2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO THEN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO CHRYSLER DUE TO THE FAILURE BEING A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

WHILE DRIVING THE BLIND SPOT DETECTOR SENSOR FAILED THEN LOST ALL POWER TO CAB OF VEHICLE INCLUDING THE DASH. WHEN POWER CAME BACK ON THE DISPLAY SHOWED "NO BUS". HAPPENED 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (BLEVINS BROS, 5914 STATE HWY 812 OGDENSBURG, NY 13669) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLIND SPOT DETECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 33453442. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,048.

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN OPERATING ON HIGHWAY. ALL POWER LOST. RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. NO ERROR CODES FROM COMPUTER.

ENGINE OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY CAN BE CRACKED CAUSING AN OIL LEAK. DISCOVERED WHILE INVESTIGATING OIL POOLING ON THE GROUND WHILE PARKED. OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY IS A PLASTIC FORMED PART WITH METAL COOLERS ATTACHED. THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS ASSEMBLY. AUTO DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THE PLASTIC COOLER ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED DUE TO OVER TIGHTENING OF THE OIL FILTER COVER AND THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. CHRYSLER HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED THERE IS A HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. REVIEW CHRYSLER SERVICE BULLETIN #09-008-15 AND IT HAS A LIST OF VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED FCA WARRANTY AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE ENGINE, BUT AN ITEM ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE. THE AUTO SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THE OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY HAD NUMEROUS DESIGN REVISIONS BECAUSE OF CRACKING.

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.I DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH OF IT SO I HAD REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE ELECTRONIC TO THE FRONT WOULD CONTINUE TO FAIL I WAS UNABLE TO CORRELATE RATHER ANYTHING ELSE COULD HAVE CAUSED IT. MY AUTOMATIC DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN ALTHOUGH THE SWITCH WAS ON AND NOTHING WAS BLOCKING IT. ALSO MY TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NOT GOING OFF EVEN AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE THE TIRES.

THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE LEAKING ON MY WIFE'S 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING AND I'VE LOOK THIS UP ONLINE THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM YET I AM WONDERING WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS

VEHICLE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED SERVICE BLIND SPOT DETECTOR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. AFTER A FEW MORE MILES, LOST POWER TO THE ENTIRE DISPLAY AND INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, TEMP GAUGES FLAT LINED. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE DISPLAY CAME BACK ON WITH ALL THE FAULT LIGHTS ON: ENGINE LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE, BRAKE LIGHT, ETC. SERVICE CENTER DETAILED THE PROBLEM WAS A CORRODED BLIND SPOT SENSOR THAT CAUSED A BUS FAILURE AND SHORTED OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AFTER DOING SEVERAL SEARCHES ONLINE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE BLIND SPOT DETECTORS BECOMING CORRODED AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO LOSE POWER WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VIDEO FROM YOUTUBE OF REPAIR AND PART CORROSION: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=BZ4AAZC5FSW

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!

A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, THE SRS LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY, WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED, WHILE MAKING LEFT-TURNS, WHILE BRAKING, WHILE ACCELERATING, ETC... BECAUSE NO ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED, I ASSUMED IT WAS FAULTY CONNECTORS THAT MAY HAVE GOTTEN WET, SO I BROUGHT IT INTO AN AUTO SHOP. THEY PULLED THE HISTORICAL CODES, SINCE THE LIGHT WASNT ON AT THE TIME, AND IT SAYS IT IS A DRIVER SIDE BELT TENSIONER ISSUE. I HAVE 68,000 MILES ON OUR VAN SO I HAD HOPED THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WOULD HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS (MAYBE IT IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY) - ITS NOT. READING ONLINE, IT SEEMS THIS MAY BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH SOME TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VANS, SO I FIGURED I SHOULD REPORT AS WELL.