2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON IMMEDIATELY. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK IF MANUALLY HELD ON BY PULLING THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. ALSO THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL RANDOMLY. ALSO THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL RANDOMLY. ALSO ELEC WINDOWS FAIL RANDOMLY. DEALER ALWAYS REPORTS, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO VEHICLE HAS ONE TIME TOTALLY SHUT DOWN ELECTRICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. ALL ELECTRIC COMPONENTS WENT OUT AND VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. IT RESTARTED AFTER TURNING OFF THE KEY AND RE STARTING. HEADLIGHT PROBLEM IS THE MOST DANGEROUS AS THEY JUST SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK ON. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME PROBLEM BUT A CONSTANT RE-CURRING MALFUNCTION. *TR

THE RED LIGHT ON THE DASH PANEL COMES ON WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONERY. IF FREQUENTLY GOES OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE HAS BEEN NO FRONTAL IMPACT WITH THIS VEHICLE. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WHEN IT BEGAN WAS 85000; PRESENT MILEAGE IS 91000. DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BUT DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN A FEW MILES. *TR

REAR A/C EVAPORATOR LEAK ON TWO CHRYSLERS THAT I OWN. 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY & 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CHRYSLER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THESE PART IN ALL 2006 AND 2007 MINIVANS. THEY SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED 2005 IN THE RECALL. *TR

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT TURN ON, OR WILL NOT TURN OFF. MANY TIMES, YOU MUST TURN SWITCH ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY BEFORE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON. THEY ALSO WILL SOMETIMES NOT FULLY TURN OFF - YOU TURN OFF SWITCH, BUT PARKING LIGHTS WILL REMAIN ON, OR LIGHTS WILL APPEAR TO BE OFF, BUT WARNING CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOORS. HAVE ALSO HAD LIGHTS TURN OFF SUDDENLY DURING OPERATION, LUCKILY NEVER AT NIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE WAS A PERMANENT OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 07V192000 AND 10V008000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM BOTH RECALL DEFECTS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THIS SUMMER, MY '05 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY'S HEADLIGHTS DO NOT CONSISTENTLY TURN ON. I HAVE TURNED ON AND OFF THE SWITCH AS MANY AS 37 TIMES BEFORE COMING ON. I HAVE ASKED FOR THEM TO BE CHECKED WHEN GETTING MY OIL CHANGED, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM AND SAID THEY WORKED FINE. AFTER READING THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT THE PROBLEM BEING FIXED, I HAVE NOT TRIED THAT ROUTE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

1. CAR WILL BE RUNNING, AND WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD GAUGES WILL STOP WORKING OR JUMP AROUND ERRATICALLY (SPEEDOMETER,RPM). DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY . HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, POWER DOORS OR LOCKS DO NOT WORK WHEN TRYING TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WILL NOT START, WILL START 20 MINUTES LATER WHEN YOU TRY AGAIN. 2. PROBLEM HAPPENS IN INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND TURN THE CAR OFF (GAS STATION). WHEN YOU TRY TO START AGAIN, IT WON'T START. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE A FEW DAYS BETWEEN PROBLEMS,OTHER TIMES IT IS EVERY TIME THE CAR STARTS THE GAUGES WILL GO HAYWIRE. THERE ARE DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHTS THAT COME ON EACH TIME> YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IS OR ISN'T WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. 3. TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO GET CHECKED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT COVERS BEGAN TO HAZE DUE TO MOISTURE. OVER TIME, THE HEADLIGHT COVERS TURNED YELLOW, LIMITING THE ILLUMINATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS ON OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, THEY SOMETIMES WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL OR THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED JUST ABOUT ON A DAILY BASES. THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST (2) OCCURRENCES WHEN THEY SHUT OFF SHORTLY AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE. THE ONLY THING THAT SEEMS TO FIX IT IS TURNING THEM ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT CORRECTS ITS SELF. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM WHILE IN THE SHOP. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD TURNING A CURVE THE SAND FROM THE ROAD IMPAIRED HIS VISION AND HE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CRASH DAMAGE THE FRONT BUMP AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE HEADLIGHTS. HE STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS FAILURE OCCURED APRIL 21, 2010. HE STATED FOUR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED BUT HE DID NOT KNOW THEIR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BUMPER AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE BUMPER. THE CONTACT HAD A SIMILAR FAILURE ON JULY 21,2010 WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH GOING AROUND A CURVE TO AVOID SOMETHING IN THE ROAD THE CONTACT CRASH INTO A TREE. TWO PASSENGER HAD HEAD, NECK, CHEST, AND STOMACH INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD DAMAGES TO THE BUMPER AND FRONT AREA. THE AIR BAG AGAIN DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. VWB