2008 BRAUN TOWN & COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, HE COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR. HE STATED THAT THE RIM OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS ABNORMALLY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS ONLY FIVE PERCENT OF THE BRAKES LEFT AND THE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,800.

WHILE PARKED IN OUR HEATED GARAGE, VALVE STEM SNAPPED OFF ALLOWING THE TIRE TO COMPLETELY DEFLATE AS I WASHED THE TIRES OF MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME OF THE VALVE STEM FAILURE. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AND CERTAINLY NOT AT 34,000. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

TODAY MY 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY DRIVER SEAT BELT AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTORS STOP WORKING. THE SEAT BELT DO NOT RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION .ALL THE BELT IS OUT FROM THE DEVICE AND DO NOT RETRACT BACK. THE SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. I BUCKLE UP BECAUSE I DON'T WANT BE STOP BY A POLICE,BUT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT IS NOTHING TO PROTECT ME. I VISIT EFIRD DEALER IN FLORENCE SC BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE $170 FOR LABOR AND $109 FOR THE PART PLUS TAX. I CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEED BE ADDRESS WITHOUT ANY COST TO THE COSTUMER. I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. THANKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE SECOND ROW SEATBELT WAS NOT LOCKED AND CAUSED THE CHILD IN THE BOOSTER SEAT TO BE FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES TO THE CHILD AND CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SECOND ROW SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK WHEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE CONTACT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 02/10/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS WOULD LOCK WHEN SHE HIT THE BRAKES. UPDATED 02/22/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATING AND SHUTTING OFF. EVERY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE CONTAC WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,646.

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING REAR BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS NEED REPLACING AT 26,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED SHORTLY FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE BRAKE PADS ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT INDICATE ANY ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ORC MODULAR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ORC MODULAR WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ONE WAS ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS ONCE NEW ORC ARRIVED AT THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,492.

BRAKES ARE WEARING EXTREMELY BAD, CALLED THEM THE DEALERSHIP FIRST TIME I NOTICED THIS HAPPENED. THEY TOLD ME IT IS NOT THERE CONCERN IF IT IS OVER 12,000 MILES. I BOUGHT THIS USED WITH 18,000 MILES AND WHEN IT GOT TO 20,000 I HAD TROUBLE. SO I REPLACED THE BRAKES MYSELF SINCE I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 24 YEARS.NOW THEY HAVE WORN SO BAD THAT THEY ARE IN THE ROTORS AND I HAVE THE PAPER WORK FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, NOTIFIED CHRYSLER AND GET THE RUN AROUND ON THIS. THEY WILL NOT HELP ME ON THIS. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY KIDS IN THIS CAR BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE ADMITTED THAT ITS THERE FAULT. BAD BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE VAN. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT MUST BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN. AROUND 17,000 MILES THE VAN STARTED MAKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TOOK IT IN AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, THEN LESS THAN 300 MILES LATER IT WAS SCREECHING AND THE BRAKE PADS & ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I FILED A COMPLAINT THEN ODI ID NUMBER : 10326711. TO THEIR CREDIT, CHRYSLER DID REIMBURSE US. NOW IN JULY 2010, THE BRAKES ARE MAKING NOISES AND WE TAKE IT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD US IT NEEDS NEW BRAKE PADS AN ROTORS AGAIN, THIS IS LESS THAN 6,000 MILES LATER. HOWEVER THE ROTORS ARE ON BACKORDER AND WILL NOT BE IN UNTIL LATE AUGUST. IT IS NOW OCTOBER 26TH, 3 MONTHS LATER AND WE HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT TIME THAT THE ROTORS ARE STILL ON BACKORDER AND THEY DO NOT EXPECT THEM UNTIL SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER. OUR CAR NOW SHAKES AND SHIMMIES AND SQUEALS & SCREECHES WHEN WE APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS CANNOT BE GOOD FOR THE VEHICLE AND HAS TO BE AFFECTING THE WHEELS, AXLES, BEARINGS, ETC NOT TO MENTION WHATEVER ELSE ON THE CAR IS GETTING SHAKEN OUT OF PLACE. I FEEL IT IS A ROLLING DEATHTRAP AND SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ALLOWED ON THE HIGHWAY. CHRYSLER HAS ADMITTED THEY HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND SENT OUT LETTERS TO ASSIST WITH PAYING FOR NEW BRAKES HOWEVER, MAKING SOMEONE WAIT FOR OVER 3 MONTHS FOR BRAKE PARTS IS CRIMINAL! THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE PARTS SAYS THEY ARE SO SORRY BUT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER MINIVANS. WE EVEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN A TOWN ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY AND THEY TOO CONFIRMED THE ROTORS ARE ON BACKORDER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND STEP IN AND DO SOMETHING BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES OCCUR. *TR