2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE AND P517 CODE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,400.

IN MOTION THE CURSE CONTROL WILL NOT TURN ON OR IT WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VAN . THE AUTO DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW IT HAS BEEN 4 YEARS AND I'M STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THE SHUTTING OFF OF THE CURSE CONTROL OR TURNING ON IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN.L NEED SOME HELP FIGURING OUT WHAT THE CAUSE IS OF THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS RECENTLY REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE SEATED IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SOUND AS IF THE CD PLAYER WERE CYCLING FOR ANOTHER CD. SUDDENLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD REST AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SORE NECK AND POSSIBLE CONCUSSION, BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED BY VICTORVILLE MOTORS (14617 CIVIC DR., VICTORVILLE, CA 92394, (760) 733-8484) WHO WAS ALSO INFORMED OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,833.

THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE LEAKING. WHILE TRAVELING DAILY TO WORK ON MANY OCCASIONS, MY LIGHTS IN THE DASH, MY RADIO AND ALL POWER UP FRONT WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND JUST RECENTLY WHILE PARKED. OIL FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING. HAD TO REPLACE THE FULL OIL FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND INT MANIFOLD SET. TWICE, AS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MOTION, THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED AND THE ABILITY TO STEER IS GONE. THE RADIO HAS STAYED ON. BOTH INSTANCES HAVE HAPPENED AT 25MPH OR LESS, THANKFULLY!

VEHICLE OVERHEATS TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO PULL OVER, OPEN THE HOOD, OPEN THE RADIATOR CAP, LET IT DRAIN AND ADD MORE WATER/ANTIFREEZE. I HAVE T DO THIS EVERY DAY ONCE OR TWICE A DAY. I DRIVE 7 MILES TO WORK. THE THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 90K MILES. ALSO, CANNOT PUT GAS ON THE TANK. IT DOES NOT TAKE MORE THAN 1/5TH OF A GALLON AND IT STOPS... HAVE TO RESTART THE GAS ADDING SITUATION EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. IT TAKES ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES TO FILL UP THE TANK.

THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT ACTIVATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH AND ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT. THE PART IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND/OR POORLY MADE AS I CAN SEE THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT BROKE CAUSING THE FAILURE. I AM UNABLE TO RESET THE HEADREST THUS RENDERING THIS SAFETY DEVICE USELESS.

OIL PRESSURE SENSOR HAS FAILED AND WILL NOT COME OUT USING PROPER TOOLS. I WAS TOLD THE SWITCH WILL NEED TO BE FORCEFULLY REMOVED.

OIL FILTER HOUSING-THE ENGINE HAS A MAJOR OIL LEAK DUE TO PART NUMBER 68105583AA. IN ADDITION, UNRELATED TO THE OIL LEAK THE DRIVER SEAT ALSO UNEXPECTEDLY REVERSED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AGAIN. WHILE SITTING AT THE INTERSECTION THE CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. I AM NOT CERTAIN IF THIS WAS DUE TO LEAK OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO USE EVASIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT A CRASH.

THE VAN STALLS A LITTLE BIT I WENT AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE ON IT AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER KEEPS CLOGGING UP CAUSING THE VAN TO SLOW UP OR TO SWITCH GEARS. ALSO THE DOORS DON'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY THE SLIDING DOORS DO NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY YOU HAVE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THEM SOMETIMES IT WILL SAY THAT THEIR CLOTHES AND THEN THEY COME OPEN. ALSO THE AC SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK IN THE BACK OF THE CAR THE DOOR FROM THE AC THAT GOES TO THE BACK OF THE VAN CLOSES AND WILL NOT OPEN TO IT GETS EXTREMELY HOT IN THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THE AC IS ON FULL BLAST. ALSO THE DVD SYSTEM MY VAN IS 2 YEARS OLD THE DVD PLAYER WENT OUT AND THE COMPANY WOULD NOT FIX THE DVD PLAYER I HAD TO SPEND OVER $1,000 JUST TO GET A NEW REPLACEMENT FOR THE DVD PLAYER. ALSO THE WIPERS WILL FOG UP THE WINDOWS CAUSING A HAZARDOUS WHERE YOU CANNOT SEE AND THE WIPER CORD FOR THE RAIN-X COMES UNDONE.

SIDE MONITOR SENSORS FAIL AFTER LESS THAN 30K MILES. SYSTEM BEEPS EVERY 5 SECONDS AND SPEEDOMETER FLASHES WARNING TO GET THE SYSTEM SERVICED. IT WILL NOT STOP BEEPING. THE MONITORS ROT OUT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SEALED PROPERLY. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. IT'S A $2,100 DEALER FIX. CHRYSLER DOES NOT ADMIT IT'S A DEFECT YET THERE ARE COMPLAINTS OF FAILURE ALL OVER THE WEB.