2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

FAULTY DUMMY LIGHT TRIGGERS FOR AIRBAGS. GOES ON AND OFF WITH RAIN AND OR EXCESS HUMIDITY/MOISTURE. DRIVER WINDOW ALSO STOPS WORKING WHEN SUBJECTED TO MOISTURE. VEHICLE SEEMS TO START HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES OF ALL SORTS WHEN SUBJECTED TO MOISTURE.

THIS CAR HAS EXPERIENCED MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS SOME OF WHICH I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH. THE LATEST ONES IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE TO DO WITH THE LIGHTS AND IT'S GETTING TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM. WITHIN A FEW YEARS OF PURCHASING THIS AUTO, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK ON THE SLIDER STOPPED WORKING. ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE DEALT WITH THOSE PROBLEMS. OVER THE YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY LIGHT BULBS THAT HAVE 'BURNED' OUT INCLUDING TAILLIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS, LOW AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. I'VE FOUND TEN RECEIPTS FOR REPAIRS ON THOSE, BUT THE MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN THE DARK YESTERDAY AND TRIED TO SWITCH FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND THEY ARE 'BURNED' OUT AGAIN! BOTH LIGHTS WERE REPLACED 10/4/17. I'M AFRAID THAT I MIGHT FIND MY LIGHTS NOT WORKING AT ALL BECAUSE THERE'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO REPAIR. THIS IS NOT SAFE!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. EACH TIME THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF, THE SWITCH HAD TO BE FLIPPED TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SANTA MARIA CHRYSLER (1918 S BROADWAY, SANTA MARIA, CA 93454, PHONE: (805) 925-9545), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE AGE AND WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FLICKER OR DO NOT WORK SPORADICALLY. CHANGING THE BULBS DOES NOT HELP. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THEY WENT OFF AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I ATTEMPTED TO SEE IF MY BRIGHTS WORKED, HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT STAY ON, THEY WOULD ONLY FLASH. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND IN RESEARCH IT HAS TO DO WITH PLASTIC BREAKING OFF AND PREVENTING A CONNECTION

TIPM - POWER MODULE FAILURE CAUSED ERRATIC ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALL OVER DOOR OPENS ON OWN, STARTS STALLS, WINDOWS DONT WORK, WILL NOT START, TOOK OVER 2 WEEKS TO GET PART

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTRY. VEHICLE USES APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. WAS TOLD BY DEALER NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL USAGE IS THROUGH EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT CAUSES DAMAGE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTOR THAT RESTRICTED EXHAUST GAS FLOW. VEHICLE RESTRICTED EXHAUST GAS FLOW CAUSED ENGINE POWER LOSS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH NOT TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVERS ROADWAY GRADES. VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN POSTED SPEED LIMIT CAUSED VEHICLES BEHIND TO PASS THAT ALMOST CAUSED HEAD ON ACCIDENT. CATALYTIC CONVERTOR WAS REPLACE AT OWNERS EXPENSE FOR SAFETY REASONS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER VEHICLE IS MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY.

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AFTER REFUELING TO FULL TANK. THIS HAPPENS 98% OF THE TIME AFTER FUELING. VEHICLE STOPS APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 5 MINUTES AFTER FUELING THAT ALLOWS VEHICLE ENOUGH TIME TO BE IN TRAVEL LANE WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. MY WIFE WAS ALMOST RE-ENDED 2 TIMES. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES (300 MODEL ETC.) THAT WERE REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER. MY VAN IS NOT COVERED ACCORDING TO DEALER.

INTERMITTENT GUAGE CLUSTER PROBLEMS, ENGINE NOT STARTING EVEN THOUGH BATTERY/CABLES AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN TESTED. INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WONT RESTART. SEEMS TO BE BATTERY CABLE WIRING HARNESS WHICH IS A DISCONTINUED PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP. BASICALLY THIS ISSUE IS NOT REPAIRABLE, PAID ALOT IF MONEY FOR THIS VAN, FOR CHRYSLER TO SAY,"WE CANT FIX IT".

MY FAMILY AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A 3 VEHICLE COLLISION ON THE FREEWAY AROUND 5:45 PM. CONDITIONS ON THE FREEWAY, MODERATE-HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT HAD RAINED, SO THE ROADS WERE WET. THE HYUNDAI SUV SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I WAS ABOUT 50 FT BEHIND THAT VEHICLE, DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH, I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES, OUR VAN BEGAN TO SLIDE, AND ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE SUV IN FRONT OF US. NEITHER OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE VAN (THE DRIVER SIDE/NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE). MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE ANY TYPE OF MEDICAL AID ON THE SCENE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER IMMEDIATELY THE DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT AT THEIR #800-247-9753 (CLAIM #31347016). NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY TOOK THEIR TIME & NEVER REALLY GOT BACK TO ME, SO WHEN I FINALLY GOT AHOLD OF SOMEONE AGAIN, THEY SAID THEY HAD CLOSED MY ORIGINAL CASE (NO ONE EVER GOT A HOLD OF ME ON THAT ONE) BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T CONTACT ME, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE GIVEN MY HOME ADDRESS/EMAIL/PHONE #. 2ND TIME (NOW CASE #31597130) AT PHONE #800-992-1997, AN "INSPECTOR" FROM CHRYSLER FINALLY RESPONDED TO OUR ADDRESS (WHERE VAN IS PARKED/TOTALLED) DID WHAT HE CALLED AN INSPECTION. I RECEIVED A LETTER A COUPLE DAYS FROM J. SUSALLA/SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS AT FCA (FIAT/CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES) SAYING CONCLUSION OF INVESTIGATION "IS THAT THE RATE OF DECELERATION NECESSARY TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS NOT PRESENT DURING YOUR ACCIDENT." BASICALLY A COP OUT AND DENIAL THAT THEIR AIRBAG OR AIRBAG SYSTEM (A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE) WAS FAULTY IN OUR VAN, AND CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS, AND A COPY OF THE LETTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS JAMMED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY FORCING IT INTO THE PARK GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AND AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,125.