2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

THE STEERING BEGAN TO WHINE AND GROAN, PARTICULARLY WHEN COLD AND NOT HAVING BEEN DRIVEN FOR A DAY OR MORE. IT OFTEN CONTINUES TO WHINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN BEING TURNED MORE THAN ONE FULL CIRCLE, BUT SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL AND STRAIGHT. THE REPAIR SHOP IDENTIFIED LEAKING STEERING RACK BOOTS AND THE FLUID IS A BIT LOW. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING, BECAUSE REPLACEMENT OF THE BOOTS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK IS MORE EXPENSIVE. AT THE TIME, WE HAD THE MINIVAN LESS THAN 3 YEARS AND IT HAD JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING IN SPRING 2009. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS RECHARGED, BUT FAILED AGAIN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER, IN EARLY JULY 2009. AT THAT TIME, WE WERE TOLD THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE CANNOT GET IT REPLACED BECAUSE THE AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. HOWEVER, IF WE BUY THE SAME PARTS FROM THE DEALER, AT A TOTAL EXTRA COST OF OVER $200, WE CAN GET THE PARTS NOW. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO CHARGE THE AIR CONDITIONING WITH A KIT FROM A PARTS STORE, BUT AFTER 3 CANS, THE AIR IS NOT AS COLD AS IT SHOULD BE AND THE PRESSURE IS NOT AS HIGH AS IT SHOULD BE. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE MARCH 2006 AND IT HAS ABOUT 43,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VAN THAT HAS APPROX. 45000 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED WHINING WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE POWER-STEERING FLUID WAS LOW AND THEIR WAS A SMALL PUDDLE ON THE DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THEY SAID THE RACK & PINION STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK. CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. I HAD TO PAY $750 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE READ ONLINE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS FAILING AND YET CHRYSLER STILL WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE ALL OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH POTENTIAL STEERING PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT LEARNED THAT HER TURN SIGNAL FAILED WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO ALMOST REAR ENDED HER VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT THE SIGNALS WERE FLASHING NORMALLY IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSIDE TURN SIGNALS SHOULD HAVE ALSO FAILED; THEREFORE, IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS BEFORE DISCOVERING THAT A WIRE LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR WAS $1,200. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT NUMBER 18623701, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,600.

I HAVE A 06 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, WITH DEAN QUASAR PLUS TIRES DOT UT6V DK9 0406. NOTICED TODAY THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE SEVERE CRACKING ALONG WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDE WALL MEET. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS "WEEK" OF TIRE MANUFACTURING THE 0406. THESE TIRES HAVE ONLY BEEN ON THIS VAN FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF WITH NO MORE THAN 25,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

THE REAR EVAPORATOR HAS LEAKED SINCE SEPTEMBER 2008 MAKING THE CAR ONLY 2 YEARS OLD TO HAVE TO HAVE SUCH AN EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 54,000 MILES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. SINCE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CODES, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL SENSOR IS CORRODED. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WHICH HAS A RECALL WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V192000. I HOPE YOU CAN AMEND THE 2005 RECALL TO INCLUDE 2006 MODELS, THAT WAY; THIS CAN BE PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE COST FOR A MECHANIC TO REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $160 OR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED TODAY AT ABOUT 51K MILES. HAD NOTICED SOME WHINING NOISES BACK IN THE MID 40K RANGE THOUGHT IT WAS DO TO THE COLD WEATHER. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. NOW WITH CHRYSLER IN BANKRUPTCY DOUBT ANYTHING WILL COME OF IT AS FAR AS A RECALL GOES. BUT ITS OBVIOUS THAT ITS A FAULTY PART. GUESS NEXT TIME I BY A CAR ITS GOING TO BE A TOYOTA OR HONDA, IM ALL FOR AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS BUT NOT WHEN THEY ARE THIS UNRELIABLE. *TR

WHEN CAR IS IN CRUISE THE BRAKE SOMETIMES REQUIRES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BRAKE OR DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. IT IS AS IF THE BRAKE IS STUCK. *TR

SQUEALING POWER STEERING DURING WINTER MONTHS WHEN VAN WAS INSPECTED I WAS TOLD I NEEDED RACK AND PINION REPLACED LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR