2006 Chrysler Town & Country Complaint Log

HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON, OR TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS ON BY TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING CREATING A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD. IF YOU PULL THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH THE HIGH BEAMS DO COME ON AND STAY ON AS LONG AS THE SWITCH IS HELD BACK. *JS

DISCOVERED THAT VALVE STEM HAD BROKEN OFF. VALVE STEM IS ATTACHED TO TPMS SENSOR AND REPLACEMENT VALVE STEMS ARE NOT OFFERED. THE BREAKING OF THE VALVE STEMS SEEMS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. VERY DISCONCERTING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL LATER AND LUCKILY, THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE RAPIDLY. *TR

A LOUD WHINE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE RACK OF THE STEERING SYSTEM HAD LEAKED AND LOST THE POWER STEERING FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE RACK AND PINION OF THE STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY FLICKER. RECENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO STOP DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THEY CAME BACK ON BY THEMSELVES. *TR

THE BOLT ATTACHING THE RIGHT HAND 2ND ROW PASSENGER SEAT BELT TO THE FLOOR CAME LOSE AND DETACHED THE SEAT BELT FROM ITS ANCHOR POINT TO THE FLOOR.THE FACT THAT THE BOLT FELL OUT MEANS THAT THE SEAT BELT CAN NOT FUNCTION TO PREVENT PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT A CRASH WERE TO OCCUR. *TR

RETURINING FROM TRIP, CAR WAS MAKING WHINING SOUND THAT GOT LOUDER WITH ACCELERATION. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP (CHRYSLER) - WAS TOLD RACK WAS DRY -NO FLUID. $1228 FOR REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING AND RACK. TURNS OUT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER 2006 MODEL -SEE COMPLAINTS HERE -HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F172B27/80 I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE PAYING TO REPLACE THESE AS IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

SEVERAL TMES THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE WENT OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CAN NOT FIND ANY THING LOOSE OR CORRODED. MOSTLY HAPPENS DURING DAMP WEATHER. THE WIPERS HAVE QUIT ONCE ALSO. POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT ALSO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO CHECK THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT ONLY OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 6/7/12 *CN

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, VERY SCARY AND GLAD I WASN'T ON A CURVE OR BRIDGE. I PLAYED WITH THE SWITCH UNTIL THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 OR MORE TIMES WITHIN 10 MINUTES, LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. I HAD THE HEADLIGHTS CHECKED OUT AT A GARAGE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SINCE THE LIGHTS DO WORK AT TIMES AND YOU CAN'T PREDICT WHEN THE FAILURE WILL HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THE SWITCH. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MY MONEY FIXING SOMETHING I BELIEVE IS A DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. MY GARAGE SUGGESTED I CHECK TO SEE IF THERE MAY BE A RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST 4 MONTHS NOW SO I DON'T DRIVE THE VAN AT NIGHT. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THROUGH A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A COMPLETE LOSS IN STEERING POWER. AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MOMENTS, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME ON. I HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF TO GET THEM TO COME ON. THEN THEY WENT OFF WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. THIS HAPPENED THE SAME WAY ANOTHER TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR THEM. CHRYSLER SAID TO WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP. LAST NIGHT - 11/11. I TURNED ON MY LIGHTS - AFTER A SHORT DELAY THEY CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY THEY WENT OFF AND I WIGGLED THE SWITCH AND THEY CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. THEN, THE THIRD TIME THE WIGGLING DID NOT WORK. I WAS IN COMPLETE DARKNESS AND GOING 55 MPH. I BUMPED THE SWITCH AND THEY CAME ON. OTHERS HAVE SAID TO JUST PULL THE HIGH BEAM LEVER TOWARDS YOU TO GET LIGHTS ENOUGH TO PULL OVER. I WILL DO THAT NEXT TIME. THIS IS A VERY FRIGHTENING AND UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,200. UPDATED 12/07/11 *BF UPDATED 12/12/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WAS FRACTURED AND COULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME WITH OR WITHOUT OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,500. UPDATED 11/23/11*BF UPDATED 12/30/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE COULD HEAR A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL EXHAUST RECIRCULATION SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE MAP LIGHT NOT WORKING, SO FOUND HOW TO REMOVE COVER TO REPLACE BULB. BULB WAS NOT BLOWN, BUT THE HOUSING WAS BLACKENED AND MELTED. BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT AT A DEALER AND IT WOULDN'T FIT! TRIED IN BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S. PARTS GUY THERE WAS SURPRISED THAT IT WOULDN'T FIT, SO FILED THE PLASTIC FOR ME SO IT WOULD FIT. IT LIT FOR JUST A SECOND BUT WOULDN'T STAY LIT. HE REFUNDED ME. I'VE BEEN READING WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. IS THERE A RECALL? *KB

WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAIN STORM WE WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE. WE LOST POWER STEERING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE OR MOUNTAIN ROAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS.

I FOUND OUT RECENTLY THAT CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL ON AIR BAG SENSORS ON THE 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE DEFECT COULD CAUSE THE AIR TO MALFUNCTION IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID SINCE I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, I WAS NOT CONTACTED. THEY ONLY CONTACT THE FIRST OWNERS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN THROUGH A PUDDLE (1" DEEP) MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I TRIED TO TURN MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS LIKELY DUE TO LOCATION OF THE BELT WHICH CAN FAIL WHEN WET AND WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. SINCE THEN, THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES, ALWAYS IN RAIN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *TT

WAS TOLD BY 2 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, THE STEERING RACK AND PINION SYSTEM FOR MY VAN IS SEEPING FLUID. IT HAS NOT FAILED YET BUT IS A POTENTIAL CATASTROPHY IN WAITING. FROM RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF SIMULAR COMPLAINTS/FAILURE OF THE STEERING SYSTEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MAKE OF CHRYSLER VAN. *TT

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SO I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SENSOR IN MY AREA. I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. WHEN THEY WERE DONE THEY TOLD ME THAT IS WAS GOING BAD, BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOT DUE TO THE SENSOR. IT WAS DUE TO MY CLOCK SPRING IN MY AIRBAG SYSTEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT DUE TO THE COST, BUT THE MORE INVESTIGATIVE WORK I HAVE DONE, THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM FOR PAST YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE AND THEY NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES ON THE PRODUCT THAT IS BEING USED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK IN A FULLY DEPRESSED POSITION. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK CAR TO REPAIR SHOP. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CARBON ON THE CABLE TO THE ACCELERATOR WHICH CAUSED IT TO STICK. THE SHOP CLEANED THE CABLE, NO MORE STICKING WHEN GAS PEDAL FLOORED. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAULTY HEADLIGHT MADE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

I DROVE MY VAN TO WORK. PARKED IT IN THE PARKING LOT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DAY. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE IN MY VEHICLE ON MY WORK LUNCH BREAK, MY VAN WOULDN'T MOVE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE WHILE THE VAN WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SOME FORD MODELS, HOWEVER HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING SIMILAR IN DODGE OR CHRYSLER VEHICLES. MY VAN CURRENTLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT AND REALLY SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THE SPRING DID NOT BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WILL BE FIXED TOMORROW. *TR

LOSS OF BRAKING AFTER DRIVING THROUGH ABOUT 6 INCHES OF WATER. BRAKES MUST BE PUMPED TO TEMPORARILY RESTORE BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER HEAVY SNOWS OR RAIN. *TR

POWER STEERING LEAK AND FAILURE. BEGAN WITH WHINNING NOISE AT AROUND 70,000. UPON INSPECTION, POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING OF SAME CONDITION ON OTHER WEBSITES. SOME HAD TWO AND THREE RACK AND PINION RACKS REPLACED WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT WHILE. CONCERNED ABOUT POWER STEERING FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND POSSIBLE SAFETY RISK FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO HAS JUST BEGUN DRIVING. APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AT LOW MILEAGE FOR THIS MODEL AND HAVE REQUESTED A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER. *TR

THE SEATBELTS OF MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY DO NOT LOCK. THE DEALER TOLD ME WHEN I PURCHASED THAT THEY WOULD IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN CAME TO A QUICK STOP. TODAY ME AND MY THREE CHILDREN WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY DID NOT LOCK. MY OLDEST IS NO LONGER IN A CAR SEAT OR BOOSTER AND WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT WHICH DID NOT KEEP HER IN PLACE THE SAME WITH MY MIDDLE GIRL WHO IS IN A HIGH BACK BOOSTER SEAT WEARING A REGULAR SEAT BELT LUCKILY MY YOUNGEST WAS IN A REGULAR CAR SEAT WITH A HARNESS. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT NOBODY GOT SERIOUSLY HURT BUT IT REALLY DOES SCARE ME THAT THESES SEAT BELTS ARE NOT DOING THERE JOB! *TR

