2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. NOW ALMOST EVER TIME GOING OUT TO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS DARK THE LIGHT DO NOT COME ON THE FIRST TIME, I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS) AND 07V192000 (AIR BAGS) DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

VAN LOOSES 1 QUART OF OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 700 TO 1000 MILES, I AM HAVING TO PUT IN 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. CHRYSLER SAYS IT IS NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB YET CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE LOOSING THIS MUCH OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECTIFY AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: FILLED UP LOW GAS TANK AT A GAS STATION. HOPPED IN THE CAR, STARTED IT, AND DROVE OFF. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER, THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT STARTED UP AGAIN A MOMENT LATER. SECOND INCIDENT: SAME AS THE FIRST INCIDENT, ONLY A WEEK LATER. EMPTY TANK, FILLED IT UP, SHUT OFF ABOUT A MINUTE LATER. THIRD INCIDENT: SAME AS FIRST TWO FORTH INCIDENT: THIS CONTINUES, OCCURRING EVERY TIME NOW. *TR

WHILE INFLATING TIRES FOR A CUSTOMER THE TPMS VALVE STEM SENSOR BROKE AND DEFLATED THE TIRE. *TR

NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF . ALL BUT TWO TIMES THEY CAME BACK ON. THE LAST TWO THEY DID NOT COME ON UNTIL SHUTTING THE SWITCH OFF AND TURNING BACK ON. ALL WERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS . CHRYSLER DEALERS HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS HOWEVER IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS ADDRESSED PRIOR TO SOMEONE GETTING KILLED . I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS AT NIGHT FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT . *TR

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 $700. 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

PROBLEM: I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE CARAVAN IN 2005, HAD A FLAT TIRE, AND THERE WAS NOT A SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VAN. I HAD NEVER HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THIS VAN, SO WHY WAS THERE NOT A SPARE TIRE OR SPARE TIRE COVER UNDERNEATH MY CAR?) I HAD TO LITERALLY GET DOWN ON MY HANDS AND KNEES USING A CELLPHONE LIGHT TO SEE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR TO DETERMINE WHY THE SPARE WOULD NOT LEASE. WE HAD NEVER HAD A FLAT IN THIS VAN BEFORE AND WE BOUGHT IT NEW AT HAYES CHRYSLER IN OAKWOOD, GEORGIA IN 2005. THE REASON I COULD NO GET THE SPARE TIRE TO RELEASE WAS BECAUSE I FINALLY DISCOVERED, THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE NOR TIRE COVER IN THE SPARE TIRE STORAGE COMPARTMENT UNDERNEATH MY VAN. MY SON AND I WERE STRANDED AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 PM AT NIGHT ON THE SIDE OF I78 NEAR FULTON, MS. NOT ONLY DID I, A WIFE AND MOM, HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, BUT HAD TO KEEP MY SON CALM. HE WAS UNSURE ABOUT SAFETY. LATER, WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY OFFERED NO HELP. AFTER I FIRST DESCRIBED THE EVENTS THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE WITH MY HAVING A FLAT AND NO SPARE TIRE, THE HAYES CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE SAID, "THAT TIRE WAS STOLEN!" I REPLIED, "EXACTLY AND WE GET OUR CAR SERVICED AT YOUR DEALERSHIP SO CHECK YOUR RECORDS AND SEE WHO WORKED ON MY VAN." NEEDLESS TO SAY, AFTER CHECKING WITH A MANAGER THE DEALERSHIP SIMPLY SAID THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED AN INSPECTION ON THE CAR WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT (INFERRING THAT A SPARE WAS ON THE CAR). TO REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE AND TIRE COVER THE DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME APPROXIMATELY $180.00. I CONTACTED A AUTO SALVAGE STORE AND THEY VERIFIED THAT THEY HAD MANY COMPLAINTS (NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE OF THIS DEALERSHIP OR FOR THE SAME REASONS) OF PEOPLE NEEDING A SPARE TIRE AND OFFERED TO SELL ME THE DOUGHNUT SIZED SPARE TIRE AND ITS COVER FOR $50.00. I NEVER THOUGHT TO CHECK UNDERNEATH MY NEW CAR TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SPARE TIRE. LESSON LEARNED. *TR

THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF EVERY WEEK TELLING ME ONE OF MY TIRES IS LOW. IT IS NOT JUST ONE TIRE. 3 OF THEM SEEM TO BE LOSING AIR FROM THE VALVE STEM AND I HAVE TO REFILL THEM EVERY WEEK. IT SEEMS THE STEM IS MADE OF ALUMINUM AND CORRODES EASILY. THEY BECOME BRITTLE AND CAN BREAK EVEN FROM WASHING THE CAR OR JUST CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE ACCORDING TO T&C OWNERS. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY POWER DOOR LOCKS & RADIO/DVD PLAYER INOPERATIVE. THE POWER LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS. PULLING THE 20A IOD FUSE AND REINSERTING IT AFTER 10 MINUTES OR PULLING THE CABLE OFF OF THE BATTERY FOR 10 MINUTES ***HAS NOT*** FIXED THE PROBLEM SO FAR. VAN IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE FUSE BOX MODULE. *TR