2008 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WILL NOT TURN OFF, HIGH BEAMS WILL NOT WORK ALSO TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,552. ...UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS AT A LIGHT, WHEN THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE INSIDE DOME LIGHT AND HAZARD LIGHTS STARTING TO FLASH ON AND OFF.

THE FIRST PROBLEM WE NOTICED WITH THE VAN WAS THE BRAKES. THEY WEAR OUT WAY TO QUICKLY. IN THE 5 YEARS WE HAVE HAD THE VAN WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES 6 TIMES AND ROTORS 2 TIMES. THE NEXT PROBLEM WAS WHAT SEEMS TO BE A WELL DOCUMENTED LEAK OF THE COOLANT ON TO THE ENGINE CAUSING SMELLY SMOKE. WE WERE FORCED TO BY THE PART FROM THE DEALER AS IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE AND PAID OVER 100.00 FOR IT. THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO REPLACE IT. NOW AT 80000 MILES THE KEY AND IGNITION HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES. IT STARTED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FOB. THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF BUT IT WILL ONLY GO INTO ACCESSORY. IF LEFT OVERNIGHT OR FOR SOMETIME IT WILL KILL THE BATTERY. IT STARTED OCCASIONALLY AND HAS PROGRESSED TO ALMOST EVERY TIME YOU CUT THE ENGINE OFF YOU CANNOT REMOVE THE KEY FOB. IT WILL RELEASE BUT IT IS AFTER SOMETIME SITTING IN PARK. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING HAVING TO LEAVE YOUR KEY IN THE IGNITION AND BE FORCED TO LEAVE IT SITTING IN A RANDOM PARKING LOT AND JUST HOPE THAT WHEN YOU RETURN THE BATTERY IS NOT DEAD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND IT IS VERY COMMON AMONG THIS VAN AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. AT THIS POINT I AM SO FED UP WITH IT IF SOMEONE DECIDED TO STEAL IT BECAUSE THEY SAW THE KEY IN IT I WOULD JUST WISH THEM GOOD LUCK. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHRYSLER ! SEEMS LIKE THERE HAS TO BE A FIRE INJURY OR FATALITY FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING TO SATISFY ALL THE UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS THEY HAVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN,THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE POWER WENT OUT. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 3/5/14*CN

THE "Y" FITTING ON HEATER HOSE IS CRACKED AND LEAKING COOLANT, BIG PLUMES OF COOLANT STEAM ESCAPES FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL UNTIL LEAKING FLUID HAS EVAPORATED. UNTIL THE EVAP HAPPENS I CANNOT USE THE DEFROSTER AS IT TAKES THE CLIMATE CONTROL OFF RECYCLE AND THE COOLANT FUMES THEN ENTER THE CAB. CHRYSLER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AS WELL AS ANOTHER ON DECEMBER 5, AND REFUSED TO FIX OR HELP WITH REPAIR COSTS, VEHICLE STILL NOT REPAIRED, STILL LEAKING COOLANT. 2 SMALL CHILDREN, 5 YRS AND 14 MONTHS, RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS AND CAN BE EXPOSED TO THE FUMES. ALSO CANNOT USE REMOTE START DUE TO THE FUMES LEAKING INTO CAB UNTIL THE VEHICLE KEY IS IN PLACE AND CLIMATE CONTROL RECYCLE KICKS IN, SO IN COLD WEATHER LIKE THIS WEEK I CAN NOT WARM MY VAN UP WITHOUT PHYSICALLY GOING OUT AND STARTING IT UP. IF I AM CONTACTED I WILL PROVIDE VIN. *TR

DRIVING MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND MYSELF TO WORK, I TURNED RIGHT ONTO A MAIN ROADWAY AND THE DASH WENT DEAD, NO SPEEDOMETER, NO GAS GAUGE, NO READ OUTS, NOTHING, THEN ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THE DASH FLASHED BACK ON AND FRONT WIPERS WENT ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BETWEEN HOME, SCHOOL, AND WORK (35 MILES ONE WAY). AS I WAS LEAVING WORK, THE DASH WENT DEAD AND STAYED DEAD FOR UP TO A FULL MINUTE SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN WORK, SCHOOL, AND DEALERSHIP, BEFORE FLASHING BACK ON AND THE WIPERS COMING ON. LIMPED TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN TOW. THEY HAD TO KEEP MY VAN OVERNIGHT IN ORDER TO TRACE THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN, ISSUE TRACED TO A BODY HARNESS IN THE 3RD ROW SEAT WHERE A CLIP HAD BROKEN OFF CAUSING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN WHENEVER DRIVING OVER BUMPS (EVEN SMALL ONES) OR ROUGH PARKING LOTS AND ROADS. CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED, PROBLEM DOCUMENTED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWESOME BUT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO FIX. $2200 TO FIX THAT I DON'T HAVE, VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED AS IT REQUIRES SO MUCH EXPENSE AND AT LEAST 10 DAYS TO REPAIR. THAT'S 10+ DAYS I CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE OFF WORK. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AFTER 16 YEARS OF BRAND LOYALTY. DEALERSHIP TECH HAS APPLIED A TEMPORARY FIX SO THE BUS DOESN'T SHUT DOWN AND CAUSE MORE ISSUES, LIKE TOTAL VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. WILL PROVIDE VIN IF CONTACTED DIRECTLY. *TR

IT STARTED BY ENGINE CUTTING OFF WHILE RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD 20 - 50 MPH WE SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN MYRTLE BEACH. THEY WORKED ON IT AND SAID IT SOMETHING ABOUT THE VALVES WERE DIRTY AND CHARGES US $300. AND IT CONTINUED CUTTING OFF ON US ON THE WAY BACK HOME. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN CONWAY, SC AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I LEFT THERE, DRIVE AWAY ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY AND IT CUTS OFF A NUMBER OF TIMES. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO BOTH DEALERSHIPS A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE IS ALSO PUZZLED. WE HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT, BATTERY. YESTERDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH WE CAME FROM LONG AVE. TO 701 APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MILES AND IT CUT OFF 5 TIMES WHILE DOING APPROXIMATELY 45 - 50 MPH. WE TURNED ONTO 701 AND IT CUT OFF 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN A MILE. THE LAST TIME IT CUT OFF WE MAKING A LEFT TURN, LUCKILY THE LIGHT WAS GREEN (BUSY INTERSECTION - 4 WAY TRAFFIC/SHOPPING CENTER. WE GOT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND PULLED OFF ROAD BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. WHEN WE TURNED THE IGNITION ON IT WOULD JUST CLICK ONE TIME. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES IT STARTED AND WE WENT THE LAST HALF MILE HOME WITH THE VEHICLE JUMPING AND SKIPPING ALL THE WAY. WE ARE AFRAID TO LEAVE HOME ON IT FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT OR GETTING STRANDED. WE FEEL THIS IS A FACTORY PROBLEM AND SHOULD NOT BE A BURDEN ON US. SIN

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WORKED. THE ONLY WAY TO START THE VAN WAS TO TURN THE KEY ON AND OFF RAPIDLY SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN IT WOULD START. WE TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STARTER. THE VAN WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN IT WOULD NOT START. WE TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

CAR STARTED SMOKING FOR FEW MINUTES WHEN CAR FIRST STARTED EACH DAY. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHO CHANGED THE OIL, PUT IN A NEW FILTER, PLUGS, ETC. IT THEN WORKED FINE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, AND THEN CLIMBING A HILL A LOUD KNOCKING STARTED. TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER WHO REFUSED TO FIX OR REPLACE THE ENGINE, BECAUSE I COULD NOT PRODUCE RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES, SINCE THAT WORK WAS TYPICALLY DONE BY ME, OR ONE OF MY WORKERS. I CONTACTED CORPORATE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY FOR ANY PART OF THE CAR BECAUSE THEY HAD DECIDED THAT I DIDN'T TAKE GOOD ENOUGH CARE OF THE VAN, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE ENGINE. I HAVE SINCE TALKED TO MANY AUTO REPAIR PLACES AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN IF I HAD NOT DONE ANYTHING TO THE CAR AT ALL, THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN AT ONLY 30,000 MILES. NOW I HAVE HAD A $42,000.00 TOP OF THE LINE LIMITED MINIVAN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS TECHNICALLY STILL UNDER WARRANTY. TALKED TO AN ATTORNEY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO WIN AGAINST AUTO DEALERS ANYMORE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE NEW CEO IS A CRIMINAL WHO FIXED THE FAILING COMPANY BY RIPPING OFF CUSTOMERS. *TR

AT APPROX 30,000 MILES, I ROTATED THE TIRES, THE FRONT/REAR BRAKES WERE SHOT. I REPLACED EVERYTHING. I LATER LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL. BREWBAKER CHRYSLER TOLD ME "TOO BAD, I GUESS YOU LEARNED A LESSON" WHEN I BROUGHT THEM MY RECEIPTS FOR THE BRAKE PARTS. AROUND THE SAME TIME, I WAS REPLACING THE WIPER BLADES WHEN I NOTICE THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT STRUT TOWER WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. WATER IS TRAPPED IN THE "CUP" OF THE STRUT TOWER AND HAD EATEN QUITE A BIT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I TRADED THE VEHICLE. I HAD ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING REAR DOORS(REOPENING WITH NOTHING IN THE WAY AND CLOSING TOO HARD, IE SAFETY FEATURE INOP), THE AUTOMATIC BACK DOOR(BROKEN LINKAGE), THE "Y" COOLING HOSE BROKE/SPLIT, USING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES AND LOCKING WITH THE KEYS INSIDE. UPON TRADE-IN, THE VAN HAD APPROX 58,000 MILES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN! I'VE NEVER HAD ONE VEHICLE WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. MY CURRENT VEHICLE, 02 CHEVY S10 4.3L V6 (OWNED SINCE NEW, .2 MILES) HAS 119,000+ MILES AND THE ONLY PROBLEM I'VE HAD WAS A BAD TPS, AT AROUND 100,000 MILES. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP THEIR GAME AND FIX THERE VEHICLES. *TR

THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF AFTER WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TIRES TESTS. TPMS WAS SET OFF BY THE FIRST STEM REPLACEMENT WE HAD TWO MONTHS EARLIER. WE NOW HAVE TWO REPLACEMENT VALVES ON OUR TOWN & COUNTRY. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THE REPLACEMENT ARE FROM THE SAME FAULTY SUPPLIER IN CHINA. BUT THE STEM ARE MADE OF THE SAME METAL RATHER THAN BRASS. PLEASE GET A RECALL OF THESE ITEMS. THE MANUFACTURER WILL DO NOTHING UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT AND IT DOES ME NO GOOD TO REPLACE THEM IF THEY CONTINUE TO USE THE SAME FAULTY PARTS. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO GET THE CODE DETERMINED. CODE CAME UP WITH THE EGR VALVE WAS BAD, DEALERSHIP STATED I WAS TO FAR OUTSIDE OF MY 36000 WARRANTY TO GET IT COVERED. $225.00 TO REPLACE. EGR VALVES ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

ANTIFREEZE SPRAYED OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAKING THE CAR SMOKE FROM ANTIFREEZE SPILLING ONTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THE HEATER HOSE ASSEMBLY, THE "Y" THAT SEPARATES IS CRACKED AT THE MOLDED PORTION OF THE WHERE THE TO PARTS MEET. *TR

VEHICLE IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE OPERATING, LIGHTS TO TURN ON AND OFF, HORN TO SOUND AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS TO OPERATE RANDOMLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER AND HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHEN NEW.IT WAS REPAIRED AND NOW IS DOING IT AGAIN ONLY MORE SEVERELY. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. IN SOME CASES THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTS OPERATING ON ITS OWN AND ACCELERATING. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

ABOUT TO GET ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION AND FOUND ANTIFREEZE SPRAYED OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MECHANIC AT THE GARAGE FOUND THAT THE REAR COOLANT HEATER HOSE WAS CRACKED WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE ENGINE. HE SAID THE Y DESIGN IS A BAD FLAW AND VERY COMMON. HE SAID NO REASON WITH ONLY 58,500 MILES SHOULD THAT HAVE CRACKED ALREADY. VAN HAD TO BE TOWED 32 MILES TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, VAN IS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

HEARD LOUD HOWLING NOISE RIGHT REAR, PSI UP TO 39, WHEEL OVERHEATED. WENT TO DEALER, RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED. I WAS TOLD HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES?!! COST ME $742.90. *TR

