2010 BRAUN TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

BOUGHT VAN 12/30/10 WITH 18,883 MILES. 1/10/11 - BREAKS RUNNING VERY HOT, PULSATE, AND LOCK UP. DEALER SAID FRONT ROTORS WARPED. R&R'D FRONT ROTORS. 1/27/11 - BREAKS STILL PULSATE AND RUNNING VERY HOT. DEALER RESURFACED BOTH REAR ROTORS. 2/17/11 - BREAKS STILL RUNNING VERY HOT. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH FRONT BREAKS. 3/10/11 - BREAKS STILL RUNNING VERY, VERY HOT AND LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. WINDOWS HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENTLY OPENING BY THEMSELVES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I HAVE HAD BOTH BACK TIRE ALUMINUM INFLATION VALVE STEMS CRACK. THE FIRST ONE I NOTICED THAT THE TIRE CONTINUALLY DEFLATED AND HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE MY TIRE LOST ALL OF ITS PRESSURE. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE RESULTED IN THE VALVE STEM CRACKING AND SEPARATING COMPLETELY CAUSING A FLAT TIRE. IS THE METAL USED IN THE STEM TOO BRITTLE OR WEAK? I AM FORTUNATE THAT I HAVE NOT HAD THIS FAILURE OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. AS A RESULT I HAD TO HAVE THE STEMS REPLACED WITH RUBBER ONES SO THAT I DO NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO VIEW THE TIRE PRESSURE FOR THE BACK TIRES, AND THAT IS A BUMMER BECAUSE I PAID EXTRA TO HAVE THIS SYSTEM IN MY CAR. I AM VERY WORRIED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY...WHAT IF THE VALUVE WAS TO BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING? THE AIR DOES NOT SLOWLY COME OUT, IT RELEASES ALL OF THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRE AT ONE TIME. I DO HAVE THE OLD PARTS, STILL. *TR

TURNED CAR ON PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY DROVE ABOUT 500 FEET APPROX. 25 MILES PER HOUR. STEERING WHEEL AND PEDALS LOCKED ENGINE TURNED OFF, COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD PUT IN PARK WAITED APPROX. 2-3 MINUTES TURNED BACK ON STARTED FINE, WENT HOME. CALLED DEALER AND BROUGHT CAR IN. WAITING TO HEAR FROM DEALER. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 16,000 MILES. *TR

NEW 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY: WHEN VEHICLE IS OCCUPIED OR UNATTENDED, RANDOM ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS HAVE OCCURRED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS -SLIDING DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE BY THEMSELVES; REAR HATCH OPENS AND CLOSES BY ITSELF; CAR ALARM ACTIVATES BY ITSELF. BYSTANDERS AND/OR PASSENGER COULD EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL INJURIES FROM UNANTICIPATED OPERATION OF SLIDING DOORS AND REAR HATCH. DEALERSHIP STATES IT CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER ISSUED A RRT RAPID REPAIR TRANSMITTAL 10-064 TO UPDATE SLIDING DOOR MODULES. THE MODULES WERE UPDATED BUT HAD NO POSITIVE EFFECT. DEALER ADVISED CUSTOMER THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATOR MUST ACCIDENTALLY BE PUSHING THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY BUTTONS - A TOTALLY ABSURD REMARK. CONSISTENT FALTERING AND RELUCTANCE OF TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE SMOOTHLY WHILE SHIFTING GEARS - NOT A HAZARD, BUT ANOTHER INDICATION OF POSSIBLE ELECTRIC CONTROL PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE LUGGAGE RACK ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FASTENED SECURELY AND FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BARS WERE NOT SECURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THAT HE SHOULD CONTACT HIS INSURANCE PROVIDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

I JUST PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. IT HAD 9 MILES ON IT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, AND WITHIN THE FIRST 100 MILES INTO A CROSS-COUNTRY MOVE, THE RIGHT, REAR WINDOW BECAME UNHINGED. IT IS NOW HANGING BY A WHO KNOWS WHAT. WE ARE STRANDED 300 MILES FROM OUR FINAL DESTINATION AND CHRYSLER HAS NO IDEA WHETHER THIS IS A SYSTEMIC MANUFACTURING ISSUE, A DESIGN ISSUE, OR EVEN WHEN AND HOW IT CAN BE FIXED. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS THAT RIDE IN THIS MINIVAN, AND WE KNOW THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RISK TO OURSELVES OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD IF WE DRIVE WITH WINDOW THAT IS NOT ATTACHED SECURELY. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN NON-RESPONSIVE SO FAR TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2010 CHRYSLER T & C PURCHASED NEW ON SEPT 30 FROM THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. IT NOW HAS LESS THAN 2000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR LAST THURSDAY EVENING, DEC 23RD, THE BATTERY WAS TOTALLY DISCHARGED AFTER SETTING IN THE GARAGE ABOUT 24 HOURS. NONE OF THE REMOTE BUTTONS WERE EFFECTIVE, THE DOOR HAD TO BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED WITH THE EMERGENCY KEY, AND KEY PLACED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD DO NOTHING AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. I TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALER NEXT MORNING, DEC 24, BUT FOUND IT WAS CLOSED THEN AND FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR STARTED BY JUMP START AND COULD NOT GET THE BATTERY RECHARGED WHILE CONNECTED. FINALLY, I MANAGED TO GET THE BATTERY CHARGED WHILE DISCONNECTED. UPON ENTERING THE CAR TO START IT,PRIOR TO INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, I NOTICED THE HEATER BLOWER IN THE SECOND SEAT AREA WAS RUNNING. I CHECKED THE BLOWER CONTROL KNOB AND FOUND IT WAS TURNED ON. I TURNED THE KNOB TO OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THE FAN STOPPED AND DID NOT COME ON BACK ON. THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY WITH NO SUBSEQUENT PROBLEMS. ON MONDAY, 27TH, I TOOK THE VAN THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS ALSO REPORTED TO CHRYSLER COSTOMER SERVICE. NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED. NOW WE HAVE A BRAND NEW VAN THAT WE CANNOT TRUST WITH AN APPARENT COMPUTER AND/SOFTWARE GLITCH THE DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE OR FIX. WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS DIAGNOSED AND FIXED WE ARE HESITANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. JUST ABOUT EVERY FUNCTION, INCLUDING BRAKES, ACCELERATOR, STEERING, LIGHTS, HEATING, COOLING, GEAR SHIFT, ARE COMPUTER CONTROLLED. TOYOTA'S PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR AND BRAKES COME TO MIND. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PREVIOUS ENTERED BY HIM BE DELETED FROM THE COMPLIANT.VF

ON TWO OCCASIONS THIS YEAR, MY CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER AFTER TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY AND RESTART CAR. ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT, ALL POWER. EACH TIME I TURNED A 90DEGREE RIGHT-HAND TURN, THE QUICK LEFT-HAND LANE CHANGE. FIRST TIME HAPPENED IN AUGUST 2010, THEN DECEMBER 2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED TWICE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND 20 MPH. AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,251. UPDATED 02/11/11 *BF UPDATED 05/2/11

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WIRING BREAKS WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR TO STOP OPERATING AND IT CAUSES THE WIRES TO ARC WHICH IN TURN CAN CAUSE A FIRE THE VECHILE IN QUESTION IS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY I HAVE FOUND THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM ON YTUBE SO I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR