2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE PANEL AND THE LOAD MANAGEMENT COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ UPDATED 06/02/2017 *JS

THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, BLINK, AND A RED LIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH COMES ON AND BEEPS. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE WITHOUT USING THE SWITCH. WHAT IS CAUSING THIS? IS THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE?

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2009 TOWN AND COUNTRY WHEN A VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND STRUCK ME HEAD ON. THE IMPACT FROM COLLISION LEFT ME SERIOUSLY INJURED AND I WAS TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO THE NEAREST TRAUMA CENTER. NEITHER MY FRONT OF SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE COLLISION. I SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM FROM THE SIDE IMPACT AND A DISLOCATED HIP, PELVIC FRACTURE, AND PATELLA INJURIES FROM THE FRONT IMPACT. I AM UNSURE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT MY VEHICLE CONTAINED DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAGS, BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL. I WOULD LIKE ANSWERS REGARDING WHY THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.

TIMP IS DEFECTIVE. THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT TIMES. IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE FOR 1 YEAR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN GRAVEL DRIVE AT ABOUT 15MPH, VAN STALLED, ESP LIGHT DISPLAYED, NO POWER STEERING, NO GAS. TURNED VAN OFF, RESTARTED, DROVE FINE. WIN IGNITION MODULE REPLACED IN MAY 2016. DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS WITH INABILITY TO START OR WITH VAN STALLING UNTIL THIS WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE DRIVING USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS (20 MPH OR LESS) THE CAR SHUTS OFF, THE STEERING AND BRAKES LOCK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN THE MOST WHEN I AM COASTING AROUND A CURVE OR COMING UP TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING OVER 35 MPH. I HAVE HAD BOTH OF THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE BUT THIS IS STILL HAPPENING AT AN INCREASING RATE. IT BEGAN IN JUNE AND WOULD OCCUR ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. *TR

I WENT OUT AND STARTED MY VAN, THE WIPERS TURNED ON AUTOMATICALLY SO I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD TURNED THE HANDLE SOMEHOW... SO I TURNED IT OFF AND THAT'S WHEN EVERYTHING WENT WRONG. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND CYCLING THROUGH START UP CHECKS AND THEN SAYING EVERYTHING IS OFF ABS, AIRBAGS ETC. THE SEAT WAS EVEN REPOSITIONING ITSELF. I TOOK OUT MY PHONE AND STARTED RECORDING THIS WEIRD EPISODE THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. I BOUGHT THIS VAN 5 MONTHS AGO AND DON'T KNOW OF ITS HISTORY, BUT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING ANYONE SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH. 3 DAYS LATER MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING TO HER, THE DIFFERENCE WAS THAT SHE SITS CLOSER TO STEERING WHEEL THEN I DO AND THE SEAT WAS JERKING HER BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AND SCARED HER. THANKS [XXX]. I BOUGHT THIS VAN BECAUSE I WANTED THE STOW AND GO SEATS AND SIDE CURTAIN SAFETY ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. MY VAN IS A LOADED LIMITED EDITION WITH MOST AVAILABLE OPTIONS. AFTER LOOKING AROUND THE INTERNET IT SEEMS LIKE THE TIPM OR A LOOSE CONNECTION COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND THAT DEALERSHIPS ARE PRETTY MUCH A WASTE OF TIME FOR HELP ON THIS. CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THE ISSUES BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ACROSS THEIR VEHICLES AND HAVE ONLY FIXED CERTAIN MODELS. THE FACT THAT A CRACKED SHORTING WIRE IN THE POWER DOOR OR A LOOSE CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE ALL THIS IS TO GO WRONG IS JUST POOR ENGINEERING. LINK TO YOUTUBE VIDEO OF INCIDENT- HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CDCOVNHRLUW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE ABS MODULE AND MASTER CYLINDER SEEM TO HAVE ALREADY GONE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY CHRYSLER COSTING OVER $1000. I'VE READ ONLINE AND I AM NOT THE ONLY HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES. *TR

RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE RECALL (R03/NHTSA 14V-373) IN JUNE 2015. I CALLED FREEDOM CHRYSLER/TOYOTA OF HARRISBURG, PA ON 7/1/15 TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL SERVICE. THE PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. I HAVE CALLED AGAIN ON 9/18/15, 3/26/16 AND 10/10/16. THE PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE FROM CHRYSLER. THE DEALER EXPLAINS THEY ARE "AT CHRYSLER'S MERCY." WHY IS THIS "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" TAKING OVER 16 MONTHS TO RESOLVE?