2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT SENSORS WERE CORRODED. THE SENSOR FLASHES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL ON THE INTERNET, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT DIM. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,700.

VEHICLES AIR BAG COMES ON EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, AND STAYS ON. I DO ALSO KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2005 MINIVANS FOR THEIR FRONT SENSORS. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, SEEING AS THEIR WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE 2005 VANS, AND MY VAN IS CURRENTLY UNDER THE 36,000 MILES. *TR

THE STEERING RACK AND PINION HAS STARTED TO LEAK AND MAKE NOISE AT 45000 MILES. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN TOWN SAID THAT THERE IS NO WARRANT ON THIS,AS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AT 850.00. IN READING THE CHAT LINES IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF FOLKS. *TR

THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE DOME LIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB, I DISCOVERED THE LIGHT SOCKET HAD BURNED, CHARRED AND PARTIALLY MELTED. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE UNIT, THAT INCLUDED BOTH DOME LIGHTS, UNDER WARRANTY OF A CHRYSLER DEALER. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW THE LEFT SIDE DOME LIGHT IS ALSO BURNED, CHARRED AND PARTIALLY MELTED. I FEAR THIS CONDITION COULD START A VEHICLE FIRE! *TR

MY 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY POWER STEERING RACK IS LEAKING. I HAD MY OIL CHANGES ON A REGULAR BASIS NO ONE EVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT LEAK UNTIL IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. AND I READ SEVERAL LETTERS STATING THE CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT IT! WOW WHAT A RIP OFF AND THEY SHOULD HANDLE THIS WITH A RECALL AND FIX IT. OVER $1,500 TO FIX! I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY IN TODAY'S WORLD. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY THAT HAS A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS TOO SMALL FOR THE SIZE OF THE VAN. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKES AND MY SECOND SET OF REAR BRAKES. THIS WAS ALL DONE BEFORE 36,000 MILES. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO USED TO BE A CHRYSLER SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT CHRYSLER INSTALLED A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS TOO SMALL FOR THE VAN WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO WEAR OUT FASTER. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS BECOMING QUITE EXPENSIVE. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTS LIKE THIS? I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO ANSWER WHY THEY DID THIS. I ALSO BELIEVE THE REAR CAPTAIN'S SEATS IN THE VAN HAVE TOO STEEP OF A DECLINE ANGLING TOWARDS THE POINT WHERE THE BACK AND THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT MEET TO PROPERLY INSTALL CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LEVEL OUT THE CAR SEATS FOR MY KIDS. NO OTHER VAN HAS SEATS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THIS. *TR

1. I DID NOTHING UNUSUAL OR POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE. 2. THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT HAS WORN "LOOSE"-WILL NOT SATISFY ME INSPECTION IN THE VEHICLE'S THIRD YEAR. IF IT LETS GO, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, WHICH ON THE ROAD OR TURNPIKE COULD CAUSE INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO ONE OR MORE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. 3. I AM GOING TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT--IT IS ONLY 27 MONTHS OLD AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

OUR VAN STARTED LEAKING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THEN RECENTLY IT STARTED MAKING A WHIRRING SOUND THAT INCREASED WITH THE ENGINE RPM AND WHEN THE WHEELS WERE TURNED. IT ALSO HAD A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE LEAKS, THE WATER PUMP AND THE POWER STEERING RACK AND BOTH WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. THEY ALSO FOUND THE STABILIZER LINKS AND BUSHINGS WERE WORN OUT. CHRYSLER AGREED TO PAY FOR PARTS BUT NOT LABOR. THE VAN HAS 37K MILES AND THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT OVER THE SUMMER. *TR

WHEN I ATTEMPT A LEFT TURN,,,LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK,,WHEN I ATTEMPT A RIGHT TURN, LEFT SIGNAL FLASHES, WHEN I TRY TO ACTIVATE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS,I HAVE TO BLINK MY HIGH BEAMS FOR THE WIPERS TO WORK. AND ON OCCASION, WHEN I TURN RIGHT, BOTH SIGNALS FLASH. *TR