2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN LEFT,NOT TO THE RIGHT.WHILE TURNING LEFT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOAD NOISE.WHEN I PARKED TOOK THE KEY OUT THE SWITCH THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE IT STOPPED. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE CRANKED UP AND WENT STRAIGHT HOME SLOWLY AND THE LEFT TURN WAS STILL HARD TO MAKE AND WHEN I STOPPED IN MY DRIVE WAY I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TOOK THE KEY OUT THE MOTOR RAN FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 5 SECONDS.I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID , THE OIL AND COOLANT ALL LOOKED OKAY I WAITED ABOUT 15 MIN. AND CRANKED THE VEHICLE UP THE KEY SEEM TO TURN FARTHER THAN NORMAL BUT IT CRANKED UP OKAY,SO I SHUT IT BACK OFF TOOK THE KEY OUT AND THE MOTOR RAN ANOTHER 3 -5 SEC. I PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE SWITCH AND THE RADIO AND MILEAGE STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF SO I TOOK THE KEY OUT AND TALKED TO A MECHANIC ABOUT IT. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL IT STALLED OUT , AFTER RESTARTING IT STALLED AGAIN. AFTER RESTARTING IT FOR THE SECOND TIME IT RAN ROUGH FOR ABOUT AN 1/8 TO 1/4 MILE THEN BEGAN TO RUN NORMALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, UPON USING THE POWER WINDOWS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, THE WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL BACK UP INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR STALLS AFTER FUEL TANK FILL UP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE FILL THE FUEL TANK. AFTER APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE OR ONE MINUTE OR SO DRIVING THE CAR SPUTTERS OR STALLS. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK WITH GAS, I DRIVE AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION AND THE VAN STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A 2 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY IN WHICH I WAS ALMOST KILLED! CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE CONNECTOR AND A CLUSTER OF WIRES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHEN BRAKING RATHER HARD TO SLOW/STOP QUICKLY, TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO DOWNSHIFT SO WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, ENGINE REVS UP BUT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. THEN IT WILL ENGAGE SUDDENLY WITH A HARD JERK WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING HARD TO SLOW QUICKLY AND BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DISENGAGE AS IT SHOULD, THE ENGINE SOMETIME KILLS WHEN I HAVE SLOWED. IN AN INSTANCE WHEN THAT HAPPENED, I WAS MAKING A TURN AND, OF COURSE, LOST POWER STEERING SO BARELY AVOIDED HITTING A VEHICLE WAITING ON THE STREET INTO WHICH I WAS TURNING SINCE STEERING WAS VERY HEAVY TO ACCOMPLISH. BROUGHT THIS UP TO A TECHNICIAN WHO SAID, "YES THOSE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE TO DISENGAGE AND OCCASIONAL SLIPPAGE ON STARTING AND THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGING WITH A VERY HARD JERK". *TR UPDATED 5/10/2015 *JS

I LEFT MY HOUSE & A MILE AT THE MOST DOWN THE ROAD. I HEARD A NOISE & FELT THE REAR END SLIDE TO THE RIGHT. I TRIED TURNING THE WHEEL TO STRAIGHTEN THE VAN NOTHING HAPPENED. THE STEERING WHEEL WENT SIDE TO SIDE, BUT THE WHEELS DIDN'T TURN. I WONDERED WHY THE VAN HAD SLIDE TO THE SIDE. THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED THERE WAS NO STEERING B/C THE DIRECTION DIDN'T CHANGE & IT WAS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JUST THERE. I WAS COHERENT THE ENTIRE TIME, I NOTICED AT THAT TIME I WAS HEADED FOR THE EMBANKMENT ACROSS THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. (IT IS A TWO LANE ROAD.) I ALREADY KNEW THERE WAS NO STEERING, SO I GRABBED THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS, PLANTED MY FEET TO THE FLOOR BOARD! I THEN ASKED GOD TO FORGIVE ME. THE VAN HIT THE EMBANKMENT HEAD ON ,FLIPPED, VANS TOP SCRAPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN JUST ON THE EDGES WHERE THE FRAME IS. THEN IT LANDED ON THE PASS. SIDE & SLID BACKWARDS INTO THE EMBANKMENT ( ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS ORIGINALLY GOING DOWN.) ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO GET OUT B/C I THOUGHT I SAW SMOKE. IT WAS THE AIRBAGS, THEY HAD EXPLODED.MY SHINS LOOKED LIKE I GOT BEAT WITH A BASEBALL BAT, THE SEAT BELT GOT STUCK, &THE DOORS LOCKED. I LIFTED THE DRIVER DOOR UP OVER MY HEAD. (VAN WAS ON PASS. SIDE).A MAN HELPED ME GET OUT & VAN WAS PULLED ONTO ALL 4 TIRES. I HAD BACK SURGERY ON 4-23-14. I WENT & HAD XRAYS TAKEN. I FILLED AN INVESTIGATION W/CHRYSLER [XXX]#[XXX] ,[XXX]TOOK PICS. OF VAN, ASKS QTS & SENT TO CHRYSLER.[XXX] W/CUST. CLAIM RESOLUTION GRP 248-512-2934 SENT LETTER B/C VAN @ SALVAGE 803-324-7510,980-8900 & TAMPERED W/ NO INVEST. COULD BE DONE. THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE SCENE OF WRECK (STANDARD PROCEDURE) & DIDN'T.I CONTACTED [XXX] & NUMEROUS OTHERS @CHRYSLER 800-247-9753 REASON?.1.)4 BLOWN TIRES REMOVED 2.)FUSES WERE GONE. IT WAS TOTALED! I FAXED IN PIC.S FROM THE SCENE & LETTER. PLEASE HELP ME! [XXX] CALLED SAID THE CASE IS NOT REOPENED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK AND RE-STARTING THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE EITHER STUMBLES OR STALLS 1-5 TIMES BEGINNING WITHIN ABOUT 60 SECONDS OF STARTING ENGINE AND DRIVING AWAY FROM GAS STATION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST YEAR AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. AT LEAST TWICE, IT HAS STALLED WHILE PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION RIGHT AFTER FILL UP. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THE STUMBLING/STALLING STOPS AND DOESN'T RECUR UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT FILL UP. IT OCCURS DURING BOTH LOW-SPEED DRIVING (E.G. WAITING AT A LIGHT) AND AT HIGH-SPEED DRIVING (E.G. MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING UP) ONLINE FORUMS INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE VEHICLE AND SAY THE ONLY FIX IS REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. E.G., HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM DUE TO THE STALLING AND STUMBLING DURING DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS OF CONCERN, ESPECIALLY FOR MY WIFE AND OTHERS WHO ARE NOT HIGHLY CONFIDENT DRIVERS WHO WOULD BE COMFORTABLE HANDLING A STALL IN TRAFFIC. *TR

THIS IS DANGEROUS - CAR STALLED WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND DURING A TURN, LOCKING OUT THE STEERING SYSTEM AND PUTTING MY CAR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED AFTER FILLING THE CAR UP WITH GAS - AS WITH OTHER CHRYSLER MODELS OF THIS YEAR, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE IN THE GAS TANK. I EXPERIENCED SPUTTERING AFTER GAS FILL UPS TWO DAYS PRIOR, AND THIS FINAL FILL UP THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD MY WHOLE FAMILY IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY WE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IF WE HAD BEEN IN ONE AND SURVIVED I WOULD HAVE SUED. THERE IS A WHOLE FORUM ONLINE AT THIS ADDRESS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN PUT IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM. *TR