2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

GRINDING HUMMING NOISE WITH POWER STEERING. CHRYSLER MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER DID NOT MAKE THE HOSE LONG ENOUGH SO IT GETS CLOGGED AND CAUSES PROBLEMS. TOLD ME ALSO THAT RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS LEAKING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I PAID FOR THE NEW HOSE SO FAR BUT DON'T WANT TO PAY $1000 FOR A NEW RACK WHEN IT IS THEIR FAULT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON IN MY 2006 CHRYSLER T&C VAN, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK OUT. FOUND OUT ON LINE PREVIOUS YEAR 2005 HAD A RECALL FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM (OVER 250,000) VEHICLES, SINCE MY YEAR DID NOT HAVE A RECALL REQUIRED TO PAY 320.00 FOR REPAIR. DON'T UNDERSTAND, SINCE OBVIOUSLY PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WHY I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT WERE DONE FOR CARS ONE YEAR OLDER THAN MINE. CHRYSLER BASICALLY TOLD ME SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL IT WAS MY PROBLEM. IF I DID NOT GET THIS FIXED I WOULD HAVE HAD TO DRIVE NOT KNOWING IF AIRBAGS WOULD WORK OR WORK WHEN NOT NEEDED. ONLY HAPPENS IN CAR IN COLD WEATHER STATES CORROSION OF ELECTRICAL WIRE TO AIRBAGS WHICH I THEN SHORTS OUT SENSORS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WITH 42,000 MILES. AFTER THE LAST OIL CHANGE I NOTICED A LOUD WHINING NOISE AFTER STARTING IT & CONTINUED TO SOUND LIKE A JET TAKING OFF UNTIL IT WARMED UP. MY HUSBAND HAD A FRIEND LOOK AT IT & NOTICED THERE WAS VERY LITTLE POWER STEERING FLUID, SO HE FILLED IT UP & THE SOUND DISAPPEARED. TODAY I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER AGAIN FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE & THEY SAID THEY NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM THE RACK & IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $800+! HOW CAN THIS BE SINCE IT ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES??!! UNFORTUNATELY THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000. THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE IT OR THE POWER STEERING COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME. LUCKILY NOTHING HORRIBLE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY RECENTLY WITH MY DAUGHTER!! THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS!! I HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM OTHERS & READING TONS OF POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM WITH NEWER T & C. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MAJOR PROBLEM!!!! *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. I'VE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I GOT IT, BUT THE PROBLEM TODAY SEEMS DANGEROUS. MY OVERHEAD READING LIGHT (PART # PC579) BURNED OUT. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT, I FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC HOUSING FOR THE BULB HAD MELTED WHERE THE CONTACT IS AND WAS BURNT ALL AROUND THE BULB. I THEN CHECKED THE PASSENGERS SIDE, AND IT WAS BURNT AND STARTING TO MELT TOO. ALSO, WHEN THE DEALER TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB FOR ME, THE PART DIDN'T FIT, AND THEY SAID IT HAD BEEN 'UPDATED' AND THAT THE OLD TYPE WASN'T AVAILABLE ANYMORE. THE MECHANIC THEN FILED DOWN THE PLASTIC TO GET IT TO FIT IN THE SOCKET. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE BURNING AND MELTING OF THE BULB WASN'T OUT OF THE ORDINARY; THEY SAID IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. LOOKING AT IT, IT APPEARS TO BE AS DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE BULB FACES UPWARD INTO A CHROME DOME THAT THEN REFLECTS THE LIGHT BACK TO ILLUMINATE THE CAR FOR VIEWING MAPS, READING, ETC. IT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY DANGEROUS DESIGN THAT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS AGAIN AND MAKES ME NERVOUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AT NIGHT ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, SUDDENLY, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWELVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE BATTERY AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,300.

KEPT SMELLING A BURNING RUBBER SMELL, TOOK CAR IN FOR SEVERAL THINGS BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE HAVE (WE BOUGHT IT WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR CAR NEW - ALWAYS GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS!!) THEY ARE NOW FIXING THE STEERING RACK & PINION - AND THE ELECTRONIC DRIVER-SIDE PASSENGER DOOR, THE GPS/RADIO SYSTEM, THE THROTTLE WHICH THEY CLAIM IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE (BUT THERE ARE BULLETINS OUT ABOUT THAT TOO) AND OUR AUTO LOCKS AND AIRBAG WARNING SIGNAL (WHICH WA REPLACED BEFORE). *TR

OUR 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS LIT OCCASIONALLY IN FALL 2009. BY DEC 2009 BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ARE ALWAYS LIT WHEN THE VAN IS RUNNING. OUR INTERNET SEARCH FOUND THAT 270,000 2005 CHRYSLER MINIVANS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE (WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON, AIRBAG SENSORS WERE CORRODED CAUSING AIRBAGS TO EITHER FAIL TO DEPLOY OR DEPLOY AT AN IMPROPER RATE). THIS SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. WHY HAVEN'T THE 2006 CHRYSLER MINIVANS BEEN RECALLED? *TR

THE ONLY EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE IS COLD AND WET WEATHER. THE FAILURE IS THAT AFTER MY VAN HAS SET FOR MAYBE A DAY OR TWO, AND I GET INTO IT TO DRIVE, THE REAR WHEELS ARE LOCKED UP/FROZEN SOLID. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE: IN JAN OF 07 WITH 20,000 MILES AND DEC. 09 WITH 63,000. THE FIRST TIME THE WHEELS FROZE UP THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A GAP ALLOWING WATER TO GET INTO THE BRAKES AND FREEZING THEM UP. LUCKILY THE WARRANTY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR BUT THE GAP WAS NOT COVERED. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP WANTS US TO COVER ALL COSTS. THEY SAID THAT MOISTURE GOT INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM THROUGH THE SAME GAP AND RUSTED THE BRAKES OUT AGAIN TO CAUSE IT TO FREEZE UP THIS TIME. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS INFORMED ME OF THIS. BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP BECAUSE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

MY 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING WORKED ON IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING IT , BUT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY...JUST SOO EVERYONE'S AWARE IF THE DEALERS MECHANICS SEE A PROBLEM UNDER THE HOOD, BUT YOU DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT IT THEY AREN'T ALLOWED TO MENTION IT . SO THAT MEANS IF YOU HAD YOUR CAR INTO DEALER AND THEY SAW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR POWERSTEERING, BUT YOU DON'T COMPLAIN THEY WILL NOT GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR