2008 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEADLAMPS, AND PASSENGER DOORS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 08/31/17*LJ *CN

I WAS DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON & SUDDENLY STINKY SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. I TURNED THE AIR OFF & THEN BACK ON & IT FELT LIKE IT WAS BLOWING HEAT & THE HOLE DASH STARTED FEELING EXTREMELY HOT THEN I COULD SEE FIRE COMING UP THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. I PULLED OVER CALLED 911 BUT THEY ARRIVED TO LATE & MY VAN WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY, SEEMS AS IF IT CANNOT FIND THE CORRECT POSITION TO SHIFT TO CAUSING AN EXTREME VIBRATION. AT TIMES IT FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO COME TO A STOP. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS SHOULD THE TRANSMISSION STOP WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM ALSO SEEMS TO DISTRACT, OR SCARE THE DRIVER SINCE AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD BANG.

CAR GETS TOTALLY POSSESSED. IT CUTS OFF IN THE OF DRIVING ONE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LIGHTS WIPERS AND HORN GOES ON BY ITSELF AND DOESNT STOP UNTIL THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED. I CAME OUT THE STORE AND MY WIPERS AND HORN WAS GOING OFF THE KEYS WERE IN MY HAND. WHILE PUMPING GAS THE RADIO STARTED PLAYING AND WIPERS GOING OFF. THE KEYS WERE IN MY HAND THE DOORS UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES ONE THEY OPENED. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. THE CAR WON'T OFF WHEN THE KEY COMES OUT. IN THE PARK AND OFF POSITION SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START AT ALL.

MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAD PERFORMED THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH HOWEVER MY VAN STILL SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST IT STARTED UPON MORNING WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT THE DAY, BUT NOW IT SHUTS OFF EVEN AFTER 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND HAVING TO BE CAUTIOUS SO THAT I WONT BE REAR ENDED OR WORSE. I HAVE TAKING IT IN TO BE DIAGNOSED BUT THE TECHNICIANS AFTER HAVING THE VAN HOOKED UP TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE ARE STILL UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING WRONG. NO ERROR CODES ARE SHOWING. ALSO NOW, WHILE PARKED AND THE ENGINE OFF WITH NO KEYS... MY DOORS WILL JUST OPEN BY THEMSELVES OR AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. IT DID IT YESTERDAY MORNING HOWEVER MY CAR WAS RUNNING, THE VAN LOCKED SOUNDING MY ALARM THAT SOUNDED AS IF I HAD PRESSED THE KEY TO LOCK. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE CAN CALL OR EMAIL ME TO GIVE AN EXPLANATION WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM AS WELL AS HOW I CAN RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM,

WHEN YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF THE KEYS CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE TO START THE VEHICLE UP, PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND THEN PUT IT INTO PARK AGAIN AND SHUT IF OFF. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DO THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION

TAKATA RECALL IM NOT SURE IF IT HAS TO DO WITH OTHER SERVICE RECALLS THAT WERE PERFORMED EARLIER OR WHAT. EVERY SINCE I HAD THE RECALLS FIXED IVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY LIGHTS FLASHING, LIGHTS ON DASH FLASH ON AND OFF, CANT ROLL UP OR DOWN WINDOWS, AIR OR HEAT DOESNT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ITS LIKE IT JUST GOES CRAZY. IT DOES IT MORE DRIVING, BUT DOES IT SITTING STILL AS WELL. NOT SURE OF AN EXACT DATE WHEN ALL THIS STARTED BUT IT JUST CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND I HAD TO STOP DRIVING IT. NOT SURE IF ITS ELECTRICAL, COMPUTER, OR WHAT. I DO HAVE VIDEO OF IT...

THE ELECTRICAL WIRES GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, AND ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD DO TO STOP IT. LATER ON, I DETERMINED THAT WHEN THE WIRES TOUCHED AGAINST SOMETHING IN THE DOOR, IT WOULD CAUSE THIS REACTION.

AIR CONDITIONER HIGH PRESSURE HOSE FAILED DUE TO MANUFACTURER ERROR ( HOSE TOO SHORT). CHRYSLER SATISFACTION BULLETIN K04 SHOULD BE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED SUPPORTING MEMO TO FCA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO CLAIM K04 IS NOT APPLICABLE.

CLOCKSPRING CAUSING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION VERY SIMILAR TO THAT IN WHICH WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAME VEHICLES JUST A FEW YEARS PRIOR. SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES AND DINGS EVEN WHEN SEATBELTS ARE LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. ABS LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT LOCKS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK RUNNING CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE. CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS WHILE DRIVING. DONE RESEARCH TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE STYLE AND OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF SIMILAR FINDINGS, HOWEVER SEEMS NOONE HAS CONTACTED YOU YET. WHEN THESE PROBLEMS STARTED THEY HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE DAILY.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AROUND APRIL 2015. WE MADE A BOOKING AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, DICK MEYERS DODGE IN HARRISONBURG VA. I'VE MADE REPEATED INQUIRIES FOR GETTING THE WORK DONE, BUT EVERY TIME GET THE SAME ANSWER IN THAT CHRYSLER IS SLOW IN GETTING THEM THE SUPPLY OF REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCHES. IT'S COMING UP ON 2 YEARS SINCE MAKING THE BOOKING AND STILL NO RESULTS. THIS SEEMS RIDICULOUS IN THAT IT IS TAKING SO LONG AND THERE'S STILL NO ANTICIPATED DELIVERY DATE.

TAKATA AIRBAG WAS IN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHRYSLER THE AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEFLATED SENDING THE PROJECTILES INTO MY ARM CAUSING A VERY BAD BURN I WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE I WAS TREATED, I RECEIVED NUMEROUS INJURIES TO MY NECK BACK , KNEES AND ANKLE BECAUSE I WAS THROWN AROUND BECAUSE OF AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING PROPERLY.VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY. I HAVE A 6 INCH SCAR ON MY ARM AND I HAVE AN INDENTION ON THE TOP OF MY ARM FROM THE STUFF THAT COMES OUT OF THE AIRBAG MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT I DO HAVE THE POLICE REPORTS AND THE HOSPITAL REPORTS.

WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH ESP/ BAS/ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASH,THEN STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT .WE ARE SO GRATEFUL IT'S NOT ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TEMPERATURE, MILES TO THE GALLON, DIRECTION THE CAR IS FACING GOES DARK. THEN THE WARNING LIGHTS, GAS GAUGE, TACHOMETER, SPEED FLASH ON & OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL TRY TO STALL OR TURN OFF. WHILE THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS CUTTING OUT AND WILL DIE OUT. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF IT HAPPENING.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP FAILURE. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE AND REPLACED BY OWNER TWICE. LAMP WORKS FOR 1-2 WEEKS REQUIRING NEW BULB INSTALLATION. REPLACED BULB 5TH TIME ON 2-18-2017 AND DOES NOT WORK ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE EPS AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY TIRE. THE TIRE WAS ROTATED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STEERING ANGLE MODULE AND CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

MY 2008 T&C'S TPIM STARTED ACTING UP (KEY CLICK/NO START) WHEN IN THE 90 DEGREE SUMMER OF 2017. NOW IT CONSISTENTLY DOES THIS WHEN THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES. I'VE GOTTEN BY WITH RESETTING THE GEAR SELECTOR AND IT WILL START ON THE FIRST OR SECOND TRY BUT RECENTLY IT IS GETTING WORSE. RECENTLY, 2016, I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WILL GO OUT UNTIL I RESTART THE CAR. THE TPIM LACKS A HEAT SHIELD AND IS GETTING AFFECTED BY HEAT. I'M WAITING/HOPING FOR A RECALL ON THIS.

