2005 Chrysler Town & Country Complaint Log

WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ON MY VEHICLE. LESS THAN A YEAR AGO I HAD THE PUMP FOR THIS REPLACED. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL AND MY STATE IS INCLUDED BUT NOT MY VAN. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AGO. THERE WAS A RECALL. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT REPLACED. NOW, IT IS ON AGAIN. I SEE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,462.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED ON EACH DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE KEY BUT NOT WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUSE WHICH CONTROLLED THE DOORS AND RE-INSERTED THE FUSE. THE REPAIR ONLY REMEDIED THE MALFUNCTION TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY HUSBAND, MYSELF AND OUR 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING MINI VAN, ALL OF A SUDDEN WAS A LOUD BANG SOUND. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND WHILE DOING SO I LOOKED IN THE BACK SEAT TO CHECK ON MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAD HER FACE COVERED WITH BOTH ARMS. WE FOUND THE SLIDING DOOR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. THIS HAS TRAUMATIZED MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND THANK GOD SHE WASN'T HURT. OUR FIRST THOUGHTS WERE SOMEONE WAS SHOOTING IN OUR VEHICLE. THE COPS CAME TO THE SEEN AND COULDN'T FIND ANY BULLET MARKS, THEY STATED IT MUST HAVE BEEN A DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THERE ARE SUPPOSEDLY NO RECALLS WITH OUT VIN#. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND I FEEL AS IF CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I AM HAVING TO PAY $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

HAVING TROUBLE WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. REPLACED ABS SENSOR, CHARGING SYSTEM FAILED, REPLACED ALTERNATOR. DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN TRAFFIC STOPPED. BRAKE THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING FAILED AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING A SKID AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO THE ROAD, ABS LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO ON AND OFF. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAY THAT THE REAR SPEED SENSOR IS CODING FOR THE LEFT SIDE. REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THAT TSB INFORMATION IS KNOWN. TSB INFORMATION: THERE ARE KNOWN SOFTWARE CONFLICTS ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH MAY SET THE INCORRECT TROUBLE CODE AND ALSO MAY SHOW INCORRECT SCAN DATA. SERVICE BULLETIN # 05-003-07 GROUP: BRAKES DATE: JUNE 13, 2007 THIS TSB IS FOR CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2205-2006. MY CHRYSLER T&C HAS THE SAME SALES CODE (BGF) AS THE PACIFICA. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE ABS LIGHTS ARE ON MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS ON THE COMPUTER ALSO STATES THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. *TR

AFTER FUELING CAR AND LEAVING GAS STATION MY 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN SPUTTERS AND STALLS WHILE MOVING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW OCCURS EACH TIME THE CAR IS FILLED. I AM NOW FEARFUL OF PULLING OUT OF A STATION AS I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WHEN MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC. MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND THIS SAME COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED BY AT LEAST 27 OTHER OWNERS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS FOR OWNERS, PASSENGERS AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE INVESTIGATED. I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE THIS OCCURS IN SO MANY OF THE 2005 T & C, HAVE A RECALL AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH VARIOUS TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS FINALLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

BOUGHT MY 2005 T&C CHRYSLER MINIVAN IN SPRING OF 2009 WITH A LITTLE OVER 69,000 MILES ON IT. FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY COME ON WHILE AT IDLE OR DRIVING RATES. NO OTHER PROBLEMS OCCURRED AND IT WASN'T HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. BY THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR LOCK QUIT WORKING WITH THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS, AND WITHIN A YEAR AN A HALF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD OCCASIONALLY NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN AND THE FRONT DOME LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. REPLACED AN AIR CONDITIONER PART ALSO. SPENT $500 ON THE FRONT END AS WELL THAT YEAR. WHEN WINDOW FAILURE WAS MORE FREQUENT I STARTED RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN COMMON IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VAN. ON OCT 4TH 2011, THE VAN FAILED TO START, MAKING A TICKING SOUND, FIGURED BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR. WE CLEANED BATTERY CABLES, TRIED WHAT WE COULD TO GET IT STARTED. THE RADIO AND DASHLIGHTS CAME ON,ALL THE GAUGES WOULD JUMP ERRATICALLY; WHEN WE ROLLED UP THE PASSENGER WINDOWS RADIO REMAINED ON, HOWEVER WHEN WE ROLLED UP THE DRIVERS WINDOW THE RADIO AND ALL GAUGES QUIT WORKING. WE ENDED UP JUMPING IT AND WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. HAD THE BATTERY TESTED AND TRIED A BRAND NEW BATTERY TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS THE ONLY PROBLEM. WHEN WE PUT THE BATTERY IN AND STARTED IT, FLAMES SHOT UP FROM THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE VAN, JUST INFRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE PANIC ALARM, THE HORN, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHERE ALL GOING OFF. AS SOON AS WE GOT THE BATTERY DISCONNECTED THE FIRE WENT OUT AND ALARMS AND WIPERS WENT OFF. I TALKED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND FROM EXPLANATION OF THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE SEVERAL LITTLE PROBLEMS AS OPPOSED TO ONE BIG ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND AFTER THE EXPERIENCES I HAVE HAD WITH THE VAN AND READING OTHERS ISSUES ONLINE, I CANT WAIT TO GET RID OF THIS PIECE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE STALK HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 11/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE PARKING LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FAILED AS WELL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/18/11 UPDATED 11/22/11.*JB

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHERS ON THIS POSTING. MY 2005 CHRYS. TWN & CNTRY STARTED BY THE LIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF, THEN RECENTLY HAS BEEN HARD TO TURN ON. I HAVE TO TOGGLE ON/OFF SWITCH AND BRIGHTS TO FINALLY GET THEM TO TURN ON. ONCE I GET THEM ON THEY OFTEN TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES AND I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GET THEM BACK ON AGAIN THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. IT IS GETTING INCREASINGLY HARDER TO OPERATE THE LIGHTS. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT NIGHT. I HAD TO HOLD THE BRIGHT LIGHT SWITCH ON FOR AN HOUR DRIVE HOME IN THE DARK. THE NEXT DAY THEY DIDN'T WORK, THEN WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, THEY FIDDLED WITH THE SWITCH AND GOT IT WORKING. BUT MANY MANY FOLKS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ON-LINE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND SOMETIMES COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH TOYO TOURING TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN JAN 2011, HE PURCHASED TWO TOYO TIRES FROM HIS LOCAL TIRE DEALER. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE TIRES SUFFERED A SEVERE BLOW OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT TIRE SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH ANOTHER BRAND. WHILE DRIVING FOR THE THIRD TIME, THE LAST TOYO TIRE BLEW OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A LOWER BACK INJURY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TWO TIRES HE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AND THE REPLACEMENT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND BLEW OUT. *JB

PURCHASED DOUGLAS XTRA TRACK II TIRES AT WAL-MART IN AUGUST 2011. ONE WEEK TO THE DAY LATER WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES ON THE TIRES ONE BLEW OUT. COMPLETE FAILURE RIPPED THE MIDDLE TREAD BLEW APART. MY DAUGHTER WITH A LEARNERS PERMIT WAS DRIVING AND THANKFULLY AT A SLOW SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MPH. RETURNED THE CAR TO WAL-MART. THEY DID NOT WARRANTY THE TIRE BUT DID REPLACE IT UNDER THE ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY I HAD PURCHASED. TWO OF THE REMAINING TIRES HAD SIGNIFICANT CREASES ON THE SIDE WALLS. THE MGR. SAID THAT IS NORMAL WHERE THE TIRE IS PUT TOGETHER. ALL 3 TIRES WERE LOW (1 WEEK AFTER INSTALL NO OFF ROAD). THEY AIRED THEM UP AND REPLACED THE BLEW TIRE AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY ON THE NEW TIRE. THE TIRES BOUNCE, THEY LOSE AIR CONSTANTLY, I AIR THEM UP WEEKLY. I HAVE ASKED REPEATEDLY ABOUT THE WEDGES IN THE SIDE WALLS WHICH ARE GETTING WORSE. I AM TOLD IT IS NORMAL AND I MAY WANT TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES FOR A SMOOTHER RIDE (BOUNCE). THEY RE-BALANCE AS OFTEN AS MY ROAD WARRANTY ALLOWS AND THAT IMPROVES BOUNCING USUALLY FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS TIRE PURCHASED AT WAL-MART. ON YOUR SITE I SEE AT LEAST 17 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TIRE BUT NO INVESTIGATIONS. I GUESS THAT SPEAKS TO WHO WAL-MART HAS IN THEIR POCKET. THESE TIRES ARE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND I AM SURE THEY HAVE CAUSED SOME. ACCORDING TO WAL-MART THE SEPARATION OF TREADS ARE A ROAD HAZARD SO I AM SURE ACCIDENTS ARE CHALKED UP TO BAD ROADS, NOT BAD TIRES. I MEAN WAL-MART SAYS IT SO NO INVESTIGATIONS ARE COMPLETED. I AM A CERTIFIED SAFETY PROFESSIONAL AND CERTIFIED HAZARD CONTROL MANAGER, SO WHO AM I TO ARGUE WITH A WAL-MART TIRE MANAGER? *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING FAILURE IN CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY 2005 VAN. NO WAY TO GAIN ENTRY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO ASSIST CHILDREN & ELDERLY MOTHER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. REMOTE FAILED TO WORK AS DID THE INSIDE UNLOCKING CONTROL ON DRIVERSIDE. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHENEVER FUEL TANK IS FILLED EVEN IF THE PUMP FULL CUTOFF IS USED. IF NOT FULL IT HESITATES AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO TURN AND THEN SPEED IS INCREASED. IT WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED AS A FUEL PROBLEM AND AN ADDITIVE WAS NEEDED. ON MARCH 8, 2012 IT WAS GETTING WORSE AND THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY TOPPING OFF THE GAS TANK. THEY CHANGED THE FUEL FILLER CAP, NATURAL VACUUM LEAK DETECTOR,AND VAPOR CANNISTER. THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE HAS NOT IMPROVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HELLO, I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING MINIVAN. OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKS AND DOORS NOT WORKING. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT A GREAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE FUSE FOR TEN SECONDS AND THEN EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT LOCKS BUT IT DOES NOT. TODAY I WAS COMING HOME FROM THE BEACH DOING 55 AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO GO OVER TWO LANES AND WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT PLOWED INTO BY THE TRUCK BEHIND ME. I THEN PULLED OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND STARTED THE KEY AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I MADE IT HOME FINE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND I SEE THAT IT IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH A GREAT MANY PEOPLE AS WELL. WHY HAS CHRYSLER NOT ADDRESSED THESE ISSUES. MY WIFE AND I SHARE A CAR AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THANKS *TR

I HAD TWO CHRYSLER PRODUCTS, (ONE MINIVAN AND ONE RAM PICKUP), WITH THE SAME CONCERN WITHIN A MATTER OF WEEKS. WHEN TURNING ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE OUTSIDE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES. I OWN A SERVICE REPAIR SHOP AND CHECKED MY "IDENTIFIX" DATA BASE AND SEE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS BAD CAUSING THIS CONCERN. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED ILLUMINATING AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ALSO STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE ONLY LIGHT THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. CONSUMER STATED SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER ON 7/20//2011. CASE #10413496. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN *TR

ADHESIVE USED ON TAILLIGHTS OF 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FAILED IN 105 DEGREE AIR TEMP. OUTER LENS FELL OF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. THE INNER PART OF THE LENS WITH BULBS REMAINED ON THE VEHICLE. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS SIDE TAILLIGHTS WHERE AFFECTED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THEN BACK ON. HAD TESTED AND NO RESOLVE OR REASON. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING OUR BACK ROADS AT NIGHT. ALSO WHEN CAR WAS TURNED OFF IN CARPORT THE LIGHTS FLICKERED OFF AND ON.... UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN ON UNTIL TRIED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS WEEK, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 38 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON/OFF RAPIDLY 3 TIMES THEN REMAINED OFF UNTIL I CYCLED THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES. NO MORE OCCURRENCES THAT EVENING OR FOR 4 MORE DAYS, THEN TONIGHT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES HOME, I DECIDED TO TRY THE SWITCH AND FOUND THAT ONLY ABOUT 1 OUT OF 5 TRIES WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN ON. THE SERIOUS CONCERN IS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH AND THEN TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY TURN ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN ELECTRICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. KMJ *TR

VAN WAS MAKING HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC. HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. HAD POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED ALSO. THIS VAN HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A MONEY PIT. I SEE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS COMPLAINT. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT A WHILE BACK HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I SEE THE RACK AND PINION IS A MAJOR ISSUE ALSO. IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AS WELL AS MY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. RECALL ON ANYTHING???? *TR

MY 69 YEAR OLD MOTHER'S 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS BEEN WHINING FOR OVER A YEAR. TWICE SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN RALEIGH WHERE SHE BOUGHT IT. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE WHINE. LAST WEEK, SHE WAS IN A TOWN AN HOUR AWAY AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE IT TOWED. MECHANIC REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT IT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE SAYS ENTIRE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING. HER VAN HAS 52K MILES. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ON 6-20-11 AND WHEN SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. SHE STATED SHE ALMOST HIT CARS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WITH OUR THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR (7,5 AND 4 YEARS OF AGE). SHE STATED IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND SEEMED TO DRIVE NORMAL AFTERWARDS. WE TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER ON 6-21-11 AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THEY STATED THE ONLY ERROR CODE FOUND WAS A LOW VOLTAGE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. IT WAITS TO BE SEEN IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED AND I HAVE READ ABOUT A CURRENT RECALL ON 2010 MODELS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS COULD BE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM OR NOT BUT WE FEEL IT SHOULD BE REPORTED AND OR INVESTIGATED IF POSSIBLE. OUR VAN IS THE 3.3 L V6 WITH 80,000 MILES AND WE HAVE HAD IT FOR A FEW YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE. *TR

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS CONTINUE TO FAIL AND NEED TO REPLACE ELECTRICAL UNIT. HAVE REPLACED 2 TIMES ON BOTH SIDES. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK BY EITHER KEYLESS ENTRY OR BY MANUALLY PUSHING BUTTON. MAKES GETTING INTO VEHICLE WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN VERY DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS NO KEY HOLE ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. FIRST BEGAN WITH THE LEFT SIDE DOOR NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY. THEN THE VAN JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING! THEN THE CABLE BURNED UP AND THERE WAS NO POSITIVE CABLE AVAILABLE TO REPLACE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THE WHOLE HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $ 2100! I CAN'T JUST GET A POSITIVE CABLE REPLACEMENT! NO WRECKS TO THIS VEHICLE. VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF FAMILY VAN. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND TOO EXPENSIVE! I REALLY WANT YOU TO RECONSIDER A RECALL ON THIS PART! *KB

I PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CALIPER WAS WORN THRU AS IF SOMETHING HAD BEEN RUBBING IT. THE PRESSURE FROM ME PUSHING ON THE PEDAL CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO BURST AT THE PLACE THAT IT WAS RUBBED THRU. I PURCHASED A NEW BRAKE LINE AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE FLUID IN THE RESEVOIR BECAUSE IT ALL LEAKED OUT THROUGH THE HOLE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF ON 2005 TOWN COUNTRY WITH NO WARNING. *TR

DRIVING MY CAR HOME I PULLED OVER IN A TURN OUT TO MOVE SOMETHING IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT THAT WAS MAKING NOISE. THAT TOOK APPROX. 30-45 SECONDS UNTIL I WAS BACK IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. I SMELLED WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE A FOREST FIRE. IT SMELLED LIKE WOOD OR TRASH BURNING, NOT A VEHICLE SMELL OF OIL, GAS, RUBBER BURNING ETC. I THEN SAW SMOKE COMING UP THROUGH THE CARPET AND FLOOR MAT OF MY FRONT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. THIS DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME, SO I QUICKLY LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH HAD NO INDICATION OF ENGINE TROUBLE OR OVERHEATING. SO I IMMEDIATELY REVERSED THE CAR TO SEE IF THERE WAS VEGETATION UNDER WHERE I HAD PARKED AND THERE WAS NOT. SO I PULLED BACK INTO THE LANE STILL NOT REALIZING THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT AND ACCELERATED IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THANK GOD THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE EXIT TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OFF RAMP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, POPPED THE AUTOMATIC OPENER FOR THE REAR DOOR AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. LUCKILY I HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. SO I READ THE DIRECTIONS VERY QUICKLY AND PULLED THE PIN. THEN I PULLED THE LATCH FOR THE HOOD COMPARTMENT AND WENT TO OPEN THE HOOD. AS I LIFTED THE HOOD I SAW FLAMES SHOOTING UP FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE ALONG THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE WALL OF THE VEHICLE. I USED MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES BUT IT RAN OUT AND THE CAR WAS STILL SMOKING AND SMOLDERING. I THEN DIALED 911 FROM MY CELL PHONE AND LUCKILY A CHP WAS ONLY A MINUTE AWAY AND CDF WAS ONLY SEVERAL MINUTES BEHIND HIM. CDF CONTINUED TO HOSE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM BOTH ABOVE AND UNDERNEATH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE CAN'T DETERMINE A REASON THAT THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS THE INSULATION TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE WALL AND TWO SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE PARTLY BURNED. FARMERS INS. CO. NOR THE MECHANIC CAN DETERMINE ANY CAUSE.

ABOUT MAY OR JUNE OF THIS YEAR, THE HEADLIGHTS OF OUR 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN STARTED FAILING TO COME ON WHEN THE INTERIOR SWITCH WAS TURN "ON". AT FIRST, SIMPLE TOGGLING WOULD GET THEM TO WORK THOUGH THE FREQUENCY OF HAVING TO DO THIS AS WELL AS THE LIGHTS FAILING TO STAY ON HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE RECENT MONTHS. THIS IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY WORK VEHICLE AND SHE OFTEN RETURNS FROM WORK WHEN IT'S DARK. SHE HAD A NUMBER OF INSTANCES WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE JUST "GONE OUT" WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET RECENTLY TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY POSTS AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN AND NOT MANY HAVE POSTED AN DEFINITIVE ANSWER TO THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. MY OTHER MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY IS THE AC SYSTEM. WE HAVE HAD THIS FIXED OVER 11 TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER OF 2005 WITH THE FIRST REPAIR COMING LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VAN. *TR

HEADLIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. INITIALLY IT WOULD TAKE PLAYING WITH SWITCH TO TURN LIGHTS ON. OCCASIONALLY LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL NOT ALWAYS TURN OFF. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD WHINING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE RACK AND PINION. THE RACK A PINION WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

BEGINNING AROUND MID-2011, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING (BUT NOT OVER-FILLING) THE GAS TANK. FILL THE TANK, PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, ENGINE STALLS. HOPE YOU DON'T GET HIT. THE DEALERSHIP EVENTUALLY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY VALVE ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PASS FUEL VAPOR THROUGH THE EVAP CANISTER TO THE ENGINE TO BURN OFF THE VAPOR THAT GETS DISPLACED AS THE TANK IS FILLED. THE VALVE WAS FAULTY AND WAS PASSING LIQUID FUEL. THE EVAP CANISTER WAS SATURATED AND PASSED LIQUID FUEL TO THE ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS EXPECTING VAPOR. IT STALLED OUT EVERY TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW THAT CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND PERSONAL INJURY. CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN BOTH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V192000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, SHE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE'S CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT HAS NOTIFIED BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OF THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,404.

I NOTICED SOME MINOR RUST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE FRONT DOOR ABOUT 1 - 2 YEARS AGO, EARLIER THIS YEAR AROUND MAY IT WAS MORE NOTICEABLE AND HAD PROGRESSED. IN SEPTEMBER 2011 I NOTICED A HOLE BEGINNING AND IN OCTOBER I STARTED POKING AROUND AND REMOVED ABOUT A 8 INCH BY 3 INCH PIECE OF COMPLETELY RUSTED METAL (IT CRUMBLED). IT WAS WET ON THE INSIDE, IT HASN'T RAINED IN 4 TO 5 DAYS, PLUS IT APPEARS THAT THE INSIDE IS SEALED, SO HOW COULD WATER GET IN? UPON REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF DUE TO CRACKED WELDS WHERE WATER RUNS DOWN BEHIND THE SUPPORTS AND ENTERS THIS CAVITY. WHAT A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE THE REST OF THE VEHICLE HAS NO RUST AND HAS BEEN OTHERWISE A GOOD CAR, BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE RUSTED WELDS ARE NOT ONLY CAUSING RUST BUT THEY ARE A SAFETY CONCERN! *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL CLICKS OF THE SWITCH THEY COME BACK ON, BUT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. BROWSING ONLINE SHOWS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND YET NO RECALL YET? IT APPEARS THE SWITCH IS FAULTY. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT OR NOT TURNING ON. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BUT IT ONLY HAPPENS ON OCCASION SO THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MY WIFE HAS BEEN DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHT JUST WENT OUT AND THEN SHE COULDN'T SEE. FROM LOOKING ONLINE I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THANKS. *TR

MY WIFE'S 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY STALLS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST GETTING REARENDED. I HAVE READ ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK VALVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I FEAR SHE WILL GET INTO A ACCIDENT WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VAN. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DID NOT RESPOND RELIABLY TO "ON/OFF" SWITCH. INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FUNCTION - SOMETIMES ( NOW MORE OFTEN) NO HEADLIGHTS AT ALL UNLESS 'BRIGHTS' KNOB ON LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL PULLED AND HELD TOWARDS DRIVER; THEN LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AS LONG AS LEVER IS HELD. UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN RAIN/ NIGHTTIME. *TR

THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY STALLS WHEN WE FILL IT UP WITH GASOLINE. WE HAD THE VALVE REPLACED AND ALL THE CODES CLEARED. IT CONTINUES TO STALL ON US. WE HAVE HAD TWO CLOSE ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING A SCHOOL BUS PASSING BY WHEN THE CAR STALLS RANDOMLY. MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN OUR VAN TO THE REPAIR SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES AND NO CODES COME UP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE VAN TO JUST STALL RANDOMLY. NO DEATH OR INJURY BUT WHY DOES THAT HAVE TO BE THE CASE FOR SOMEONE TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE VAN STALLED OUT. SHE SAID SHE LOST ALL POWER AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I READ WHERE THE 2008 AND 2009 WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME THING. I TOOK THE VAN TO A MECHANIC THEY COULD NOT GET ANY CODES. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE CHECK VALVE THAT IS BUILT INTO THE GAS TANK BUT NOT FOR SURE. I READ WERE TWO PEOPLE DIED IN THE 08 AND 09 AND I DON'T WONT THIS TO HAPPEN TO OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU *TR

AFTER REFUELING, MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LOSES POWER MOMENTARILY OR DIES COMPLETELY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY AFTER REFUELING AND (SO FAR) ONLY ONCE. USUALLY THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO AFTER LEAVING THE PUMP, TYPICALLY AS I AM ABOUT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I REFILL FOR THE LAST 4 REFUELINGS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AS THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE CLICKING NOISE CONTINUED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES AND THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES. ONE WEEK AFTER THE FORTH CLOCK WAS REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AND CONTINUED TO REMAIN FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACEMENT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK OR CLICK IN PLACE. I RESEARCHED RECALL NUMBER 04V047000 AND LEARNED THERE WERE SIMILAR ISSUES. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE MORE OF A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND A GREAT SAFETY RISK. THE DEALER JUST TOOK MY INFO BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *TR