2005 Chrysler Town & Country Visibility & Wipers Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V067000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. MA 10/26/2015 THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WHILE THEY WERE IN USE. UPDATED 01/25/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHSTA RECALL 06V067000 VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: MOTOR . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

AFTER ABOUT FIVE YEARS, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HAS SLOWLY DETERIORATED. IT HAS TURNED BROWN, REFLECTS DOUBLE OBJECTS, AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT PAY FOR. WE WOULD LIKE A NEW MIRROR. *JS

I PURCHASED A PAIR OF RAIN-X 28 LATITUDE WIPERS FOR A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN IN NOVEMBER OF 2008 FROM WALMART AT THE COST OF $18.97 EACH. I HAD BEEN PLEASED WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE. ON THE 8TH OF JULY WHEN I TURNED THE WINDOW WIPERS ON DURING A SEVERE RAINSTORM, THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER FLEW OFF. THE PREINSTALLED CONNECTOR CAME OUT AND I COULD NOT FIND IT. I STOPPED AT THE WALMART STORE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED IN EAST TAWAS, MICHIGAN TO SEE IF THERE WAS EITHER A GUARANTEE OR SOME WAY I COULD GET ANOTHER CONNECTOR. I WAS TOLD BY THE AUTO DEPT. MANAGER ON DUTY THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE AND THAT THE WIPER SHOULD BE REPLACED EVERY 6 MONTHS ANYWAY AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET ANOTHER CONNECTOR. THE TOWN & COUNTRY IS A 2ND VEHICLE AND LITTLE USED. IT HAD LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT SINCE NOVEMBER WHEN THE BLADES WERE REPLACED. IT IS ALWAYS GARAGED. THERE IS NO SIGN OF WEAR ON THE DRIVER?S SIDE BLADE AND BOTH BLADES WIPED CLEAN UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW BLADE, BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW A BLADE THAT IS ADVERTISED FOR WINTER, SPRING/FALL, AND SUMMER HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 6 MONTHS WHEN NOT WORN. I REALIZE THAT THE DURABILITY AND LONGEVITY IS DEPENDENT UPON USAGE, BUT THIS SEEMS A LITTLE EXTREME TO ME. I HAVE NEVER REPLACED BLADES THAT OFTEN AND HAVE NEVER PAID THAT MUCH FOR BLADES BEFORE SO I EXPECT THESE BLADES TO LAST LONGER AND FROM THE CONDITION OF THE DRIVER?S SIDE BLADE IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL. IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT THE PREINSTALLED CONNECTOR FELL OUT. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER IT BROKE OR NOT HOWEVER, I VIEW THIS AS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I PURCHASED A PAIR OF RAIN X 28 LATITUDE WIPERS FOR A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN IN NOVEMBER OF 2008 FROM WALMART AT THE COST OF $18.97 EACH. I HAD BEEN PLEASED WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE. ON THE 8TH OF JULY WHEN I TURNED THE WINDOW WASHER ON DURING A SEVERE RAINSTORM, THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER FLEW OFF. THE PRE INSTALLED CONNECTOR CAME OUT AND I COULD NOT FIND IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER IT JUST POPPED OUT OR WAS BROKEN OR NOT. I STOPPED AT THE WALMART STORE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED IN EAST TAWAS, MICHIGAN TO SEE IF THERE WAS EITHER A GUARANTEE OR SOME WAY I COULD GET ANOTHER CONNECTOR. I WAS TOLD BY THE AUTO DEPT. MANAGER ON DUTY THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE AND THAT THE WIPER SHOULD BE REPLACED EVERY 6 MONTHS ANYWAY AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET ANOTHER CONNECTOR WITHOUT PURCHASING A NEW WIPER. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF IT HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER AND A CAR OR SOME OTHER OBSTACLE WAS IN MY PATH THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE I WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN IT AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE MINIVAN WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 3000 MILES SINCE THE NEW BLADES WERE INSTALLED. THE CAR IS ALWAYS GARAGED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING CARS FOR 58 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A WIPER FLY OFF. I BELIEVE THAT THERE HAD TO BE A DEFECT IN THIS WIPER. THE WIPER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WORKS FINE SHOWING NO SIGNS OF WEAR. *TR

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

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.

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.

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING CONSISTENTLY SIX MONTHS AGO AND NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WORKED FINE UNTIL FOUR MONTHS AGO AND STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

THE FRONT LEFT WINDOW DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE HEARD THAT CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM MY NEPHEW'S JEEP ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE WINDOW MOTOR, PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SOMETIMES WILL GO UP OR DOWN VERY SLOWLY EVEN PAUSES OR STOPS THEN RESUMES THERE HAVE EVEN BEEN TIMES WHERE THE WINDOW DOES NOT RAISE OR LOWER IT WILL START THEN BECOME FROZEN OR REFUSE TO WORK THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL WORK SLOWLY THEN OUT OF THE BLUE, IT WILL SPEED UP AND CLOSE VERY FAST IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IT HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL OR MOTOR PROBLEM FOR WINDOW. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD SEAL BECAME UNGLUED ON THE TOP PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE WINDSHIELD HAS NOT BECOME DISLODGED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG DURING A RAIN STORM WHEN THE REAR WIPER ON THE HATCH BACK STOPPED WORKING IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FOR THE REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY DOESN'T WORK AT ALL IT WILL MOVE A FEW INCHES THEN STOPPED AND DOESN'T WORK AT ALL NOW. *JB

I DROVE TO WORK @ 8:30 AM AND PARKED MY CAR BETWEEN TWO OTHER CARS. WITHIN AN HOUR MY REAR SIDE VENT WINDOW BLEW OUT. THE LITTLE TINY GLASS PIECES BLEW OVER 20 FEET ONTO OTHER CARS. I DID CALL THE POLICE THINKING IT VERY UNUSUAL. THE OFFICER THOUGHT IT WAS VERY STRANGE NOT TO HAVE MUCH GLASS IN THE VEHICLE. THE OFFICER ASSURED ME THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN BROKEN INTO. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALER THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. THEY HAD ME TAPE UP THE WINDOW WITH PLASTIC AND DRIVE TO THE GLASS REPAIR SHOP. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE CAR DEALER FOOTED THE BILL. THIS IN MY OPINION WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE WINDOW SIMPLY BLEW OUT. LUCKILY, I HAD DROPPED ALL THE CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL THAT MORNING. (MY DAY FOR CARPOOL) *JB

TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT ON A FLAT ROAD THE REAR VENT WINDOW OF MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, WHICH WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME, JUST FELL OUT. IT HIT THE GROUND AND SHATTERED ALL OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE, BESIDES THE DAMAGE TO THE VAN FROM THE WINDOW COLLIDING WITH IT. *NM

DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN RIGHT NOW. WINDOW HAS BEEN USED LESS THAN 10 TIMES. I HAD A PREVIOUS TOWN & COUNTRY WITH SAME PROBLEM. WHEN WINDOW DID GO DOWN IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. IT WILL HAVE TO GO INTO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. *JB

IN NOVEMBER 2007 I HAD HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING LINES REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. IN APRIL 2009 IT WAS RECHARGED DUE TO IT LEAKING AND BEING TOTALLY EMPTY. IT CONTINUED TO LEAK. I JUST WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME EXACT ONE THAT WAS REPLACED DURING THE RECALL. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT IT IS A BAD DESIGN FLAW AND THAT SOME OF THE REPLACED RECALLED PARTS DON'T EVEN LAST A YEAR! THE ESTIMATE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED DUE TO A RECALL IS OVER $600.00. I THOUGHT THE IDEA OF A RECALL WAS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE; NOT TO JUST DELAY THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN FOUR YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE LINES. I LIVE IN NEW YORK AND THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS. THEY NEED TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY OCCURRING WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS THAT STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS. SHOULD I CONTINUALLY BE CHARGED TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS NEVER FIXED PROPERLY FROM A RECALL? WHAT OTHER PARTS ARE UNPROTECTED THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YET THAT MIGHT RESULT IN SOME MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

WE RENTED A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY (IT MAY HAVE BEEN A DODGE GARND CARAVAN, BUT THEY ARE THE SAME) FROM DOLLAR RENT A CAR IN AUSTIN TX. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN I-35 ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF AUSTIN, SOUTHBOUND. IT WAS RAINING MODERATELY AND WE DROVE IN SOME STANDING WATER IN THE LEFT LANE. THE WATER WAS THROWN FROM THE FRONT WHEELS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT SIDE WINDOWS! WE WERE DRIVING TOTALLY BLIND FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS UNTIL I PULLED OVER TO THE MIDDLE LANE OUT OF THE WATER. THIS WATER WAS NOT THROWN UP BY A TRUCK OR OTHER VEHICLE. THE STANDING WATER WAS NOT DEEP ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM IN MOST CARS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. YES, I HAVE HAD WATER THROWN ON THE WINDSHIELD WHILE PASSING A TRUCK, BUT NOT FROM MY OWN VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES TRAVELING IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, AND THEY NEED NOT BE INJURED IF THIS PROBLEM IS RECTIFIED OR AT THE LEAST THE OWNERS ARE NOTIFIED. IT COULD PROBABLY BE EASILY CORRECTED WITH SOME TYPE OF FENDER FLARE. REGARDS, CORY MAYDEW