2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I'M A MECHANIC AND AN ENGINEER. I IMMEDIATELY SEARCHED FOR A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. FINDING IT BETWEEN THE REAR WHEELS ON THE GROUND I RAISED THE REAR END UP TO ACCESS THE SUSPECT AREA. SHOCKED, I SAW A HYDRAULIC BRAKE MANIFOLD WITH 4 BRAKE LINES COMING OUT OF IT AND ONE WAS CLEARLY TOTAL RUST. ALL OTHERS WERE IN COMPLETELY NEW CONDITION. CLEARLY THE RUSTED ONE LEADING TO THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CYLINDER WAS PROCESSED DIFFERENTLY THAN THE OTHERS. THREE PERFECT CONDITION, ONE COMPLETELY RUSTED????? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, NOW!!!! I CHANGED THE BRAKE LINE AND ALL IS WELL. IF A RECALL IS ISSUED I WANT MY MONEY AND TIME REIMBURSED, PLEASE. *TR

THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK ACTUATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STOPPED UNLOCKING THAT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOCKS. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE ACTUATOR BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN THEN A FEW DAYS LATER AGAIN STOPPED WORKING. THIS HAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES NOW. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED BEFORE SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER WE HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN MID 2012. AT THAT TIME, A MECHANIC REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR WHICH SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT RECURRED THIS AUGUST. AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR DID NOT FUNCTION, THE LOCK/UNLOCK FUNCTION ON THE REMOTE HAS ALWAYS WORKED. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER CANNOT UNLOCK THE PASSENGERS' DOORS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAD TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK. GOOD THING THAT I WAS JUST LEAVING TOWN AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY YET. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY USED. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF FILLING UP WITH GAS, THE VAN STALLS OR NEARLY STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME WE'VE FILLED UP THE VAN WITH GAS. CAR STALLS OR NEARLY STALLS WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION OR VERY SOON AFTER. CAR RESTARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AND IS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP. IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR IN THE FUEL TANK. MANY, MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE FUEL TANKS. *TR

AFTER FILL UP, VEHICLE STALLS, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED FIRST ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP AND CAUSED SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE GAS STATION AND MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING REGULARLY FROM THE FIRST INSTANCE IN 2011. WHEN FUELING, THE VAN IS NEVER OVER FILLED; WE FILL UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKS OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS GENERATION OF MINIVANS AS REPRESENTED IN ONLINE FORUMS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER FILLING MY VAN WITH GAS, IT STALLS. I WILL LEAVE THE STATION, AND WITHIN THE FIRST MILE, THE CAR SPUTTERS AND STALLS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND THE DATES/MILEAGE ABOVE ARE ESTIMATES. I HAVE MENTIONED IT TO THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I TAKE MY VAN, BUT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO SUGGEST. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, I FOUND A SITE WHERE OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND DECIDED TO REPORT IT TO THE NHTSA SO THAT YOU CAN GET A MORE ACCURATE COUNT OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE REACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TURNED THE LIGHTS ON AS IT WAS GETTING DARK WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN ON HIGH BEAMS IT WAS IF HEADLIGHTS WERE BARELY ON. ALSO THE LEFT FRONT BLINKER FAILED ALTHOUGH THE BACK BLINKER DID WORK BUT FLASHED EXTREMELY FAST. REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND STILL HAVE TO USE HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT TO SEE AS IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON DIM. THE LEFT FRONT BLINKER AND SIDE LIGHT FAILED WITHIN A MONTH OF REPLACEMENT. WHEN REPLACED AGAIN, THERE WAS NO CHANGE. THE BLINKER/SIDE LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE. *TR

HAD JUST FILLED GAS TANK AND PULLED OUT OF GAS STATION INTO TRAFFIC. VAN BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STALLED IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES FIGURED OUT NOT TO FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY. A COUPLE OF TIMES ALMOST GOT HIT FROM THE REAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND THE FUEL CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,783. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN UPDATED 4/8/2015 *JS