2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CONTINUED ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON. EVENTUALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS DID ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT CRASH SENSOR THAT DOESN'T START UNTIL JUNE, BUT MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ALREADY ILLUMINATED. IT STARTED LIGHTING UP A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A RECALL. I CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD GET THE SENSOR FIXED RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME $130 FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHEN THEY SHOULD ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THIS: IF (GOD FORBID) I HAPPEN TO BE IN A CRASH BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE, WHAT HAPPENS IF MY AIRBAG DOESN'T DEPLOY? CHRYSLER IS AWARE THAT MY SENSOR IS OUT AND IS DOING NOTHING. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS FOR ENSURING THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, BEFORE THE "OFFICIAL" RECALL BEGINS? I TRULY THINK THIS IS A SHAM THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT IS TAKING THEIR SWEET TIME IN COMING UP WITH A SOLUTION AND FIXING OUR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO RAPID SPEEDS AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE FRONT END OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND A BUS. THE POLICE WAS NOT AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE THROTTLE, BRAKING OR ACCELERATOR LINKAGE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 40,000.

FILLED MY 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH GAS AND WHEN I STARTED IT ACTED FUNNY, THEN AS I WAS DRIVING OFF IT ALMOST LOST POWER ON THE ROAD. IT "BOGGED DOWN", STUTTERED AND EVENTUALLY SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WOULD DIE OUT. I CONTINUED DRIVING SLOWLY AND IT SLOWLY SEEMED TO START RUNNING RIGHT. HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME AND HAS PERIODS OF "BOGGING DOWN" AND LIKE IT HAS AN ISSUE TRYING TO GET POWER (OR GAS)WHEN I TRY ACCELERATING EVER SINCE I FILLED THE TANK. IT ALMOST SEEMS TO LOSE THE POWER. NO LIGHTS COME ON AND THE VAN HAS ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. GLAD NO ONE WAS COMING FAST, I COULD'VE BEEN HIT JUST TRYING TO COME OUT THE GAS STATION!!! NOT SURE IF ITS THE FUEL INJECTORS OR GAS TANK ISSUES! A VERY SCARY SITUATION WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME!! NOW IM AFRAID TO FILL IT ALL THE WAY AND TRY TO KEEP IT LOWER THEN 3/4 FILLED WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO DO! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD OPEN WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REMOVED THE DOOR SENSOR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY'S AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA 10V008000 AND CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED US THAT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HONOR THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL UNTIL JUNE. *TR

EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE FRONT AIR BAG CRASH SENSORS MY VIN IS NOT LISTED SO THEY WILL NOT ISSUE ME A RECALL NOTICE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 3 MONTHS. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN LOWEST GEAR AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. CHRYSLER DEALER STATED "REQUIRES RELEARN" AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) [XXX] I HAVE A CHRYSLER, TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING, 2005 MODEL, I MET WITH AN ACCIDENT ON 02/03/10 WHILE DRIVING TO WASHINGTON DC, MY TOURING IS TOTALLY DAMAGED IN THE FRONT, DAMAGES OVER $7,000.00, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH CHRYSLER, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN STALLING ME FOR THE PAST MONTH. I STRONGLY URGE THAT THIS DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS BE INVESTIGATED AS IT COULD LEAD TO FATALITIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY IT STARTED WITH MY LOCKS STOPPING WORKING I DISCONNECTED IT AND THAN IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS THAN IT WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. NOW MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND QUIT WORKING FOR A WEEK NOW THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND WORKS I TRIED THE BATTERY THING AGAIN BUT DID NOT WORK. I'M AFRAID THE COMPUTER MAY STOP WORKING WHEN DIVING. I ONLY HAVE 48,000 MILES ON IT. *TR