2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

MY FRIEND AND I HAD JUST FINISHED SHOPPING AT THE MALL. I DOUBLE CLICKED MY FOB TO OPEN THE VEHICLE (MINI-VAN) TAILGATE AND IT OPENED AS USUAL. I REACHED IN TO ARRANGE SOME PACKAGES AND WAS SUDDENLY HIT "HARD" ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD. THE TAILGATE CONTINUED PUSHING HARD DOWNWARD WITH AN ADDITIONAL FORCE. MY ONLY ESCAPE WAS TO DROP AND ROLL AWAY FROM IT. THIS PUT ME INTO THE DRIVE THRU LANE FOR ENTERING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY NO CARS WERE ENTERING AT THAT INSTANT, HOWEVER PEOPLE DRIVING THROUGH WERE STOPPING TO CHECK IF I WAS OK; NOT TO MENTION OTHER IMPATIENT ONES HONKING THEIR HORNS TO GET TRAFFIC MOVING AGAIN!. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, I TRIED TO REPEAT THE PROCESS WHILE MY WIFE RECORDED IT ON HER CELL PHONE. THE TAILGATE/DOOR APPEARS TO SNAP ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN, THEN MOMENTARILY STALL WHILE THE POWER MECHANISM ENGAGES TO ENSURE COMPLETE CLOSURE OF THE DOOR. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER (COMPLAINT NUMBER 63236930), BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. TO CONCLUDE, THE PROBLEM WAS A RESULT OF A FAILED LIFT-GATE AIR CYLINDER. I HAVE SINCE HAD THIS REPLACED. THIS IS A REAL HAZARD AND PAINFUL AS WELL. CHRYSLER AND/OR ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE A SAFER LATCH OR INTER-LOCK SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN. THIS DESIGN IS JUST WAITING TO FAIL. IT CAN'T BE THAT DIFFICULT TO DESIGN A SIMPLE/SAFE LATCH. COST CAN'T BE A CONCERN; JUST LOOK WHAT THESE VANS ARE SELLING FOR.

THE VEHICLE SHIFTS ROUGHLY FROM R TO D AND D TO R. WHEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 35 TO 45, THE VEHICLE DELAYS THE SHIFT CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE PROPER GEAR.

TAKATA RECALL. OUR PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OFTEN DOESN'T LATCH SHUT AND WILL ALSO OPEN AT RANDOM SOMETIMES.

2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY STALLS WITH NOW WARNING OR ERROR CAUSE CAR TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND COAST TO A STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED WITH NO PATTER AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TYPES OF DRIVING. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS AS IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OFTEN AT HIGHT SPEEDS AND IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE SEEN THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME SAFETY ISSUE AND NO RESOLUTION HAS COME OF IT.

MY VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN RANDOMLY. I CAN BE GOING 55MPH, 45 MPH, 35MPH, 25MPH, 10MPH, AT A STOP LIGHT, AS WELL AS TURNING, IT HAS HAPPENED DURING ANY AND ALL OF THOSE. NO TURN SIGNALS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES. BEEN HAPPENING MONTHS. 1 DEALER AND 2 MECHANICS CANNOT FIND ANY ISSUE. OCCURED 7 TIMES TODAY IN A 3 MILE ROUND TRIP.

PASSENGER SIDE ACTIVE HEADREST RESTRAINT WENT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, ENGINE OFF. NO ONE IN VEHICLE AT THE TIME.

ON 8/15/19, MY 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT RIDING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON THE CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE HEADREST POPPED OUT AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD THROWING MY HEAD FORWARD CAUSING MY HAT AND SUNGLASSES TO FLY INTO THE DASHBOARD. MY NECK WAS SORE FOR A DAY OR 2 BUT I DO NOT HAVE LINGERING PHYSICAL ISSUES THAT I KNOW OF. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE VIA THE MOPAR WEBSITE CHAT AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE REFERRED ME TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHICH QUOTED ME $700 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HEADREST. UPON INSPECTION, THE THIN PLASTIC MOUNT THAT RETAINS THE METAL RELEASE BAR CRUMBLED CAUSING THE HEADREST TO DEPLOY. THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE AS I HAVE READ ON CAR FORUMS HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENING TO PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME HEADREST. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR THIS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT IF A DRIVER IS HIT IN THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2013 TOWN & COUNTRY WILL NOT TURN OFF. AND I CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO TURN ON. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT EITHER.

VAN WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40. NO WARNINGS OR SIGNS JUST STOPS RUNNING. WE HAVE HAD THE VAN SCANNED AND NO CODES OR ISSUES THE TECH HAD US REPLACE THE BATTER BUT THE ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING AND WITH MORE RESEARCH ON THE WEB THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION. THIS IS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. WE PURCHASED THE VAN USED AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECALLS FOR IT.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY. THE FIRST TIME, MY WIFE WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, AND NO CODES POPPED IN THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM OR ANYTHING. THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING SPARK PLUGS, CLEANING FILTER, ETC... $450 LATER. TODAY I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE (AFTER BUYING A BRAND NEW BATTERY) GOING AROUND 40-50 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THERE ARE NO COMPUTER CODES, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. THIS ISN'T SAFE, AND IT'S SCARY TO DRIVE.