HEATER HOSE STARTED LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ON ENGINE MAKING THE CAR SMOKE REALLY BAD. TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID "YOU DON'T EVEN NEED TO SHOW ME...IT IS THE HEATER HOSE. I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU HOW MANY OF THESE WE HAVE DONE. WE ACTUALLY JUST FINISHED ONE UP YESTERDAY." SEEMS TO BE A REALLY BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

THE VAN STARTED SHUTTING IT SELF OFF DURING DRIVING. IT OCCURRED 7 TIMES IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST. BROUGHT IT TO AVONDALE CHRYSLER DEALER WITH NO RESULTS. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED.WE BROUGHT IT TO MOORE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER IN DETROIT WHO IS SUPPOSE TO BE WORKING WITH US ON THIS, BUT IN THE MEAN TIME WE HAVE NO SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE IN ANY HURRY TO FIX THIS ISSUE.THE VAN SHUT OFF FOR THEM BUT THEY DIAGNOSE IT AND NOTHING SHOWS. IT IS LIKE SOMEONE TURNS THE KEY OFF. NO WARNING NO ENGINE LIGHT WARNING. SO HERE WE ARE AND YESTERDAY ON THE BUSIEST ROAD IN PHOENIX, THE VAN SHUT OFF AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR CHAIN CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS SHAKING SO BAD. THIS VAN IS SO DANGEROUS RIGHT NOW AND SOMEONE HAS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. I AM KEEPING A FILE JUST IN CASE WE HAVE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS AND WE HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW VERY CLOSE CALLS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

USED KEYFOB TO UNLOCK VAN AND HORN STARTED HONKING (SHORT BLASTS) CONTINUALLY, WIPERS/WASHER ACTIVATED, ALL LIGHTS IN DASH STARTED FLASHING SHOWING AN 8 IN GEAR INDICATOR, HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, DOORS LOCKED, FANS START RUNNING, SOLENOID STARTS CLICKING, IT APPEARS THAT EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL UNDER THE HOOD EXCEPT THE STARTER IS ACTIVATED. *TR

WIFE TOOK SON TO DOCTORS OFFICE AND VAN RAN FINE. CAME OUT OF OFFICE AND CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK NOR WOULD IT START. LIKE A DEAD BATTERY. HAVE A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN THE CAR SO THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. AFTER TRYING TO START THE CAR WITH A JUMP SEVERAL TIMES WE GAVE UP. I THEN TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND THE CAR STARTED. AFTER CAR WAS STARTED I TOUCHED THE KEY FOB IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START BY WIGGLING THE FOB AS I TURNED THE CAR OVER. NOW ON 10/04/13 CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING EXCEPT THIS TIME IT DID IT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CAR SHUT OFF AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO STOP SIGNS OR CARS AHEAD OF ME SINCE THERE IS NO POWER TO THE BRAKES. GOT THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND IT IS THE SAME WAY EVERY TIME NOW. HAVE TO GIGGLE THE FOB IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER TO GET IT TO START. SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HERE. AND TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS UNDER RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PART FOR THE 2009 MODELS IS TROUBLING SINCE SOME OF THE LATER 2008 MODELS ALSO HAVE THE SAME FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. SEEMS TO ME THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO MAN UP TO THIS AND DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

WE WERE EXITING A PARKING LOT AND PULLING OUT ONTO A MAIN ROAD WHEN THE HORN STARTED HONKING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED FULL SPEED (BOTH FRONT AND BACK WITH CONSTANT WIPER FLUID), THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED, ALL THE INTERIOR WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON, AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. WE PULLED INTO THE NEXT PARKING LOT & TURNED THE VAN OFF, BUT THE HORN KEPT GOING OFF FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES ALONG WITH THE WIPER, LIGHTS, ETC. WE STARTED IT UP AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. WE WERE SO THANKFUL WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY YET AS WE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED! WE LEFT THE VAN IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT FOR THE NIGHT AND TRIED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPEN APPTS TILL LATER THIS WEEK. I'M NOT SURE I COULD EVER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AS I'VE READ A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT KEEPS HAPPENING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS & I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILDREN AROUND IN IT! *TR

