2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELTS WERE TOO HIGH AND FAILED TO SECURE A CHILD USING A BOOSTER SEAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,674. UPDATED 07/27/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS WERE TOO HIGH AND TOO FAR AWAY FROM HER CHEST. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO MOVE THE CHILD UP TO THE CAPTAINS SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW. UPDATED 08/01/16.*JB

SIDE VIEW MIRROR VIEW DISTRACTED BY REFLECTION IN SIDE WINDOWS BY CHROME TRIM AROUND UPPER DASH AIR VENTS. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND CHRYSLER'S ATTENTION . IT IS NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM

ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS A 1 - 2 SECOND DELAY. DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY OR NEED TO DO A FAST PASS. PRESSING GAS PEDAL, EVEN TO THE FLOOR, DOES NOTHING FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN TRANSMISSION HITS HARD AND JERKS THE CAR FORWARD WITH FORCE, ALMOST LOSING CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE REAR ENTERTAINMENT MONITORS DROPPED DOWN AND WERE IN USE, HIS VISION WAS OBSTRUCTED WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300. UPDATED 8/19/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER HAD THE HEAD RESTRAINTS UP, THE VISIBILITY FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. THE CONSUMER COULD ONLY RELY ON THE SIDE MIRRORS. UPDATED 05/10/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT LIFTED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ON NOVEMBER 25 AT 4:30PM, I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 80 GOING WESTBOUND APPROACHING EXITS 27 A AND B IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. I WAS PLANNING TO USE EXIT 26 AND GENTLY ACCELERATED MY TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN IN ORDER TO PASS A VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT AND TRANSITION TO THE RIGHT LANE IN ORDER TO EXIT. AFTER PASSING THE VEHICLE, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE SOMEWHAT FORCEFULLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. UPON REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR AGAIN ACCELERATED UNDER ITS OWN POWER. I QUICKLY SCANNED THE DASHBOARD TO SEE IF I WAS ACCIDENTALLY TRIGGERING A FUNCTION SUCH AS CRUISE CONTROL. I NOTICED A RED LIGHTNING BOLT SYMBOL ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATES A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO USE THE EXIT RAMP. AS I APPROACHED THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP THE CAR SEEMED TO CEASE ITS ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION, PARK THE VEHICLE, AND TURN IT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE WARNING SYMBOL WAS NO LONGER PRESENT AND THE CAR SEEMED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE JOHNSON DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY ACCEPTED THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY COMPUTER OR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING AND THE SERVICE STAFF MEMBER [XXX] COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE MALFUNCTION AND THEORIZED THAT MY RUBBER FLOOR MATS MUST HAVE BEEN STUCK ON THE GAS PEDAL DURING THE INCIDENT. NO OTHER EXPLANATION OR OFFICIAL PAPERWORK WAS PROVIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS INCIDENT WAS ALSO REPORTED TO AN OFFICIAL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ([XXX]; EMPLOYEE #[XXX]). AS OF THIS TIME, A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR