2005 Chrysler Town & Country Complaint Log

PURCHASED A USED 2005 T&C VAN FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER TO HAVE OIL & LUBE SERVICE. MENTIONED THAT MY BRAKES WERE A LITTLE SQUEAKY, PLEASE CHECK THEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 41,600 MILES AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER. WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND CAUSING THE NOISE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....TO THE TUNE OF $800 PLUS TAX. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS SINCE I GOT HOME AND HAVE SEEN THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS EXACTLY THE SAME. THIS IS SO OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT THAT EVEN A CHILD COULD SEE IT. TOO MANY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE UNITS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. OFTENTIMES, WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL WOULD BEGIN TO FLASH AND VICE VERSA. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 51,000. UPDATED 02-23-09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN JANUARY 2009 THE HEATER BLOWER FAN SUDDENLY WENT TO FULL BLAST AND FULL HEAT. II WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN IT OFF OR DOWN. AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND PARKING THE MINI VAN, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MINUTE AND AFTER RESTARTING EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. LATER THAT SAME MORNING THE HEATER AGAIN WENT TO FULL BLAST WITH NO INPUT FROM ME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND AFTER 30 MINUTES, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS FIXED FOR NOW BUT TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE; HE WOULD HAVE TO ORDER ONE AT $750.00, I REPLIED THAT I'D THINK ABOUT IT. DURING THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK OK. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY ON ITS OWN. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE WEATHER BEGAN TO WARM THAT I DISCOVERED I HAVE NO A/C, ALTHOUGH THE FREON LEVEL APPEARED TO BE OK. I CALLED AUTOZONE TO INQUIRE ABOUT A REPLACEMENT PART AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLER HAD NOT RELEASED THE PART FOR THE AFTERMARKET BUT THEY COULD ORDER A USED PART FOR $209.00. THE REPLACEMENT PART WOULD CARRY A 3 YEAR WARRANTY. I ORDERED THE PART WHICH WAS DELIVERED A FEW DAYS LATER. IT TOOK LESS THAN 30 MINUTES TO REPLACE THE UNIT AND EVERYTHING IS NOW LIKE NEW. *TR

MANY REPAIRS HAVE HAD TO BE MADE ON OUR 2005 T & C CHRYSLER, BUT TODAY WE GOT THE NEWS THAT OUR RACK AND PINION NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER 1,000 DOLLARS. WHEN I INQUIRED IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM I WAS TOLD NO NOT REALLY. I TURNED TO THE INTERNET ONLY TO SEE MULTIPLE OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THIS VERY SITUATION. RACK AND PINION SHOULD NOT GO AT 40,000 MILES THE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FAILED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE MIRROR SHOOK, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESEAT THE MIRROR. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,900.

I ATTEMPTED TO LOCK MY VAN USING THE REMOTE. THE VAN DID NOT LOCK. THOUGHT BATTERY WAS DEAD IN MY REMOTE. BUT SLIDING DOOR WOULD STILL OPEN. THEN I HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK ALL DOORS AND IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN I'M PREGNANT. I AM UNABLE TO UNLOCK ALL DOORS USING THE INTERIOR SWITCH AND THERE IS ONLY ONE DOOR THAT I HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK WITH THE KEY. IT WAS CONSTANT. SOMEONE SUGGESTED TO POP OFF THE FUSE AND THEN PUT IT BACK. DID THAT. BUT TEMPORARY SOLUTION. ALSO THE LOCK WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN VAN IS IN MOTION OVER 20 MPH. DANGEROUS AS I HAVE KIDS ALL UNDER THE AGE OF 5. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OVER THE WEB. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM; DEALER HAS SEEN OTHER VANS WITH SAME ISSUE, BUT COULD NOT FIX (PERFORMED BCM UPDATE, BUT TO NO AVAIL). VAN HAS 80K MILES. CAN TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM BY PULLING THE IOD FUSE TO RESET THE COMPUTER. PROBLEM RECURS EVERY 1-4 WEEKS. *TR

NOISE IN FRONT END OF 2005 CHRYSLER T&C. TOLD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. 73,000 MILES. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 45,000. *TR

AT ABOUT 45,000 STARTED NOTICING A GROANING NOISE FROM THE STEERING. I'VE ALREADY HAD SOME OF THE FRONT END PARTS REPLACED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON THE 2005 CHRYSLER MINIVAN THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE WORN OUT. HOWEVER, IT STARTED MAKING A GROANING NOISE AND I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. REFILLED THAT AND IT FIXED IT FOR ABOUT 5000 MILES. IT'S STARTING IT AGAIN. I HAD A 2001 DODGE MINIVAN AND IT DID THE SAME THING AT 140,000 MILES AND REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT RACK AND PINION. I'M HOPING AT 52,000 MILES ON THIS, IT DOESN'T NEED IT NOW. HOW DISCOURAGING. *TR

WATER PUMP BROKE, RACK & PINION BROKE, THERMOSTAT. *TR

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY 2005 STEERING DEVELOPED A NOISE AND OUR MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE STEERING RESERVOIR WAS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED UNDER A MANUFACTURER SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS WAS COMPLETED AND ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER, THE RACK AND PINION WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A FAILED SEAL. THE VEHICLE HAS 67K MILES ON IT, WHICH ARE FAMILY COMMUTER MILES. THE RESERVOIR COST OVER $200 AND THE RACK IS GOING TO COST ABOUT $900. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PRODUCT DEFICIENCY AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. AS OTHERS HAVE POSTED, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER THIS FAILURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD MY LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER, IT STOP FOR A WHILE BUT SUDDENLY IT WENT OFF , I ENDED UP DRIVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A SMALL DITCH. I HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH THIS FOR A YEAR, THE LIGHT SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE AND CHRYSLER REFUSE TO REPLACE IT . I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. *TR

OUR 2005 CHRYSLER T&C BEGAN MAKING A STRANGE NOISE WHEN TURNING. WE THEN BEGAN TO NOTICE POWER STEERING FLUID UNDER THE VAN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THE PROBLEM BEGINS AGAIN EACH YEAR WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD. IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN AND THE VAN IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IT'S MAKING THAT AWFUL SOUND AGAIN AND LEAKING LIKE CRAZY. I LOOKED ON LINE TO SEE HOW TO REPLACE THE 'HOSE' THE DEALER SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED EACH TIME WE TOOK IT IN AND I WAS SURPRISED AT THE SHEER NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VANS. I REALLY BEGAN TO BE CONCERNED WHEN I READ THAT THERE WERE VAN ENGINES THAT ACTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMETHING MORE DISASTROUS OCCURS. *TR

A GROANING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING. EXAMINED BY THE DEALERSHIP - COURTESY DODGE - AND I'M TOLD IT IS THE POWER STEERING RACK. REVIEWING COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VANS AND THAT CHRYSLER FIGHTS PEOPLE ON COVERING THIS COMMON ISSUE. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR VALVE AT 57,322 MILES. *TR

VEHICLE STEERING RACK AND PINION BAD. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW/USED. THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT HOME IT STARTED TO "WHINE" WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING THE WHEEL. THE STEERING GETS VERY HARD AT TIMES, ALSO NOW MAKES "POPPING" NOISES AND FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE COMING OFF. MY MECHANIC SAID HAS A BAD RACK AND PINION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF CLAIMS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM, BUT STILL NO RECALL. I FEEL FOR MY SAFETY AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. CHRYSLER STILL HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER. MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. SEE WEBSITE HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F172B27/26 FOR THE 50 OR SO COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. MY VEHICLE HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN IT WAS IN WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. HELP!!!! *TR

FAILING STEERING ON 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LTD. NEW RACK AND PINION, POWER STEERING PUMP, RESERVOIR ALL NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

ROOF WELDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VAN ABOVE SLIDING DOORS ARE CRACKED! MAJOR STRUCTURAL HAZARD. IT'S ALSO ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE INNER BODY PANELS AND IS RUNNING DOWN INSIDE THE WINDOW SUPPORTS/PILLARS BETWEEN THE DOORS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE ROCKER PANELS (WHICH ARE NOW RUSTING THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OUT). IT TURNS OUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THESE VANS. HTTP://FORUM.CHRYSLERMINIVAN.NET/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/18635-SMALL-CRACK-IN-THE-ROOF CHRYSLER ALSO KNOWS ABOUT IT, AND IT TURNS OUT MOST OF THE VANS WITH THE ISSUE WERE MADE IN THE SAME PLANT, INCLUDING MINE! HERE IS A DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE WITH PICTURES: HTTP://DODGEFORUM.COM/FORUM/DODGE-CARAVAN/87668-2001-TO-2006-GRAND-CARAVAN-ROOF-CRACK-AT-SEAMS.HTML . ALL VEHICLES WITH A VIN WITH THE 12TH DIGIT OF R, WHICH WERE MADE IN THE WINDSOR PLANT HAVE THIS ISSUE. I HAD BROUGHT THE RUST TO THE ATTENTION OF A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS SALT CORROSION AND NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AN OUTER BODY PANEL. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ISSUE WAS ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THESE ROOF CRACKS, AND THE RUST WAS FROM THE INSIDE OUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE WATER RUNNING DOWN INTO THE ROCKERS. THIS IS AFFECTING THE STRUCTURAL SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A VEHICLE BARELY OVER 5 YEARS OLD (I HAD NOTICED THE ROCKER RUST AT THE 3 YEAR MARK). *TR

