2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY MINI VAN WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PANEL WINDOW EXPLODED. SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. THE WINDOW WAS GONE. I PULLED OVER OUT SHEAR FEAR AND A TRUCK WITH TWO MEN FOLLOWING BEHIND ME WITNESSED THE EXPLOSION AND PULLED OVER AS WELL TO MAKE SURE I WAS OK. THEY REMARKED THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THIS WAS IN 2007 WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD WINDOW REPLACED. WELL IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY 5/20/2011. CLOSE TO 4 YEARS LATER WITH ABOUT 79,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I WAS IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, MY DAD BEHIND ME AND MY CHILD IN THE FAR BACK SEAT. THE SAME WINDOW EXPLODED, AGAIN SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. THE WINDOW EXPLODED AND MY CHILD SEATED IN THE FAR BACK BUT LUCKILY SEATED BY THE LEFT SIDE REAR PANEL COVERED HER HEAD AND FACE FROM THE EXPLOSION. THANK GOODNESS SHE WAS NOT NEXT TO THE WINDOW THAT EXPLODED. IN BOTH CASES WHEN THAT SAME WINDOW EXPLODED THERE WAS NO TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAPPENING. JUST QUIET CALM DAY. THE DEALERSHIP IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT SINCE THEY HAVE NO OTHER RECORD OF THIS OCCURRING WITH OTHER MINI VANS. THE DEALERSHIP BASICALLY IS SAYING JUST TO REPLACE THE WINDOW ONCE AGAIN. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS RESOLUTION FOR I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG AND IT IS NOT SAFE. I WORRY ABOUT OTHER FAMILIES AND THEIR TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VANS ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS WHERE MOST CHILDREN SIT. I DO NOT TRUST THAT WINDOW NOW. *TR

STEERING RACK AND PINS. I OWN A 2006 TOWN & COUNTRY AND TOOK IT IN FOR 19 POINT CHECK UP AND HEARD WHINING WHEN TURNING ON THE VAN. TOLD THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING. INFORMED BY DEALER THIS IS A MAJOR THING GOING ON IN THESE VEHICLES. DID RESEARCH ON LINE TO FIND OVER 2,000 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. COST OVER $900.00. THIS SHOULD SERIOUSLY BE LOOKED INTO AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS MANY PROBLEMS. *TR

CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING VAN HAS 99,000 MILES AND ORDERED NEW GRILLED AND SLOTTED ROTORS ALONG WITH CERAMIC BRAKE PAD FOR FRONT BRAKES. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IN FIVE YEARS I HAD TO REPLACE WARPED ROTORS AND PADS. TOLD BY AUTOZONE REP THAT ALL CHRYSLER VANS AND JEEP HAVE INFERIOR BRAKE DESIGN CAUSING UNUSUAL AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. *TR

WHILE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE PULLING INTO THE WATABURGER (FAST FOOD JOINT) OFF MARBAUCH ROAD AT ABOUT TEN MILES PER HOUR, THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM OF THE STEERING MECHANISM BASICALLY EXPLODED. THEY HAD ALMOST NO CONTROL OVER THE DIRECTION THE VEHICLE WAS GOING. IT HAS FAILED BUT THE ONCE, AND NEARLY CAUSED MY WIFE TO HIT PARKED AUTOMOBILES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IPAC ON LOOP 410 WHERE THE ENTIRE R&P UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH, I HOPE, NEW PARTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC CAUSE TO THE REPEATED FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,461.

I BOUGHT MY CHRYSLER TC NEW AND WITHIN 2 YEARS AND ONLY 20, 248 MILES MY BRAKES ARE GONE. CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS MY HEAVY FOOT. NOW 2 YEARS LATER BRAKES ARE OUT AGAIN AND I ONLY HAVE 45,300 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT ISN'T MY FOOT. CHRYSLER HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I PRESS THE BRAKES AND THERE IS THIS GROWLING NOISE. *TR

AFTER STOPPING IN MY GARAGE, I USED THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK AND OPEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR. THE DOOR BEGAN TO OPEN, AND I REACHED IN TO PICK UP MY BAG. THE DOOR CAUGHT SUDDENLY AND STARTED TO CLOSE QUICKLY. I REACHED UP WITH MY RIGHT ARM TO STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ON ME, WHICH IT DID. I THEN TRIED TO BACK OUT OF THE CAR IN CASE THE DOOR SUDDENLY CLOSED AGAIN. THE DOOR CAUGHT AGAIN, THIS TIME SLAMMING INTO MY RIGHT CHEEK AND CAUSING A CONCUSSION. 10 DAYS LATER, AND I AM STILL RECOVERING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT I DON'T WANT OTHERS TO FACE THE SAME POSSIBILITY OF INJURY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY (MODIFIED VAN). WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF AND CLOSED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES; HOWEVER, AN OPEN SPACE REMAINED BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE BLACK BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,201 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,636.

DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I LOST ALL POWER TO MY ENGINE, MOST OF MY GAUGES, AND MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. I PULLED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR APROX. 5 DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE CAR STALLED THE SAME AS BEFORE, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BEGAN PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY. APROX. 8 MINUTES LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN THE FIRST INCIDENT A MONTH PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVER, THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH ON WET COUNTRY ROADS. I SUDDENLY LOST MY HEATING/FORCED AIR, MY ENGINE, AND MOST OF MY GAUGES. I DIDN'T LOOSE MY POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY. WHILE I WAS STILL MOVING AT 50 MPH, I PUT THE CAR FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE. A FEW SECONDS LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, BUT I NOTICEABLY LOST THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY THAT TIME. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE CAR OVER, TURN THE IGNITION TO OFF, THEN RESTART THE CAR. I DROVE FROM THERE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS SO FAR, AND CANNOT LOCATE OR DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. IN EVERY INCIDENT, THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE CAR DIDN'T MAKE ANY UNUSUAL NOISES OR BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. ONE MOMENT I HAD POWER, AND THE NEXT I DIDN'T. I SIMPLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE, LOST MY POWER STEERING, MY ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, AND THE GAUGES ALL DROPPED TO ZERO. NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND EVER CAME ON, AND I DIDN'T LOOSE THE ELECTRICITY TO MY DASH, RADIO, ETC. THOUGH I LOST THE BLOWING WARM AIR/DEFROSTER FUNCTION THAT HAD BEEN TURNED ON.

I OWN A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 44,925 MILES. AT 38,000 MILE (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY I NOTICED A WHINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER INTERSTATE DRIVING. AFTER CHECKING I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW BUT NOT EMPTY. I FILLED THE UNIT AND THE NOISE SUBSIDED BUT DIDN'T GO AWAY. I READ THAT THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR SOMETIMES HAS A PLUGGED FILTER SO I CHANGED THE RESERVOIR BUT NO CHANGE. I'VE CONTINUALLY HAD TO ADD SMALL AMOUNTS OF ATF +4 MOST RECENTLY 2 WEEKS AGO. AFTER CHECKING TODAY THE LEVEL IS DOWN AGAIN. AND THE RACK AND PINION ASSY BOOT IS LEAKING. COST TO REPLACE ... ABOUT $1000 IF THE PUMP IS OK. MY FIRST AND LAST CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR