2008 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

1. SAFETY DEFECT IN THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE (IGNITION) IN 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY (TOURING MODEL). VEHICLE WILL RUN BUT MOST ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WILL NOT WORK, INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS, WINDOWS, REMOTE MIRRORS, LIGHTS, HORN SEAT, DOOR LOCKS, WINDOW LOCKS, CLOCK, AC RADIO AND WIPERS. THE RESULT OF THE DEFECT INCLUDES INABILITY TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE ONCE IN MOTION. DRIVER IS NOT NECESSARILY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEY GO TO USE THE HORN, LIGHTS, OR TURN SIGNAL. CHRYSLER DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I MADE THEM COME TO MY HOME DURING AN EPISODE. 2. DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE IDLES EXTREMELY HIGH AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. CHRYSLER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP YET THE SAFETY DEFECT CONTINUES. CHRYSLER DENIED REARING OR FEELING THE VIBRATION UNTIL A CHRYSLER FACTORY REP WAS CALLED TO THOMASVILLE IN RESPONSE TO A STATE OF GEORGIA OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS LEMON LAW CLAIM. CHRYSLER REPLACE THE PUMP YET THE SAFETY DEFECT CONTINUES. 3. SEVERE GRINDING/SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TENTER OF THE VEHICLE. TO-DATE, CHRYSLER DENIES THE NOISE AND HAS NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. I FEE THE ISSUE OS ONE OF A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE FUEL SYSTEM AND UNKNOWN DEFECT IN THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

MY NEW 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY STALLED OUT WHILE CRUISING ALONG (50-60MPH) ON THE VERAZZANNO BRIDGE IN NEW YORK. RESULTING IN VEHICLE DAMAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. HOT AIR WAS FELT COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE COMPRESSOR FAILED TO OPERATE AND THERE WAS NO REFRIGERANT IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, REFRIGERANT OIL WAS LEAKING AND PRODUCED A STRONG ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A LACK OF REFRIGERANT IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE LEAK WAS NOT DETECTED BY THE TECHNICIAN. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OF MY 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY CHRYSLER MINI VAN CLOSED ON THE FINGERS OF MY 4 YEAR OLD CHILD WHILE HE WAS SITTING, STRAPPED INTO HIS BOOSTER SEAT. I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL I OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND WAS THEN ABLE TO OPEN THE SLIDING DOOR TO RELEASE HIS FINGERS. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY DOES NOT START. FROM THURSDAY 01/22/2009 TO MONDAY 01/26/2009, THIS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. IT WAS VERIFIED THE BATTERY WAS HOLDING A CHARGE, THE SECOND TIME, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS AND IT IS IN THE SHOP FOR THE THIRD TIME. *TR

DURING A RECENT FAMILY VACATION, WE LOADED OUR 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A LOT OF LUGGAGE. THE THIRD ROW HAS POWER FOLDING SEATS WITH THE WIDER SIDE HAVING A CAR SEAT AND THE SMALLER SIDE UNOCCUPIED. WHILE TRYING TO RETRIEVE ITEMS FROM THE REAR DURING A REST STOP, THE LUGGAGE SHIFTED AND ACTIVATED THE POWER FOLDING SEAT. THANKFULLY, THE SEAT MY CHILD WAS IN DIDN?T FOLD BECAUSE OF THE CAR SEAT. THE OTHER SEAT PROCEEDED TO FOLD AND CRUSH EVERYTHING ON IT. THREE MORE TIMES WE ACCIDENTALLY ENABLED THIS WHEN THE LUGGAGE SHIFTED AND THE CAR SEAT AND LUGGAGE HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED EACH TIME TO ALLOW THE SEATS TO GO BACK. THERE SHOULD BE A TRAP DOOR OVER THESE BUTTONS OR A LOCKOUT SWITCH TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING! NOT ONLY IS IT VERY DANGEROUS BUT ALSO VERY FRUSTRATING. WE HAVE TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE NOW THAT WE DON'T LOAD UP ANYTHING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF OUR VAN AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A CHILD IS INJURED BY A SEAT ACCIDENTALLY BEING FOLDED. *TR