WE OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. ON WEDNESDAY MAY 25, 2011, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED SHUDDERING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. A PASSERBY TOLD HER THAT HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THEY SHOWED UP THEY POPPED THE HOOD AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. WE CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER, DODGE IN MOUNT DORA, FL. WE HAD ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER CONCERNING THE INCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY MINI VAN WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PANEL WINDOW EXPLODED. SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. THE WINDOW WAS GONE. I PULLED OVER OUT SHEAR FEAR AND A TRUCK WITH TWO MEN FOLLOWING BEHIND ME WITNESSED THE EXPLOSION AND PULLED OVER AS WELL TO MAKE SURE I WAS OK. THEY REMARKED THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THIS WAS IN 2007 WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD WINDOW REPLACED. WELL IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY 5/20/2011. CLOSE TO 4 YEARS LATER WITH ABOUT 79,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I WAS IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, MY DAD BEHIND ME AND MY CHILD IN THE FAR BACK SEAT. THE SAME WINDOW EXPLODED, AGAIN SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. THE WINDOW EXPLODED AND MY CHILD SEATED IN THE FAR BACK BUT LUCKILY SEATED BY THE LEFT SIDE REAR PANEL COVERED HER HEAD AND FACE FROM THE EXPLOSION. THANK GOODNESS SHE WAS NOT NEXT TO THE WINDOW THAT EXPLODED. IN BOTH CASES WHEN THAT SAME WINDOW EXPLODED THERE WAS NO TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAPPENING. JUST QUIET CALM DAY. THE DEALERSHIP IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT SINCE THEY HAVE NO OTHER RECORD OF THIS OCCURRING WITH OTHER MINI VANS. THE DEALERSHIP BASICALLY IS SAYING JUST TO REPLACE THE WINDOW ONCE AGAIN. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS RESOLUTION FOR I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG AND IT IS NOT SAFE. I WORRY ABOUT OTHER FAMILIES AND THEIR TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VANS ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS WHERE MOST CHILDREN SIT. I DO NOT TRUST THAT WINDOW NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING VAN HAS 99,000 MILES AND ORDERED NEW GRILLED AND SLOTTED ROTORS ALONG WITH CERAMIC BRAKE PAD FOR FRONT BRAKES. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IN FIVE YEARS I HAD TO REPLACE WARPED ROTORS AND PADS. TOLD BY AUTOZONE REP THAT ALL CHRYSLER VANS AND JEEP HAVE INFERIOR BRAKE DESIGN CAUSING UNUSUAL AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CHRYSLER TC NEW AND WITHIN 2 YEARS AND ONLY 20, 248 MILES MY BRAKES ARE GONE. CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS MY HEAVY FOOT. NOW 2 YEARS LATER BRAKES ARE OUT AGAIN AND I ONLY HAVE 45,300 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT ISN'T MY FOOT. CHRYSLER HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I PRESS THE BRAKES AND THERE IS THIS GROWLING NOISE. *TR

STEERING RACK AND PINS. I OWN A 2006 TOWN & COUNTRY AND TOOK IT IN FOR 19 POINT CHECK UP AND HEARD WHINING WHEN TURNING ON THE VAN. TOLD THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING. INFORMED BY DEALER THIS IS A MAJOR THING GOING ON IN THESE VEHICLES. DID RESEARCH ON LINE TO FIND OVER 2,000 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. COST OVER $900.00. THIS SHOULD SERIOUSLY BE LOOKED INTO AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS MANY PROBLEMS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

AFTER STOPPING IN MY GARAGE, I USED THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK AND OPEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE DOOR BEGAN TO OPEN, AND I REACHED IN TO PICK UP MY BAG. THE DOOR CAUGHT SUDDENLY AND STARTED TO CLOSE QUICKLY. I REACHED UP WITH MY RIGHT ARM TO STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ON ME, WHICH IT DID. I THEN TRIED TO BACK OUT OF THE CAR IN CASE THE DOOR SUDDENLY CLOSED AGAIN. THE DOOR CAUGHT AGAIN, THIS TIME SLAMMING INTO MY RIGHT CHEEK AND CAUSING A CONCUSSION. 10 DAYS LATER, AND I AM STILL RECOVERING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT I DON'T WANT OTHERS TO FACE THE SAME POSSIBILITY OF INJURY. *TR

AT 50,000 PLUS MILES THE VAN BEGAN MAKING A HORRIBLE WHINING NOISE. THE STEERING RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED - A TOTAL OF $1,600.00. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. AFTER VIEWING ON LINE COMPLAINTS, I SEE THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REIMBURSE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DUE TO THEIR MISTAKE.

STALLS AT STOP AFTER FULL GAS TANK REFUELING, DOESN'T STALL IF NOT COMPLETELY FULL. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. POSSIBLE FROM BUMPS IN ROAD OR BUMPING KEY RING WITH DRIVERS KNEE. HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 44,925 MILES. AT 38,000 MILE (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY I NOTICED A WHINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER INTERSTATE DRIVING. AFTER CHECKING I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW BUT NOT EMPTY. I FILLED THE UNIT AND THE NOISE SUBSIDED BUT DIDN'T GO AWAY. I READ THAT THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR SOMETIMES HAS A PLUGGED FILTER SO I CHANGED THE RESERVOIR BUT NO CHANGE. I'VE CONTINUALLY HAD TO ADD SMALL AMOUNTS OF ATF +4 MOST RECENTLY 2 WEEKS AGO. AFTER CHECKING TODAY THE LEVEL IS DOWN AGAIN. AND THE RACK AND PINION ASSY BOOT IS LEAKING. COST TO REPLACE ... ABOUT $1000 IF THE PUMP IS OK. MY FIRST AND LAST CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY (MODIFIED VAN). WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF AND CLOSED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES; HOWEVER, AN OPEN SPACE REMAINED BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE BLACK BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,201 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,636.

NOISE WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING IS LEAKING, MUST REPLACE RACK & PINION CAR HAS LESS THAN 80,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC CAUSE TO THE REPEATED FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,461.

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING IN SEVERAL YEARS OF CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVANS AROUND 2006 HAVE NO PROVISION FOR GETTING SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER LIGHTING INCREASED; THIS MAKES THOSE INSTRUMENTS LITERALLY INVISIBLE IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS AS AROUND SUNRISE AND SUNSET. THIS CONDITION IS ALWAYS PRESENT AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I POINTED THIS OUT TO TWO CHRYSLER DEALERS, BUT GOT NO HELP! *TR

DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I LOST ALL POWER TO MY ENGINE, MOST OF MY GAUGES, AND MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. I PULLED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR APROX. 5 DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE CAR STALLED THE SAME AS BEFORE, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BEGAN PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY. APROX. 8 MINUTES LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN THE FIRST INCIDENT A MONTH PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVER, THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH ON WET COUNTRY ROADS. I SUDDENLY LOST MY HEATING/FORCED AIR, MY ENGINE, AND MOST OF MY GAUGES. I DIDN'T LOOSE MY POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY. WHILE I WAS STILL MOVING AT 50 MPH, I PUT THE CAR FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE. A FEW SECONDS LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, BUT I NOTICEABLY LOST THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY THAT TIME. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE CAR OVER, TURN THE IGNITION TO OFF, THEN RESTART THE CAR. I DROVE FROM THERE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS SO FAR, AND CANNOT LOCATE OR DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. IN EVERY INCIDENT, THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE CAR DIDN'T MAKE ANY UNUSUAL NOISES OR BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. ONE MOMENT I HAD POWER, AND THE NEXT I DIDN'T. I SIMPLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE, LOST MY POWER STEERING, MY ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, AND THE GAUGES ALL DROPPED TO ZERO. NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND EVER CAME ON, AND I DIDN'T LOOSE THE ELECTRICITY TO MY DASH, RADIO, ETC. THOUGH I LOST THE BLOWING WARM AIR/DEFROSTER FUNCTION THAT HAD BEEN TURNED ON.

TURN ON RIGHT BLINKER AND THE LEFT ONE ACTIVATES. AT TIMES THE BLINKERS DO WORK CORRECTLY YET IT IS GETTING MORE PERSISTENT THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS PEOPLE CANNOT TELL YOU ARE MAKING A TURN DUE TO BLINKER FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY FRONTAL SENSOR CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,600. UPDATED10/13/11 *BF UPDATED 11/04/11

2006 TOWNE & COUNTRY. ON 12/16/2010, CAME INTO THE LANDMARK DODGE & CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. AFTERWORK FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. I HAD A COUPON WHICH OFFERED TIRE ROTATION AND SAFETY INSPECTION. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED MY CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO STOP NORMALLY. THE NEXT FEW DAYS IT BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND ME GREW INTENSELY. ON THE EVENING OF 12/2210 DRIVING HOME FROM THE MALL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT KEPT MOVING FORWARD EVEN AS I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH FLASHERS ON AT LESS THAN 10MPH AND THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. AAA DRIVER SAID THE VAN HAD NO BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CAR WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED MY 2006 TOWNE & COUNTRY VAN HAD OIL IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD TO BE TOTALLY OVERHAULED WITH A MASTER CYLINDER, FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SHOE PADS, FLUSH, AND ROTORS DUE TO CONTAINMENTS. THEY QUOTED A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2700.00. I REFUSED TO PAY A BILL FOR A VEHICLE THEY MESSED UP. I HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES OR BRAKING SYSTEM BEFORE THE OIL CHANGE ON 12/16/10. I HAVE ROUTINELY HAD MY VAN SERVICED CONSISTENTLY THIS YEAR AND SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. I WANT MY VEHICLE FIXED CORRECTLY AND THE MATTER RESOLVED EXPEDITIOUSLY. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI VAN. WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR THROUGH STANDING WATER OVER 1 INCH DEEP THE SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET AND YOU LOSE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY WITH NO WARNING MAKING IT DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS ON LINE OF THIS HAPPENING AS WELL AS SERVICE CENTERS SAYING THEY HAVE EVEN SEEN THE VEHICLE THROW THE BELT ONCE IT BEGINS TO SLIP. CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM NOR DOES THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE SAY THERE IS A RECALL OF ANY SORT. *TR