2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

06 TOWN AND COUNTRY SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKES! BACK BRAKES SEIZE UP TAKE TO DEALER, THEY TRIED TO GET DRUM OFF FOR ALMOST 3 HOURS PUT WHEEL BACK ON SENT US ON WAY. BRAKES PULSE WHEN APPLIED...DIDN'T DO THAT BEFORE....REPLACED BRAKE DRUMS, AND THE BROKEN BRAKE CYLINDER... STILL THROBS REPLACED ALL AGAIN....GUESS WHAT STILL THROBS...THEY DIDN'T THROB BEFORE I TOOK IT TO DEALER....SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUE WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE INSTEAD OF EXCUSES? *TR

AT 49,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. KNOWING I PROBABLY COULDN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS AT OUR DEALERSHIP, I DECIDED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE MYSELF. THE CHECK ENGINE CODE READ P0480, A CODE NOTING A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING FAN SYSTEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THE CODE ONLINE, I REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT TURNS OUT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY, IN WINTER WEATHER, TENDS TO HAVE COOLING FANS FREEZE UP. AS A RESULT, THE COOLING FAN RELAY WILL BLOW OUT. AS I WAITED FOR MY NEW RELAY TO ARRIVE IN THE MAIL ($47 ONLINE, $90 AT YOUR DEALERSHIP) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THINKING THAT MAYBE THE VEHICLE HAD MADE A CLEAN TRIP, I CHECKED THE COMPUTER AGAIN. P0480 WAS STILL STORED WITHIN. THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED MY NEW RELAY VIA MAIL, AND WENT TO INSTALL THE PART. UPON CALLING BROOKDALE LUTHER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE THE LOCATION OF THE RELAY ON MY VEHICLE, THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE, THOUGH VERY HELPFUL, NOTED THAT CHRYSLER NEW OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD NEED AN UPDATE TO MY VEHICLES COMPUTER ($120). IN RESPONSE TO MY QUESTION WHY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO KNOW WHEN THE FAN MOTOR WAS JAMMED TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF BEFORE BLOWING OUT THE RELAY. SO I COULD KEEP BUYING RELAYS, OR PAY THE $120. MY QUESTION IS THIS. IF CHRYSLER KNOWS OF A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO EVENTUALLY OVERHEAT, WHICH IN SOME CASES COULD CAUSE A FIRE, WHY WOULDN'T THEY ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

2006 TOWNE & COUNTRY. ON 12/16/2010, CAME INTO THE LANDMARK DODGE & CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. AFTERWORK FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. I HAD A COUPON WHICH OFFERED TIRE ROTATION AND SAFETY INSPECTION. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED MY CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO STOP NORMALLY. THE NEXT FEW DAYS IT BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND ME GREW INTENSELY. ON THE EVENING OF 12/2210 DRIVING HOME FROM THE MALL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT KEPT MOVING FORWARD EVEN AS I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH FLASHERS ON AT LESS THAN 10MPH AND THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. AAA DRIVER SAID THE VAN HAD NO BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CAR WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED MY 2006 TOWNE & COUNTRY VAN HAD OIL IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD TO BE TOTALLY OVERHAULED WITH A MASTER CYLINDER, FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SHOE PADS, FLUSH, AND ROTORS DUE TO CONTAINMENTS. THEY QUOTED A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2700.00. I REFUSED TO PAY A BILL FOR A VEHICLE THEY MESSED UP. I HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES OR BRAKING SYSTEM BEFORE THE OIL CHANGE ON 12/16/10. I HAVE ROUTINELY HAD MY VAN SERVICED CONSISTENTLY THIS YEAR AND SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. I WANT MY VEHICLE FIXED CORRECTLY AND THE MATTER RESOLVED EXPEDITIOUSLY. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING VAN IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. IT FIRST BECAME ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM EARLIER THIS YEAR AND IT WOULD THEN GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. THE AIRBAG LIGHT NOW STAYS ON CONTINUALLY WHENEVER I RUN THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE TO CLEARLY BE DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES CONTAINED WITHIN CHRYSLER'S "SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN J38" AND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #10V008000/NHTSA ACTION #RQ09003. MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO BUILT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME DESCRIBED WITHIN THIS CAMPAIGN. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THIS CAMPAIGN WITH NO FURTHER EXPLANATION. I DO NOT SEE HOW THIS CAN BE AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE WHERE CHRYSLER CLEARLY ADMITS THAT IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH ITS FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS ON THE MAKE AND MODEL FOR THIS 2006 YEAR. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE IN A REMEDY TO THIS SITUATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI VAN. WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR THROUGH STANDING WATER OVER 1 INCH DEEP THE SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET AND YOU LOSE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY WITH NO WARNING MAKING IT DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS ON LINE OF THIS HAPPENING AS WELL AS SERVICE CENTERS SAYING THEY HAVE EVEN SEEN THE VEHICLE THROW THE BELT ONCE IT BEGINS TO SLIP. CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM NOR DOES THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE SAY THERE IS A RECALL OF ANY SORT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A TURN AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS AFTER BEING SHUT OFF AND THE CONTACT PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

PURCHASED 2006 TC CHRYSLER IN NOVEMBER 2006. AT APPROXIMATELY 43K MILES, DECEMBER 2007, THE POWERING STEERING BEGAN WHINING. VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED BY CHRYSLER TO NEED A NEW RACK FOR THE STEERING, NEW HOSES, NEW STEERING RESAVOR ETC.. COSTING OVER $1,500. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. *TR

RACK & PINION WHINING, POWER STEERING HARDER TO STEER. AT ABOUT 50K MI STARTED TO HEAR A WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA, TOOK IT IN TO CHRYSLER AND THEY ADVISED IT WAS COMING FROM THE RACK AND PINION, BUT IT DOES NOT AFFECT DRIVE OF VEHICLE AND REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY, SO WE DID NOT DO ANYTHING WITH IT; OVER TIME MY STEERING GOT HARDER AND HARDER, AND WHINING GOT LOUDER; TOOK IT BACK IN 30K MI LATER AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH POWER STEERING PUMP. AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH SAME ISSUE AT APPROX THE SAME MILES WHEN PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING. THIS TO ME DOES SEEM TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT AND DEALER IS REFUSING TO HELP OUT WITH ANY OF THE REPAIRS. AND THE FACT THAT IT AFFECTS STEERING RAISES A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN IN MY MIND. *TR

WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2006 T & C AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT LIKE NEW INSIDE AND OUT - NOT ABUSED. STILL LOOKS BRAND NEW. AT 34,000 MILES WE NEED TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION! COST IS AROUND $1,000 THAT WE DON'T HAVE! CHRYSLER NEED TO BE HONEST AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IF THERE IS ANY HELP, SUGGESTIONS, WE'D APPRECIATE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE; WHEN HE WENT TO RELEASE IT, THE FOOT PEDAL HIT HIM HARD ON THE HAND. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 57,000.