2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ON 6-20-11 AND WHEN SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. SHE STATED SHE ALMOST HIT CARS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WITH OUR THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR (7,5 AND 4 YEARS OF AGE). SHE STATED IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND SEEMED TO DRIVE NORMAL AFTERWARDS. WE TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER ON 6-21-11 AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THEY STATED THE ONLY ERROR CODE FOUND WAS A LOW VOLTAGE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. IT WAITS TO BE SEEN IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED AND I HAVE READ ABOUT A CURRENT RECALL ON 2010 MODELS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS COULD BE THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM OR NOT BUT WE FEEL IT SHOULD BE REPORTED AND OR INVESTIGATED IF POSSIBLE. OUR VAN IS THE 3.3 L V6 WITH 80,000 MILES AND WE HAVE HAD IT FOR A FEW YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VAN. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. IN SPRING 2009, [?] I CALLED CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS, AND REQUESTED THEY FIX IT. I TALKED TO A CHRYSLER REP. A FEW TIMES, BY PHONE, WHO REQUIRED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH I WAS TO PAY FOR. I DID. BUT CHRYSLER WAVED THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THEY TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER WAS NOT GOING TO COVER THE COST OF THE FIX. AS THE RECALL AT THAT TIME DID NOT INCLUDE MISSOURI. ONLY 20 SOME STATES IN THE N.E. AREA. THEY DID HOWEVER HAVE THE LIGHT TURNED OFF FOR A WEEK OR SO, THEN IT CAME BACK ON. AND ON ONE 80 MILE DRIVE I MADE, THIS 'AIRBAG' LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF AROUND 100 TIMES. IT STILL COMES ON AND OFF MAYBE NOT THAT FREQUENTLY . I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS, & THE SEAT BELT RETAINER ISSUE, WHICH IS ALSO INTERMITTENT. CHRYSLER DID TRY TO FIX THE SEATBELT RETAINER BACK IN 2007 I THINK IT WAS, BUT ITS NOT COMPLETELY CURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY BUT BECAME MORE FREQUENT OVER TIME. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10022 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH EXTERIOR SWITCH) BUT NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED. THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

DRIVING MY CAR HOME I PULLED OVER IN A TURN OUT TO MOVE SOMETHING IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT THAT WAS MAKING NOISE. THAT TOOK APPROX. 30-45 SECONDS UNTIL I WAS BACK IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. I SMELLED WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE A FOREST FIRE. IT SMELLED LIKE WOOD OR TRASH BURNING, NOT A VEHICLE SMELL OF OIL, GAS, RUBBER BURNING ETC. I THEN SAW SMOKE COMING UP THROUGH THE CARPET AND FLOOR MAT OF MY FRONT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. THIS DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME, SO I QUICKLY LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH HAD NO INDICATION OF ENGINE TROUBLE OR OVERHEATING. SO I IMMEDIATELY REVERSED THE CAR TO SEE IF THERE WAS VEGETATION UNDER WHERE I HAD PARKED AND THERE WAS NOT. SO I PULLED BACK INTO THE LANE STILL NOT REALIZING THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT AND ACCELERATED IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THANK GOD THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE EXIT TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OFF RAMP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, POPPED THE AUTOMATIC OPENER FOR THE REAR DOOR AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. LUCKILY I HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. SO I READ THE DIRECTIONS VERY QUICKLY AND PULLED THE PIN. THEN I PULLED THE LATCH FOR THE HOOD COMPARTMENT AND WENT TO OPEN THE HOOD. AS I LIFTED THE HOOD I SAW FLAMES SHOOTING UP FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE ALONG THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE WALL OF THE VEHICLE. I USED MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES BUT IT RAN OUT AND THE CAR WAS STILL SMOKING AND SMOLDERING. I THEN DIALED 911 FROM MY CELL PHONE AND LUCKILY A CHP WAS ONLY A MINUTE AWAY AND CDF WAS ONLY SEVERAL MINUTES BEHIND HIM. CDF CONTINUED TO HOSE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM BOTH ABOVE AND UNDERNEATH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE CAN'T DETERMINE A REASON THAT THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS THE INSULATION TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FIRE WALL AND TWO SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE PARTLY BURNED. FARMERS INS. CO. NOR THE MECHANIC CAN DETERMINE ANY CAUSE.

I PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CALIPER WAS WORN THRU AS IF SOMETHING HAD BEEN RUBBING IT. THE PRESSURE FROM ME PUSHING ON THE PEDAL CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO BURST AT THE PLACE THAT IT WAS RUBBED THRU. I PURCHASED A NEW BRAKE LINE AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE FLUID IN THE RESEVOIR BECAUSE IT ALL LEAKED OUT THROUGH THE HOLE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS DID NOT RESPOND RELIABLY TO "ON/OFF" SWITCH. INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FUNCTION - SOMETIMES ( NOW MORE OFTEN) NO HEADLIGHTS AT ALL UNLESS 'BRIGHTS' KNOB ON LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL PULLED AND HELD TOWARDS DRIVER; THEN LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AS LONG AS LEVER IS HELD. UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN RAIN/ NIGHTTIME. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. HEADLIGHTS SPORADICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL CLICKS OF THE SWITCH THEY COME BACK ON, BUT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. BROWSING ONLINE SHOWS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND YET NO RECALL YET? IT APPEARS THE SWITCH IS FAULTY. *TR

FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR COMING ON IN OUR VEHICLE. THIS CONCERNS US THAT OUR AIR BAG MAY NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. WE CHECKED THE RECALL LIST AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR OUR TYPE OF VEHICLE, BUT FOR THOSE MANUFACTURED A FEW MONTHS AFTER OURS. I FEEL THE SAME PROBLEM PROBABLY EXISTS IN OUR CAR AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ALSO FEAR THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE RECALL SAYS IT IS CHRYSLER'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER J38. *TR

THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY STALLS WHEN WE FILL IT UP WITH GASOLINE. WE HAD THE VALVE REPLACED AND ALL THE CODES CLEARED. IT CONTINUES TO STALL ON US. WE HAVE HAD TWO CLOSE ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING A SCHOOL BUS PASSING BY WHEN THE CAR STALLS RANDOMLY. MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN OUR VAN TO THE REPAIR SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES AND NO CODES COME UP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE VAN TO JUST STALL RANDOMLY. NO DEATH OR INJURY BUT WHY DOES THAT HAVE TO BE THE CASE FOR SOMEONE TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY STALLS AFTER REFUELING CREATING SAFETY HAZARD IF STALL OCCURS WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY'S DUE TO A FAULTY VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE IN FUEL TANK. CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED RECALL TO REPLACE FAULTY VALVE OR GAS TANK TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR