BRAUN Complaints

ISSUE WITH BRAKES: I PURCHASED MY 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN IN APRIL 2009 AND MILEAGE WAS 8666. IN NOVEMBER, I HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND AND TOOK IT TO TWO CHRYSLER DEALERS WHERE THEY BOTH TOLD ME IT WAS THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AND I'D HAVE TO HAVE NEW ONES INSTALLED AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $600.00. MY MILEAGE AT THIS TIME WAS 13387. I REALLY DIDN'T BELIEVE IT SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE CONFIRMED IT AND I WAS CHARGED $450.00 TO HAVE NEW FRONT BRAKES INSTALLED. CURRENTLY, I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ' BRAKES SQUEALING! MILEAGE NOW IS 18739. CHRYSLER CANNOT TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL SO I WOULD LIKE THEM TO EITHER REPLACE THE BRAKES FREE OF CHARGE OR HAVE THESE VEHICLES RECALLED DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES. WHO CAN AFFORD TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY 4800 MILES? YOU SHOULD FOLLOW TOYOTA'S LEAD AND ADMIT THE TOWN & COUNTY HAS ISSUES WITH ITS BRAKING SYSTEM!! THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG ' CORRECT IT NOW! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, I ACCELERATED AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHEN I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. I BRAKED BUT THE CAR WAS NOW REVVING AT ABOUT 4,000 RPMS WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL (BUT ON THE BRAKE). I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A STOP AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. TRIED TURNING IT ON AGAIN BUT CAR STILL RACING. WHILE WAITING FOR HELP WITH THE CAR TURNED OFF, AFTER A FEW MINUTES I HEARD A POP FROM THE AREA OF THE GAS PEDAL. I STARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN NORMALLY. CAREFULLY DROVE HOME AND BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS THREE TIMES ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS EACH TIME, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THEM TO BREAK. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE WHEEL ON WAS THE CALIPER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145000. UPDATED 09/29/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT RAPIDLY. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS EXHIBITED A WEAR PATTERN WHILE THE OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS LOOKED NEW. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42500.

BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SIGNATURE/TOURING EDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS PREMATURE BREAK SQUEAL AND GRINDING @ 20,726 MILES. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATING THAT LISTED VEHICLE 'MAY' BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEAREST DEALER (DICK SCOTT DODGE, PLYMOUTH, MI). DEALER CHARGED $35.00 TO INSPECT. CHARGED A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE TO COVER THE FRONT BRAKES AND FRONT ROTORS AND CHARGED AN ADDITIONAL 120.67 TO MACHINE THE REAR ROTORS, DEGLAZE THE REAR PADS AND LUBE THE REAR SLIDES. THE TOTAL BILL WAS $256.67. CONTINUED TO RESEARCH THE BRAKE PROBLEM AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

OWNER OF 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED WITH 4.0L V-6 REPORTS THAT VEHICLE STALLED AT A RED LIGHT AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALER. DTC P0688 ASD/MAIN SENSOR CIRCUIT. FOUND BLOWN FUSE F343 CIRCUIT. REPL FUSE AND STARTED OKAY, BUT DID WIGGLE TESTS ON PCM HARNESS AND VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. TRACED PROBLEM TO WIRE IN HARNESS SHORTING OUT AGAINST LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD BY THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE. REPLACED ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WITH NEW ONE, AND ADDED EXTRA CONDUIT TO HARNESS TO PREVENT WIRES RUBBING AGAINST INTAKE MANIFOLD AND SHORTING AGAIN. WARRANTY REPAIR. TESTED OKAY; NO DTCS; DO STALLING. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE GRINDING DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND LOUDER OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HERE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT. TWO MONTHS LATER I RETURNED WITH THE VEHICLE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CALIPERS WERE BAD AND THAT I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AS A RESULT. EVEN THOUGH I HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THEM TO INSPECT TWO MONTHS PRIOR, THEY DID NOT WARRANTY THE DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THIS ENDED UP COSTING JUST UNDER $500 TO FIX. *TR

CHRYSLER VEHICLES ARE HAVING PROBLEM W/THE BRAKING AND ROTORS. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL MODELS. I HAVE A 2009 TOWN AND COUNTY MINIVAN WITH 11,000 MILES. I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING. I HAVE SEVERAL CHILDREN IN THE CAR SO I WAS CONCERNED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER - ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BREAKS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHY -- THERE IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER ROTORS/BRAKES. WHY HAS THE CAR NOT BEEN RECALLED? I HAVE A CONCERNS SINCE THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC WAS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL CHRYSLER MODELS. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN INCIDENT WHEREAS THESE MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE IT AFFECTS SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, THAT WAS PURCHASED AUGUST 2009. I DROPPED MY CAR OFF AT THE POMOCO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA AROUND 4:30PM. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BATTERY GOING DEAD SINCE AROUND NOVEMBER. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS, AND ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I LATER FIGURED OUT THAT IT SEEMED TO BE HAPPENING WHENEVER I LEFT THE RADIO OR TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE ON POSITION; SO I'VE BEEN KEEPING THOSE CONTROLS IN THE OFF POSITION UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER REALIZING I LEFT MY WALLET IN THE CAR. AFTER ARRIVING, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER HOURS. THE CAR HAS FIRE UNREPAIRABLE FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SMOKE DAMAGE ON THE INSIDE TO THE BACK. THE FLAMES APPARENTLY GOT SO HIGH THAT IT BLEW OUT THREE OF THE FRONT WINDOWS! *TR

THE BRAKES ON OUR 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN NEED TO BE REPLACED MUCH MORE OFTEN THAN IS TYPICALLY NECESSARY. USUALLY THE PADS AND ROTORS NEED REPLACING. THE FRONT BRAKES NEED REPLACING EVERY 15-18K MILES. THE VAN IS NOT DRIVEN UNDER HARSH CONDITIONS AS IT IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE TO TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND FOR HER TO GO TO WORK. *TR