2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT VARIOUS CONTROLS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AS THE HORN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

VEHICLE SPORADICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING CAUSING IT TO LOOSE BRAKING AND STEERING... GOTTA BE VERY FAST TO GET IT RESTARTED...DONE HAD A LOT OF NEAR MISSES....VEHICLE CAN SIT OVER NIGHT AND LOOSE ALL POWER AND WANT START OR MAY DRIVE IT SOME MILES SHUT IT OFF AND IT WANT START...DONE BOUGHT NEW BATTERY BUT THINK MY BATTERY WAS OK THEY JUST WANTED THE SELL BECAUSE IT'S DOING BASICALLY THE SAME THING...IT START WITH A ONE MINUTE OR LESS BOOST...I HAVE TO CHECK IT WITH MY AUTO START TO SEE IF I AM GOING ANYWHERE OR TO USE MY WIFE CAR...AT TIMES I GET A GRINDING SOUND FROM FRONT BREAKS..I CHECK THE PADS AND THEY OK GRINDING COME AND GOES...REAR DISC BRAKES WEARS UNEVENLY DEALER HUSH HUSH... NO RECALL DEFECTIVE CALIPERS...TOLD ME IT'S OVER NOW YOU GOTTA PAY TO HAVE IT FIX NOW ...MAP LIGHTS COME ON WITH A DISTURBING NOISE FAULT SHOWING PASSENGER DOOR AGAR BUT IT CLOSED TIGHT...EVENTUALLY IT STOPS...L LOVE MY VAN IF ENGINEERS COULD FIX SOME OF THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE UP AGAINST WHAT NEXT PROBLEMS AND ILL FEEL GUILTY SELLING IT TO SOMEONE AND SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THEM...IT'S AT THE POINT WHERE I AM REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH IT SHUTTING OFF WITH NO CONTROLS BRAKING NOR STEERING(HELP) BUT I STILL LOVE MY VAN...CAN Y'ALL PLEASE FIX IT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MAC HAIK CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST NINE TIMES THIS YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I CAN NOT SHUT HEAD LIGHTS OFF WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND ALSO HEADLIGHT FLICKER WHILE DRIVING AND SHUT OFF 2 TIMES IN PAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LIGHTS COMPLETLY SHUT OFF NO REAR OR FRONT LIGHTS PULLED OVER AND CHECKED ALL FUSES WHILE DOING THIS LIGHTS JUST CAME ON GOT HOME COULDNT SHUT THEM OFF HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY 3 WEEKS OF DOING THIS LIGHTS FINALLY SHUIT OFF ON THERE OWN AND YESTERDAT PROBLEM STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN SOMEBODY TOLD ME UNPLUG THE HEADLIGHT SWITHCH WICH I DID AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (MCDONALD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM -BIG RAPIDS, 14061 NORTHLAND DRIVE, BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307), BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO NO FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED EDITION. AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 10-72 MPH VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS PRESENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH, NO CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS, NO WARNING ETC. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY ONLY WHILE IN MOTION. VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF 9 TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF 11 MONTHS. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN EXPOSED TO ANY EXTREME WEATHER CONDITION, WATER, SALTS, OR OTHER ITEMS THAT MIGHT IMPACT THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NEVER RUN TO OF GAS. VEHICLE ALWAYS HAS OIL CHANGES DONE BEFORE REQUIRED TIMES. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN VERY LIGHTLY. CONDITION- VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 32 MPH ON A CITY ROAD IN KILLEEN TEXAS, TAKING A SLIGHT TURN IN A ROAD. ANGLE OF ROAD WAS LESS THAN A 120 DEGREE TURN. VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES BEHIND THE VAN. BRAKES LOCKED UP, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND GAUGES CONTINUE TO WORK UNTIL VEHICLE STOPS. VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART FOR 3 MINUTES AND 7 SECONDS. CONDITION- VEHICLE WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 90 IN KILLEEN TEXAS NEAR THE TJ MILLS EXIT. SPEED WAS 72 MPH, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF. STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCK. VEHICLE NEARLY CAUSED A MULTI CAR COLLISION, BUT DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS BEING AWARE NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED. CONDITION- FORT HOOD TEXAS, VEHICLE IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, NEAR A STOP LIGHT APPROACHING AT A SPEED OF 13 MPH. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, STEERING LOCKS, BRAKES LOCK, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OUT OF DRIVE. VEHICLE IS NEARLY HIT BY TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND. MILITARY POLICE ARRIVE ON SCENE AND ASSIST DRIVER WITH MOVING VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION. VEHICLE DID START AFTER 22 MINUTES AND 7 SECONDS. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT, THERE WERE NO HILLS PRESENT. AFTER RESEARCHING MULTIPLE SITES, THREADS, FORUMS, AND BUSINESS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION FOR SAFETY OF LIFE.

THE GLASS ON THE VAN STEAMS UP TO EASILY DURING COOLER WEATHER WHEN NO HEAT IS TURNED ON OR VENT. THE BODY OF THE VAN COLLECTS WATER IN THE DOORS HOUSING THE GLASS IN THE SLIDING DOORS ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO BODY AND A RECENT VISIT TO A BREAK SHOP EVEN REPLACEMENT BREAKS THE VAN STILL MAKES SQUEAKS AT TIMES. A RECENT BUMPER ACCIDENT I SHARED WITH A BODY DETAILER SAID THE BACK BUMPER SEEMS OFF AND NEEDS REPAIR, I HAVE DONE NO REPAIRS ON THE BODY AND THE VAN IS IN THE ORIGINAL CONDITION FROM OWNERS THAT TRANSFERRED IT TO ME. I ALSO FEEL THE LIGHTING FOR AFTER LEAVING THE VAN TRUNK LIGHT STAYS ON ANYTIME A DOOR IS NOT OPEN AND HAVE NOTICED THE LIGHTS IN THE FRONT OF THE VAN TAKE A WHILE TO GO OFF AFTER LOCKING AND TURNING OFF VEICHLE *JS

HORN SUDDENLY STARTS BLARING, WIPERS START WIPING, DOOR LOCKS LOCK, IF ENGINE IS RUNNING IT MIGHT STOP, WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND SITTING IN DRIVE.

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HOW CAN THIS PROBLEM, ADDRESSED LITERALLY HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF TIMES ON MULTIPLE SITES, BE JUDGED BY YOUR DEPARTMENT AS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE"? I, ALONG WITH MY WIFE, HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY FAMILY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE VAN COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE VAN COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. THE VAN BEHAVES AS IF POSSESSED. THE HORN BLARES, FRONT AND REAR WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, FLASHERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, DOORS LOCK BY THEMSELVES, WASHER FLUID SPRAYS ON ITS OWN AT A HIGH VOLUME. I HAVE DECIDED, SINCE NHTSA, CHRYSLER, AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CAN'T/WON'T HELP, THAT I WILL CALL AN EXORCIST. I BELIEVE THE EXORCIST WILL BE ABOUT AS MUCH HELP AS THE THREE OF YOU COMBINED. I ASSUME IF MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF AT RANDOM SPEEDS ONE OF YOU THREE WILL PAY THE FUNERAL EXPENSE? OR AT LEAST SEND SOME FLOWERS TO THE VISITATION? HOW NICE OF YOU. OR SHOULD I JUST CONTACT THE EXORCIST AGAIN AND SEE IF SHE HAS A FRIEND THAT COULD HOLD A SEANCE SO I CAN TELL THEM HOW MUCH I LOVED THEM AND THAT THEIR SAFETY WAS JUST NOT A PRIORITY FOR YOU? SERIOUSLY. IT IS TIME TO DO SOMETHING. I DO NOT HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING ME TO PAY FOR A WIDELY KNOWN AND ACCEPTED DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THEIR VEHICLE. THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) IS FAULTY. EVERYONE KNOWS IT. THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES IT. THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO STEP UP? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE IT BECOMES A "SAFETY ISSUE" TO YOU? SO FOR NOW I HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE LAWN ORNAMENT AND MY FAMILY HAS TO BUM RIDES. UNBELIEVABLE.

FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH A MYSTERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE SAME ISSUE. THE VAN WILL BE FINE AND YOU GET IN TO START IT AND WHEN TURNING THE KEY IT WILL NOT START. FULL CHARGE, FULL BATTERY. STARTER IS FINE - EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT FINE. WITH A JUMP IT WILL USUALLY START. SOMETIMES IT WILL START ON IT'S OWN IF YOU WAIT A LITTLE WHILE. PEOPLE ON BOARDS HAVE STATED REPLACING DOZENS OF THINGS - TO THEN HAVE THE SAME ISSUE A COUPLE DAYS LATER. WE ARE USE TO HAVING TO JUMP OUR VEHICLE ABOUT 1 OUT OF 20 TIMES. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND HAD MULTIPLE THINGS CHECKED AND REPLACED. AN EXAMPLE OF A BOARD WITH MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTPS://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/12634/CHRYSLER/TOWN-AND-COUNTRY/2008-T-C-IGNITION-SWITCH-PROBLEM/P1 IN ADDITION - SOMETIMES YOU WILL BE DRIVING AND EVERYTHING STARTS GOING OFF (WIPERS, LIGHTS, FLASHERS, HORN, ENTIRE DASH LIGHTS UP, ETC - NO RESOLVE). THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE STATIONARY OR DRIVING.