2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

CAR WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE. THE DASH BOARD SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT BURNT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW.

WHEN TRYING TO PUT CAR IN MANUAL MODE THE SHIFTER DOESN'T CHANGE GEARS. THIS CAUSES AN ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT TO LOWER GEARS IN BAD WEATHER. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS AS THO IT IS COMPLETELY A DESIGN FLAW. THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT RUBS ON THE WIRES AND SHORTS THEM OUT EVENTUALLY CAUSING YOU NOT TO SWITCH GEARS MANUALLY, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN BAD WEATHER

MY VEHICLE SHUTSDOWN INTERMITTENTLY RIGHT AFTER STARTING IT EITHER REMOTELY OR VIA THE KEY. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS FOR A BIT. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN - NO POWER STEERING ETC. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING YET. A GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. ANY HELP OR DIRECTION TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WOULD HELP.

FOR THE LAST 2-1-2 TO 3 YEARS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WHERE ALL OF MY INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH - THEY WILL START FLASHING ON AND OFF, AUDIO ALARM (DINGING) GOES OFF, SPEEDOMETER, RPM/TEMP GAGES REPEATEDLY GOES BACK AND FORTH FROM MAX TO MIN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON. AT TIMES TURING OFF THE IGNITION WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND AT OTHERS THEY JUST STOP BY THEMSELVES. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT I CAN TEMPORARY ALLEVIATE THESE PROBLEMS FOR A FEW WEEKS TO A COUPLE OF MONTHS BY REMOVING THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL OFF OF THE BATTERY AND PULLING THE 60 AMP MAIN FUSE FOR 30 - 60MINUTES. GOOGLE SITES STATES THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A BUS/GROUNDING PROBLEM. I FINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A CHRYSLER SHOP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A SHORTED CABLE THAT CONNECTED TO CENTER MONITOR OF MY VES SYSTEM, WHICH WAS ALSO BAD. THE LAST TIME I USED THE VES SYSTEM WAS TWO MONTHS AGO SO THIS DOES NOT LOGICALLY EXPLAIN WHY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. ALSO THIS SAME CABLE SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE MONITOR TO GO BAD AND WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 7 YEARS AGO BY THE SAME DEALER WHO NOW HAS THE VEHICLE AND THE INDICATION AT THAT TIME WAS THAT MY VES SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. AS THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IT PRESENTS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ONLY ACTION THAT THEY COULD TAKE WAS TO CALL THE DEALER, ADVISE THEM THAT A COMPLAINT HAD BEEN LODGED AND WRITE UP THE COMPLAINT. THEIR SUGGESTION WAS THAT DUE TO PAST NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS DEALERSHIP WAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER - NO HELP AT ALL AND DUE TO THEIR LACK OF ACTION AN INSULT TO THE BEING CALLED A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT, BOTTOM LINE I HAVE A VEHICLE WITH SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WHICH CHRYSLER WILL NOT ADDRESS. SEARCH GOOGLE FOR ONLINE EXAMPLES.

THE VEHICLE WHILE MOVING WOULD SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WHICH MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. IT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY , CITY STREET.

VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF (LIGHTS, STEERING, BRAKING, ELECTRICAL) AT 45MPH WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, VEHICLE ALMOST HIT MEDIAN BEFORE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. VEHICLE ALSO SHUTOFF AT 65 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.

CAR TURNS OUT OFF WHILE DRIVING LIKE THE KEY TURNS OFF. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 2 TIMES FOR THE KEY TO BE RECOGNIZED. I SAW RECALLS ON OTHER YEARS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT HAS HAPPENED ON ALL ROAD TYPES INCLUDING THE EXPRESSWAY

THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF DURING DRIVING, HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING. TOWED TWICE. BATTERY AND STARTER CHANGED THE SAME RESULT. PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SYSTEM WIN MODULE. I FOUND A RECALL ON THE MODULE(R03/NHTSA 14V-373 ) WHICH THE DEALER WILL NOT HONOR.

DEALER REMOVED EMBLEM IN AIRBAG AND THAT WAS THERE REPAIR LEAVING A EMBLEM HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL, NO RESPONSE IF REPLACING EMBLEM OR AIRBAG COVER

THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEY FLICKER WHEN STARTING THE CAR, BUT THEN SHUT OFF. STANDARD AND HIGH-BEAMS ARE BOTH INOPERABLE. TRIED REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, TO NO AVAIL. FOG-LIGHTS WORK, WHICH IS MY ONLY LIGHTING AT NIGHT. CHECKED ONLINE FOR A SOLUTION. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE TIPM. TRIED A HARD RESET, BUT AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. THERE IS NO FUSE OR RELAY THAT CAN BE REPLACED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS ORIGINALLY BEGAN IN JUNE, 2020, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW WEEKS, AND THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. THEY STILL FLICKER ONCE WHEN STARTING AND THEN GO OUT.