2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

SINCE THIS PAST SUMMER OUR VAN HAS DEMONSTRATED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FLICKERING OF LIGHT, CLUSTER GAUGES, AND THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF; DANGEROUS AS SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE BECOME UNREADABLE; RESEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUE; SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY TO HAVE FIXED BUT PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST; THIS IS AN ISSUE CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL LIKE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *TR

THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY - POWERLOCKS STOP WORKING, MUST PULL THE IOD FUSE AND RESET TO FIX IT AND IT ONLY FIXES IT FOR A FEW DAYS. I WAS AMAZED TO FIND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS SIMILARLY AFFECTED (HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK?PG=2 OR HERE:HTTP://BIT.LY/YF3KVL), MANY OF WHICH HAVE FILED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS - PLEASE HAVE THEM FIX THIS OBVIOUSLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH A RECALL... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES BEGAN MOVING ERRATICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WE TURNED ON THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FLICKERING AND AS I WAS DRIVING CAME ON AND OFF; AND BEFORE WE FINISHED OUR TRIP THE LIGHT STAYED ON. ANOTHER SYMPTOM THAT WE NOTICED BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, WAS THE DASHBOARD NEEDLES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE BUT CAME BACK TO NORMAL POSITION. I CALLED CHRYSLER AT 1800 853-1403 TO FIND OUT INFORMATION ON ANY AIR BAG RECALLS, HOWEVER I WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS SERVICED ON NOVEMBER 15,2007 AND THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH CONFIRMATION NUMBER AND BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED PROPERLY OR WAS NOT FIXED AT ALL. *TR

STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AT APPROX 68,500 MILES. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP. IT HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE BUT THEN HAD NOT HAPPENED FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS APPROX 15 DEGREES F. TODAY THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING IN THE MORNING AT APPROX 9:30 AM BUT AT APPROX 4 PM THEY SEEMED OK. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT 4 PM WAS APPROX 33 DEGREES F. IS THERE ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? *TR

LOW AIR PRESSURE IN TIRE(S) LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2005 WALTER P CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WHEN MY WIFE AND I LEFT OUR HOUSE. TURNED AROUND AND CAME HOME TO CHECK AIR IN TIRES. FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS LOW AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAP OFF, THE VALVE STEM BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. THE TIRE COMPLETELY LOST ALL AIR IN A MATTER OF SEVERAL SECONDS. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND GRANDKIDS LATER THAT EVENING AND WITH THE TEMPERATURE DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SCARY SITUATION. THEN I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED, YET NO RECALLS THAT I CAN FIND AS OF YET. UNBELIEVABLE! THIS IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AND I WILL NOT PUT THESE VALVES WITH SENSORS BACK ON MY VEHICLE. IF ANYONE KNOWS OF A RECALL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR

ON THE INTERSTATE I-75 IN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH FAMILY OF 4. QUICKLY ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON AND OFF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHICH TURNED THE LIGHTS BACK ON. MY TEENAGER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEMS TURNING THE HEADLIGHTS ON PREVIOUSLY, WHICH I HAD IGNORED, STATING THAT SHE TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH ON BUT THE HEADLAMPS DID NOT GO ON BUT THAT THE YELLOW SIDE MARKERS DID TURN ON. HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. CHRYSLER DEALER TOM AHL IN LIMA OHIO WAS INFORMED OF THE ISSUE BUT WOULD NOT INSPECT OR SERVICE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING AN INSPECTION FEE, AS NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DECLINED TO PAY THIS AND ASKED THEM TO ENTER THE ISSUE INTO THEIR SERVICE DATABASE. *TR

HAVE A 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY THAT I BOUGHT AS A USED VEHICLE AND I WAS TRAVELING AT NIGHT DOING FINE WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCHED THEMSELVES OFF, I MANUALLY TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE CAR FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES CAME BACK AND WHEN I THE CAR WITH NO ISSUE, TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS NO GO, HAD TO DO THIS THREE TIME BEFORE THEY CAME BACK ON ANY IDEAS. *TR

TL -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE REAR LIFT GATE WAS OPENED, IT ABRUPTLY CLOSED ON THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT BECAME PINNED BETWEEN THE LIFT GATE AND THE VEHICLE AND AS A RESULT, SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. KMJ UPDATED 01/05/13*LJ

WHILE DRIVING MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER THEN WENT OUT HAD TO PULL OVER ,I FLIPPER THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL HEADLIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TURNING ON MY HEADLIGHTS HAVING TO FLIP THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING .I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ALONG WITH DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND I,M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, IT'S LIKE THEY HAVE A MIND ALL THEIR OWN TO WHEN THEY TURN OFF AND ON. *TR