2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY STEERING PROBLEM. PUMP IS LEAKING AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A KNOWN FAULTY ISSUE WITH THIS YEARS MODEL AND IT MUST BE DONE OR COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. *TR

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS THE GAUGES GO OUT ERRATICALLY ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE RADIO GOES HAYWIRE. CHIMES ARE ALSO ERRATIC, THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HEARD THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE CAR STOPPING TOO. *TR

LEAKING STEERING RACK CAUSING ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUNDS IN THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS LOW LEVEL OF POWER STEERING FLUID COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 70000 MILES FOR THE LAST YEAR EVERY FEW WEEKS THE POWERS LOCKS STOP WORKING AND I FIND THAT I HAVE TO PULL A FUSE OUT AND REPLACE IT, THE FUSE IS STILL GOOD BUT RESETS THE DOOR LOCKS FOR A FEW DAYS TO SOMETIMES A FEW WEEKS. BUT THEN AGAIN YOU STOP TRY TO LOCK THE DOORS HEAR THE HORN BEEP AS IF THE LOCKS SET BUT THEY DO NOT. *TR

WE ARE SEEING THE BLINKERS STOP WORKING, OR THE WRONG BLINKER ACTIVATED. PUSHING THE BLINKER SWITCH DOWN (LEFT) TURNS ON THE RIGHT BLINKER. SOMETIMES BLINKERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. VAN IS NOW AT DEALER FOR MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH REPLACEMENT. FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY--RECENTLY ABOUT TWICE A WEEK. WILL USUALLY ACT UP FOR THE WHOLE DAY THEN CORRECT ITSELF FOR A FEW DAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOUD WHINING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR NOT COMING ON WHEN I TURN ON THE SWITCH FOR GOING ON 3 YEARS. WHILE MY VAN WAS UNDER WARRANTY IT WAS TAKEN IN SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS REASON ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. IT CAN GO FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS WITHOUT A PROBLEM THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM TO COME RIGHT BACK ON. BUT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE LIGHTS JUST WILL NOT COME ON WITHOUT TURNING THE SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS REALLY GETTING OLD FAST. I BOUGHT THE VAN FOR IT'S STOW AND GO SEATING BUT I AM BEGINNING TO WONDER IF ALL THIS IS WORTH IT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON WHEN BEING TURNED ON. AFTER TURNING ON AND OFF THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH A COUPLE TIMES THE LIGHTS FINALLY COME ON. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WHICH IVE PUT ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON GIVE OR TAKE. RECENTLY OVER THE PAST YEAR IVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. MY BELT BROKE WHEN ARRIVING AT AN AIRPORT PARKING LOT, STRANDING MY VEHICLE WITH MY FATHER IN LAW. SINCE THEN IVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH IT, NOISES, SLIPPAGE WHEN IT GETS WATER FROM PUDDLES ON IT, ETC. IVE LOOKED ONLINE FOR HELP AND FIND MANY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE BELT SLIPPAGE, AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMPS, RACK & PINION, ETC FOR THIS VEHICLE. CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT NOR SEES IT AS A PROBLEM, DISREGARDING THE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE AND COMPLAIN OF THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS ISSUE AS WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE YOU CANNOT TURN!! HAD THIS EVER HAPPENED TO ME, WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I AM SURE THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY TO US OR INNOCENT BYSTANDERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND ADDRESSED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF IT IS MY PUMP IM LOOKING AT A COST OF OVER $700, IF IT IS MY RACK AND PINION OVER $1400, THE BELT REPLACEMENT COST ME $200. AND ACCORDING TO OTHERS, EVEN WHEN ITS FIXED THEY STILL HAVE PROBLEMS! I NOW AVOID DRIVING IN THE RAIN FOR FEAR I WILL LOSE CONTROL WITHOUT STEERING, WHICH IS HARD AS OUR CAR IS THE ONLY ONE IN OUR HOUSEHOLD AND I COMMUTE MY HUSBAND TO AND FROM WORK, AS WELL AS MY DAUGHTER TO AND FROM SCHOOL, ALL THE WHILE WITH A 4YR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

POWER LOCKS CONTINUE TO FAIL. PULL IOD FUSE TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT RESURFACES WITHIN A FEW DAYS. *TR