OIL CONSUMPTION BEYOND NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND FOUND A WIDE PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER/JEEP MODEL YEARS UP THROUGH 2011 WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE. THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE VALVE GUIDES AND SEALS THAT ALLOWS OIL TO BE BURNED AT A FAR GREATER RATE THAN WHAT THE INDUSTRY STANDARD WOULD SAY IS NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. WITH THIS ISSUE IT USES MORE THAN A QUART PER 1,000 MILES. DEALER HAS SAID THIS IS NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. SINCE THE GUIDES ARE DEFECTIVE ALONG WITH THE SEALS THIS IS CAUSING DRY START EVEN WITH LOW MILES! I AM METICULOUS WITH MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLES, DAILY DRIVEN MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES APPROX. 30 MILES DAILY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED IN THE MORNINGS YOU CAN HEAR THE DRY START TO THE VALVE TRAIN. IT GOES AWAY AS SOON AS THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND OIL IS CIRCULATING. HOWEVER YOU CAN HEAR THE VALVE TRAIN IS NOISIER THAN USUAL. I HAVE BEEN SERVICING VEHICLES FOR OVER 35 YEARS NOW BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND AS A HOBBYIST. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW TO THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. I PERSONALLY KNOW SOMEONE WHO RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THEIR ENTIRE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. EVEN THE SIMPLEST OF INTERNET SEARCHES TURNS THIS ISSUE UP. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WE WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THIS.

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN, I WILL BE DRIVING AND CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF, I'VE HAD SPARK PLUGS CHANGED AND TOOK IT TO DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. THE KINDA ACTED LIKE I WAS CRAZY TIL I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A TON OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL ON ME 5 OR 6 TIMES A DAY, ITS VERY DANGEROUS POWER STEERING AND EVERYTHING ELSE JUST FAILS. I HAVE TO THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART AS I AM AVOIDING CRASHING INTO ANYTHING. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER CAR AND DO NOT HAVE ANY RECOURSE TO TAKE IT TO A BUNCH OF MECHANICS AND WASTING MONEY WHEN CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. I READ THEY ISSUED A RECALL ON 2010 T&C MINIVANS AND HAVE SPOKEN WITH QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR CARS DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE HAZARD WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL IN MAY OF 2016. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE 2008 T&C VANS. MINE WENT OUT AND WHEN THE MECHANIC TRIED TO GET ONE FROM THE LOCAL DEALER HE WAS TOLD THAT IT IS BACKORDERED ALONG WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED BACKORDERED. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT AFFECTS MANY ITEMS.

MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS. THE IGNITION SWITCH CLICKS AND THE VAN SHUTS DOWN AT THE SAME TIME CONSEQUENCE: IF THE IGNITION KEY INADVERTENTLY MOVES INTO THE OFF OR ACCESSORY POSITION, THE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF, WHICH WILL THEN DEPOWER VARIOUS KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AIR BAGS, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKING. LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY OF THESE SYSTEMS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF CRASH AND/OR INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS IS WHAT I FOUND OUT TO BE THE ISSUE IN MOST CASES. THERE WAS A RECALL BACK ON JUNE 2014; THEY FIX THAT PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE ON JUNE 2015; NOW IS BACK AGAIN; THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT CONTINUES RESURFACING.THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED FOUR ( 4 ) TIME IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2016 ALREADY DURING DRIVING TIME ( VEHICLE IN MOTION); ALSO SOME TIMES WON'T EVEN START RIGHT AWAY; BACK IN 2014 IT WAS CALL: RECALL CAMPAIGN ID IS: 14V373000 DATED JUNE 26, 2014. COULD BE RECALL L25 OR R03. NOT SURE WHICH ONE IS THE CORRECT, THEY HAVE TOLD ME R03. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRING WHEN I NOTICE TEMPERATURE GAGE GOING UP I PULL OVER TO CHECK AND I BEGGING TO SMELL GAS SO I OPEN THE RESOIRVER FOR COOLING FLUID IN I SOME) A STRONG ODOR OF GAS I TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY STATED IT IS A POSSIBLE LEAK IN THE HEAD GASKET

THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF THEY WILL DO THIS WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING SCARY WHEN ITS DARK

CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE SHUTS OFF HOT OR COLD. THE CAR HAD AN EARLIER RECALL L25 TO REPLACE THE WIRELESS IGNITION NODE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. L25 DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS CAN NOT WAIT MONTHS FOR PARTS. THIS MUST BE DONE ASAP. CAR WAS MOVING ON HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREET. HAS OCCURED AT 15 MPH AND 40MPH. HAS OCCURED MANY TIMES.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHEN THE VAN SUDDENLY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND WOULDN'T RELEASE THE KEY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VAN STARTED AGAIN. I BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME THROUGH CITY STREETS WHEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER THE VAN ONCE AGAIN DIED AND LOST POWER TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING AND WOULDN'T RELEASE KEY EVENTUALLY THE CAR MAYBE A CLICKING SOUND AND ALLOWED ME TO START CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FOUND NO ERROR CODES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES SUDDENLY FLASHED OFF AND ON, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND ON, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND HORN FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IT WAS LATER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WAS DRIVING AND THE FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL ITEMS STARTING ON THEIR OWN: DOOR LOCKS ' LOCK AND UNLOCK REPEATEDLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ' HIGHEST SETTING NON-STOP WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID (USED ALL THE FLUID) LIGHTS ' FLASHING ON AND OFF HORN ' REPEATEDLY GOING ON AND OFF STOPPED CAR IN ROAD AND TURNED OFF CAR AND TOOK OUT THE KEY AND STILL THE ISSUE CONTINUED FOR 20 MINUTES UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE CABLE TO THE BATTERY AT WHICH TIME IT ALL STOPPED. THINKING THAT MAYBE THIS WOULD RESET IT ALL WE TRIED TO PUT THE CABLE BACK ON THE BATTERY AND IT ALL STARTED AGAIN. BECAUSE WE HAD TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO PUSH IT, WE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND ALL THE SAME ISSUES CONTINUED AS ABOVE. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 100 FEET TO PUT THE CAR IN A DRIVEWAY, IT ALL STOPPED EXCEPT A WARNING LIGHT FOR TRACTION CONTROL. AFTER 100 FEET MORE, ALL LIGHTS WERE GONE AND THE CAR SEEMED NORMAL. DROVE THE CAR HOME AND HAD NO ISSUES. LOOK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY TROUBLE CODES (HAVE A CODE READER) AND NO CODES ARE PRESENT LOOKING INTERNET, I FOUND LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND OTHER DODGE (DURANGO FOR EXAMPLE, CARAVAN) AND JEEP (CHEROKEE FOR EXAMPLE). ALMOST ALL OF THEM SAID THAT ISSUE WAS TIPM DEFECTIVE. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND ON. EACH MORNING THE FLASH ON AND OFF ABOUT 3 TIMES AND THEN GO OFF. I REPLACED THE SWITCH ON THE DASH AND THE SWITCH ON THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN THAT IS THE DIMMER SWITCH FOR LIGHTS AND WIPERS SWITCH. I REPLACED EACH SUGGESTED THING EXCEPT THE TIPM WHICH IS ESTIMATED OVER $800.

FIRESTONE TIRES P225/65R17, 4 TIRES ON A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SUBN GY [XXX] [XXX] --I HAVE HAD TO TIRES BLOW OUT IN 2 MONTHS. THE TIRES WERE FAIRLY NEW - THREADS LOOKED GOOD. ONE BLOW OUT WAS AT A LOW SPEED, BUT IT WAS EXPLOSIVE, AND THE OTHER WAS IN THE DIAMOND LANE OF THE LIE AT ABOUT 55 MPH. FIRST TIME THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME THAT TIRE AND REMAINING TWO OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED. IN THE VEHICLE WERE MY HUSBAND, (DRIVER) MYSELF (PASSENGER SEAT) MY SON 13 Y/O AND MY MOTHER 87 Y/O IN BACK SEAT. OTHER THAN A SHOCK AT THE SOUND AND VIBRATION AND THEN THE FEAR OF CROSSING OVER TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE LIE HOV LANE (ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC). IT APPEARS WE ARE ALL FINE. AS THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME THIS OCCURRED IN 2 MONTHS TIME, A BLOW OUT OF THIS TIRE SIZE AND MAKE, AND WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO BE INJURED OR INJURE ANYONE ELSE AS THE RUBBER BLEW OFF THE TIRE I - SIMILAR TO A RETREADED TRUCK TIRE - I AM COMPELLED TO REPORT IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH REAR AIR CONDITIONER CITING IN AND OUT CAR TORN IN OVER BUT NOT STARTING RANDOMLY FRONT DOOR LOCKS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES THE DRIVER SEAT GOES BACK AND FORTH RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS UP AND SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY SOME TIME THE RADIO WON'T SHUT OFF WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND DOOR IS OPENED STAYS ON FOR AT LEAST 5-10 MINUTES CAN'T SHUT OFF EVEN WITH THE BUTTON. WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HAD IT REPLACED FOR JUST UNDER $1000 STILL HAVING ALL THE ISSUES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 182,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE DAY WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE WE STARTED HAVING ISSUES. THE CAR WOULD CRANK AND NOT START FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. WOULD RANDOMLY (EVERY FEW MONTHS) SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING (LEAVING POWER BRAKES/STEERING UNAVAILABLE) AND RANDOMLY JUST NOT START AT ALL. NOW WE ARE HAVING MANY ELECTRICAL FAILURES DAILY FOR NO LESS THAN 20 MINUTES AT A TIME: HORN ON CONTINUOUS HONK, WIPERS GOING CRAZY, WIPER FLUID SPRAYING OUT, CAR SHUTTING DOWN IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, LOCKS GOING UP AND DOWN, THE FRONT SEAT BLOWER MOTOR SHUTTING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO RANDOMLY THE CAR WILL NOT 'SHUT OFF' WHEN I TAKE THE KEY OUT. IT'S FULLY DRIVEABLE WITHOUT THE KEY AND THE KEY OPENING IS IN THE 'OFF' POSITION. ALL OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THEN THE CAR GOES BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN IT'S SHUT OFF, THE CAR WILL NOT TURN BACK ON FOR APX 20 MINUTES. I WAS MOST RECENTLY STUCK IN A VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION JUST AS I WAS MERGING ONTO ANOTHER FREEWAY AT THE TOP OF A CLOVER-LEAF INTERSECTION DURING RUSH-HOUR. UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO START OR MOVE THE VEHICLE - PRAYING I WOULDN'T GET HIT, BUT I COULDN'T SEE BECAUSE MY WIPER FLUID WAS SPRAYING AT A CONSTANT SPEED AND MY WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THEY'VE NOW 'GUESSED' THAT MANY OF OUR ISSUES ARE TIPM RELATED, BUT THEY'RE NOT GUARANTEEING THAT IT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND WILL COST $1200. THEY'VE ORDERED THE PARTY BUT I CAN'T AFFORD IT! PAY THE MORTGAGE, OR DEATH BY CHRYSLER? I HAVE A COPY OF SOME CODES THAT WERE PULLED THE FI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, LIGHT GRAY SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO RESTART OR BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

IN ONE MONTH OUR BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP ON US WHILE DRIVING. THIS PAST TIME, A "FLASH FLAME" SPARKED, WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY BUT STILL SMOKED. HAD BOTH OF MY KIDS IN CAR SEATS AT THE TIME. TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY "COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM" SO WANTED US TO PAY $4,000 JUST TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM INSTEAD OF TAKING THEIR TIME TO PIN POINT WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 16 DAYS AND ONLY 1 OF THOSE 16 DAYS WAS IT LOOKED AT. THEN THE GENTLEMEN KEPT PUSHING BLAME ON ANOTHER COMPANY, ETC. THEN WHEN WE PICKED THE VAN UP, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON ALONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL WINDING. NEVER HAS THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON UNTIL IT WAS IN THEIR HANDS. THEY ARE ALSO STATING THAT THERE WAS NEVER A "FLAME", I HAD MY FAMILY AND A STRANGER HELP ME AT THE SCENE AND THERE WAS SOOT ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LINE HAVING SOME KIND OF DAMAGE FROM BEING MELTED. THEY ARE NOT HELPING US AT ALL! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS MATTER!! WE HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS WITH OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS CONTINUOUSLY PREMATURELY HAVING TO BE REPLACED. I EVEN EMAILED CHRYSLER THE LINKS.

TOOK MY TOWN AND COUNTRY IN FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND AFTER THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH THE 2 KEY SELF PROGRAMING DOES NO WORK ANY MORE,, CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID YOU MUST TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR KEY PROGRAMING, I ASKED THEM HOW CANE YOU DO A RECALL AND TAKE OUT SOMETHING THAT IT SAYS IT WILL DO IN THE MANUAL,, THE SAID I WAS OUT OF LUCK,, NEED TO PAY THE DEALER TO PROGRAM AND KEYS I HAVE.

