2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WOULD MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION WAS AN ISSUE THAT CAN NOT BE REMEDIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AT 20MPH, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT OF MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 2006 VAN. IT BECAME LODGED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JACKED UP AND THE TIRE WAS THEN RELEASED. THE CABLE IS FRAYED. FURTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE TO PIPES THAT FELL WITH THE TIRE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AS I FELT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THERE. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A SAFETY RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT IT HAS BEEN AND IS AN ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MINE AND OTHERS SAFETY REGARDING THESE VEHICLES WITH SPARE TIRES MOUNTED UNDERNEATH. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING FASTER, OR ON A HIGHWAY, INJURIES OR FATALITIES COULD HAVE RESULTED. I CALLED CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS AND WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT MY DRIVING AND WHETHER I HIT SOMETHING, WHICH I ASSURE YOU I DID NOT. I AM CONCERNED THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT TAKING THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY. *TR

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE. GENERAL WHINING NOISE HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR 10-15000 MILES, WITH NO DISCERNIBLE LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID. INCREASED NOISE AND BANGING NOISE, LED US TO THE RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE. *TR

SEVERAL TMES THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE WENT OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CAN NOT FIND ANY THING LOOSE OR CORRODED. MOSTLY HAPPENS DURING DAMP WEATHER. THE WIPERS HAVE QUIT ONCE ALSO. POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT ALSO. *TR

I TOOK CHRYSLER TO DEALER FOR SENSOR CHECK--PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED--AT A LATER DATE I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO HAVE PARTS INSTALLED--I PICKED CAR UP IN THE AFTERNOON AND AS I'M LEAVING THEIR LOT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON--I STARTED TO GO BACK AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT--I TURNED THE CORNER AND THE LIGHT WENT ON. I STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND WENT INSIDE.AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE WIRING --CLOCKSPRING.I CALLED CHRYSLER AND AFTER GOING THROUGH 2 PEOPLE I WAS TOLD CHRYSLER MAY OR MAY NOT PAY FOR THIS,OR PART OF THIS BUT I MUST HAVE IT DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP.I ASKED HOW DANGEROUS THIS WAS AND RECEIVED NO ANSWER.I HAVE CHECKED THIS PROBLEM OUT AND IT ONLY HAPPENS ON TURNS.I'M THE OWNER OF A PRIVATE GARAGE FOR OVER 30 YEARS SO I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT WORKING ON VEHICLES. LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO REPAIR A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY CHRYSLER MYSELF. SHAME ON CHRYSLER !!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL SEAT FRAME UNDER THE REAR SEATS OVERHEATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT'S SMALL CHILD SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE TOES AND AS A RESULT. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF TH ISSUE FILED A CLAIM FOR THE CONTACT AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,551.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SO I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SENSOR IN MY AREA. I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. WHEN THEY WERE DONE THEY TOLD ME THAT IS WAS GOING BAD, BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOT DUE TO THE SENSOR. IT WAS DUE TO MY CLOCK SPRING IN MY AIRBAG SYSTEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT DUE TO THE COST, BUT THE MORE INVESTIGATIVE WORK I HAVE DONE, THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM FOR PAST YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE AND THEY NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES ON THE PRODUCT THAT IS BEING USED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER WITH A STORM COMING IN. I HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING RACKING SYSTEM, WHICH COAST ME OVER $500. IT IS A ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OF THESE VEHICLES FROM THIS YEAR. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING GOING OUT EVERY TIME IS RAINS OR SNOWS. THIS WAS HAPPENING WELL BEFORE I HAD TO GET THE RACKING SYSTEM REPAIRED AND IS STILL AN ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON. THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD. IF YOU PULL THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH THE HIGH BEAMS DO COME ON AND STAY ON AS LONG AS THE SWITCH IS HELD BACK. YOU CAN ALSO JUST TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS. *JS