2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,943. UPDATED 6/15/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD STOP WORKING OR DIM AFTER THEY WERE TURNED ON. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT. THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 12 INCIDENTS WHERE THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/22/12

HEADLIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN ON UNTIL TRIED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS WEEK, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 38 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON/OFF RAPIDLY 3 TIMES THEN REMAINED OFF UNTIL I CYCLED THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES. NO MORE OCCURRENCES THAT EVENING OR FOR 4 MORE DAYS, THEN TONIGHT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES HOME, I DECIDED TO TRY THE SWITCH AND FOUND THAT ONLY ABOUT 1 OUT OF 5 TRIES WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN ON. THE SERIOUS CONCERN IS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH AND THEN TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY TURN ON. *TR

HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY STOP PROJECTING LIGHT. SOMETIMES, PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH SEEMS TO HELP. NEITHER HIGH BEAM NOR LOW BEAM LIGHT POSITIONS WORK SO LONG AS THE LIGHTING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN PARTICULARLY HUMID SITUATIONS. MECHANICS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME, BUT FREQUENCY OF MALFUNCTION VARIES MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF THEIR SOLUTION WAS EFFECTIVE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

BCM ( BODY CONTROL MODULE) CAUSING MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. REQUESTED DAILMER CHYSLER TO INVESTIGATE. NO ACTION TAKEN FROM CONSUMER ASSISTANCE. ACCORDING TO WEB,MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF FAULTY BCM IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES. *TR

MICHELIN HYDRO EDGE DOT B9ODHAEX RADIAL XSE 215/65 R16 98T SOLD BY SEARS, INSTALLED BY SEARS, LIKE NEW TIRE EXPLODED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEY SAY IT WAS EITHER OF TWO REASONS A NAIL OR TIRE SENSOR WAS LOOSE. THERE WAS NO NAIL IN TIRE. I CALLED THEM ON IT AND TOOK PICTURES SO THEY ARE NOW BLAMING THE SENSOR. THEY CAN'T KEEP THEIR STORY STRAIGHT. THEY INSTALLED THE TIRES AND THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT REPLACEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIRE AND EXPECT ME TO PAY 130.00 TO REPLACE IT. THEY SAY I MUST HAVE REFUSED 60.00 CHARGE FOR SENSOR ADJUSTMENT EVEN THOUGH WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THEM I HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED AND BOUGHT TOP OF THE LINE TIRES. WHY WOULD I REFUSE A 60.00 CHARGE TO ADJUST SENSORS IF BY NOT DOING SO COULD MAKE THE TIRES EXPLODE? I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG. THESE TIRES WERE EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED BECAUSE I AM A BOUNTY HUNTER AND TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAPTURING FUGITIVES. I CHECK THE AIR ON MY TIRES IN DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IN DIFFERENT ALTITUDES. MY TIRES ARE MY LEGS, I EXPLAINED THIS TO THEM. THE LAST THING I NEED IS TO BE STRANDED IN THE AZ DESERT WITH A FLAT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY VAN FOR TWO DAYS UNABLE TO WORK BECAUSE SEARS, NORTHRIDGE, CA IS TRYING TO DECIDE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. IT'S NOT ME. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHY SEARS DOES NOT THINK IT'S THEIR JOB TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE THAT NOT HAVING THE SENSORS ADJUSTED CAN CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY. THEIR EXCUSE WAS ONLY THAT THEY COULDN'T FORCE PEOPLE TO BUY THE 60.00 SERVICE WHEN I ASKED THEM WHY THEY DON'T TELL PEOPLE. I ALSO ASKED THEM HOW MANY PEOPLE DO THEY THINK KNOW THAT NOT ADJUSTING THE TIRE SENSORS CAN CAUSE THEM TO EXPLODE THEY REPLIED VERY FEW. THEY KNOW IT'S DANGEROUS BUT THEY DON'T CARE? SOMETHING IS EXTREMELY WRONG HERE. I COULDN'T FIND ANY INFO ON THE RECEIPT ABOUT THE SENSOR ADJUSTMENT BUT I ALSO COULDN'T FIND WHAT KIND OF TIRE I BOUGHT ON THE RECEIPT EITHER. I HAD TO CHECK ON THE VEHICLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE HEAD LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATEDWITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

GOT RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER L01 TELLING ME THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER. CHRYSLER TELLS ME THAT IT COULD CAUSE MY AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY AT THE WRONG TIME. CALLED DEALER AND HE TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS NOW TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. I HAVE TO BRING AUTO TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM DISASSEMBLE AND SCAN THE PART TO GET THE CORRECT PART NUMBER OF THE CONTROLLER, THEN THEY WILL ORDER THE PART. SINCE THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PARTS AVAIL, THE WAIT IS EXPECTED TO BE UP TO TWO MONTHS OR MORE. SO IN THE MEAN TIME I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE KNOWN TO HAVE A DEMONSTRATED PREMATURE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS ISSUE? *TR

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY HAS HAD THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL SEVERAL TIMES. HIGH BEAMS WORKED BY HOLDING THEM IN THE ON POSITION, IF I TRIED TO TURN THEM ON THEY WOULD GO OUT. AFTER FLIPPING THE SWITCH A NUMBER OF TIMES I GOT THE LIGHTS BACK ON. WE JUST LOST LIGHTS AGAIN LAST NIGHT AND WERE ABLE TO GET THEM ON AFTER FLIPPING THE SWITCH A NUMBER OF TIMES. *TR

AC FAILS TO COOL. THE AC EVAPORATOR EXTENSION LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND ARE LEAKING. THE EVAPORATOR MAY NEED REPLACING AS A RESULT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM AND MY SERVICE ESTIMATE FROM MY CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER IS $931. *TR

COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND 1/1 O2 SENSOR USAGE MULTIPLE O2 REPLACEMENT THROUGH YEARS. NOW MECHANIC IS STATING PMC MAY NEED TO BE CHECK RE PROGRAMMED. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC, THE MAJORITY OF REPAIRS FOR CHRYSLER ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND O2 SENSORS ISSUES. *JS