2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

I STOPPED AND GOT GAS. I DO NOT OVERFILL MY TANK. I DID NOT TOP OFF MY TANK. AS I LEFT THE GAS STATION AND PULLED ACROSS TRAFFIC MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND STALLED. AFTER THAT DAY, EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE SAME THING OCCURS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND REVIEWED MANY SITES ON THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE. APPARENTLY, THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS TO HAVE CHRYSLER INSTALL A BRAND NEW GAS TANK. IT SEEMS THE REAL ISSUE IS A DEFECTIVE VAPOR/ LIQUID VALVE. THIS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I WAS ALMOST WAS HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. AFTER SPENDING MANY HOURS SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND NO RECALL TO DATE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET INJURED OR DIE BEFORE CHRYSLER FIXES THIS ISSUE? MY KIDS, ALL 4 OF THEM WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME THE FIRST TIME. NOW I DRIVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT, LET THE VEHICLE STALL AND THEN DRIVE. *TR

MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING EDITION WITH 77,000 MILES HAS HAD THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I SET UP AN APPT. AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT FOUND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. I CALL CHRYSLER'S 1-800 NUMBER AND FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON MAY 26, 2006, ONE MONTH AFTER THE APRIL 5, 2006 DEADLINE FOR THE RECALL. MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I AM STILL LEFT WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL OUTLINES. NO ONE AT CHRYSLER WAS WILLING TO TALK WITH ME TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPAIR IT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER READ THE WORDS "GAS CAP". WE CHANGED OUT THE GAS CAP AND TURN THE ENGINE LIGHT OFF. ABOUT A WEEK LATER IT WAS BACK ON AGAIN. I NEED TO GET THE CAR INSPECTED BUT WHEN THE MECHANIC "SMOKED" THE SYSTEM. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE MODULE/ROLLOVER ON TOP OF THE TANK WHERE 2 SMALL LINES GOES IN IS BROKEN AND THE ASSEMBLY IS NOT SEPARATE BUT A PART OF THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. HE STATED THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE BREAKAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. THERE IS NO VIABLE EXPLANATION FOR THIS EXCEPT A FAULTY PART. I AM SURE I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE. THERE IS A STRONG GAS . *TR

WHILE DRIVING AFTER DARK THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. THE ONLY WAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET ANY HEADLIGHTS WAS TO PULL THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER BACK AND HOLD IT ON HIGH BEAM FLASH SETTING FOR 5 MILES TO HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE IN THE LAST MONTH BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON BY TURNING OFF THE SWITCH AND TURNING IT BACK ON QUICKLY A FEW TIMES. THAT DID NOT WORK THIS TIME AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL FOR 3 DAYS OTHER THAN BY PULLING AND HOLDING THE SIGNAL LEVER BACK. I SEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND AN AP ARTICLE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR MY MODEL YEAR VEHICLE THAT STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO CHRYSLER CAUSED BY A FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THEY WOULD PROVIDE A LIFETIME GUARANTEE ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH (HTTP://NEWS.YAHOO.COM/CHRYSLER-GUARANTEES-MINIVAN-HEADLIGHT-SWITCHES-200307486.HTML), AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE TO OWNER AFTER THEY START HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER REGARDING FREE REPLACEMENT AND THEY STATED MY VIN IS NOT IN THE SYSTEM FOR THIS GUARANTEED PART REPLACEMENT. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS REPAIR AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THE SAME AS THE LOCAL DEALER, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING IN THEIR SYSTEM FOR MY VIN AND THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, LOSING HEADLIGHTS AFTER DARK WITH NO NOTICE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY PROBLEM IS COUNTED IN YOUR DATABASE. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH CHRYSLER'S REFUSAL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND I WILL END UP HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS SAFETY REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT HAS SUPPOSEDLY BEEN RESOLVED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAIN STORM I DROVE THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR INTO THE CLOSEST DRIVE AFTER STRUGGLING WITH THE STEERING. ANYTIME WE HIT A PUDDLE OR THERE IS HEAVY RAIN SOMETHING GOES WRONG. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IF THEY ARE TRAVELING AND THE STEERING GOES OUT. I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE STORE JUST NOW AND IT IS RAINING AGAIN, HIT A SMALL PUDDLE AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT THE REPAIRS THAT WERE NEEDED WERE UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

WEEK OF 5/27/13 POWER STEERING GROANING. I'M GETTING READY FOR THE RACK TO GO AGAIN. FLUID NOT LOW YET. FIRST TIME RACK LEAKED ALL FLUID OUT WAS IN 08, VAN STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO IT WAS REPLACED. A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER IT LEAKED ALL FLUID OUT AND RACK REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE (AROUND $800 HERE). NOW I'M PREPPING FOR A 3RD GO AROUND. THIS IS CRAZY I HAVE OTHER AUTOS THAT ARE 20 YEARS OLD THAT I FINALLY REPLACED THE PS PUMP ON ONE OF THEM (AND NOT A 800 DOLLAR RACK). *TR

VEHICLE STALLED AFTER REFUELING. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THEN CONTINUED TO STALL ONE OR TWO MORE TIMES. AFTER MAKING IT HOME, VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR NEXT 6 MONTHS OR SO. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, REFUELED AND STALLED WHEN LEAVING GAS STATION. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED. STALLED TWO MORE TIMES THEN DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. SEVERAL HOURS LATER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD "EVAPORATIVE VAPOR CANNISTER FULL OF FUEL MAKING ITS WAY OUT OF VENT". EVAPORATIVE VAPOR CANNISTER WAS REPLACED. *TR

RE: NIOSH INVESTIGATION PE 13-016 ENGINE STALL. SUBJECT OF THE CITED INVESTIGATION, STALLING WHILE DRIVING AFTER FUELING MAY BE CHARACTERISTIC OF 2006 CHRYSLER CORP. MINIVANS (3.8 L ENGINE) AS WELL, BASED ON MESSAGES IN A CHRYSLER MINIVAN E-MAIL LIST. COMMENTS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. MY VAN DID THIS FOUR OR FIVE TIMES IN THE YEAR AFTER MY FIRST INSTANCE. IT WAS THEN SOLD (FOR UNRELATED REASONS.) ONCE, I TALKED WITH THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING THE STATION, AND HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE ENGINE. IT CAME TO BE MY BELIEF THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AVOIDED OR MINIMIZED BY STARTING THE ENGINE AND DRIVING AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL CAP, BELIEVING THAT VAPORS FROM EVAPORATING FUEL WOULD OVERLOAD THE VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM IF THE CAR WERE ALLOWED TO SIT. *TR

DRIVING HOME BUT NEEDED TO STOP AT GROCERY STORE, WHEN I TURNED TO GO INTO A PARKING SPACE MY CAR STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING, I HAD TO DRIFT INTO THE SPACE. I THOUGHT I HAD ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. SO I PARKED, TURNED ON THE CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN, ROUNDED A CORNER AND MY STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS REPLACED AND SO FAR STEERING SEEMS TO BE OKAY. THOUGH IT SEEMS TO STEER WITHOUT AS MUCH GIVE AS IT USED TO HAVE WHEN TURNING. LUCKILY, IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I WAS ON THE MAIN ROAD A FEW MINUTES BEFORE. *TR