2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE VAN STALLED OUT. SHE SAID SHE LOST ALL POWER AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I READ WHERE THE 2008 AND 2009 WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME THING. I TOOK THE VAN TO A MECHANIC THEY COULD NOT GET ANY CODES. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE CHECK VALVE THAT IS BUILT INTO THE GAS TANK BUT NOT FOR SURE. I READ WERE TWO PEOPLE DIED IN THE 08 AND 09 AND I DON'T WONT THIS TO HAPPEN TO OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU *TR

MY WIFE'S 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY STALLS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALMOST GETTING REARENDED. I HAVE READ ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK VALVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I FEAR SHE WILL GET INTO A ACCIDENT WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VAN. *TR

HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES FAIL TO COME ON AND SOMETIMES FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO OUT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. SUSPECT BAD LIGHT SWITCH SAME ISSUE POSTED BY OTHERS - WHY NO RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR REPLACEMENT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES FAIL TO COME ON AND SOMETIMES FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO OUT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. SUSPECT BAD LIGHT SWITCH. *TR

AFTER REFUELING, MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LOSES POWER MOMENTARILY OR DIES COMPLETELY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ONLY AFTER REFUELING AND (SO FAR) ONLY ONCE. USUALLY THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO AFTER LEAVING THE PUMP, TYPICALLY AS I AM ABOUT TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I REFILL FOR THE LAST 4 REFUELINGS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK OR CLICK IN PLACE. I RESEARCHED RECALL NUMBER 04V047000 AND LEARNED THERE WERE SIMILAR ISSUES. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE MORE OF A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND A GREAT SAFETY RISK. THE DEALER JUST TOOK MY INFO BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON A CONSTANT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T COME ON RIGHT-A-WAY. IT TAKES ABOUT 4-10 ATTEMPTS BEFORE THEY COME ON. A COUPLE OF TIMES THEY TURNED OFF A SECOND OR TWO AFTER A SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS, BUT NOW IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE NEED TO USE THE LIGHTS. *TR

WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD TROUBLE WITH THE 'SEAT BELT LIGHT' COMING ON THE DASH. THE SEAT BELT RETAINER WAS SUPOSEDLY REPLACED BY PETTYJOHN IN BETHANY, MO. SOMETIME I THINK IN EARLY 2007. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON THE DASH CONTINUALLY, NOW DAYS. SUMMER OF 2010 I CONTACTED CHRYSLER. THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE MY LOCAL DEALER ( BARNES BAKER , TRENTON, MO. RUN SOME DIANOSTIC TESTS, WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR.. I DID HAVE THEM RUN BUT CHRYSLER WAVED THEY CHARGE. THE 'AIRBAG LIGHT' WAS TURNED OFF , I BELIEVE BY TECNICIAN RUNNING DAIGNOSTICS. THE 'AIR BAG' LIGHT STAYED OUT FOR A SHORT WHILE AFTER THE DIAGNOSTICS WAS RUN. THE CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME BY PHONE THAT CHRYSLER WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. FOR QUITE SOMETIME AFTERWARDS THE 'AIRBAG LIGHT' WAS INTERMITTANT, NOW SINCE WINTER OF 2010/2011 IT STAYS ON CONTINUALLY. *TR