UPON HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE OF OUR 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY WE TOOK THE VAN TO OUR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HE FOUND THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN ALTERNATOR MOUNT. HE DID NOT COMPLETE ANY REPAIRS BUT STATED WE SHOULD CONTACT CHRYSLER SINCE THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE PART. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER I WAS TOLD I HAD TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND THEN THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE TO CALL THEM BACK. I DID THAT AND THE SHOP MANAGER, JIM, TOOK AN APPROXIMATELY 15 SECOND LOOK AT THE BROKEN PART, SHUT THE HOOD, TOOK MY NUMBER AND ASKED WHY CHRYSLER SAID HE HAD TO CALL. I TOLD HIM THAT WAS WHAT I HAD BEEN TOLD AND HE SAID HE WOULD GET BACK WITH ME. I CALLED HIM THE NEXT DAY AND HE SAID HE HAD A CALL IN TO HIS DISTRICT MANAGER WHO HAD THE AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE REPAIRS. WHEN JIM CALLED BACK HE STATED THAT THE DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE BROKEN PART BASED ON THE NUMBER OF MILES ON THE VAN (83,000.) JIM ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE MOUNT TO BREAK. HE AGREED THAT EVEN IF THE VAN HAD 200,000 MILES ON IT HE WOULD NOT EXPECT TO SEE THE BROKEN MOUNT. I ASKED WHAT OTHER RECOURSE I HAD AND HE STATED I WOULD HAVE TO CALL THE 1-800 CHRYSLER NUMBER. I THEN CALLED THAT NUMBER AND SPOKE WITH STEVE WHO TOOK A REPORT ( WHICH I REQUESTED TO HAVE FILED.) HE THEN TRANSFERRED ME TO CHERYL WHO READ THE REPORT AND THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH JIM. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO ME SHE STATED THEY WOULD NOT DO THE REPAIR BASED ON THE NUMBER OF MILES AND THE FACT THAT I DID NOT EXCLUSIVELY USE THE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. SHE SAID THAT SINCE I DID NOT SHOW LOYALTY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE BRAND THEN THEY WERE NOT WILLING COVER THE REPAIR. NO ONE EVER DENIED THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR

WE USE OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY FOR 2.5 YEARS. WE PURCHASED THE VAN USED WITH ROUGHLY 25000 MILES ON IT IN JULY OF 2006. WE NOW HAVE 77000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THE FRONT END MAKES A CLANKING NOISE WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AND THE IS A WHINING GRINDING LIKE SOUND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD CLOSE TO THE DASH. IT IS WORSE WITH COLD WEATHER AND WHEN THE STIRRING WHEEL IS TURNED COMPLETELY IN EITHER DIRECTION. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND A BLOG FORUM AT TOWNHALL-TALK.COM. EVERYONE ONE ON THIS PARTICULAR BLOG HAD T&C VANS AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED AND DEALERS HAVE SAID THE RACK AND PINION NEEDING REPLACEMENT FOR ROUGHLY$850.00 PLUS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM ASSESSED (WILL BE TODAY). OUR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND NOW WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. SOUNDS TYPICAL RIGHT? IF CHRYSLER T&C VANS ALL SEEMED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STIRRING SYSTEM. I READ ABOUT MANY DIFFERENT DEALER SAYING THAT THEY REPLACE MANY OF THOSE RACKS AND THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. IF THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER THAT SHOULD BE A SIGN THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IN THESE TRYING ECONOMIC TIMES PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO SPEND ON CRAPPY MADE PARTS AND CHRYSLER CANT AFFORD ANYMORE NEGATIVE PUBLICITY EITHER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

1) NORMAL DRIVING 2) BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT FASTER THAN USUAL WHEN COMPARING IT TO OTHER CHRYSLER MINIVAN MODELS NOT TOWN AND COUNTRY. 3) I HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED MORE OFTEN THAN EXPECTED. *TR

3 TIMES - THE POWER SIDE DOORS, POWER DOOR LOCKS, AND POWER WINDOWS WILL QUIT WORKING. AS NOTED ABOVE, WE REMOVE A FUSE, LEAVE IT OUT FOR 10 MINUTES, REPLACE, AND EVERYTHING WORKS AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY 4-6 MONTHS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS LISTINGS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THANKS TO BLOGS, I FOUND THE REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS CORRODED. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V192000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/15/09.*JB

AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LIGHT STAYS ON WITHOUT PROVOCATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT DIMMED. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR, WIRING, AND HARNESS WERE CORRODED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,397 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,197.

RECALL COMPLAINT 07V192000 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY. *TR

2005 - CHRYSLER - TOWN AND COUNTRY- POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK, NOR REMOTE LOCK... SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS BECAUSE I FOUND THIS THREAD; HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHENEVER THE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG FRONTAL SENSOR. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V192000 (AIR BAGS;FRONTAL;SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE); HOWEVER, THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THERE WAS CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON, THEREBY RENDERING THE AIRBAGS INOPERATIVE. DEALER CLAIMS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN NEW YORK, A STATE THAT USES SALT TO MITIGATE SNOW AND ICE AND THEREFORE FALLS WITHIN THE CRITERIA FOR RECALL. DOES MY VEHICLE QUALIFY FOR RECALL? (ORIGINALLY MAY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED IN FL. NOW REGISTERED IN NY). *TR

POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING. VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WAS LOCKED UP WHEN PRESSING THE REMOTE (HORN BEEPS, LIGHTS FLASH) BUT LOCKS DON'T LOCK. POWER DOORS ALSO QUIT WORKING CAUSING POTENTIAL PINCH-POINTS. WHEN THE DOORS ACT UP AND BOUNCE BACK OPEN, THEY SOMETIMES TRY TO RE-CLOSE BUT THE INTERFERENCE SENSOR DOESN'T STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ON A BODY PART. CAN TEMPORARILY MAKE IT BETTER BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE IOD FUSE, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS A SHORT TIME LATER. PROBLEM BEGAN RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER WANTS 300-800 TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT EITHER COMPONENT WILL POSITIVELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND NO POSITIVE CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

FRONT HOOD EDGE HAS STARTED TO BUBBLE UP WITH RUST (2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN) MY 2001 DODGE CARAVAN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IS RUSTED THROUGH. I SEE THIS CONDITION ON OTHER CHRYSLER VANS IN THIS AREA (MANY VANS). I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST $1071.85 TO REPAIR. THERE IS NO DAMAGE ON THE EXTERNAL HOOD THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS (DENTS, PAINT NICKS, ETC.). I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD "I HAVE NO RECOURSE" BUT TO PAY TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON IMMEDIATELY. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK IF MANUALLY HELD ON BY PULLING THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. ALSO THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL RANDOMLY. ALSO THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL RANDOMLY. ALSO ELEC WINDOWS FAIL RANDOMLY. DEALER ALWAYS REPORTS, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO VEHICLE HAS ONE TIME TOTALLY SHUT DOWN ELECTRICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. ALL ELECTRIC COMPONENTS WENT OUT AND VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. IT RESTARTED AFTER TURNING OFF THE KEY AND RE STARTING. HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS THE MOST DANGEROUS AS THEY JUST SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK ON. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME PROBLEM BUT A CONSTANT RE-CURRING MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE FOR FIVE MINUTES IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FUNCTION. THEY LOCKS OPERATED PROPERLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 DAYS BEFORE HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HE PLANS ON NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 11/24/08 *CN UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB

AFTER FILLING MY VAN WITH GAS, IT STALLS. I WILL LEAVE THE STATION, AND WITHIN THE FIRST MILE, THE CAR SPUTTERS AND STALLS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND THE DATES/MILEAGE ABOVE ARE ESTIMATES. I HAVE MENTIONED IT TO THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I TAKE MY VAN, BUT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO SUGGEST. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, I FOUND A SITE WHERE OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO REPORT IT TO THE NHTSA SO THAT YOU CAN GET A MORE ACCURATE COUNT OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 2005. 67,000 MILES. AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH WOULD TURN ON SHORTLY AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING THE CAR. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. WE ARE BEING CHARGED 350 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT BUMPER SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG. I NOTICED THERE ARE SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. DOOR LOCKS, AUTO SEAT ADJUSTMENT, DVD PLAYER AND TURN SIGNALS ALL STOP WORKING, OR WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE WORK AROUND IS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE IOD 20 AMP FUSE, RESETTING THE BCM COMPUTER. *TR