FOLLOWING A FRONT END DEER STRIKE ON THE HIGHWAY, OUR AUTO BODY SHOP COMPLETED THE REPAIRS TO THIS AUTO - A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. OUR CONCERN AFTER WE STRUCK THE DEER WAS THAT THE HOOD FLEW UP "BLINDING" US AS WE ATTEMPTED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I ORIGINALLY FELT THAT THE HOOD LOCK MUST HAVE FAILED. THE AUTO BODY SHOP SAID THAT THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE "UPPER TIE BAR" BROKE FREE. THIS IN TURN [IN WAYS THAT I DON'T COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND] TOOK THE HOOD LOCK WITH IT. THE RADIATOR SUPPORT ALSO WAS INVOLVED SOMEHOW IN THIS FAILURE. APPARENTLY, WHILE THE HOOD LOCK WAS METAL, SOME OF THESE OTHER PIECES ARE PLASTIC AND COULD NOT WITHSTAND THE FRONT END IMPACT WITHOUT FAILING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS TREMENDOUSLY DANGEROUS AND THAT THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT, WHILE THE AIRBAGS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, WE COULD HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF VISION CAUSED BY THE HOOD. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER BUT THEY SAID THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY WILL DO ABOUT THIS. *TR

I WAS SITTING IN STOPPED TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN MY 2008 CHRYSLER T&C WAS REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE AT APPROX. 75 MPH AND THEN I REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE STOPPED INFRONT OF ME, AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THERE WERE 4 PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE; DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER, TWO SECOND ROW PASSENGERS. NONE OF THE PASSENGERS FELT THEIR SEAT BELT LOCK ON IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S FACE WAS FORCED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL TWICE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE SEAT BELT AWAY FROM CHEST AFTER IMPACT. NO ONE HAD ANY VISUAL BRUISING OR PAIN WHERE THE SEAT BELTS LAID ACROSS THE TORSO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND IS CURRENTLY AT A SALVAGE YARD BEING HELD BY MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

MY GIG SYSTEM, INCLUSIVE OF RADIO, NAVIGATION, HANDS FREE (BLUETOOTH) PHONE, REAR BACK-UP CAMERA, AND VIDEO SYSTEM, CONTINUES TO LOCK-UP, RE-BOOT ITSELF, AND GENERALLY CREATES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO ITS INABILITY TO PROPERLY FUNCTION. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE ISSUES CONTINUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER AGREED TO A COLLATERAL EXCHANGE OF THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2008, BUT IS NOW REFUSING TO FOLLOW THROUGH (MANY OTHER PROBLEMS ALSO EXIST WITH THE VEHICLE LIKE THE POWER SLIDING DOORS DON'T PROPERLY SHUT AND OPEN BY THEMSELVES, TRANSMISSION ISSUES, RADIATOR ISSUES, ETC.) *TR

WE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT ON OUR 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE HEADLAMP SWITCH SO WE ORDERED ONE AND WENT BACK UP TO REPLACE IT AND THEY HAD THE WRONG SWITCH SO THEY HAD TO ORDER ANOTHER ON AND WE HAD TO RETURN TO PUT THE RIGHT HEADLAMP SWITCH IN. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE TIPM MODULE AND RETURNED THE VAN WE WENT ON A FAMILY VACATION JUST FOR THE DAY AND CAME HOME THAT EVENING WHEN WE FIGURED OUT THAT THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SO ONCE AGAIN WE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE US A LOANER CAR IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL IT AND THEY HAD IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEY REPLACED A CENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHTS. I JUST GOT IT BACK AND NOT SURE IF THEY ARE FIXED OR NOT BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE FIXED. IF IT TURNS OUT THAT THEY ARE NOT FIXED WE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN WE WILL FIND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO TAKE IT TO. I WAS NOT TREATED TO BEST AND I GOT NONE OF MY FUEL REPLACED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IT TOOK THEM THIS MANY TIMES TO FIX IT AND THEY DROVE IT AROUND WE GAVE THEM PERMISSION BUT OUT OF THE COURTESY OF THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD OF REPLACED MY FUEL CONSIDERING THE LOANER CAR THEY GAVE ME THEY SAID THAT I HAD TO RETURN IT WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF GAS THAT I LEFT THE LOT WITH. NOW THAT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR TO ME DOES IT YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND THE SLIDING DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY OPENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM, THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, AND THE WIN MODULE. AS OF DECEMBER 8, 2008, ALL OF THE REMEDIES HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN REPAIRING THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,402 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,700.

WINDSHIELD STARTING TO DELAMINATE. *TR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFROSTER ON THE WINDSHIELD WILL FREEZE THE WINDOW AND WIPERS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED AND THERE WAS NO DEFROST AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER A HEAT WIRE COULD BE INSTALLED WITH A SEPARATE SWITCH, BUT IT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE. *JB

BEGINNING WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE, CRUISE CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY NOT TURN ON; MUST RESTART ENGINE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY SUDDENLY TURN OFF, USUALLY NEED TO RESTART ENGINE TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. ALL THE ABOVE OCCURS ON A REGULAR BASIS, EVEN AFTER "REPAIRS" BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

KEYLESS REMOTE (PEANUT) WOULD NOT OPEN VEHICLE; NEEDED TO USE 'EMERGENCY KEY' TO ACCESS VEHICLE; WAS ABLE TO START VEHICLE WITH PEANUT KEY. CHANGED BATTERY, STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WITHIN ONE WEEK, SECOND KEYLESS REMOTE HAD SAME PROBLEM. DEALER REPAIRED ONE PEANUT AND ORDERED ONE NEW PEANUT. WITHIN 2 HOURS OF "REPAIR" REMOTE HAS SAME PROBLEM, AGAIN. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP, GOT NEW REMOTE THAT HAD BEEN ORDERED, AND ANOTHER NEW REMOTE WAS ORDERED. AT THIS TIME WE ARE WAITING FOR SECOND NEW REMOTE. SERVICE MANAGER HAS TREATED US VERY WELL AND COMPENSATED US, AT LEAST PARTIALLY, FOR WELL OVER 500 MILES OF TRIPS TO/FROM DEALERSHIP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH BROKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IT WAS HANGING BY THE WIRES INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE I MADE A LEFT TURN. THE CRUISE CONTROL STALK GOT ENTANGLED WITH THE TURN SIGNAL CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME INOPERABLE. MY QUICK FIX WAS TO TAPE THE CRUISE CONTROL STALK TO THE STEERING COLUMN UNTIL A NEW PART COULD BE ORDERED FROM THE DEALER. IT WAS REPLACED IN A TIMELY MANNER BY CHRYSLER.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE FIRST DAY THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED. THEREAFTER, THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ON OCTOBER 4, 2008, THE POWER WINDOWS AND DOORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURES. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. ON OCTOBER 21, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A VEHICLE SUDDENLY MERGED INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GIVE WARNING BECAUSE THE HORN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING VAN, BOUGHT IN JANUARY OF 2008. SINCE I BOUGHT THE VAN THE RADIO HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, THE DVD PLAYER AND MONITORS HAD TO BE REPLACE, AND THE BACK SHOCK OR STRUT LEAKED ALL THE FLUID OUT ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. THE SLIDING DOORS BOTH OPERATE WHEN THEY WANT, THEY WILL START TO CLOSE AND THEN JUST REOPEN, IF YOU TRY TO CLOSE THEY DON'T WANT TO, THE BACK HATCH HAS DONE THE SAME THING. THE DRIVER'S WINDOW HAD TO BE FIX TWICE BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T OPEN OR CLOSE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE SOUND BARRIER THAT HAD FALLEN OFF OF THE DOOR AND IT NEED TO BE REATTACHED. THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS A BROKEN TRACK ON IT AND ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 190 MILES AND ON, NOW HAVE 10089 MILES ON THE VAN AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SLIDING DOORS. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOORS AND TAILGATE DO NOT STOP IF SOMETHING IS IN THEIR PATH. MY WIFE RECEIVED A SERIOUS BUMP ON HER HEAD WHEN THE TAILGATE CLOSED ON HER, HER HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AS IT WAS SLIDING CLOSED AND MY 2 YEAR OLD SON HAD HIS FINGERS CLOSED IN THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY OR ACCURATE SENSORS TO PREVENT THIS AND IT COULD RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS INJURY. I DO NOT NEED TO TELL YOU THE CONSEQUENCE OF A CHILD'S HEAD OR TORSO BEING CRUSHED. I AM TRULY DISTURBED BY THIS AND I HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE IT FULLY AND FIND A SATISFACTORY RESOLVE, BEFORE THERE ARE ANY OTHER INJURIES. THE DEALER SIMPLY STATED THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE SENSORS. THEY PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AND LATER CALLED TO SAY THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING WRONG, THAT ALTHOUGH THE DOOR DID CLOSE ON THEIR HAND AND IT DID HURT, IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED AND I SHOULD TELL MY 2 YEAR OLD NOT TO PUT HIS HAND IN THE WAY OF THE CLOSING DOORS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO RESPOND TO THEIR REPLY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY IN MAY HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL AUGUST 13TH 2008 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES (ALL CONTROL OF THE ELECTRICAL ABILITIES). I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER SHIP IT WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. THEY SAID THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET AND I WAS GOOD. WELL I WENT TO LEAVE WITH MY CHILDREN AND I HAD NO FAN FOR THE A/C I TOOK IT BACK UP TO THE MECHANIC AND IT JUST STARTED WORKING AGAIN, THEY SAID THAT SOMETIMES IT JUST HAS TO REGISTER WITH THE COMPUTER AND I WENT TO THE STORE. WENT TO LEAVE AND THE A/C WASN'T WORKING AGAIN WENT TO THE DEALER COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG ORDERED A PART THEN IT MAGICALLY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. SO I TOOK MY CHILDREN HOME AND THE NEXT TIME WE LEFT TO GO TO THE STORE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 MPH AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN AGAIN LOSING ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR ELECTRICAL ABILITIES. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A BIT CONCERNED THAT MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CAR FAILURES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TRADE IN FROM AN OLD COUPLE THAT NEEDED A 4 WHEEL DRIVE, I LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS A FORMER RENTAL. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN, IT CONTINUES TO GO WHAT EVER SPEED YOU WERE TRAVELING, I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO GO THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING FROM CHRYSLER FOR THIS PROBLEM, I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM AFRAID TO HAVE MY WIFE AND GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. WE ARE GOING TO GET A SPEEDING TICKET BECAUSE YOU CAN'T MAKE THE VEHICLE GO THE SPEED LIMIT WITHOUT HAVING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. OR WE ARE GOING TO WIND UP REAR ENDING SOMEONE, BECAUSE YOU EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, BUT IT DOESN'T. THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. AND IT HAS BEEN DUPLICATED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2008, CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN WITH A 3.3L ENGINE. *TR

ON SECOND ROW SWIVEL AND GO SEAT...SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILED, WE ONLY HAD THE CAR 10 DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED...WE HAVE BEEN HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS SEAT. ARMREST BECOMING SO LOOSE THAT IT FALLS TO THE FLOOR, TRIM PROBLEMS. THE VAN ONLY HAD 493 MILES. *TR

1. ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND MOTOR PROBLEMS. 2.SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. DOORS, WINDOWS, SEATBELTS WILL NOT UNLOCK.. DOORS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. GOES INTO REVERSE WHILE DRIVING DOWN MOUNTAINS. 3.TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP NINE (9) TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEMS NOT ABLE TO FIX. 3. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=CHRYSLER, MODEL=TOWN AND COUNTRY). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO OVERLOADS OR SAFETY STOPS FOR THE POWER FOLDING REAR SEAT. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT IF A CHILD WERE TO SIT IN THE SEAT AND USE THE POWER OPTION, THEY MAY BE INJURED DUE TO THE LACK OF SAFETY STOPS ON THE SEAT. THE MOUNTING BRACKETS ON THE SEAT WERE DENTED BECAUSE THE MOTORS WERE HOLDING UP THE SEAT. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALER WHEN HE WAS THERE FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

I WROTE A FEW WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE DOORS ON MY 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY THAT THE OPENED ON THERE OWN AND THEN WOULD NOT ALWAYS RESPOND TO THE REMOTE. CHRYSLER HAS UPDATED THE COMPUTER IN MY VAN. RECENTLY I HAD MORE PROBLEMS OF THE DOORS NOT RESPONDING SO THE VAN WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THAT AND A NEW RADIO WITH WIRING FROM THE RADIO TO THE ANTENNA, HAD TO HAVE THE SEATS ON THE MIDDLE ROW REUPHOLSTERED AND BECAUSE OF HEAT COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. WHICH IS THE OTHER REASON I AM WRITING. THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT ALL THE TIME BUT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HEAT THAT COMES OUT. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT COMING OUT AND STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE DOORS I FEEL THAT MY CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY IS REALLY UNSAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. ON MAY 1, 10, AND 16, 2008, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND ALL THE COMPONENTS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL. ON MAY 19, 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN DRIVING AROUND CORNERS, BUT DOES NOT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE FOR UP TO FIVE SECONDS, AND THEN OPERATES NORMALLY. ON OCCASION, THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON FOR AT LEAST 45 MINUTES BEFORE OPERATING NORMALLY AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE SLIDING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAS A HISTORY OF OPENING WHEN THE CONTACT IS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,638.

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED --- THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION GOING FORWARD AT ABOUT 30 MPH WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. THE DOORS HAD HAVE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH NOT SHUTTING ALL THE WAY. WE HAD BEEN SHUTTING THEM BY HAND. WE DID TAKE THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE VAN WAS RETURNED AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. LESS THAN ONE WEEK LATER THE VAN DOORS WILL NOT SHUT AUTOMATICALLY AGAIN. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE MUST BE RESTARTED, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN DUE TO RUBBER SHEETING ON BUMPER WARPING AND BLOCKING DOOR. *TR

ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE CAR DEALER CANT FIND THE PROBLEM IT IS A TOWN COUNTRY 2008 THEY HAVE CHANGED MANY MODULES WIRING ALTERNATOR STARTER AND CANT FIND WHAT'S THE CAUSING THE PROBLEM BASICALLY THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES IT STARTS THE ENGINE AND SOMETIMES IT JUST DOESN'T START. THE CHIEF TECH AT THE DEALER IS EVERARDO RAMIREZ RODRIGUEZ PLEASE CONTACT HIM IN REGARDS OF DETAILED INFORMATION. *TR

WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2007. FIRST, THE DOORS REOPEN BY THEMSELVES - THAT TOOK 8 TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE IT WAS FINALLY FIXED IN MAY 2008. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IS THAT THE STARTER STICKS WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN OCCASIONAL PROBLEM AND DIFFICULT FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DUPLICATE. YESTERDAY, JUNE 8, THE VAN COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, LIGHTS - EVERYTHING! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND DAIMLERCHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ANY HELP. IN FACT, WHEN I CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT A REPURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE - I ASKED 4 TIMES TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AND THEN THE AGENT HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I INSISTED THAT I SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR! I'M EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. HE STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DETACHED FROM THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A CHILD SEAT. AS OF JUNE 5, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 300.

