2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. REPEATED TURNING OFF & ON OF HEADLIGHT SWITCH (5 TO 10 ITMES) EVENTUALLY WORKS. HOWEVER, USING THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER ON THE COLUMN TO HOLD THE BRIGHTS ON DOES RESULT IN BRIGHTS ONLY - IF YOU HOLD THE LEVER CONTINUOUSLY. NHTSA EA11010 FROM SEPTEMBER OF 2011 SAYS DEFECT IS BEING INVESTIGATED. HOW MUCH TIME IS NEEDED FOR A DIAGNOSIS? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED MINIVAN, BOUGHT NEW IN OCTOBER 2004. I HAVE HAD THE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUES (HEADLIGHTS BRIGHTEN AND DIM, INSIDE LIGHTS BRIGHTEN AND DIME, RADIO STATION CHANGES UNEXPECTEDLY) SINCE THE FIRST 6 MONTHS TO 1 YR I HAD THE CAR. (FUNNY, FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAVE ALL NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE WE ARE DRIVING WITHOUT ME POINTING IT OUT!)! I ALLOWED MY DEALER TOO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS EACH TIME. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY WERE DOING ALL THEY COULD, BUT HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE TIME DUPLICATING THE ISSUES. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT, UP TO 3 WEEKS+ AT A TIME. I AM ALWAYS GIVEN A LOANER AND THE DEALER SERVICE IS GREAT, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE A CAR THAT WORKS. I HAVE 3 BOYS AGES 13,10 & 8. MY 10 & 8 YR ARE SEVERELY AUTISTIC. BUYING A NEW CAR IS JUST NOT AN OPTION. THE LEMON LAWS DON'T APPLY BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEMS HAVE STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. CHRYSLER CORPORATE HAS BEEN NO HELP (THE AREA REP INFERRED THAT I WAS A LIAR). THEY "GRACIOUSLY" OFFERED ME ANOTHER YEAR ON MY 7YR/70,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHEN I USED SERVICE UNDER THIS NEW WARRANTY THE DEDUCTIBLE ROSE BY $50. THE DEALERSHIP OWNER NOR MYSELF HAD ANY IDEA THAT THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE. THEY JUST TOLD US THAT COVERAGE WOULD EXTEND ANOTHER YEAR BEYOND THE ORIGINAL EXPIRATION DATE. MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT CHRYSLER FOR THE NAME AND BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. BOY WERE WE DUPED. WE SPENT OVER $32,000 FOR A CAR THAT WE WOULD DRIVE FOR MANY YEARS. HERE WE ARE 7 YEARS AND 65,000 MILES LATER AND MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP ALMOST MONTHLY! PLEASE HELP, ALL I WANT IS A CAR THAT I CAN DRIVE WITH CONFIDENCE. AT THIS POINT ALL THE ELECTRICAL HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WE STILL HAVE ISSUES! THANKS FOR LISTENING, *TR

LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH. HIGH BEAMS WORKED ONLY IF LEVER WAS HELD DOWN, AND I HAD TO DRIVE LIKE THIS FOR AN HOUR. OVER THE PAST 2-3 YEARS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER OR TURN OFF, BUT I COULD USUALLY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY TOGGLING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. THIS WOULD OCCUR PERIODICALLY, WITH SEVERAL MONTHS IN BETWEEN INCIDENTS. IN MAY AND JUNE OF THIS YEAR, THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY, WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS FINALLY OCCURRING. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE 6-15-12 AND THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATED FINE UNTIL THIS PAST WEEK- 7-11-12, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER AGAIN AND WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ONLY 5MPH IN PARKING GARAGE. TOGGLING THE ON/OFF SWITCH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND HEADLIGHTS CAME ON.

AC UNIT FAILED ON THIS BECAUSE OF THE LINES GOING TO THE REAR AC UNIT CORRODED THROUGH. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS AND SEE THERE WAS A TSB SENT OUT REGARDING THIS. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS REALLY SURPRISES ME WITH SO MANY ISSUES ON THIS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. TOGGLING THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES, TURNED THEM ON. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 2 TIMES PER WEEK. THE LIGHTS WILL USUALLY TURN ON WHEN SWITCHING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, BUT THE PAST TWO DAYS THEY HAVE NOT TURNED ON AT ALL. THE PARKING LIGHTS AND HIGHBEAMS STILL WORK, BUT NOT THE MAIN DRIVING LIGHTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT APPEAR TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30PM ON JUNE 29, 2012, OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY THAT WE PURCHASED ON JUNE 11, 2012 FROM A DEALERSHIP WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION OUTSIDE THE HOUSE. UPON INVESTIGATING, WE FOUND THE REAR WINDSHIELD OF THE MINIVAN WAS SHATTERED AND HAD EXPLODED OUT. ASSUMING IT WAS VANDALISM, WE NOTIFIED POLICE TO FILE A REPORT, BUT THE POLICE WOULD NOT FILE A REPORT BECAUSE THEY WERE CERTAIN THE WINDOW BLOWING OUT HAD BEEN CAUSED BY PRESSURE CHANGE DUE TO TEMPERATURE. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON JUNE 29 WAS 94 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN NORTHEAST OHIO. THE VAN WAS PARKED IN THE SHADE ALL DAY UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 8:30PM, WHEN I DROVE IT WITH THE FRONT WINDOWS DOWN, THEREBY CAUSING THE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE TO COOL TO MATCH THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, WHICH WAS 75 DEGREES F AT THAT TIME. AT ABOUT 9PM, I PARKED THE MINIVAN IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND AT AROUND 11:30, THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED WITH THE TEMPERATURE AT 69 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF VANDALISM OR BREAK-IN. WE BEGUN INVESTIGATING IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE HEARD THE EXPLOSION OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE PRIMARY HOLE IN THE WINDOW WAS IN THE UPPER RIGHT REGION, WITH THE ENTIRETY OF THE PANE SHATTERED AND PIECES WERE STILL IN PLACE THOUGH SHATTERED. THE EDGES OF THE ENTIRE WINDOW WERE BULGING, AS IF SOME KIND OF PRESSURE HAD FORCED THE GLASS OUTWARD. THERE WAS SMALL GLASS FRAGMENTS ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY AND REAR STORAGE, INCLUDING SOME IN THE CHILD SEATS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE STARTED WITH THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLICKERING, ODOMETER, GAS GAUGES, AND RADIO GOING HAYWIRE. JUST RECENTLY IT HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN, THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET AND IN INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALER, RAN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS TEST AND NOTHING SHOWS UP. THEY RE-SOLDER THE CABLE AND IT WENT AWAY FOR A DAY, THE SYMPTOMS RESUMED. I HAVE REPLACED BATTERY TWICE, FIXES SYSTEMS FOR A DAY, THEN GOES BACK TO FLICKERING AND SHUTTING OFF. I RECENTLY TOOK TO A AUTO ELECTRICS SPEC. AT $70.00 PER HOUR, THEY FOUND IT LIKELY BE THE BATTERY OR BCM. THEY REPLACED BATTERY, NOTHING CHANGED. AUTO ELECTRICS SPEC. SAID HE WANTED TO CHANGE BCM, BUT SAID HE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX IT BECAUSE OF THE RESEARCH ONLINE. IF YOU LOOK UP 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY DASH BOARD FLICKERING ON YOUTUBE OR ANY GENERAL SEARCH. LOTS OF OTHERS ARE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. PROBLEM IS, NO ONE HAS A FIX. MANY HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON BATTERIES, COMPUTERS, ALTERNATORS, AND OTHER ATTEMPTS AT FIXING BUT NOTHING IS WORKING. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE $90. PER HOUR, TO LOOK IT OVER. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT ANYMORE MONEY INTO GUESSING. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE A FATALITY HAPPENS. THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE, PLEASE LOOK IT UP. THANK YOU

AFTER GASSING UP THE CAR THE CAR AND ENTERING TRAFFIC IT STALLED. THEN AFTER REPEATED TRIES IT STALLED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS IN THE WINTER. FIRST, I NOTICED THAT THEY FLICKERED WHEN I HIT A BUMP, AND THEN WENT COMPLETELY OFF. IF I PUT ON THE BRIGHTS THEY WOULD WORK. IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL RECENTLY. THEY WENT COMPLETELY OFF FOR THE ENTIRE 2 HOUR DRIVE. I HAD TO HOLD THE BRIGHTS ON TO SEE. NOW THEY DON'T EVEN COME ON AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE BRIGHTS. I STOPPED AT CHRYSLER AND HE SEEMED TO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS. ITS DANGEROUS. *TR

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EXTENSION A/C EVAPORATOR AND LINE CONECTIONS IN 2008, 2009,2010 AND NOW 2012. *TT