2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK UNLESS ACCESSED MANUALLY WITH THE KEY. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD FUNCTION AS NORMAL, ALTHOUGH TEMPORARILY WHENEVER RESETTING THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I NOTICED SOME MINOR RUST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE SLIDING DOOR AND THE FRONT DOOR ABOUT 1 - 2 YEARS AGO, EARLIER THIS YEAR AROUND MAY IT WAS MORE NOTICEABLE AND HAD PROGRESSED. IN SEPTEMBER 2011 I NOTICED A HOLE BEGINNING AND IN OCTOBER I STARTED POKING AROUND AND REMOVED ABOUT A 8 INCH BY 3 INCH PIECE OF COMPLETELY RUSTED METAL (IT CRUMBLED). IT WAS WET ON THE INSIDE, IT HASN'T RAINED IN 4 TO 5 DAYS, PLUS IT APPEARS THAT THE INSIDE IS SEALED, SO HOW COULD WATER GET IN? UPON REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF DUE TO CRACKED WELDS WHERE WATER RUNS DOWN BEHIND THE SUPPORTS AND ENTERS THIS CAVITY. WHAT A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE THE REST OF THE VEHICLE HAS NO RUST AND HAS BEEN OTHERWISE A GOOD CAR, BUT NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE RUSTED WELDS ARE NOT ONLY CAUSING RUST BUT THEY ARE A SAFETY CONCERN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB. THE ONLY WAY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WAS TO UNLOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHERS ON THIS POSTING. MY 2005 CHRYS. TWN & CNTRY STARTED BY THE LIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF, THEN RECENTLY HAS BEEN HARD TO TURN ON. I HAVE TO TOGGLE ON/OFF SWITCH AND BRIGHTS TO FINALLY GET THEM TO TURN ON. ONCE I GET THEM ON THEY OFTEN TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES AND I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GET THEM BACK ON AGAIN THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. IT IS GETTING INCREASINGLY HARDER TO OPERATE THE LIGHTS. *TR

ROOF WELDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VAN ABOVE SLIDING DOORS ARE CRACKED! MAJOR STRUCTURAL HAZARD. IT'S ALSO ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE INNER BODY PANELS AND IS RUNNING DOWN INSIDE THE WINDOW SUPPORTS/PILLARS BETWEEN THE DOORS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE ROCKER PANELS (WHICH ARE NOW RUSTING THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OUT). IT TURNS OUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THESE VANS. HTTP://FORUM.CHRYSLERMINIVAN.NET/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/18635-SMALL-CRACK-IN-THE-ROOF CHRYSLER ALSO KNOWS ABOUT IT, AND IT TURNS OUT MOST OF THE VANS WITH THE ISSUE WERE MADE IN THE SAME PLANT, INCLUDING MINE! HERE IS A DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE WITH PICTURES: HTTP://DODGEFORUM.COM/FORUM/DODGE-CARAVAN/87668-2001-TO-2006-GRAND-CARAVAN-ROOF-CRACK-AT-SEAMS.HTML . ALL VEHICLES WITH A VIN WITH THE 12TH DIGIT OF R, WHICH WERE MADE IN THE WINDSOR PLANT HAVE THIS ISSUE. I HAD BROUGHT THE RUST TO THE ATTENTION OF A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS SALT CORROSION AND NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AN OUTER BODY PANEL. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ISSUE WAS ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THESE ROOF CRACKS, AND THE RUST WAS FROM THE INSIDE OUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE WATER RUNNING DOWN INTO THE ROCKERS. THIS IS AFFECTING THE STRUCTURAL SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A VEHICLE BARELY OVER 5 YEARS OLD (I HAD NOTICED THE ROCKER RUST AT THE 3 YEAR MARK). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AS THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE CLICKING NOISE CONTINUED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES AND THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES. ONE WEEK AFTER THE FORTH CLOCK WAS REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AND CONTINUED TO REMAIN FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH VARIOUS TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS FINALLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

BOUGHT MY 2005 T&C CHRYSLER MINIVAN IN SPRING OF 2009 WITH A LITTLE OVER 69,000 MILES ON IT. FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY COME ON WHILE AT IDLE OR DRIVING RATES. NO OTHER PROBLEMS OCCURRED AND IT WASN'T HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. BY THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR LOCK QUIT WORKING WITH THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS, AND WITHIN A YEAR AN A HALF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD OCCASIONALLY NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN AND THE FRONT DOME LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. REPLACED AN AIR CONDITIONER PART ALSO. SPENT $500 ON THE FRONT END AS WELL THAT YEAR. WHEN WINDOW FAILURE WAS MORE FREQUENT I STARTED RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN COMMON IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VAN. ON OCT 4TH 2011, THE VAN FAILED TO START, MAKING A TICKING SOUND, FIGURED BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR. WE CLEANED BATTERY CABLES, TRIED WHAT WE COULD TO GET IT STARTED. THE RADIO AND DASHLIGHTS CAME ON,ALL THE GAUGES WOULD JUMP ERRATICALLY; WHEN WE ROLLED UP THE PASSENGER WINDOWS RADIO REMAINED ON, HOWEVER WHEN WE ROLLED UP THE DRIVERS WINDOW THE RADIO AND ALL GAUGES QUIT WORKING. WE ENDED UP JUMPING IT AND WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. HAD THE BATTERY TESTED AND TRIED A BRAND NEW BATTERY TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS THE ONLY PROBLEM. WHEN WE PUT THE BATTERY IN AND STARTED IT, FLAMES SHOT UP FROM THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE VAN, JUST INFRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE PANIC ALARM, THE HORN, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHERE ALL GOING OFF. AS SOON AS WE GOT THE BATTERY DISCONNECTED THE FIRE WENT OUT AND ALARMS AND WIPERS WENT OFF. I TALKED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND FROM EXPLANATION OF THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE SEVERAL LITTLE PROBLEMS AS OPPOSED TO ONE BIG ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND AFTER THE EXPERIENCES I HAVE HAD WITH THE VAN AND READING OTHERS ISSUES ONLINE, I CANT WAIT TO GET RID OF THIS PIECE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING AND SOMETIMES COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

ABOUT MAY OR JUNE OF THIS YEAR, THE HEADLIGHTS OF OUR 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN STARTED FAILING TO COME ON WHEN THE INTERIOR SWITCH WAS TURN "ON". AT FIRST, SIMPLE TOGGLING WOULD GET THEM TO WORK THOUGH THE FREQUENCY OF HAVING TO DO THIS AS WELL AS THE LIGHTS FAILING TO STAY ON HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE RECENT MONTHS. THIS IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY WORK VEHICLE AND SHE OFTEN RETURNS FROM WORK WHEN IT'S DARK. SHE HAD A NUMBER OF INSTANCES WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE JUST "GONE OUT" WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET RECENTLY TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY POSTS AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN AND NOT MANY HAVE POSTED AN DEFINITIVE ANSWER TO THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. MY OTHER MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY IS THE AC SYSTEM. WE HAVE HAD THIS FIXED OVER 11 TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER OF 2005 WITH THE FIRST REPAIR COMING LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VAN. *TR