2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

SEAT BELTS "LOCK UP" ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER MINIVAN. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY - POSSIBLY 4-5 TIMES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. THE SEAT BELTS WILL NEITHER RETRACT NOR ADVANCE BUT ARE INSTEAD LOCKED IN PLACE. THE BELT ULTIMATELY SEEMS TO "CORRECT ITSELF" AFTER A FEW HOURS OF SITTING. THE PROBLEM IS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE SEAT BELTS IN THE MIDDLE ROW CAPTAIN CHAIRS. YET THIS IS WHERE MY CHILDREN SIT. IN THE PAST, WE HAVE NEEDED TO MOVE THEIR CAR SEATS TO THE REAR TO BELT THEM IN. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED IN 2008 IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED IT WAS NOT AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS DECEMBER 2009. *TR

MY 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN HAS LOST ALL POWER STEERING DRIVING THROUGH MODEST PUDDLES. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN GOING THROUGH MODEST PUDDLES (APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES DEEP), AND HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW RATES OF SPEED. IT HAS HAPPENED ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ALL STEERING IS COMPLETELY LOST. THE VEHICLE QUITE LITERALLY WILL NOT STEER AT ALL, BUT THEN THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY "COMES OUT" OF IT - AFTER DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN FOR MAYBE 1/8 MILE. ALMOST AS IF WHAT EVER MOISTURE CAUSED THE PROBLEM EVAPORATES. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS THIS PAST JANUARY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. THE DRIVER STATED THAT WHEN HE GOT INTO HIS VEHICLE AND STARTED IT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER HE BEGAN DRIVING. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,200.

MY WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE 28TH OF OCTOBER GOING SOUTH ON SUDLEY MANOR DR. IN MANASSAS, VA AT 35 MPH WHEN A FORD F-350 MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HER. SHE HIT THE TRUCK IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL HEAD ON SMASHING THE FRONT END OF THE 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. SURPRISINGLY, THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON AN ACCIDENT AT 35 MPH. MY WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES REQUIRING HER TO RECEIVE A MONTH OF THERAPY. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 60,000 MILES BRAKE FAILURE, AIR IN THE BRAKE FLUID, CAUSING BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. FRONT CALIPER REBUILT, BRAKES BLED, GOOD FOR A COUPLE WEEKS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

2006 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN FAILED NYS INSPECTION FOR SAFETY REASONS DUE TO RACK AND PINION LEAKING SEALS. VEHICLE HAD UNDER 48,000 MILES. PURCHASED NEW 12/31/2005. RACK & PINION WAS REPLACED BUT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. NEIGHBOR REPORTED SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2006 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN. ALSO HAD PART REPLACED. ARE THESE ALL DEFECTIVE STEERING COMPONENTS? WE ARE SENDING A LETTER TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION TODAY WITH A COPY TO NHTSA. UPDATED 03/24/10 *BF UPDATED 03/29/10. *JB UPDATED 04/05/10.*JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF MY CHRYSLER MINI VAN. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THIS HAPPENS TO ALL THE CHRYSLER MINI VANS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR

MY CAR WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING, WHICH HAD RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE RACK & PINION MECHANISM. THE ENTIRE MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT PERFORMING THIS REPAIR COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM LOCKING UP. MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION (I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER) IS THAT THIS PUMP SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE (~45K). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE FRONT BRAKES STARTED TO GRIND WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR FASTER. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE AIR BAG SINCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,100. JO

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHRYSLER T/C MINI VAN SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES THEY EVEN LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THERE RESPONSE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM HAD FRONT BRAKES REPLACED,CALIPER,DISC ECT .HAD A CROSS BAR THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL BREAK OFF WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR I KEEP TELLING THE DEALER THAT I BELIEVE IT TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END INCLUDING THE BRAKES IN JAN 2010 I TOOK MY CAR TO MIDAS TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE THERE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE 3 CAR TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME REASON WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE CAR THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OR THE RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME .IN TOTAL SINCE 11/2006 THAT I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR I HAVE PAID CLOSE TO IF NOT OVER $3000.00 DUE TO FRONT END PROBLEMS PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BECAUSE AS I SAID BEFORE THE CARS BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE BEFORE THE SAD THING IS THE WARRANTY IS GONE AND I BELIEVE THIS CAR TO HAVE BEEN A LEMON . BUT KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH DIFFERENT CARS MAYBE SOMEONE WILL LISTEN AND HAVE THIS BRAND ALSO CHECKED. *TR