2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WAS TOLD BY 2 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, THE STEERING RACK AND PINION SYSTEM FOR MY VAN IS SEEPING FLUID. IT HAS NOT FAILED YET BUT IS A POTENTIAL CATASTROPHY IN WAITING. FROM RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF SIMULAR COMPLAINTS/FAILURE OF THE STEERING SYSTEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MAKE OF CHRYSLER VAN. *TT

AT 50,000 PLUS MILES THE VAN BEGAN MAKING A HORRIBLE WHINING NOISE. THE STEERING RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED - A TOTAL OF $1,600.00. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. AFTER VIEWING ON LINE COMPLAINTS, I SEE THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REIMBURSE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DUE TO THEIR MISTAKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK IN A FULLY DEPRESSED POSITION. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK CAR TO REPAIR SHOP. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CARBON ON THE CABLE TO THE ACCELERATOR WHICH CAUSED IT TO STICK. THE SHOP CLEANED THE CABLE, NO MORE STICKING WHEN GAS PEDAL FLOORED. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAULTY HEADLIGHT MADE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I DROVE MY VAN TO WORK. PARKED IT IN THE PARKING LOT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DAY. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE IN MY VEHICLE ON MY WORK LUNCH BREAK, MY VAN WOULDN'T MOVE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE WHILE THE VAN WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SOME FORD MODELS, HOWEVER HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING SIMILAR IN DODGE OR CHRYSLER VEHICLES. MY VAN CURRENTLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT AND REALLY SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THE SPRING DID NOT BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WILL BE FIXED TOMORROW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD DO THE SAME AND AND THE GAUGES WIOULD FLUCTUATE RIGOROUSLY. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,674 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,683.

POWER STEERING LEAK AND FAILURE. BEGAN WITH WHINNING NOISE AT AROUND 70,000. UPON INSPECTION, POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING OF SAME CONDITION ON OTHER WEBSITES. SOME HAD TWO AND THREE RACK AND PINION RACKS REPLACED WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT WHILE. CONCERNED ABOUT POWER STEERING FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND POSSIBLE SAFETY RISK FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO HAS JUST BEGUN DRIVING. APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AT LOW MILEAGE FOR THIS MODEL AND HAVE REQUESTED A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. ON WEDNESDAY MAY 25, 2011, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED SHUDDERING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. A PASSERBY TOLD HER THAT HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THEY SHOWED UP THEY POPPED THE HOOD AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. WE CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER, DODGE IN MOUNT DORA, FL. WE HAD ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER CONCERNING THE INCIDENT. *TR

THE SEATBELTS OF MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY DO NOT LOCK. THE DEALER TOLD ME WHEN I PURCHASED THAT THEY WOULD IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN CAME TO A QUICK STOP. TODAY ME AND MY THREE CHILDREN WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY DID NOT LOCK. MY OLDEST IS NO LONGER IN A CAR SEAT OR BOOSTER AND WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT WHICH DID NOT KEEP HER IN PLACE THE SAME WITH MY MIDDLE GIRL WHO IS IN A HIGH BACK BOOSTER SEAT WEARING A REGULAR SEAT BELT LUCKILY MY YOUNGEST WAS IN A REGULAR CAR SEAT WITH A HARNESS. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT NOBODY GOT SERIOUSLY HURT BUT IT REALLY DOES SCARE ME THAT THESES SEAT BELTS ARE NOT DOING THERE JOB! *TR