2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

INITIALLY, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND RUNNING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AND IT MAY TURN ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES DURING VEHICLE USE. AFTER VEHICLE PARKED AND RESTARTED (USUALLY NEXT DAY), WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD THEN WORK CORRECTLY (I.E., DURING ENGINE START AND SYSTEM CHECKS, WARNING LIGHTS WOULD EXTINGUISH). AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ALSO STARTED TO MIMIC THE SAME ISSUE (INITIALLY LESS FREQUENT). WE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALL OR ISSUE. THEY INSPECTED IT AS PART OF SERVICE/WARRANTY APPT, NO PROBLEMS REPORTED TO BE FOUND. WE DID ASK IF THEY KNEW OF SIMILAR ISSUES, BUT THEY INDICATED NO. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER (EXTENDED WARRANTY) AND THEY ALSO SAID NO KNOWN ISSUES, IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, AND ASKED IF PROBLEM POSSIBLY RELATED TO ANY ACCIDENT (BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT). THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME MORE TROUBLESOME AS THE WARNING LIGHTS NOW ACTIVATE MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY, AND THEN STAY ACTIVE MOST OR ENTIRE TIME VEHICLE IS ON AND EVEN CONTINUE TO LIGHT UP AFTER VEHICLE PARKED OVERNIGHT. WARNING LIGHTS MAY THEN TURN OFF FOR FEW DAYS, BUT WILL INVARIABLY LIGHT UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. ...UPDATED 03/31/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENED WHEN HE FILLED THE GAS TANK AND THE PUMP CLICKED. IF HE STOPPED IT EARLY, THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR. UPDATED 04/03/15*JB

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY STALLED ON THE ROAD. ALL THE ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS OF MY MINI VAN I.E. THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL WERE DISABLED AND I HAD TO PULL IT ON THE SIDE. IT WAS THANKSGIVING DAY SO THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS TO AVOID ANY COLLISION FROM THE CAR THAT WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME. THE NEXT DAY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY DID SEVERAL THINGS THAT COSTS TOTAL OF $1335 BUT NEXT TIME I FILLED UP THE TANK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WENT ONLINE TO GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. IT DOES POSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO SOME EXTENT. THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER BUT THEY TOTALLY IGNORED THIS. THE FIX TO THIS PROBLEM IS REPLACING THE FUEL TANK...A BIG EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS ON THE WAY TO A VET APPOINTMENT WITH OUR PUPPY AND HAD MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VAN, WE HAD TRAVELED DOWN THE ROAD WE LIVE ON AND THEN TURNED ONTO THE MAIL ROAD AND AFTER APPROX. .5 MILE THE VAN STARTED TO HESITATE IN TRAFFIC AND STARTED TO STALL, I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL HARD TO GET IT OUT OF THE ROAD BUT IT WAS TO LATE AND IT STALLED IN THE ROAD, WITH IN SECONDS I SAW DARK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND STARTED TO SMELL IT IN THE VAN, I QUICKLY TOLD MY DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF THE VAN AND TAKE THE PUPPY, MY DAUGHTER YELLED WHATS WRONG DADDY, I SAID GET OUT NOW AND STAND ON THE SHOULDER BY THIS TIME FLAMES HAD STARTED TO SHOOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, I JOINED MY DAUGHTER AND PUPPY ON THE SHOULDER AND CALLED 911 BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE WHOLE FRONT END AND DASH WAS IN FLAMES AND THEY STARTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS) AND 07V192000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

SINCE ABOUT MARCH OF THIS YEAR, OUR VAN HEADLAMPS WILL NOT TURN ON WITH THE SWITCH. IT TAKES PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY GO ON. RECENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OFF AS WE ARE DRIVING, WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PLAY WITH THE SWITCH TO GET THE LIGHTS TO GO ON. ALSO AS WE PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF, SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS OR THE DASH LIGHTS WILL GO ON BY THEMSELVES. CURRENTLY WE ARE HAVING TO JUMP THE CAR OFTEN AS IF THERE IS A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. WE TOOK THE BATTERY TO THE LOCATION WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND THEY TESTED THE SYSTEM, AND BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM PASSED ALL TEST. IN OTHER INCIDENTS WHICH MAY OR NOT BE RELATED OUR POWER SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LEFT SIDE DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL, AND THE RIGHT SIDE CLOSES AND OPENS WHEN THE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. IT TAKES TWO TRIES BEFORE IT LOCKS PROPERLY. WHEN WE TAKE THE VAN TO THE LOCAL DEALER THEY KNOW NOTHING OF THESE ISSUES, AND HAVE BEEN QUOTED $300-600 TO REPAIR EACH INCIDENTS. WE APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL ASSISTANCE REGARDING THESE ISSUES. *TR

THIS STARTED IN EARNEST IN APRIL 2014 AND HAS RECURRED WITH VARYING FREQUENCY SINCE THEN, WE HAVE TRIED SUPREME UNLEADED AND DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TWICE IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. REPLACED VAPOR CANISTER AND EVAP PURGE SOLENOID IN APRIL REPLACED FUEL PUMP IN OCTOBER THEY SEEMED COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THIS KNOWN AND LONG TERM-ISSUE. OUR FEAR IS THAT IF THE VEHICLE STALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT WE COULD CRASH. *TR

VAN BEGAN RUNNING RAGGED AFTER FILLING UP AT GAS STATION. IT THEN STALLED ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY. WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. LOOKED UP SYMPTOMS ON-LINE AND SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME VAN AND THAT ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE GAS TANK, FUEL ENTERING VAPOR CANISTER. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTY MINVAN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HEAT AND A/C AND ALL GAUGE GO BLACK WENT YOU ARE DRIVING VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER FUELING, THIS VEHICLE STALLS 1 TO 3 TIMES. WE DO NOT "TOP OFF THE TANK", BUT STOP FUELING WHEN PUMP SHUTS OFF. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT AN OBJECT, SUCH AS A MAIL BOX, IS ALMOST HIT BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NO DOUBT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE CONTROL OF THE CAR IS LOST. IF YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC THINKING THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO ACCELERATE AND IT DOES NOT, YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. APPARENTLY THIS IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VANS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. *TR