2008 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON MY 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY AT ONLY 18000 MILES. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!! *TR

AT 16,000 HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS DEALER SAID POSSIBLY ROTORS AS WELL 2008 CHRYSLER T&C TOURING VAN. ROTORS DID NOT NEED CHANGED BUT 16,000 MILES ARE RIDICULOUS FOR A BRAKE PAD CHANGE. DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND HAD SEEN PAD CHANGES AS EARLY AS 12,000 MILES...YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING! *TR

2008 TOWN & COUNTRY CHRYSLER MINI-VAN NEEDED COMPLETE FRONT BRAKE REPLACEMENT INCLUDING ROTORS. SHOP REPAIRING BRAKES SAID THEY HAD SEEN THIS ON SEVERAL OTHER VANS OF THE SAME YEAR AND WITH SIMILAR LOW MILEAGE. I OWNED A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FOR OVER 3 YEARS AND NEVER NEEDED TO DO ANY BRAKE WORK. WHY WOULD THE BRAKES NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED IN LITTLE OVER A YEAR OF USE AND WITH LESS THAN 24K MILES? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN- AND-COUNTRY. ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL WERE INOPERATIVE. ALSO ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL WITHOUT WARRANT. ALSO THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO INTO LYMPH MODE, WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DOWN-SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THE CLOCK-SPRING, WIRING-PLUG, AND PVC VALVE WERE REPAIRED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS REMEDIED THE FAILURE. FINALLY THE DEALER INSULATED THE WIRING CABLE, WHICH REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN UPDATED 06/01/10

BRAKES ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY PREMATURELY WORN AT 23,000 MILES. BRAKES WERE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT 19,200 MILES DURING A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION AND NO NOTIFICATION OF WORN BRAKE PADS WAS GIVEN. AT APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES WE BEGAN TO HEAR A LIGHT GRINDING IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL DURING BRAKING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT 23,600 MILES FOR INSPECTION OF THE GRINDING, WHICH HAD GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DOWN TO METAL ON METAL AND THE ROTORS WERE TOO FAR GONE TO RESURFACE. AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND FLUSHED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $575. THIS APPEARS TO BE PREMATURE FOR PADS TO GO TO METAL ON METAL AT ONLY 23,600 MILES WITH NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF WORN BRAKE PADS SUCH AS A WEAR SENSOR OR INDICATOR WHICH CAUSES A SQUEALING IN THE BRAKES ON MOST VEHICLES. FIRST INDICATION THAT THE PADS WERE WORN WAS WHEN THE METAL ON METAL SOUND WAS HEARD. *TR

AFTER ONLY 3000 MILES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (JAN09) BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT ROTOR HAD ABNORMAL GROOVES ON IT- I KNOW A SMOOTH ROTOR, AND THAT ONE WAS NOT! RIGHT FRONT ROTOR WAS SMOOTH. DEALERSHIP RETURNED VEHICLE SAYING ALL CONDITIONS NORMAL- THEY DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT THIS HUGE PROBLEM- I HAD TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT MYSELF! LATER, AT 16,000 MILES BRAKES SQUEAKED UNDER ALL BRAKING CONDITIONS. LATER, AT 21,000 MILES OF NORMAL CITY & HIGHWAY DRIVING & NOT HARSH BRAKING, I READ ABOUT THESE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND WENT TO MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION- YUP, REPLACE FRONT PADS & ROTORS FOR $350. ROTORS WERE 1.075 AND 1.079 (MIN SPEC 1.040); PADS WERE 90% WORN. I THEN CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND SENIOR RESOLUTION TEAM- NO LUCK. I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP- NO LUCK. LUCKILY FOR ME BASED ON MY OWN INTUITION AND RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE MY WIFE & KIDS WERE HARMED BY UNSAFE BRAKES. 21K MILES FOR NEW BRAKES- YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! I CURRENTLY HOLD THE FAILED PARTS. PLS HELP ME & OTHERS. *TR

7/31/09 - 21,897 VEHICLE MILES - BRAKES BEGAN SQUEAKING - DEALER REP. RECOMMENDED WE WASH ANY BRAKE DUST OUT OF THE WHEELS TO SEE IF THAT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. 8/5/09 - BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AS THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS SQUEAKING AND MAKING A CRUNCHING SOUND WHEN BRAKING, LIKE METAL TO METAL. BELIEVE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE - HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. VEHICLE HAD 22,009 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE AT 26.97 AND MINIMUM SPECS ARE 26.4. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED. WE WERE TOLD THE ROTORS DID NOT NEED REPLACING AT THAT TIME. 8/25/09 - WE WERE STILL EXPERIENCING A PULSATION WHEN BRAKING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC. THEY REPLACED AND RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS THAT WERE WARPED. THE BRAKES FELT BETTER BUT WE STILL NOTICED AN UNUSUAL SHUDDERING AND HEARD A DEEP CREAKING SOUND AT THE TAIL END WHILE BRAKING. OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC ADVISED THE REAR PADS NEEDED REPLACING AND THE REAR ROTORS HAD 45% WEAR. FEARING WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR ROTORS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE OPTED TO SAVE LABOR CHARGES LATER AND HAVE BOTH THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. THE BRAKES ARE PERFORMING WONDERFULLY NOW AND ARE VERY SMOOTH. WE FEEL THEY ARE SAFE. WE ARE CONCERNED THOUGH THAT WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS EVERY 20,000 MILES AND BELIEVE THIS IS UNSAFE AND UNREASONABLE. WE HAVE OWNED MANY CHRYSLER & DODGE VEHICLES IN THE PAST AND SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT THIS BASED ON OUR PAS

I PURCHASED MY 2008 T & C 4 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS 14,000 AND IT NOW HAS ONLY 17,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING NOISES THAT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND ALSO FOR THE DVD PLAYER, AND THE OUTLET THAT WASN'T WORKING THE BACK. THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD HAVE TO FORK OUT $400. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN UP TO AND FIX. THEY ALREADY GOT ME FOR THE COST OF THE VAN AND NOW IT SEEMS EVERY 5-10,000 THEY WILL BE GETTING ME FOR $400 BECAUSE I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. *TR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM. MULTIPLE CAN/BUS ERRORS. ALL DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS GO OUT. ALL DASH LIGHT TROUBLE LIGHTS COME ON. WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON. HEAD LIGHTS FLASH. *TR

THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED....THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 26000 MILES ON IT, AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. AFTER RESEARCHING BLOGS, ETC., I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM (INCLUDING THE DODGE CARAVANS) AND I BELIEVE IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT REQUIRES CHRYSLER TO COVER THE COSTS WE (THE CONSUMERS) HAVE INCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO RAISE A RED FLAG, BUT I KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY CONSUMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE WITH TSB #05-006-08 ISSUED 12-08-2009. BUT IT IS NOT COVER BY THE WARRANTY. *TR

NEEDS NEW FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AT 14,000 MILES. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF WAITING TO LONG TO REPORT PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS 12,000 MILES AND PROBLEM STARTED WELL BEFORE 12,000 MILES. *TR

HAVE BRAKE FAILURE AT 17,000 MILES. BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE STARTING AT ABOUT 3,000 TO 4,000 MILES HAD BRAKES CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT 9,000 MILES, PADS WERE INSPECTED TO BE OK AND THEY TURNED THE ROTORS. HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AT 17,000 MILES AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS METAL ON METAL AND CHRYSLER WAS NOT GOING TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $950.00. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY....THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 24748 MILES ON IT AND IS 18 MONTHS OLD, AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. AFTER RESEARCHING BLOGS, ETC., I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT REQUIRES CHRYSLER TO COVER THE COSTS WE (THE CONSUMERS) HAVE INCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE, A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN, IN THE SHOP AT THE EXACT SAME TIME AS MY VEHICLE. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILES ON IT AND WAS BEING SERVICED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO RAISE A RED FLAG, BUT I KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY CONSUMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NEW 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY IN APRIL 2008. OCTOBER 2009, WITH 18,600 MILES, NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS. PADS WORE TO METAL WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS AND GOUGED THE ROTOR. REAR BRAKES WERE WORN TO 35% AND WERE REPLACED ALSO. DEALER BLAMED IT ON A HEAVIER VAN AND OUR TYPE OF DRIVING AND TO EXPECT TO HAVE TO DO BRAKE WORK AGAIN IN 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES. WE HAVE HAD MANY CARS/VANS, HAVE NOT CHANGED OUR TYPE OF DRIVING AND NEVER REPLACED BRAKES WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE A CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS 21,000 MILES AND HAVE JUST REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY DIFFERENT MAKES OF VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. I AM NOT A DRIVER THAT 'RIDES THE BRAKES'. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MOST TOWN AND COUNTRY BRAKE PADS AT ABOUT 20,000. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A FAULTY PART. I SUPPOSE THE REAR BRAKE PADS WILL BE NEXT. I HAVE SEEN MANY LETTERS ON INTERNET FORUMS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THESE BRAKES SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE LIFE OF THESE BRAKE PADS. *TR

CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTY 2008 LIMITED, BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACE AT 21,000 MILES. NORMAL HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. HAVING TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 21,000 MILES IS UNHEARD OF FOR OTHER MANUFACTURERS. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY FRONT BRAKES HAVE WORN OUT AT 21,00 MILES. WE HAVE PURCHASED OR LEASED 13 NEW CARS IN THE PAST 15 YEARS. BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORN OUT THIS QUICKLY BEFORE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY'S BRAKES HAVE FAILED AT 16,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. EWALD (MILWAUKEE) MY DEALER HAS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE MY FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. FROM MY INTERNET RESEARCH, THERE SEEMS TO BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER. *TR

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES IN OUR 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. THE FIRST AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES AT A COST OF 400.00, THE SECOND AT A COST OF 300.00 AT 24,000, AND NOW AT 34500 MILES ANOTHER SET OF BRAKES. THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACEMENT VEHICLES GIVEN. DEALERSHIP ADMITS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECOURSE AGAINST CHRYSLER. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE BRAKE LIGHT WAS COMING ON & BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER SAID FRONT BRAKES WERE DOWN TO METAL ON METAL. $495 TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS. ONLY 23,500 MILES ON THE GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ROTORS ARE BADLY GROOVED WITH SHREDDED METAL HANGING OFF. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE BRAKES ARE ONLY LASTING 20-25,000 MILES ON THE MINIVANS. AT A MINIMUM, THE ROTORS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT PADS AND ROTORS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 23,500 MILES. *TR

FAULTY BRAKES ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED. MY VAN HAS 49,897 MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDS A 5TH SET OF FRONT PADS. THE 4TH SET OF PADS WERE REPLACED ON 7-9-09 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 39,525 MILES ON IT. AT THAT TIME THE FRONT PADS, FRONT ROTORS, REAR PADS AND REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER ON 10-10-09 I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WITH 49,897 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE OEM PARTS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE BRAKES ARE NOT MAKING ANY NOISES, BUT COULD GIVE OUT AT ANY MOMENT CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND I AM REQUESTING A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FRONT BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF HIS VEHICLE WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS OR WARRANTIES, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,395.

