2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ROTORS OVERHEATED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE TWICE FOR THE FAILURE AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ROTORS ONE TIME AND THE BRAKE PADS TWICE; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE FAILURE WAS NOT PERMANENTLY CORRECTED. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED REPORT 19248825. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALL FOR THE TOWN AND COUNTRY. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED SINCE SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000. UPDATED 03/01/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AND BEING TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SMOKE AND GET HOT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE AND THE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/14/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE WHILE DRIVING THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT MOVED AROUND THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT NUMBER 19162416. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLES WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR WAS $500.00. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,154.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. HE STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS COVERED WITH RUST WHICH CAUSED THE SPRINGS TO BREAK. THE REAR WHEELS ALSO DISPLAYED A PIERCING SOUND AS IF THERE WAS METAL RUBBING TOGETHER WHEN HE DROVE IN REVERSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS $2000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

JUNE 24,2009 THE AIRBAG ON MY 2004 CARAVAN -DECIDED TO EXPLODE. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT (ALSO IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG). I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE GOING MAYBE 10MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN I SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE RUBBER BURNING, RIGHT AFTER THAT THE AIR BAG EXPLODED. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAD THE CARE INVESTIGATED. THEY FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER FOR THE AIR BAG WAS DEFAULTED. THEY WOULD NOT FIX MY CAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANTY ANYMORE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY DISCONNECTED THE DRIVER SIDE ONE. SO RIGHT NOW I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH NO PROTECTION. *TR

IT SEEMS THAT AFTER FILLING THE VAN WITH FUEL THE ENGINE WANTS TO HESITATE OR STALL COMPLETELY. IT HAS ALWAYS RESTARTED BUT RUNS ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER RESTARTING. IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER IT IS REFUELED. MECHANIC DID A TUNE UP, REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. IT'S DANGEROUS AS THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. TODAY MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE IN IT GETTING READY TO TURN ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND IT STALLED AS THEY WERE MAKING THE TURN. *TR

SPURIOUS ENGINE FAILURES. HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES IN PAST YEAR. ENGINE LOSES POWER (CHUGS) THEN QUITS COMPLETELY. NO PROBLEM RESTARTING ENGINE AND CONTINUING. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *TR

WHERE TO BEGIN? 1) WIRING THAT RUN ALONG PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO CONTROL REAR HATCH, AND BACK SIDE SLIDING DOOR SEVERED BY OPENING SLIDER DOOR. CAR CAN NO LONGER BE LOCKED BECAUSE THE POWER DOOR LOOK SYSTEM CONTROLS WERE CUT WHEN THE WIRING WAS CUT. 2) COMPLETE LOSS OF DISPLAYS AND CONTROLS IN THE DASHBOARD, WITH NO WARNING THAT IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. EVERYTHING WORKED IN THE EVENING, AND WAS LOST THE NEXT MORNING. NO WIPERS, LIGHTS, DISPLAYS, ETC. CAR SAT IN DRIVEWAY FOR 12 HOURS, FROM THE TIME IT WORKED, TO THE TIME THAT WE DISCOVERED NOTHING WORKED. 3) PROBLEM W/ POWER STEERING. CAR MAKES A WINING NOISE AND DRINKS POWER STEERING FLUID. SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEBSITES REPORT THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER WANTS A $1200 REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. IT STALLS AFTER EVERY FILL UP. SOMETIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. WHAT THE '!@#$%?

WE HAD TO GET OUR STEERING RACK REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY) AT ABOUT 16,000 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS GROANING AND HARD TO STEER. ABOUT 16 MONTHS AFTER THAT AT ABOUT 42,000 MILES THE VAN WAS IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1100. THEY DID NOT EVEN WARRANTY THE REPLACEMENT PART ITSELF WHICH DID NOT LAST. *TR

RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY CAME APART WHERE THE FRONT AND REAR PIECES ARE ADHERED TOGETHER. *TR