2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

GAS PEDAL IS STICKING. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU HAVE TO PUSH DOWN HARDER ON THE PEDAL TO GET IT UNSTUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN WHILE EXHIBITING SIGNS OF THE ACTUAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE EGR VALVE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DECLINED HOWEVER THE MECHANIC DID RESET THE VEHICLE CENTRAL COMPUTER. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE IF REPAIRS TO THE EGR VALVE WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE CONTACT'S FACTORY WARRANTY. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE AUTO WARRANTY SHOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE VEHICLE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

SUMMARY: POTENTIAL FAILURE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ON 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVANS DUE TO INCORRECT ROUTING OF CABLE ALONGSIDE REAR SUSPENSION LINK. DETAIL: I WAS DOING SOME MAINTENANCE ON OUR '05 T&C TOURING THE OTHER DAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE IS RUBBING ON ONE OF THE VERTICAL REAR SUSPENSION LINKS. IT HAS WORN THROUGH THE OUTER SHEATH OF THE CABLE, AND THE CABLE ITSELF HAS BEEN EXPOSED. THAT CABLE IS VERY, VERY STIFF, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS ROUTED THAT WAY AT THE FACTORY. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WOULD RE-ROUTE IT TO GET IT AWAY FROM THAT SUSPENSION LINK. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE IN AN INQUIRY AT THE CHRYSLER MINIVAN FAN CLUB WEBSITE'S FORUMS WOULD INDICATE OTHER OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. YOU CAN VIEW THE THREAD WITHOUT JOINING OR BECOMING A MEMBER AT HTTP://FORUM.CHRYSLERMINIVAN.NET/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=16879. *TR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. DASHBOARD FLICKERS ON AND OFF WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR MONTHS AND NO ONE AT CHRYSLER WILL SAY ANYTHING IS WRONG. THEY WON'T EVEN DRIVE IN THE VAN TO SEE IT DO IT. *TR

THE SENSORS FOR MY TPMS CORRODE AND BRAKE LETTING THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRES. I WENT TO REMOVE 2 OF THE VALVE STEM CAPS THIS PAST WEEKEND AND THE STEMS BROKE RIGHT OFF LETTING THE PRESSURE OUT OF THE TIRES. IN LOOKING ON LINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS OWNERS. SOME SIMPLY START LEAKING JUST FROM AGE AND CORROSION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0, FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY, RADIO GOES OFF THEN ON, ALL LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF, TURN SIGNAL FLICKERS OFF AND ON, LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON OCCASION. VAN DOES NOT ALWAYS START AND SOMETIMES STALLS, AIR BLOWS OUT THE VENTS EVEN WHEN THE VENTS ARE OFF. I HAVE HAD THE BCM REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE CLUSTER PANEL REPLACED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED 2 TIMES, FAN REPLACED, REPLACED POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER. CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER CLAIMED THEY CHECKED ALL WIRING. VAN IS STILL NOT FIXED. I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS FOR MY CHILDREN. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. I HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON SO MANY TIMES. I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW ON AGAIN. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I EXPERIENCE A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN A DOUGLAS/GOODYEAR XTRA TRAC TIRE LITERALLY EXPLODED OFF OF THE RIM OF OUR CAR. THE RESULT WAS THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF THE TIRE EXCEPT FOR A VERY SMALL PIECE OF RUBBER ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RIM. (IHAVE PICTURES OF THE BLOWN TIRE). I RETURNED TO WALMART WHERE I PURCHASED THIS TIRE. AT FIRST THE STORE LOOKED AT WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE AND SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEN WHEN I INFORMED THEM THAT I PURCHASED THIS TIRE FROM THEM AT THAT STORE, A SALESPERSON CHUCKLED AND REMARKED WAS IT AN XTRA TRAC TIRE I SAID YES. ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THEY WOULD SELL ME ANOTHER XTRA TRAC TIRE. I DECLINED THE OFFER AND TOOK BY BUSINESS ELSEWHERE. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIRE (DOUGLAS/GOODYEAR TIRE) THAT BLEW. IN EACH PREVIOUS INSTANCE THE TIRE SHREDDED. IN THIS INSTANCE THE TIRE EXPLODED. IN EACH INSTANCE THE TIRE HAD NOT REACHED THE WARRANTED MILEAGE THAT THE TIRE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD FOR. WHAT IS DISTURBING IS THAT WALMART IS STILL SELLING THIS DEFECTIVE TIRE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH THIS KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY MINIVAN WITH $32K MILES. I AM LOOKING AT MY SECOND BRAKE JOB. THIS IS MY 3RD MINIVAN - THE TWO I OWNED PREVIOUSLY BRAKES LASTED 50K MILES OR MORE!!!!!!! IS THIS JUST A WAY FOR CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOPS TO MAKE MORE MONEY???? PS I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION IS FOR THE BRAKES MADE BY CHRYSLER - I JUST KNOW THEY STINK!!! *TR

MY 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN BEGAN MAKING A HUMMING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE.