2008 BRAUN TOWN & COUNTRY Complaints

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WORN OUT AT 30,000 MILES. FRONT ROTORS WORN OUT AT 30000 MILES AND HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE REPLACED. PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. ALL OF MY OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE GONE OVER 100,000 MILES ON REAR BRAKES AND 100,000 MILES ON THE ROTORS. I HAVE NEVER HAD FRONT BRAKES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 60,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO THE ROTOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS ROUTED THE INCORRECTLY AND CREATING A CONDITION WHERE THE LOWER SLIDING DOOR HINGE BRACKET COULD MAKE CONTACT AND WEAR THROUGH THE WIRE INSULATION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V235000 (ELECTRICAL WIRING) HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN FOR THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

THE BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. THE PROBLEM BEGINS WITH SQUEAKING AND THEN GRINDING BEGINS. BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED AS OFTEN AS EVERY 12,000 MILES. REPAIRS INVOLVED NEW BRAKE PADS AND EITHER NEW ROTORS OR REPAIRED ROTORS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE ABOUT 12,000 MILES. *TR

BRAKES FAILED I HAVE REPLACED FRONT AND BACK ROTORS AND PADS TWICE IN 30,000 MILES ROTORS WERE WARPED BUT PADS NOT WORN OUT, JUST MISSHAPEN FROM ROTOR. UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. *TR

2008 CHRSYLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FRONT BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE AND EAR OUT WITHIN 5,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAS DESIGNED NEW BRAKE PADS. THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES. THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH BRAKE PADS AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT AND ARE TELLING CUSTOMERS THAT THEY MUST WAIT 4 MONTHS TO GET BRAKE PADS. THEY SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE SIMPLY DRIVE WITH METAL ON METAL UNTIL BRAKES ARE AVAILABLE. THIS IS ABSURD AND OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, SHE HEARD A GRINDING SOUND ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY BUT BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY AS TIME PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON AUGUST 9, 2010. PRIOR TO THE REAR BRAKING FAILURE, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES IN JANUARY 2010 FOR THE SAME GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI VAN WITH 35K MILES WILL UNEXPECTEDLY HAVE THE HORN GO ON, FRONT AND REAR WIPERS GO ON, LIGHTS FLASH, WASHER FLUID SQUIRT OUT IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK WINDOW. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST 2 1/2 MONTHS. ADDITIONALLY THE REMOTE KEY DOES NOT WORK TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE CAR WILL NOT START START. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO PULL THE FUSE OR DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES WHILE THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING NAD 2 TIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD THEM CHANGE THE CLOCK SPRING BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM , THEN HAD THEM CHANGE THE TIPM, STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THAT WORKS. EITHER CASE THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE! *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY THAT HAS SEVERE BRAKE PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THE FRONT BRAKES ARE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEM. ( I WAS SENT A LETTER CONCERNING THIS BY CHRYSLER) THE SAME DESCRIBED PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE REAR BRAKES. THE CALIPERS FROZE, WARPING THE ROTORS AND BRAKING THE PADS. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THE CALIPERS WOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE OF BEING DEFECTIVE BUT THE DAMAGED CAUSED BY THIS CONDITION WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS IN HIS RESIDENCE WHEN HE HEARD THE VEHICLE ALARM SOUND. WITHIN SECONDS, THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE RELAY BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE 1/2 WAY AND THEN OPEN BACK UP INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 10/14/10*JB