2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

POWER STEERING WHINE...TURNED INTO NEEDING THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM REPLACED. NOW HEAR THAT THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

DID A LITTLE SURVEY ON YOUR SITE (ODI) AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING REF. THE # OF COMPLAINTS PER YEAR MODEL FOR AIR BAG RELATED FAILURES (CATEGORY AIR BAGS-AIRBAGS FRONTAL - AIR BAG SENSOR) YEAR 2001. 52 COMPLAINTS YEAR 2002. - 51 COMPLAINTS VEHICLES RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER . YEAR 2003 - 14 COMPLAINTS YEAR 2004 - 2 COMPLAINTS SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS FIXED ????? YEAR 2005 - 91 YES 91 COMPLAINTS FOR THE AIRBAG "SYSTEM" NAMELY THE CLOCKSPRING. I THINK THAT A LIFE AND SAFETY DEVICE THAT THE CONSUMER HAS PAID FOR SHOULD WORK AND IT'S TIME FOR CHRYSLER TO COME FORWARD AND REPAIR IT. *TR

DEALER PERFORMED RECALL ON AIR BAG SENSOR (IN THE BUMPER) WITH IN DAYS CLOCKSPRING FAILED. AND AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER RECALL. REPORTING PARTY FEELS THIS IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND CHRYSLER SHOULD COVER REPLACEMENT AS THEY DID FOR ALL THE EARLY CLOCKSPRING FAILURES. OWNER COST $283. *TR

IN NOVEMBER 2007 I HAD HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING LINES REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. IN APRIL 2009 IT WAS RECHARGED DUE TO IT LEAKING AND BEING TOTALLY EMPTY. IT CONTINUED TO LEAK. I JUST WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME EXACT ONE THAT WAS REPLACED DURING THE RECALL. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT IT IS A BAD DESIGN FLAW AND THAT SOME OF THE REPLACED RECALLED PARTS DON'T EVEN LAST A YEAR! THE ESTIMATE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED DUE TO A RECALL IS OVER $600.00. I THOUGHT THE IDEA OF A RECALL WAS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE; NOT TO JUST DELAY THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN FOUR YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE LINES. I LIVE IN NEW YORK AND THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS. THEY NEED TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY OCCURRING WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS THAT STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS. SHOULD I CONTINUALLY BE CHARGED TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS NEVER FIXED PROPERLY FROM A RECALL? WHAT OTHER PARTS ARE UNPROTECTED THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YET THAT MIGHT RESULT IN SOME MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

THE AUTO LOCKS DON'T WORK ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER T&C. I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTO-LOCKS NOT WORKING. I HAVE PULLED THE FUSE AND HAVE ALSO DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR SEVERAL HOURS AT A TIME TO "CORRECT". SOMETIMES THIS FIXES FOR SEVERAL DAYS, AND SOMETIMES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. CURRENTLY EVEN AFTER "RESETTING" BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR STILL WON'T AUTO LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN THE OTHER DOORS DO. ALSO, THE LOCK/UNLOCK SWITCH ON THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOORS. I HAVE HEARD THERE IS A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE BCM THAT ADDRESSES THIS, BUT EVEN THAT IS NOT GUARANTEED TO TOTALLY FIX THE ISSUE. ALSO, I DON'T FEEL THAT AS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE SYSTEM UPDATED. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. ALSO SEVERAL TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE PARKING LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON. USUALLY WE COULD GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON AFTER TRYING TO TURN THEM ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES VIA THE SWITCH. THE MOST RECENT WAS YESTERDAY, 20 MAY. *TR

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE DASH LIGHT GAUGES HEADLIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS,INTERIOR LIGHTS TO FLASH OFF AND ON. THEN THE CAR WILL CUT OFF AND WILL NOT START UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR A WHILE. THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. HAS BEEN IN FOR SAME REPAIR PROBLEM 5 TIMES ALL TYPES OF THINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT PROBLEM RECURS WITHOUT WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND CAR CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DATE BELOW IS 5 THE OCCURRENCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT ON THE 15TH OF MAY, 2010, THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON, BUT CAN NOT STATE HOW. IT FIRST HAPPENED WHILE TURNING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OFF, BUT LATER OCCURRED WITHOUT USING THE BRIGHTS. THE MAIN LIGHT SWITCH ALSO APPEARED NOT TO MATTER. A FEW TIMES, I CYCLED THE MAIN LIGHT SWITCH AND THEY CAME BACK ON. MOST TIMES, I WOULD CYCLE THE MAIN LIGHTING SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BOTH DODGE CARAVANS AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI-VANS. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN ON. *TR

OUR CHRYSLER T&C 2005 LMTD, WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION. THE DASH AND ALL CABIN ELECTRICAL WILL FLASH AND EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF AT ONCE. THIS HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS, APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS AND WHEN ACCELERATING AT INTERSECTIONS. YESTERDAY MY WIFE WAS CROSSING A INTERSECTION WHEN THE VAN STALLED CAUSING HER TO STOP ABRUPTLY IN THE INTERSECTION. IF IT WASN'T FOR A POLICE OFFICER BEHIND HER INTERCEDING AND STOPPING TRAFFIC, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY SEVERAL CARS. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO SERVICE OVER 8 TIMES TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. THE BCM WAS REPLACED, ALTERNATOR. THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND HAVE NO ANSWERS. THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO DRIVE. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR IS FINE. *TR

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY 2005 = WHEN YOU TURN A CORNER , THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN GOES OUT. IT IS THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL ?? *TR