2008 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

BRAKES WEAR OUT AND STOP WORKING EVERY 10K MILES. ENGINE CONSUMES 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 800 MILES WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKING OR DRIPPING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,600. *TR

I HAVE A CHRYSLER 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 66000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING MY VAN AT APPROX 35 MILES PER HOUR THE VAN SUDDENLY FLASHED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND SLIPPERY CONDITION LIGHT. THE VAN LOST THE ABILITY TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND MAKE IT GO. IT CONTINUED TO IDLE DOWN THE ROAD, BUT THE GAS PEDAL MADE NO DIFFERENCE ON THE SPEED I WAS GOING. I IDLED INTO A DRIVEWAY, TURNED THE VAN OFF, LET IT SIT FOR APPROX 30 MINUTES, THEN RESTARTED THE VAN. THE VAN STARTED FINE, BUT WHILE DRIVING IT HOME IT DID THE SAME THING. I IDLED THE LAST 1/2 MILE HOME TO GET THE VAN IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT MORNING I MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND DROVE THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT STOPPED RUNNING ONE TIME ON THE DRIVE, WHICH IS APPROX 5 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. I AGAIN HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE, PUT IT IN PARK, AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THAT IT WAS A WIRE GOING TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN THE 2010 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND DIDN'T KNOW IF THE SAME BULLETIN APPLIED TO THE 2008. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VAN LOSES ALL ABILITY TO GET UP AND GO. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT LOST ALL POWER I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT! WITHIN THE PAST MONTH WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LINE, AND THE POWER HARNESSES ON THE DOOR. THEY ARE NOW TAKING APART THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT IS

THIS IS MORE A DRIVE-ABILITY PROBLEM RATHER THAN A SAFETY PROBLEM. MY VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CODE SAID THE EGR VALVE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I WENT LOOKING FOR A PART I FOUND THAT THERE WERE SO MANY OF THESE FAILURES THAT THE PART WOULD BE BACK ORDERED AND I COULD NOT BE TOLD WHEN THE PART WOULD BE IN. THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BACK IN 2005 AND CHRYSLER NEVER FIXED IT. BECAUSE OF THE EGR FAILURE THE VEHICLE GETS POORER GAS MILEAGE AND PRODUCES MORE POLLUTION. *TR

AFTER A RECALL FOR AIRBAG MODULE WAS PERFORMED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED ACTING UP, THE WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN THE WIPERS ARE ON CONSTANTLY, THE TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK! PRETTY MUCH ALL THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IS OFF EXCEPT HEADLIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME AND SO ARE THE WIPERS. I TOOK IT TO AN ELECTRICAL SHOP BECAUSE I THINK THE DEALER IS INCOMPETENT AND THEY REPLACED THE WIN MODULE AND FUSE BOX IN JANUARY 2012, DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACTING UP SPORADICALLY ALL YEAR LONG, GETTING WORSE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2013 THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE!!! *TR

ENGINE STOPS COMPLETELY WHEN VEHICLE HITS EVEN MINOR BUMPS WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DOWNHILL, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING INFORMATION ON THE FAILED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT INVESTIGATE THE CRASH OR THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

SEVERAL ISSUES. ONCE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH STOPPED AND STEERING LOCKED UP COASTED TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON, HEAD LIGHTS DONT ALWAYS WORK, SOMETIMES HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHT UP AND THEN FLICKER ON WHEN CLOSING DOORS, AIR WORKS INTERMITTENDLY. SOMETIMES STOPS AND THEN STARTS BACK ON. WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES WONT STOP. INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN ON INSIDE VEHICLE AND DON'T TURN OFF. SO FRUSTRATING. *TR

CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAID REAR BRAKES WERE AT 3 MILS AFTER ONLY 10000 MILES OF WEAR NOW ON 4/17/13 I AGAIN WAS TOLD THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 3 MILS AFTER ONLY 12000 MILES OF WEAR THAT TO ME AND MANY BRAKE REPAIR SHOPS IS VERY ODD AND RIDICULOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE DEFLATED AND THE STEM DISINTEGRATED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE STEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR

I TURNED THE CAR OFF AFTER A SHORT DRIVE AND LEFT THE CAR PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, UNLOCKED, WITH THE KEY INSERTED IN THE IGNITION. I CAME BACK FEW MINUTES LATER AND THE CAR WAS LOCKED WITH THE KEY INSIDE. THANK GOODNESS IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY SO I WENT BACK INSIDE THE HOUSE, GRABBED THE SPARE KEYS AND OPENED THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME WAS PEELING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES, CAUSING LACERATIONS TO THE CONTACT'S HANDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM VALVE STEM AND THE STEM DISINTEGRATED DUE TO CORROSION, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BECOME DEFLATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE AFFECTED BY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE SENSOR AND VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR UPDATED 05/08/13*LJ

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR RIGHT TIRE VALVE BROKE OFF AND THE TIRE IMMEDIATELY DEFLATED, HAD MY SPEED BEEN GREATER OR HAD OTHER CARS BEEN NEAR AN ACCIDENT WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE HAPPENED. WHILE INSPECTING THE VALVES ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES ONE MORE FELL OFF IN MY HAND. WE DIDN'T INTERNET SEARCH AND THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. *TR

SAME AS COMPLAINT NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10496186 AND NHTSA ID NUMBER: 1049507. THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE WIRE HARNESS IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. MY VEHICLE HAD THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOING ON/OFF IN ADDITION THE THESE ISSUES STATED IN THESE TWO COMPLAINTS. I CALLED CHRYSLER THEN TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND SAID TO RE-CHECK SAFETY RECALL K25 WHICH I ALREADY HAVE HAD COMPLETED THAT HAD CAUSED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO GO ON/OFF . AS IT TURNS OUT, BECAUSE THE DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW SWITCHES DID NOT WORK, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. NOW ALL THE CRAZY FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT, DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ECT ECT HAVE STOPPED. MY 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY HAD THE WIRING HARNESSES RECALLED FOR THE SLIDING SIDE DOORS AND I ALREADY HAD THOSE HARNESSES REPLACED. THIS DRIVER DOOR HARNESS PROBLEMS WERE MUCH WORSE BECAUSE I NEVER KNEW IF THE AIR BAG HAD FAILED OR WAS WORKING PROPERLY. EVERYTHING WORKS OK NOW THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. *TR

WALKED OUT TO CAR AND IT STARTED FREAKING OUT. LIGHTS FLASHING, WIPERS ON, WASHER FLUID DISPERSING, HORN BLOWING ETC. IT WOULD NOT STOP. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET THINGS TO STOP. WHEN I TRY TO RECONNECT IT STARTS BACK AGAIN. *TR

THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A WEEK NOW. WHEN STARTING MY VEHICLE, THE WIPERS INDEPENDENTLY TURNED ON, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED EVERY TIME THE WIPERS WHERE DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE WIPER AND LIGHT ON/OFF WAS CHECKED. TURNED OFF AND ON, AND STILL BOTH ITEMS FLASHED, AND SWIPED BY THEMSELVES. JANUARY 29TH, OPERATOR WAS DRIVING 25 MPH, ALL DASH LIGHTS BLINKED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ESP, BRAKE, ENGINE,AND AIRBAG LIGHTS, AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON, WIPERS DEPLOYED AND RPM GAUGE REDUCED TO 0 FOR 5 SECONDS. PULLED OVER TURNED IGNITION OFF, OPENED DOOR, SHUT DOOR RESTARTED VEHICLE. THE ABOVE REPEATED ITSELF, WITH MORE ERRORS, NOW THE DRIVER WINDOW CONTROLS DID NO LONGER WORK. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY FOR 5 FULL MINUTES BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 61,000. UPDATED 04/03/13*LJ UPDATED 04/12/2013 *JS

2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED 64000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. I NOTICED THIS WHEN MY STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG BURNING RUBBER ODOR WHILE AT A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FRONT CALIPERS, WHICH WERE STUCK TO THE ROTORS. THE CALIPERS, ROTORS AND THE BRAKE SHOE WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,763. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH. THE SLIPPERY ROAD WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE ROADSIDE AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 2/25/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROADS WERE DRY. UPDATED 03/07/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HORN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

VAN STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. ESP LIGHT WAS THE ONLY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NO CODES SHOW UP. *TR

VAN STALLED OUT AND LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE DRIVING 43 MPH DOWN 4 LANE BOULEVARD. HARD TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE AVOIDING OTHER VEHICLES. 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VAN WITH ME. 2 ND OCCURRENCE. *TR

CHROME COVER ON PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR PULL SPLIT AND EXPOSED A VERY SHARP EDGE THAT CUT THE PASSENGER'S HAND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL GAUGES STARTED ILLUMINATING AND EMITTING A CONTINUOUS NOISE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE RECURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ASSIGNED HER A CASE MANAGER AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TPMS SENSOR FRACTURED IN TWO. THE TIRE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN TIRE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON BUT HE WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES HOME FROM WORK, I PARKED THE VAN IN MY DRIVEWAY, TOOK THE KEYS, AND WENT INSIDE. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER, MY HORN BEGAN TO BLOW, WINDSHIELD WIPERS RAPIDLY MOVING AND SPRAYING WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID EVERYWHERE, ALL THE DOORS LOCKED, AND THIS CONTINUED UNTIL BATTERY WAS DISABLED. HOOKED BATTERY BACK UP AND BEGAN TO DRIVE. AFTER A FEW MILES, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN RAPIDLY WIPING AND SPRAYING, THE HORN FRANTICALLY BLOWING, AND DOORS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED SEVERAL TIMES. HAD TO AGAIN REMOVE THE BATTERY TO STOP. CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO CLAIMS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. COME TO FIND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

WE OWN A 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY. IN SEP OF 09 THE FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED (21381 MILES). THEN IN JULY 2010 THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED (31088 MILES) NOW NOV 2012 THEY SAY THEY NEED REPLACED AGAIN!! (65409 MILES) THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND ALREADY WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES 3 TIMES ON THE FRONT AND TWO ON THE BACK. TALK ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF IT TOO...THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 36000 MILES. ALTHOUGH THAT DOES NO GOOD CONSIDERING THE PROBLEM IS JUST GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING. THE CARS NEED RETROFITTED WITH A NEW BRAKING SYSTEM NOT JUST REPLACED WITH THE SAME THING. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH GETTING HELP, THE SAME WHEN CONTACTING CHRYSLER. FOR THE FAMILY VEHICLE THEY PROMOTED THIS CAR AS.....THEY TOTALLY FAILED. I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY FAMILY IN IT. THIS CAR HAS HAD MORE RECALLS, TSB AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES....WHEN IS IT GOING TO STOP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DOWN A RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. NEARLY WENT OFF THE ROADWAY ATTEMPTING TO STOP. AFTER A FEW MINUTES ONE HEADLIGHT CAME BACK ON THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. *TR

DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HORN STARTS BLOWING ERRATICALLY, THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS AND WIPERS ACTIVATE, LIGHTS START FLASHING, THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE OR SIX TIMES SINCE AUG., HAVING OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. IT HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND WHILE IT IS NOT. WITH EACH INCIDENT THE SYMPTOMS BECOME WORSE AND THE DURATION IS LONGER. LAST WEEK, I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT FIVE OR TEN MINUTES FOR IT TO STOP AS I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING. YESTERDAY, IT OCCURRED WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE AND I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP IT. THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED @$524.12. ADDITIONALLY NOW AT 54,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED @ $409. THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED @ 25,834 AND 35,272. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT END AND STEERING VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. BOTH CONDITIONS ARE SAFETY ISSUES, HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENT BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, AND ARE OBVIOUS INHERENT DEFECTS IN THE VEHICLE, AND SHOULD BE ISSUES THAT RESULT IN A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS MADE AT CHRYSLER'S EXPENSE, YET THEY CONTINUE TO DENY THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM. BOTH ISSUES COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY NEEDED TO HAVE BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE VEHICLE SHUDDERING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHICH IS WORST AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO OSCILLATE. THIS ALSO NEGATIVELY IMPACTS VEHICLE STOPPING POWER. THIS IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO IMPROPERLY SIZED OR DESIGNED BRAKES FOR THE WEIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE CAUSING THE ROTORS TO OVERHEAT AND WARP. THERE IS NO WAY THESE PARTS LAST THROUGH TYPICAL DRIVING BEHAVIOR. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR NATURE THAT CAN BE LOCATED AT HTTP://WWW.LEMONLAW.COM/WORDPRESS/DODGE-CHRYSLER-BRAKE-PROBLEMS/. *TR

VALVE STEMS ON TPMS SYSTEMS ARE NOT MADE OF BRASS AS ON THE PAST THEY ARE OF A POT METAL AND THEY CORRODE UNDER THE CAP WHEN YOU TRY TO INFLATE THE TIE THE SNAP OFF CAUSING AN INSTANT FLAT. I F THIS WAS TO OCCUR AT SPEED IT WOULD HAVE CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS STOPPED ON THE I-94 FREEWAY IN DETROIT, MI. A VEHICLE WAS CLOSING IN BEHIND HER AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE THEN LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, YET NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. MY WIFE'S HEAD CONTACTED THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. SHE CURRENTLY HAS A FRACTURED NOSE, AND SEVERELY SWOLLEN/BLACK&BLUE EYES. WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5, WHO THANKFULLY WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIREMAN ON THE SCENE HAD STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN WORKING AS A FIREMAN FOR 18 YEARS, AND HE HAS NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE WITH AS MUCH FRONTAL DAMAGE IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, AND FULLY EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED OUT DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN MANY PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE, AND CAN SEND THEM TO YOU IF YOU PROVIDE AN ACTUAL EMAIL ADDRESS. *TR

LOW BEAMS WOULD START TO GO OFF AND ON AND THEN JUST OFF. RESTARTING CAR FIXED FOR SHORT TIME DANGEROUS MANY PROBLEMS ON THE TESTER. *TR

CAR WENT CRAZY WITH LIGHTS FLASHING, WIPERS GOING AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WOULD NOT START BACK. *TR

PUSHED THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR KEY ON THE REMOTE. THE HORN STARTED BLOWING NON STOP. THE WINDSHIELD WIPES WERE MOVING WITH WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID SPRAYING NON STOP. THIS DIDN'T STOP BY PUSHING ANY KEY OR MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE OR STARTING THE VAN. WE HAD TO DISCONNECT AND CABLES FROM THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO STOP. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AN HOUR LATER AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY, THE VAN DIDN'T START. *TR

VAN WAS PARKED WENT OUT TO RUN TO STORE WOULD NOT START. HAD NO POWER TO ANYTHING, NO WINDOWS, NO RADIO, NO INSTRUMENT PANEL, GAGES DON'T COME ON WHEN KEY IS ON. HAD BETTERY TESTED WAS FINE. CONTACTED DEALER THEY HAD NO IDEA. GOT VAN TO START WITH REMOTE STARTER BUT WHEN I PUT KEY THE KEY IN AND PUT TO ON VAN SHUTS OFF AND REFUSES TO START. CALLED CHRYSLER THEY HAD NO CLUE AND REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALER.PRIOR TO THIS THE VAN WAS RUNNING FINE. HAVE ONLY OWNED IT 4 MONTHS. SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND SEEMS TO BE ONGOING. YOU WOULD THINK THAT CHRYSLER WOULD DO A RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT WHO AM I. THIS IS THE FIRST CHRYSLER THAT I HAVE OWNED AND HAS PUT A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH ABOUT OWNING ANOTHER SINCE THEY HAVE HAD NUMERIOUS COMPLAINTS AND FAIL TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE NOR DOES THE DEALER WANT TO SO THE NEXT STEP IS CONTACTING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE. *TR

