2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AT LEAST TWICE PER WEEK FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE MINIVAN, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO CUT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. AT FIRST, IT WAS ONLY DURING THE SUMMER WHEN THE WEATHER WAS VERY WARM AND HUMID. IN ADDITION, WE FOUND THAT IF WE STARTED THE MINIVAN AND LIGHTS WORKED THEY WOULD STAY ON THROUGHOUT OUR DRIVE BUT THAT SOON CHANGED...THE LIGHTS CUT OUT ON US ONE NIGHT AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS VERY DARK. WE TRIED TO BRING THIS ISSUE UP TO OUR DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THAT OUR CAR DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. NOW, OUR MINIVAN LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL...THEY FLICKER OR FLASH THREE TIMES LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO COME ON BUT NEVER ACTUALLY TURN ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES!

FIRST PROBLEM THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR STOPPED WORKING WHICH APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE OTHER MAJOR ISSUE WHICH IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THE VAN RUNS GREAT UNTIL IT DOESN'T THEN THERE SEEMS TO BE NO DEFINITE FIX. IT STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN MY VAN WOULDN'T START. WE HAVE TAKEN TO MULTI OK E MECHANICS AND HAVE ALSO HAD IT TESTED WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AUTO STORES. WE HAVE REPLACED THREE BATTERIES, TWO STARTERS, THE ALTERNATOR AND STILL SOMETHING IS DRAINING THE BATTERY. I CAN'T EVEN COUNT THE TIMES I HAVE BEEN TOLD WELL MAYBE IT'S THIS OR THAT AND WE FIX IT ONLY TO DRIVE IT AND FIND MYSELF AND KIDS STRANDED SOMEWHERE BECAUSE IT WON'T START AGAIN. I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE SPENDING TONS OF TIME AND MONEY INTO TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM ONLY TO NOT BE ANY CLOSER THAN WHEN STARTED. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF TROUBLESHOOTING IF THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM IS THE PROBLEM AND DRAINING MY BATTERY. I CHARGED THE BATTERY THE END PULLED STEREO FUSE MY VAN STATED CHARGED HOWEVER DID HESITATE TO START ONCE I HAD TO TURN KEY SEVERAL TIMES. BUT BATTERY DID STAY CHARGED. I PUT THE FUSE BACK IN AND CHECKED A LITTLE LATER AND IT QUICKLY DRAINED. SO I MAY HAVE FOUND THE ISSUE HOWEVER WE HAVE THOUGHT THAT MANY TIMES SO NOT HOLDING MY BREATH BUT IF THAT IS THE ISSUE THAT STILL IS A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE IT CONTROLS SO MUCH BOTH DVD PLAYERS BLUETOOTH NAVIGATION STEREO CD PLAYER AND SOME OTHER ELECTRIC FEATURES DEFINITELY NOT CHEAP TO REPLACE AND HAVING THIS WAS A MAIN REASON WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR FAMILY VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ALREADY AND WE ALONG WITH OTHERS ARE JUST LEFT OUT ON OUR OWN -MY EMAIL [XXX] OR PHONE [XXX] ALSO THE PROBLEMS TAKE PLACE AFTER VEHICLE TURNED OF AND YOU GO TO START INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TAKATA RECALL: VEHICLE WAS DRIVING DOWN A PUBLIC ROAD WHEN THERE WAS A VERY LOUD EXPLODING SOUND.THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG THEN BLEW OUT INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY FLAMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIPM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

RANDOM , UNEXPECTED SHUT DOWN OF VEHICLE AND STALL, 3 TIMES NOW SINCE PURCHASING A YEAR AGO.ALL THREE TIMES FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND THEN ACCELERATION - STALL/SHUT DOWN.HAD THE WIN RECALL DONE EARLIER THIS YEAR. WITHOUT WARNING, USUALLY FROM A STOP POSITION AND INTO ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES MAJOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. MY WIFES VEHICLE TRANSPORING OUR CHILDREN AND THE CHILDREN SHE BABYSITS. I SEE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS IDENTIFYING THE SAME PROBLEM, LOCAL DEALERSHIPS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AND CHRYSLER NOT INVESTIGATING ? THE "WELL, IT COULD BE THIS" SCENARIO IS COSTING A LOT OF MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE FOR A PROBLEM THAT ISN'T GETTING FIXED. INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER A VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, IF KNOWN TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE KNOWN TO FAIL., WHAT THEN? I WANT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I CAME OUT IN THE MORNING TO LEAVE MY HOME CAR WOULD NOT START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE STARTER AND HAD IT REPLACED. STARTER ENGAGES BUT ENGINE DOES NOT START OR CRANK. I TRIED TWO KEY FOBS AND STILL NOTHING. EVERY MECHANIC BELIEVES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE IMMOBILIZER BUT UNABLE TO CHECK AT DEALER BECAUSE I CANNOT START THE CAR. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE IGNITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY CAR STARTED SMOKING, AND SMOKED FOR A GOOD 45 MINUETS. MY TEMP DIDN'T GO HIGH BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE A PLASTIC PIECE OF HOSE THAT CHRYSLER I GUESS THOUGHT WAS A SMART IDEA TO PUT PLASTIC ON A CAR PART. I FOUND OUT VIA MY CAR REPAIR SHOP THEY DO AT LEAST 2-3 REPLACEMENTS OF THOSE A WEEK...ANOTHER THING THAT CHRYSLER DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK IT SHOULD CORRECT.