GAS TANK HAS A HOLE SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO TOP,WAS TOLD IT LOOKED LIKE MAYBE SOMETHING ACTUALLY RUBBED HOLE THERE. IT JUST STARTED LEAKING GAS. I CAN ONLY PUT ABOUT 10.00 AT A TIME. I AM PUTTING IT IN SHOP TODAY TO HAVE IT R EPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE. WE WERE JUST INFORMED ABOUT IT WHEN CAR WAS RETURNED BACK TO US AND THAT IT HAD BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE MAY OR JUNE OF THIS YEAR. SON CHECKED IT AND SAID IT LOOKED AS IF SOMETHING WAS RUBBING UP AGAINST IT. *TR

FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY DEVELOPED CRACKS NEXT TO THE OUT LET TUBE. THE TUBE THAT THE MAIN SUPPLY LINE CONNECTS. GAS AND FUMES LEAK. HAD THE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE VAN COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE OR EXPLODED. *TR

THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LX MINIVAN WITH STOW-N-GO SEATING. AFTER REPAIRING A FLAT TIRE, THE SPARE TIRE HANGER JAMMED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO APPEAR IN PLACE BUT ACTUALLY LOOSE. THE HANGER IS A WINCH WITH A WIRE ROPE THAT RETRACTS TO HANG THE TIRE UNDER THE MID-SECTION OF THE VAN. THE WIRE ROPE SPOOLED UNEVENLY, JAMMING AGAINST THE HOUSING. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR HARM TO OTHER DRIVERS IF THE TIRE WERE TO FALL TO THE ROADWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILED WIRE BETWEEN THE SWITCH AND THE MOTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $300-$600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,400.

HIT BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE PULLED TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD WERE I WAS FINAL ABLE TO STOP, THE RIGHT TOP STRUT PLATE BROKE, DROVE VERY SLOWLY HOME CALLED THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED THE VAN AND THEY TOOK OUT STRUT AND THE STRUT PLATE, THE STRUT PLATE WAS COMPLETE ROTTED REPLACED WITH NEW STRUT PLATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT USED THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE HORN SOUNDED, BUT THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER TWICE AND CHANGED THE LOCK SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/16/08. *JB

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY PURCHASED NEW. GRINDING SOUND FROM THE FRONT END STARTING AT 17,000 MILES. NUMEROUS PARTS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. STEERING RACK LEAKING/FAILING WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES. LOCAL DEALERSHIP DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF STEERING RACK AND PINION PROBLEMS. STEERING PROBLEMS ARE POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I HAD A FLAT TIRE TODAY AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT REMOVE THE SPARE, LOCATED UNDER MY CAR. I WAS AMAZED AT THE POOR DESIGN OF THIS SPARE TIRE. WHO PUTS IT UNDER THE CAR??? THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD TO EVENTUALLY GIVE UP AND TEMPORARILY PATCH MY TIRE SO I COULD GET HOME. MY CONCERN IS WHAT IF I WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND NOT REMOTELY CLOSE TO MY HOME AND THIS HAPPENED? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THIS SPARE TIRE AND ITS LOCATION. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THIS HAPPENS WITH THIS CAR (AND OTHERS WHO PUT THE SPARE UNDER THE CAR) ALL THE TIME AND THERE WAS NOTHING MORE HE COULD DO TO FIX THE SITUATION BUT TO CHARGE ME A FEE OF $25.00 TO PLUG MY TIRE. THIS MAKES THE SPARE TIRE USELESS TO ME AND THAT CONCERNS ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIRBAG CAUSED THE FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 07V192000). THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,338.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ENGINE BEGAN RATTLING. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE 7 YEAR/70000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WOULD NOT BE HONORED UNLESS I CAN PROVE THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE CAR REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE, WHICH THE ESTIMATED TO BE $8000. THE CAR IS 3.5 YEARS OLD WITH 29,000 MILES AND HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. CHRYSLER STILL REFUSES TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. *TR

EGR VALVE FAILED AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY STARTED TO MALFUNCTION; WOULD NOT GO UP AFTER ROLLING IT DOWN, OR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BUTTON WAS NO LONGER PRESSED. WINDOW HAD TO BE PULLED BACK UP MANUALLY. *TR YESTERDAY, THE WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE DOOR. OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS APPEAR ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET.

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EXTENSION A/C EVAPORATOR AND LINE CONECTIONS IN 2008, 2009,2010 AND NOW 2012. *TT