2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WHEN TURNING ON LEFT BLINKER, THE RIGHT BLINKER COMES ON INSTEAD. SOMETIMES THE LEFT BLINKER DOES NOT STAY ON AND I HAVE TO TURN IT ON AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN TURNING ON THE RIGHT BLINKER, THE LEFT BLINKER COMES ON INSTEAD. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE FILED A REPORT WITH CHRYSLER. I HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED BY REPLACING THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, HOWEVER I DO FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM DUE TO THE FACT THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK WITH FUEL, AND CLOSING THE CAP PROPERLY AND NOT TOPPING OFF, I DROVE AWAY, MADE A LEFT HAND TURN, AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, MOSTLY GOING BETWEEN 25-35 MILES/HOUR AND ONE TIME HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN EXIT RAMP TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE. *TR

SIDE IMPACT CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE SPUN AROUND APPROXIMATELY 200 DEGREES. TOTAL DAMAGE TO SIDE OF VAN AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VERY DANGEROUS FOR CHILDREN RIDING IN REAR SEATS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND THE HIGH BEAMS HAD TO BE USED INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP. THE VAN SHUT DOWN. NO BRAKES. NO STEERING. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN. IT HAPPENED A 3-4 MORE TIMES AFTER THAT WITH SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN. ON JUNE 12, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON JUNE 19, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID HE HOOKED IT UP TO DIFFERENT COMPUTERS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HE DRAINED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND PUT IN NEW FLUID. TODAY, ON 7/29/2014, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE VAN SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES AS I WAS TURNING AND ALMOST HIT A CAR ON THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, PUT VAN IN PARK AND START IT UP AGAIN. IT SCARED ME SO MUCH I WAS SHAKING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IT IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

ISSUE #1: AS I WAS DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY AND WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE, I LOST STEERING CAPABILITY. THE WHEEL JUST STAYED IN THE SAME PLACE THAT I WAS GOING IN...IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING WHILE TRYING TO TURN...ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN...I TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY VAN. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE PLACE I BOUGHT IT TO GET WORK DONE ON IT....FOR YEARS I TOOK IT IN TO NO AVAIL...THEN AS I MADE 60K MILES I DID A TUNE UP ON MY VAN AND CHANGED THE SERPENTINE BELT EVEN THOUGH IT DID NOT NEED IT AND YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT...MY ISSUE HAD WENT AWAY...I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO BEHIND THE MAKER AND MAKE SURE MY VEHICLE'S NUTS AND BOLTS ARE SECURED ON A NEW VEHICLE! ISSUE #2: THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAS A RECALL, BUT LOCAL DEALER WON'T FIX IT, MY DEALER WON'T FIX IT SAYING I PASSED MY 36K WARRANTY MILES WHAT GIVES? I NEED IT FIXED! ISSUE #3: AS I WAS DRIVING 65MPH ON A HWY, MY VAN SHUTS OFF STUNDED I DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER TO RESTART AND BE ON MY WAY THIS HAS HAPPENED MAY TIMES IF I HAVE ANYMORE THAT THE VAN KEY IN THE STARTER THEN IT TURNS MY IGNITION OFFI NEED THIS FIXED THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN JUST LIKE FORD AND JUST LIKE THE ONES CHRYSLER HAS JUST RECALLED. *TR

THE SPARE TIRE CARRIERS DO NOT RELEASE THE TIRE. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE A TIRE. THE CABLE RELEASES BUT THE TIRE STAYS UP. YOU HAVE TO LAY ON THE GROUND GET YOUR LEGS UNDER THE CAR WHILE IT IS JACKED UP AND WITH TRY TO KICK THE TIRE LOOSE. VERY DANGEROUS! WE HAVE A FLEET OF DODGE / CHRYSLER MINI VANS MOST HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE. WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE TOYOTA CAMPAIGN I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT WHY CHRYSLER HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

DRIVING ON ROAD AT 50 MPH. THE ENGINE JUST JUST OFF. DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO WOODS LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. THE CAR THEN STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TO REVERSE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAD 3 YOUNG KIDS IN CAR AT THE TIME AS WELL. PUT ME IN A SCARY SITUATION. HAD WORK DONE ON IGNITION SYSTEM, TUNE UP, BELT CHANGES AND A FEW VALVE SENSORS REPLACED. HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR BEFORE WITH MY WIFE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP OR MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,200. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN UPDATED 4/13/2015 *JS