2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

STALLS AT STOP AFTER FULL GAS TANK REFUELING, DOESN'T STALL IF NOT COMPLETELY FULL. *TR

RECALL NUMBER: 10V008000RECALL DATE: 01/11/2010 COMPONENT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN INVOLVING MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 DODGE CARAVAN, GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, ALASKA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS MAY CRACK UNDER CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND ALLOW WATER TO ENTER INTO THE SENSOR. THIS CAN CAUSE THE SENSOR TO BECOME INOPERATIVE AND ILLUMINATE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. THESE SENSORS WERE ADDED TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN CERTAIN FRONTAL CRASHES. CONSEQUENCE: IF THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER IS IMMEDIATELY ALERTED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE PROMPTLY SERVICED. UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT PROVIDE THE ENHANCED PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO: CHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS WITH A NEW DESIGN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN DURING JUNE 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. I HAVE THIS ISSUE AND CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO FIX IT FOR FREE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VAN SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES VERY SCARY. WE HAD TOOK IT TO THE HONDA AND THEY TOLD US THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT DO NEXT. WE USE THE VAN FOR ARE 4 KIDS. THANK YOU. *TR

THE MAP LIGHT BULBS MADE INCOMPLETE ELECTRICAL CONTACT. THIS CAUSED ARCHING BETWEEN THE CONTACTS ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE MAP LIGHTS. THE PLASTIC THEN MELTED AND RESULTED IN A FIRE INSIDE THE MAP LIGHT ASSEMBLY (OEM WAGONER PART NO. J5-PC579). *TR

IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES THAT SHORTLY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, MY VAN STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN OR AT AN INTERSECTION. IT NEVER STALLS AFTER THAT, UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, USUALLY WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER MILE. IT WILL STALL ONE OR TWO TIMES, REQUIRING A RESTART, OFTEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. THERE ARE MANY ONLINE FORUMS THAT ATTEST TO HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS IN DODGE CARAVAN, CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, AND JEEP MODELS. *TR

RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP HER 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH GAS, MY DAUGHTER AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE VAN SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT RIGHT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VAN DID RESTART AND THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED. THEN 2 MIN. LATER IT STALLED AGAIN. IT STARTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I AM HER FATHER AND HAVE SOME BACKGROUND IN AUTO MECHANICS. I DID SOME CHECKING AND IT SEEMS THERE IS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE CHARCOAL CANISTER ON THE FUEL TANKS THAT ARE THE PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I KNOW IF MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTERS GET HURT OR WORSE, I WILL SUE THE PANTS OFF CHRYSLER. *TR

ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2014 I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AS I WAS TRANSPORTING CHILDREN FOR MY BUSINESS. IN THE MIDST OF MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND LOCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE AIRBAG. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG FOR ALL 2005-06 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RECALL, THEY STILL WILL NOT SERVICE MY VEHICLE FOR RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND IT IS DUE TO THE AIRBAG AND OTHER RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FROM CHRYSLER WHAT PART OF ALL EXCLUDES MY VEHICLE??? THE WEBSITE CLEARLY STATES THAT MY VEHICLE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE REPAIRED BY THE RECALL SO I AM CONFUSED AS TO WHY THEY WON'T HONOR THIS RECALL?? *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE, AND WHEN I SAW A DEER AHEAD OF ME, I ATTEMPTED TO HONK MY HORN, AND IT FAILED TO HONK. *DT

SURELY AFTER FILLING UP, MY VAN WILL STALL OUT NEARLY STALL OUT. AT TIMES, THE OIL LIGHT WILL COME ON. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHT GOES OFF. IT WILL ALSO LURCH FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, SOMETIMES STALLING AND SOMETIMES NOT. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ONLY APPEAR JUST AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR