2008 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING A CONSISTENT SPEED FOR MINUTES WHEN IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN DESPITE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENTS AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE BOTH READ "ZERO." I COASTED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER TO A SAFE SHOULDER ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. ALSO, IT FELT LIKE THE POWER BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING WHILE STOPPING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. ON TWO OF THOSE OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR FOR NO KNOWN REASON WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN ALL CASES I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, TOOK THE KEY OUT AND THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE FOR 2-4 WEEKS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES FOR THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY ACTIVATED; THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK HIS COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,500.

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN WITH 44,000 MILES, MOSTLY USED FOR CITY DRIVING. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES 3 TIMES NOW AND THE REAR ONCE. THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALL THE WAY AROUND THIS TIME, WHICH IS EXCESSIVE FOR A VEHICLE WITH THIS MANY MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION UPON ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VEHICLES ARE INFERIOR AND WEAR OUT PREMATURELY; AND IN SOME CASES THE PAD MATERIAL SEPARATES FROM THE STEEL BACKING PLATE. ROTORS ARE ALSO INFERIOR AND WARP. ALL OF THIS OCCURS USUALLY IN UNDER 15,000 MILES. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND KNOWS THAT IT EXTENDS INTO MAY OTHER VEHICLE LINES. NEW ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE WHICH NOW STOPS PROPERLY. THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE DUE TO LOSS OF FRICTION MATERIAL, OR HEATING CAUSED BY INFERIOR ROTOR MATERIALS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCES AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. HE HAS HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED FOUR TIMES AT EITHER AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT DECLINED TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,700. UPDATED 02/09/11

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN HAS BEEN STALLING WHILE DRIVING SINCE 45K MILES. IT STALLED ONCE EVERY OTHER MONTH AT FIRST, NOW IT IS EVERY DAY. IT STALLS WHILE DRIVING 15MPH OR 60MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN IT TWO TIMES IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. WHEN IT STALLS THE BREAKS AND GAS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, AND THE VEHICLE MUST COAST TO A STOP. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT WILL STALL OTHER THAN THE RPM GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPS FROM 1-2 TO 0 RAPIDLY. IN THAT TIME IT IS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT THE STALL IF THE VEHICLE CAN ACCELERATE QUICKLY, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS TO WATCH THE RPM GAUGE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY WATCHING THE ROAD. THE ENGINE DOES NOT CHANGE SOUND AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL ROARING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF AVAILABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS NEED BRAKES WELL BEFORE THEY SHOULD. MY FIRST SET OF BRAKES ONLY LASTED APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES AND THE VAN HAS NEEDED NEW BRAKES EVERY 3000 MILES SINCE. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER THIS IS "NORMAL MAINTENANCE." HOWEVER MANY OTHER TOYOTA AND HONDA MINI VAN OWNERS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE HAD THEIR BRAKES LAST FOR 35K TO 40K MILES. IF YOU RESEARCH CHRYSLER VAN BRAKES ONLINE, MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED IN FORUMS THAT THEIR BRAKES ALSO WEAR DOWN AT AN ALARMING RATE. CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT AS OF YET HAS NOT PROVIDED A FIX BESIDES REPLACING THE PADS AND ROTORS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIMES (ALTHOUGH THEY ARE FOOTING THE BILL MINUS A DEDUCTIBLE UP UNTIL 36,000 MILES AT WHICH POINT IT BECOMES THE OWNER'S PROBLEM). CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING A PRODUCT WHICH DOES NOT PERFORM PROPERLY AND POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAID ONLINE THEY DID NOT REALIZE THEY EVEN HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY BROUGHT IT IN FOR OTHER SERVICE AND WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN AFTER BEING REPLACED ONLY A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES AGO. MY BRAKES PULSATE VIOLENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOING DOWNHILL, BUT THERE IS NOTHING CHRYSLER CAN DO ABOUT IT SHORT OF REPLACING THE ROTORS WHEN THE PULSATION GETS UNBEARABLE. IN 30K MILES I AM CURRENTLY ON MY 6TH SET OF ROTORS AND I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH CHRYSLER BUT THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME. CHRYSLER HAS TAKEN A LOT OF MONEY FROM

FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 16,000; NOW REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000; CHRYSLER HAS SUBSEQUENTLY COVERED THE FRONT BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY BUT WILL NOT COVER REAR BRAKES EVEN THOUGH SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING. *TR

BRAKE ISSUES - HAVING TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, WE ARE ON OUR THIRD SET FOR OUR 2008 CHRY TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. PRESENT MILEAGE 39884. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE BRAKES OVER HEATED WITH SMOKE, LOTS OF SMOKE. ONCE IN DEC.2009 AND THE OTHER 2010. WE USED SNOW TO COOL OFF THE BRAKES. WE WERE CONCERNED THAT A FIRE WOULD START. WE HAD TAKEN OUR VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE BRAKES AND WE WERE TOLD THEY WERE FINE THIS PRIOR TO THE SMOKING INCIDENT IN 2009. LATER IN OCTOBER 2009 WE WENT TO FIRESTONE TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED THEY ADVISED THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 22,324 MILES. THEY CALLED THE DEALER AND REPORTED THE BRAKES, THE DEALER ADVISED BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED. WE HAD THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED A COUPLE DAYS LATER ON OWN. THEN IN JULY 2010 THE BRAKES OVER HEATED AND SMOKED AGAIN. ON SEPT 2010 THE BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPON LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2008 CHRY TOWN AND COUNTRY HAVING BRAKE ISSUES. WE DID GET A NOTICE FROM CHRY. BUT THERE SEEM TO BE A BIGGER ISSUE. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY, LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DROVE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY STRIKING THE RIGHT OF WAY FENCE.* BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0440-90)*JB UPDATED 09/13/10*BF UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A MINOR SHOULDER INJURY. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR B A DID NOT DEPLOY. UPDATED VOQ 01/10/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SEQUEL ABNORMALLY. THE NOISE WOULD CEASE ONCE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE DESTROYED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE CALIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE WORN AND WOULD NEED TO BE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,025.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE IN THE CONTACT'S GARAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WERE FOUR SEPARATE COMPONENTS OF THE AIR BAG THAT WORKED TOGETHER WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND READS THE MODULE. THE MODULE WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE EXACT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE DEALER WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,962. UPDATED 11/16/10 *BF UPDATED 11/23/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY ON AT LEAST SIX OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RIGHT BEFORE THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GIVE ANY WARNING BEFORE IT SHUT DOWN; HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE SITTING IDLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOORS DO NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOORS CLOSE AND THEN OPEN BACK UP. THE DOORS WILL ONLY CLOSE MANUALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ETESIAN INDICATOR SENSOR. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST 37603 MILES. THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE REPLACED AT 21000 MILES. THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 29781. THE REAR LIFT GATE BROKE IN SEPTEMBER 2009. THE STARTER FAILURE CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER TO FAIL AND THE WINDOWS FROM OPENING AND CLOSING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON. THE CLOCK SPRING STEERING ANGLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL START AND THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD MOVE, BUT WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHY. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN UPDATED 04/18/11

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING CHRYSLER PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PADS HAD CUT INTO THE METAL OF BOTH ROTORS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHRYSLER DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUESTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS READILY AVAILABLE. *JB

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY WITH BRAKE ISSUES. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN A DAY OR TWO OF WASHING THE VEHICLE, ALL FOUR WHEELS AGAIN BECAME COVERED WITH BLACK BRAKE DUST. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE SHOULD BE TREATED AS A RECALL NOT AS A WARRANTY EXTENSION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, FOLLOWED BY A STUTTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER NOTICE PERTAINING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE REMEDY REPAIR DUE TO THE BRAKE PADS SPECS NOT MEETING THE MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,800.

2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. REAR BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES. LEFT REAR CALIPER FROZE SHORTLY AFTER, SMOKING AND VERY HOT. FIRE HAZARD. FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES. BRAKES HAVE MAJOR ISSUES, UNDERSIZED FOR THIS VEHICLE? REPORTS ONLINE INDICATE THEY NEED REPLACING AS SOON AS EVERY 10,000 MILES. NO LONGER THINK THAT MY WIFE WAS THE PROBLEM. CAN SOMEONE FORCE CHRYSLER INTO RECALLING THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACING WITH LARGER BRAKING SYSTEM? MUST AN ENTIRE FAMILY WITH KIDS PERISH? NOW WHEEL BEARINGS ARE NOISY - MANY ONLINE REPORTS - RELATED TO BRAKES? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE TO THE BRAKES PREVIOUSLY INCLUDING A REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS IN NOVEMBER 2009. THE REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED MAY 2010 AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN IN JULY 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD CEASE FOR A LIMITED TIME BEFORE RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,002 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE AIRBAG ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN DEPLOYED. THERE WERE THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. MY ARM WAS BRUISED AND CUT DURING THE ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER HAD HER HEAD SHOVED THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BY HER AIRBAG. MY GRANDSON WAS COUGHING AND CHOKING ON THE POWDER FROM THE AIRBAG. UNABLE TO SEE, I MANAGED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHOUT CAUSING ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE OR ANY OTHERS. THE POLICE AND INSURANCE ADJUSTERS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND COULD FIND NO PHYSICAL REASON FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THE FRONT BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE SMOKING. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND THEY COULD NOT SEEM TO FIX THEM. ALSO, THE AIR VENT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, A FUSE HAD TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE STARTER. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE HANDLE ON THE SLIDING DOOR WAS REPLACED, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR DID OPEN PROPERLY AND THE BUMPER FELL APART. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A FOURTH TIME. UPDATED 07/12/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOORS, AND THE REAR DOOR INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD USE THE KEYLESS REMOTE TO SHUT THE DOORS, THEY WOULD ONLY CLOSE PARTIALLY AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE CASE WAS ESCALATED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 13,000.

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER EXPRESSES COMMENTS REGARDING BRAKES PROBLEMS *TGW

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKES BECAME HOT, MADE A NOISE, AND GAVE OFF A BURNING SMELL. *GR THE DEALER FOUND THE PADS BINDING IN THE CALIPER BRACKET AND THE CALIPERS HAD SEIZED.. *JB

TWO PROBLEMS: 1. WHILE DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AROUND A CURVY ROAD, THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED ( 2 TIMES) MAKING ME HIT THE CURB. THE DEALERSHIP RE FLASHED THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. 2. WHILE GOING UP ON A SMALL HILL, THE STEERING WHEEL JUST LOCKED AND I COULD NOT STEER IT AT ALL. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE DEALER STATES THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS ON BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN WHEN I HAD BARELY 19000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. BRAKES WERE TESTED AS FINE DURING A SAFETY INSPECTION IN JANUARY, AND SUDDENLY 3 MONTHS LATER THEY HAD WORN DOWN TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT WHICH THEN ALSO RUINED THE ROTORS. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM THIS, HOWEVER, I SEE THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A TREND FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL OF CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH A SLIDING DOOR PROBLEM. I SPORADICALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR (HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH SLIDING DOORS BUT ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE) CLOSING PART WAY AND THEN OPENING. SEEMS LIKE SOME KIND OF SENSOR PROBLEM. IT WILL ALSO AT TIMES OPEN OF ITSELF AFTER IT HAS BEEN CLOSED AND I HAVE WALKED AWAY FROM IT OR GONE INTO THE HOUSE. HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER. THEY SAID IS WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. IT IS NOT. I DON'T HAVE MUCH FAITH IN THE DEALER AS I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AND WITH NO PERMANENT FIX. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, NOT JUST THE DATE CITED. *TR

I OWN 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN AND LAST WEEK WHEN I TOOK MY VAN FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGE TO THE DEALER(GURNEE DODGE), THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AS THEY ARE WORN OUT AT ONLY 15,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 20 YEARS, HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND AM NOT DRIVING ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN I HAVE DRIVEN IN THE PAST. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE ME THE VEHICLE AS HE SAID IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I WAS FORCED OR TRICKED INTO CHANGING MY PADS FOR $300.00 (PARTS AND LABOR) AND THEY SAID THEY COULD RESURFACE THE ROTOR INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT AFTER SEEING MY FRUSTRATION. LATER I CAME TO KNOW THAT THERE A TSB ISSUED ON 2008 CHRYSLER AND DODGE VEHICLES TSB# 05-006-08 ISSUED DEC.8TH. 2008 REGARDING THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS, HE SAYS HE HAS NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS AND NOT READY TO HONOR THIS TSB. *TR

I HAD MY 2008 CHRYSLER T&C CHECKED FOR SQUEAL IN FRONT TIRE AREA, AND THEY FOUND THAT I HAD 5% REMAINING ON MY BRAKE PADS. NOW I WONDER WHY THEY DIDN'T NOTICE THIS AT MY LAST TIRE ROTATION? NOW IT IS COSTING ME OVER $300 TO FIX. I THEN READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND THERE IS NO RECALL OR NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER. *TR

I AM CONTACTING YOU IN REFERENCE TO MY CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WE BOUGHT THIS NEW OCT. 2008. WE HAVE THIS VAN IN ATLEAST SEVEN TIMES FOR THE SLIDING DOORS. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOORS WITH THE POWER SHUT THE DOOR STARTS TO CLOSE BUT WHEN IT GETS TO WHERE IT STARTS TO LATCH IT WILL CLICK TWO OR THREE TIMES AND RE-OPEN YOU THEN HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR ALL THE WAY TO RESET THE DOOR AND AT TIMES YOU DO NOT KNOW IF THE DOOR HAS SHUT. MY WIFE ACTUALLY HAD ONE DOOR OPEN WHILE SHE WAS MOVING! WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ON 3/26/2010 I WAS TOLD AT THIS TIME SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY AT THE DEALER SHIP FOR THE PROBLEM AT HAND AND SINCE WE WERE SO CLOSE TO WARRANTY EXPIRING TO LEAVE IT THERE AND I WAS GIVEN A CASE # 19426494 AND TOLD A CASE MANAGER WOULD CALL EITHER THAT DAY OR FOR SURE THE NEXT DAY AND I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER (SLEEPY HOLLOW CHRYSLER/DODGE) 1-877-899-4023 AND TOLD THIS OF THE SITUATION. I DID THEN RECEIVE A VOICE MESSAGE FROM WILLIAM WHOM IS THE CASE MANAGER WITH CHRYSLER ON 3/29/2010 I THEN CALLED BACK AND WAS TOLD HE WAS BUSY AND WOULD CALL BACK AND AGAIN NO CALL BACK. I CALLED BACK AGAIN ON 4/01/2010 AND AGAIN GOT NO CALL. I CALLED AGAIN ON 4/05/2010 AND SPOKE WITH A DON AND HE CONFIRMED THIS WAS AN ACTIVE CASE # AND WAS CONCERNED SINCE IT WAS SO OLD AND NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE WITH THIS, HE INDICATED HE WOULD FORWARD THE INFO TO WILLIAM AND HE WOULD CONTACT ME AND IT IS NOW THE SECOND DAY 4/06/2010 AND STILL NO CALL. THIS

FRONT BRAKES (PAD AND ROTORS) COMPLETELY WORN OUT BY 20,000 MILES. REAR BRAKE ROTORS IN NEED OF TURNING. *TR

OWNER OF A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING MINI VAN. PRESENTLY VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 25,000 MILES AND BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY SHOT AND SQUEALING. NOT SURE THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. EXPECTED REPAIR COSTS ARE AROUND $300-400. SERVICE CENTER IS TELLING ME THAT MANY CHRYSLER T&C VANS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. ROTORS ARE UNDERSIZED FOR VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCE PREMATURE WEAR AND FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED DURING THE BRAKE INSPECTION THAT 20% LIFE WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL BRAKES IN THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,877.

EVERY TIME WHEN THE WEATHER IS EITHER TOO COLD OR HOT I GET A LOW AIR PRESSURE IN MY TIRES. TO FIX THE EVERY DAY PROBLEM OF THE LOST OF AIR I BOUGHT AN AIR PUMP TO FILL MY TIRES, CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING WARRANTY 2008 DOES NOT COVER THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I TOOK MY CAR TO GET IT FIX AND THEY WERE CHARGING FORT HE SENSOR FOR THE TIRES CLOSE TO $200 DOLLARS. IT'S ALREADY MY SECOND SENSOR THAT THE EXPENSE COMES OUT OF MY POCKET AND AN EVERY DAY PROBLEM.

I LEASED A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY IN FEB. 2008. TODAY IS MARCH 26, 2010. I HAVE ROUGHLY 26,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANIC, INCLUDING CHRYSLER SERVICE SHOP AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THE CONSENSUS IS THAT ALL ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS MUST BE REPLACED, NONE CAN BE TURNED/MACHINED/LATHED, AND NOTHING IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A 36,000, 3 YEAR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY STILL IN EFFECT. THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS PUT ON THIS VEHICLE AT ASSEMBLY WERE SUB-PAR. CHRYSLER HAS RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FROM 2008 T&C OWNERS AND REFUSES TO COVER THE ROTOR REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR AND ROUNTINELY PUTS THE BLAME ON THE OWNER.

I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH REFERENCE TO THE RECURRING BRAKE PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE (COMPLAINT #10300223). THIS WEEK THE BRAKES ARE AGAIN MAKING NOISES AND VIBRATING SPECIALLY IN THE HIGHWAY. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME WE EXPERIENCE IT, THEY ALREADY REPAIRED, REPLACED AND REBUILT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES TWICE. I AM CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. AT THIS POINT, I WANT TO RECUR TO THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW BUT CHRYSLER IS NOT HELPING ME. I BEG YOU HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE PLEASE. I DO ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE A STEERING FLUID HOSE FAILURE, "NOT UNDER WARRANTY" AT THE SAME TIME, COST $250. ALSO WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RUBBER COVER FOR THE PARKING BRAKE SO YOUR FOOT DON'T SLIP, THEY SAID THEY DON'T SALE THAT PART, WE HAD TO BUY THE WHOLE PARKING BRAKE LEVER, ANOTHER $200. THIS IS AN ABUSE TO THE CONSUMER. [XXX] *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE EXCEEDING OVER 12,000 MILES THERE WAS UNCERTAINTY IN COVERING THE REPAIR COST EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,480. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,500.

MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED SUDDENLY MADE A GRINDING NOISE AT 12,200 MILES. THERE WAS NO BREAK SQUEALING/NOTIFICATION, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL. THE VAN NEEDED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE VEHICLES DON'T GO VERY LONG WITHOUT NEEDING BRAKES AND THAT THE PADS ON THIS VAN DO NOT SQUEAL. I ASKED HOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT I WOULD NEED NEW BRAKES AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE IF THEY DON'T SQUEAL, AND THE DEALER SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE KNOWN IF I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED EVERY 6K MILES. I HAD HIM CHECK MY HISTORY AND IT WAS LESS THAN 6K SINCE LAST ROTATION SO HE TOLD ME TO COMPLAIN TO CHRYSLER. I DID, THEY OPENED A CASE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VAN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VAN AND TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND BOTH ROTORS REPLACED AND THAT BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE BRAKES, IT WAS NOT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE AND THEY COULD NOT LET ME LEAVE IN THAT CONDITION. THEY REPORTED THIS BACK TO THE CASE MANAGER AT CHRYSLER. AFTER 4 DAYS AND NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS FROM BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND MYSELF, CHRYSLER AGREED TO DO A "ONE-TIME GOODWILL" REPAIR FOR ME, AND I WAS TO ASKED TO PAY $50.

BOUGHT A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNING HAD TO TAKE BACK TO DEALER TO HAVE NEW PADS ON THE FRONT AND ROTORS TURNED FRONT AND REAR. AT 16,000 MILES FRONT AND REAR PADS AND REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED AGAIN WHICH PUT THEM BELOW SPECS AND AT 20,000 MILES FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO DEALER ERROR IN MACHINING THE ROTORS BELOW SPECS AND REPLACED FRONT PADS. BRAKES HAVE A VERY LOUD SQUEAL THAT IS EAR PIERCING AND NOT NORMAL BUT I WAS TOLD BY A 3RD DEALER THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT I JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH DUE TO POOR DESIGN ON BRAKES OF THESE VEHICLES. VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 1 1/2 YEARS AND ONLY PUT 9,000 MILES ON IT SO FAR AND I AM NOT INTERESTED IN REPLACING BRAKES TO LINE THE POCKETS OF A STRUGGLING VEHICLE MANUFACTURER BY PURCHASING THEIR PARTS. AFTERMARKET PADS AND ROTORS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN OEM BECAUSE THE MODEL IS NEWER AND BECAUSE THEY SELL SO MANY.

AUTOMATIC CAR DOORS IN THE CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY 2008. 99% OF THE TIME I WILL PRESS THE BUTTON AND IT WILL CLOSE HALF WAY AND THEN OPEN. THERE IS NOTHING AT ALL OBSTRUCTING THE CLOSURE, BUT IT STILL SAYS THERE IS AND OPENS AGAIN. TODAY HOWEVER, MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 2.5 YEARS OLD PRESSED THE BUTTON AND THEN PUT HER HAND IN THE VAN, I LOOKED AWAY FOR 2 SECONDS. WELL THE DOOR THAT RARELY EVER CLOSES WHEN THERE IS NO OBSTRUCTION CLOSED ON HER HAND. IT'S HAPPENED THAT IT'S CLOSED ON ME BEFORE HIT ME IN THE HIP ETC AND DIDN'T WANT TO STOP CLOSING. THANKFULLY I AM STRONG ENOUGH TO NOT GET HURT. THESE DOORS ARE A SAFETY HAZZARD AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN AUTOMOBILES THAT CHILDREN ARE GOING TO BE IN. NO MATTER HOW DILIGENTLY YOU WATCH YOUR KIDS, YOU CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE AT ONCE. I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF HER HEAD WAS IN THE WAY INSTEAD OF HER HAND. SHE COULD HAVE DIED.

MY 2008 T&C MINIVAN WAS IN FOR SERVICE, BUT NO KNOWN BRAKE PROBLEM WAS PRESENT. THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE "90 % WORN". THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THEY REPLACE THE PADS & ROTORS. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 24,689. MY ISSUE IS THAT SEEMS VERY PREMATURE.

LEASING A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. WITH 17800 MILES HEARD A NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND SAID REAR BRAKES WERE DOWN TO METAL. HAD TO HAVE BOTH ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. THEY WARRANTIED THE ROTORS BUT PAID FOR LABOR AND PADS. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE FRONT AT MY OWN COST ABOUT $400. I DIDN'T HAVE THE FRONTS REPLACED. I HAVE DRIVEN NEW AND USED CARS AND NEVER HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT THAT LOW MILEAGE. MOST OF THE TIME IT WOULD BE THE FRONT BRAKES FIRST THEN THE REAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 10,000 MILES. THIS SOMETHING THAT NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO. *TR

NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE NEEDED AT 15K MILES. AT 30K MILES, REAR PADS WERE DOWN TO 10% AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO AT 30K MILES, THE FRONT PADS HAD 40% LEFT, BUT THE FRONT ROTORS WHERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT/REAR PADS AT AN EXPENSE OF $500. MECHANIC AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS (TWO CSRS SO FAR) ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A REPEATING AND KNOWN ISSUE. NO RECALLS OR RESOLUTION FROM CHRYSLER TO DATE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. AT ABOUT 23,000 MILES I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED NOW LESS THAN ONE OIL CHANGE THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKY AND GRINDING ONE MORE TIME AND I CAN NOT PAY FOR BRAKES AND ROTORS AT $500 OR MORE EACH OIL CHANGE IT IS TIME FOR A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR

1. TOOK MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY IN TO SERVICE SQUEAKY BRAKES. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE PADS WERE BETWEEN 95 AND 100% GONE. THE ROTORS WERE GROOVED BEYOND REPAIR. HE SAID THEY WERE HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH T&C'S HAVING FAULTY CALIPERS, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE BRAKES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. 2. MECHANIC'S WRITE-UP SAID "VERIFIED CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AND FOUND THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS TO BE SEIZED AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. REPLACED CALIPERS AND EVERYTHING IS OK." THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THE CALIPERS. MY VAN HAS 30,000 MILES WHEN THIS CAME TO OUR ATTENTION, AND THE BRAKES ARE WORN WELL BEYOND A SAFE AMOUNT. THE MECHANIC HAS SEEN MULTIPLE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. 3. CALIPERS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, NEW ROTORS AND PADS INSTALLED AT A COST TO THE OWNER OF $500. *TR

UNACCEPTABLE BRAKE WEAR. FRONT PADS NEEDED REPLACING AT 17,000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED 6 CHRYSLER MINI VANS STARTING AT 1985. I HAVE ALWAYS GOT 35K TO 50K ON FRONT PADS AND MORE ON THE REARS. IRATE AND WILL TAKE ACTION IF CHRYSLER,DAIMLER OR FIAT DOES NOT REACT. *TR

METAL CLANG FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER SHIELD SINCE I HAD VEHICLE NEW. DEALER SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IN ANY VEHICLE. RATTLING FROM SLIDER DOOR, CANNOT ISOLATE. I HAVE LET IT GO BUT NOW IT BOTHERING ME ABOUT THE CLANGING. *TR