AT JUST OVER 16K MILES I HAD TO GET THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND DISC BRAKES REPLACED AS THEY HAD WORN DOWN TO METAL ON METAL. THE SCREECHING NOISE HAD STARTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS BEFORE THIS - ASSUMED IT WAS DIRT FROM A NEW ENGLAND WINTER. NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES WEARING DOWN TO NOTHING AT AROUND 12 - 13K MILES. THIS IS UNHEARD OF FOR BRAKE LIFE. THE LINE I WAS GIVEN BY THE DEALER, WAS THAT IS NORMAL BASED ON HOW MOM'S DRIVE THE CARS AROUND TOWN ALL THE TIME. '!@#$% IF YOU ASK ME. DID THE SAME DRIVING WITH MY MAXIMA AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. TOLD MY DEALER TO KEEP THE CAR, I DID NOT WANT IT ANYMORE. THAT GOT THEM TO DEAL WITH ME A BIT, BUT I STILL ENDED UP PAYING OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS. NOW, 4 MONTHS AND ~ 3,500 MILES LATER, THE REAR BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING. I AM SURE THOSE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. AT ONLY 20K MILES, THIS SEEMS UNGODLY. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE BILL CHRYSLER IS GOING TO HIT ME WITH FOR THIS ONE. THEY CLEARLY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND ARE JUST NOT WILLING TO DEAL WITH IT. AM SIMPLY WAITING FOR THE FRONT ONES TO WEAR OUT AGAIN. HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM ON A CAR BEFORE. LUCKILY THE HORRIBLE SQUEAKING AND MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE DUST ALERT ONE TO A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE BRAKES FAILING TOTALLY CAUSING A MAJOR AND POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE GET CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THE 2008 T&C BEFORE IT BECOMES FATAL. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTY. I PURCHASED THIS IN DEC 2008. AT 15K IN FEB 2009 I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED THEN THAT MY REAR BRAKES HAD APPROX 30% WEAR LEFT. IT IS NOW OCT 2009 AND I HAVE TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKE PADS I HAVE 26K MILES ON MY VEHICLE. MY LAST VEHICLE WAS ALSO A TOWN AND COUNTRY AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BAKES AT 20K. PREVIOUSLY I OWNED A OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE I TURNED THIS VEHICLE IN WITH 60K AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS BRAKE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS BLOGS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I TURN MY CAR IN MARCH 2010, I WILL NOT BE REPLACING THIS WITH A CHRYSLER VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. AFTER ONLY 25,000 MILES THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE FAILED, COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR WORK. *TR

PROBLEM : HEARD SQUEALING NOISE AT 13,000 MILES. UNDIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER. RAISED ISSUE AGAIN AT DEALER AT 16,500KM MILES. DIAGNOSIS WAS COMPLETELY WORN (AND INADEQUATE) REAR BRAKES. DEALER TECH AGREED THIS IS A FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE, AND QUITE COMMON AMONG NEWLY DESIGNED 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY AND SHOULD BE A RECALL EVENT. REMEDY : PARTS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. COMPLAINT : INADEQUATE BRAKES FOR A VEHICLE THIS SIZE AND WEIGHT, PREMATURE FAILURE AT 11-15K MILES WITHOUT WARNING IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

WE HAVE A 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY. ON THE FIRST COOL RAINY DAY OF THE FALL, THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE, BUT WITHOUT LIGHTS, WIPERS, HEAT, RADIO, ETC. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD ONLY FIX WHILE SYSTEMS ARE DOWN. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND I FEEL UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. SHE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

WE LEASE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. AT AROUND 15,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD THAT "I MUST BE A HEAVY BRAKER." AT 22,000 MILES WE HAD OUR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS RESURFACED TO THE TUNE OF $334.63. LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER, WE WERE GETTING THE NOW FAMILIAR GRINDING SOUND UPON BRAKING SO I TOOK IT BACK TO OUR MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT HE SHOULD HAVE JUST REPLACED THE ROTORS IN THE FIRST PLACE SO HE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND ONLY CHARGED US FOR THE ROTORS AND ATE THE COST OF THE PADS AND LABOR. A WEEK AND A HALF LATER I HAD TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC FOR A HORRIBLE SQUEALING WHENEVER I BRAKED. HE FIXED IT AND CHARGED ME NOTHING. NOW 4 MONTHS AND 5,000 MILES LATER, MY BRAKES ARE AGAIN GRINDING HORRIBLY LIKE THEY WERE IN MAY (22,000 MI) AND THE BRAKES AND POSSIBLY ROTORS NEED REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED DODGE CARAVANS, A 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND NOW THIS ONE AND HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS SO I DON'T THINK THAT MY BRAKING HABITS ARE TO BLAME. ALSO, AFTER ONE YEAR, THE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED TO "STICK" IN THE WRONG POSITION UPON STARTING THE CAR AND WOULD LEAVE ME WITH NO ELECTRONIC POWER IN THE CAR. NO LIGHTS, RADIO, LOCKS, DASH DISPLAY, ETC. WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF I TRY TO CORRECT IT WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR TURNS OFF, I AM MOVING WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. *TR

FAULTY BRAKE PADS ON 2008 CHYRSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. *TR

BRAKES WEAR AT LOW MILEAGE. MUST BE REPLACED AT HIGH COST. *TR

UNSAT BRAKES & ROTORS ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 6,9,12 & 15K MILES, WHILE GETTING THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGES, WE STATED THE VAN HAD A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL. ON EACH OCCURRENCE THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, BUT WE SHOULD BRING IT BACK IF IT IS STILL A PROBLEM. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED @ 18K, NOW... WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM AND IT WILL COST $341.87 FOR NEW ROTORS AND PADS FOR THE FRONT. THE DEALER STATED THE ROTORS WERE MADE TO BE THROWN OUT AT 15K MILES AND MADE SO THEY COULD NOT BE TURNED IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE ON VEHICLE WEIGHT. WE WERE 'LUCKY' TO GET THAT MUCH USE OUT OF THEM. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THE REAR BREAKS WERE GOOD. WE BROUGHT IT IN 4 MORE TIMES FOR SQUEALING & WERE TOLD THE BREAKS WERE FINE EACH TIME. HOWEVER, I JUST SPENT ANOTHER $97.38 ON TOTALLY RUINED REAR BRAKES @ 23,445 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS LAST INTO THE SHOP @ 22,015 & 22,990 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. MY ORIGINAL BILL WAS ANOTHER $400.00, BUT AFTER DISPUTING THE BILL WE GOT IT LOWERED DOWN TO ONLY THE COST OF THE PADS & DID NOT PAY FOR THE LABOR OR THE ROTORS. AFTER LESS THAN 24K MILES, THE FRONT & REAR BRAKES PADS ALONG WITH ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED TWO HIGH TOP CONVERSION VANS THAT WEIGHED ABOUT TWICE WHAT A TOWN AND COUNTRY WEIGHS & THE WORST I EVER GOT FROM BRAKES AND ROTORS IS 35K MILES. EVEN THEN, IT WAS ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE REAR LASTED OVER 50K. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS @ WWW.EDMUNDS.COM, WWW.CARS.COM, OR MOT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT AS SOON AS THEY HAVE. THE CONTACT PAID $346 TO REPAIR THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS PREMATURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

VEHICLE BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE PULLS AWAY FROM THE CREST OF THE ROAD, NO MATTER HOW SLIGHT THE ANGLE. ALIGNMENT IS REPORTEDLY OK, VEHICLE STILL PULLS. DANGEROUS SITUATION IN A CURVE CAUSING ME TO STEER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE TURN. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE BUT NO ATTEMPT TO INSPECT THE SUSPENSION OR STEERING COMPONENTS. *TR

EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AND E-BRAKE CALIPER STICKING. I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. SO FAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS TWICE AND HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED ONCE. THE ABS ALSO PULSES AT TIMES WHEN I AM BRAKING AT NORMAL LEVELS AND IT SHOULD NOT BE KICKING IN. I AM ALSO GETTING SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER FUEL MILEAGE THAN ADVERTISED FOR BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING AND SUSPECT THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS KEEPING SOME BRAKING PRESSURE ON AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE ALSO HAD EXTREMELY HOT BRAKES AT TIMES SO MUCH SO THAT THEY HAVE NEARLY CAUGHT FIRE. FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FIRES TO DATE FROM THE BRAKES. *TR

REGARDING THE 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN AND THE SUB STANDARD ROTORS THE VEHICLE COMES WITH. THE CAR IS ONLY 1 1/2 YEARS OLD AND THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THREE MONTHS AGO THE DEALER TURNED AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS ($270), THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE BUT THEY PRICED THE QUOTE INCORRECTLY AND THEN HONORED IT. THIS WEEK I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF VIBRATION AND THEY ARE ADVISING THE ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED COSTING MORE THAN $700 TO REPAIR. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS WITH ANY OF MY OTHER VEHICLES AND FIND THE ROTORS INSTALLED IN THE 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY UNACCEPTABLE. THESE CARS ARE EXPENSIVE AND THEY PARTS USED TO MAKE IT SHOULD BE OF QUALITY. THE DEALERSHIPS SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE BRAKE ROTORS OR RECALL THEM AND PUT ACCEPTABLE ONES ON THEM. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION HAVE UNWARRANTLY FAILED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE THEN ADDED THAT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, HE HAD TO BEAR THE EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000

EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE WEAR. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE WORN OUT, BOTH THE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE FAILED AT 17,000 MILES. IN CONTACTING CHRYSLER, I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE BUT THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNTIL A RECALL IS MANDATED. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 16 MONTHS AND DO WHAT I CALL NORMAL DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAULED A TRAILER ONCE, FOR 80 MILES, OTHER THAN NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE BRAKES ARE IN MY OPINION NOT PROPERLY SIZED FOR THE CAR AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE AS MOST PEOPLE WOULD NOT EXPECT BRAKE FAILURE AFTER SUCH A SHORT TIME PERIOD. *TR

MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, WHICH I USED TO LOVE, JUST STOPPED WORKING LAST NIGHT. DROVE IT AROUND ALL DAY AND IT WAS FINE. WENT IN TO WORK, AND WHEN I CAME OUT THAT NIGHT TO GO HOME, THE LIGHTS WERE ALL WORKING, AND THE POWER DOORS AND WINDOWS WORKED. HOWEVER, THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING, THE POWER WINDOWS NO LONGER WORK, AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. IT WILL NOT TRY TO TURN OVER. YOU CAN TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THE STARTER DOES NOT CLICK, THE MOTOR DOESN'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL. WE REPLACED THE IGNITION/ACCESSORY FUSE BECAUSE OURS HAD BLOWN, AND IT STILL DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. SINCE WE CAN'T PUT IT IN GEAR DUE TO THE SECURITY LOCKOUT, WE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN TOWING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE CONSIDERING IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE MY FAMILY HAS, AND NOW WE HAVE NO WAY TO GET OUR KIDS TO THE DOCTOR OR TO SCHOOL. *TR

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED -- 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED. WITH LESS THAN 6,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WHEN APPLYING NORMAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE PEDDLE WOULD PULSATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY SLIGHTLY. I SURMISED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND (WARPING). THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS. WITH SUCH LIMITED MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, I WOULD SUSPECT THE ROTORS ARE INADEQUATE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR ROTORS WAS WITH NOT ONLY NEW ROTORS BUT WITH AN UPGRADED PART. I'M STILL CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS MAY BE INADEQUATE. GENERALLY, WHEN YOU FEEL A SHIMMY IN THE BREAK PEDDLE AND STEERING WHEEL IT OCCURS DUE TO AN ISSUE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF THIS SITUATION AND IF IT OCCURS AGAIN, WILL REQUEST REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT ROTORS. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS NATURE WITH 2008 CHRYSLER MADE MINIVANS. I HAVE THE 4 LITER ENGINE WITH 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION. *TR

I OWN A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING VAN WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN SEPT OF 2008. I HAVE 10,000 MILES ON THE VAN, AND HAD PUT ON 1300 MILES DURING THIS TRIP. WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE ROLLING HILLS OF WYOMING, I STOPPED AT A SCENIC OVERLOOK. THE 6 PASSENGERS GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEFLATED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE, WE NOTICED THE CAP WAS NOT ON THE VALVE STEM. IN FACT THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE STEM WERE GONE. THE REPAIRMAN CONFIRMED OUR SUSPICION AND REPLACED THE VALVE STEM. WE ARE IN POSSESSION OF THE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEM. HAD WE BEEN MOVING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE REMAINING VALVE STEMS MAY ALSO HAVE A DEFECT. *TR

MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, WHICH I LOVE, DOES HAVE A PROBLEM, SEEMINGLY ELECTRICAL. WHEN DRIVING OR PARKED MY HORN GOES OFF FULL BLAST, THE LIGHTS FLASH AND WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID SPURTS OUT LIKE A GEYSER AND THE WIPERS TRY TO WIPE YET STOP AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE BACK WIPER HAS WIPED, TOO. SEEMS TO HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER DRIVING AND THE CAR IS PARKED, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING WHICH WAS QUITE DANGEROUS. *TR

ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED: HORN COMES ON AND STAYS ON, LIGHTS FLASHING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING HALF WAY UP, WIPER FLUID SPEWING ON THE WINDSHIELD, DOORS LOCK. HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FOR IT TO STOP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE H-1 FREEWAY IN HONOLULU, FRIDAY AFTERNOON ABOUT 1:20 AND MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LOST POWER ACTUALLY THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I WAS IN A MIDDLE LANE AND TRAFFIC WAS NOT GOOD. I ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH BECAUSE I WASN'T PREPARED FOR MY POWER STEERING TO GO OUT JUST BEFORE A CURVE. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY COULD GET TO IT EVENTUALLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SUDDENLY SMELLED LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,403 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING. DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL GOING ABOUT 65MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND THEN SLOWED DOWN AND I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HIT THE GAS PEDDLE FINALLY KICKED IN NORMALLY. GOOD THING I WAS NOT IN CITY DRIVING GOING 50MPH AND HAD THIS HAPPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EGG SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING HYDROGEN SULFATE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED PLACING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT OCCUPANTS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE STOMACH ACHES AND HEADACHES WHILE TRAVELING. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 26,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKE LINE PRESSURE. IMMEDIATELY, THE DRIVER SWERVED AND MOUNTED THE VEHICLE ON THE CURBSIDE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE FRONT BUMPER AND BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000. UPDATED 06/12/09.*JB

VEHICLE INFORMATION: 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED MINIVAN, OWNED SINCE JUNE, 2008. OTHER THAN THE CHIEF COMPLAINT DESCRIBED BELOW, THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST VEHICLE WE HAVE EVER OWNED SO FAR. HOWEVER, ... THE KEY FOB FOR THIS VEHICLE CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES. ALL THE BUTTONS ON THE FOB ARE RAISED, MAKING THEM TOO EASILY PUSHED. SEVERAL TIMES PER MONTH, WHILE IN THE KITCHEN OR BATHROOM WITH THE FOB IN MY POCKET, I HAVE LEANED AGAINST A COUNTER ONLY TO HAVE THE VEHICLES' ENGINE START WHILE IN THE GARAGE. SOMETIMES THIS HAS EVEN HAPPENED WHEN SIMPLY SQUATTING DOWN TO PICK SOMETHING UP. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE HAS RUMMAGED THROUGH HER PURSE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE FOB. AT OTHER TIMES WHEN THE FOB IS INADVERTENTLY BUMPED, 1 OR MORE OF THE 3 AUTOMATIC DOORS WILL OPEN WITHOUT US KNOWING IT AND STAY OPEN ALL NIGHT, OR PERHAPS JUST THE DRIVER'S DOOR MAY BE UNKNOWINGLY UNLOCKED ALL NIGHT LONG. THE FIRST OF THESE IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM HAVING THE VEHICLE RUNNING IN THE CLOSED ATTACHED GARAGE. THE SECOND OF THESE IS A SECURITY AND SAFETY ISSUE. IF WE ARE AWAY FROM HOME WHERE THE VEHICLE HAPPENS TO BE PARKED OUTSIDE AND THIS HAPPENS, IT LEAVES OUR VEHICLE TOTALLY OPEN TO THEFT AND VANDALISM, OR POSES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SMALL CHILDREN WHO MAY ENTER AND OPERATE THE OPENED DOORS. THE FOBS FOR OTHER VEHICLES WE OWN (OR ARE FAMILIAR WITH) HAVE RECESSED BUTTONS, MAKING THEM MUCH LESS L