2006 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A MAIL BOX. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN RAIN. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS DRIVE ON I-94 WHEN MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I FOUND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR ON 2005 & 2006 CHRYSLER MINI VANS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ09003. CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMERS SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION J38. I CALLED MY DEALER AND CHRYSLER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS FOR MOSTLY NORTHERN STATES. I CURRENTLY LIVE IN MICHIGAN BUT THE VAN IS ORIGINALLY FROM FLORIDA. CHRYSLER SAID THIS MAY BE THE REASON IT DOESN'T SHOW RECALL. BUT SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET THE RECALL ADDED. HOW DO I GET CHRYSLER TO REPAIR THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 3/12/14*CN

RACK AND PINION FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE VALVE STEM EJECTED FROM THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE TIRE DUE TO A FLAT. A MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VALVE STEM REPLACED SINCE THEY WERE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. VIN NOT AVAILABLE

WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT FLAMES WERE SEEN IN THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT. THE PLASTIC LIGHT ENCASING WAS KICKED OUT AND SNOW THROWN ON THE FLAMES. THE BLINKERS, DASH BOARD LIGHT, AND SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, LOST POWER STEERING CAPABILITY AND COULD BARELY TURN WHEEL TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY....THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES...THOUGHT JUST A FLUKE...BUT CONSISTENCY TELLS OTHERWISE...DON'T THINK I WOULD BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN... *TR

MY HUSBAND WENT OUT ONE EVENING TO LEAVE AND TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY WOULDN'T COME ON HE HAD TO PLAY WITH THE SWITCH. AFTER THAT WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL THEY WOULD COME BACK ON WHICH HAS MADE ME LATE FOR WORK. AND NOW IT'S TO THE POINT THAT THE RUNNING LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY FLICKER WHILE ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WOULD NOT COME ON. I HAD TO TOGGLE THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH TO GET IT TO WORK. SPOKE WITH SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. IF I WERE TO HOLD THE LEVER BACK, THEN THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD BE ON. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE ESPECIALLY AFTER I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON THIS PROBLEMS WITH OTHER FAMILIES WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE 7 CHILDREN AND I DO NOT WANT TO GET OUT ON THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE CAN'T SEE. PLEASE HELP.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO TURN OFF EVEN WHEN SWITCH IS OFF, CAUSING A DEAD BATTERY IF NOT NOTICED. HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURN OFF EVEN THOUGH SWITCH IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE SERVICE PERFORMED AT THE DEALER, THE DEALER NOTICED A LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTICE ANY DEFECTS IN THE STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND BACK WINDSHIELD WAS BLOWN OUT. LARGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE WAS SPIDER WEB AND ALL FOUR CORNERS WERE CRACKED OUT. FILED A POLICE REPORT AND SAID IS WAS NOT VANDALISM, BUT THE WINDOW BLEW OUT FROM PRESSURE OR FAULTY GLASS. LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS THIS IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY BIG SAFETY HAZARD. I WONDER WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *JB

I STOPPED AND GOT GAS. I DO NOT OVERFILL MY TANK. I DID NOT TOP OFF MY TANK. AS I LEFT THE GAS STATION AND PULLED ACROSS TRAFFIC MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND STALLED. AFTER THAT DAY, EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE SAME THING OCCURS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND REVIEWED MANY SITES ON THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE. APPARENTLY, THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS TO HAVE CHRYSLER INSTALL A BRAND NEW GAS TANK. IT SEEMS THE REAL ISSUE IS A DEFECTIVE VAPOR/ LIQUID VALVE. THIS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I WAS ALMOST WAS HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER SPENDING MANY HOURS SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND NO RECALL TO DATE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET INJURED OR DIE BEFORE CHRYSLER FIXES THIS ISSUE? MY KIDS, ALL 4 OF THEM WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME THE FIRST TIME. NOW I DRIVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT, LET THE VEHICLE STALL AND THEN DRIVE. *TR

MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING EDITION WITH 77,000 MILES HAS HAD THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I SET UP AN APPT. AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT FOUND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. I CALL CHRYSLER'S 1-800 NUMBER AND FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON MAY 26, 2006, ONE MONTH AFTER THE APRIL 5, 2006 DEADLINE FOR THE RECALL. MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I AM STILL LEFT WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL OUTLINES. NO ONE AT CHRYSLER WAS WILLING TO TALK WITH ME TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPAIR IT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER READ THE WORDS "GAS CAP". WE CHANGED OUT THE GAS CAP AND TURN THE ENGINE LIGHT OFF. ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT WAS BACK ON AGAIN. I NEED TO GET THE CAR INSPECTED BUT WHEN THE MECHANIC "SMOKED" THE SYSTEM. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE MODULE/ROLLOVER ON TOP OF THE TANK WHERE 2 SMALL LINES GOES IN IS BROKEN AND THE ASSEMBLY IS NOT SEPARATE BUT A PART OF THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. HE STATED THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE BREAKAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. THERE IS NO VIABLE EXPLANATION FOR THIS EXCEPT A FAULTY PART. I AM SURE I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE. THERE IS A STRONG GAS . *TR

WHILE DRIVING AFTER DARK THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. THE ONLY WAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET ANY HEADLIGHTS WAS TO PULL THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER BACK AND HOLD IT ON HIGH BEAM FLASH SETTING FOR 5 MILES TO HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE IN THE LAST MONTH BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON BY TURNING OFF THE SWITCH AND TURNING IT BACK ON QUICKLY A FEW TIMES. THAT DID NOT WORK THIS TIME AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL FOR 3 DAYS OTHER THAN BY PULLING AND HOLDING THE SIGNAL LEVER BACK. I SEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND AN AP ARTICLE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR MY MODEL YEAR VEHICLE THAT STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO CHRYSLER CAUSED BY A FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THEY WOULD PROVIDE A LIFETIME GUARANTEE ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH (HTTP://NEWS.YAHOO.COM/CHRYSLER-GUARANTEES-MINIVAN-HEADLIGHT-SWITCHES-200307486.HTML), AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE TO OWNER AFTER THEY START HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER REGARDING FREE REPLACEMENT AND THEY STATED MY VIN IS NOT IN THE SYSTEM FOR THIS GUARANTEED PART REPLACEMENT. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS REPAIR AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THE SAME AS THE LOCAL DEALER, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING IN THEIR SYSTEM FOR MY VIN AND THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, LOSING HEADLIGHTS AFTER DARK WITH NO NOTICE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY PROBLEM IS COUNTED IN YOUR DATABASE. I AM

WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAIN STORM I DROVE THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR INTO THE CLOSEST DRIVE AFTER STRUGGLING WITH THE STEERING. ANYTIME WE HIT A PUDDLE OR THERE IS HEAVY RAIN SOMETHING GOES WRONG. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IF THEY ARE TRAVELING AND THE STEERING GOES OUT. I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE STORE JUST NOW AND IT IS RAINING AGAIN, HIT A SMALL PUDDLE AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT THE REPAIRS THAT WERE NEEDED WERE UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

WEEK OF 5/27/13 POWER STEERING GROANING. I'M GETTING READY FOR THE RACK TO GO AGAIN. FLUID NOT LOW YET. FIRST TIME RACK LEAKED ALL FLUID OUT WAS IN 08, VAN STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO IT WAS REPLACED. A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER IT LEAKED ALL FLUID OUT AND RACK REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE (AROUND $800 HERE). NOW I'M PREPPING FOR A 3RD GO AROUND. THIS IS CRAZY I HAVE OTHER AUTOS THAT ARE 20 YEARS OLD THAT I FINALLY REPLACED THE PS PUMP ON ONE OF THEM (AND NOT A 800 DOLLAR RACK). *TR

RE: NIOSH INVESTIGATION PE 13-016 ENGINE STALL. SUBJECT OF THE CITED INVESTIGATION, STALLING WHILE DRIVING AFTER FUELING MAY BE CHARACTERISTIC OF 2006 CHRYSLER CORP. MINIVANS (3.8 L ENGINE) AS WELL, BASED ON MESSAGES IN A CHRYSLER MINIVAN E-MAIL LIST. COMMENTS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. MY VAN DID THIS FOUR OR FIVE TIMES IN THE YEAR AFTER MY FIRST INSTANCE. IT WAS THEN SOLD (FOR UNRELATED REASONS.) ONCE, I TALKED WITH THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING THE STATION, AND HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE ENGINE. IT CAME TO BE MY BELIEF THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AVOIDED OR MINIMIZED BY STARTING THE ENGINE AND DRIVING AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL CAP, BELIEVING THAT VAPORS FROM EVAPORATING FUEL WOULD OVERLOAD THE VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM IF THE CAR WERE ALLOWED TO SIT. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED AFTER REFUELING. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THEN CONTINUED TO STALL ONE OR TWO MORE TIMES. AFTER MAKING IT HOME, VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR NEXT 6 MONTHS OR SO. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, REFUELED AND STALLED WHEN LEAVING GAS STATION. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED. STALLED TWO MORE TIMES THEN DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. SEVERAL HOURS LATER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD "EVAPORATIVE VAPOR CANNISTER FULL OF FUEL MAKING ITS WAY OUT OF VENT". EVAPORATIVE VAPOR CANNISTER WAS REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING HOME BUT NEEDED TO STOP AT GROCERY STORE, WHEN I TURNED TO GO INTO A PARKING SPACE MY CAR STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING, I HAD TO DRIFT INTO THE SPACE. I THOUGHT I HAD ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. SO I PARKED, TURNED ON THE CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN, ROUNDED A CORNER AND MY STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS REPLACED AND SO FAR STEERING SEEMS TO BE OKAY. THOUGH IT SEEMS TO STEER WITHOUT AS MUCH GIVE AS IT USED TO HAVE WHEN TURNING. LUCKILY, IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I WAS ON THE MAIN ROAD A FEW MINUTES BEFORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET A NEW SET OF TIRES. UPON THE FREE FLUID CHECKS BEING DONE, THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS NOTICED TO BE LOW. WHEN THE MECHANIC STARTED LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE, HE NOTICED THAT THE RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING. THIS IS CERTAINLY WHAT IS CAUSING THE LOUD WHINING NOISE. THIS WAS A MONTH AFTER THE BOLTS FOR THE ALTERNATOR BROKE OFF LEAVING MY WIFE AND KIDS STRANDED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BROKEN STUDS OUT WITH VISE GRIPS. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SHATTERED REAR WINDOW AND INJURY TO CONSUMER. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED, WHEN HE BRACED HIS HAND AGAINST THE REAR WINDOW AND THE GLASS MADE A BANGING SOUND AND SHATTERED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER NEEDING SURGERY TO HIS RIGHT HAND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN THE WIPER SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V067000 (VISIBILITY) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE BAY IN OUR 06 CHRYSLER T&C DEALER SAYS IT IS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND THAT THE RACK SYSTEM (STEERING GEAR) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ESTIMATED REPAIR $1360.00 PLUS A 1.5 DAYS IN THE SHOP. AFTER RESEARCHING SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOW TO OWNERS OF THE 06 T&C. *TR

DURING THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BULBS COUTLESS TIMES. I JUST THOUGHT THAT THE BULBS BURNT OUT NOT REALLY QUESTIONING THE FREQUENCY OF REPLACENTMENT. HOWEVER, AFTER REALIZING THE SOCKETS WERE BEING BURNT OUT AND REPLACEING THE SOCKET FROM THE REMAINING ONES AVAILABLE AND HAD NO MORE. I DECEIDED TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BUY NEW SOCKETS FOR THE REAR LIGHTS THAT CONTROLED THE TURN SIGNALS AND STOP LIGHTS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DON-A-VEE CHRY DEALERSHIP THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE WAS TO BUY THE WHOLE LIGHTING UNIT. THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE NUMERIOUS CONPLAINTS REGARDING THE BURNING OUT OF LIGHT BULBS AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED THE UNITS IF THE VAN WAS UNDER WARRENTIY. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND WAS NOT THAT EDUCATED ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO THINK SOMETHING COULD BE WRONG. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER INSTALLING NEW BACK TAIL LIGHTS, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO AFFORD THE TWO REAR UNITS AND INSTALLED THEM. I WAS PLEASE TO A HAVE ALL MY LIGHTS WORKING AGAIN. HOWEVER, TO MY DISMAY 2 DAYS AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THE UNITS I FIND THAT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THE VEHICLE BACK TAIL LIGHT UNIT HAS BLOWN YET ANOTHER BULB. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN CAUSE THE SAFTY HAZARD LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND BACK UP LIGHTS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS IN TURN CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NO WHERE IS IT POSSIBLE TO JUST BUY THE LIGHT SOCKETS . I HAVE CONNACTED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE LOOKED ON

POWER STEERING STARTED TO WHINE. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID I NEEDED A POWER STEERING KIT AND FLUID CHANGE. THEY ALSO SAID THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. ONLY THING IS I TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AT 22,000 MILES WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING PROBLEM, THAT WAS ONLY 12,000 MILES AGO. DO I HAVE TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING REDONE EVERY 12,000 MILES????? AND ISN'T 32,000 A BIT EARLY FOR WATER PUMP LEAK. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY. *TR

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR TOWN & COUNTRY SINCE WE BOUGHT IT A FEW MONTHS AGO. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC. ALL OF THE GAUGES, RADIO, DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY. THE WORST PART IS THAT THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ONE TIME. IT WENT COMPLETELY DEAD! I PUT IT IN PARK AND TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT DID NOTHING. SOME PEOPLE CAME OVER AND WERE OFFERING TO PUSH ME TO A SAFE SPOT. I WAS VERY GRATEFUL BECAUSE I HAD MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL BUT IT WOULDN'T EVEN LET ME SHIFT GEARS. I JUST KEPT TRYING AND TRYING AND TRYING TO START IT. IT FINALLY STARTED AGAIN AND I HURRIED HOME. ANOTHER SCARY INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST TWO DAYS AGO WHEN WE HAD A LOT OF SLUSHY RAIN AND SNOW COMING DOWN. THE FLASHING STARTED AGAIN AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING! LUCKILY I MADE IT TO A SIDE STREET BEFORE RUNNING INTO ANYTHING OR ANYONE! WE HAVE SPENT ABOUT $2K TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED TO NO AVAIL. I CALLED AND EMAILED CHRYSLER BUT SINCE IT WAS JUST OVER THE 80K MILE WARRANTY, THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED. THEY SAID I COULD BUY A NEW WARRANTY BUT IT WOULDN'T COVER PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER ONLINE POSTS ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TOWN AND COUNTRY. I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME! *TR

THE TURN INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. OCCASIONALLY, THE BLINKER FLASHES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM WHERE THE BLINKER WAS MOVED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF MOVING THE TURN INDICATOR TO THE DESIRED DIRECTION, THE PROBLEM RESOLVES. THE DRIVER HAS TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHERE THE BLINKER IS FLASHING DESPITE PLACING THE LEVER UP FOR A RIGHT TURN AND DOWN FOR A LEFT, IN ORDER TO SAFELY CHANGE LANES. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TURN ON RIGHT BLINKER AND THE LEFT ONE ACTIVATES. AT TIMES THE BLINKERS DO WORK CORRECTLY YET IT IS GETTING MORE PERSISTENT THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS PEOPLE CANNOT TELL YOU ARE MAKING A TURN DUE TO BLINKER FAILURE. *TR

THERE IS A LOUD WHIRRING NOISE AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR REPLACED. THE COST WOULD BE $400.00 + TO REPLACE. I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND CAME ACROSS MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOOT THE BILL AS THERE ARE MANY, MANY CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED AND DEACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOUD WHINNING FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS INCREASED TO VERY LOUD. HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK & PINION STEERING AND RESERVOIR...THE WHOLE PACKAGE. *TR

RACK AND PINION FAILURE AS END SEALS ON LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES FAILED. THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED INTO THE RIBBED BOOTS AND LATER ONTO THE GROUND RESULTING IN HAMPERED STEERING ABILITY. *TR

WHINING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER LEFT SIDE OF HOOD. TOOK CAR TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD THAT THE WHINING NOISE WAS FROM THE POWER STEERING & IT NEEDS A RESERVOIR & IT NEEDS TO REROUTE COOLER HOSE . WAS ALSO TOLD THERE IS A BULLETIN ON HOW THIS WOULD BE DONE. AFTER SEEING THE MANY PROBLEMS OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY CHRYSLER WOULD LET THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS SUFFER. WHAT HAPPENED TO "WE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF OUR PRODUCT". THIS PROBLEM WILL COST FROM $400-$500, BUT WILL COST SO MUCH MORE IF THE LOYAL AMERICAN CUSTOMER IS LOST. I LOVE MY T&C BUT I WILL NOT BE A SUPPORT SYSTEM OR DOORMAT FOR A COMPANY WE HAVE ALL HELPED FROM THE BRINK. THE CAR ONLY HAS 78K MILES & I WAS JUST ABOUT TO PASS IT ON TO MY DAUGHTER, BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS & I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER OF YOUR PRODUCTS! PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE & FORGET THE GREED & STEP UP CHRYSLER! *TR

LOSS OF BRAKING IN SNOW (APPROX 4 INCHES), PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY SNOW. PEDAL CAN BE PUMPED UP. DEALER (SUBURBAN CHRYSLER) CHANGED MASTER CYLINDER BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. SUBSEQUENT SNOWS CONTINUE TO CAUSE ISSUE FOR BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING MINIVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON THAT WAS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE DOOR PANEL TO ALLOW HIM TO ACCESS THE SEAT RECLINER SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

PURCHASED MY VAN IN 2008, USED WITH 40000 MILES ON IT. IN WINTER OF 2009 I NOTICED A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING BUT ONCE ENGINE WARMED UP WOULD STOP. HAD POWER STEERING FLUID CHECK AND WAS LOW. FILLED STOPPED NOISE. SAME IN 2010, 2011, AND NOW 2012. HAVE TO CONSTANTLY FILL FLUID. IT HAS TO BE LEAKING SOMEWHERE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IF SOMEONE'S POWER STEERING GOES OUT GOING DOWN A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE... VERY VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS A PART DEFECT AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR THE FIX. CHRYSLER SHOULD. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS, WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR A RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO CHECK THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WOULD MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION WAS AN ISSUE THAT CAN NOT BE REMEDIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AT 20MPH, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT OF MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 2006 VAN. IT BECAME LODGED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JACKED UP AND THE TIRE WAS THEN RELEASED. THE CABLE IS FRAYED. FURTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE TO PIPES THAT FELL WITH THE TIRE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AS I FELT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THERE. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A SAFETY RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT IT HAS BEEN AND IS AN ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MINE AND OTHERS SAFETY REGARDING THESE VEHICLES WITH SPARE TIRES MOUNTED UNDERNEATH. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER, OR ON A HIGHWAY, INJURIES OR FATALITIES COULD HAVE RESULTED. I CALLED CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS AND WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT MY DRIVING AND WHETHER I HIT SOMETHING, WHICH I ASSURE YOU I DID NOT. I AM CONCERNED THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT TAKING THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY. *TR

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE. GENERAL WHINING NOISE HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR 10-15000 MILES, WITH NO DISCERNIBLE LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID. INCREASED NOISE AND BANGING NOISE, LED US TO THE RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE. *TR

SEVERAL TMES THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE WENT OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CAN NOT FIND ANY THING LOOSE OR CORRODED. MOSTLY HAPPENS DURING DAMP WEATHER. THE WIPERS HAVE QUIT ONCE ALSO. POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT ALSO. *TR

I TOOK CHRYSLER TO DEALER FOR SENSOR CHECK--PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED--AT A LATER DATE I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO HAVE PARTS INSTALLED--I PICKED CAR UP IN THE AFTERNOON AND AS I'M LEAVING THEIR LOT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON--I STARTED TO GO BACK AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT--I TURNED THE CORNER AND THE LIGHT WENT ON. I STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND WENT INSIDE.AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE WIRING --CLOCKSPRING.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND AFTER GOING THROUGH 2 PEOPLE I WAS TOLD CHRYSLER MAY OR MAY NOT PAY FOR THIS,OR PART OF THIS BUT I MUST HAVE IT DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP.I ASKED HOW DANGEROUS THIS WAS AND RECEIVED NO ANSWER.I HAVE CHECKED THIS PROBLEM OUT AND IT ONLY HAPPENS ON TURNS.I'M THE OWNER OF A PRIVATE GARAGE FOR OVER 30 YEARS SO I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT WORKING ON VEHICLES. LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO REPAIR A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY CHRYSLER MYSELF. SHAME ON CHRYSLER !!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL SEAT FRAME UNDER THE REAR SEATS OVERHEATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT'S SMALL CHILD SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE TOES AND AS A RESULT. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF TH ISSUE FILED A CLAIM FOR THE CONTACT AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,551.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SO I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SENSOR IN MY AREA. I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. WHEN THEY WERE DONE THEY TOLD ME THAT IS WAS GOING BAD, BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOT DUE TO THE SENSOR. IT WAS DUE TO MY CLOCK SPRING IN MY AIRBAG SYSTEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT DUE TO THE COST, BUT THE MORE INVESTIGATIVE WORK I HAVE DONE, THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM FOR PAST YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE AND THEY NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES ON THE PRODUCT THAT IS BEING USED. *TR