MY BRAKES SEEM TO LAST FROM 20,000 TO 30,000 MILES. REPLACEMENT PADS ARE UNDER A ONE YEAR WARRANTY AND THOSE ARE FREE WHEN THEY NEED REPLACED. HOWEVER, AFTER SOME RESEARCH, IT IS THE CALIPER DESIGN THAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. GUIDE RODS NEED TO BE CONSTANTLY GREASED TO AVOID STICKING. I HAVE SEEN THE BRAKES SMOKING A BIT A FEW TIMES AND RIMS FEEL REALLY HOT TO THE TOUCH DUE TO BRAKES DRAGGING. CALIPER UPGRADE TO THE HD 2 PISTON DESIGN SEEMS TO FIX THE ISSUE IN NEWER MODELS. TIRED OF PUTTING ON BRAKES ONCE A YEAR AND THIS ALSO CAUSES POOR GAS MILEAGE. VAN HAS 127,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY.

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE 14V-373. *SMD UPDATED 09/21/2017*JS

STOPPED ON THE ROAD AND THEN CHECK ENCINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN WITH STOPPING WHILE IN THE MIDDLE DRIVING WOW SO DANGEROUS SOME WAS IS SERIOUSLY GOING TO GET HURT PULLED OVER THEN AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I TRIED TO START AND AGAIN JUST STARTED WITH NO PROBLE BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON ....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. NO WARNINGS, JUST DIES. DIAGNOSTICS REVEAL A BAD TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. RECALLS ISSUED FOR MULTIPLE MODELS BUT NOT MINE. I WAS TOLD, I HAVE ALL THE SYMPTOMS BUT I DON'T HAVE THE FLU ! NOW THEY WANT ALMOST $ 1000 TO FIX IT ! IT'S AN ESTABLISHED, DEFECTIVE PART BUT THEY'LL LET ME DRIVE AWAY IN IT UNLESS I CAN COME UP WITH THE MONEY. CHRYSLER SAID IT'S THE SAME PART AS THE RECALLED ONES BUT I DON'T HAVE A RECALL ON MY MODEL. ANT TIME ANY WHERE AT ANY SPEED, IT SHUTS DOWN.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING WIPERS STARTS FLASHING DASH BOARD GOES HEY WIRE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ITS VERY HARD TO STEER AND WONT START. THEN AFTER A FEW HOURS IT MIGHT STAR BACK UP OR DAYS LATER.

I AM A 29 YEAR OLD MALE. I AM SEVERELY DISABLED (QUADRIPLEGIC). I DRIVE A MODIFIED 2008 CHRYSLER T&C VAN WITH SPECIAL STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROLS AND A WHEEL CHAIR LIFT. I HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN MY VAN 3 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED. IT MUST BE A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF MY SPECIAL NEEDS AND PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS. IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE ON THE PLANET THAT I CAN DRIVE. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I TOOK MY VAN INTO CHRIS MYERS CHRYSLER, DAPHNE, AL, WHERE THEY REPLACED MY IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY FOB PER SAFETY RECALL #14V373000. ON FRI JULY 15, 2016, I WENT TO DRIVE MY VAN TO THE GROCERY STORE. I PRESSED THE DOOR OPEN BUTTON ON MY NEWLY PROVIDED KEY FOB AND THE VAN IMMEDIATELY WENT BERSERK. JUST ABOUT EVERY ELECTRICALLY POWERED DEVICE ON THE VAN EXPLODED INTO OPERATION - ALL AT THE SAME INSTANCE - WIPER BLADES ON ULTRA HIGH SPEED, REAR WINDOW WASHER SPEWING FLUID, HORN BLASTING, FAN MOTORS ROARING - AND ON AND ON! CONFINED TO MY WHEELCHAIR, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO STOP THE CRAZINESS FROM THE VAN. ALL THE NEIGHBORS IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX WERE NOW OUT IN THE PARKING LOT WITNESSING ALL THE OUTRAGEOUS THINGS THE VAN WAS DOING. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO GET THE HOOD OPEN AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO PUT A STOP TO THE VEHICLE SELF DESTRUCTING. WITH A FRIENDS HELP (A FRIEND WITH SOME VEHICLE MECHANIC EXPERTISE), WE CHECKED ALL FUSES - ALL WERE OKAY. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO START THE VAN - THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY "DEAD"! MY FRIEND MANAGES AN AUTO PARTS STORE IN GULF S