VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. IT RESTARTED AFTER TURNING OFF THE KEY AND RE STARTING. HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS THE MOST DANGEROUS AS THEY JUST SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK ON. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME PROBLEM BUT A CONSTANT RE-CURRING MALFUNCTION. *TR

THE RED LIGHT ON THE DASH PANEL COMES ON WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONERY. IF FREQUENTLY GOES OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE HAS BEEN NO FRONTAL IMPACT WITH THIS VEHICLE. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WHEN IT BEGAN WAS 85000; PRESENT MILEAGE IS 91000. DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BUT DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN A FEW MILES. *TR

REAR A/C EVAPORATOR LEAK ON TWO CHRYSLERS THAT I OWN. 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY & 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CHRYSLER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THESE PART IN ALL 2006 AND 2007 MINIVANS. THEY SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED 2005 IN THE RECALL. *TR

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT TURN ON, OR WILL NOT TURN OFF. MANY TIMES, YOU MUST TURN SWITCH ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY BEFORE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON. THEY ALSO WILL SOMETIMES NOT FULLY TURN OFF - YOU TURN OFF SWITCH, BUT PARKING LIGHTS WILL REMAIN ON, OR LIGHTS WILL APPEAR TO BE OFF, BUT WARNING CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOORS. HAVE ALSO HAD LIGHTS TURN OFF SUDDENLY DURING OPERATION, LUCKILY NEVER AT NIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE WAS A PERMANENT OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 07V192000 AND 10V008000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM BOTH RECALL DEFECTS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THIS SUMMER, MY '05 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY'S HEADLIGHTS DO NOT CONSISTENTLY TURN ON. I HAVE TURNED ON AND OFF THE SWITCH AS MANY AS 37 TIMES BEFORE COMING ON. I HAVE ASKED FOR THEM TO BE CHECKED WHEN GETTING MY OIL CHANGED, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM AND SAID THEY WORKED FINE. AFTER READING THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT THE PROBLEM BEING FIXED, I HAVE NOT TRIED THAT ROUTE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT COVERS BEGAN TO HAZE DUE TO MOISTURE. OVER TIME, THE HEADLIGHT COVERS TURNED YELLOW, LIMITING THE ILLUMINATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

1. CAR WILL BE RUNNING, AND WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD GAUGES WILL STOP WORKING OR JUMP AROUND ERRATICALLY (SPEEDOMETER,RPM). DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY . HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, POWER DOORS OR LOCKS DO NOT WORK WHEN TRYING TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WILL NOT START, WILL START 20 MINUTES LATER WHEN YOU TRY AGAIN. 2. PROBLEM HAPPENS IN INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND TURN THE CAR OFF (GAS STATION). WHEN YOU TRY TO START AGAIN, IT WON'T START. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE A FEW DAYS BETWEEN PROBLEMS,OTHER TIMES IT IS EVERY TIME THE CAR STARTS THE GAUGES WILL GO HAYWIRE. THERE ARE DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHTS THAT COME ON EACH TIME> YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS OR ISN'T WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. 3. TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO GET CHECKED OUT. *TR

WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS ON OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, THEY SOMETIMES WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL OR THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED JUST ABOUT ON A DAILY BASES. THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST (2) OCCURRENCES WHEN THEY SHUT OFF SHORTLY AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE. THE ONLY THING THAT SEEMS TO FIX IT IS TURNING THEM ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT CORRECTS ITS SELF. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM WHILE IN THE SHOP. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD TURNING A CURVE THE SAND FROM THE ROAD IMPAIRED HIS VISION AND HE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CRASH DAMAGE THE FRONT BUMP AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE HEADLIGHTS. HE STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS FAILURE OCCURED APRIL 21, 2010. HE STATED FOUR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED BUT HE DID NOT KNOW THEIR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BUMPER AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE BUMPER. THE CONTACT HAD A SIMILAR FAILURE ON JULY 21,2010 WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH GOING AROUND A CURVE TO AVOID SOMETHING IN THE ROAD THE CONTACT CRASH INTO A TREE. TWO PASSENGER HAD HEAD, NECK, CHEST, AND STOMACH INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD DAMAGES TO THE BUMPER AND FRONT AREA. THE AIR BAG AGAIN DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. VWB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY YET THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HE COULD REPLACE THE ON/OFF SWITCH WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT IT WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC WAS ADVISED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT THE PART WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY - IN JUNE 2009 TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK AT TIMES. THEN HEADLIGHTS AT VARIOUS TIMES WOULD NOT COME ON UNLESS TURNED IGNITION ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. DIMMER SWITCH REPLACED. NO PROBLEMS FOR A FEW MONTHS. THEN SAME PROBLEM OCCASIONALLY WITH HEADLIGHTS. JULY 20, 2010 LIGHTS SWITCHED OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN ON THE HEADLIGHT BUT SOMETIMES ONLY THE PARKING LIGHTS.. I AM GOING TO GET IT REPAIRED THIS WEEK, BUT ITS STILL A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION . THE BLOGS TELL OF MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN HAVING TO HAVE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED ON IT AFTER RECENT PURCHASE DEALER WILL NOT FIX KNOWING THE PROBLEM EXIST. FRAUDULENTLY SOLD THE CAR KNOWING THE PROBLEM AND NOT DISCLOSING IT TO ME. STARTED AFTER ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE AND KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND VERY HIGHLY COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEM. I TRADED A PERFECTLY WORKING NOT ONE THING WRONG CAR FOR THIS ONE THAT THE DEALER MADE A HUGE PROFIT ON AND FRAUDULENTLY LIED ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS. REPLACEMENT IS STATED AT 1300 DOLLARS AFTER ONE MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT AND THE DEALER SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR FRAUD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REAR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS PROTRUDING OUT ABOVE THE REAR TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS CORRODED DUE TO DEBRIS FROM THE TIRE WHICH CAUSED FLUID FROM THE UNIT LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT, LEFT AIR BAG SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT AIR BAG SENSORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN THREE YEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT IMPACT SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

POWER STEERING PUMP IS MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE. STARTED OCCURRING IN THE COLDER MONTHS JUST WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. NOW A CONSTANT NOISE. NEED TO REPLACE PUMP BEFORE IT GOES OUT AND CRACKS MANTLE. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT OFTEN COMES ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIRBAG, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ALSO, THE HEADLAMPS OFTEN FAIL TO TURN ON WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED. TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES USUALLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM, BUT LATELY IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERATIVE. PULLING THE 20A IOD FUSE AND REINSERTING IT FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 3 OR LOCK/UNLOCKS OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER THAT THE LOCKS ARE BROKEN AGAIN. KIDS CAN OPEN THE DOOR WHILE IN MOTION BECAUSE THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK AT THIS POINT. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACED ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN. THIS SAME PART WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 1999-2002. IT SEEMS THEY STILL DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT CHRYSLER DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR. IT CONTROLS THE AIRBAG! CAN YOU HELP? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY: WIRING DAMAGE BY RODENTS CAUSING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILURE INCLUDING FAILURE TO START NECESSITATING IN VEHICLE TOWING TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. MATERIAL IN WIRE INSULATION APPEARS TO ATTRACT RODENTS. PROBLEMS OCCURRED IN 2009 & 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH OVER A RAIL ROAD TRACK, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,060 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,150. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE UPDATED 11/01/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THREE MAILBOXES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED. THERE WAS ALSO OTHER UNKNOWN BODY AND SUSPENSION FAILURE AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

HEADLIGHTS ON 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE LIGHTS TAKE 6 OR MORE TRIES IN THE MORNING TO COME ON. I HAVE HAD ABOUT 4 MORNINGS IN THE LAST 6 OR 7 DAYS WHERE THEY WILL NOT COME ON INITIALLY. IT IS BECOMING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT THEY WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT COME ON IN THE EARLY MORNINGS. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND GOT THIS VAN TO KEEP THEM SAFE, NOT PUT THEM IN HARMS WAY...... PLEASE HELP. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WON'T TURN ON WHEN HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED ON. FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, IT APPEARS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE HEADLIGHTS THEY ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. TO MAKE SURE THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STARTED, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TURNED ON, AND THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER MUST GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO VISUALLY CHECK IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. IF THEY AREN'T, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MUST BE TURNED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHTS WILL WORK. THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE OCCURS ABOUT EVERY OTHER TIME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE REQUIRED. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE BCM, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL OF 2005 DIRECTLY FROM A DEALERSHIP . THE CAR HAS 33,600 MILES, I WAS RECENTLY TOLD AFTER A BRAKE INSPECTION MY ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PADS STILL HAD 5K MILES LEFT ON THEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WHERE THE ROTORS WORE OUT FASTER THAN THE PADS. I BELIEVE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL WEAR, I DISAGREE AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT DUE TO THIS ATTITUDE. *TR

IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LX, I WILL HAVE TO PAY CLOSE TO 1000.00 TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED. IF I DO NOT GET THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR, I RISK HAVING NO POWER STEERING WHILE I AM DRIVING MYSELF OR MY FAMILY AROUND. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY HAVE TO ADJUST MY SPEED OR POSITION WHEN THERE ARE OTHER CARS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM. WHAT I FOUND IS THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VEHICLES. THERE ARE MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED IN THEIR VEHICLES. THEREFORE, IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND NOT A CONDITION OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I MADE A REQUEST TO CHRYSLER TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR AND MY REQUEST WAS DENIED. PLEASE FORCE CHRYSLER TO OWN UP TO AND REIMBURSE THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR THIS DEFECT. THIS MONEY IS COMING FROM MY MUCH NEEDED VACATION FUND. MY HUSBAND IS DEPLOYED AND MY THREE CHILDREN AND I WERE LOOKING FOR A CHANCE TO VACATION NEAR FAMILY THIS SUMMER. INSTEAD WE WILL BE SPENDING IT LOCALLY BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TO PUT MY MONEY INTO A POORLY DESIGNED VEHICLE. PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS PART. THANK YOU. *TR

IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LX, I WILL HAVE TO PAY CLOSE TO 1000.00 TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED. IF I DO NOT GET THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR, I RISK HAVING NO POWER STEERING WHILE I AM DRIVING MYSELF OR MY FAMILY AROUND. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY HAVE TO ADJUST MY SPEED OR POSITION WHEN THERE ARE OTHER CARS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM. WHAT I FOUND IS THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VEHICLES. THERE ARE MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED IN THEIR VEHICLES. THEREFORE, IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND NOT A CONDITION OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I MADE A REQUEST TO CHRYSLER TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR AND MY REQUEST WAS DENIED. PLEASE FORCE CHRYSLER TO OWN UP TO AND REIMBURSE THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR THIS DEFECT. THIS MONEY IS COMING FROM MY MUCH NEEDED VACATION FUND. MY HUSBAND IS DEPLOYED AND MY THREE CHILDREN AND I WERE LOOKING FOR A CHANCE TO VACATION NEAR FAMILY THIS SUMMER. INSTEAD WE WILL BE SPENDING IT ALONE BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TO PUT MY MONEY INTO A POORLY DESIGNED VEHICLE. PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS PART. THANK YOU. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY DON'T COME ON WHEN TURNED ON. SOMETIMES, IF I TURN THE SWITCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THEY WILL TURN ON. ALSO, THE HIGH LEVEL HEAD LIGHTS DON'T STAY ON UNLESS I HOLD THE LEVEL TO KEEP THEM ON. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS, SOMETIMES WHEN TURN TO LEFT INDICATOR BLINKS TO RIGHT. *TR

POWER STEERING WHINE...TURNED INTO NEEDING THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM REPLACED. NOW HEAR THAT THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

DEALER PERFORMED RECALL ON AIR BAG SENSOR (IN THE BUMPER) WITH IN DAYS CLOCKSPRING FAILED. AND AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER RECALL. REPORTING PARTY FEELS THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND CHRYSLER SHOULD COVER REPLACEMENT AS THEY DID FOR ALL THE EARLY CLOCKSPRING FAILURES. OWNER COST $283. *TR

DID A LITTLE SURVEY ON YOUR SITE (ODI) AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING REF. THE # OF COMPLAINTS PER YEAR MODEL FOR AIR BAG RELATED FAILURES (CATEGORY AIR BAGS-AIRBAGS FRONTAL - AIR BAG SENSOR) YEAR 2001. 52 COMPLAINTS YEAR 2002. - 51 COMPLAINTS VEHICLES RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER . YEAR 2003 - 14 COMPLAINTS YEAR 2004 - 2 COMPLAINTS SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS FIXED ????? YEAR 2005 - 91 YES 91 COMPLAINTS FOR THE AIRBAG "SYSTEM" NAMELY THE CLOCKSPRING. I THINK THAT A LIFE AND SAFETY DEVICE THAT THE CONSUMER HAS PAID FOR SHOULD WORK AND IT'S TIME FOR CHRYSLER TO COME FORWARD AND REPAIR IT. *TR

IN NOVEMBER 2007 I HAD HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING LINES REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. IN APRIL 2009 IT WAS RECHARGED DUE TO IT LEAKING AND BEING TOTALLY EMPTY. IT CONTINUED TO LEAK. I JUST WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME EXACT ONE THAT WAS REPLACED DURING THE RECALL. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT IT IS A BAD DESIGN FLAW AND THAT SOME OF THE REPLACED RECALLED PARTS DON'T EVEN LAST A YEAR! THE ESTIMATE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED DUE TO A RECALL IS OVER $600.00. I THOUGHT THE IDEA OF A RECALL WAS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE; NOT TO JUST DELAY THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN FOUR YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE LINES. I LIVE IN NEW YORK AND THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS. THEY NEED TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY OCCURRING WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS THAT STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS. SHOULD I CONTINUALLY BE CHARGED TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS NEVER FIXED PROPERLY FROM A RECALL? WHAT OTHER PARTS ARE UNPROTECTED THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YET THAT MIGHT RESULT IN SOME MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. ALSO SEVERAL TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE PARKING LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON. USUALLY WE COULD GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON AFTER TRYING TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES VIA THE SWITCH. THE MOST RECENT WAS YESTERDAY, 20 MAY. *TR

THE AUTO LOCKS DON'T WORK ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER T&C. I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTO-LOCKS NOT WORKING. I HAVE PULLED THE FUSE AND HAVE ALSO DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR SEVERAL HOURS AT A TIME TO "CORRECT". SOMETIMES THIS FIXES FOR SEVERAL DAYS, AND SOMETIMES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. CURRENTLY EVEN AFTER "RESETTING" BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR STILL WON'T AUTO LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN THE OTHER DOORS DO. ALSO, THE LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH ON THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOORS. I HAVE HEARD THERE IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE BCM THAT ADDRESSES THIS, BUT EVEN THAT IS NOT GUARANTEED TO TOTALLY FIX THE ISSUE. ALSO, I DON'T FEEL THAT AS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE SYSTEM UPDATED. *TR

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE DASH LIGHT GAUGES HEADLIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS,INTERIOR LIGHTS TO FLASH OFF AND ON. THEN THE CAR WILL CUT OFF AND WILL NOT START UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR A WHILE. THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. HAS BEEN IN FOR SAME REPAIR PROBLEM 5 TIMES ALL TYPES OF THINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT PROBLEM RECURS WITHOUT WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND CAR CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DATE BELOW IS 5 THE OCCURRENCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT ON THE 15TH OF MAY, 2010, THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON, BUT CAN NOT STATE HOW. IT FIRST HAPPENED WHILE TURNING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OFF, BUT LATER OCCURRED WITHOUT USING THE BRIGHTS. THE MAIN LIGHT SWITCH ALSO APPEARED NOT TO MATTER. A FEW TIMES, I CYCLED THE MAIN LIGHT SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON. MOST TIMES, I WOULD CYCLE THE MAIN LIGHTING SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BOTH DODGE CARAVANS AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI-VANS. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN ON. *TR

OUR CHRYSLER T&C 2005 LMTD, WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION. THE DASH AND ALL CABIN ELECTRICAL WILL FLASH AND EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF AT ONCE. THIS HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS, APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS AND WHEN ACCELERATING AT INTERSECTIONS. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS CROSSING A INTERSECTION WHEN THE VAN STALLED CAUSING HER TO STOP ABRUPTLY IN THE INTERSECTION. IF IT WASN'T FOR A POLICE OFFICER BEHIND HER INTERCEDING AND STOPPING TRAFFIC, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY SEVERAL CARS. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO SERVICE OVER 8 TIMES TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. THE BCM WAS REPLACED, ALTERNATOR. THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND HAVE NO ANSWERS. THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO DRIVE. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR IS FINE. *TR

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY 2005 = WHEN YOU TURN A CORNER , THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN GOES OUT. IT IS THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL ?? *TR

GAS PEDAL IS STICKING. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE TO PUSH DOWN HARDER ON THE PEDAL TO GET IT UNSTUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE EGR VALVE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DECLINED HOWEVER THE MECHANIC DID RESET THE VEHICLE CENTRAL COMPUTER. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE IF REPAIRS TO THE EGR VALVE WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE CONTACT'S FACTORY WARRANTY. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE AUTO WARRANTY SHOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE VEHICLE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN WHILE EXHIBITING SIGNS OF THE ACTUAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

SUMMARY: POTENTIAL FAILURE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ON 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVANS DUE TO INCORRECT ROUTING OF CABLE ALONGSIDE REAR SUSPENSION LINK. DETAIL: I WAS DOING SOME MAINTENANCE ON OUR '05 T&C TOURING THE OTHER DAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE IS RUBBING ON ONE OF THE VERTICAL REAR SUSPENSION LINKS. IT HAS WORN THROUGH THE OUTER SHEATH OF THE CABLE, AND THE CABLE ITSELF HAS BEEN EXPOSED. THAT CABLE IS VERY, VERY STIFF, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS ROUTED THAT WAY AT THE FACTORY. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WOULD RE-ROUTE IT TO GET IT AWAY FROM THAT SUSPENSION LINK. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE IN AN INQUIRY AT THE CHRYSLER MINIVAN FAN CLUB WEBSITE'S FORUMS WOULD INDICATE OTHER OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. YOU CAN VIEW THE THREAD WITHOUT JOINING OR BECOMING A MEMBER AT HTTP://FORUM.CHRYSLERMINIVAN.NET/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=16879. *TR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. DASHBOARD FLICKERS ON AND OFF WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR MONTHS AND NO ONE AT CHRYSLER WILL SAY ANYTHING IS WRONG. THEY WON'T EVEN DRIVE IN THE VAN TO SEE IT DO IT. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0, FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY, RADIO GOES OFF THEN ON, ALL LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, TURN SIGNAL FLICKERS OFF AND ON, LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON OCCASION. VAN DOES NOT ALWAYS START AND SOMETIMES STALLS, AIR BLOWS OUT THE VENTS EVEN WHEN THE VENTS ARE OFF. I HAVE HAD THE BCM REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE CLUSTER PANEL REPLACED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED 2 TIMES, FAN REPLACED, REPLACED POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER. CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER CLAIMED THEY CHECKED ALL WIRING. VAN IS STILL NOT FIXED. I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. I HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON SO MANY TIMES. I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW ON AGAIN. *TR

THE SENSORS FOR MY TPMS CORRODE AND BRAKE LETTING THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRES. I WENT TO REMOVE 2 OF THE VALVE STEM CAPS THIS PAST WEEKEND AND THE STEMS BROKE RIGHT OFF LETTING THE PRESSURE OUT OF THE TIRES. IN LOOKING ON LINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS OWNERS. SOME SIMPLY START LEAKING JUST FROM AGE AND CORROSION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I EXPERIENCE A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN A DOUGLAS/GOODYEAR XTRA TRAC TIRE LITERALLY EXPLODED OFF OF THE RIM OF OUR CAR. THE RESULT WAS THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF THE TIRE EXCEPT FOR A VERY SMALL PIECE OF RUBBER ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RIM. (IHAVE PICTURES OF THE BLOWN TIRE). I RETURNED TO WALMART WHERE I PURCHASED THIS TIRE. AT FIRST THE STORE LOOKED AT WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE AND SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEN WHEN I INFORMED THEM THAT I PURCHASED THIS TIRE FROM THEM AT THAT STORE, A SALESPERSON CHUCKLED AND REMARKED WAS IT AN XTRA TRAC TIRE I SAID YES. ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THEY WOULD SELL ME ANOTHER XTRA TRAC TIRE. I DECLINED THE OFFER AND TOOK BY BUSINESS ELSEWHERE. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIRE (DOUGLAS/GOODYEAR TIRE) THAT BLEW. IN EACH PREVIOUS INSTANCE THE TIRE SHREDDED. IN THIS INSTANCE THE TIRE EXPLODED. IN EACH INSTANCE THE TIRE HAD NOT REACHED THE WARRANTED MILEAGE THAT THE TIRE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD FOR. WHAT IS DISTURBING IS THAT WALMART IS STILL SELLING THIS DEFECTIVE TIRE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH THIS KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY MINIVAN WITH $32K MILES. I AM LOOKING AT MY SECOND BRAKE JOB. THIS IS MY 3RD MINIVAN - THE TWO I OWNED PREVIOUSLY BRAKES LASTED 50K MILES OR MORE!!!!!!! IS THIS JUST A WAY FOR CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOPS TO MAKE MORE MONEY???? PS I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION IS FOR THE BRAKES MADE BY CHRYSLER - I JUST KNOW THEY STINK!!! *TR

MY 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN BEGAN MAKING A HUMMING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE.