2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

STARTING WHEN MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN HAD 29,0245 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BEGAN TO BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. SOME DAYS THE WINDOW WOULD GO UP AND DOWN WHEN THE DRIVER'S CONSOLE SWITCH WAS PUSHED OTHER TIMES IT WOULD RESPOND TO THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR. OTHER DAYS IT DID NOTHING WHEN THE SWITCH WAS PUSHED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES, BUT WHILE MILEAGE WAS STILL LESS THAN 36,000, THE WINDOW REFUSED TO WORK AT ALL NO MATTER WHAT SWITCH WAS USED. I HAVE ASKED VARIOUS DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS IF THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED SIMILAR SITUATIONS. THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS NO. I ASK IF THERE IS A RECALL OUT ON THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAY NO. SINCE THIS IS SIMILAR TO MY PROBLEM WITH MY 1997 DODGE CARAVAN WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH REFUSED TO TURN ON THE WIPERS, EVEN AFTER ANOTHER, CERTIFIED CORRECTLY OPERATING STALK SWITCH WAS INSTALLED AND ALL WIRING CHECKED. THE WIPERS STILL WORKED MECHANICALLY WHEN THE "WASH" POSITION WAS PUSHED. FINALLY I HAD TO HAVE A NEW "BODY CONTROL MODULE" COMPUTER INSTALLED AND ALL THIS TOOK THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND COST $741.19, I DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE MY VAN TO BE "EXPERIMENTED UPON" (WITH ME PAYING THE BILL). I BELIEVE ALL THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE INSTALLATION OF A DEFECTIVE COMPUTER MODULE (WHICH THEY CALL "BODY CONTROL MODULE") DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO THINK I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AS THE VEHICLE WAS BASICALLY "PROGRAMMED TO FAIL" DUE TO THE USE OF DEFECTIVE PARTS. I AUTHORIZE THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO UTILIZE MY DESCRIPTION(S) TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN BOTH TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD ENGAGE EITHER TURN SIGNAL, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

THERE WAS A FLUID LEAK AT THE POWER STEERING RACK THEY REPLACED GEAR-RACK AND PINION. PARTS $394.60 LABOR $456.00 FLUID POWER STEERING $19.60 - SERVICE COMPLETED UNDER IWS. EXTENDED WARRANTY TOTAL INVOICE $ 850.60 MILEAGE 61,394. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO PUT AIR IN OR LET AIR OUT OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE STEMS CONNECTED TO THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WERE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND THAT THEY CORRODE QUICKLY. THE TIRE STEMS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT REGULAR TIRE STEMS COULD NOT BE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED SINCE THE SYSTEM COULD NOT DETECT IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 02/28/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER MAP LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. WHEN HE REMOVED THE BULB, THE BULB WAS FINE BUT THE HOUSING WAS BURNT BLACK AND DISTORTED. HE INSPECTED THE OTHER MAP LIGHT AND THE OTHER HOUSING WAS ALSO BURNT. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE HOLDER OUT OF THE HOLDING DUE TO HEAT WARPAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,250. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAGS FRONTAL SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE (10V008000) WAS RELATED TO HER VEHICLE. THE RECALL AFFECTS VEHICLES IN COLD CLIMATE STATES AND AT THE TIME THE CONTACT LIVED IN ARIZONA. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RELOCATED TO INDIANA AND WOULD LIKE THE RECALL REPAIRED ON HER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOYED DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER IN THE STATE AND FEARS THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN INJURY. THE CONTACT WANTED THE MANUFACTURER TO PERFORM THE REMEDY REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL BEFORE THE DEFECT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS JUST STOPPED WORKING THEN DOOR ALL TOGETHER STOPPED WORKING AND KNOW WILL NOT CLOSE EVEN MANUALLY. *TR

TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK, OR ELSE IT WILL BLINK THE OPPOSITE SIDE THAN WHAT IS TURNED ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FIVE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR FOUR TIMES AND THE HARNESS WAS ALSO REPLACED ONE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE PART HAD BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE APRIL 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONTAL AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC THAT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,259. UPDATED 01/03/11