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTY THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I HAD JUST PARKED IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE AND THE SIDE PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF AND MY PUPPY GOT OUT IN A VERY BUSY SHOPPING CENTER. I HAVE GONE OUT TO GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND THE DOOR IS OPEN. ON MONDAY, MAY 21 I CAME OUT OF WORK AND THE BACK HATCH WAS OPEN. I HAVE MADE A NUMBER OF TRIPS TO THE DEALER. THEY REALLY ARE NOT MUCH HELP. I WAS TOLD THEY ARE HAVING TO REPROGRAM THE DOORS AND IN SOME CASED EVEN PUT IN NEW RAILS. CHRYSLER REALLY HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VAN. *TR

THE SLIDING DOORS ON MY NEW MINI VAN DON'T CLOSE PROPERLY PLUS THE DOORS CAN BE OPEN AND IT LETS YOU DRIVE AWAY. IT GIVES ONE SOUND AT THE BEGINNING. THE COMPANY DOES NOT RECOGNIZE A PROBLEM WITH ONE SIDE (EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER DOES THE SAME THING AND IT RECOGNIZED IT-HOWEVER EVEN AFTER FIXED IT STILL DOES IT). THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE OPEN DOORS WHILE YOU DRIVE AWAY THING. WHEN DOORS ARE CLOSED, THEY WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL CAR IS IN PARK. THEY SHOULD MAKE IT SO WHEN CARS ARE OPEN, YOU CAN NOT TAKE IT OUT OF PARK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ

REN MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM (CONTROLS RADIO/ CD / DVD / SATELLITE ECT IS DEFECTIVE & CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE ANY REMEDY. I HAVE CALLED MANY DEALERS & THEY ALL HAVE CUSTOMERS WAITING FOR THE SOLUTION. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST TWO MONTHS & THEY ARE STILL SELLING THESE VEHICLES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RACKS ON THE LUGGAGE RACK WERE SHARP. HE STATED THAT ONE COULD CUT THEIR FINGER BY GRABBING THE RACK INCORRECTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SAW THE RACK DOWN WITH SAND PAPER IN ORDER TO SMOOTH OUT THE ROUGH EDGES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF THE THIRD ROW SEATS DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT LEG ROOM, THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS WERE TOO SMALL, THE WINDSHIELD SUN SCREEN IS TOO SHORT, THE OWNERS MANUAL WAS NOT PROPERLY EDITED. THE RADIO DID NOT ADJUST PROPERLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE KEY FOBS LOCK AND UNLOCK INADVERTENTLY. THE POWER LOCKS ACTIVATED AT 15 MPH. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT WAS IN A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECLINE THE CAPTAIN SEATS ON THE SECOND ROW, THE SEAT BELT STRUCK HIM IN THE TOP OF THE HEAD. HE EXPERIENCED NERVE PROBLEMS IN HIS FACE AND THERE IS ALSO DISCOLORATION IN HIS ARM. HE SUSTAINED A SEVERE INJURY THAT COULD NOT BE PREVENTED DUE TO HOW FAST THE SEATS RECLINED. THE NERVE THAT STRUCK HIM IS CONNECTED WITH HIS MOUTH, HIS EYES AND HE HAS TROUBLE WITH HIS ARMS. HE HAS ALSO HAD SYMPTOMS OF A POSSIBLE STROKE. HE HAS A PROBABLY BICEP TEAR. HE ALSO HAS EXTREME MUSCLE SPASMS. HE ALSO TAKING PAIN MEDICATION AND ANTI SEIZURE MEDICINE. HE HAS PHYSICAL THERAPY THREE TIMES A WEEK. THE RECLINER SEAT BELT IS A VERY HARD PLASTIC AND THE SEATS ALSO COMES DOWN WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE SEATS ARE DESIGNED WITH THE SEAT BELTS LOCATED IN THE INSIDE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE SEATS. THERE ARE NO WARNING LABELS PRESENT. UPDATED 03/05/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER IS A SALESMEN AND DOES NT OWN THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF HARD METAL OR PLASTIC BEHIND THE SSEAT BELT.

EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE ARE JUST STANDARD DRIVING CONDITIONS IN TRAFFIC OR INTERSTATE. VAN COMPLETELY LOSES POWER MOMENTARILY CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLAM BACK INTO GEAR AND ABRUPTLY HALT FORWARD MOTION. ALL HEADLIGHTS GO OUT CAUSING ZERO VISION. DEALERS HAS SERVICED 4 TIMES W/ ABSOLUTELY NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH SITUATION JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR