2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN. THERE WAS A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT DETECTED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ROOF BEGAN TO LEAK WHEN CAR WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR OLD. LEAKS PASSENGER SIDE MAINLY OCC. DRIVERS SIDE. DEALER REPLACED PASS SIDE MOON ROOF DRAIN TUBE - DID NOT FIX LEAK. RAINS SELDOM IN SO. CAL. SO PROBLEM NOT NOTICED DURING DRY SEASON. THERE IS NOW INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURES SUCH AS AIR-BAG LIGHTS GOING ON. UNABLE TO TURN ON HEADLAMPS AT TIMES. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THIS WINTER DURING SNOWY SLOPPY WEATHER CONDITIONS, INDICATING AN AIR BAG SAFETY FAILURE ON OUR 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. IT HAS REMAINED ON ALL WINTER. WE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD FIX IT BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. OUR CONCERN IS WHY CHRYSLER IS WAITING SO LONG TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS COULD BE A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION SINCE THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THAT LIGHT IS ON. *TR

WHINING NOISES FROM POWER STEERING UNIT OR RACK. MORE AUDIBLE WHEN FLUID IS LOWER. SEEMS THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE: HTTP://TOWNHALL.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F172B27. *TR

POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONS ON MY CHRYSLER 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE GEAR FOR THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND THE CRANKCASE VENT VALVE WERE REPLACED IN MARCH 2008. IT IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM CORRECTLY. *TR

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY BLINK THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS EXPECTED. WHEN TURNING ON THE LEFT SIGNAL THE SIGNALS OCCASIONALLY BLINK RIGHT AND VISA VERSA. THIS MALFUNCTION MAY OCCUR TWO OR THREE TIMES IN A ROW AND THEN IT WILL WORK CORRECTLY FOR A DAY OR WEEK OR MORE. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AS TRAILING OR ONCOMING DRIVERS RESPOND TO THE INCORRECT SIGNALS. THE LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK ON THIS PROBLEM IF IT ISN'T OCCURRING WHEN THEY WORK ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN THAT IS HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MILES NOW AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 35,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE BEFORE MY 36K MILE WARRANTY WAS UP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON NOISE. I SAID OKAY AND LEFT, NOW I NEED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS NOISE AND PROBLEM STARTS ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER I START DRIVING OR THE FLUID GETS WARM. THIS PROBLEM MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VAN. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PUMP YET DUE TO THE COST OF REPAIRS. THE DEALER ESTIMATE IS AROUND $600-700. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND A WEB SITE AT EDMUNDS.COM. THIS SITE HAS 84 POSTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE POSTS START ON 11/29/07 THRU TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I STARTED HAVING A WHINING NOISE WHEN I STARTED BUT MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. NOW THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER AND CONTINUES WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW RACK AND PINION, HOSES, RESERVOIR AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THESE VANS AND CHRYSLER KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY SEE A LOT OF THESE IN. ALSO IF YOU LOOK ONLINE THERE ARE MANY POST ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS LIKE AT HTTP://WWW.TOWNHALL-TALKEDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F172B27/40 . THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERYDAY AND KNOW I WAS TOLD IF THIS IS NOT FIXED IT CAN CAUSE FIRES OR THE VEHICLE DYING ON ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER DECELERATING AND TRAVELING AT AN HIGH SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) CLOCK SPRING CONTACT DEFECTIVE 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH FLICKERS, CHRYSLER REP SAYS NOT AWARE OF VANS WITH THIS PROBLEM 2005 VANS HAD A RECALL SHOULD EXTEND TO ALL CHRYSLER PRODUCTS LAST 8 DIGITS OF VIN# ARE: [XXX]. *TR