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT 20,000 MILES. NOW, AT 33,000 MILES THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! YET ALL I'VE READ IS THAT CHRYSLER IS ONLY PAYING $100 OF THE COST AND ONLY ON THE FRONT BRAKES. THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS VERY PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING NHTSA CAN DO TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO BACK THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER BENCH SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED DUE TO REPEATED FOLDING AND UNFOLDING OF THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HIDE-A-WAY SEATS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHEN WE USED THE REMOTE KEY TO UNLOCK OUR VAN THE ALARM SOUNDED, THE HORN KEEP BEEPING, THE WIPERS - BOTH FRONT AND BACK, STARTED, WIPER FLUID SPRAYED FROM BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK, THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND THE LIGHTS STAYED ON. ONCE I GOT IN THE CAR ( USING A TRADITIONAL KEY INSIDE THE REMOTE ) I COULD NOT CONTROL ANY OF THE ABOVE. IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED ONLY TO START AGAIN WHEN I USED THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE CAR. THE BATTERY DIED AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A SHOP. A NEW BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR COMPUTER RESET. I DROVE IT 5 MILES HOME AND PARKED IT. 3 HOURS LATER I WENT TO UNLOCK THE CAR AND THE ENTIRE PROCESS STARTED AGAIN - BOTH FRONT AND BACK WIPERS, LIGHTS ON, WIPER FLUID SPEWING ON BOTH WINDOWS, CAR ALARM AND LIGHTS FLASHING. AGAIN, I COULD NOT GET IN TO THE CAR AS IT REMAINED LOCKED. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE UNWIRED FOR THIS ALL TO STOP. THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP. THIS TIME WE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE TIPM ( TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE ). THE COST OF THIS IS OVER $700. OUR CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I AM FINDING OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 2008 MODEL. IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT COULD BE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD. I WANT CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS AND ISSUE MINE AND EVERYONE ELSES MONEY BACK - NOT ONLY FOR THE FAULTY PART BUT FOR ALL THE TIME AND INCONVENIENCE THIS CAUSES ON CAR OWNERS. PLEASE DON'T WANT UNTIL A FATALITY HAPPENS. *TR

THE DASH FLASHED, AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NO LONGER TURN ON. THIS IS DUE TO THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) SHORTING OUT, AND HAS BEEN REPORTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH VARIOUS DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP VEHICLES. I WAS MADE TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $250 FOR THE REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, A MONTH LATER, THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE DIED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL, AND FOR THAT I HAD TO PAY $606. *TR

* IN MAY AT 70MPH ON I-90, WE BEGAN TO HEAR A WHINING, GRINDING, VIBRATING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR OF OUR VAN. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER ASAP WHEN WE DETERMINED SOMETHING WAS WRONG, AND THEN SMELLED AND SAW ACRID BLUE SMOKE POURING OUT FROM THE LEFT WHEEL. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WHEEL BEARING, AND CALLED FOR A TOW. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS JUST SOME RUST IN THE BRAKES, AND THEY CLEANED IT UP. IN AUGUST, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AT 70MPH ON I-35. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SMOKE POURED OUT AGAIN. WE LET IT COOL, ACTIVATED & DEACTIVATED THE PARKING BRAKE AND DROVE IN REVERSE AND HIT THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THEY FREED UP. PROBABLY NOT THE SAFEST THING TO DO, BUT NOT MUCH CHOICE KNOWING THE BRAKES STICK AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. * RECENTLY SEARCHED THE INTERNET & FOUND THAT THE 2008 T&C HAS A VERY BAD HISTORY WITH BRAKE ISSUES. PEOPLE ARE IRATE AND DEMANDING A RECALL ON THEM. JUST GO OUT AND READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS PARTICULAR VAN - HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/CHRYSLER/TOWN+AND+COUNTRY/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE * AFTER YOU READ THROUGH A FEW DOZEN COMPLAINTS, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS: WHY HAVEN'T YOU FORCED A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER ON THESE DANGEROUS BRAKES? THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VERY PREMATURE WEAROUT, AND WORSE YET, BRAKE BINDING AND LOCKUP, ESPECIALLY ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. *** PLEASE *** - FORCE A RECALL ON THESE BRAKES ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED SITTING ON THE SHOULDER OF AN INT

WE HAVE TWO ISSUES. FIRST: DURING AN ABRUPT STOP RECENTLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL MASHED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T WANT TO STOP. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ABS KICKING IN, BUT THEY ARE DESIGNED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND KEEP YOU FROM SLIDING THE WHEELS. THIS JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT AND ITS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE NOTICED SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. OUR VAN WAS MADE FOR TRAVELING, BUT WHEN LOADED DOWN (NOT OVERLOADED EITHER) THE BRAKES START TO ACT UP. FOR INSTANCE WHEN YOU START TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE. I HAVE NEWER BRAKES ON THE FRONT, NEW TIRES (2-WEEKS OLD) AND BRAND NEW ROTORS (LESS THAN 2 MONTHS OLD) ON THE VEHICLE SO I KNOW NOTHING IS OUT OF BALANCE. I SIMPLY DON'T TRUST MY VAN AND AM SERIOUSLY WORRIED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT. I HAVE A TOW HITCH ON MY VEHICLE, BUT AM AFRAID TO PULL MY MOTORCYCLE ON IT BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES ACTING UP. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I HAD MY TRAILER HITCHED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT WE'VE NOTICED THAT DURING A QUICK TURN THE WARNING BELL DINGS AND A LIGHT COMES ON THEN GOES OFF IMMEDIATELY. SECOND: THE POWERTRAIN DOESN'T' SHIFT SMOOTHLY. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER'S MAINTENANCE SHOP, BUT THE GUY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING (WARRANTY WISE) UNLESS THERE WAS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH THE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM. I HAVE A 100K MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, AND FEEL THE DEALER IS SKIRTING THE ISSUE TO KEEP FROM PAYING FOR COVERED PROBLEMS. *TR

THE POWER LIFT GATE OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE CONTROL PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE SMELL OF SMOKE WAS EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE THEN ERRONEOUSLY DROPPED TO A READING OF ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED BUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,019.

IN JULY 2011, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER TO REPORT A BAD PULSATION FEELING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WE HAD 41,761 MILES ON VEHICLE AND ON A TRIP FROM NEW JERSEY TO PENNSYLVANIA, WE FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STRUGGLING TO BRAKE FAST ENOUGH. CHRYSLER STATED THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT ROTORS. THEY REPLACED THEM AND MY COST WAS CLOSE TO $400. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, ON 8/16/11, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER AGAIN TO REPORT THE SAME BAD PULSATION FEELING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STRUGGLING TO BRAKE FAST ENOUGH. I WAS INFORMED BY CHRYSLER THAT THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR WAS SCORED AND PITTED AND THE COATING FAILED FOR MOPAR RO 180802. ON 8/16/11, THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR. ONE YEAR LATER MY VEHICLE HAS 53,754 MILES ON IT. ON 8/30/12, I BRING MY VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER DUE TO A VERY HIGH PITCHED BRAKE SQUEAL. CHRYSLER COMPLETES A FULL BRAKE INSPECTION AND INFORMS ME THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE FINE AND DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER, THE HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL FROM MY BRAKES IS LOUDER AND OCCURRING MORE. I AM FEELING A BAD PULSATION FEELING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I AM TOLD I NEED NEW FRONT ROTORS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE ROTORS AFTER 12,000 MILES. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THE BRAKES IN THE 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY MODEL. BRAKES ARE ONE OF, IF NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED 1-2 TIMES PER YEAR. I DRIVE UNDER NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS ON A

1. WHILE DRIVING THE ESP INDICATOR LIGHT AND ENGINE COMES ON AND WHEELS AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO SLOW MODE (AS IF I WERE ON ICE). I MANUALLY SHUT OFF BUTTON. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND SAID THE COIL IN MY STEERING MODULE IS BAD, NEEDS REPLACING. I COMPLAINED OF VAN HAVING HARD SHIFTING IN ACCEL AND DECEL. FAULT CODE C1210-STEERING ANGLE SENSOR 2. THE ENGINE LIGHT REPORTS THAT I HAVE A BAD EGR VALVE, NEEDS REPLACING. FOUND CODE P1404 & CODE P0404. *TR