2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY TWICE ON THIS VAN. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN DECEMBER 16, 2016 WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE SECOND TIME WAS DECEMBER 30,2017 BUT, WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. OUR VAN ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS PART SHOULD NOT FAIL AS OFTEN AS IT HAS. WE SET THE PARK BRAKE IN ALL OF OUR CARS WHEN WE PARK THEM. I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR'S PARK BRAKE FAIL, YET IT'S HAPPENED TO THIS CAR TWICE NOW, WHEN IT WAS TWO YEARS OLD AND AGAIN AT THREE YEARS AND ALMOST ONE YEAR TO THE DAY WHEN THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS INSTALLED. WHEN THE ASSEMBLY / CABLE BROKE IT WAS SITTING STILL IN A PARKING LOT.

THE SYSTEM DASH FLASHES AND THE.WHOLE CAR SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. THE SYSTEM FLICKERS AND THEN TURNS ENGINE OFF OR LIGHTS GO OFF AND ENGINE IS ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN HESITATING SINCE 2015 AND LIGHTS FLICKERING IN 2016.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS LOST POWER. THE CONTACT FLIPPED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FROM THE AUTOMATIC POSITION TO MANUAL, WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO RE-ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY EVEN IF TURNED OFF MANUALLY. THE DEALER (BRENNEGANS CHRYSLER FORD, 1200 SUPERIOR TOMAH, WI 44660) STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

OIL FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING. HAD TO REPLACE THE FULL OIL FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND INT MANIFOLD SET. THIS REPAIR WAS AT 45101 MILES!

THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS IN THE THIRD ROW ARE INSTALLED TOO FAR FORWARD. THEY DO NOT LAY AGAINST THE PASSENGERS CHEST AND DO NOT FIT CAR SEATS/BOOSTER SEATS PROPERLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND A VERY DISAPPOINTING DISCOVERY AFTER WE PURCHASED THIS MINIVAN. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. ONE OF THE TPMS FAILED, CORRODED, AND CAUSED A TIRE TO PUNCTURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHILE MAKING A TURN ON A SLIGHT CURVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (TRONCALLI CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE-RAM, 818 ATLANTA HWY, CUMMING, GA 30040, (678) 244-4100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED WITHOUT A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALER FAILED TO PROVIDE A DETAILED DIAGNOSIS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED A CRACK IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY OTHER THAN HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILED WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. VEHICLE HAS NO EMERGENCY BRAKE/PARKING BRAKE UNTIL EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IS REPLACED. VEHICLE IS 38 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 31,000 MILES. VEHICLE STATIONARY, PARKED ON GRADE. HAD TO BLOCK THE WHEELS TO ENSURE AGAINST ROLL BACK.

WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING, RADIO, WIPERS, AC-HEAT/BLOWER, BRAKE ASSIST, STEERING ASSIST, AIRBAG, SPEED INDICATOR, ETC) ALL SHUT OFF. THERE ARE NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS. THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY BLACK FOR A MOMENT (UNTIL RESTART). THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS WARM (AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR OVER 15MIN). THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IMMEDIATELY RESTART WITHOUT STOPPING. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF I WAS ON A POORLY LIT ROAD OR GOING AROUND A CORNER, OR AT A HIGHER SPEED, OR A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER, THIS COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO CHRYSLER AND THYE REPORTED THE PROBLEM 'FIXED' LESS THAN 1-YEAR AGO (REPORTED TO CHRYSLER CORPORATE IN EARLY AUGUST 2017 AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AUGUST 11 2017). THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND VERY LIMITED (LESS THAN ONCE PER MONTH). IT SEEMS MORE FREQUENT IN COLD WEATHER. IT HAS HAPPENED AT OTHER TIMES, OFTEN A MINUTE OR SO AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, WHILE WARMING UP. IT HAS HAPPENED OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING (ABOUT 4-TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN NOVEMBER 2014), BUT I DO NOT RECALL THE DATES AND TIME.

OIL FILTER HOUSING IS LEAKING OIL BENEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD (ENGINE VALLEY). THIS OIL POOLS INTO THIS AREA AND MAY HOLD A QUART OF OIL. VEHICLES FIRES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE FILTER HOUSING AND POOLING IN THIS AREA. FIRST NOTICED OIL LEAKS ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE OIL APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE VALLEY AND LEAKING ONTO THE TRANSMISSION AREA AND THEN THE DRIVEWAY. DEALER STATED THE OIL FILTER HOUSING LEAKING IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2014 TOWN AND COUNTRY/CARAVAN. THE OIL FILTER HOUSING DEVELOPED A CRACK AND OIL NOW LEAKS ONTO THE ENGINE VALLEY.

*NOTE REPORTING THREE DIFFERENT DISCREPANCIES DATES INCLUDED* AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE, VEHICLE WHICH WAS IN MOTION BEGAN TO STUTTER AND EVENTUALLY STALLED OUT. THE STALL CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKE FUNCTION AND POWER STEERING. VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED, VEHICLE RESUMED WITH NORMAL FUNCTION AND OPERATION. INCIDENT OCCURRED 12/1/17 WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RPM TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED IN ORDER TO EXIT HIGHWAY AT A SAFE LOCATION. AGAIN I PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. INCIDENT OCCURRED 11/24/17 WHILE STATIONARY THE VEHICLES LEFT PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT GO IN TO LOCK POSITION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE CAUSING DOOR TO CYCLE REPEATEDLY. IT IS A NECESSITY TO MANUALLY PUSH THE DOOR CLOSED OR IT WILL CONTINUE THIS CYCLE INDEFINITELY. INCIDENT OCCURS DAILY