2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WHEN I DRIVE MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY THROUGH A PUDDLE OR IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR, MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE BELT SLIPS AND SQUEALS FOR QUITE A WHILE BEFORE THE POWER STEERING STARTS WORKING AGAIN. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A DEALER OR MECHANIC THAT KNOWS HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY 35,635 MILES - BOUGHT IT NEW BUT THE WARRANTY RAN OUT IN APRIL. I HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE WHINING PROBLEM THAT WAS JUST DIAGNOSED AS MY RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING. $375 FOR THE PART, $357 FOR LABOR, $16.00 FLUID AND $59.95 FOR THE ALIGNMENT AFTER. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT COMPLAINING TO CHRYSLER AND SHE SAID TO TRY IT. WELL CHRYSLER IS GOING TO PAY THE PART AND WARRANTY IT FOR 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILES. SO I"M STILL NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE $432.95 LEFT FOR ME, WHICH I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY ALSO BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS REPORTS. I THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND THE WHOLE SHOT PAID FOR. *TR

2006 TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN MAKES A LOUD WHINING SOUND WHEN COLD OUTSIDE AND THE STEERING FLUID NEEDS TO BE FILLED ABNORMALLY OFTEN. THIS HAPPENED DAILY UNTIL I CHECKED A CAR REPAIR WEBSITE AND THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK THE FLUIDS AND WHEN WE DID WE SAW THAT THE STEERING FLUID WAS VERY LOW. SINCE THEN MY HUSBAND CHECKS IT WEEKLY AND FILLS IT WHEN NEEDED. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN (BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD A LARGE REPAIR BILL) THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON-LINE SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL... WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL YET??? HELP, THIS VEHICLE IS OUR FAMILY CAR AND WE CARRY OUR CHILDREN IN IT.. WE ARE STILL PAYING OFF THIS CAR... ONE MORE YEAR.... PLEASE HELP US AND MAKE THEM FINALLY ISSUE A RECALL...... DON'T LET THE BIG CAR MAKERS GET AWAY WITH TREATING US LIKE THIS.... *TR

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING PARTS. *NJ THE EXPANSION VALVE, EVAPORATOR CORE AND A/C HOSE WERE REPLACED. *JB

FUNNY THAT THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE WITH SAME BRAKE PROBLEM AS US. CAR STARTED PULSATING SO WE CHANGED ROTORS AND BRAKES. ROTORS WERE WARPED CHANGED BRAKES TOO EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A TON OF BRAKE PADS LEFT. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER DRIVING DOWN TURNPIKE CAR STARTED VIBRATING SEVERELY AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD, WHEN WE SMELLED BURNING WE PULLED OVER. COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, WE DROVE VERY SLOWLY AND AS WE WENT DOWN EXIT BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. PUMPED BRAKES CAME BACK SLOWLY, PARKED CAR FOR EVENT WE WENT TO. AFTER EVENT CHECKED MASTER CYLINDER AND IT WAS FINE HAD VEHICLE CHECKED AND IT'S FINE NOW. NO EXPLANATION, BUT THERE WERE 7 OF US IN CAR THAT INCLUDED 4 OF MY GRANDKIDS, THIS COULD'VE BEEN A DISASTER AND NO ONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHY BECAUSE IT CORRECTED ITSELF. VERY SCARY! KIDS WERE VERY NERVOUS HAD TO PUT THEM AND OUR DAUGHTER IN ANOTHER CAR. ALMOST MISSED GREAT NIECES BAPTISM. IF A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND DIED I MIGHT BE SUSPICIOUS THAT THIS COULD'VE HAPPENED TO THEM. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR VAN NEW WITH 20 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED SHAKING A LITTLE WHEN BRAKING. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER FOR THEM TO TELL US WE NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. THEY DID REPLACE THEM AT NO COST BECAUSE IT WAS SO NEW, BUT THE ONLY EXPLANATION WAS THAT SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS WHEN SHIPPING. THEY GET WARPED WE WERE TOLD.A YEAR LATER WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE VANS ARE KNOWN FOR THIS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS RESURFACED AND THE REAR BRAKES CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. IT COST US $260.00. NO EXPLANATION WHY AT 22140 MILES! WE ARE NOW AT 33421 MILES AND ONCE AGAIN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER. THIS TIME THE PADS WERE GONE IT WAS METAL ON METAL AND WE WERE TOLD THE BRAKE LINE HAD COLLAPSED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOW GOING TO COST $360.00. I'M AFRAID TO ASK WHAT'S NEXT. THIS IS A DEATH TRAP. THE ONLY WARNING I HAD WAS A LITTLE BIT OF SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. NO OTHER WARNING! I THINK I'LL STICK TO THE FOREIGN CARS WE'VE BOUGHT IN THE PAST. THAT'S WHY CHRYSLER IS BANKRUPT. THIS IS THE SECOND AMERICAN CAR WE'VE HAD WITH NOTHING, BUT PROBLEMS. THE OTHER ONE WE LEMON LAW!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32184. UPDATED 10/23/09 *CN UPDATED 10/27/09.*JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER DOOR GETS REQUESTED TO OPEN FROM THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE SWITCH BY THE DRIVER TO LET OUT MY 6 YEAR OLD SON FOR SCHOOL WHO HAS HIS BOOK BAG WITH HIM. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THIS PROCEDURE RESULTS IN THAT DOOR RETURN BACK FORWARD TOWARD MY SON PRIOR TO COMPLETELY OPENING; IT REACHES ABOUT 75% OF FULL OPEN. BECAUSE OF COST, TIMING AND HOPES THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT CRUSH HIM IF HE COULD NOT HOP OUT QUICK ENOUGH, NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE YET. HOWEVER JUST LAST NIGHT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THAT SAME DOOR OPENED SLIGHTLY WITHOUT WARNING BUT IMMEDIATELY CLOSED MAKING THE COMMON LOUD ACTUATOR NOISE. AFTERWARD TO TEST THE SYSTEM WE TRIED TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN AND AN ALARM SOUNDS AND THE CLUSTER HAS THE DOOR AJAR MESSAGE SO I AM FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT THE DOOR WAS INITIALLY CLOSED DURING OUR TRIP WHERE THE SLIDE DOOR OPENED. I WILL TRY TO ADJUST THE DOOR HEIGHT SOON BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS A LITTLE LOW DUE TO AN OPERABLE NOISE FROM THE TOP TRACK. I DOUBT THIS WILL FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THAT IS ALL I CAN FIND FOR SERVICE INFO THROUGH THE BULLETINS AND SERVICE MANUAL I HAVE ACCESS TO. *TR

PARKED CAR AT FOODLION CAR ENGINE CATCH ON FIRE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS THE POWER STEERING LINE OR TRANSMISSION LINE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH IN TURN CAUGHT THE BACK OF THE MOTOR ON FIRE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY LX IN MAY 17, 2006. SHORTLY AFTER A YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES, NOT ONLY MY PADS WERE GONE BUT THE ROTOR WAS DAMAGED AND I NEVER EVEN GOT A WARNING, THAN APRIL 2008 I HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING BRACKET. IN MAY 2009 AGAIN MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE GONE. JUNE 1ST 2009 MY VAN DIED. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. JULY 29 MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL DOWN. AND NOW AUGUST 7 MY FRONT A/C WONT WORK BUT THE BACK DOES. *TR