2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

AIR CONDITIONER HIGH PRESSURE HOSE FAILED DUE TO MANUFACTURER ERROR ( HOSE TOO SHORT). CHRYSLER SATISFACTION BULLETIN K04 SHOULD BE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED SUPPORTING MEMO TO FCA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO CLAIM K04 IS NOT APPLICABLE.

CLOCKSPRING CAUSING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION VERY SIMILAR TO THAT IN WHICH WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAME VEHICLES JUST A FEW YEARS PRIOR. SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES AND DINGS EVEN WHEN SEATBELTS ARE LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. ABS LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT LOCKS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK RUNNING CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE. CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS WHILE DRIVING. DONE RESEARCH TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE STYLE AND OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF SIMILAR FINDINGS, HOWEVER SEEMS NOONE HAS CONTACTED YOU YET. WHEN THESE PROBLEMS STARTED THEY HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE DAILY.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AROUND APRIL 2015. WE MADE A BOOKING AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, DICK MEYERS DODGE IN HARRISONBURG VA. I'VE MADE REPEATED INQUIRIES FOR GETTING THE WORK DONE, BUT EVERY TIME GET THE SAME ANSWER IN THAT CHRYSLER IS SLOW IN GETTING THEM THE SUPPLY OF REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCHES. IT'S COMING UP ON 2 YEARS SINCE MAKING THE BOOKING AND STILL NO RESULTS. THIS SEEMS RIDICULOUS IN THAT IT IS TAKING SO LONG AND THERE'S STILL NO ANTICIPATED DELIVERY DATE.

TAKATA AIRBAG WAS IN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHRYSLER THE AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEFLATED SENDING THE PROJECTILES INTO MY ARM CAUSING A VERY BAD BURN I WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE I WAS TREATED, I RECEIVED NUMEROUS INJURIES TO MY NECK BACK , KNEES AND ANKLE BECAUSE I WAS THROWN AROUND BECAUSE OF AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING PROPERLY.VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY. I HAVE A 6 INCH SCAR ON MY ARM AND I HAVE AN INDENTION ON THE TOP OF MY ARM FROM THE STUFF THAT COMES OUT OF THE AIRBAG MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT I DO HAVE THE POLICE REPORTS AND THE HOSPITAL REPORTS.

WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH ESP/ BAS/ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASH,THEN STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT .WE ARE SO GRATEFUL IT'S NOT ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TEMPERATURE, MILES TO THE GALLON, DIRECTION THE CAR IS FACING GOES DARK. THEN THE WARNING LIGHTS, GAS GAUGE, TACHOMETER, SPEED FLASH ON & OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL TRY TO STALL OR TURN OFF. WHILE THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS CUTTING OUT AND WILL DIE OUT. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF IT HAPPENING.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP FAILURE. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE AND REPLACED BY OWNER TWICE. LAMP WORKS FOR 1-2 WEEKS REQUIRING NEW BULB INSTALLATION. REPLACED BULB 5TH TIME ON 2-18-2017 AND DOES NOT WORK ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE EPS AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY TIRE. THE TIRE WAS ROTATED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STEERING ANGLE MODULE AND CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

MY 2008 T&C'S TPIM STARTED ACTING UP (KEY CLICK/NO START) WHEN IN THE 90 DEGREE SUMMER OF 2017. NOW IT CONSISTENTLY DOES THIS WHEN THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES. I'VE GOTTEN BY WITH RESETTING THE GEAR SELECTOR AND IT WILL START ON THE FIRST OR SECOND TRY BUT RECENTLY IT IS GETTING WORSE. RECENTLY, 2016, I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WILL GO OUT UNTIL I RESTART THE CAR. THE TPIM LACKS A HEAT SHIELD AND IS GETTING AFFECTED BY HEAT. I'M WAITING/HOPING FOR A RECALL ON THIS.

OIL CONSUMPTION BEYOND NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND FOUND A WIDE PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER/JEEP MODEL YEARS UP THROUGH 2011 WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE. THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE VALVE GUIDES AND SEALS THAT ALLOWS OIL TO BE BURNED AT A FAR GREATER RATE THAN WHAT THE INDUSTRY STANDARD WOULD SAY IS NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. WITH THIS ISSUE IT USES MORE THAN A QUART PER 1,000 MILES. DEALER HAS SAID THIS IS NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. SINCE THE GUIDES ARE DEFECTIVE ALONG WITH THE SEALS THIS IS CAUSING DRY START EVEN WITH LOW MILES! I AM METICULOUS WITH MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLES, DAILY DRIVEN MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES APPROX. 30 MILES DAILY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED IN THE MORNINGS YOU CAN HEAR THE DRY START TO THE VALVE TRAIN. IT GOES AWAY AS SOON AS THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND OIL IS CIRCULATING. HOWEVER YOU CAN HEAR THE VALVE TRAIN IS NOISIER THAN USUAL. I HAVE BEEN SERVICING VEHICLES FOR OVER 35 YEARS NOW BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND AS A HOBBYIST. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW TO THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. I PERSONALLY KNOW SOMEONE WHO RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THEIR ENTIRE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. EVEN THE SIMPLEST OF INTERNET SEARCHES TURNS THIS ISSUE UP. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WE WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THIS.