2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

UPON FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN FILLING UP COMPLETELY, THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN HAPPEN FROM 1/10 OF A MILE, UP TO 5 OR 6 MILES ON THE TRIPOMETER. THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED ABOUT 75,000 MILES AND IS CONTINUING TO DO IT AT ABOUT 76,400 MILES. MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE DRIVING SCENARIO EITHER IN OR OUT OF TRAFFIC OR WHEN MAKING TURNS (YES, IT HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN A TURN, FORTUNATELY, I WAS PREPARED). SINCE CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF IT AND IT IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE REPAIR, IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMPANY. IT CERTAINLY WILL BE IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE 2009, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF BEFORE THE STALL. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY OR JUST FLICKER AS IF THERE WAS A SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

CHRYSLER 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY--CAR SHAKING THAT CAR SEATS WOULD SHAKE, MAKING HORRIBLE ENGINE NOISE, DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR, THREE SETS OF BRAKES, OIL PUMP FAILURE, OVERALL SENSOR FAILURE, NO LIGHT WARNINGS, GIVEN WARRANTY BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR FINAL ENGINE FAILURE (ROD BLOWN), ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS MAINTAINED BY OWNER--THREE BREAK DOWNS. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT AND SWELLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE AIR BAG IS LOCATED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE SAW A COMMERCIAL ON TV THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2005-2006 MODELS. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER HE WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH HIS VEHICLE IS A 2005. *JB

I OWN A 2005 T/C ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHINING NOISE NOTICED WHEN COLD GO AWAY AFTER WARMING UP DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. STARTED UP AGAIN THIS WINTER CHECK THE POWER STEERING LOW FILLED UP IMPROVED STEERING, THEN NOTICED LEAK IN DRIVEWAY WENT TO GARAGE TOLD HAVE TO REPLACE RACK POWER STEERING ABOUT A $800 JOB. CHECKED OUT ONLINE AND FOUND A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SO MY QUESTION IS WHEN IS CHRYSLER GOING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE WITH THE RECALL. *TR

OWN A 2005 CHYRSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING VAN, W/93K MILES. IN THE PAST 2 YEARS, THE POWER STEERING FAILS W/O WARNING WHEN THE VAN TRAVELS OVER WATER. THE DEALER THINKS IT'S A WEAK TENSION BAR ON A POWER BELT, BUT HE CAN'T BE CERTAIN. THE POWER STEERING LOSS LASTS ABOUT 15-30 SECONDS AND SEVERELY COMPROMISES MANEUVERABILITY AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO APPEARS TO SHORT OUT THE ALTERNATOR BECAUSE THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT GOES ON. IS THERE ANYTHING IN YOUR DATA BASE ABOUT THIS? I CAN FIND NO RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR OR MODEL. *TR

WE OWN A 2005T OWN & COUNTRY TOURING, WITH 52,000 ORIGINAL MILES. TOOK IT IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND AN OIL CHANGE THIS MORNING (IT'S LAST SERVICE WAS ABOUT 4 MOS. AGO AT AROUND 43,000 MILES). THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW AND UPON INSPECTING THE BUSHINGS NOTED A LEAK WHICH HE ATTRIBUTED TO THE (RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY). THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, ESTIMATED COST $800 PARTS AND LABOR. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM MOST OWNERS ARE HAVING.I WAS ALARMED TO LEARN THAT THERE WAS A SEVERAL MONTH BACK ORDER ON THESE ASSEMBLIES WITH IN CHRYSLER. I SMELL A RAT, THERE'S EITHER AN IMPENDING RECALL OR PERHAPS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BREWING HERE. THEY HAVE PEOPLE WAITING FOR THIS PART (BACK ORDER) BECAUSE IS SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM. GO TO [HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F172B27/0] SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I ENTERED MY VEHICLE, STARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON. I NOTICED THERE WAS NO LIGHT EMANATING FROM EITHER HEADLIGHT. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON AND DARKNESS HAD ARRIVED. I DROVE THE CAR WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION AND THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS A SWITCH LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDED REPLACING. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE COME ACROSS MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM.

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. WAS HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY, NOW MORE REGULARLY. MOST TROUBLING, VEHICLE OFTEN STALLS ONCE OUT IN TRAFFIC--CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND OBVIOUSLY CREATING A HAZARD FOR OTHER VEHICLES. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS BATTERY AND REPLACED BATTERY. (DID NOT FIX PROBLEM.) DEALER CLAIMS TO NEVER HAVE HEARD OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM/TANK. AM STARTING TO FIND OTHERS WITH SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHSTA RECALL 06V067000 VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: MOTOR . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.