I'VE BEEN DRIVING ALONG ABOUT 60 AND NEEDED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY AND FLOORED IT TO PASS, THE ACCELERATOR HAS STUCK AND I'VE HAD TO USE MY BRAKES TO GET IT UNSTUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE THIS MONTH. *TR

VALVE STEM BROKE APART WHILE TAKING CAP OFF TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE. *JS

THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND FLUID SPRAYING AND GOING OFF, HORN HONKING AND LOCKS GOING ALL CRAZY. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THIS HAPPENED AND I TOOK MY CAR IN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING, THEN A WEEK LATER SAME THING HAPPENED- HAPPENED FIRST WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IT WENT CRAZY, THEN ALSO WHEN I USE THE KEY FAUB TO UNLOCK THE CAR IT ACTED UP. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY TOLD ME MY BATTERY WAS BAD, BUT IF I HAD IT IN A WEEK BEFORE THAT WHY IS THAT BAD NOW WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THEN? SO PUT IN AROUND $700 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. NOW YESTERDAY, EXACTLY A YEAR LATER, SAME THING HAPPENED. DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK, IT DID IT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I PULLED OVER AND SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THEN WHEN I LEFT WORK I PUSHED MY UNLOCK ON MY KEY FAUB AND DID IT FOR A MINUTE OR SO, THEN WHEN I GOT HOME AND WENT DOWN TO MY CAR TO LEAVE LAST NIGHT, USED KEY FAUB AND IT STARTED GOING AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME WOULD NOT STOP SO THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED. I TRY TO HOOK THE BATTERY UP AND IT CONTINUES ON STILL. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR SOMEONE TO DRIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY, ALSO, MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT AND MY ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNED ON THIS TIME, AND LAST YEAR IT DID NOT. MY CAR IS POSSESSED!! I COMMUTE TO WORK AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED ASAP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OFF ROAD AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHERE THE PCM MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*CN

I JUST HAD MY FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. I HAD THEM REPLACED ON 2/14/2012. MY REAR ROTORS AND PADS ARE OK, BUT NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. I HAD THEM REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THIS SAME ISSUE FOR MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, AND I FOUND HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THE BRAKE SYSTEM...ONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS EVERY YEAR. *TR

MY 2008 MINIVAN STARTED GOING ELECTRICALLY HAYWIRE WHILE DRIVING AND I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO A NEARBY DEALER. I PULLED INTO SERVICE AREA WITH HORNS BLOWING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND FLUID GOING FULL TILT CONSTANTLY, WITH ALL SWITCHES IN THE OFF POSITION. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SO THE CAR WOULDN'T GET AWAY FROM ME AND PLOW INTO SOME ONE OR THING! AFTER I GOT INTO THE SERVICE AREA EVERYTHING STOPPED. ON LINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS. *TR

FAULTY TRANSMISSION. CONSTANTLY HARD SHIFTS EVERYWHERE. FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME YOU SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE ,OR DRIVE TO PARK, OR PARK TO REVERSE. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE.. I HAD THE POWERTRAIN CHECKED AND THE VEHICLE CAME OUT WITH NO PROBLEMS. IM AFRAID THAT I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND STOPS ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

CAR STARTED SMOKING ON NEAR DRIVERS SIDE WITH AN AWFUL SMELL. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PAID OVER $950 DOLLARS. AS I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE SAME SMELL AND SMOKING OCCURRED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR HEATER HOSE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. FROM WHAT I CAN DETERMINE FROM RESEARCHING THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THE "Y" PLASTIC PART IS FAULTY AND DOES NOT SELL JUST THE "Y" PART OF THE UNIT. CONSUMERS ARE FORCED INTO BUYING A HEATER HOSE AND LINE ASSEMBLY FOR OVER $100. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. *TR

FAULTY TRANSMISSION. CONSTANTLY HARD SHIFTS EVERYWHERE. FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE EVERY TIME YOU SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE ,OR DRIVE TO PARK, OR PARK TO REVERSE. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE ONLY 65000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE OVERALL. 45000 ON THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. IT'S OBVIOUSLY THEIR INADEQUATE PARTS AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ON THE FREEWAY AND SOMEONE GETS INJURED. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS NEED TO HAPPEN BEFORE CHRYSLER STEPS UP AND PUTS A GOOD TRANSMISSION ON THEIR VEHICLES? *TR

CAR STARTED SMOKING ON NEAR DRIVERS SIDE WITH AN AWFUL SMELL. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE REAR HEATER HOSE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. FROM WHAT I CAN DETERMINE FROM RESEARCHING THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THE "Y" PLASTIC PART IS FAULTY AND DOES NOT SELL JUST THE "Y" PART OF THE UNIT. CONSUMERS ARE FORCED INTO BUYING A HEATER HOSE AND LINE ASSEMBLY FOR $115. LABOR AND PARTS COST $290.00; THEN OF COURSE, THE REST OF THE HOSES NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $430 FOR A TOTAL OF $660.00. THIS PLASTIC PIECE IS FAULTY AND COULD CAUSE TERRIBLE DAMAGE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC DID DIAGNOSTICS TO FIND THE EGR VALVE WAS NOT GOOD (CODE P0404). FROM RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, CHRYLSER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EGR VALVE. PAID $375 TO RESOLVE THIS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY RESIDENTIAL STREET TRAVELING < 25MPH TAKING MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN I VEERED TO THE RIGHT AROUND OUR CURVED STREET AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS BRAKES BEGIN TO KICK IN CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW TO ALMOST A STOP WITHOUT TOUCH THE BRAKES AND CREATING A LOUD RUBBING NOICE. I PROCEEDED DOWN THE STREET AND THE SAME PROBLEM KEPT HAPPENING EVERYTIME. I TRIED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS WAS A HUGE SAFTEY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AS THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN'S SCHOOL. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND THEY DIAGNOSSED THE PROVLEM AS A CLOCK SPRING ISSUE. WHILE RESEARCH CLOCK SPRINGS, I FOUND INFORMATION THAT STATED THAT A CLOCK SPRING SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY FUNTIONING PROBLEMS IN VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES.

I WAS CLEANING BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE, MIDDLE ROW SEAT WITH A SHOP VAC. I WANTED TO CLEAN UNDER THE SEAT SO I PULLED THE HANDLE TO DISENGAGE THE SEAT FROM THE FLOOR. THE BACK OF THE CHAIR RELEASED FROM THE FLOOR AND TIPPED FORWARD. I HAD MY RIGHT HAND ON THE BACK OF THE CHAIR TO ASSIST IT AND WHEN THE CHAIR CAME FORWARD THE SEAR ADJUSTED ITSELF AND SLID DOWN TOWARDS THE FLOOR. SOMEHOW, WHEN THE CHAIR SLID FORWARD IT TRAPPED MY RING FINGER ON MY RIGHT HAND IN WHAT I WOULD CALL THE SEAT RAILS. IT BASICALLY SMASHED IT FLAT AGAINST THE BACK OF A BOLT SO TIGHT I COULD NOT FREE IT. THIS WAS SURPRISING PAINFUL!! BECAUSE OF THE AWKWARD POSITION I WAS NOW TRAPPED IN. I COULD NOT GET MY FINGER OUT ON MY OWN. I HAD TO YELL FOR MY KIDS TO GET MY PHONE SO I COULD CALL MY WIFE TO HELP ME FREE MY HAND. I ENDED UP WITH A SMALL CUT AND BRUISED FINGER.

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO THINK THEY SHOULD FIX IT. MY VAN ONLY HAS ABOUT 54,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. IN EARLIER MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE PART THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BAGS AS WELL AS THE CRUISE CONTROL, HORN AND OTHER STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS. THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THE PART AGAIN AND FIX ALL VEHICLES THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE FACT THAT THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPNSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PART THAT MAY SAVE SOMEONES LIFE IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND UNETHICAL. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,417.

MY 2008 MINIVAN STARTED GOING ELECTRICALLY HAYWIRE WHILE DRIVING AND I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO A NEARBY DEALER. I PULLED INTO SERVICE AREA WITH HORNS BLOWING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND FLUID GOING FULL TILT CONSTANTLY, WITH ALL SWITCHES IN THE OFF POSITION. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SO THE CAR WOULDN'T GET AWAY FROM ME AND PLOW INTO SOME ONE OR THING! AFTER I GOT INTO THE SERVICE AREA EVERYTHING STOPPED. IN A FEW MINUTES ONE OF THE MANAGERS CRANKED THE CAR A COUPLE OF TIMES AND TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE THE CAR BROUGHT BACK WHEN IT HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN. THEY SAID IT IS EASIER TO FIND THE PROBLEM. SO I LEFT AND WENT ON LINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WITH AN EXTREMELY STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CALIPER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER AND THE CALIPER SLIDE WAS AGAIN CLEANED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DOOR HARNESS WAS CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR

WHILE VISITING IN CANADA VEHICLE WOULDN'T START.TOWED TO NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALER. TOLD THE WIN MODULE(PART#05026147AH) WAS BAD. NONE AVAILABLE IN CANADA. MADE ME SUSPICIOUS THERE WAS A PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SERVICE(FILE#[XXX])SUGGESTED A SHORTAGE BECAUSE PART WAS PART OF A RECALL ON 2010 TOWN/COUNTRY VANS AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS IN U.S. WHY ISN'T MY VAN INCLUDED? SAME PART,PROBABLY SAME MECHANICALLY. I HAVE HAD TO BE TOWED,WAITED IN CANADA 2 DAYS,RETURNED HOME(4.5 HR DRIVE) WAITING 2 WEEKS PLUS WITHOUT VEHICLE AND WILL HAVE TO GO BACK SOME DAY FOR VEHICLE.THIS IS GETTING VERY EXPENSIVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE EMITTED A GRINDING NOISE AND BEGAN VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. ..UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED.

AFTER 6 WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS WERE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THEY WOULD OPEN OR CLOSE ON THEIR OWN. IT STARTED OFF BEING ONLY ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH TO NOW AN ALMOST EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SENT IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND I AM BEING TOLD "THEY CAN'T GET IT TO DUPLICATE" WELL AL I CAN SAY IS WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM, A CHILD GETTING BADLY HURT OR KILLED. THE FINAL STRAW FOR ME WAS JUST LAST WEEK WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED ON MY 10 YR. OLDS LEG AND I HAD TO PUT MY WHOLE BODY IN THE DOOR TO GET IT TO STOP. IT BRUISE MY BACK AND CUT MY SONS LEG. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET RID OF THE VAN BEFORE IT DOES MAJOR DAMAGE TO ONE OF MY KIDS, BUT I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD AT LEAST GET THE MONEY BACK I HAVE PUT INTO IT SINCE NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP MORE MONEY TO GET A NEW CAR AND PAY SALES TAX ALL OVER AGAIN. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE "PROBLEMS WITH CHRYSLER VANS SLIDING DOORS" AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WON'T YOU GUYS DO ANYTHING TO HELP US, OR IS THIS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE TIMES WHEN A TRAGEDY LIKE THE DEATH OF A CHILD HAS TO HAPPEN TO MAKE YOU WAKE UP AND TAKE ACTION. I EVEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY RECORD OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SLIDING DOOR ISSUES I WAS HAVING. I TOLD THAT LADY SHE WAS FULL OF CRAP BECAUSE YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND SEE HUNDREDS OF STORIES OF PEOPLE

1.THERE ARE TIMES WHEN RIGHT AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND COMING BACK TO THE CAR SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, IT WILL NOT START. THE KEY TURNS BUT THERE IS NO POWER. I HAVE REPLACED ALTENATOR, AND BATTERY AND STARTER. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IN THE IGNITION. 2. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AT 80,000MILES ,ALSO IN THE 3 YEARS OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKESAND ROTORS 2 TIMES AND REAR BRAKES ONCE. 3. OIL SEEMS TO "DISAPPEAR" USUALLY 2 QUARTS IN A MATTER OF 1000 OR LESS MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS THE MOST UNSAFE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER BOUGHT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON THE WORD OF CHRYSLER THAT IT IS A SAFE AND TRUSTWORTHY VAN. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MORE TIMES THAN I CHOOSE TO COUNT, IN PARKING LOTS AND WHAT NOT MILES AWAY FROM HOME, WITH MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN. IT IS ABSOLUTELY [XXX] THAT I HAVE TO HAVE A "SURVIVAL PACK" FOOD AND WATER AND STROLLERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE IN MY VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES IN CASE WE GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. TIRE WAS LOW - FRONT RIGHT - PULLED IN TO PUT AIR IN AND WHEN UNSCREWING THE VALVE CAP, THE STEM BROKE OFF INTO MY HAND. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL DID THE SAME THING 3 MONTHS AGO. LUCKILY THE STEM DID NOT FALL APART WHILE DRIVING AS THE TIRE WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. EACH TIME THE COST WAS OVER 85 PLUS THE CALL TO AAA TO ASSIST. I SAW THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WITH ONLY 60000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SHOULD NOT BE FAILING. WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN, PULLED THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, PUT IT INTO PARK AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. HAPPENED AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER. I HOPE IM NOT DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT SHUTS OFF. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VAN SHUT OFF ALL THE SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING. PULL THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT IN PARK AND IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP.THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO DAYS EARLIER AND ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND 4 MONTHS AGO. *TR

EVERY OIL CHANGE I HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE AROUND 50,000 MILES, MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THAT I WAS 1 TO 2 QUARTS LOW ON OIL. THIS LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN I WAS 3 QUARTS LOW. I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED RELIGIOUSLY AT EVERY 3000 MILES. MY CAR IS GETTING ON UP IN AGE BUT STILL SHOULDN'T BE BURNING THIS MUCH OIL. LOOKING ONLINE AT VARIOUS CAR FORUMS ABOUT MY SAME VEHICLE, A LOT OF OWNERS SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TOWN AND COUNTRY'S ALSO BURNING OIL. *TR

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND STARTED TO SMELL ANTIFREEZE. THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WASN'T TOO WORRIED IT WAS MY CAR AS THE TEMPERATURE WAS FINE. WHEN I GOT TO MY FINAL DESTINATION, I SMELLED ANTIFREEZE AGAIN AND LIFTED THE HOOD. SURE ENOUGH, A HOSE HAD BUSTED COOLANT AND IT SPEWED ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE FIXED AND HE MADE A STATEMENT THAT HE "COULDN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TOWN AND COUNTRY'S I'VE SEEN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM." THE PART IS THE Y HOSE FOR THE HEATER/COOLANT HOSES THAT CONNECT TO THE BACK OF THE THERMOSTAT ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY IS BURNING OIL AND I IT STARTED WHO KNOWS WHEN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE VALVE COVER 3 TIMES NOW. IT NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN BUT THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM CHRYSLER. I THINK THE WHOLE VAN SHOULD BE RECALLED. I BOUGHT A VEHICLE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE AND RELIABLE NOT TAKE IT TO GET FIXED EVERY MONTH. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CHECK THE OIL EVERY 500 MILES. MY 1997 CHEVY BLAZER WAS NEVER THIS MUCH TROUBLE. I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER OWN ANOTHER CHRYSLER AGAIN UNLESS MAYBE IT'S FREE. ALSO THE KEY IS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AFTER BEING SHUT OFF. I HAVE OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I'M STICK OF THE REPAIRS! *TR

3 OCCASIONS DRIVING MY 3 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MY TOWN AND COUNTRY BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE STEERING FAILED, BRAKES AND THE CAR WENT UNRESPONSIVE. THE ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TO REMEDY, I HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK, AND RESTART VEHICLE. THE LAST INSTANCE WHEN THIS OCCURRED I ROLLED INTO A FOUR WAY STOP AS MY BREAKS DID NOT WORK. AN ONLINE SEARCH HAS SHOWN MANY OTHER HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WITH THE DODGE CARAVAN AND TOWN & COUNTRY BOTH MADE BY CHRYSLER. TOOK VAN TO DEALER WHO SAID DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED NOTHING (OTHER PEOPLE REPORT THIS SAME EXPERIENCE). THEY UPDATED THE PCM SOFTWARE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE A SOFTWARE UPDATE WOULD RENDER MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE AND BE THE FACTOR THAT CAUSED IT'S WHOLE SYSTEM, BRAKES INCLUDED TO SHUT DOWN. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. MINI VAN DRIVERS CARRY CHILDREN! *TR